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The End of an Era?

With the Lakers game four loss last night, they have erased all chances of a three-peat, and for the first time ever, coach Phil Jackson has been denied of such a feat. Jackson has three career three-peats, a triple-triple as they call it (not really, I just made that up). And now, all signs point towards Jackson's retiring, pending a Brett Favre-esque search for glory. But more amazing than the sudden resignation of the great coach, is the way the "team of the decade" entered, and exited this series.

From game one, last series, it was clear the Lakers weren't the Lakers. Gasol had under 10 pts. in each of the first two games, and Kobe just wasn't Kobe. And nothing changed in the past week. Kobe was quoted as saying "I'm not clutch", and the literal big three (Gasol, Odom, Bynum), were clearly not at peak performance. And their lack-luster performances resulted in the rejection of the latter two 'bigs', late in last night's blowout. I have to admit, I admire what Bynum did (and I may be the only one). Bynum delivered a cheap shot to Mavericks guard JJ Barea, and after being ejected, removed his jersey before leaving the stadium. The former event:


And that pretty much sums up the series for the Lakers. 4 and done has never been more accurate a statement, as the Lakers lost by an average of over 16 pts. (mainly due to last night's 36 point blowout). So for now Laker nation waits, although I can hardly say I expect it to be a while before they are back in the playoffs again.
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