HoopsWorld: 2012-2013 Los Angeles Lakers Season Preview

iamworthy · Post #1 » by **iamworthy** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 3:50 pm

The Lakers’ offseason was simply historic. It’s getting compared a lot to when they landed Karl Malone and Gary Payton, but this far triumphs that. Payton was a horrific fit in the triangle offense and Malone ended up retiring after one season. Steve Nash fits in perfectly with what the Lakers needed and Dwight Howard is a significant upgrade over Andrew Bynum. He’s the next face of their franchise, something they desperately needed as the post-Kobe Bryant era approaches. With the two seriously favorable trades they made and the quality free agent signings in Jordan Hill, Jodie Meeks and Antawn Jamison, the Lakers will once again be the best in the Pacific and maybe even the NBA.

1st Place – Pacific Division

– Yannis Koutroupis

The hype machine is sure to be in full swing when the Lakers take the court this season, even though Dwight Howard is unlikely to be ready to start the season as he continues to rehab his bad back. Once Howard is in place and the chemistry has a chance to come together, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash and D12 are sure to be one of the toughest outs come playoff time. They lack the continuity that will be Oklahoma City’s primary advantage, but there does not appear to be any other team in the West that can challenge the Lakers.

1st Place – Pacific Division

– Bill Ingram

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ROballer · Post #2 » by **ROballer** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 3:57 pm

Interesting read but nothing what we didn't know already

They blew it with other teams' previews but ours is nice and spot on(except the part with Howard needing to accept the 4th option on O and concentrate on D by Brigham)-not necessarily agree with this

Stebo_SSK · Post #3 » by **Stebo_SSK** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:19 pm

ROballer wrote:Interesting read but nothing what we didn't know already

They blew it with other teams' previews but ours is nice and spot on(except the part with Howard needing to accept the 4th option on O and concentrate on D by Brigham)-not necessarily agree with this

Yea me either. Not sure why Howard should be the 4th option. If anything he should be option #1 or 2 in PnR play with Nash.

Matt6288 · Post #4 » by **Matt6288** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 7:07 pm

I think Howard is going to be the 1st option on offense, with Nash being the best pick n roll guard and Howard being the best pick n roll big we have to use them as much as possible

jellybean8 · Post #5 » by **jellybean8** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:46 pm

Matt6288 wrote:I think Howard is going to be the 1st option on offense, with Nash being the best pick n roll guard and Howard being the best pick n roll big we have to use them as much as possible

I hope this is what happens.. Think about how many open shots kobe will have

Dr Aki · Post #6 » by **Dr Aki** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:30 am

jellybean8 wrote:
Matt6288 wrote:I think Howard is going to be the 1st option on offense, with Nash being the best pick n roll guard and Howard being the best pick n roll big we have to use them as much as possible

I hope this is what happens.. Think about how many open shots kobe will have

20 shots per game is much too much, if he drags it back to maybe 16-17 shots per game, we might see 55% raw FG% and 60+% TS%