[RJ 21]

Originally Posted by krishanson

The Lakers are good but, you won't beast. Not in the west. It'll be a dog fight because all the teams are getting better as well. But we'll see. I don't see the Lakers being as good as some people say... like 70 wins. ha ya right. Try in the 50's... If you're extremely lucky, low 60's.
The Lakers are full of roll players and that is a key factor. I think Bynum is a little overrated at this point. He had 1/2 of a good year and everyone is flippin out. Who knows though. I think he's really talented and has potential but not like how some people say.

The beautiful things is that we don't need Bynum for scoring, though. That's the thing that makes this team so great. He is only going to anchor our defense and provide 10+ rebounds a night. Plus, Kobe can run the pick n roll with Pau... If the defense doubles, Pau will roll. If the defense stays home, whoever is guarding Bynum will have to step up to stop Kobe, so that means a lob pass to Bynum. If not, whoever is guarding Lamar/Derek will have to stop the ball, and that means a wide open shot or a drop pass to a cutting Lamar. This team is going to murder from every angle. Analysts and commentators are already raving about the offensive juggernauts that are the Lakers, but next year is when we'll really show how good we are. I stand by my words... we are going to BEAST.

Originally Posted by tmac_for_MVP

Lol, are you serious? As well as the Hornets are doing you think that way? Dude, wake up, the Hornets are a young team and they can only get better. I agree that the Lakers could be insanely strong next season, but I don't see Boston being better than the Hornets.

And we're... Old? lawlz. Kobe is 29. Pau is 26. Bynum is 20. Bynum is going to develop even more this summer, yet he was already third in the NBA in efficiency per 48 before he got hurt. The sky isn't the limit. That's aiming too low.