After weeks and weeks of rumors and chatter, everything about Lamar Odom's situation is clear as day.
Laker's fans breathe a huge sigh of relief with this signing, as the future of the NBA champions was certainly in jeopardy. As for the Heat, who nearly succeeded in landing Odom, things in Miami still urgently need attention. Dwyane Wade in Miami after this season is far from a certainty.
And what does this signing do for LA's chances of repeating as champs? Are they now guaranteed another championship? As I've stated before, I believe that the Lakers would have been the best in the league with or without Lamar Odom.
Some might disagree with my stance that the Lakers win with or without Odom, but the fact that he will return as a Laker really makes it difficult for anyone to rank another team above the Lakers going into the new season.
With Odom intact, the Lakers now have an extremely dangerous foursome of Odom, the newly signed Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, and Kobe Bryant. I'm not sure there's a better combo of four players on any single NBA team. In fact, I am sure. There's no better combo out there.
Put that all together and this organization is stronger than Arnold Schwarzenegger in his body building prime. Is it even a question that the Los Angeles Lakers will repeat during the upcoming season?
This team has the veteran experience, yet no players are old enough to be considered on the way down. They have one of the greatest coaches in NBA history. Sure, some other teams have made a few nice moves, but no one will touch the Lakers in the West.
This is a team that could easily win seventy or more games in 2009-2010. What would stop it short of an injury to one of their stars? This is a team destined for greatness and the rest of the NBA knows it.
Laker's fans breathe a huge sigh of relief with this signing, as the future of the NBA champions was certainly in jeopardy. As for the Heat, who nearly succeeded in landing Odom, things in Miami still urgently need attention. Dwyane Wade in Miami after this season is far from a certainty.
And what does this signing do for LA's chances of repeating as champs? Are they now guaranteed another championship? As I've stated before, I believe that the Lakers would have been the best in the league with or without Lamar Odom.
Some might disagree with my stance that the Lakers win with or without Odom, but the fact that he will return as a Laker really makes it difficult for anyone to rank another team above the Lakers going into the new season.
With Odom intact, the Lakers now have an extremely dangerous foursome of Odom, the newly signed Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, and Kobe Bryant. I'm not sure there's a better combo of four players on any single NBA team. In fact, I am sure. There's no better combo out there.
Put that all together and this organization is stronger than Arnold Schwarzenegger in his body building prime. Is it even a question that the Los Angeles Lakers will repeat during the upcoming season?
This team has the veteran experience, yet no players are old enough to be considered on the way down. They have one of the greatest coaches in NBA history. Sure, some other teams have made a few nice moves, but no one will touch the Lakers in the West.
This is a team that could easily win seventy or more games in 2009-2010. What would stop it short of an injury to one of their stars? This is a team destined for greatness and the rest of the NBA knows it.
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