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I thought I responded to this several years ago, but it looks like I didn't...


When did you become a Laker fan?
Sometime in 1980

Why did you become a Laker fan?
For some reason as a child, I really liked the flashy tall guy in the green uniform from the 1979 NCAA Championship. That person got drafted by the home team, and I've been a fan ever since.

Favorite current Laker?
Hate to say it, but slim pickings on this team. Gonna have to go with Kobe, with Cook and Walton a close second.

Least favorite current Laker?
Shoota Suckadenko. Why, oh why have the Lakers hung onto this guys all these years???

Least favorite Laker of all-time?
Undecided between Chuck Nevitt, Suckadenko, and Kupcake (as a player).

Favorite all-time Laker?
Magic. Always been my favorite player, always will be. Nobody, and I mean nobody, played the position with as much flash and style as the Magic man. During the Showtime era, I stopped everything to watch a Lakers game because you couldn't guess what amazing thing was going to happen next.

Best all-time Laker?
Magic

Favorite Laker coach of all-time?
It's a toss-up between Riley and Phil.

Least favorite coach of all-time?
Any (except maybe Rudy T) between Riley and Phil

Laker that didn't get enough chances?
Clay Johnson, a 10-day contract guy in the mid-80s. Threw down two monster dunks in garbage time of a midseason game. Sure, he probably sucked, but for some reason I still remember him.

Laker that got too many chances?
Suckadenko

Best moment as a Laker fan?
Magic's skyhook over the Celtic frontline to win the championship

Least favorite moment as a Laker fan?
November 7, 1991. I was so upset, I called my mom at work just to tell her what happened.