Lakers: The Lakers: what's their issues and are they fixable?

[DMC]

Few issues:

1. Kobe isn't going to ever play team ball and this team is now built around that concept.

2. Neither Kobe nor Howard will follow Mike's instructions. The rest of the team other than Nash will be in limbo.

3. The team would certainly lose if they did follow Mike's instructions but they would win a few more games in the regular season.

4. No bench whatsoever.

[Mel_13]

Few issues:

1. Kobe isn't going to ever play team ball and this team is now built around that concept.

2. Neither Kobe nor Howard will follow Mike's instructions. The rest of the team other than Nash will be in limbo.

3. The team would certainly lose if they did follow Mike's instructions but they would win a few more games in the regular season.

4. No bench whatsoever.

140 million dollars just doesn't buy what it used to.

[Ace]

Turnovers and no team chemistry - Can be fixed with Nash's return and more time together
Hack-a-Dwight on one end and not able to get stops on the other- Obviously not much can be done about Dwight unless the rules change. MWP should be traded, he's just to slow on D and takes many bad shots.
Too much Kobe ball - not much needed to say there.

Nash coming back could help turn things around but without a trade, the Lakers perimeter D will never allow them out the West. Well having a coach who doesn't care for defense won't help.

[TrainOfThought5]

O'Antoni is so desperate for a win that Kobe has played 43 minutes each of the past two games. Both losses. That's basically all you need to know.

holy . I didnt know it was that desperate.

[baseline bum]

Nash coming back could help turn things around but without a trade, the Lakers perimeter D will never allow them out the West. Well having a coach who doesn't care for defense won't help.

But Kobe is too old and washed up to get anything good back in trade. Don't really see where LA goes tbh.

[ElNono]

But Kobe is too old and washed up to get anything good back in trade. Don't really see where LA goes tbh.

Plus Kobe has a no-trade clause

[baseline bum]

Plus Kobe has a no-trade clause

$30 million, 30 shots a night, and 34 years of age is enough of a no-trade clause alone; not sure why the snitch had to negotiate that second one into his contract.

[DMC]

$30 million, 30 shots a night, and 34 years of age is enough of a no-trade clause alone; not sure why the snitch had to negotiate that second one into his contract.

Preach it

[Richie]

Watching them vs the Cavs, Kobe is putting up good numbers on efficient shooting, but nobody else is involved. Kobe dribbles in to the post, hits an impressive turn around fade away jumper but everyone else is just standing around watching him.

It's actually ridiculous that they have such bad transition D. As soon as Kobe gets the ball they know he's shooting it, Metta and Duhon might as well be standing on their own free throw line in case he misses.