Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka, with all due respect to local suffering L.A. Rams fans following their Super Bowl defeat, thinks his team has some similarities to the world champion New England Patriots.
"I think early on they were facing a ton of adversity," Pelinka said on a conference call with reporters Friday to discuss his team's trade deadline deals. "There were lots of stories being told about fractured relationships but what did they do? They kind of came together. ...
"My hope is our story is a little bit, maybe, like that where we're on the outside but we find a way to get in the playoffs with the skillsets we've added.