Some Ready to Hand Lakers 2010 Title in July

by Marcel Mutoni To the joy and relief of the vast majority of Laker fans, including yours truly, Lamar Odom rejoined the band yesterday, more or less officially kicking off the title defense for next season. Logic and history indicate that it will be a long, arduous, and potentially even disastrous journey for the Lakers, but not everyone thinks so. According to some folks, this re-signing all but guarantees gaudy championship jewelry next June. Take this OC Register story for instance: Ron Artest or Shannon Brown might have to run down the pass and save the playoff game and give Kobe Bryant a chance to grand-marshal his own parade again. But the Lakers, according to Thursday’s reports, know that Lamar Odom and his telescoping tentacles and his fastball jumper and his locker room sweet tooth and his general lovin’-life vibes will return to El Segundo. Along with another Lawrence F. O’Brien trophy. Yeah, it’s about that simple. Without Odom, the Lakers were s...