Honey, I'm Home!

Ok... no need to make this any weirder than it has to be. After what we'll call a "hiatus", one that saw, among other things, the acquisition of Pau Gasol, 2 (TWO!) trips to the Finals, heartbreak and humiliation in Boston, Kobe's 61 at the Garden, Game 7 against the Rockets, and rightful return of the NBA title to LakerWorld, I am back! 

Rather than focus on what's passed (although no one should hesitate to continue celebrating title #15!), there is plenty to get to in the coming weeks. In less than one week, the Lakers (and the rest of the league) will take part in the NBA Draft, with the world-champions holding the 29th, 42nd and 59th picks, and in less than two weeks, the like of Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza will become free agents, presenting Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak (more on him very soon) with some interesting decisions.

I wish I had been able to check in all along, but, hey, life happens! I had to settle for the frequent frustration and ultimate jubilation of watching the Lakers' return to the top, and Kobe's vindication from the "yeah, but" losers. Now, if everyone will kindly direct their attention to the future, there is still plenty of Laker talk to get to...