basketball

The Lakers three game losing streak doesn't mean they are going to blow a successful season.

In a league where teams like Washington, New Jersey and Golden State simply can’t pull it together long enough to win three games in a row, it’s important to keep the Lakers’ most recent three-game losing streak in perspective. Let’s look at the facts. First of all, they are the defending champions of the world. And yes, I said world because no other country can rival the National Basketball Association. Second, they haven’t lost three games in a row in nearly two seasons. So before fans panic about the Lakers’ shaky play, stop and think about what they are bringing to the playoff picture this season.

I remember the night I realized Demetri McCamey was going to be a star.

It was Feb. 7, 2008. A top-15 Big Ten team was visiting Champaign to play a bad Illinois squad. It was the most electric Assembly Hall atmosphere I’d been a part of (until the Michigan State victory this year).

I’d never been on an Orange Krush road trip before. Yeah, I’d heard various quips over my three and a half years here, most centering on the “you’re not a fan ‘til you go on this trip” argument.