Im more afraid of the Lakers bench these days than starters...Jordan Farmar has developed a lot this season,Shannon Brown is a very good backup to Kobe,which sometimes play with Kobe(mix well).Lamar Odom is a starter on most teams,and Luke Walton has returned from injury,playing well.They hardly use Sasha anymore because Brown is the big surprise on that team.Their bench has been upgraded where our is not playing up to potential at the moment.