The Lakers have started off the season at an abysmal 2-6. This year started off with so much turmoil and uncertainty around the Lakers roster and should they trade Russell Westbrook for more shooters for Lebron. In the highly talented Western conference the Lakers sit at 14th place out of 15, which is not good for a Lebron led team.  Last week the Lakers got their first win and had a mini 2 game winning streak where they looked like they could make a little push towards the top of the conference. Darvin Hamm the Lakers head coach made some lineup changes and had Russell Westbrook come off the bench and lead the 2nd group, which sparked the Lakers short lived streak. Russ went from shooting 28% from the field and 8% from the 3 point line while starting to shooting 57% from the field and 33% from the 3 point line off the bench. This allows Russ to be Russ and control the pace and offense and he can't do that while playing with Lebron. On paper it looks great but in the game the...

 Hey everyone my name is Qon Murphy and I actually am not even a Laker fan, I am a big time Lebron James fan and just an overall lover of everything basketball. I am originally from Charlotte, NC and have been playing basketball since I was 4 years old. This is my first year at UNC Pembroke playing basketball, I transferred from the University of New Hampshire where I played D1 basketball on a good team and started and contributed in multiple games. I decided to finish up my academic and athletic career down near my family and my girlfriend moved down from New Hampshire with me.  Living in Pembroke has been a big adjustment just due to the lack of things around us but it has been good overall and I am looking forward to getting my degree in the spring. This blog will will be about the Los Angeles Lakers season and how I see it going. I will not only talk about the results of games but have injury updates with stats and more. I will also give an updated opinion on how I think t...