The Los Angeles Lakers have just come off arguably the best offseason in franchise history. Star point guard Steve Nash and superstar center Dwight Howard were signed in hopes of bringing Los Angeles back to the Finals and its 17th championship. Last season, the Los Angeles Lakers also introduced their new head coach Mike Brown, brought in due to Hall of Fame-er Phil Jackson’s retirement. Brown had spent his head coaching career with Lebron James in Cleveland; the front office felt that he would be the perfect fit coaching superstars like Kobe Bryant. Unfortunately, in his first season in LA, the Lakers were booted out in the first round of the playoffs against the Denver Nuggets. Now, with Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard leading the Los Angeles troops, LA is looked at to win it all in the 2012-2013 season.
Haven’t we seen this show before? The same expectations were given to the Miami Heat in the 2010-2011 season. With the signing of small forward Lebron James and ...
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