I will say that for a first post, I think that was terrible and I apologize to all those who eventually read (if that ever happens).

In sticking with the West Coast theme, I will now talk about the LA Lakers.

The Lakers are an enigma to me. Sometimes they come out and just dominate the other team (such as the 40 point win over Houston in this years playoffs as well as their win in Game 7 against that same Houston team). Othertimes they look as uninspired as one of my students during a lecture (I used to be a Spanish Teacher).

So you never know exactly which team is going to show up, and it scares the crap out of you. As shown by Game 1 of Lakers/Nuggets Conference Finals, the Nuggets are going to bring it every game, no matter whether they are playing on the road or at home. As a Laker fan, this gives me pause based upon the Houston Rockets series. If the Lakers take off 4 games against the Nuggets, they will get beat, and the dream matchup of Kobe v. LeBron will not happen. Instead it will be Melo v. LeBron. But based upon Melo's playoffs so far and game 1 against the Lakers (Melo going for 39 points thanks to Trevor Ariza's atrocious defense, although his steal with about 29 seconds to go sealed the deal), I don't think that would be too bad of a series.

But I digress, as I am here to talk about the Lakers. Bottomline, they worry me. They make me nervous. They have all the talent in the world, yet most times come with little to no intensity (except Kobe, as he is Mr. Intense in my book). Pau Gasol often looks like the state puff marshmallow man, being moved all around the block. He should get at least 20 and 15 every game, but most nights ends up with like 12 and 10. Not good enough to win the Finals. He needs to produce.

Then the three headed point guard monster that is Fisher, Farmar, and Brown. Combined I guess they get the job done, but it would sure be nice to have one of those 3 be a consistent performer night in and night out. I myself think Farmar can be that kind of guy. I've been down on Fisher lately, but he was clutch last night, so he gets a reprieve from me on his suckiness.

Lakers, you are an enigma, so please, figure it out so you can beat the Nuggets, otherwise the dream Finals of Kobe v. LeBron won't happen.