John 'Fatty'-Fatland's Sportswriter Profile

John 'Fatty'-Fatland

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2011 NBA Playoffs: New Orleans Hornets Can Beat the Los Angeles Lakers If
April 15, 2011

536 reads
The Boston Celtics Will Do Anything To Win: Including Cheating
August 11, 2010

2,670 reads
Lamar Odom Talks: Is He Going To Stay with the Lakers?
July 14, 2009

1,030 reads
General Managing for Dummies: The Unofficial Guide for Successful NBA GMs
July 14, 2009

512 reads

To escape the stresses of life, some people drink, take drugs, smoke cigarettes, race cars, chase women, watch TV, free fall off buildings, hunt Rhinos in Africa, become Mercenaries, etc..etc.. I like to write on Bleacher Report.

Yeah, you're probably thinking, this guy needs a life, but who's wasting their time now by reading my Bio? That's what I thought. We are all in this together, escaping the complexities of life, or cheating on our employers time by engaging in our passion, Sports, on Bleacher Reports.

You know how bad we have it, this addiction? We do this for free. Zander is the 'ultimate' Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer. We come here everyday, painting his figurative white picket fence. "And loving it!"

If we are smart, we will organize a union for better benefits. We could call it the The Un-Professional Writers Union of America. In the mean time, we are very satisfied with a 'good job' and 'keep em coming'

When you read my stuff, please don't take it too seriously. If you do, I'm doing something wrong.

Important things about me, that you should know. I like good Scotch, great wines, the Moody Blues, and my Weiner dog, 'Monty' is always by my side when I write. Been married 32 years to a beautiful blond Swedish girl, I took away from Newport Beach, Ca and brought to Arizona.

That's all. See you on the Blog.

Fatty

Favorite Athletes

Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Magic Johnson Favorite Coach: Tommy Lasorda
Favorite Sports Teams

Lakers, Dodgers, and Rams, Oh my! College: UCLA BB; USC Football
All-Time Sports Moment

Magics baby sky hook at the gahden and Kirk Gibson's home run to beat the A's in the World Series
Most Memorable Game Attended

Not so much the game, but sitting with AI's mom behind the bench at the 76's vs Lakers game, Staples Center.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cal Ripken's consecutive games
Ruth or Mays?

Say hey, it's Willie
Unitas or Montana?

Say it ain't so, Joe. (No, no, to anyone who has a last name attached to the Niners) Johnny was and always will be my idol.
Pele or Maradona?

Pele introduced soccer to the World, and its never been the same since.
ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

Hey, I even liked the Pac 10, when they were the Pac 8.

John Lorge posted 1379 days ago

I've been working on this for a while and now 2010: A LeBron James Odyssey is ready... if you want to know what will happen next summer you must read this:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/234201-2010-a-lebron-james-odyssey
Richard O'Neal posted 1406 days ago

Could Miami Heat get both Boozer and Odom?

Please let me know what you think by providing your excellent comments.

ro

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/218410-miami-heat-wade-boozer-and-odom-on-the-same-team
John Lorge posted 1410 days ago

good plan, I'm no it, I'm sure if I re-name the Key "Michael Jackson Arena" the clips will be the supes in 1 year or less
John Lorge posted 1410 days ago

Donald Sterling will sell anything for the right price... let me call Gary Payton and see how the fund raising is going.
Jack M posted 1418 days ago

Ariza/Artest Swap? Who got the better deal? I would love your opinion!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/211445-ariza-and-artest-swap-teams-who-got-the-better-deal

Thanks,
Jack
Darrius Singleton posted 1427 days ago

Hey check out my article and tell me what you think http://bleacherreport.com/articles/205448-reasons-the-mvp-voting-is-all-hype
Dave Morrison posted 1625 days ago

Hey John—Dave Mo here, a Bleacher Report Community Coordinator.

I've been spending time on our Lakers page and read a couple of your old articles. Really on-point analysis...you do good work.

Given that you haven't written in a while, I thought I'd check in and see if you're interested in picking up your coverage again. What do you say?

If not, it would be great if you could give me some feedback on why you decided to stop writing and what we could have done to better serve you. If you wouldn't mind, please shoot me a line at dmorrison@bleacherreport.com with any thoughts.

Thanks so much,

Dave Mo
Zander Freund posted 1834 days ago

LOL—you're too much John...

Keep the great stuff coming!

Z
Zander Freund posted 1840 days ago

Hey John,

Just make a few touchups to the piece—take a look and make sure everything checks out. Remember you can re-revise anything you don't like or revert to a previous version if you prefer.

Z