When fans of other teams see every thinkable star player from every other NBA team photoshopped into a Lakers uniform, I can only imagine what goes through their heads. That it’s the sick, special type of arrogance that they believe only Lakers fans really have. That it’s a symptom of that stupid Lakers exceptionalism. That it’s just another example of fans embracing that particular dumb delusion that seems to fester in the brains of those fans.
And while there are some over-the-top Lakers faithful who might take things a bit too far from time to time, a more generous portrayal of this approach is that it’s actually a form of optimism.