[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by skinsfanthru&thru

So many Lakers haters it is hilarious haha. I love my team, but think it was definitely a knee jerk reaction. Nash has only played 1&1/2 games, Howard is still not 100% from his back surgery(originally projected to be back in December) and once again a very thin bench. people say Kobe's getting old but at 34 years old he's shooting 56% from the field while averaging 27 ppg, 5 boards, and 3 assists. His and the teams main issue this year has been turnovers and no cohesiveness on defense. I am not a fan of Jim Buss and how he's run things the last couple of years, but I'm hoping they can fix their mistake of hiring Brown in the first place and hire Brian Shaw who was being groomed by Jackson. I'd also like Jerry Sloan or Mike Dantoni if they don't go with bringing Phil back.

I don't hate the Lakers. I was a big Magic Johnson fan when I was a kid.

Now, Kobe the Rapist, that's another story.