

Most Laker fans viewed Shannon Brown as simply a throw-in to make the trade work. Basketball, a title that has previously been won by the likes of Kevin Garnett, Shaun Livingston, Derrick Rose, and Darius Miles (okay, lets not forget former Laker Brian Cook, winner of the 1999 award). Nobody seemed to care that the Lakers were also receiving the 2003 Illinois Mr. Back in February when the Lakers shipped off Vlad Radmanovic to Charlotte, little to none of the talk surrounded Shannon Brown we were all too twitterpated over the arrival of Adam Morrison and his pube-stache and OneTouch Ultra. Falling in love, finding the perfect song for the summer, finding a ten-dollar bill on the sidewalk, Shannon Brown. The ones you don’t quite see coming the ones that blindside you and leave you smiling and nodding your head in disbelief at the randomness and spontaneity of life.

But then there are the pleasant surprises of life.
#Pube stache full
One day you are feeling perfectly perfect and then, like a freight train hitting you at full speed, your throat is raw, your eyes are scratchy and your stomach feels like it is riding the Viper at Six Flags while the rest of your body stays put. I hate surprise birthday parties, everyone lying to you and then jumping out and yelling “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!” while you stand there with a Tyler Hansbrough deer-in-the-headlights expression, completely unaware that you have just been had by your closest friends and family.
