2701653, RE: They overachieved two years in a row. So it's not a fluke + elite coaching
Posted by ThaTruth, Fri Aug-09-19 03:36 PM
>Lakers are way up there on the strength of LBJ+AD alone but
>both guys have more wear/tear on them and they have less
>around them. Easily a top 5 team in terms of title odds, maybe
>No. 2. But the Clippers still have more around their two guys
>at this point in time. Maybe the Lakers will be on that Morey
>and re-shape their bench in-season.
The Clippers don't have "wear/tear" on their big 2?
The supporting casts are a wash at best to me with the Lakers having a higher ceiling and possibly a lower floor.
A lot of those Clippers holdovers are going to have to learn new roles. Down the stretch Lou Williams was basically the primary ballhandler and #1 scoring option. With Kawhi and PG there he's going to be a #3 option at best and asked to play off the ball a lot, something that hasn't always been a strength of his in the past and part of the reason he's bounced around.
Montrezl Harrell was a scrappy 2nd unit guy but is he ready to start on a contender?
Landry Shamet is just a guy. Ditto for Jamychal Green.
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