Some leftover NBA links I wanted to pass along, before going to bed:



This is the greatest Kobe t-shirt ever. I'd totally buy it if I were a Mamba fan. Even a hater like me can't lie, this is really sweet. Well done! *claps*

(Which reminds me: Letran had this big-ass rivalry against San Sebastian in the NCAA when I was in grade school, so I grew absolutely hating Baste. But the San Sebastian crowd had the greatest fight song ever, which put Letran's or any other team's fight song to shame. If you know the Baste fight song, you'd totally agree.)

True Hoop had a crazy idea last weekend about Kobe becoming Lakers playing coach... and Quinito shamelessly stole it for his column yesterday.

Onion Sports strikes again with this hilarious piece: Nation Desperately Seeks Sportswriters' Opinions On Kobe Bryant.

Speaking of Kobe's greatness, Basketbawful introduces us to the Phil Jackson face.

Here's a cool email exchange between freshly-minted NBA Luke Walton and his father, the legendary Bill Walton, on NBA.com. It was sweet and touching and made me wonder how Bill reacted when Luke told his father he was gay.

(Ok, that wasn't right. I apologize. But still. Loved the trash-talk between the two though.)

It made me realize how much the whole world had been missing the crazy, inane awesomeness of Bill Walton, who had been sidelined for most of the season with a bad back. After the jump, listen to Bill Walton at his lunatic best.



Thanks to the Big Redhead, whenever I see Boris Diaw, I think about the age of the Romantics.