My Lakers are done. They lost in 6 games to the Boston Celtics. Surprisingly I am ok with that I thought the Lakers overachieved this year and I cannot be disappointed in the season. Of course there is a little disappointment when your team makes it to the Finals and they lose but overall I am very happy with the Lakers. I am glad that they lost Game 6. If they had lost at the last second or within like six or eight points the whole game it would of been excruciating to watch.
THE OFF-SEASON
After losing the Lakers Kobe was asked if a healthy Andrew Bynum would push the Lakers over the hump and Kobe said that getting Andrew Bynum back will solve a lot of the teams problems and it very well could solve the problem of rebounding and shot-blocking but Andrew Bynum if far from the physical tough low-post player they need. I don't like how the Lakers are built. I don't think that a frontline of Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol will work. Lamar Odom can't consistently hit outside shots he barely even shoots and makes mid-range jump shots so they won't be able to spread the floor to create room for Kobe to operate. Odom isn't quick enough or talented enough to guard the opposing team small forward. I am not saying that trading Odom is the best and only solution for the Lakers. Players such as Josh Smith, Ron Artest, Shawn Marion can all be free agents this offseason. The best scenario is if Ron Artest opts out of his contracts and signs with the Lakers or does a sign and trade for a player like Luke Walton.
The Lakers should and probably will consider trading Lamar Odom when they got Pau Gasol he became a very expensive 4th option. He has one year remaining on his contract so that can be very enticing to other NBA teams looking to save some money. The Pistons are having a fire sale and are willing to give up anybody for the right player and Carmelo is on the block as well the Lakers could even go for a less hot accomidity and get the ever underrated Gerald Wallace.
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