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There are no threats except maybe Cleveland. Lakers will probably 3-peat.
Artest made your boy a volume shooter, huh?
tougheth lucketh.
There are no threats except maybe Cleveland. Lakers will probably 3-peat.
4 & 5 peat is a distinct probability.
Cle is in shambles, Boston is getting old & losing a few players probably, Orl is mentally weak & have Vince Carter. The east isnt gonna be as good next year & I dont see many teams in the west improving. We'll see where the free agents go.
Dude, you wouldn't have two-peated if we were healthy. You people can keep thinking we'll be injured forever, but that ain't reality. Reality bites.
The end of the world, Kobe's death, and/or Stern's passing are the biggest threats to the Lakers.
We don't know yet we gotta see what happen in offseason
Beat me to it. Lakers 4-peat and go up on the Celtics 18-17.... and 2012 the world crumbles and I die happy!
Sorry Cully... the Mayans have us cutting out short of the 5-peat! However, the symmetry is off the charts.... all the planets alligning and the Lakers passing the Celts.
Unfortunately I agree. All other contenders will have to build their teams fair and square. The Gasol trade changed everything, as the Lakers added all star talent without giving up anything near equal value in return.
This imbalance, combined with the lack of quality big men in the league, will tip scales in favor of the Lakers for at least one more year, possibly two.
WTF are you talking about? We're better than them as is. We just need to be healthy. I realize and understand people's opinions about our health, but it's going to change. We'll be healthy and we'll kick some Laker ass!
As we consider what teams might challenge the Lakers in the near future, I would also like to point out one thing about the Lakers themselves:
Kobe is getting older and has a lot of miles on his tires. Judging from this past season, it's already debatable who is the #1 player on that team between him and Gasol. In these playoffs, Gasol's level of play on a particular night seemed to be a stronger predictor of the Lakers' chances of winning.
I predict that Kobe will begin to fade as the #1 option starting next season. This, of course, will only stir up the same bull that lead to their downfall in 2004 when Kobe and Shaq fought over who would be the #1, except this time it will be Kobe as the aging star with Gasol as the younger upstart ascending to the throne.
I believe this will disrupt team chemistry, drudge up Kobe's "me first" mentality, and lead to divisiveness within the team. And lest you think that Kobe has matured, is no longer a selfish player, and doesn't care about the "me versus him" bull , watch this clip at 0:54:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4MSGgbqG5g
The Oden curse lives on
Just like the Walton curse. But guess what? We won a le with Walton. We'll win a le with Oden too.
We're going to smother the Lakers next season.
With what? Hope???
at everyone thinking that the Spurs are too old and all but dead in the water
I fully expect the Spurs to make a move or two and be compe ive.
With that said, the only real threat to the Lakers will be the Lakers.
Hope springs eternal ...ESPECIALLY in Portland LOL
I think Denver, Boston San Antonio, Orlando, Dallas, OKC, cavs Blazers and Phoenix (as currently constructed) are ALL viable threats to the Lakers.
My guess is though only Boston, San Antonio and Lakers only legit threats to win 16 games in a post-season.
I could see a team beating the Lakers but STILL not win a le ...
I think the off-season (draft and summer league) is the highlight of Tlong's year ...
Blazers are the papertigers of the NBA!!!
Just out of curiosity, which team would you want the Lakers to face and later annihilate in the WCF in 2011?
I want Dallas, OKC, Houston or SA for personal reasons ...I can attend the games ...
Toss up between Suns and Blazers!
It's going to take a team like the twin towers '03 Spurs to knock the Lakers out. The Spurs can only dream about getting back to that level, and the Blazers are not capable, even if/when/ever they can manage to stay healthy. Maybe after a couple of years of playing together they might present a decent challenge, but dream on, that's been the line about the Blazers for years. Face it, Oden was a disaster, you can't grow nothin' on poor soil.
Only injuries and team chemistry issues can beat the Lakers at this point, no one can match up with them.
BTW, grudging credit must be given to PJ regarding Artest. That's twice in his career he's taken headcases and turned them into champions.
Why does it have to be the TWIN towers? Why can't it be the TRI-towers?
Instead of someone in the form of a great Robinson, how about two 7-footers that are good. Not HOF-great, but good. Splitter is one, just have to find the other one. Draft, perhaps?
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