<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">It was just another typical day in Lakerland, where Kobe Bryant vowed to trust teammates more often, Frank Hamblen acknowledged he balked at taking the coaching job in the first place, and Lamar Odom was neither in nor out officially for Thursday's game against the Denver Nuggets, very possibly the Lakers' last stand in a rapidly unraveling season. Odom was diagnosed with a slight labrum tear and bruised rotator cuff in his left shoulder, and is listed as day-to-day, much like the Lakers as a whole these days.Odom will not play tonight against the Utah Jazz but hopes to be ready for the Nuggets, who are 3 1/2 games ahead of the Lakers for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. "I'm aiming for Denver," Odom said as he carried a large box of athletic shoes to his car. Odom, who sat out Sunday's loss to the Seattle SuperSonics, was hurt Friday against the Indiana Pacers. Meanwhile, Bryant said he would try to be more trusting a day after Hamblen said the Lakers were "out of whack" in the triangle offense because Bryant had been too aggressive in trying to get his hands on the ball. "I'm going to trust the offense and trust my teammates and that they'll be able to get me the ball in positions where I'll be effective," Bryant said. The coaching staff feels Bryant's over-aggressiveness has distorted the flow of the triangle and confused teammates who are still trying to digest the complex scheme.</div> Source
I hope they can get hot and put some wins together again, especially over the teams that are in front...with sacremento slipping and san antonio falling fast, teams will be moving forward in the standings these last couple weeks.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting DMKfromTPL:</div><div class="quote_post">I hope they can get hot and put some wins together again, especially over the teams that are in front...with sacremento slipping and san antonio falling fast, teams will be moving forward in the standings these last couple weeks.</div> They lost again lakers not making playoffs :/ hopefully they get a good spot in the draft.
