Lakers get tougher

Believe it or not the Lakers have gotten better. I felt the Lakers should not drink their own Kool-Aid. So far they have not.

Yes, Ariza leaves to become a Rocket. However, this will not hurt the Lakers because the dollars make sense. Ariza ($33.5 million) is a good player but is not better than Mr. Artest ($18 million). Ronny is a star and has been one for a long time now.

With that being said, this is not the main reason why the Lakers got better. Ronny makes the Lake Show a tougher team. This team has been known in the past as a soft team. No one can argue otherwise. Don't think this team is going to change over night either.

This will not happen. One green apple will not change the apple tree to a cherry tree. But one bad apple can spoil the bunch (hopefully). Put your ski masks on LA because this team is about to become bittingly cold.