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Now_Im_Not_Banned:
Lakers definitely haven't made any huge improvements roster-wise from last season (other than the coach change, of course), but it's not how the roster looks that counts, it's how the roster comes together under its coach to play. I believe the Lakers will shock everyone with a huge improvement and even a high spot in the playoff seeding at the end of this coming season...People saying the Lakers need another superstar, or some more "impact players"...But if you look at the starting 5 line-up, it seems like it could definitely work:

Kobe Bryant....Sasha Vujacic/Tierre Brown
Devean George...Smush Parker/Tony Bobbit/Von Wafer
Lamar Odom.....Jumain Jones/Luke Walton/Laron Profit
Kwame Brown.....Brian Grant/Brian Cook/Slava Medvadenko/Ronny Turiaf
Chris Mihm.....Andrew Bynum


That's easily a better starting 5 than what the Lakers had last season...You see, what the Lakers really need is to MOST OF ALL streghnthen their bench. Then maybe add a point guard who can play and improve on the center position...The center position is already being worked on, as ya'll see the Lakers have some big-men potential in Chris Mihm, Kwame Brown, and Andrew Bynum, who are all being developed. So you can put that one aside. Now all the Lakers need is to replace some of the bums on their bench with some hard working athletes who want to win. Then maybe add a point guard, like, lets say Derek Fisher. Now, add the fact that the team's being coached by Phil Jackson, and you've got yourself some serious contenders...I really believe the potential is being overlooked and that some magic is about to happen in LA...But only time will tell.

wcsoldier:
Turiaf is out. By the way Tex Winter is back with Phil  8). About results I think we can make the playoffs but a spot above the 6th doesn't seem realistic for me regarding the roster. Though the season is far from the beginnin, plus like you said some players (Mihm for example) can improve with Phil

acbaylove:
Last year it was been one of them season where nothing worked. I doubt the Lakers can make a worse season than the last one, for real. We played with no defence at all, allowing opponents to score almost 102 points per game, a scandalous statistic (in the last 10 games, where we collapsed, opponents scored almost 113 points per game!!!!!). With Phil back, obviously we will not see those stats again, so that's enought to make us a better team. We can def reach at least the #8 spot, i'm sure about it. But we have to work a lot, and we need to make other trades. But i'm pretty optimistic next year we will do better. Not that it's so hard anyway.

wcsoldier:

--- Quote from: ACB on August 09, 2005, 03:21:38 AM ---Last year it was been one of them season where nothing worked. I doubt the Lakers can make a worse season than the last one, for real. We played with no defence at all, allowing opponents to score almost 102 points per game, a scandalous statistic (in the last 10 games, where we collapsed, opponents scored almost 113 points per game!!!!!). With Phil back, obviously we will not see those stats again, so that's enought to make us a better team. We can def reach at least the #8 spot, i'm sure about it. But we have to work a lot, and we need to make other trades. But i'm pretty optimistic next year we will do better. Not that it's so hard anyway.

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about tradin we absolutely  need a PG

acbaylove:
^ We still have a MLE and a LLE, so i aint worried about it.

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