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Embracing the spotlight BY JESSICA GROVES | features staff writer
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Caroline Montgomery spends time in New York City doing modeling work during her breaks from Virginia Tech. She currently works for VTTV while at school.
From Big Apple to Blacksburg, communication student balances different jobs in front of and behind the camera In theory, VTTV entertainment director Caroline Montgomery received her education before studying at Virginia Tech. After graduating high school, she spent time getting comfortable in front of the lens as a commercial model in New York City. “It was really scary at first to be only 18, just getting out of high school and moving up to New York without knowing anyone,” Montgomery said. “I had a boyfriend at the time too, so I was getting myself into a long distance relationship and
leaving behind all of my friends who were going to college.” Montgomery, who is now a junior communication major, packed up from her home in Hampton, Va. and spent a year with Click Model Management. For a year she grew roots in New York and built her portfolio by working as a catalogue model. “At 5’8” I’m not tall enough to be considered high fashion,” Montgomery said, “So a lot of my work was beauty shots — hands, face, hair, wedding shoots and everyday lifestyle things. I got to work with these
well-known photographers too. I didn’t get paid for that, but it looks good to have worked with them and to get their constructive criticism.”
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I was drawn to it because I could use my skills to benefit the community.” Caroline Montgomery VTTV entertainment director
Ironically, being the subject of a photograph is what sparked
her interest in multimedia journalism. “When I first came to Tech and started exploring the options in communication, I definitely noticed broadcast journalism,” Montgomery said. “I’ve acted in short films, so I’m also interested in acting, and broadcast is a job where I can put those skills to use on camera. I was drawn to it because I could use my skills to benefit the community.” Montgomery has garnered still photography, video and broadcast knowledge while studying at Tech. While she said she never dreamed of becoming a Hokie, Montgomery was never see BROADCAST / page two
Romney addresses business in Roanoke
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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speaks at the University of Miami on October 31, 2012. He was in Roanoke, Va. on Thursday morning.
Gov. Romney comments on President Obama’s proposal of appointing a Secretary of Business if re-elected DONAL MURPHY news reporter
Republican Candidate Mitt Romney continued campaigning on Thursday at Roanoke. The event was held outside of a window and door factory. There, Romney criticized President Barrack Obama for his suggestion of adding a "secretary of business."
"(Obama) came up with an idea last week, which is he's going to create the department of business," Romney said during the event. "I don't think adding a new chair in his Cabinet will help add millions of jobs on Main Street." "We don't need a secretary of business to understand business; we need a president who understands business, and I do," he added. "That's why I will be able to get this economy
going. This isn't the time for small measures. This is a time for greatness. This is a time for big change, for real change." He also reflected on Obama's economic policies, claiming they led to three million more women in poverty and 15 million more people on food stamps during his four years as president. Joanne Peters, a spokesperson for the Obama campaign, commented on Romney's ideas. "The idea that Mitt Romney would help businesses grow as president
doesn’t match his record or his policies," Peters said. "Romney’s plan could raise taxes on as many as 30 million small business owners to pay for his $250,000 tax cuts for multi-millionaires, and independent economists agree his plans would do nothing to create jobs and could slow our recovery." Former President Bill Clinton will be visiting Roanoke on Saturday to campaign for Obama. Follow this writer on Twitter: @HokieRealist
news staff writer Tonight, Virginia Tech’s second annual dance marathon will take place to fundraise for the Children’s Miracle Network. All proceeds from the event will go directly to Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Va., a local CMN hospital serving 36 counties. The six-hour dance marathon, called V-Thon, will be held from 5-11 p.m. in Squires Commonwealth Ballroom. Dance Marathon at VT, a student organization that raises money for the children and families of Carilion Clinic, organized the event. V-Thon honors the children at the hospital and celebrates accomplishments of the year. To accomplish this, numerous student volunteers have been working to fundraise and increase awareness about V-Thon. Allison Wolf, head of V-Thon’s Internal Affairs committee, has been a top fundraiser for the event so far. “Last year we raised just over $8,000 and this year we’re hoping to break the $12,000 mark, so my motivation was just to try to contribute as much as I could,” the sophomore accounting and finance major said. “I’ve been reaching out to family members and friends to see if they would support me.” Wolf encourages students not only to register for the dance, but also to gather friends to create teams for the event. Once there, V-Thon will place dancers into morale teams to keep the excitement and energy going. In addition to dancing together, these groups will also have the opportunity to participate in games and competitions against other teams for prizes. V-Thon Co-Director Caroline Gimenez, a senior mathematics major, worked to promote V-Thon around campus to increase fundraising. “Last year we had about 200 people come out to the event, so we’re hoping to have at least that many this year,” she said. “We’re also focusing on getting people to stay for the whole time, because it really is a lot of fun and it means a lot to the kids and their families.” At the event, there will be games, free food, entertainment, raffles and, of course, lots of dancing. “There will be face painting, photo booths, cornhole, and a bunch of other fun games. We’ll also have performers at the event. The High Techs and the cheerleaders will be there. There will also be a performance by the Parkour club,” Gimenez said. Several local children and families that CMN has helped in the past will also be at V-Thon to share their stories about their illness, treatment and recovery. For Gimenez and Wolf, seeing these kids is the best and most rewarding part of the event. “You’ll get to hear their stories and know exactly who you’re helping,” Wolf said. “You can’t help but just think what great things the money really is going towards.” “Our motto is ‘FTK:’ for the kids. And everything we do is for the kids, so actually getting to see them and hang out with them is the best part for me,” Gimenez said. V-Thon is open to all Tech students and members of the community. The $10 registration fee includes a T-shirt, all-youcan-eat food and live entertainment. “If anyone’s reading this, they should come (tonight); we’ll take registration up until the day of — you can walk up and come in,” Wolf said. To register for or learn more about V-Thon, visit www.dancemarathon.org. vt.edu. Follow this writer on Twitter: @rarobertson93
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destined for a life away from cameras. “I went to New York with no idea of what I wanted to do, and that made me okay with taking a year off,” Montgomery said. “I met kids at Tech who knew all their lives where they wanted to go and I had no idea. I talked with my counselor and she said communication was something I’d like.” Montgomery said she was surprised to fall in love with Blacksburg and the opportunities it offered her. “I never thought in a million years that I’d go to Tech. I’ve always wanted a degree, there was never a question of me getting it, it was just when. I am so glad that I chose to model when I did; it was the best year of my life. I could have easily lost sight of my dream and never done it.” Montgomery is currently focusing on earning her bachelor’s degree. Putting modeling on the back burner for a couple of years wasn’t difficult, she said, because she experienced a year where she lived her dream. Although she is proud of her accomplishments in the modeling industry, Montgomery said she often hides her model status, especially when she is presenting herself as a journalist. “Anytime the modeling thing came up or a friend said I was a model, everyone assumed that I didn’t eat or that I was very concerned with looks,” Montgomery said. “They thought that was it, that I didn’t care about school or reading.” Misconceptions like that are the reason that she puts such a focus on her
degree and her work as an anchor. “Sometimes when you’re proud of something people will spin it in a negative light,” Montgomery said. “I act different when I’m a model; I become a different person. The same thing happens when I’m working.” In her freshman year, Montgomery launched into a career in broadcast journalism.
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She’s definitely making things happen; she has a big role.” Carlos Waters VTTV social media director
She approached VTTV and started reporting after their visual storytelling method drew her in. She is now the national news anchor for Tech Tonight and produces a show called “Weekly WTF?!” Carlos Waters, social media director for VTTV and a junior communication major, said Montgomery’s efforts have revitalized the entertainment section of the show. “Last year, the entertainment section wasn’t really happening,” Waters said. “The director didn’t make an honest effort to get news shows going and get people involved. It didn’t really exist. Caroline has two shows: Entertainment Tech and Hokie Happenings. She’s definitely making things happen; she has a big role.” As a producer for VTTV, Montgomery balances a
variety of responsibilities on her straight shoulders. She writes the scripts and handles all the promotion for her show. In addition, she directs for entertainment, bringing together a department of 30 people to produce content. “I got involved (in) my sophomore year without any real broadcast knowledge,” Montgomery said, “I found a really great, supportive group of people at VTTV who taught me to edit, to use a camera and to use Final Cut Pro, and I fell in love with it.” Since then, Montgomery has taken a range of classes in the communication department, and has chosen to specialize in electronic and print journalism. Her pursuit of a degree in communication has allowed her to build on the skills she learned at VTTV. Even though she began modeling before she began pursuing a career in journa lism, Montgomer y said neither profession comes naturally to her. “Modeling is a lot harder than most people think,” Montgomery said. “But anchoring is challenging as well. Modeling is what you can express
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through your face; you don’t use words. Anchoring is all about what you say — you do have to look nice on camera, but anchoring is about word choice.” Montgomery emphasizes the importance of passion when it comes to her modeling career and her career in journalism. Waters said her professionalism and eagerness are evident in her work. “Caroline’s the kind of person that can take a creative project and really make it feel special,” Waters said. “From her acting to her years behind the camera, she has formed a lot of good ideas about production that we might now have seen before.” Montgomery can attribute most of her successes to choice. Every step of her journey into the professional world has been deliberate for her. “It’s hard to think back to New York and how alive I felt,” Montgomery said. “How into my dreams I was — but that’s something I’m on a journey to find and translate into a career. Virginia Tech has done a really good job of offering me that.”
CORRECTION In “Rivalry with UVa turns blood red,” (CT-Nov. 1) the crimson war blood drive is sponsored by the Interfraternity Council with VA Blood services. The American Red Cross is not involved with this blood drive. The Collegiate Times regrets this error. -Erin Chapman, Public Editor
Anonymous: If you can't do high school level
math (ie. MATH 1525) then you do not deserve to be at this university. Go to community college, then transfer when you are able to do college level work.
Anon: Very very few colleges require incoming freshman to have already taken calculus. VT does have a higher math standard than many top line universities because it requires an Algebra II credit that many schools don't. For example only 3 schools in the ACC require the last time I checked. NC State, VT, and GT. Anonymous: I'm kind of wondering why everybody thinks this is a whine, I just find this to be an embellished opinion. 99.9% = embellisheda few miles = embellished (if you've never walked there, taking the bus makes it feel a bit more of a distance than it actually is)As for the opinion itself, I thought it was pretty accurate, although I think the comments on the tutors was a bit harsh. They are human you know. Anonymous: 1017 feet from the closest point on
campus1.18 miles from the most distant dormShow me "a few miles" please.
Anonymous: It is really ignorant to think that if
you are not good at math, then you cannot come to Virginia Tech. The writer is obviously an English buff, and there are many students with many different talents here. That's what makes the school great. It would be completely one dimensional if everyone here was just a math person.
Anonymous: It is definitely not the best way one can learn math but given the current state and government aid, the Empo is one good resource. Don't whine about "not being able to teach yourself", now-a-days you do most of the stuff on your own anyways. Plus, there is the help center right IN the Empo with real people who can teach you also, if you didn't know. You, as freshman, probably haven't developed an efficient way to study. Raise your cup, write down the steps to get to the problem and PRACTICE! You don't need to fully understand. After all, all these classes are just requirements, right? Oh, and that 99.9% that regret taking the class at the Empo are probably people who thought, "oh, it's a class on a computer? Easy stuff", not quite. As someone already said, Empo math classes are gimmies compared to actual classroom, Calculus, Math Proofs, etc. classes.
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orrow money if you have to, from your parents,” the ever innovative Governor Romney suggests. But if this isn’t an option for you, chances are you’ll have to pick up a student loan, and you wouldn’t be the only one; 9.4 million students took advantage of the Pell Grant last year. The Federal Pell Grant is a program aiding lower-income students in financing a college education. The grants don’t have to be repaid and they serve as a foundation for students’ tuition. If college students are forced to watch political ads before YouTube videos, we should at least pay attention to an issue that matters to us: affordable education. Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan has suggested a budget that would severely diminish the Pell Grant, lowering the eligible income level and freezing the maximum amount at $5,500 (While Obama insisted on a 1.5 percent increase) despite rising tuition costs. While Romney stated on a Spanish-language TV station last month he disagrees with his running mate on his suggested amendments to the Pell Grant, that he would have the grants fluctuate with inflation, the good governor is infamous for being fickle with his stance on social issues and being vague on his plans for progress. With a capricious economy and a 7.8 percent unemployment rate, education is a fundamental part of our nation. With cruel and competitive job markets you’re almost lost in a sea of applications without a notable degree. If we take away the means for lower-income students to pay for education, we take away eligible applicants for jobs and we will certainly add to the number of unemployed. An intriguing aspect of Obama’s federal student loan plan is the “pay as you earn” idea, which would allow monthly federal student loan repayment as 10 percent of monthly disposable income.
While this concept is a seemingly decent plan, it is my amateur opinion that the pay rate should be higher. If the government is helping students obtain degrees, students should be willing to pay it back in bulkier chunks. This might not be accommodating for employees with lowerincome jobs, but if the government is going to put more money into your education, then you should as well. As state coffers run dry, publicly aided universities have no other choice than to raise tuition. The number of students using the Pell Program has risen by 52 percent since 2008 and more and more students are in need of aid each year. Of the 2011 college graduates, 66 percent are carrying student loan debt, with an average of $26,000 per graduate, according to a report released this month by the Institute for College Access and Success. American students without the pull from their parents’ purse strings deserve quality education just as much as kids from upperclass families do. By allotting more funds for the Pell Grant and putting the “pay as you go” approach into effect, students who don’t have disposable income can hopefully get a degree, get a job, and help the economy. Obama has education high on his list of priorities, for both he and the first lady were burdened with student debt after college. While Obama understands the value of education and the hardships of paying his own way, Romney was handed the money for two Harvard degrees on a silver platter. His views on financing for the modern student don’t apply to everyone. When you’re voting, remember to search for someone who can represent you; because he understands. KELSEY EDELMANN -regular columnist -junior -English major
lthough the student debt issue has been overshadowed this election cycle by many other issues, it remains a very important issue for college students wondering how they will pay off student loans. Student debt in this country has now exceeded $1 trillion; that’s more than the nation’s credit card debt. Being a volunteer on the campaign trail for much of this year, I have heard several college students ask questions along the lines of, “Who is going to help me pay off my student loans?” This is the first point that needs to be addressed when discussing this issue. Why are we looking at our presidential candidates and asking who can help pay off these loans? Since when did it become someone else’s responsibility? I would never want to deny anyone in this country the opportunity of higher education, but we cannot expect the government, or anybody else for that matter, to pay off our own loans. That completely misses the point of a “loan.” I, myself, have taken out loans for college, and will probably take out more if, and when, I am in graduate school. However, I have never on any occasion asked, “Which candidate can help me pay off my loans?” You see, my hope is that I can have a job after I’m finally done with schooling. This is one of the top reasons why I am supporting Governor Romney for president. With that job, I can pay off any loans I have taken out without asking for help from the government and American taxpayers. Under President Obama, the youth unemployment rate has risen dramatically. Today, the unemployment rate for those under 30 sits at 11.8 percent, much higher than the overall national unemployment rate. When asked about student debt, Romney is quick to point out these facts, and says he will help create an economic environment
where college graduates will be able to find a job. Being able to find a job upon graduation will help students pay off their loans and prevent them from going deeper into debt. Another idea Romney has put forth is reintroducing private lenders into the federal student loan market. The federal government has been handing out loans with little to no competition, resulting in high interest rates and many defaulted loans, and costing taxpayers billions of dollars. The Romney campaign argues reintroducing private competition would spur innovation and help prevent college students from borrowing more than they should. So although I was, at first, irritated by the question of “Who is going to help me pay off my student loans?” I now realize this is the mind set people are living with under Obama’s presidency. The government hands you a loan that, due to a lack of private lender competition, might not be the best loan for you and you might not be able to pay it back. Then, when you graduate and can’t find a job, it only makes sense the government and the taxpayers take on that burden instead of you, right? When only half of college graduates have jobs, an entitlement mind set is built to fill in the gaps. Under a Romney presidency, more graduates will be able to find jobs. Additionally, with private lenders, more loan options will be available so that students will be able to choose the loan that makes the most sense for them. At that point, the only person preventing you from paying off your loans is yourself. MATTHEW HURT -regular columnist -senior -political science and communication major
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She said: Take opportunity to sleep in he only thing better than having a snow day is planning for one. And those 32 minutes on Sunday night when the rest of Virginia Tech and I believed that we would not be attending classes the next morning, were some of the best snowplanning minutes of my life. Nothing I did that next day was particularly painful. What stung were the dreams of what I could have done — I was the freaking Jay Gatsby of snow days. All I could think about was how I was going to do that thing where you plan to sleep in. But then I would end up waking up early and fully rested while everyone else was still sleeping and sit watching the snow fall while I drank coffee that was too strong. I was going to make ugly crepes because I still don’t have the right kind of pan and the only time I think to buy one is when it’s snowing. But then it’s too hard to get to T.J. Maxx. I was going to eat them while
staring out my window and yelling mean things at that one stupid kid who decided to walk through the snow in my backyard, ruining the perfect, glittering effect. I was going to get bored and try to use a can of tuna to catch the poor, cold baby kitten that lives under my dumpster. I was going to be sad when I realized (again) the kitten doesn’t want to be caught. Then, since I was already out of the house, I was going to walk down the street to 7-Eleven for clove cigarettes and watch the smoke curl and hang in the air as I walked back. I was going to slide on icy patches in my non-snow boots, and look forlornly at the banks of snow while wishing I wasn’t a grown woman and still owned snow pants so I could play outside. I was going to play outside anyway. When my toes got too cold to feel, I was going to climb into an unreasonably hot shower until they
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came stinging back to life. I was going to keep standing there until I had wrinkly red lobster skin. I was going to stick my comforter in the dryer and then burrito myself on the couch for a Harry Potter movie marathon. I was going to fall asleep and wake up gripped with panic, thinking I’d overslept all of my classes. I was going to remember that it was nighttime and that I didn’t have classes, and then poke around my house doing everything but my homework. It was going to be beautiful. It was going to be glorious. It was going to be perfect, spontaneous, fun and — well honestly, probably not at all true. In all likelihood I was going to sit in bed al all day watching Netflix. But I’d d built it up in my head dammi it, and tthose episodes dammit, of “Buff ff y the V Vampire Slayer” weren’tt going tto watch themselves. Those 332 minutes of dreami ing and scheming were dreaming all for n aught. naught. Instea ad, all I got Instead, was a rregular egular d day of classes and work, w and a b oatload of boatload repress sed hop repressed hopes for the snow d day that w as nev was never meant tto o be.
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scanned my food shelf and this is what I saw: croutons, extra virgin olive oil and an empty McDonald’s cup. Things were looking grim. With Hurricane Sandy threatening Blacksburg with 1/2 an inch of snow and 29 milean-hour winds, preparation was key; with those kinds of conditions, who knew what could happen? I needed food. Kroger was a mad house. Everyone was frantically attacking the bottled water, canned veggies, and 24-packs of Natty Light with a fervor rarely seen. I quickly made my way to the scented candles. Rumors were abounding that power was out already in The Village and Terrace View, and I knew my house might very well be next. Light was needed, as well as the lilac scent to make my house smell all flowery and less like the body odor of grown men who can’t shower because there isn’t hot water. I got home and quickly made my house look like a seance was about to be performed with candles everywhere. I had food on my shelf and water bottles hidden beneath
my bed. I then went into the bathroom and filled the bathtub with hot water in case the storm turned into an apocalypse. I was almost ready for the impending doom of Sandy. Weeks ago, my roommates and I had decided being frugal was more important than things like warmth and comfort. So we had vowed not to turn on the heat until at least halfway into November. The blizzard was trying to speed up our schedule and we couldn’t let this happen. I ran into the yard and hastily started chopping wood for our fireplace. It may have been the last line of defense. Once wood chopping was finished, I returned inside and went to wash my face. I walked into my bathroom and saw something that will stick with me for the rest of my life. My roommate Evan was whistling a merry tune and taking a bath in the tub I had just cleaned and filled with hot water. I don’t know where he got the bubble mix from and didn’t think to ask either. I released a howl of de spa i r
and ran from the bathroom, desperate to get away from the image now burned into my retinas. Even without the bathtub full of water, I calmed myself down, telling myself that we would be ok. I had to be strong for my roommates, who were bordering near hysteria. Frankenstorm wouldn’t get the best of me. In all honesty though, the storm was pretty serious, and as images came rolling in from around the country, it was a bit scary. Although Sandy didn’t hit Blacksburg very hard, we’re sure to face some big snows come winter. Before every blizzard, be sure to prepare yourself for the worst. As the old saying goes, better safe than sorry. JAMES HARRIS - featured columnist - senior - history major
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Dual perspectives: NBA title favorite The Miami Heat haven’t slowed down since its NBA Championship run last season. The Los Angeles Lakers reloaded, but are off to a slow start. Who will take home the trophy come June?
LeBron, Wade will lead Miami again The NBA is a fickle beast. From year to year, it has become consistently tougher to find sustained success. That being said, a few teams have beaten the odds and have done so. The Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs are the three examples that initially come to mind. One team, however, is built to win multiple championships, and more importantly, win them now. As much as it pains many, the Miami Heat is the best team in the league. It has been over the past two seasons and it will be in this one too. The reasons behind this thinking are simple; the Heat have the best basketball player alive in LeBron James and flanking him are two top-15 players (Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh). Not only is the famous — or infamous, depending on where your allegiances lie — threesome an essential unit, but also its surrounding players have gotten better. Mario Chalmers proved in the playoffs last season he is more than competent enough to be
a starting point guard in the league, Mike Miller is always a threat to spread the floor and hit threes off the bench, and Shane Battier is a mismatch on the offensive end when playing power forward. Not to mention the addition of the league’s all-time three point shooter, and futureHall of Famer Ray Allen, and getting big men Joel Anthony and Udonis Haslem back healthy for the beginning of the season. As scary as it is to say, this is the deepest Miami team the league has seen in three years, with young players like Norris Cole only to develop more. Obviously the Heat plays its own mutant style of “small ball” — often playing three guards, James and Bosh at the same time — which can mean defensive issues. But James has finally shown not only the ability, but the will to play down low, dominating in the process. Centers have already had problems being pulled away from the basket, honoring Bosh’s midrange jump shot, and this season that will only get worse. At the end of the day, we are looking at a player who
could eventually be considered the best player ever. While it is not the case right now, if James can win a few more titles in a row while racking up triple doubles, scoring titles, MVP awards and fi nals MVP awards, there is a discussion. He is utterly un-guardable, taking smaller perimeter players to the post and taking forwards outside and driving by them. And even if someone is lucky enough to lock up James, will any team have the athleticism to guard him, Wade and Bosh? With the Oklahoma City Thunder’s trading James Harden and the potentially explosive relationship out west that is Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard, the Heat are by far the best choice to win the NBA title this season. Besides, who would ever bet against the best player in the world? BRIAN MARCOLINI -sports staff writer -senior -communication major
New-look Lakers have the right pieces There is a new force to be reckoned with in the west. Well not really new, as much as revitalized. Since I have been old enough to follow sports, the Lakers and Spurs have competed for the top spot in the Western Conference. It’s been a heavyweight battle with the occasional sprinkling in of a Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, or even maybe the Utah Jazz. The past two years the young-gunning Oklahoma City Thunder have risen to the next level, and frankly the Lakers are not okay with their two year hiatus from the Finals. Few teams in sports find the need to make serious change after a year or two of unsuccessful seasons. Don’t get me wrong, 85 percent of teams would consider what the Lakers did last year — winning their respective division — successful, but that’s what separates the elite from the rest in sports: demanding the
ultimate prize every year. The Lakers, who are never content when their fingers don’t gain a ring, went out this past offseason and acquired Steve Nash, Dwight Howard and Antawn Jamison. They want to win every year, and this one is no exception. To say the unit hasn’t quite meshed yet is a fair assertion, and perhaps a bit of an understatement at that. They are 0-2 thus far in the young stages of the season, but 0-10 when adding in the preseason. Their first loss was home to a Dirk Nowitzki-ess Mavericks team. Wednesday they fell to the Trailblazers despite their 106-point offensive performance. Everything that could have gone wrong so far for the new-look Lakers has, including Steve Nash leaving Wednesday night’s game early with a minor injury, but getting back to the big picture, it’s two games. Just like any newly
manufactured team, success takes time. Bryant is a top-five player in the league. Nash can facilitate and run an offense as well as any point man in the league. Howard, when healthy and fully dedicated like many expect him to be this year, is the best big man in the league. The Lakers will right their wrongs and it will happen soon. They will turn it around and they will bring success of the LA style back to the Staples Center. The talent is obviously there, the chemistry will develop, and they have the necessary experience to win in the playoffs. Come June, look out for the purple and gold to be making some noise.
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