What's old news? The basketball scene in Los Angeles has completely turned upside down. The Clippers have added some serious ballers to make a run in the west while the Lakers lost a vital piece of their 3 tries at the title (winning 2) and have replaced him with .... nothing. The Lakers roster is filled with people that will just fill spots on their roster.
What's old news? The Clippers added top PG Chris Paul, veteran leader Chauncey Billups (while retaining their starting PG from last year Mo Williams) and veteran swingman Caron Butler to play with uber-jumpers Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan while the Lakers added ... Jason Kapono, Josh McRoberts and Troy Murphy.
Hmmmm ....
What's new news? (well ... relatively new) The Clippers improved their depth in the front court by adding Kenyon Martin to back up Griffin at PF and The Lakers .... well ... they just beat Denver for their 3rd win on the road ... ALL SEASON.
While the Clippers are clearly showing they are committed to putting together a squad of contenders, the Lakers are showing nothing. They can't make a solid acquisition to save their lives. Jim Buss and Mitch Kupchak manage to address the PG situation by sleeping on Chauncey, missing out on Baron Davis and not signing Nate Robinson.
Are the Lakers gonna be able to do anything to make this season worth it? Kobe is getting old so his window is closing, Pau is on the downside of his career and Andrew Bynum can't stay healthy for a full season. Meanwhile the bosses in Lakerland sit and do NOTHING!
Meanwhile across town, the Clipshow add quality players, elite talent and veteran savvy.
Wow.
This post wasn't supposed to be about the Lakers and the Clippers. After complaining through this post for the last little bit, maybe I should say what I originally came here to say.
Welcome to LA Mr Martin.
I didn't know they signed Kenyon Martin. That is impressive. I was looking at the Lakers bench and was surprised when Matt Barnes was the best sub they had. Not good for the Purple and Gold.
ReplyDelete