lebron/luka pairing was a FAILURE in 2025 due to weak 50 wins & 1st Round upset loss

[QUOTE=3ba11;15022906]First of all, you're saying that the Lakers need a center, but every team in the league is wishing they had a top 3 player like Luka.

The generational superstar is the bigger gap to fill than needing a guy to get 11/9 from the center position.

Secondly, Curry won with without centers... Jordan won without centers (in a big man era)... Hartenstein isn't exactly beating the world.. So the whole "needing a center" things is a bad excuse that the media fabricated to cover for Lebron slowing down and failing to beat a weak T'Wolves.. Basically, Lebron is done - if a player can't win the 1st Round as a big favorite with Luka, then a 11/9 big man isn't going to help them..

Again, the whole "needing a center" thing is just a way to cover the fact that Lebron isn't a dominant or winning player anymore and requires massive carrying... Yet his mere presence drags the team down because he's become a "plodder" - i.e. his scoring is too slow, so he can't wear down defenses anymore and leave them less capacity for offense (he can't win the attrition battle anymore)... He can no longer adhere to a tenet of all competition - the best defense is a good offense, because his offense is SLOW - go watch 20 seconds of 2009 Lebron and you'll see what I mean (dunzo).[/QUOTE]

Curry had dray. Jordan had actual centers at least. The Lakers were playing rui and dfs 45mpg vs Minnesotas front court who are huge. Vs them specifically a 11/9 guy could make the difference there. Hartenstein is highly underrated by you and Chet is much more of a center than anyone la had.