An ode to the West

Pack up your bags, we’re going on a trip

To a mysterious land beyond the Mississipp

Not to a place where fans and players brawl

But to a place that knows how to play some good ball

 

First stop is New Orleans, home of Chris Paul

He and Stojakovic make that rain fall

David West showed he’s a great ball handler

I wish the Bulls had kept Tyson Chandler

 

Lets go to Houston, the number one seed

It took 22 straight wins, Yao they don’t need.

Francis and Jackson and Shaner and Tracy

Rafer Alston…8 for 11 from three?

 

Onto San Antonio, where the defending champs play

And you’ll see Tim Duncan, the best center Today

Bowen and Parker, their defense will clench

Their leading scorer Manu comes off the bench

 

Lets look at Dallas where Dirk likes to drive

They’re also the proud owners of one of the fab five

A championship ring, Mark Cuban is cravin’

So he brought in some Cali Kidd named Jason

 

Time to leave Texas and enter the Rockies

The Answer’s 26 a game, despite his size of most jockeys

You know the K-Marts and the boy from  the Cuse

You should also know that Camby will pack the shit out of yous

 

Head over to Utah, where Williams gets crossed

If Kyle Korver punk’s you, try not to get tossed

Mehmet and Boozer and the Mighty AK

Make up the inside. No games, they play

 

Into the desert, where Steve Nash has wowed

Beware of giant black men jumping into the crowd

Grant Hill is old, but he keeps up with their pace

And that’s when Amare puts his nuts on your face

 

Take a look at the Lakers of LA

Where Kobe puts up about 30 a day

They traded for Gasol to get over the hump

Now they just need to get Luke Walton to dunk

We’ll end in Oakland, where they score the most points

And by the fans in dressed gold, Baron Davis anoints

Webber is useless but I digress

I’ll end on the play of Monte Ellis

Sorry to the Kings, the Grizz, and the Clips

Maybe its about time to hand out some pink slips

And to the Sonics in Seattle, I don't know what you can do

You scored 116, and still lost by 52

For all of us fans, the west is our heaven

50 win teams? Maybe five, six or seven

And maybe next year it will be Portland that becomes the 10^th peg.

Right now they have Roy, and then they’ll have Greg

What rhymes with Azubuike?