"Even from afar, Ronnie Brewer feels as if he's here. At the Staples Center. In Los Angeles. Taking part in the playoffs, again. It's little wonder. The past two NBA postseasons, he was right where Jazz swingmen C.J. Miles and Wesley Matthews are now — trying to figure out how in the world to deal with a certain Lakers superstar named Kobe Bryant. Suffice it to say that Brewer, the former Jazz starting shooting guard dealt to Memphis on deadline-day last February, had his hands full with the 12-time All-Star. Yet he wouldn't have traded the experience for anything, he suggested a few hours before Tuesday night's Game 2 of Utah's second-round series with the Lakers got under way. "Even though Kobe can be a headache," Brewer said by phone from his hometown and offseason home of Fayetteville, Ark., "I felt I was growing every time I played him. "You have to tip your hat to him," he added, "and you have to respect him too."" http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700029774/Brewer-rehabs-keeps-tabs-on-Jazz.html
