If records and quotes aren’t enough to show the frustration the team was experiencing, maybe this angry Kobe stare at former coach Mike Brown paints a clearer picture. As we’re learning this NBA season, expectations are far different than results.
Expectations were so high for the Lakers after landing Steve Nash and Dwight Howard in the offseason to mesh with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. There was even talk of it being the second coming of the Magic Johnson-led Lakers from the 1980s in Los Angeles. Everything looked good on paper.
It’s been anything but Showtime early on.