Post#22 » by b-ball forever » Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:04 pm
The Rox were able to beat LA by keeping Kobe outta the paint and forcing him to take bad shots from outside from what I saw (only saw the 2nd half). Of course Brooks was also running circles round old man Fish.
The Lakers' bench also sucks without Odom there to lead their 2nd unit.
LA wouldn't lose a playoff series against the Rox if Gasol is healthy, but they could lose against the Nugz since Denver's got a couple strong bigs that can man up on Gasol/Bynum in Nene and K-Mart, + an excellent inside help defender off the bench in birdman.
With Lawson they have one of those quick guards that typically torch the LA backcourt, and if Afflalo can guard Kobe like he did consistantly, should be good. The Nugz also arguably have the best bench in the NBA with JR Smith/Andersen/Lawson, which is important vs the Lakers.