[Senator Clay Davis]

For one, I don't view the Lakers as locks for anything. The last time they brought a vet in to win a ring it failed. OKC is still a better team at least for next year, and San Antonio is probably right there with them. And then there's the X-Factor with Nash: How good will he be without that world class training staff in Phoenix who really helped keep his back problems to a minimum. The Lakers have a good staff but nothing like Phoenix's.