From
where I sit it looks like Kobe has a good grasp on the Lakers season...
Sure,
his talk about next season being 'epic' is, in all likelihood
useless. The team is in a downward spiral, just like Bryant's
career. That being said, it's always refreshing when a player gives
an honest assessment of the state of the team. More so when it's
someone like Bryant, talking about the Lakers. This was an awful
season in LA, and in a welcome (for some) change of scenario it's the
Clippers putting on a show and the Lakers taking a bath. It's almost
inevitable the Lakers will be better next season. It's also highly
unlikely the next campaign will be epic. However, just seeing a
frank and accurate assessment is a welcome relief from the standard
garbage.
The
NHL playoffs have already given us a reminder of the best way to end
a game...
Obviously
this doesn't work in all sports. There's no way it would work in
basketball. The NFL goes to sudden death, but only after each team
gets a possession or a touchdown is scored. It is for the home team
in baseball, but even then they can still score and lose if the
visitors have put up too many runs in the top half. But hockey is
sudden death. Next goal wins. It's very simple. There's also the
hero factor. Dale Wiese had the second lowest ice time for Montreal.
This season he had almost as many fights (5) as goals (6). My
daughter asked if there would be any fights in overtime. I was able
to tell her the fighter was too busy scoring the winning goal.
At
least that's how I see it and I sit in the cheap seats.
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