Los Angeles Lakers: Franchise in Unfamiliar Territory

The Los Angeles Lakers are not having a good season, and the road ahead may have a few more bumps before success is found again.

This is not a familiar situation for a franchise that is used to winning.

There was a definitive plan to keep this team heading in the right direction, but somehow this team has struggled to assemble the pieces into a winning formula in 2012-13.

If you look at the history of the Lakers going back to the Showtime era, there have been a number of fortunate events that have helped the team maintain success over a long period of time.

The Showtime era was clearly a successful time for the Lakers, as fans enjoyed Magic, Kare...

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