Ok Lakers fresh off a Championship after 7 years from being the top team in Basketball are back & hear for atleast the next 5 years as Championship caliber & the team to beat in the NBA. Many of reasons why this is true, but with the signing of Artest & also getting Odom back, which is more likely everyday because there's no market for him he'll resign, makes this Laker team SCARY. Figure that they won this year without a Productive Bynum & very weak contribution from the bench compared to last year. They will not only have the best offense in the League, they'll also have the best perimeter defense in the league with at all times two 7 footers behind them that have proven a more focus on the defensive end. Now this is the important key to the Artest acquistion as well as this team producing multiple Championships in the upcoming years. This will most definitely stall the time on Kobe decreasing in his game. Artest has the ability to take on some of the toughest offense threats in the league to get that wear & tear off of Kobe because he puts so much effort on both sides of the court that his body can only perform at this level for so long. Now Kobe can focus & shut down practically anyone that he faces & won't have to put out as much energy while using that energy to continue to play like the unstoppable all around player he was showing in the Western Conference & NBA Finals which makes him better & scarier than ever (jordanesque kind of level). That on top of the fact that Bynum is improving every year he justs needs to grow into his body & there's no telling his potential is limitless. If he can become a 15 & 10 player close from the 13 & 8 last year than the Lakers we'll have the best Frontcourt in the League to take on the Celtics & Spurs in a 7 game series. There's not a team that can matchup to this team in the League & we know how important that has shown through recent years. Shannon Brown was signed to a 2 year deal & can be a huge contributor with Fisher aging Farmar & Brown will be vitale. With this Championship experience will only make them both better players & competition is never a bad thing (look at Odom & Ariza last year). Brown keeps Farmar aware that his job can be taken if he struggles or can't come thru Farmar struggled so much last year until the end of the Conference Finals. After Brown outdoing Fisher & Farmar they both pulled it together for the Finals & played alot better what were used to seeing. Bottom
line every player is at a good age & playing good as a team Chemistry is key Artest won't mess that up he has wanted to play here for years now he's with Kobe & longtime "brother" L.O. Not too many flaws for a team that coming into this upcoming season were the favorites to repeat now it solitifies the Lakers are here to make history....once again.
Friday, July 10, 2009
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