These Suckers Don’t Even Get a Break

Here’s a riddle for Jerry Buss:

What is purple and gold, starts four stiffs and a megalomaniac, has Rip Van Winkle on the bench, a brain-dead GM, no chance at an NBA title and an excellent chance at another draft lottery? Hint: It’s not the Clippers.

MARK S. ROTH

Los Angeles

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We are in Year 3 of the Luke Walton era, Year 6 of the Slava Medvedenko era and Year 7 of the Devean George era, so does that mean that we have at least three more years of Sasha Vujacic?

The definition of insanity is attempting the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Are you listening, Mitch Kupchak?

CRAIG KWASNIEWSKI

Santa Monica

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Why is it only T.J. Simers who is willing to tell the truth about Phil Jackson? This guy is here because Rudy T. got sick. He has no skills to offer. He’s done nothing to help recruit and develop what little talent the team has. No one wants to play for a guy who’s as likely to rip them behind their backs as ignore a dinner check.

What’s that sound? Oh, Phil’s just revving the Harley to get ready to ride out of town with his money. Jeanie, you’re a fool if you still have any feelings for this lummox. And we’re stuck with him for two more years?

STEPHEN JONES

West Hollywood

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If ABC traded Al Michaels to NBC for the rights to Oswald the Rabbit, can the Lakers trade Mitch Kupchak for the rights to any of the mascots of any other NBA team? They could throw in Kwame Brown as a bonus.

ANDREW SCHIANTARELLI

Castaic