Lakers pretty much done.

Like the title above. The Lakers are pretty much done for this year, and Boston will celebrate their 17th championship. The Lakers have done a great job putting together the team they have now, and I give them credit for getting all the way to the finals. The Lakers are good, they just lack a couple of major key points that deprive them from beating Boston.


One crucial point is Andrew Bynum. Yeah, back by the 1st round my ass. Although if he were, the Lakers would've done a lot better. If you look at their roster, they don't really have the big man that all other championship teams do. I mean sure, they've got Pau Gasol, but he's really not the big-man type that they need. He's more of a soft scorer, and less much a defender.

The other, I believe, is the lack of veterans. Look at the Celtics, then look at the Lakers. They've got too many young guys and too little veterans. The only one close to count as one is Derek Fisher.



So what do they need to do to win a championship next year?

Well, obviously, they need Bynum back and healthy. That would move Gasol back to his natural 4 spot, and I do believe they can complement each other well. More development for Bynum in the off-season would be great too.

Another thing is to get a guy to complement Kobe. They don't really have that GREAT player to play alongside him. I'm sure we all saw the connection between Shaq and Kobe. Guys like Gasol and Odom just don't cut it, and Bynum's still too young. Kobe isn't exactly 19 anymore.

I say package Odom and some of their young guys for that type of player. Signing some vets wouldn't hurt either.

Basically? It all comes down to Bynum. Getting Gasol for dirt was a big surprise, and the Lakers obviously weren't expecting to get this far this year. Like I said, things might've been better if Bynum was healthy, but who knows?

Next year is definitely looking good for the Lakaers.


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Now, about OUR basketball team this year. As if we didn't do badly enough last year, Sherjan had to screw around and get himself out of our class. God, as if we didn't choke at nearly every position already. He has some exotic plan about tanking this year, rebuilding then just training and winning the championship in 4th year through "team chemistry". Like that'll ever happen. Still, a guy can dream, no?