Fading Purple and Gold

They lost and they lost bad. I am a Laker fan and a lot of people might condemn me for being one. It could be because people consider the L.A. Lakers as an overrated team, I guess so, they are, but they were a team of great talents up until Karl Malone got injured, the team lost a leader, and things got messy around on court. I've read so many articles castigating The Lakers for losing against the Pistons. I guess for not meeting up to the expectation them writers have set-up and not the team and forgetting that the Piston were the healthy team, the better team and Lakers were playing hurt and away. I dont know how to put it in words what I feel while I listen and read over and over the statements Payton, Malone, Bryant, and O'neal are giving to reporters. How they are torn apart by the sad and heavy emotions of fighting hard but coming off short and way short, and now the news that most of them may not come back next year. The Zen Master says it's a slim chance he'll be back next season. Pistons was a great Team but I wonder why we are more interested on how much the Lakers have lost and will lose more this summer. The Pistons is a great team by winning the championships, But I dont think they'll be back next year to defend it, The Lakers? I there's a hazy smoke and some are saying the Purple and Gold linings are fading... (a re-entry)