King for a lifetime, fool for a... lifetime...

The only good thing about last night was that the Lakers routed Denver in their season-opener. Kobe lead them in scoring, of course, with 25 points, but it's the performance of erratic and underachieving Chris Mihm that's gives me reason to be optimistic. He had a career night, scoring 23 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. That's great! Hopefully, this kind of play will endure throughout the season and the league will take notice that LA is still a formidable team. Not as formidable as before, but still a reason for concern.

Overshadowing last night's Laker win? Yeah. Pathetic isn't it? Again, times like these you need to divert your attention elsewhere lest you put a gun in your mouth and pull the trigger.