flyerhawk
Well-Known Member
Clarkson was one of the more desirable SG free agents this year. Lou Williams is not far removed from winning 6th man of the year. You're undervaluing both, but you've no reason to be following the Lakers closely, just as I don't with the Sixers. I was upset when the Lakers didn't pursue Covington prior to the Sixers getting him, but with Ingram now on the roster and Deng to be a mentor, that's water under the bridge.
I'm not slagging the Lakers. The Lakers have a young team that has promise. But there are lots of examples of young teams with promise that don't develop.
The team as constructed and based on past performance is a 30 win team. Which is about 10 more wins than I think the Sixers are at. But neither is going anywhere without their young guns stepping up and becoming big time players. If Ingram becomes the next Kobe then the Lakers will be a great team. If he never develops a reliable jump shot then the Lakers will be another 40 win team that sneaks into the playoffs once in a while and that's about it. The same is true for the Sixers with Simmons.