Too much you say? Admittedly, were LO the number one or two option, and you could play him with Pierce, Bowen or Tayshaun, then things would be different. But you can’t thanks to the Tree Leopard, and your best big man has to be on Pau (which is not to say they would be worthwhile on Odom anyway, I mean did you see when Oberto was on him? That was a laughably easy three point play).
Essentially what this boils down to is that you have to have your third best defender guarding a 6-10 small forward who actually does play like a 6-10 combo guard, and this is why the Lakers deep is deeper.
Boston’s Big 3 has become a Big 2, Ginobili’s ankle has given the Spurs a collective hobble, and Detroit’s Big 4 just doesn’t have the size to or speed to play with LAs 3.
Right now I see the Celtics rooting hard for the Spurs because they just can’t match up with LA. Detroit will roll with the punches and has as much of a chance against anybody, past present or future, which is not to say they have a chance in this series or the next. They are the true residue of our American generation, too talented to fail but too assured to take the throne.
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