I know...I know...I shouldn't even bring up the Lakers in this forum, let alone in the the headline but I do have a gripe to vent and my wife is unwilling to understand, let alone listen.  As I am watching the Lakers game (er...the Suns game) on tv tonight I can't help but think, man....the Lakers are playing at home again.  Again, I know...I know...every team plays the same amount of home and away games, but their schedule seems a bit absurd.  Of their first 21 games only 4 are on the road!!! Talk about an incredible head start to begin the season!  I always hold the belief that the first month of the season is critical to setting a tone for the remainder of the season.  Therefore, I consider the Lakers schedule an unfair advantage on their behalf.  I guess the real reason why it stings so much is the fact that the Kings have started, what seems like, every season in memory on a road trip.  Does anyone else find this a little hard to swallow??

  With all the talk of a needed BIG to back up Hawes and the total lack of want for Beno with the addition of Tyreke and Sergio, I thought I would toss out another wannabe GM trade scenario.  Currently, Charlotte has 4 centers on their roster...Chandler, Diop, Mohammad, and Ajinca...clearly more than playing time will allow.  My amateur idea is to trade Beno for Diop (a serviceable shot blocking, rebounding big with little offensive skill).  They have virtually identical contracts...which really doesn't dissolve Beno's cash commitment.  Not sure if Charlotte would want Beno, but they are going to have a hard time keeping both Felton and Augustin happy, therefore Beno could be their backup if they were to let go of one of those young talents.  Again, I'm just throwing this out there for conversion during the doldrums of August.  This is my first post, by the way, so be kind :)

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