The Laker Bandwagon

I heard Greg Anthony yesterday say that the Lakers are the most dangerous team in the NBA as he cited, among other things, their depth. At the start of the season, nobody would have made such a claim. However, I was close:

There is not another team in the NBA who has as much depth, length, athleticism and versatility in the post...Very few teams have a player in Kobe's category. Of those who do, none has the depth of talent the Lakers possess.

I liked the Lakers' chances:

If he [Kobe] cannot elevate the Lakers into the top five by season's end, winning a play-off series against one of the other top teams in the NBA, then the Lakers should trade him. Realistically, how much better can the Lakers get?...The Lakers do not have enough to win the Western Conference this year, unless they build Bynum's confidence early in the season to establish him as the true third weapon and a dominant player on the inside, but they have enough to break into the power five and win at least one play-off series.