Chris Mihm talks about where he sees the Lakers headed this season

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Lakers’ center Chris Mihm talked about coming back from his ankle injury during the 2006 season and where he sees the Lakers headed this season, stating that his take on NBA star and teammate Kobe Bryant’s recent troubles with the team’s front office stems from a drive to win and a concern for the entire team as opposed to him making trouble. “I think, in his mind, he was just trying to show concern, that he wanted to make sure that we changed some things up on this team to try to make this a better squad and have the pieces that we do have mesh better,” Mihms said of Bryant. “That’s the way I always looked at it and I honestly don’t foresee a lot of problems with it. I think Kobe’s always been a professional. I think we’ll come in, go through training camp and it’ll be another one of these things that will be forgotten in time.”

Mihms, who was traded to the Lakers three years ago from the Boston Celtics and averaged 10.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game before he was laid up with an ankle injury in 2006. He hopes to jump back into the 2008 season in the same fashion as he left off and his prediction for the year is optimistic, he said. “I love this team that we have here,” Mihms said. “I agree, there were some pieces that needed to be moved around, but I love this team.  I love the coaching staff that we have.  This organization wants to win. I have no doubt about that.” If you haven’t secured your Lakers tickets for this season, do it now! Visit Stubhub.com for all the latest deals and scheduling.

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