Lakers Are a Good Example of the Difference Between Talent and Depth

The L.A. Lakers are considered to be perhaps the deepest and most talented team in the NBA. They are certainly a deep team in terms of having 10 players who can competently play at least 10 mpg if necessary but that is not at all the same thing as being the most talented team. A perfect example of the difference between being talented and being deep is the 1986 Boston Celtics; coach K.C. Jones rarely used his bench (other than Sixth Man Award winner Bill Walton, a Top 50 player and former MVP) but he had tons of talent in his starting lineup: three Top 50, Hall of Fame players (Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish), plus a former Finals MVP who should be in the Hall of Fame (Dennis Johnson) and a future All-Star guard (Danny Ainge).

Check out my newest ProBasketballNews.com article for an in depth look at the difference between talent and depth and a comparison of how the Lakers stack up in both categories compared to some of the greatest teams in NBA history: Difference Between Talent and Depth (visit the original post at 20 Second Timeout in order to use the clickable link to the PBN story).