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Los Angeles Lakers (17x NBA Champions)

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Easily the deepest team in the league, and very young also. Having only 2 guys age 30+, one being Kobe, means this team will be good for years to come.

Hard to bet against a Lakers-Celtics rematch at this point. (This point being 2 games into an 82 game season) :lol:.

Funny how 2 years ago, not trading Bynum for Kidd was a "bad move". One of the best moves Mitch never made.
 
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schwab;1310326; said:
Easily the deepest team in the league, and very young also. Having only 2 guys age 30+, one being Kobe, means this team will be good for years to come.

Hard to bet against a Lakers-Celtics rematch at this point. (This point being 2 games into an 82 game season) :lol:.

Funny how 2 years ago, not trading Bynum for Kidd was a "bad move". One of the best moves Mitch never made.
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Well, they were missing something from that team, Gasol seems to have filled that gap. It will be interesting to see them against some of the more traditional "tough" teams, (Celtics, Pistons, etc...) to see how they play to know if they are really improved over last year. They got roughed up really bad in the finals, something I have never seen happen to a Lakers team before.
 
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I'm looking forward to seeing how Odom will perform coming off the bench. It seems that he may actually play better being with the second team because he gets caught ball watching Kobe sometimes, and I think the pressure will be off him to perform as well helping him relax and actually play better. He never was a lead guy.
 
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jmorbitz;1310367; said:
I'm looking forward to seeing how Odom will perform coming off the bench. It seems that he may actually play better being with the second team because he gets caught ball watching Kobe sometimes, and I think the pressure will be off him to perform as well helping him relax and actually play better. He never was a lead guy.
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Yeah, I agree. I hope the Lakers go all the way this year! I thought for sure they'd beat the Celtics..it makes me wonder if the NBA is fixed. I'm not saying that the Celtics aren't a good team or anything. Like I wonder how accurate the referees really are. They could fix the game and it could a couple of years till any one would find out. They've done it beofore. But I don't want to forcus on the past. :)
 
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#17buckeyefan;1310380; said:
Yeah, I agree. I hope the Lakers go all the way this year! I thought for sure they'd beat the Celtics..it makes me wonder if the NBA is fixed. I'm not saying that the Celtics aren't a good team or anything. Like I wonder how accurate the referees really are. They could fix the game and it could a couple of years till any one would find out. They've done it beofore. But I don't want to forcus on the past. :)
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The Celtics were a lot tougher than the Lakers last year, Gasol isn't really a center and just got pushed around under the net, with Bynum there that should fix that issue. He just needs to work on blocking without fouling.
 
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The Celtics were a lot tougher than the Lakers last year, Gasol isn't really a center and just got pushed around under the net, with Bynum there that should fix that issue. He just needs to work on blocking without fouling.
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Definately agreed, the Celtics had really good bench players, but the Lakers bench gained alot of experience last year. Gasol, as a European PF, just can't play tough enough C in the NBA and it showed. Gasol has a great jumper and they will definately use that more this year in the triangle offense, the missing link last year was Bynum, who is a true center, and the first team offense is so complete with Phil as the coach they are definately the team to beat in the west again. They should be improved from last year with Bynum back, and now that Gasol has had a half season and off-season with this team they should really gel and come back strong.
 
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ESPN - Report: Andrew Bynum reaches four-year, $58 million extension with Los Angeles Lakers

Report: Bynum agrees to four-year extension worth $58 million

Updated: October 30, 2008, 5:41 PM ET

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The Los Angeles Lakers have reached an agreement on a four-year contract extension with center Andrew Bynum worth about $58 million, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing sources familiar with the negotiations.

The deal would keep Bynum under contract with the Lakers through the 2012-13 season, according to the report. The first three years of the deal are reportedly worth nearly $42 million, with a team option fourth year for about $16 million.

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First Farmar, now Bynum.

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LAKERS: Lakers Gameday | 11/01/08 | Lakers 104, Nuggets 97

Kobe scores 33 in Lakers' win over Nuggets

DENVER(AP) Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and the Los Angeles Lakers nearly became the first team in three years to hold Carmelo Anthony to single digits in a 104-97 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.
Coming off a two-game suspension, Anthony scored 11 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter. He made two 3-pointers with under a minute left.

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LAKERS: Lakers Gameday | 11/05/08 | Lakers 106, Clippers 88

Kobe scores 27 in Lakers' win over Clippers

LOS ANGELES (AP)- Kobe Bryant scored 27 points, and the unbeaten Los Angeles Lakers used a 22-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 106-88 Wednesday night, giving them six straight wins over their crosstown rivals.

Cuttino Mobley scored five straight points to give the Clippers an 81-79 lead with 8:16 remaining when the Lakers suddenly took command.

Bryant and Lamar Odom each scored six points and Jordan Farmar added four during the decisive run. Al Thornton ended the spurt by making a 3-pointer with 1:04 remaining -- the Clippers' first points in more than 7 minutes.

Odom had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers (4-0); Derek Fisher scored 13 points, Vladimir Radmanovic added 11, Trevor Ariza had 10, and Andrew Bynum had nine points, 17 rebounds to match a career high and four blocked shots.

Thornton led the Clippers (0-5) with 22 points. Tim Thomas added 18 points and 11 rebounds and Baron Davis had 17 points and seven assists.

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LAKERS: Lakers Gameday | 11/09/08 | Lakers vs Rockets

Bryant, Gasol lead Lakers past Rockets

LOS ANGELES(AP) Kobe Bryant scored 23 points, Pau Gasol added 20 points and 15 rebounds, and the unbeaten Los Angeles Lakers routed the Houston Rockets 111-82 on Sunday night.
Jordan Farmar added 16 points and six assists and Andrew Bynum had 13 points and seven rebounds for the Lakers, who shot 65.8 percent in the second half. Los Angeles has won its five games by an average of 22.4 points.
Aaron Brooks, a reserve, paced Houston (4-3) with 20 points and four assists. Yao Ming, Luis Scola and Carl Landry had 12 points apiece.
The Rockets trailed by only seven entering the fourth quarter, but Farmar scored eight points, Gasol and Lamar Odom added four each, and the Lakers shot 9-of-10 during a 22-9 run to start the period, giving them a 94-75 lead. Los Angeles wound up outscoring Houston 39-17 in the fourth quarter.
Houston's Tracy McGrady, a two-time NBA scoring champion and seven-time All-Star, had his second brutal shooting performance in a row at Staples Center, going 1-of-11 for three points two days after missing all five of his field-goal attempts and scoring two points in a 92-83 victory over the Clippers.

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