#PoetsCorner '6 Things To Take From The 6'

LOOK I’ve got to say after last nights game I wasn’t disappointed with the way we played. I mean bear in mind the Raptors could win in it all this season, we actually gave them a game. The scores were close from start to finish like a horse race and times it was like a game of H.O.R.S.E. was going on as both teams had an answer for the other.

With that in mind here is six things I think we can take from our game in The 6:

1# WE GAVE THEM A GAME! I mean I know it's not the result any Laker fan wanted, but in the place where we are right now coming to the end of the regular season it was good to see us actually playing good basketball. Again it just shows we can play well I mean who knows maybe the Weak Show can become the Lake Show again. Stranger Things have happened like LeBron playing well again and laying off the wine.

2# LINSANITY LIVES ON! I remember when the scoring and assist phenom signed with us a few years back from the Knicks. I honstley thought Lin plus Kobe in the backcourt would equal NBA Finals. But here's a life lesson for you people, things don’t always go how you expect them to and for the Lakers that no exception. Case and point this current NBA Season. That being said however Lin seem to being performing like the player I thought he could be and is know a key piece to the Raptors team.

3# GASOL MAKING IN RAIN! Some people might not know this but back before he was in the NBA the Lakers had the rights to Marc Gasol. Though they were traded away (Magic were you visiting the front office that day?). We did end up with his older brother Pau and he went on to help us win back to back championships (the famous 2 PEET). Last night though I was amazed to see Gasol making it rain and shooting from beyond the arc. He was a killer and it just makes me think yet another player we let slip through out fingers.

4# OPEN THREES, NOT IN L.A.! Even though we played well we still remain the worst team in the league when it comes to open look 3 point shots. Reggie, I told you to leave those bricks in the Windy City. I mean this is a fact people. But then again does it matter? Well all I'm going to say is open look shots should be getting drained. Look why do you think Golden State are where they are? It'st not all down to the snake who could be slithering to New York.

5# KAWHI LEONARD KING OF THE 6: There is no question the Raptors getting Leonard is the reason they are where they are. He is leading that team to the promised land and although he has been linked with us in the offseason, I really think its best for him to stay right where he is and build a legacy there. Could the Raptors be the new Golden State?

6# A NEW FOR US! Tonight we head to the Motor City to play the Pistons and honestly if we play with this energy I really think we will leave 8 Mile road with a W. It's true nothing is certain but I believe the odds are actually in our favour for once. LETS GO LAKE SHOW. DAN STOCKER.

#PoetsCorner 'L.A. Bull Fighters & The Return Of The King Kuz

(For those that don’t know me I go by the name Raw Poet. Other than writing records and producing music my other love is...well read on and you will understand. Here is my new regular column for #LakeShowView 'Poets Corner')

LOOK I thought our losing streak would never end, but as my team like to do they shock me with a performance worthy (clap) of a playoff seed. There must have been something in the wine in Chicago as LeBron lead the way with 31 points, followed by KCP with big numbers (Tim, I always liked that guy). As well as the return of the man, the myth, the mania himself Kyle Kuzma, who added 21 points in his first game back after his injury. Though we were down at halftime LeBron must have popped the wine, as it was a different Lakers team that came out for the second half . Let’s not forget the standing ovation the real Ingram got as he returned on a 10 day deal. Why we don’t just sign him properly to a long term deal I will never know. The fans love him and he loves the Lakers. Speaking of players that love to wear the purple and gold Reggie Bullock has made it public that he wants to re-sign with the Lakers in the offseason. And you know what? Even though he shoots that many bricks he could build his own house, I would love him to re-sign because he loves our team and his energy and team camaraderie is something we have been missing this season. However with the front office being the way it is I am trying to stay positive that Magic does the right thing on this one. But then again there is more chance of us getting a two-peat in the next four years than Magic actually doing what is best for our team, just saying.

Next up we play the Rapters on Friday in Toronto. They are the best team on the East Coast and it is going to be a challenge to say the least. But honestly if we play like we did in the second half and Reggie leaves his bricks in Chicago I think we can give them a decent game.

One of the big signing rumours has been over the Rapters main man Kawhi Leonard who has been linked with the Lakers. But since then it has been reported that he has said he doesn’t what to play with LeBron (shock there). So I'm going leave this by just saying it’s was great even if only for one half to see us play like the Lake Show again. DAN STOCKER.

#PoetsCorner 'South Bay Lakers And The Road To Zion'

(For those that don’t know me I go by the name Raw Poet. Other than writing records and producing music my other love is...well read on and you will understand. Here is my new regular column for #LakeShowView 'Poets Corner')

LOOK there is one fixture in the NBA that means the same, if not more than a Game 7 playoff final. And that's when we play the dirty Boston Celtics. Now "hate" is such a strong word...well in my case it’s too weak of a word to describe my hatred for that team. And after taking the victory on their home court it was time for them to face us in LA on our home turf and to my disgust they came away with the win (Karma, really don’t like that girl). So as you could imagine I was fuming! Yet again I stayed up to watch us lose another game and to THEM! I mean it’s safe to say I went off more than LeBron did to J.R. Smith when he couldn’t read the shot clock. WHAT TIME IS IT? I thought it was game time.

However we didn’t play terrible, it just wasn’t our night. And what stood out like LeBron's impression of James Harden on defence was the effort and energy of our young players from the G League. As well as our 25th pick in the Draft, Moritz Wagner. Who recorded a career high of 22 points as a Starter. Though he wasn’t alone. Due to injuries, players from our G League team had to be called up to the main roster. And well let’s just say they gave the regulars a run for there money, showing great energy and hustle. There where moments I was like "Ingram who?" and I ain't talking about Andre? (I'm just praying Ingram gets well soon). Speaking of Brandon, I think Johnathan Williams who played 29 minutes and recorded a career high of 19 points made a statement that he could play in the main team at Small Forward. His hustle was just on another level and I see a bright future as long as we can keep him. I mean I just hope he isn’t another Devin Ebanks or Thomas Bryant. This leads me to my next point now that we have given up on this season I think it makes real sense to add to oue young core of players we have and build for the future. I mean it says a lot when our G League players are fighting an up hill battle just to get minutes within the main roster. I'm not coach Walton (I'm Coach Poet) but passion and hunger like they were showing would make them key players in my eyes. All season that’s what we have been missing, especially after the Davis trade drama. So when all these one year deals of our current players run out why not give some South Bay boys there shot and then look to get the next big thing fresh out of college. It’s a marathon not a sprint and we are moving at a snail’s pace despite Magic efforts in the front office.

Zion Williamson, the 18 year old two way Forward for the Duke Blue Devils is predicted to get drafted round one, pick one in the Draft this offseason, so it make sense for us to move some players around and try and get that first pick. His energy and physical presence on the court is a missing Randle piece that any Western Conference team would kill for. I mean the only way to describe this guy is he is like a freight train roaring in to the station when he drives to the basket and nearly tears the rim off! Question is will or can the Lakers make that train stop in LA? DAN STOCKER.

#PoetsCorner 'The Fall Without The Rise, The King's Demise'

(For those that don’t know me I go by the name Raw Poet. Other than writing records and producing music my other love is...well read on and you will understand. Here is my new regular column for #LakeShowView 'Poets Corner')

Look, where I'm from your either a football fan (Soccer) or rugby (American Football). But for a 11 year old kid when an American Basketball coach came in to my high school and introduced me to the greatest game ever played I was hooked. I mean it was love at first swish. I chose to follow the LA Lakers as it was the only team I was familiar with. 16 years later after struggles, nearly losing one, if not the best basketball player of all time, I witnessed us win to championship back to back (2Peat). Then to see us fall and become a non playoff team as we are now know.

See Basketball is my life and Lakers are and will forever be my love. Staying up 'till the early hours to watch every Laker game, having no sleep, that has become the norm for me and I would never change that. However this season has got to be one of the most tragic I have seen, so as I write this I ask myself what has made this so. I mean we have spent the last 3 or 4 years drafting young players to build the new look Lakers or so I thought. As in the off-season we let one of the best physical Power Forwards leave so we could make room for an aged wine player LeBron James, as well as trading Russell because someone in the front office didn’t think he was a leader. Though it’s Brooklyn that now have the last laugh on that one, singing thank you Lakers chants. But ok, we still have a list of young names on our team ready and showing growth, so it make sense to put them all up in a trade for one player who LeBron wanted to play with right? WRONG! Since then the team has not been the same I mean would you be if you worked your butt off only to be told your dispensable? I wouldn't be and sure some fan can point the finger at our coach Luke Walton and maybe he aint the man for the job. But I point my finger at the front office and LeBron James. The STD that is spreading through the locker room. He did it in Cleveland and now he is doing it in LA. It’s all dummy spitting and "I want, I want." Didn’t your mum ever tell you LeBron, "I want" never gets.

So I come to this point in the season were I stay up to watch a team I love play all over the show, not Lake Show Basketball and honestly it sickens me. I now just want the season to be over, but I am glad LeBron is being put on limited minutes because now it’s time for the young core to step up when they are fit again. The question I will leave you with is, should they step up? I mean would you if the front office was so willing to get rid of all of them? DAN STOCKER.