If it were a normal week, the “Flug of the day” yesterday would have been Oklahoma City @ Houston; the third meeting between James Harden and his old mates, the Harden beard is fun to watch (especially its crafty probably-a-travel-but-we-dont-care-side-stepping-driving-pivot-swoop move when he gets into the paint) and he put up 46 points and single-handedly beat dem Thundas.  What would have taken it’s place in the “flug of the day” column however was the matchup of original rivals rather than new. The Boston @ LA matchup this season is not what it once was, especially now without Rondo and where LA is right now in the standings (even though they killed the Celtics last night). The good news though is the Kobe vs Dwight saga has taken on a whole new level of high school girl.  The bad news is that one of the NBAs greatest owners, Dr. Jerry Buss died a few days ago.  Buss was the architect of the Lakers and the main reason why they have been so good for so long.  I hate the Lakers and feel sick when I give them credit, but Buss was an innovator in the basketball executive world and different from other owners who buy their teams as a side business or for entertainment, the Lakers was HIS business, and that was all he did and he built a team, a name, and an identity that most want to be a part of.

But that’s not my main concern.  Even though he was probably one of the most influential owners in NBA history, I think the most important fact of Jerry Buss is that he looks exactly like RIP Taylor (the gay guy from the end of Jackass) and from what I hear, due to their uncanny resemblance, Rip Taylor will be taking over the Lakers.  I am interested to see how he would redesign their jerseys, how he would greet Jack Nicholson on the sidelines, and what he would say to Kobe’s black mamba.  As pointed out by Bill Simmons, “I believe these next few years will cement his (Jerry Buss’) legacy. Sometimes you don’t know what you have until it’s gone.”  I would say to Bill, hold your horses with Jerry Buss’ legacy and just watch out for Rip coming in and doing some damage.  His mustache is ten times better than Mike D’Antoni’s and the fat guy from Jackass would do a better job right now than Jerry’s son, Jim with personel decisions (who hires D’Antoni over Phil Jackson?).  At least this would make these guys a little more entertaining and watchable.

And by the way, I’m pretty sure Rip Taylor knows a ton about girl fights….and maybe a thing or two about mediation.