Los Angeles Lakers Slipping Into Irrelevancy

Jerry Buss must be turning over in his grave over the state of his once beloved franchise.

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The above headline is nothing shocking if you're a sports fan living the L.A. area.  The fact is over the past couple of years, the Lakers have just flat out stunk on all levels as a whole.  Don't be fooled into thinking their recent 2-game mini win streak has cured all that ails them.  That said 2-game win spurt came to an end last night at Staples Center in a 132 to 125 defeat at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans. 

This year, the team has been beset by injury after injury to just about every player who at the beginning of the season were considered crucial to the team in order to have any sustained success.  They have a coach in Mike D'Antoni and an Executive VP of Player Personnel in Jim Buss, the son of the late owner Jerry Buss, who players, fans and even former Laker great Magic Johnson have little faith and trust in.

Now the franchise has entered the territory of what I would call a dumpster fire.  They are quickly getting passed up in popularity by the exciting and energetic squad of the co-tenants of Staples center, the Clippers. The sad part is I see no end in sight to this train wreck of a mess.  They need to clean house and start rebuilding the franchise back to the glory days that fans should come to expect from such a storied franchise.    

Tim Musick
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