5 Biggest Takeaways from Los Angeles Lakers’ 1st Half of the Season

It's a tough time to be a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers.

After decades of unparalleled success, the team is in a fallow period. They currently sit second-from-the-bottom in the Western Conference, much closer to having the league's worst overall record than they are to a playoff seed.

Now with their face of the franchise sidelined for the duration of the 2015 campaign, things are as hopeless as they have ever been in Laker Land.

With that gloomy backdrop setting the scene, let's investigate the five biggest takeaways of this season's first half.

Unsurprisingly, there were more problems than solutions to be found.

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