Now, I am positive that I am going to take some heat for this post, as I have taken lots of heat when I simply comment in support of the move, but i'm going to express my opinion anyways.

I grew up a Charger fan, despite growing up in East LA in the 80's and 90's. My dad was a die-hard Rams fan, as was my mom, and everyone around me were Raider fans (and , eventually, gang members).

I don't exactly know how it came to pass, but there was just something about the Chargers that I liked. Maybe it was the bruising running style of Natrone Means. Maybe it was the fast, responsive D led by Junior Seau, an alum of my favorite college team USC, Leslie O'Neal and the late Chris Mims. I can tell you with certainty that it had nothing to do with Stan Humphries.

Either way, I never got a chance to go see them play live as a kid because my parents were indifferent towards the team, and had no real reason to go to the Murph to watch football, the only times i would go to the stadium was to watch my Dodgers play the Padres.

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The hottest NBA story of the day thus far has come from NBA hotbed, New Orleans, Louisiana: Chris Paul, widely considered the best Point Guard in the league, wants a trade and the Lakers (Potentially) are on his short list. The knee-jerk reaction from most sports bloggers and so-called experts revolve around a trade package involving Andrew Bynum. But what if the Lakers didn't have to give up the budding young Center to get the superstar? Let's explore what this means...

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