The Panic Button in Los Angeles The Breeze Vol1 Number 29

The shortened NBA Season has started 1-2 for the  new look Lakers. The Spoiled fan base that stretches across the state and around the USA needs to understand some basic things that will help them as they go through a transitional year as a franchise.  Dr.  Jerry Buss  who by academic trade has his doctoral degree in Physical  Chemistry has owned the Lakers since 1979 ushering in a new era of basketball in Los Angeles that up  to that time has never been seen in Los Angeles Basketball history. He purchased the Lakers , Kings, and the Great Western Forum for 67.5 million dollars in 1979. Now 32 seasons later the Lakers find themselves coached by a 41 year-old coach who has had some success in the leauge compiling a 272-138 record as coach of Cleveland. It is worth noting that his strength is defense and not offense. In terms Laker fans know well show time has now become slow time for the Laker offense that is  void of youth and direction @ the gaurd position. Derek Fisher is looking like he needs help to the nearest Social  Security  office to start collecting retirement My grandmother who is 86 years old could beat him off the dribble and she is unable to go to her left. The Geriatric Fisher may be a great negotiater of labor peace but to be sure he can no longer negotiate the 94X50 hunk of wood that lies between both baskets these days.  A few reasons the Lakers will not be as appealing as they have been in recent years 1. Jim Buss and Mitch Kupchack have taken the riegns of the team and weather for ego or personal reasons Jim Buss has made it his personal mission to intentionally
disassociate himself from the regime of his father as if to say I can do better than my Physical Chemistry Doctoral Patriarch father many of the long time employees of the organization were let go during the lockout .
2. The Lamar Odom trade. This would fall under the what were you thinking file. The only veteran to be interchangeable  at the 3,4 or 5 position depending on matchups. You  now have a front court of Metta World Peace Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol . This is by no means a dominant front court. . Pau Gasol has passed his time in LA his failure to hit FTS vs Chicago and failure to foul  when needed as well has  convinced me that Gasol is soft as a roll of Cottonelle  bath tissue. 3. The need for a younger Point Gaurd.. 4. The shortened season with an average of 4 games per week is going to force coaches to go deep into there bench.
For Jim Buss he and GM Kupchack have screwed up in a major way with the trade of Odom thus messing with the teams physical chemistry. My advice to Jim Buss he needs to call Jerry and ask him about team physical  chemistry. That is something Jerry knows about and Jim does not as those Championship banners since 1979 will testify to.

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