At least, Jim Buss believes they are solid.
Solid?
Are we talking solid as a rock? Or are we talking about a frozen pond that has a lot of cracks and will hopefully hold in the near future?
Analogies aside, I understand that Buss has to keep putting forth the rhetoric and talk about believing in the potential of this team. After all, what else is he going to do? He can't very well show signs of panic, confusion or utter frustration.
Right?
Then again, I can't help but think of Kevin Bacon unconvincingly screaming, "Remain calm! All is well!” at the end of Animal House.
No one believed him either.
Potential? Absolutely. Results this year? Not exactly.
With all due respect to Mr. Buss, I am tempted to throw the red challenge flag (I know, wrong sport) at his assertion that this team is “solid.”
What about this team is solid right now?
Steve Nash? So far, so good. Will he stay healthy?
Kobe Bryant? Probably the most solid part of the team.
Metta World Peace? Um, sure.
Pau Gasol? Uh, no.
Dwight Howard? TBD.
The bench? 27th in the NBA in scoring (via hoopsstats.com)
Coaching? More TBD.
In Jim’s mind, what is solid about this team?
The Lakers do have a solid ability to score. They also have a solid ability to give up a lot of points.
A lot.
Sure, they fought back and almost beat the Spurs, but the way Manu Ginobili described it after the game, the Spurs slacked off and let Los Angeles back into the game.
He may be right.
To celebrate their close loss, the Lakers got destroyed by the Oklahoma City Thunder by a score of 116-101.
Kobe’s recent tweet has obviously been scrutinized:
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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
