starbigd
Well-Known Member
You know what's funny, and I shoulda said this before they beat the Spurs because I was thinking it as soon as Kobe got injured, but what if the Lakers actually play better with Kobe outta the lineup. Let's face it, they have enough talent on this team to win the West without Kobe if they just play to their potential.
Disagree.
They will play better from a team perspective because they aren't forced to run offense through Kobe.
But you aren't getting 20 a night from Steve Blake and Jamison every night. You don't have anywhere NEAR enough talent.
They basically have no bench. BLAKE is your starting PG with Nash out, and even with Nash, you lose on the defensive end.
They have enough talent to make a series interesting, but not enough to beat the top 4 seeds save maybe San Antonio.