1) The Lakers' Switch is a Lever
Lakers Nation has wrapped itself in the comfortable theory of "turning it on." The Kobe/Shaq Lakers turned it on while ignoring the regular season. Even last year's championship squad didn't turn it on until they had to (Game Five of the Western Conference Finals).
Lakers fans are banking on Kobe and Co. flipping that switch. After two playoff games, it's obvious the team isn't on, but they've shown a bit more focus than the sleepwalking zombies of recent weeks. If the lever goes to ten, they've ratcheted it up to a one or two.
Once the young Thunder get in front of their raucous crowd and shock the Lakers with a convincing win, the lever will get cranked up a few more notches, reaching a ten as the Lakeshow rolls into the Finals against a very good Cavs or Magic team.
2) Joakim's Trash Talking Offends the Karma Gods
His comments about Cleveland are funny, true, and ballsy. In an era of fines for complaining and a death of rivalries in the league, making himself public enemy No. 1 in Cleveland is one of the great sideshows of this, thus far, unspectacular postseason.
But ru ...
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