Originally Posted by
CP1708
So another year, another season full of incredible expectations.
Our bench sucks, Gasol has weak hammy's, Kobe is old and broken, Bynum sucks, Artest sucks, Fish is old, we can't win on the road, we play lazy, we're bums, everyone else wants a piece of us and are coming after us like it's their only hope in life to beat the NBA champs........
All this, and I look at the standings, and there I find the Lakers with the best record in the league with a shot at Homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs.
When you sit back and realize, Kobe's finger should at some point be a little better/stronger by April/May. Gasol should get his legs under him. Artest hopefully will get past all his ailments and the light will turn on when Kobe starts whispering how close they are, "the playoffs are here, the playoffs are here, Ron, turn it on bro"
Fisher will ALWAYS be there in the end, with heart, with no fear, not feel the pressure, our bench has been playing well, Farmar and Brown play well together, and are getting regular minutes giving them added rythym. Phil will start to push the right buttons right after the all star break, and the hunger will return once they see the light at the end of the tunnel, and the hangover is over from last season. Walton will get his back right and give those 5-6 minutes that seem to settle things when we get off for whatever reasons.
Do we have issues? Sure. Can we correct them, remember who we are and how we got here? Yes we can. Can we go into ANY building in the NBA and KNOW if we play right, we can walk out with a W? Yes, we've done if for the last two postseasons (minus Boston)
What other team can say these things? I mean, we were all HEATED last night, Kobe played horrid in the second half, Gasol missed more chippys then I have ever seen him, Artest was asleep, Bynum didn't do anything after the opening minutes, the bench was a little slow, with less then a minute in the game, it was 87-87, and LeBron was playing out off his mind. Shaq played REAL well. Hickson with a career game. And there we were, tie game, 50 seconds left. We just didn't get it done on this night.
We have the best point differential in the game at the halfway point, the Mavs just took another L, the Spurs just took another L. The Cavs are missing their 2 guards now, the Celts have two players with major knee worries, the Magic are off as hell, the Nuggetts are our closest worry out West, and they're four and a half back.
I mean, damn. Outta all the teams in the league and their problems, I'd rather have our problems above any other. Hands down.
Ahhh, the life of a Laker fan.
Just hang in there Laker fans. Hold the fort for me, I dunno how much I can hang out the next few weeks til all this virus stuff goes away, my IT dept at work bout ready to throw me out a window for all the issues I've had.