Los Angeles Lakers Lose Out: The Reasons They Wont Repeat

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Quite Frankly if it wouldnt have been for a bum knee for KG Kobe and the Lakers wouldnt have one the title last year.

The one flaw that can no longer be hid since so many other contenders have added to their respective arsenals is the Lakers only have a 6 man rotation that can provide points and defense night in night out. Last year they masked this flaw by having arguably the best starting line up.

Another important flaw is they lack a Point Guard who can keep up with faster and quicker guards and Fishers best days are long gone. In the West where there is a slew of Great Point guards the Lakers seem to be the only contending team out there without one. I find it amazing they won a title without one but the Triangle Offense doesnt exactly require a Great Point Guard.

As the season grows older expect some injuries to some of the members of the starting line up they have too much pressure on them. They arent exactly young guns besides Andrew Bynum but most of them are in impeccable physical condition. As evident with Gasol out from a sore Hamstring playing in the Finals two years straight was good but also bad because when you have bums that are young on your bench but cant give your starters a break you rely heavily on your starting five.

The Frontline is talented an one of the best in the league but they have no depth on it. I expect them to trade or add a quality veteran before they enter the playoffs a name that immediately comes to mind is Kurt Thomas. Also the front line still seems to be a little finesse. If your going to do battle with any of the other 5 contenders the Cavs,Spurs,Nuggets,Magic,and Celtics you better be ready to bang down low. They all added imposing threats to there teams in the offseason Shaq,Powe,Bass,Rasheed,Blair, Shelden Williams,Antonio Mcdyess. Everyone i named arent marquee names but that is added beef to bang with Gasol,Odom,and Bynum.

One BIG problem that almost bit them last year was Complacency. They say it wont happen because Kobe is hungry and Ron is but is everyone else hungry. After that ring last year i expect some players to slack a little. The Lakers are just too talented for there own good they get bored with the game. Not necessarily Kobe but many times last year i saw Gasol,Odom, and Bynum get disenchanted with the game when they werent involved as much on the offensive side and not getting touches.

Ron Artest we all know he is capable to blow at any moment but i dont expect that to happen at all its just media hype. One thing i think that could happen is Ron not accepting his role with open arms. He knows he was brought to LA to be a defensive stopper and take the pressure off of Kobe of having to guard the best player. He likes to be involved on the offensive side but he is a ball stopper and on this Lakers team is probably the fourth or fifth best option.

This could all be just a figment of my imagination and me hoping the Cavs win a title but these reasons seem pretty valid to me. I expect the Lakers to make it to the finals again but them winning im still kind of 50/50.

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