The impending change in who runs the show for the Los Angeles Lakers has provided a needed glimmer of hope for a franchise who has not enjoyed the standard of winning they have grown accustomed to in recent years. Mark Walter taking over from Jeanie Buss could solve that.
Tim Bontemps offered a much-needed retrospective on what the Buss era in Los Angeles has brought, by comparison to the grand scheme of Lakers history. His comments reminded everyone listening just how hard the franchise has fallen, relative to their expectations.
Bontemps said, "From 1949 to 2013, .