What will be the reason the Lakers fail next year?

[Riddler]

A. Dwight's back
B. Nash's back
C. Nash +Blake on defense
D. Mike Brown
E. Kobe not accepting his fourth option role
F. Team chemistry
G. Artest getting suspened for actually killing someone on the court
H. Pau Gasol decline

[Lincoln]

E,f

[Venti Quattro]

Mike Brown, Kobe and if the team chemistry explodes.

[pass1st]

A. Unlikely to be an issue, but would ruin the season if he can't fully recover despite all medical professionals saying he would.
B. Any injury to Nash would hurt, but not be the primary reason of a did season
C. Lakers used to PG defense
D. Possible, this team needs a good coach for ego management.
E. Kobe needs to shoot enough to command a double team, but not enough to chuck away wins. If he plays hero ball too much then that's why the team will fall apart.
F. Same Kobe reason as E
G. Depends who he kills
H. Pau has less pressure with Dwight's consistency and Hill being a good backup off the bench, but he has to play more consistently at a reasonably high level come playoffs. Secondary reason, tbh

[The Gemini Method]

I. Mike Brown

at the Artest one.

[DMC]

g.e.f. no doubt

but mostly

i. Miami waxes that ass

[Koolaid_Man]

Mike Brown, Kobe and if the team chemistry explodes.

not true...Nash is a savvy vet Mike Brown will defer and he will look to Nash to help him out...Also here's Kobe take on the Mike Brown situation:

"I'll be there to help him.... He's still a young coach and I've been through a lot," Bryant says. "He's a willing learner, not one of those guys who says, 'It's my way or highway.' He has the hunger to figure things out, that's the key."

[lefty]

Hack-a-Howard

[LkrFan]

A. Unlikely to be an issue, but would ruin the season if he can't fully recover despite all medical professionals saying he would.
B. Any injury to Nash would hurt, but not be the primary reason of a did season
C. Lakers used to PG defense
D. Possible, this team needs a good coach for ego management.
E. Kobe needs to shoot enough to command a double team, but not enough to chuck away wins. If he plays hero ball too much then that's why the team will fall apart.
F. Same Kobe reason as E
G. Depends who he kills
H. Pau has less pressure with Dwight's consistency and Hill being a good backup off the bench, but he has to play more consistently at a reasonably high level come playoffs. Secondary reason, tbh

[LkrFan]

g.e.f. no doubt

but mostly

i. Miami waxes that ass

You have a lot of faith in the San Antonio Heat.

[Venti Quattro]

Can't wait for the LA Heat to be in the finals next year. It's been a long time coming.

Spurs

[The Gemini Method]

Z. Mayan Calendar Theory coming to fruition...

[Sportcamper]

Artest getting suspened for actually killing someone on the court

...Lets hope not...

[Venti Quattro]

Z. Mayan Calendar Theory coming to fruition...

Erth = fcked

[Clipper Nation]

E, F, and maybe A or B....

[DMC]

You have a lot of faith in the San Antonio Heat.

I would rather see the Lakers win tbh. West over East. I just lack the ability to disregard the importance of team chemistry, youth and selfless play. It must be a birth defect.

I don't see the Lakers keeping up with the pace of the Heat. Other than Howard, they are old ers.

[ambchang]

I. They ran into the Spurs in the playoffs

[whitemamba]

the only way they are failing is if the nba self implodes and doesnt exist anymore

[LkrFan]

I would rather see the Lakers win tbh. West over East. I just lack the ability to disregard the importance of team chemistry, youth and selfless play. It must be a birth defect.

I don't see the Lakers keeping up with the pace of the Heat. Other than Howard, they are old ers.

Three comments:

- You have to be able to rebound to get out and run. Lakers should be #1 rebounding team in the league
- The Heat aren't exactly young either in terms of NBA mileage. Their big 3 are entering their 10th year.
- They have to guard every Laker. Even MWP will end up posting up a player like Chalmers - directly resulting from a Nash led PNR. Wade can't check Kobe. Anthony can't check D12. Pau and Bosh will be a wash now that Nash is onboard. And Chalmers can't cheat off of Fsher or Sessins no more to help out or it'll be raining 3s all night long.

There's two sides of every coin DMC.

[Latarian Milton]

refs/stern not giving them enough help when they play stern's new loveboy OKC in WCF

[namlook]

It will come down to health. If everyone stays healthy they will be very hard to beat. The biggest weakness is Mike Brown.

[Trainwreck2100]

okc was the loverboy now dwight got stern seein dolla bills in LA

[Koolaid_Man]

It will come down to health. If everyone stays healthy they will be very hard to beat. The biggest weakness is Mike Brown.

I don't think so anymore..The Lakers front office going HAM and all out on every respect...they're bringing in re-enforcements for Brown so there's no excuses...These assistant are no non-sense hard nosed and now their ...it's real quality staff (season and Veteran staff they're surrounding Mike Brown with...

They just signed Steve Clifford from Orlando who has modeled himself after Tom Thibodeau...they also picked up Eddie Jordan and Bernie Bickerstaff...they already have Chuck Person...Mike Brown should do just fine with this type of Staff...

I'm ready for some ball

[LakaFan]

The end of the world

[100%duncan]