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Originally Posted by dalakhani
Get a grip snipe. Orlando got worse. They added a chemistry killer and lost their second best player. The addition of Jefferson was good but it still doesnt address a couple of basic matchup problems the spurs have with the lakers and thats in the post. The lakers are simply too big for them now and duncan isnt getting any younger. Cleveland adds shaq...it will be interesting to see what 37-38 year old shaq can do for them. Time has told us that adding ancient centers to a contender doesnt work. Denver isnt better than the lakers and adding a backup point guard isnt going to do it. Boston is viable and the opinion that they are better is at least debatable.
You are too good of a gambler to let your personal feelings dictate these bad opinions.
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I have Orlando third in the east, I hate Vince Carter (was actually a Nets fan until they acquired him) but there is no denying he has talent and his career playoff numbers are pretty impressive. At the very least a lineup of Nelson, Carter, Lewis, Turkoglu, and Howard is incredibly dangerous. We'll see how they all coexist.
I think with the Lakers you are failing to discount how significant this season will be with Kobe hitting 1000 career games (even ignoring the postseason). Even the ultra-durable Garnett hit the 1000 game dropoff in durability and he's had nowhere near the number of playoff games of Kobe (175 to 73).
Denver is a really good team and they will be ahead of the Lakers next year even if they return intact which is highly unlikely. Most likely either Ariza or Odom is gone.