Who was the best player on each 80's Lakers team?

[SouBeachTalents]

Some years are definitely easier to identify than others, but who would you say for each year?


1980: Kareem

1981: Kareem

1982: ???

1983: Kareem

1984: ???

1985: ???

1986: ???

1987: Magic

1988: Magic

1989: Magic


Anyone disagree with any of the above? Who you guys got for the rest?

[dubeta]

Worthy, Nixon, and Cooper alternated throughout those years, They were the big 3

[LAZERUSS]

Worthy, Nixon, and Cooper alternated throughout those years, They were the big 3


How many titles did they win without Magic?

[gts]

How many titles did they win without Magic?

Laz you responded to a complete moron... you won't teach him a thing he doesn't want to learn, he doesn't want to talk hoops he wants to prove he's the worlds biggest asshole.. just put him on ignore like others have

[LAZERUSS]

Laz you responded to a complete moron... you won't teach him a thing he doesn't want to learn, he doesn't want to talk hoops he wants to prove he's the worlds biggest asshole.. just put him on ignore like others have

Sorry...bad habit I guess.

And I agree.

[Deuce Bigalow]

How did you come to the conclusion that Kareem was better than Magic in '83?

[SOD 21]

Kareem was better from 80-82, it was a virtual toss-up in 83, and then it was Magic as the Lakers best player for the rest of the decade.

Although certainly Jabbar and Worthy had their moments at various times in the mid to late 80's, such as Kareem's incredible Game 2 in the 1985 NBA finals when everyone had buried after the infamous Memorial Day Massacre or Worthy's brilliant Game 7 against the Pistons in 1988.

[Deuce Bigalow]

By the 81-82 season Magic was leading the team in rpg, apg, and spg while finising 8th in MVP voting to Kareem's 10th. In the Playoffs he led the team in PER (minus Mike McGee and his 10 minutes played), TS%, WS, WS/48 while not being the leader in USG% and won Finals MVP.

[Roundball_Rock]

Who the best player is debatable between KAJ and Magic, outside of the early and late years of the 80's, but the fact is KAJ was the #1 option for LA until the 87' season. People go on and on about "rings as the X option" yet ignore it vis-

[BigBoss]

Kobe

[kennethgriffin]

1980: Kareem

1981: Kareem

1982: Kareem

1983: Kareem

1984: Magic

1985: Magic

1986: Magic

1987: Magic

1988: Magic

1989: Magic



and don't let anyone tell you otherwise

wilkes/nixon/worthy were all great. but it was magic and kareem leading the way. and they didnt take turns swapping the torch