Funny, when the NBA season started one of the biggest headlines was how Stern screwed the Lakers over in the Chris Paul trade--yea I said it! The "Lob City" clippers were the toast of the town. No longer the Lakers little brother with the gimpy leg and no jump shot. Lakers struggled, Clippers surged...that was then, THIS IS NOW!
All of a sudden Blob City is claiming the coach is the problem for the losing streak. The coach lost the team already. WHAT? Did I miss something? I thought the clippers were headed to the championship? Lob City! Clips and Heat...right?
OK, OK, even I said "the clippers were the best team in LA" (see my blog for Lakers at the trade deadline). I also said we didn't need to make a big trade either--I was right about that. The Sessions kid turned out better than I thought and we DID get rid of Luke Walton's contract. Fast forward to today (March 23rd) and the Lakers are 2 games out of 2nd place in the West. They've swept the Mavs so far going 3-0 against them, they've got good, solid PG play from Blake and Sessions and poised to make a run. Be cautious though. Runs too early tend to fizzle teams out. I'm hoping that championship pedigree with Mamba, Bynum and Butta (AKA Pau) will keep us on a steady pace.
I'm still not convinced (on March 23rd) that the Lakers can win a championship this year, or even come out of the west beating the Thunder. BUT, I reserve the right to change my mind...cause that's what I do.
Just my expert opinion though :)
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