Kobe was clearly holding them back and Luke Walton is looking like a good coach. They're 6-4. Are they a playoff team?
I think Memphis is better than LA, if they stay healthy. Are the Rockets and Blazers better? I think Portland is better, not sure about Houston. Minnesota and Denver might also be as good.
Wtf eric. Why do you even care? They are the lakers for fucks sake. Stop following what they are doing.
Kobe is the most overrated player of all times. I don't remember MJ,Magic or Duncan destroying their team for 4 years before quitting. Lebron won't do it either. At least their roster is not filled with assholes like in the early 2000s, maybe we can hate them less now?
They surely got a lot of talent in Russell, Ingram and Randle. They've drafted much better than Philly who have just created logjam at one position and not much elsewhere.
I'm actually impressed by their draft picks. They have a great eye for talent it seems like. Even their 2nd rounders have been damn good. Clarkson and Larry Nance. Gotta give credit to their GM. UNFORTUNATELY I do see the Lakers being a problem in the near future
Beat me to it. They have the same record as us and look better on team ratings. And are so much younger. They're clearly exceeding all expectations (hey, reminds me of us last year - although not at this time). I would be frankly amazed if they could sustain it, because that team looks so poorly put together. But I'm gearing up to hate Russell like the young Kobe, because he has plenty of that smugness.
I think Walton is a better coach than Kerr....he should have won coach of the year last season....he's got the Lakers playing better than they have in a long time and they are fun to watch.....even if they make me puke.
Looks like the Lakers got the better assistant coach under Kerr. Pelicans are a straight up mess with Gentry.
Idk, I think Philly has drafted pretty well, and that logjam limits their ability to win games without purposefully tanking, which is a good thing as it's likely they end up with a Josh Jackson or Dennis Smith this year. I think Embiid/Simmons/Okafor/Saric/Noel is on par with Russell/Ingram/Clarkson/Randle/Nance
It doesn't matter, he didn't give his team a chance to rebuild. He took what Duncan did and he did the exact opposite. Of course, most of the blame falls on Lakers management and not on Kobe being Kobe.
