Lakers in 2006 season

by **Kemp** on Mon Jul 04, 2005 3:50 pm

With Phil Jackson back. How far will the Lakers go in 2006 season? Their best players are Kobe, Lamar and Caron. I see that they certainly need a good PG with size. Askins does not fit well with this team, Lakers should trade him. Also, is Divac coming back to play? If not, they need to find a good center. Nihm is OK but need a good backup. How will the triangle offence run with this roster? Is Odom going to play point-forward? A lot of changes needs to be done before Phil can take the Lakers to the playoffs in 2006.

by **Impose** on Mon Jul 04, 2005 4:04 pm

The Lakers are gonna be 7th or 8th in the Western conference i rekkon.

Theyll start the season without Odom or C Butler.

Atkins will stay, but theyd rather he be a backup obviously.

by **BOSS** on Mon Jul 04, 2005 4:06 pm

What do u mean without ?

by **Kemp** on Mon Jul 04, 2005 4:08 pm

Impose wrote:Theyll start the season without Odom or C Butler.

What happen to Odom and Butler?

by **Fresh8** on Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:39 pm

The Lakers don't need to trade Atkins. He's a shooter and bench guy so he was playing out of role last year. We could use him from off the bench. I see Caron sticking at the 1 man role while Lamar will certainly get his fair amount of ballhandling jobs. I expect Ronny Turiaf to step into the rotation immediately and if Chris Mihm can fix his road game inconsistency then the Lakers have a better frontcourt than many see. Andrew bynum will be riding a lot of the pine and the team will pursue some kind of veteran free agent. Jax is going to force Grant to learn how to play defence but the team isn't going to be expecting much though. I'd say a 6-8th seed is possible but I wouldn't get my hopes up too much...

... only because the pick of Bynum really emphasises that Jax isn't intent on rushing things.

Antonio Daniels in LA?

by **Cu/Clux/Clan** on Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:07 pm

they need a PF or C.Atkins is good. (Y)

by **The X** on Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:16 pm

hey Sit, I really can't see Caron Butler as starting PG....but I'm hoping you prove me wrong

by **Fresh8** on Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:19 pm

I don't see it either but.. you never know. Anyone other than Chucky is good - u gotta admit! (Y)

by **The Game** on Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:24 pm

Jax is going to force Grant to learn how to play defence

If your talking about Brian Grant, the guy knows how to play defense, He got that big contract because of his defense and his rebounding. Its his knees that dont allow him to do the things he could do in the past.

by **Fresh8** on Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:38 pm

If your talking about Brian Grant, the guy knows how to play defense, He got that big contract because of his defense and his rebounding. Its his knees that dont allow him to do the things he could do in the past.

My bad, this is what im trying to say: Jackson mentioned defence as a priority, and specifically singled out Grant as a player who will need to contribute more in that area.

by **The X** on Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:39 pm

Brian Grant is great....one of my fav players since he was drafted by Kings at #8 (Y)

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:16 pm

Assuming they have no injuries, I think the playoffs are a realistic goal though I doubt they'll crack the top four again so soon.

by **J@3** on Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:11 pm

Second round of the play-offs is my max guess at the moment.

by **ntong** on Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:08 am

Impose wrote:The Lakers are gonna be 7th or 8th in the Western conference i rekkon.

Theyll start the season without Odom or C Butler.

Atkins will stay, but theyd rather he be a backup obviously.

you really think lakers will only get to 7 or 8th place?? Why would Buss pay 10 million a year to Phil just to barely make the playoff?? If they just want to make the playoff, they can hire someone else at a much cheaper price. I see them in the final next year!
Odom will stay for sure! As for butler, I dont know, if the lakers get a good point guard, he might be gone though.

by **AlwaysWhat,NeverWhy** on Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:10 am

Why would Buss pay 10 million a year to Phil just to barely make the playoff??

Really? And why would Kuptchak draft Bynum if they expect immediate success?

by **Micchy_boy** on Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:17 am

i think 6-8 seed will be a good target.... and passing the 1st round will be a great achievement. i hope Lakers will not be struck by injury woes like last season....

by **AlwaysWhat,NeverWhy** on Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:38 am

i hope Lakers will not be struck by injury woes like last season....

thay actually played better with Kobe sidelined...

by **galvatron3000** on Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:05 am

They can probably get Sacramento's spot in the playoffs this coming season as I don't see Sacramento being as good as their records showed this past season. They could crack the 8th and perhaps 7th spot but it doesn't matter when you will probably lose to the top seeds in round 1.

by **Micchy_boy** on Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:14 am

D-Wolverine 99027 wrote:
i hope Lakers will not be struck by injury woes like last season....

thay actually played better with Kobe sidelined...

i dont know, maybe your right but can someone give the record of Lakers without kobe on the line-up....

by **BOSS** on Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:02 am

Micchy_boy wrote:
D-Wolverine 99027 wrote:
i hope Lakers will not be struck by injury woes like last season....

thay actually played better with Kobe sidelined...

i dont know, maybe your right but can someone give the record of Lakers without kobe on the line-up....

are you sure they did ? i am positive they did bad without him

by **Cu/Clux/Clan** on Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:51 am

yeah,Grant is good but his knee doesnt let him to play well.He is a good defender. (Y)

by **Flasher** on Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:36 am

D-Wolverine 99027 wrote:
i hope Lakers will not be struck by injury woes like last season....

thay actually played better with Kobe sidelined...

They played worst.

by **Wormy10** on Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:46 am

I dont believe they will do that great next year. It will be better than last year but still they will miss the playoffs

by **Jackal** on Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:52 am

Anything they do this coming year will be better than this year. I'm fairly confident they will make the playoffs this year.

by **Drex** on Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:20 am

They played worst.

They played better as a team. When Kobe was there, it was 1-on-5.

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