| 10 March 2010
Amazing.
The Lakers needed Kobe to hit another at-the-buzzer winner to vault them to a win over the Raptors that broke a 3-game losing streak.
So... what does it mean?
Well, depending where/who you're reading, you'll note that it's either fantastic that the Lakers broke the losing streak or you'll read that the fact that LA needed Kobe to bail them out again is further proof that 'something is wrong'.
I think that the reality is neither.
Nothing's wrong per se, yet nothing's particularly right either. During the day, twitter flies along - and the Kamenetzky Brothers' Land o' Lakers was posting about the win over Toronto, and I couldn't help but respond to what they'd said. Anyway, after a little back and forth...
My point being that I don't think that LA are in too much a different position than they found themselves around the same time last season. Sure, Brian Kamenetzky's right ('twas Brian I was conversing with), last season they were a little more consistent... but I do indeed think that LA feels that when the time comes, it'll be ok.
Recently on one of the other pieces here, a San Antonio fan (Jeff, of Project Spurs) declared
"Are LAL fans taking it a bit too far? LAL is comfortably sitting atop of the west and as an SAS fan, that sucks. Besides, they got to save some gas for the playoffs."
I agree with him... to an extent. "Saving gas" for later is a tenuous path to tread, and I do think LA are trying to find balance, trying to get some momentum going... and whilst a win that necessitated some last second heroics from Kobe might not be the best way to get it going, you know what?
I'll take it.
