i have not forgotten my bet with plabonte. i think some of the commentators are correct. the lakers come alive only when they want to. it's as though they are vamping until the playoffs. fisher coming off the bench with the other non-starters has given more life to the bench. and kobe can shoot the lights out. amazing what that youngster can do. if i'm not mistaken he and jordan will go head to head. those two should raise the roof. i don't care which of them play that game better, but it certainly brings the old and the new together.