http://southerncalisports.com Southern Cali Pro and College Sports Talk Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:46:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Oakland Raiders are gonna ahve a tough time of it this 2008 NFL Football season... here are a few reasons why: Jamarcus Russell is basically a rookie quarterback and based on what I saw in the pre-season he has a lot of work to do. Russell seems incapable of throwing ... http://southerncalisports.com/oakland-raiders-2008-football-preview/ The UCLA Bruins will take on the Stanford Cardinal tonight and more importantly Kevin Love, the "diaper dandy" UCLA center will be taking on 7'0 Stanford Center Brook Lopez. Kevein Love is not ready for the NBA and if you ask me he won't be going into the draft this year... Kevin ... http://southerncalisports.com/kevin-love-not-ready-for-the-nba/ On the front page of the L.A. Times this morning is a story about Jason Schmidt and how he probably won't be able to go by opening day... Seriously is this guy still being paid and do they have insurance against this kind of thing? Signed last year to be the ace ... http://southerncalisports.com/can-the-dodgers-return-jason-schmidt/ The Lakers officially put the NBA on notice today when they traded Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittendon and what will be 2 late first round draft picks in '09 and '10 for 7'0 Center Pau Gasol of Memphis... Gasol is averaging 19 points and 9 boards per game and will give the ... http://southerncalisports.com/uhhhh-i-think-the-lakers-are-making-a-push/ While Kobe Bryant may be the best player in the National Basketball Association, it just may be Andrew Bynum who is the MVP on this Los Angeles Laker team. As good as Kobe Bryant is and has been, the Los Angeles Lakers have been at their absolute best when he is ... http://southerncalisports.com/andrew-bynum-is-the-mvp-of-your-los-angeles-lakers/ As long as Al Davis is the owner of the Oakland Raiders, the Raider Nation which is allegedly "committed to excellence" will continue to be the laughing stock of the NFL. The old, demented guy allegedly drew up a letter of resignation over the weekend, handed it to Head Coach Lane ... http://southerncalisports.com/will-somebody-please-get-rid-of-al-davis/ The Joe Torre hiring scares me because I think Frank McCourt (Los Angeles Dodgers owner) may think that by simply hiring Joe Torre the Los Angeles Dodgers are all of a sudden a World Series competitor. It absolutely amazes me just how good Frank McCourt thinks his prospects are. Actually, I don't ... http://southerncalisports.com/why-the-joe-torre-hiring-scares-me/ Hate to bring up the past but it is necessary... Here's a quote from Magic Johnson reagrding Kobe Bryant as seen in the LA Times today: "If Kobe would have been smart, he would have mended those fences with Shaquille, let Shaquille be 'The Man' and we wouldn't be in this position," ... http://southerncalisports.com/my-take-on-the-kobe-bryant-trade-situation/ I don't like the fact that he's going to be paid close to $5 Million per year because no Major league Baseball manager is worth that type of money but the Dodgers need to hire Joe Torre... Yes, Joe Torre was a below .500 (winning percentage) manager in the National League ... http://southerncalisports.com/joe-torre-is-exactly-what-the-dodgers-need/ Kobe Bryant demanded a trade because the Lakers front office failed to deliver on a promise... A promise that they (the front office) would put enough talent around him to compete for the NBA title every year. The Lakers brain trust has failed to deliver on that promise... Kobe Bryant wants ... http://southerncalisports.com/kobe-bryant-wants-to-win-whats-wrong-with-that/