What do you think about the Laker team now?

You follow the box scores of the games every day?

Just the Lakers.

You're kidding.

That is really a compliment.

I was pleased to see you smile at the top bar show because once the game starts, you have a game face.

You don't smile much out there.

I don't think you have to do things for money anymore. Correct. What's up, Laker fans? Welcome to the Laker Filmroom podcast, brought to by the Blue Wire Podcast Network. I'm Pete, joined by Mike. And we're recording morning after a Lakers preseason game on Wednesday night. So we're recording Thursday morning before media availability. And Mike didn't get your thoughts on last night's game.

I had my rewatch this morning, which sometimes those are more cathartic than others, and this was one of those times.

I was very irritated last night.

And last night was the first game where we came off of it and it wasn't it wasn't good vibes at the end of it, right?

Like we came off of it with feeling like, yeah, this didn't look good for a number of reasons.

You always have a unique perspective on this. I'm curious on your thoughts from last night's game.

Wasn't much better in the building, Pete. It was, it did feel like last year.

And that was not a good feeling, right, within the course of the crypto.com arena.

And just the vibe around the team.

I think there are a couple things, and you and Darius hit on several of them as a long-time listener.

I did catch the pod earlier this morning. And one of the

first things that you guys discussed is, of course, close to my heart. And it's just being small.

And when I was the other day, I was kind of getting excited about certain aspects of some of the

guards and the pressure guards that you like to talk

about and you've explained eloquently many times. But that doesn't mean that you have to play

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