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|  I tamed Dennis. I calmed down Scottie. I got Michael to play the triangle. I even got Shaq and Kobe to be civil to each other.
 
 Now I need a real challenge: Middle East, here I come.
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 There's a free-agent shooting guard I'm interested in, but I just don't know if he'd be willing to back up Kobe.
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 "I finally found a book for Isaiah Rider."
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 Who says he's the most enlightened leader in the world?
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 "That reminds me of my favorite movie, "Dumb & Dumber."
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 "It's the perks that make the Lakers a first-class organization."
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