IT IS ILLEGAL GENIUS!

I somewhat understand former French Open winner Yannick Noah backing his son Joakim, recently busted for holding some weed and having an open container of alcohol. Sure, on the list of major societal threats that doesn't rank among the top million. This just in. Marijuana is illegal in the U.S unless a doctor writes you a scrip for medicinal purposes. I could go on for hours about how ridiculous and money wasting the "War on Drugs" has been and always will be. The legal stuff, nicotine, caffeine and absolutely alcohol causes so many more problems than weed it's laughable. The knuckleheads who refuse to examine the benefits of legalization of the wacky tobacky probably do so after knocking back 2 cups of joe in the morning and a few martinis after work. Not to mention the cholesterol medication or viagra they intake or the ritalin that keeps their child manageable. That's all debatable. The fact spleef is illegal is not. Noah must realize his son is breaking the law and risking his lucrative pro hoop career. If he wants to defend Joakim's right to toke, gather up some of your wealthy, influential friends and buy off a politician or lobbyist and show true American capitalism!
While my last post condemned the "sky is falling" mentality of the pundits sharing their NBA playoff thoughts, I will say this is pretty much a must for the Spurs tonight. After LA overcame the 20 point hole in the opener we got back to the nature of this post season. The home team wins by a bunch at home. Lakers by 19 in game two with San Antonio taking LA apart in game three. Kobe's so-called supporting cast took the last game off. Pao Gasol did score 15 points but launched 18 shots. Derek Fisher was invisible with one bucket. Lamar Odom, who I've praised since the Gasol trade, thought he was Ray Allen and clanged 9 of his 11 field goal attempts. Odom, to his credit, did not sulk over his shooting misfortunes and crashed the glass with 11 rebounds and dished out 6 assists. The Lakers can not only push the Spurs most of the way out the door, but buy some rest time as it looks like Detroit/Boston will go the distance!