Bull . Failure is not meeting expectations. Every team in the league sets out to win a ring, but the realistic goals aren't nearly as lofty. Realistically they want a good showing, not a huge dropoff, not disappoint every fan they have, not go s up in the post season. That's how it went for the Spurs. Can't say the same for LA.
No, your failure was all season and into the post season. The 1st round was the PERIOD on yougotdestroyedPERIOD and yet you've spent 100x more time on here discussing that 28 seconds than the entire season of the Lakers.
Apples and oranges, bro... don't brush that truth aside with the "you mad, talk to the hand" retort.