How Far Will LA Lakers Go in the NBA Playoffs This Season?

Assuming the Los Angeles Lakers are able to overcome their regular-season struggles and limp into the playoffs, they'll be no more than a first round exit. 

The Lakers are just not a well-constructed basketball team. Even on paper, they don't appear to have the talent most people expected them to have.

Putting aside the chemistry and system issues for the time being, the Lakers have gotten weaker at almost every position.

Although Steve Nash is a clear upgrade offensively to his predecessor, Ramon Sessions, Nash is a much greater defensive liability and his injury woes at the beginning of the season validate preseason concerns regard...

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