Philadelphia 76ers – Los Angeles Lakers – Preview
2 02 2010On Friday night the Philadelphia 76ers ought to be able to play very well against the L.A. Lakers.The truth is that Phil Jackson’s personnel have to be very comfortable with his style ofplay and his system. This is why they are seemingly on cruise control through most of the regular season. Eddie Jordansimply isn't able to implement his Princeton offense with the personnel he has.
The Indiana Pacers are absolutely dominated by the Los Angeles Lakers last night on the road so the only question for me in this game with the 76ers is whether the issue of jet lag will in fact come into play. There is also a possibility that the 76ers could simply be blown off by the Lakers given the similar rebuilding phase to the Pacers that the Sixers are currently going through. The question is whether Jordan will have the patience with the current roster or whether the 76ers front office will have the patience to keep Jordan around in an era when NBA coaches get hired and fired so quickly.
Four out of six on the road have been won by the Lakers and Andrew Bynum continues to provide that extra scoring option in the middle to go with both Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant.The way how the likes of Samuel Dalembert contend with the ever more aggressive Bynum will be interesting. This kind of aggression from Bynum certainly could lead to a Los Angeles dynasty. On the other side of the coin there seem to be plenty of trade rumors swirling around several members of the Sixers roster.
