Jim Buss wants to win at the end of the day, thats why he traded his pet Andrew Bynum for Dwight Howard. For years there were people saying he would never trade Bynum because he was the 1st guy Jim Buss handpicked in a draft and that was his crown jewel. He hired D'Antoni to bring back Showtime offense for his dad who was on his deathbed. Pringles may be safe for now (probably till 2014) when Lakers can bank in on the 2014 free agents and then bring in Phil instead of wearing him out trying
If the Lakers don't get Dwight, that whole scenario goes down the drain. They'll have nothing to build around, and Phil won't go there without stars in place.
Who in 2014 do the Lakers even think they can get? The only players that will genuinely be on the market are just role players.
The Lakers haven't hit rock bottom yet. The roster is devoid of any appreciable young talent and has limited assets to rebuild with. Further, their older players are on the decline.
that would be interesting but wouldn't sit well with Harden and half of this bbs i'm sure. Our defense would get worse though. i hope PJ coaches LAL though. i'm sick of this Dwight Howard crap.
Jackson is past his prime. WAY past it. Now all he is interested in is how much money he can make and how much attention he can garner. And by the way, it's not Jackson's triangle offense. It's Tex Winter's triangle offense.
Jackson also admitted to having been diagnosed with prostate cancer during that season. I can imagine at his age having other things on his mind.
The Kwame-led Lakers team were championship caliber. Last I checked there was Kobe-Shaq before Phil, a Pippen-MJ before Phil. And a Kobe-Pau after Phil, I haven't seen **** from them either. And from what I can see, in relation to history, no team wins without a championship caliber roster except for those Pistons and what some would believe our Rockets(just 1 true superstar in one of those runs, and then CLyde as a 2nd star for the other).
