After watching last nights horrible game, in which LA almost lost to the Knicks, I've decided that something needs to be done about my team. For the past few weeks, my early Laker juggernaugts have slowly become a horrible excuse for a championship caliber team. Sure they have a nice record and all, but that matters little when titles come calling in June. There's only 3 teams in my mind that LA should measure themselves to, Boston, Cleveland and San Antonio, the rest are easy killings. So when games like last night arrive or like the one last week in Sacramento, I'm quick to start in on "what the fuck?", that should not happen. Ever!!!
No disrespect to New York or Sacramento, they are both quality teams moving in the right directions, but for LA to move forward and become the leagues best, sloppy games and easy losses to teams on the balance of mediorcrity should never happen. However, I do realize that from time to time games like this will arise for any team, no matter how talented, but come on 3 games in 2 weeks (the Indiana loss), somethings gotta give. So then, here's my solution.
LA needs to make a trade for a veteran, rebounding, defending big man, they need another precense who can do some dirty work and be a force in the locker room. Outside of Fish and Kobe this team is young, and at times too young. Young teams never win in the NBA, and this team certainly hasn't shown me that this season will be any different. If the finals were to replay today, Boston would woop these boys in 4, quick and easy. There's no swagger, no hustle, no "we're going to kill you guys tonight" attitude. I see it from Kobe, he looked mighty pissed last night going into the locker room at halftime, but outside of him the rest of the team seemed okay with their poor start and the 15 point deficit, as if they knew they could turn it on in the second half. Luckily they won the game, but barely. I do commend them for that, they could have easily sat back and taken this game on the chin, but they didn't, so kudos to them for that, but to be honest it should never have been this close. I say trade Odom for a player or two who can come in and do some dirty work, they have enough scoring and such. To be honest the players I would rid the team of would be Odom, Radmanovic and to some extent Walton. All three are pansies when the games get close. They need a David Lee type player, a Udonis Haslem, a Linas Kleiza or Andres Nocioni or Jeff Foster. They need some frontline help, fuck go get Marcus Camby. Their best lineup I believe is:
Fish, Kobe, Ariza, Gasol and Bynum
with a bench of
Farmar, Vujacic, and two other guys to replace Odom and Radmanovic.
Bynum is too young and soft to be their savior on defense, he needs help. Mitch has done a great job with this team, I just hope he realizes that ridding Odom soon for a defensive minded player will greatly help this team, offense they have, defense is what they need.
later
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