Re: NBA Movement Central 2012 (All Transactions 1st Page)
That Nash & Pau P&R is going to be lethal.
The Lakers still go as Kobe goes. I don't think he's capable of accepting a lesser role.
It wouldn't surprise me if LeBron could do a decent job guarding Howard though you run the risk of foul trouble. However, this is the NBA, so the refs probably wouldn't let LeBron get into foul trouble anyway. Keep Duhwight in front of you and make him resort to that gross hook shot. Let's not forget the unimaginative offense of Brown, he better pray that Nash works his genius and gets this offense running smoothly.
The offense isn't going to run through Duhwight anyway because A) Mike Brown won't do it B) He's the 4th most talented offensive player on the team C) LA isn't built for an inside-out approach. Having some girth in there to try to keep him off the glass is probably more important than someone who can guard him. And besides, Miami's speedy half court rotations would make life tough for Duhwight since he's still robotic as hell in the post on most occasions.
Kobe is the one that I worry about fitting in to this offense now. He's not the player he used to be and Nash is still plenty good to be a pick-n-roll monster with Duhwight and Pau. It's going to switch back and forth between Laker-ball and Kobe-ball IMO.
I certainly don't think they're head and shoulders above Miami or OKC or a shoe-in for anything and I have a major internal struggle with putting any Mike Brown-led team as a favorite to win a title.
Something will go wrong along the way and OKC or Miami will beat them.
The offense isn't going to run through Duhwight anyway because A) Mike Brown won't do it B) He's the 4th most talented offensive player on the team C) LA isn't built for an inside-out approach. Having some girth in there to try to keep him off the glass is probably more important than someone who can guard him. And besides, Miami's speedy half court rotations would make life tough for Duhwight since he's still robotic as hell in the post on most occasions.
Kobe is the one that I worry about fitting in to this offense now. He's not the player he used to be and Nash is still plenty good to be a pick-n-roll monster with Duhwight and Pau. It's going to switch back and forth between Laker-ball and Kobe-ball IMO.
I certainly don't think they're head and shoulders above Miami or OKC or a shoe-in for anything and I have a major internal struggle with putting any Mike Brown-led team as a favorite to win a title.
Something will go wrong along the way and OKC or Miami will beat them.The Lakers still go as Kobe goes. I don't think he's capable of accepting a lesser role.
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