It's not that these teams are total trainwrecks. It's just that you know the stuff that happens before and after actual games will dominate headlines. The Lakers just went through two.. whole... seasons... of missing the playoffs, and as I write this, there's talk of making
Metta World Peace an assistant coach down the line. However, the current roster looks very promising with potential. Randle, Russell and Clarkson are definitely intriguing talents and Hibbert potentially gives them a competitive frontcourt. Coach Byron Scott is going to somehow fuck this up though and Kobe probably will cockblock any youth movement on his way to getting his. In Philly, it's close to the point where we can start actually judging the
Sam Hinkie tanking experiment. Their playoff chances are slim, but they have a stockpile of picks and some promising big men on the roster. New York is the perennial tabloid team. Just in the offseason alone, Coach Fish has decided to employ Phil's triangle offense in his love life. On the bright side,
Carmelo is going to be held publically accountable for his defense and Porzingis will be the best Latvian prospect since the great Andris Biedrins.
The Kings aka the league's favorite dysfunctional team are the must watch tv of sideshows this season. Why we love Boogie Cousins.
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here. The rest of Kings management seems dead set on pushing his buttons. Fire the one coach he's decided to trust. Check. Hire a coach who really doesn't want to coach you but now is forced to toe the company line. Double check. Hire Vlade Divac and Peja Stojakavic as your front office staff...triple check. Sign Rajon Rondo to point guard your team..quadruple check. The rest of the NBA awaits what boneheaded move Vivek will implement next.
