Adam Morrison will try to develop his NBA game in Los Angeles, which has been famously accepting of eccentrics and men with thin mustaches.

It just might be the best thing that's happened to Adam Morrison since he left Gonzaga after leading the nation in scoring and weeping during his junior season.

Besides being the No. 3 overall pick of the 2006 NBA draft, not a whole lot has gone right for post-Zags Morrison, who was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers by the Charlotte Bobcats along with guard Shannon Brown on Saturday in exchange for former SuperSonic Vladimir Radmanovic.

And as Morrison bids adieu to the Bobcats, Larry Brown and Tobacco Road and goes west in search of his AWOL game, we ponder the future for him and his notorious mustache out in the land of celluloid heroes.

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Morrison, 24, has yet to fulfill expectations on the NBA court. Things just haven't fallen into place ever since the Zags came from ahead to lose in gut-wrenching fashion in the NCAA round of 16.

We hate to make gratuitous fun of Morrison, because he's a diabetic and all, and he's already taken his share of public pillorying for his emotional breakdown with Gonzaga's exit still in progress. But he makes more than $4 million per annum, which is a pretty fat paycheck for a guy averaging 4.5 points a game. Scoring, after all, was supposed to be his game.

So, in case you forgot ...

Could L.A. be the salvation for Morrison?

At least he won't be on any pressure to produce with Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and the Lakers, who own the Western Conference's best record. The trade story in the Los Angeles Times suggests won't even play much for a while. So the pressure should be off.

And he should be happy, as he reportedly was eager to escape Charlotte, where nomadic coach Larry Brown rolled into town and failed to be impressed by Morrison's defense, his erratic shooting or his mustache.

Speaking of which ... The best thing about Adam Morrison joining Showtime is that the out-there glitterati in L.A. have been traditionally amenable to eccentrics of all stripes.

And it's been a veritable hotbed for guys with pencil thin mustaches. Sure, Morrison's oft-lampooned facial hair is a ramshackle embarrassment when compared to the trim look of an Errol Flynn or Clark Gable, but he shouldn't have to apologize anymore for being a funny-looking guy.

And that could make all the difference.

Errol Flynn, Clark Gable and William Powell all hit it big in Tinseltown despite their less-than-manly mustaches.

It's not certain that Phil Jackson appreciates the thespian talents of William Powell, who really was wonderful with Myrna Loy in the "Thin Man" series, but he might have a hunch that Morrison and his mustache might yet develop into the type of player who will hit a big 3-pointer in a critical situation during the playoffs.

And the Lakers will be going to the playoffs, a destination the Bobcats aren't likely to see anytime soon.

“He was a prolific scorer in college," Jackson said. "After a devastating injury, he really hasn’t had a chance to develop as a player yet.” Jackson said. “He’s a real good spot-up shooter.”

And so, though I've never been a big Jimmy Buffett fan (but have secretly liked this song for a while), I offer up "Pencil Thin Mustache" as a tribute to you, Adam Morrison.

May you play well and prosper in the shadow of Hollywood.