How does the oft-used phrase go? Hope for best, plan for the worst?
When you are a fan of a sports team, there can be a vast range of emotions. Excitement. Optimism.
Then agony. Frustration.
You could argue that the Lakers have caused many different emotions for the fans this season. There was great optimism in the offseason when Dwight Howard and Steve Nash arrived. Throughout the season, there has been a constant pendulum of feeling which has ranged between hope and despair.
One moment, this team looks like they are finally getting it. Turning the corner. Putting it all together.
The next moment? Failure. Despair. A sense that this team wasted a great opportunity to be something special.
Will the Lakers make the playoffs? Again, pick your favorite sports phrase.
In the driver’s seat. Theirs to lose. Controlling their own destiny.
The Lakers pulled out a great win (via ESPN) against the defensive-mi ...
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Article written by Todd Pheifer