There has been a lot of criticism for this Lakers basketball team all year long. Now don't get me wrong everyone on here is entitled to an opinion. This is what the forum is for, BUT here is my opinion. I do agree with a lot of you that our bench is lacking. That is a no brainer. I'm here to justify the team as a whole. yeah you can call it ignorance, call it whatever but its an opinion. I think that some of you are bit to hard on an injured laker team. I'm not a big fan of excuses but just hear me out. Gasol missed about 2 weeks the first part of the season. We lost walton(non factor just saying). kobe injured his finger a third into the season and was battling back, knee and ankle problems throughout the season. odom, brown, and artest have been on and off with injuries. yeah other things come into play as well like artest has yet to adjust to the triangle even this late into the season and stuff of that nature but just think about it. we won 57 games with a dysfunctional injured team. I mean kobe was shooting 49% from the field prior to his injury. since his injury he's shooting around 42% on average. Imagine if we had one full healthy season and artest finds his role in the system and things start clicking. Yeah you know like i said this can go many ways and im eager to hear your guys' opinions. i know that this "excuse" sounds too simple but its something i have noticed. obviously im excited for the playoffs but i cant wait for next season when the team is at full strength.
