- Jan 22, 2004
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Sefirot said:In 3 years, LA will be solid contenders. imo they have by far the best development staff in the league. Odom and Brown (the two softies) are going to maximize their potential by then. Odom can essentially be a Pippen. Very tall and long, yet well-rounded.
Tashawn (his moms is probably named Shonte) is the difference imo. He came up big over the off-season. On top of that everyone else did too. Plus they have something to prove (gettin those belts back). I say The D in the last moment of 6.
It all comes down to the off-season man. Look at what happened once the Laker "Dream Team" of a couple of years ago didn't work. You saw all the unseen problems and drama once they didn't get that trophy. It started to be known that most people on that team didn't like playing with Kobe. The coach didn't liek Kobe. I feel the same will happen if the Lakers don't get the trophy (which they won't). Kobe has had drama with teammates all season. Once the offseason comes, we'll see how many of them want to stay Lakers. They just might take a step of two backwards, and maybe that's why Kobe is trying to share the ball all of a sudden.
Anyhow, I feel it does come down to San Antonio and Detroit...but I feel Detroit will take it unless San Antonio is 100%. I just cant' forget how Detroit routed San Antonio earlier in the season. I know the Spurs can't either. Plus, Detroit has home-court, which will be huge in that series. Don't sleep on the Clippers either, because they can hang with anyone. The should have won last night, just like Sacramento should have won the other night in San Antonio. If the Clippers make it to the West Finals, look out.