At Least One More Year

I've got at least one more solid year of being able to accurately talk shit about Kobe. I love it!

In hindsight, this series was a total ass-whupping. Without injuries, the Celtics are winning in 4 or 5 games. In even greater hindsight, can you say the Lakers beat a good team in the playoffs?

Nuggets were the worst in the West. Spurs were hobbled without Ginobli (imagine Lakers w/o Kobe). The Celtics were in good form and basically blew the Lakers out.

The Jazz were probably the best team they beat. The Jazz are tough...but come on...

I don't see the Lakers being able to beat the Hornets, Spurs at full strength, the Pistons, or the Celtics. I think with Yao, the Lakers are about even with the Rockets. I say they have a slight edge, but could easily lose to teams like the Suns, or Golden State. Unless, of course, Bynum is as good as all the Laker's fan hope he is.

I love talking shit!!!!!

PS - on my the-Lakers-should-trade-Kobe theory: imagine trading Kobe right now for one of these young point guards and change. The Lakers could have a core of the following:

Deron Williams/Chris Paul/Derrick Rose - Paul Gasol - Andrew Bynum - Lamar Odem

They might actually start playing like a team rather than Kobe and a bunch of underachievers.

Actually, this wouldn't work for several reasons - one - the Jazz or Hornets wouldn't make the trade, two - Derrick Rose won't develop for a little while and we might pass by Gasol's prime.

However, had the Laker's trade Kobe several years ago, as I said they ought to, they might've been able to get a Paul or a Williams plus a decent shooting guard or back up big man.