Andrew Bynum=No Championship

[Cannon Shell]

They have no guards. Bynum is just a luxury item anyway.

Way to go out on a limb there predicting who will not win a championship.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

They have no guards. Bynum is just a luxury item anyway.

Seconded.
Most importantly they have no PG.
And its wearing Kobe down.

If the Lakers win the Championship
with this team Kobe should will be declared
God.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Seconded.
Most importantly they have no PG.
And its wearing Kobe down.

If the Lakers win the Championship
with this team Kobe should will be declared
God.

When have they ever had a point guard since kobe has been there? An ancient gary payton is the closest they came and they diddnt win a title with him.

Again, you don't need a traditional Point guard in the triangle. Jackson's teams never have one.

The Lakers will be rid of Odom after this year. I might disown them if they keep him.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

The Lakers will be rid of Odom after this year. I might disown them if they keep him.

They won't be able to afford him. Luxury tax will kill them if they do. Interesting to look at the cap situations for these teams.

http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=9168

[IrishofNDMan]

I don't understand why you guys think it would be so crazy if the Lakers won it all this year, as a fan im pretty confident that they will and they should have no problem doing so. The supporting cast Kobe has is 10 times better than that of Lebron and the Cavs. Give me Gasol and Odom over any of the players Lebron has.

[IrishofNDMan]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

The Lakers will be rid of Odom after this year. I might disown them if they keep him.

Come on coach, we are both Lakers fans and this year I have actually been a big Odom fan, I love the way he has played.

On a side note, when is the last time that Sasha has hit a shot????? Everytime he shoots I am expecting a miss now.

[Cannon Shell]

The Lakers guards are a problem. If you dont see that as a weakness I'm not sure what you are watching. Cleveland presents all kinds of matchup problems for the Lakers and they are a superior defensive team. If anyone wants to wager on the series please let me know.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The Lakers guards are a problem. If you dont see that as a weakness I'm not sure what you are watching. Cleveland presents all kinds of matchup problems for the Lakers and they are a superior defensive team. If anyone wants to wager on the series please let me know.

Lets do it. 100 bucks?

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

They have no guards. Bynum is just a luxury item anyway.

Its not like you really need traditional guards to play in the triangle anyway especially when you have kobe playing swing. You need guys that play defense and spot up shooters. The lakers "guards" play those roles perfectly. Ariza is long and athletic and Fisher hits big shot after big shot.

I don't see how any team can match up with the lakers. They are just too big and skilled up front for cleveland and denver. If jameer nelson would have stayed healthy, The length of lewis, turkoglu and Howard would have made for some interesting matchups in a match vs. orlando. And we saw last year what Garnett and company could do on the defensive end against LA's bigs.

Offensively, do you really think Gasol, Bynum and odom will have any problem with the likes of Nene, martin or kleiza? Really? Do you think they will have a problem with the likes of illgauskas, wallace or any other big Cleveland will shuffle in? If so, watch the two games the lakers played against them this season.

I agree with the previous poster though. If Bynum is unproductive in the championship, Cleveland will have a chance.