JackHandy said:
Kind of dispels the notion that James is the best player on that team, doesn't it? He misses the playoffs, Davis shows up, he wins a ring, Davis gets hurt the next year, can't win again. It's pretty obvious which straw stirs that drink imo. |
The Lakers are pretty consistently poor whenever either of the two doesn't play. Which isn't that shocking, really. Also, Lebron was injured that 2018-19 season, missed a chunk of time and had inconsistency after. Before that, the Lakers were in the playoff running. Probably a lower seed.
But the bigger issue is the team itself. This team doesn't have the chemistry and cohesion it did last year. Some of that's time - Drummond has only played a handful of games with the Lakers at full strength. But some of these guys are just weird fits. Gasol and Harrell combined aren't worth what Dwight Howard gave them. And Dennis Schroder was a mistake from day one and I'm not sure why they even got him, James was great as their primary point guard last year. They should have worked hard to keep that crew together instead of letting myltiple roleplayers go. They really just needed to be patient, the real prizes are coming in this upcoming off-season.
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