Boredom is always the answer

Why haven't we blogged in months?

Simply put, we're bored. Let's look at what's happened in the past few months:
- Andrew went down and the only drama involved in that is that it was a knee injury again, against Memphis again. We vote that he automatically becomes the inactive player on the roster for all future Memphis games. But in case you hadn't noticed, the team baaaaaarely misses him. Sure they could have a few more rebounds which would have helped in some of those close games, but it's not like they are struggling.

- Vladi got traded. And nobody is talking about it. Nuff said.

- Chris Mihm was dumped for essentially nothing. There was literally a point where we looked at each other and said, "Chrissy still plays on this team?". He was gone two days later. So, however you want to take that... take it.

- The boys own the Pacific Division, command the Western Conference and are thisclose to running off into the sunset with the regular season League Record. So, um, yawn.

- The Lakeshow brought their pimp hand down on the Celtics twice and backhanded the Cavs on their precious precious home court - and remain the only team in the league to have done so. What else is there to watch for?

- Jordan did something to his knee which we can't really recall because he rehabbed the shit out of it and magically just popped up on TV one afternoon and started running and jumping up and down the court like nothing had ever happened and had a look on his face that was kinda like "confused" as to why everyone was so shocked to see him. You were a month early hombre. That's why. Also, other than Derek Fisher having to shoot slightly more frequently, this bothered nobody.

- Kobe has a detached pinky, a dislocated finger, and some other crap on his shooting hand and he doesn't care, so why should we? Still the same old Kobe. Good times.

So, it's like no matter whats being thrown at them this season, it doesn't matter. They take a brief second to adjust and keep on rolling on. No drama, it's boring to be a fan. Which, is admittedly a FUCKING FANTASTIC problem to have. Mostly because it's also a thrill. You probably think we're being over confident but this is the downside to having depth. There is little to no evident struggle when something that is supposed to be upsetting happens.
At the beginning of the season we (amongst ourselves) gave the Lakers 15 losses. Right now they are sitting at 12. To us, it's really not about how they get those losses. They could lose to the Washington Wizards twice and the Clippers four times and it doesn't matter, cause that's taking a night off. We know it, they know it. It's not that they are not good enough or mentally tough enough to beat these teams, they are just taking a night off. We can hate them for doing it, or we can realize that as awesome as it is as a job, playing basketball is STILL a job for these guys. And just like when you find ways to turn your computer screen so that your chair blocks any and all views of your face while you do that afternoon doze-off at your desk, they fall asleep at the wheel sometimes. So go ahead and get your 15 losses and no more and we're good to go!

Boredom! So what if the Eastern Conference still needs to duke it out for an invite to the playoffs (except the Cavs). So what if the Western Conference needs to play a minimum of 8 games worth of catch up (Spurs we're talking to you) before we can get even the least bit of excitement brewing about the rest of the regular season. We may be overconfident - not likely - but, the Los Angeles Lakers have the Western Conference 1 seed on lock down. And at worst they have the 2 seed on lock down. So, we're bored and have no cure for the boredom. That is why there is nothing to read here. But thanks for asking.

Let's start the playoffs already!

(oh and for that "this does not a true basketball fan make" comment: we're still watching and keeping tabs, but it's nothing worth blogging about. so yes, it does a true basketball fan make. you were probably aiming at "this does not a true blogger make")