sportsrus

The Los Angeles Lakers have to be the Best of the West. They have the best record in the league and are the representatives of the west from last year. They are playing better basketball than they did last year and without Bynum again.

The Lakers have one player that make them as good as they are and that’s Kobe Bryant. Without Kobe Bryant they wouldn’t be the same team. They would be better than some of the other teams in the west, but they wouldn’t be the best. But if Bryant was the only player on the court they wouldn’t win very much.

Again the Lakers are playing without Andrew Bynum. Hopefully Bynum will be back in time for the finals if the Lakers are to make it that far. Last year it hurt them in the finals not having Bynum in the line up. Bynum can score and he can rebound. But if he’s hurt all he can do is act as a cheerleader.

With Bynum out other player have to step up and make plays and play good basketball. One player that can do that is Lamar Odem. The Lakers have also added players to their team, Shannon Brown and Adam Morrison.

The west is still full of contenders which could surprise the Lakers in the playoffs. The Spurs, the Jazz(when healthy), the Hornets and the Nuggets. But I expect the Lakers to hold them all off and make it to the NBA finals and face the Boston Celtics.

But if they don’t have Bynum I think the out come will be the same as last year.