Kobe Bryant and the Lakers

When the season started it wasn't a matter of If Kobe was going to get traded it was when but to every one's surprise that's definitely changed. The Lakers are playing well and Kobe is playing team basketball by distributing the ball to his teammates and taking about 20 shots a game. Lamar Odom is back and Jordan Farmar is playing much better than he did last year. This looks like a much better Laker's squad than people we've seen in a few years. Maybe Kobe is vetoing all those trades because he's decided he doesn't want to go anywhere after all. I think the Lakers have always had more talent than people have given them credit for, they're young and they just need to be given a chance to play. Another reason they are playing better is the lack of injuries. They were never healthy last year and hopefully they can stay healthy this year. I'm not getting ahead of myself I know it's a long season but it's just exciting to see them playing well after almost everyone wrote them off.