Lakers fading fast

I didn't expect too much from the Lakers this year, but they got off to a very good start with all those home games and things were looking pretty good. Then the injuries started and although they hung in there, right before the all-star break, they really hit the skids. They lost too many of their big men, plus with Luke Walton out of the lineup, they didn't have as many good passers. I think the lack of an experienced point guard also hurt at that point. It looked better when Lamar Odom came back, as he slowly got to where he was, but now he's out again and even though the Lakers are in sixth place, I think they are going to continue to fade. If Luke Walton gets back in the lineup and plays well, they may pick it up a little bit, but otherwise I don't see them moving up.