JustAwesome wrote:Miami had three franchise players that needed to learn how to play together. Chemistry isn't an instant or guaranteed thing. People who had high expectations for the Lakers simply did not understand that.
Bosh is not a franchise player, he's a stat-stuffer. There's a fine line, but you can be a stat-stuffer w/o being franchise players. Shawn Marion was a good example. So was Andrei Kirilenko.
All of Kobe, Dwight, and Nash were able to win a round in the playoffs even with a less-than-good supporting cast. They're all more of franchise players than Bosh.
Kobe made Gasol a public target, but that was his way of calling out the whole team. He's not gonna call out Dwight in public. But the whole team needs to put their big boy pants on. Put some more work in. Do the things that won't show up on the stat sheet. If your shot isn't falling, that doesn't mean you can't D up on the other end.
I really think Nash is key to this whole thing. Yes, he's a bad defender, but I think when you have someone like Nash getting everyone involved in the offense, the team morale will be up, and everyone will play harder on both ends, and they'll also be more eager to cover for his defensive deficiencies.