Season ending thoughts
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 5:56 am
Alright here we go--
First and foremost, a big thank you to derek fisher for standing up for the players as president and getting this season started. this could have been a complete lockout season, but we got to see some good basketball.
The lakers actually didn't go over or under my expectations. they stayed put. I was expecting them to win in the first round, but i wasn't expecting them to beat out the spurs or thunder, so i think we ended the season where we were supposed to end it.
Mike Brown was an "average" coach for LA. he welcomed the pressure of coaching this team, and he passed. in my opinion though, he's not a good fit to coach this team as constructed. my first offseason move would be to let him go and work on signing Rick Adelman, Jerry Sloan, or possibly bring back Phil Jackson. that said, mike brown did what was expected of him. he beat the bad teams and lost to the superior teams.
as far as the organization goes, i think that's where most of our troubles lie. Sorry to say, but Jim Buss is single handedly making a U-turn with this franchise. He's stubborn, and he has it his way..and its not good.
as the offseason went by, everyone and their mother knows David Stern robbed us of a deal (cp3) that would quite possibly put us at the top of contention. but what's done is done. its time to look forward to this coming offseason.
Mitch Kupchak (granting he stays in LA) has his work cut out for him this year. it will probably be one of the most active off seasons since the pau gasol trade. The Pau Gasol/Andrew Bynum has failed to work IMO. Both players are too good and demand the ball too much to be effective at the same time. Especially Bynum. Im expecting one of the 2 players to be traded this offseason, probably gasol. Ramon Sessions won't be starting next year, thats for sure. LAL is going to go hard after Rajon Rondo or Deron Williams this offseason.
I also think they'll look into the Bynum/Dwight swap again. Looks to me like orlando would be the underdogs in this trade and would be willing to give up a package built around dwight/hedo.
The biggest surprise player for me this year was obviously andrew bynum. this was his best year as a pro. also a big shootout to Ramon Sessions and Jordan Hill. They're both SOLID players. Jordan Hill is young and a wonderful backup PF for us. Ramon Sessions will get solid minutes with LA, i just don't think he's starter material. (but he's the best PG we've had since gary payton)
metta world peace has done a great job especially after march. I'm expecting him to end his career in los angeles. we need a player that has his fire. he's solid for us.
Lastly Kobe Bryant. This guy is a freak of nature. STILL! There's no slowing him down. Next year is the last year of his contract. I'm sure the lakers will lock him up for another 3 year deal. he needs help. he'll never be the "team leader" michael jordan was, and thats what really separates the 2 players. but he is the 2nd best SG the league will ever see. laker for life.
the lakers are just 1 or 2 tweaks away from being a favorite again. their 1st priority should be to get a player who can create his own shot. next, they need to get a better coach, someone who's mentally tough. the FO needs to get back to the scouting boards and pick up some young talent this offseason.
all in all, it was a "fair" season for the lakers. we got what we were expecting. nothing more, nothing less.
looking forward to the 2012-2013 season. GO LAKERS!
First and foremost, a big thank you to derek fisher for standing up for the players as president and getting this season started. this could have been a complete lockout season, but we got to see some good basketball.
The lakers actually didn't go over or under my expectations. they stayed put. I was expecting them to win in the first round, but i wasn't expecting them to beat out the spurs or thunder, so i think we ended the season where we were supposed to end it.
Mike Brown was an "average" coach for LA. he welcomed the pressure of coaching this team, and he passed. in my opinion though, he's not a good fit to coach this team as constructed. my first offseason move would be to let him go and work on signing Rick Adelman, Jerry Sloan, or possibly bring back Phil Jackson. that said, mike brown did what was expected of him. he beat the bad teams and lost to the superior teams.
as far as the organization goes, i think that's where most of our troubles lie. Sorry to say, but Jim Buss is single handedly making a U-turn with this franchise. He's stubborn, and he has it his way..and its not good.
as the offseason went by, everyone and their mother knows David Stern robbed us of a deal (cp3) that would quite possibly put us at the top of contention. but what's done is done. its time to look forward to this coming offseason.
Mitch Kupchak (granting he stays in LA) has his work cut out for him this year. it will probably be one of the most active off seasons since the pau gasol trade. The Pau Gasol/Andrew Bynum has failed to work IMO. Both players are too good and demand the ball too much to be effective at the same time. Especially Bynum. Im expecting one of the 2 players to be traded this offseason, probably gasol. Ramon Sessions won't be starting next year, thats for sure. LAL is going to go hard after Rajon Rondo or Deron Williams this offseason.
I also think they'll look into the Bynum/Dwight swap again. Looks to me like orlando would be the underdogs in this trade and would be willing to give up a package built around dwight/hedo.
The biggest surprise player for me this year was obviously andrew bynum. this was his best year as a pro. also a big shootout to Ramon Sessions and Jordan Hill. They're both SOLID players. Jordan Hill is young and a wonderful backup PF for us. Ramon Sessions will get solid minutes with LA, i just don't think he's starter material. (but he's the best PG we've had since gary payton)
metta world peace has done a great job especially after march. I'm expecting him to end his career in los angeles. we need a player that has his fire. he's solid for us.
Lastly Kobe Bryant. This guy is a freak of nature. STILL! There's no slowing him down. Next year is the last year of his contract. I'm sure the lakers will lock him up for another 3 year deal. he needs help. he'll never be the "team leader" michael jordan was, and thats what really separates the 2 players. but he is the 2nd best SG the league will ever see. laker for life.
the lakers are just 1 or 2 tweaks away from being a favorite again. their 1st priority should be to get a player who can create his own shot. next, they need to get a better coach, someone who's mentally tough. the FO needs to get back to the scouting boards and pick up some young talent this offseason.
all in all, it was a "fair" season for the lakers. we got what we were expecting. nothing more, nothing less.
looking forward to the 2012-2013 season. GO LAKERS!