<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Nitro, it's much harder to build around a shooting guard. MJ was the exception, kobe can also join him.To build around bryant and win you would needa- A point guard who can handle the ball majority of the time, plays defense and can create for othersb- A defensive swingman who can take the pressure of bryant defensivelyc- A big who can board and swat, doesn't need to be an allstar just needs to be solidWe have C in Andrew bynum, he can deliver that next season.B is very doable, kings love farmar and with artest's latest escapades it just might happenA is the big issues, still don't have a point guard who can deliver all of that. The cheapest possible pg we can get is Duhon if Chicago bites on a s&t with mihm. Bulls worked Mihm out, might happen.The team would ook like thisC- Bynum/Skinner (vets mim)PF- Odom/Vlad/TuriafSF- Artest/WaltonSG- Bryant/evans/critPG- Duhon/Fisher/vujacicIt's a contender if healthy. Kobe's been working his but off this season on defense. He realises his defense slipped off. Kobe will play elite defense next season, add that to another elite defender and you have MJ-PIP lite on D. Duhon is actually one of the best ranking defensive pgs in the league. At the 1 his opponent's PER is only 12 on .434% efg. He has done that for 2 seasons in a row, can't ignore it. He isn't a lockdown defender but he can handle the ball and can play defense. That's all kobe needs. Then you lamar who can rebound, create for others and himself. As a third option he can thrive.Comparable to the 1991 bulls. 2 elite perimeter defenders, one franchise and good defense. Other teams might have more depth but if PJ actually coaches defense then imo a Kobe+artest+odom duo can beat any team in the nba in a series.</div>I think that's the best deal. Keep the future whilst contending in the present. Win Win.
