I'm still mulling over the downhill aftermath of the 2nd half. What is it about Portland that they're always motivated to beat our Lakers? When I watched Blazers vs Clippers, Wallace was lethargic and I was even telling myself, thank goodness we didn't get a trade for that guy afterall. Come yesterday, the Blazers were a juiced up squad, trying to run and outgun us, wearing our old players down, and really? Did Wallace need to have his breakthrough offensive performance against US? Sure Bynum (oh 2012, be good to us please), Kobe (hope the wrist is OK), and Pau came out to play, but the bottom-line is we got our butts handed to us in the 3rd quarter.. Maybe my dad wasn't far off when he longingly watched Lowry the night before and said we could use a PG like him. No disrespect to Fisher, as he's been a great asset to us over the years. It's just that we would need to keep up with all these fresh young opponents. Steve Blake has spirited energy and I admit, will surprise me every now and then for an outside shot (oh the good old Maryland days), or a thoughtful pass, but for a perfect team, we need a stellar starting PG to help meld it all together. For now, I am happy that Bynum is giving gusto and playing harder than previous years, Kobe is still Kobe, and looking forward to the rest of the (tough, but entertaining) season. Is it just me or are there a gazillion back to back games now since they had a shorter schedule to work with? Advantage for the younger squads out there. And how about that Triple OT in Atlanta?! Man, I love this game.