2008/09 and 2009/10 Los Angeles Lakers

[HOoopCityJones]

2009

Trevor Ariza

Shannon Brown

Kobe Bryant

Andrew Bynum

Jordan Farmar

Derek Fisher

Pau Gasol

Didier Ilunga-Mbenga

Chris Mihm

Adam Morrison

Lamar Odom

Josh Powell

Vladimir Radmanovic

Sasha Vujacic

Luke Walton

Sun Yue



2010

Shannon Brown

Kobe Bryant

Andrew Bynum

Jordan Farmar

Derek Fisher

Pau Gasol

Didier Ilunga-Mbenga

Adam Morrison

Lamar Odom

Josh Powell

Sasha Vujacic

Luke Walton

Metta World Peace



our last 2 championships...look at these rosters



what were these guys before and what are they now...just something to discuss.

[r15mohd]

Gasol/Odom/Bynum...name me a better front court

[Yao Ming's Foot]

Gasol/Odom/Bynum...name me a better front court

Fisher/Farmar/Brown/Ariza/Artest name me a worse back court.

[r15mohd]

Fisher/Farmar/Brown/Ariza/Artest name me a worse back court.

way to deflect...not only in this thread, but others

[Yao Ming's Foot]

way to deflect...not only in this thread, but others

Are we supposed to ignore half of the roster?

[Myth]

2009

Trevor Ariza - Still balling well.

Andrew Bynum - Talented eadcase that spent his best years under Phil

Derek Fisher - Probably one of the most note worthy role players of all time

Pau Gasol - All-star before, likely an all-star now even late in his career. Criminally underrated by Kobe fans while on the Lakers

Lamar Odom - Has there been a guy with more pg skills/duties at his height? 6th man of the year. Bit of a headcase, but again Phil has a talent for controlling headcases.


2010

Same as above except swap Ariza with Metta

Metta World Peace - former DPOY, which is a rarity on the perimeter. Well rounded but obviously on the tail end of his career with the Lakers. Still, had some well timed shots and played his role well.


what were these guys before and what are they now...just something to discuss.

My take.

[Droid101]

Gasol/Odom/Bynum...name me a better front court

Oh yeah, 6ppg/3rpg and 8ppg/7rpg in the two playoff runs, so overpowered.

[r15mohd]

Oh yeah, 6ppg/3rpg and 8ppg/7rpg in the two playoff runs, so overpowered.

when you single out...of course it seems mediocre at best. however, the question was collectively as a front court and do you have an answer as to there being one better than Gasol/Bynum/Odom?

a little reading comprehension goes a long way..for some, that is

[r15mohd]

Are we supposed to ignore half of the roster?

is there a reason you ignored Kobe on your list?

[Myth]

Oh yeah, 6ppg/3rpg and 8ppg/7rpg in the two playoff runs, so overpowered.

Bynum does get overrated, but considering he was in limited minutes and had 2 other serviceable bigs to help, he did make a big difference.

[Droid101]

when you single out...of course it seems mediocre at best. however, the question was collectively as a front court and do you have an answer as to there being one better than Gasol/Bynum/Odom?

a little reading comprehension goes a long way..for some, that is

One third of the combination sucked. Odom wasn't as good as everyone makes him out to be. Gasol was (and is) very good.

So, 1 bad player, 1 decent player, and 1 good player.

I'm pretty sure a majority of frontcourts in the league could boast that.

[Jlamb47]

Gasol/Odom/Bynum...name me a better front court

Bynum wasnt even a force in the playoff. Odom was alright and gasol was there second best player on their team. Besides that, their roster sucked.

[Heavincent]

when you single out...of course it seems mediocre at best. however, the question was collectively as a front court and do you have an answer as to there being one better than Gasol/Bynum/Odom?

a little reading comprehension goes a long way..for some, that is

Great front court, but Fisher was one of the worst starting PG's in the league, and Artest was mediocre in 2010.

Good teams, but they weren't historically stacked or anything. Aside from Pau and Ariza, most of these guys are long gone.

[HOoopCityJones]

Bynum does get overrated, but considering he was in limited minutes and had 2 other serviceable bigs to help, he did make a big difference.

Now it's confirmed.

You're the most blatant nitpicker Ive ever seen. You really tired to make Bynum's career sound respectable right now.

[Heavincent]

My take.

Bynum had his best season under Mike Brown.