Who will be the toughest challenge for the Lakers now that Ginobili is out of the season and playoff?

I didnt even realize Ginobli was hurt that bad

i really dont know if the spurs will even get out of the first round in all honesty...they have Tony who seems to be healthy as far as i know but Duncan has knee problems. If they slip out of the top 5 i cant see them winning a series since they would have to go through Denver, LA, or Portland-young and could run out their energy...might have a chance against Houston but eh if Duncan isnt all healthy who is gona contain Yao?

well i guess i will have to say Utah, Denver, Portland, and New Orleans

NOH: we didnt contain David West very well when we played them this season and Chris Paul teases everyone and leads you to wonder what he is gona do:pass, shoot, dribble some more plus he steals the ball all the time. So we need to contain Chris Paul and get him pissed off cuz i think it gets into his head, also gota keep West in place so he cant get that jumper on the wing from about 18 ft out-i swear he never misses that shot!

Portland: i think they will give us a tough time since we have problems with them for some reason. Brandon Roy, Oden, Aldridge and i know im forgeting players but they have a good lineup and are young so they go out and play their hearts out all the time. They dont seem to get raddled and dont panic about gettin down over 10pts

Denver: obviously the addition of Billups doesnt make them worse lol and Carmelo with Birdman, and Martin make a good team and they have played pretty well since that trade happened. They have JR Smith too right? so ya i think they will be tough

Utah: they are kind of unpredictable really. Sometimes they play pretty darn good like when they finally got everyone back a lil bit ago but then they dont seem to care other times. If they show up and all play like they can with who they have then i say they will give us a good series

overall i dont see how anyone can beat us esp in the West. The Mavs in the first round wont hurt us-i dont see them stoping our big man and of course they have no one to slow down Kobe

I hope bynum gets into the flow again of a real game, we know he has practiced game type of situations like 3 on 3

im definately excited tho. Hopefully we can get into a groove with him since we seem to be a lil less determined at the moment. With him comin back maybe that will add some fire and excitement throughout the team

Paul Pierce is a Celtic....lol uhm he is good but i always wonder how he can "shoot over" the defender when he barely leaves the ground when he shoots. I think he is annoying cuz he thinks he is great and the championship seems like it has gone to his head a little....im glad he got one tho since he deserves to get one for the player he is

New Orleans Hornets. They're a little bit deeper than they were last year and if Chandler can play they'll have some defensive resistance down low. The Lakers play poor pick and roll defense and defense against the 3point shoot. In last years finals they couldnt stop Paul Peirce off the pick and roll or the Celtics behind the 3 point arch. Chris Paul will be much tougher to guard off the pick and roll and the Hornets have good 3point shooters like Peja Stojakovic,Morris Peterson,and James Posey(who killed LA in the Finals). If the Hornets made the WCF last year I think they would've gave the Lakers a run and actually beaten them.

BQ: They should'nt play him too much but enough to get back into the flow. Memphis isn't a tough opponent so they should be able to win without Bynum and just use him to get back into basketball shape a little bit.

BQ2: Paul Peirce is laughing at all you haters because he has an NBA championship ring.

basically anyone of the 3 from the northwest utah can play well against the lakers, portland gives the lakers the shits and denver is such an underrated team that theyll be a surprise the lakers might not make it to the finals because the west is a lot better than last year

BQ: his overrated hes a good player but not a superstar like people think he only dominates **** teams

BQ2: the truth

I say Denver,but all the teams in the wild west can put up some crazy stuff

the fact is denver is probably the best defensive team in the west behind the spurs,and they are a very deep team with guys like nene,martin,linus,the bird man and JR Smith. With all this firepower they are assured to do well. Plus they got a prior finals MVP in Chauncey Billups who might give this team momentum in the playoffs. Melo is one of the most explosive players in the nba and is this guy can step up in the playoffs watch out.

Utah still doesnt have Boozer in star form and suks on the road

Houston is good but never beat the lakers once

new orleans has been strugglin this season or else they mightve beaten LA

mavs............we know they wont get far

portland will put up a fight thts assured but this team still is very young and has never been to the playoffs and i do think as a team denver is better than them

BQ-.........phil should not let him play if he is smart

BQ-antonym of the truth

The hardest challenge for the Lakers could be the Blazers. The Blazers are best against the Lakers. The Lakers are 6-31(I think) against the Blazers at home when Worthy left. The Lakers might face eachother in the playoffs after they destroy the Mavs in the 1st round.

BQ: Awesome. We are more tougher with him. Bynum is a great defensive player with the Lakers. The Lakers will increase their reboundsa nd blocks.

BQ2: Paul Pierce is transexual.

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Without Manu, it's all over for the Spurs this year. He's the heart of that team, especially during playoffs.

I can't see anyone stopping the Lakers now. Maybe the Jazz but I doubt it. The Spurs were the only team that had a realistic shot at beating them and Ginobili has always been the key player for SA during playoffs. Now that he's gone I can't see the Lakers getting knocked out by anyone.

Western Conference? Themselves. They Lakers just need to get tough on defense and start playing with more consistency. If they do that No one in the western Conference will challenge them. The return of Bynum will help, but I am not going to put the entire playoffs on his back. He is going to be rusty, and possibly a little out of shape.

Portland=Warriors of 07

Watch out Lakers!

BQ- He won'r play more than 15 mins. Just a warm up game to get ready for the playoffs.

BQ2- not the truth

portland is the worst nightmare for smell-a. even if they had the whole of the hall of fame playing they couldnt beat portland at home. the fakers wont have to worry about the western conference championship much less the whole enchalada if they cant get passed portland. see ya'll april 10th suckers and we will just reinforce that this year the western conference goes through portland. MAD DOG MEAN!! FANGS AND FOAM BABY FANGS AND FOAM!!!

p.s. the blazers have won more games in smell-a in the last 19 years than the fakers have won in portland...just a little something to think about!

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