Lakers now have our starting backcourt from the big 3 era

[gpap]

Hate to admit it, but Lakers put together a pretty good team.

Not necessarily because of Bradley and Rondo, but they have some serious size with AD, Cousins, McGee, Kuzma, etc.

And they'll have shooting with Danny Green and Cauldwell-Pope.

cousins is not doing well since his injury. in the playoffs he was hardly playable due to his lack of ability to guard the perimeter.

mcgee...now i know you have a sense of humor. 

rondo has no defense anymore.

kuzma is a very good 6th player, but no defense.

honestly, after james and davis the drop off in talent is very sharp and does not match well as a team. the lakers will probably make the playoffs due to davis being added to the team. but james last year, even with ball, kuzma, and Ingram, could not pull that team into the post season.

in the playoffs, i dont see the lakers moving past the second round. the western conference is really, really tough.

I don't think McGee is great by any means. But he's a tall body and that can grab some boards and protect the rim.

[celts10]

I was hoping Avery would join the Clippers and team back up Doc.

Is a player allowed to re-sign with the team that traded him during the previous season? I wasn't sure if there are any rules or waiting periods for stuff like that.

[blink]

Yeah I do NOT like rooting against Rondo and Avery at all, but it is what it is.

I don't think the Lakers will be unstoppable in the regular season.  I still think they make the playoffs in the 3-5 range.  With Lebron being so old and taking games off, and AD missing games they will probably lose a lot of winnable games in the regular season.

I think that team will be good in the playoffs unless they get hit by injuries.  Lots of vets with playoff experience.  Would be a fun WCF with the Clippers vs Lakers.

[saltlover]

I was hoping Avery would join the Clippers and team back up Doc.

Is a player allowed to re-sign with the team that traded him during the previous season? I wasn't sure if there are any rules or waiting periods for stuff like that.

Avery couldn’t re-sign with the Clippers until the one-year anniversary of being traded, since his contract didn’t end last season, and he was just released.

[ozgod]

Kind of funny really