The Logo Is Taking His Talents To......Oakland?

When you think of Jerry West, the first thing comes up is the Logo and that is one hell of a legacy to have. The second is as a Laker GM he is the one who took a chance and traded his star center and acquired Kobe Bryant and the Lakers haven't looked back since. And maybe he had something to do with Pau Gasol being traded for little brother and helping the Lakers go to the finals 3 years in a arrow, winning Back To Back titles.

It's obvious that he needs a new challenge in his life as Tim Kawakami from the San Jose Mercury News reports: That Jerry West is being hired to be a consultant for the Golden State Warriors. Co-owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber are trying to find the Midas touch and not the minus touch by taking on West and reverse the trend of horrible but talented teams.

If your a Laker Fan, maybe he could hook up Monte Ellis or Seth Curry in a trade for Curry's little brother who is at Duke, not likely but it could happen.

Tuesday's Birthday Shout-Out: Chris Webber Gets Gangsta

I am not rational when it comes to Chris Webber. I owned his Golden State Warriors #4 jersey during his rookie season and constantly mimicked his dunk over Charles Barkley.

I don't believe in role models...but you're mine!

There was no denying that Webber was the natural heir to the Run TMC throne that was going to take the W's to the next level. Then when he feuded with Don Nelson and forced the team to trade him to the Washington Bullets. From that moment, everything bad that happened to the Warriors I laid at his feet.

• Don Nelson's deepening into madness.
• Latrell Sprewell's pouting and eventual choke-out of P.J. Carlesimo.
• The bad draft picks (Todd Fuller with the 11th pick?!?)

When he made his return to Oakland midway through the 2007-08 season, my friends tried to convince me that it was time to let bygones be bygones and admit that Webber could probably helped the squad. I scoffed. That was the same argument that fooled me into rooting for Jim Druckenmiller. I felt vindicated when Webber retired after nine games. 

Over the years, continued Warriors front-office ineptitude have forced me to give up on my grudge against C-Webb. Losing Webber hurt the franchise, but the Warriors' suckitude is reaching Ruthian proportions. I've even let go of my jealousy over Webber dating my one-time celeb crush Tyra Banks now that we know Tyra's carrying more than a touch of krayzee. 

So instead of harboring bitterness and reliving The Timeout or something equally non-flattering, I instead bring you Chris Webber at the height of his powers - enjoying a gangsta's lifestyle with the help of Kurupt and several other recognizable rappers.

As far as athlete rap songs go, it's not bad. Do we need to revisit this? 

Tuesday's Birthday Shout-Out: How Chris Mills Got His Groove Back

Thanks to Chris Mills, you all get a special treat...namely an early addition to the New Era Radio playlist.

Last week, Jason Kidd helped us relive B-Ball's Best Kept Secret. Today, in honor 10-year NBA veteran Chris Mills' birthday, we proudly present another track from that same hip-hop classic album. Introducing "Sumptin to Groove To".

Sounding a touch like something from a Black Moon album, Chris lets us all know that he's a "fly girl layer". Not sure if that means he associates with attractive women in general or has carnal knowledge of one of Keenan Ivory Wayans former dancers.

Actually, the track ends up being a lot like his career. Starts with great potential, shows signs of going to the next level, but ends up being pretty mediocre. Either way, it's still better than the awful uniform he was forced to wear during his time in Cleveland.