GIDDY-YUP !!!!!

GIDDY-YUP !!!!!
Instead of a handful of practice
sessions and exhibition games,
we find only a few practices and 2
exhibition games. One last night,
and even on home court, we lost
to the Clippers: 114-95.
It was mighty nice to watch all
the same. Derek Fisher was not
suited up (or) playing, this time.
Meta World Peace (AKA) Ron Artest,
tried his hand at making baskets,
Matt Barnes and Steve Blake too.
Kobe Bryant hurled balls that made
their mark easily as did Pau Gasol.
A new face was seen on our Laker team.
Namely Darius Morris. Of course we
all are aware of the new face on
the Clipper team...Chris Paul.
Chauncey Billups of the Clippers
did his level best to help them win.
De Andre Jordan and Blake Griffin
lent their expertise too.
Missing Lamar Odom (who is now with
Dallas), we saw some good plays
with Andrew Bynum, so very tall
out there on the court, but he
will not be playing for 5 games
during our regular season beginning
on Christmas Day with a total of 66
games, due to an infringement of
character during a past game so thus
the penalty was given to him.
It is not certain whether or not
the Lakers are favored to win the
Western Conference, let alone
return to the NBA Finals after
last Spring's second-round exit.
At least there has been a 16 day
training camp for preparation
with the regular season looming.
Coach Mike Brown acknowledged the
lack of time to experiment with
players he is just beginning to
know in a system they are now
learning to play. A former Odom
spot to play, we saw free agent
Josh McRoberts filling in. In fact,
McRoberts could possibly be a starter
while Bynum serves out his 5 game
suspension. On a personal note, we
noticed a tattoo on Kobe's arm with
his wife's name: Vanessa. News tells
us that they just recently have filed
for a divorce last Friday.
Wednesday evening finds us glued to the
set once again - also from Staples
Center - with our Lakers playing the Clippers.
Be fun to win this one, wouldn't it?
Babs Wells