Unfortunately, Mr. Chad Ford was only willing to get through one Lakers related question today, and it wasn’t even directly related to the Lakers. O’ well, here it is anyway.

Rodney-O (Fresno, CA): Wat’s crakin’C-Ford? Wat is your opinion on Hollinger seating the Lakers as #3 in his rankings I mean come on I know they fumbled the ball a little so to speak and lost 5 games but They have to be number one right now. My Christmas was a good one thanks to the LAKERS but my MLK Jr. day will be a good one as well when they hand Lebron a loss not because Lebron aint good I mean he’s the 2nd greatest player in the NBA behind Kobe but The C’s and The Cavs are not deep enough to contest with the LAKERS. Well thats my feelings Wat do u think? Who’s your champion come June?

Chad Ford: Still going with the Lakers. They hit a bit of a rough patch, but then the beat the Cs on Christmas day. I think three teams have a legit shot at a title, Cleveland, Boston and LA. But my money is still on LA.