The Los Angeles Lakers’ first 14 games provided a fleeting moment of hope that perhaps a new head coach really could fix all their problems. Since then, the Lakers have descended into the cold reality of their long-time mediocrity, slipping down the Western Conference standings as the fabric of the team appears to be coming apart at the seams.
There is no way LA can get out of this through internal measures. The Lakers, as presently constructed, are not a good basketball team, and there isn’t a magic fix for what amounts to years of roster decay.
The Lakers were humiliated again on Wednesday night, losing to the
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