For Laker fans, it's so far been a day of disappointment. The team was this close to acquiring Marcus Banks, but Mitch Kupchak just couldn't pull the trigger on the blockbuster trade. Will whiffing on Banks haunt the Lakers in June? I fear the worst, my friends.

Blot out your dismay with alcohol upon any mention of:

• Nate Robinson,
• The Five-Buck Box (which, I am told, rocks),
• "Hand down, man down," LeBron James (by Doug Collins),
• Paul Pierce being one of the best shooters ever, or
• Antawn Jamison.

Go ahead. Pour out your feelings.