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The similarities are uncanny.
A fed-up Lakers superstar whose frustrations boiled over in Salt Lake City.
An overthinking head coach misreading the situation and causing paralysis by analysis.
And a loaded Lakers team underachieving and suffocating in an offense that completely negates their individual talents.
Is it any wonder Mike Brown just met the same fate as Paul Westhead?
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