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01-24-2013, 10:26 AM | #1126 |
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If I was ESPN or TNT I would give Phil Jackson a huge paycheck to do color on the next Lakers game. I know I would be watching
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01-24-2013, 10:31 AM | #1127 |
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Can we just skip to a Spurs/Thunder final in the West and the Heat in the East?
regular season seems pointless
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01-24-2013, 10:44 AM | #1129 |
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eh, there were many on here ready to hand the trophy to the lakers dreamteam after they acquired Howard and Nash.
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01-24-2013, 10:46 AM | #1130 |
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Paper champs have never meant shit. Looks great on paper, but that shit is ugly basketball. I sure hope Dwights still vry hurt, because dude absolutely sucks on offense. Almost Dennis Rodman bad.
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Jim Buss has hired 2 coaches, and both coaches are the horrible fits for the Lakers. You're right. On paper this team should be the best in the league. That's until Buss steps in.
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A lot thought that before the season began. I thought they might be better than anyone with the exception of the Heat. I don't think it's all coaching though. Kobe isn't used to playing with a traditional point guard. They are old and slow. That is glaringly obvious now. Howard isn't a true post up presence and just lacks effort. Gasol isn't the same player he was 4 years ago, and Nash is just old. Add a horrible bench, and I think they are far from the most talented team in the league. D'Antoni is about the worst selection they could have made, but there are other factors. Phil because he knows how to deal with personalities would have been the only one to get this team near a title, but I don't think even he could do it.
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The NBA is a game of speed, athleticism, and 3 point shooting right now. The Lakers have matchup problems against too many teams. Five years ago they might have been crushing it.
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I have a hard time believing Kobe/Nash/Dwight and Gasol is better than LeBron/Wade/Bosh and Allen...even on paper.
Maybe 5 years ago. |
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