Look on the bright side…The Lakers are gonna get their highest draft pick in years! Ah, that’s right. They traded away all their picks through the 2030 season. It was a nice thought though.
I just don’t get it! But please, spare me all of the excuses…
“They hired the wrong coach…”
“They don’t mesh well on the court…”
“Dwight doesn’t make his free throws…”
Look, I can’t tell you what’s wrong with the Lakers, but I can tell you that none of the excuses you’ve been hearing should matter. With the starting 5 they have (Or had, I guess), I should be able to stand on the sidelines and call the shots for a winning team. With the combination of Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, and Dwight Howard, I should be able to tell these guys…”Yeah…go out there and…uh…play basketball? How about that? …Break!” I’ve seen Kobe put together decent seasons (Maybe not championships, but they were contenders) surrounded by teammates who couldn’t beat my high school team, and
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