Start of the season tonight!

[irishmark]

I think Lebron makes the Lakers a playoff team but, that's it!

[Domer]

I don't consider the NBA basketball.

[Iconoclast]

Lakers. 0-3.

[irishmark]

Lakers. 0-3.

Playoff teams "can" be around .500 but, not in the west.

[Iconoclast]

Lebron will likely lift them to the playoffs. Watched the game the other night where he dominated. This debate about who is better between he and Jordan, well personally I can't pick between Lebran, Jordan, Kobe, Wilt, Russell or Kareem. I'm just thankful I have witnessed Lebron, Jordan and Kobe in their primes. They all are/were unbelievable players and competitors. Watching those three, and Bird and Magic has kept me fairly interested in basketball, after Stern tried to kill it with his rigged lotteries and manipulation of player movement to help ratings.

[Iconoclast]

I think Lebron makes the Lakers a playoff team but, that's it!

Well we now have the answer to this. The Lakers are a mess. Magic didn't want to work hard, but didn't realize that he didn't have to. His only job was to talk big ticket free agents into coming to LA and apparently that was too much for him. So the Lakers have Lebron and a bunch of young players who he cannot relate to and the possibility that no big name free agent may buy into the Lakers. I can't think that life in the Laker offices is really good right now.

[Maz Profile]

These last few years, I've had so much free time during the winter, for not having to watch a lot of the NBA.

That is the consequence of being a Suns fan - all I really care about are the conference finals and NBA finals.