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For the wing players, Kobe/Lamar is an upgrade over Kobe/Vlad or Kobe/Walton. Lamar has been playing as one of the bigs, but there are going to be many more mismatches he can exploit when both Bynum and Gasol are on the floor. He's got the quickness to play with smaller players, but if he's being guarded by a wing player, he'll be deadly posting up. Lamar is probably the most versatile player the Lakers have. I think with Kobe and Lamar on the floor, the other position is really more of a shooter, although Fisher's such a good ballhandler that they tend to use him to drive into the paint. Farmar will thrive if he becomes a very good shooter. I think whether Farmar or Vujacic fills this role more in the absence of Fisher will depend primarily on the defensive matchup.
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Odom at the 3 is one of the dumbest things I have ever heard on this board.
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magic, a 1, won a game against the celtics playing as a 5 I am just talking about their starting lineup. That will be the lineup.
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You should click on search/advanced search/ and then enter "mikewaters" in the user name field. Search for "all posts by this user."
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The problem with Gasol at the 4 is that he will have a much harder matchup on the defensive end because he will be playing against much quicker players. His length will help but I think he is going to get abused a lot next year.
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Also, are Duncan and Boozer getting quicker in the offseason? Who are these lightening fast 4s in the West that he hasnt already matched up against this season?
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Kevin Garnett Amare Stoudemire Dirk Nowitzki Elton Brand Chris Bosh Antawn Jamison Rasheed Wallace David West Marvin Williams Al Jefferson Tim Duncan All of them are matchup nightmares for Gasol.
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