http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/6419240Especially given his newly-developed maturity, Kobe gave still more proof that he is indeed the best non-big man in the NBA. Without Luke Walton (he was out with a sprained ankle), the triangle was too often flat. Odom will be a big boost when he recovers his timing. Radmanovic giveth and taketh in almost equal parts. Farmar is a useful player who knows his geometry. Maurice Evans was 0-5, but played good defense. (Why didn't Phil Jackson make offense-defense substitutions with Evans and V-Rad down the stretch?) Whenever Kobe takes a blow, the offense is a hodge-podge. With just about half a season left, the Lakers will certainly become more proficient in running their offense. But their chances to grab a fourth (or even a fifth) seed depends upon how they will fare in their upcoming eight-game road trip. It says here that they will be a dangerous foe come the playoffs, but their margin of error is much too thin for them to have championship aspirations. Rosen analyze's the game, he did a good job pointing out things a lot of people wouldn't notice.
Well it would have been nice if you would have wrote about the Spurs and not the LAKERS. But yes of course the Spurs have what it takes to be a contender they have a solid starting lineup and when everyone on their team plays right they are pretty tough to beat but the one weakness of their team is the bench where they play Udrih, Horry, Finley, and Barry. They can all have their games but for the most part are too inconsistent.
The Spurs dont have what it takes to win it all this season....They are just a notch below Phoenix and Dallas. Spurs are playing way too inconsistent right now, and they cant beat the good teams like they used to. Like moses said, their bench isnt producing this year like they have in the past. Finley is having a bad year, Horry is having a bad year, Udrih isnt doing what he could with his increased minutes, and Barry started off the year great, but has really been cold as of late. The only solid bench player for us IMO has been Elson, and he has been injured for alot of the season. Hopefully he can get back to full strength. It would help the Spurs out a lot.
