Heisler: How this eagerly-awaited Lakers season turned into such a pileup

One word described the start of the Lakers’ season with the arrival of LeBron James as the first of a new wave of stars in the long-awaited … but still deferred … return to greatness:
Confusing.
Now, in the stretch run, another word suggests itself:
Trainwreck.
On one hand, they expected to not only return to the playoffs, but to challenge Golden State, with in-the-loop Kobe Bryant explaining that they brought in all-around, switch-everything defenders like Rajon Rondo and La