Pau Gasol: How Important Is His Offensive Improvement to the Los Angeles Lakers?

Many of the Lakers' earlier struggles were due to age old issues the team has been facing for years such as age, complacency and a lack of offensive balance, or more bluntly, the ball hogging ways of Kobe Bryant. 

The Lakers' spotty offense thus far has attracted a lot of attention and criticism. Ron Artest's offensive production has simply been swallowed alive in the Lakers' depth, and the bench, despite being considerably upgraded over the offseason, has played extremely well in spurts but has also gone through extended stretches of futility, and Bryant is still on pace for his least e...

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