Some people are not happy with the Lakers trading Kwame Brown for Pau Gasol, and I don't even mean people in Memphis.

San Antonio Spurs head coach Greg Popovich went on the offensive Friday night, saying, "What they did in Memphis is beyond comprehension. There should be a trade committee that can scratch all trades that make no sense. I just wish I had been on a trade committe that oversees NBA trades. I'd like to elect myself to that committee. I would have voted no to the L.A. trade."

That sounds like fear to me. Without doubt, the Lakers went from "young, exciting up and comers" to legitimate title contenders. One more team in a packed western conference of groups hungry for a first ring. That's scary, especially for a Spurs team that in the last ten years has failed to repeat even once.

I would imagine that he would have negative things to say about the Shaq trade, too. Maybe everyone else is skeptical, but Popovich has seen his team crumble and choke time after time after time against Shaq led teams.

This really does sound like a weight lifter nervous about the extra weights his competitiors are racking on his bar.

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