[WayOutWest]

Teams like Dallas will have a hard time beating the Lakers but teams like the Spurs and Jazz can kill the Lakers inside. Gasol is a very soft player, he doesn't defend well, doesn't gaurd the paint well and is a big wuss under the boards. It seems at times Gasol runs away from banging for boards. Lamar Odom has been terrific in snagging rebounds in traffic, as is Turiaf. If you want to beat the Lakers take it inside, get the Lakers into foul trouble and shoot the 1+1 for the last 4 minutes of every quarter. The Suns did just that but unfortunatley for them their defense is even worse than the Lakers.

Of course all this is moot once Bynum and Ariza come back. It does seem like God is a Laker fan. I can't wait to see a healthy Lakers team take on a healthy Spurs and Jazz team.