The Lakers are for real. They are truly unstoppable. Not even LeBron James and his undefeated Cavaliers at home can slow down the Lakers.
While major music superstars filled the Staples Center for the Grammys last night, Kobe Bryant and Co. flashed their super stardom all over the NBA. The results of their past road trip? Perfect 6-0. Boston Celtics and a 12-game winning streak? Like snatching candy from a baby for the Lakers.
Is this the sign of another one of those dominating Laker dynasties? Kobe and Shaq had their three-peat, but is this the new Kobe and Gasol plus Bynum or no Bynum show? From what I've seen in the past two weeks, the Big Three of the Celtics apparently are not possible anymore, and the King of Akron is dethroned.
Part of the Lakers' success? Replacing sore losers like Vladimir Radmanovic with moustache-proven players like Adam Morrison.
I'm sorry but role players do have a role. Derek Fisher, Lamar Odom, and Luke Walton know their roles; they don't need to score every game. They do what they can to help the team. That's why bench points is a statistic. That's why Jordan Farmar, Sasha Vujacic, and Trevor Ariza play well and you don't Vladimir. You're the odd man out; don't hate.
I wouldn't be surprised now to see Adam Morrison come in for a few minutes a game, hit some open threes because Kobe will create the open shot for him, and eventually win a NBA championship, and hopefully make Michael Jordan look less like a basketball operations idiot, a la Kwame Brown.
The season's two-thirds over, and the Lakers have the best record in the league. Enjoy this upcoming NBA All Star weekend, and wait for the Lakers to dominate in the playoffs. I'm sure many people will jump on the Laker bandwagon sooner or later.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Even LeBron Can't Stop the Lakers
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Monday, February 09, 2009
Labels: adam morrison, basketball, kobe bryant, los angeles lakers, NBA, vladimir radmanovic
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2 comments:
I vote that "moustache-proven" start being acknowledged as a legitimate gauge of player ability
i agree, can't really think of anyone else off the top of my head with that nice a 'stache
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