Are we back??

[shep33]

No, not yet. We're a .500 team.

[Iron24th]

Yep we're not there yet, but we're starting to look better.

[Chavacano]

Back where?

[lakersincebirth]

LOL who would have ever thought that a win against the Clippers would be huge

[majmarcus]

LOL who would have ever thought that a win against the Clippers would be huge

Lol I was thinking the same thing

[clifborder4fm]

Not yet, But it looks promising...We have some tough games over the next week. DEN, POR, PHI, CLiPPERS and DEN again. If we can make it through those 5 then I will say we are back. If we can win all 5 or at least 4 out of 5 that would be great. And a win against the Clippers would be huge.

this

[Mave1002]

The team is definitely still a work in progress, but they are looking better with Nash in the lineup. This is what I expected having a great point guard like Steve. He makes the game easier for everyone.

D’Antoni: Nash Might Extend Kobe’s Career
December 26, 2012

Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni offered a little peek way into the future with his postgame answer to a question about how (Steve) Nash taking over the controls and making life easier for (Kobe) Bryant late in games will affect Bryant, 34, by saying: “I think he’ll play another five (or) six years because of it.”

I say,

DH12 (max contract)
Love (max contract)
Filler
Kobe (Discounted)
Nash (Discounted)

Pau (MLE)
Hill
Filler
Filler
Filler

Watch out league.

[Jtirado16]

The team is definitely still a work in progress, but they are looking better with Nash in the lineup. This is what I expected having a great point guard like Steve. He makes the game easier for everyone.

D’Antoni: Nash Might Extend Kobe’s Career
December 26, 2012

Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni offered a little peek way into the future with his postgame answer to a question about how (Steve) Nash taking over the controls and making life easier for (Kobe) Bryant late in games will affect Bryant, 34, by saying: “I think he’ll play another five (or) six years because of it.”

I say,

DH12 (max contract)
Love (max contract)
Filler
Kobe (Discounted)
Nash (Discounted)

Pau (MLE)
Hill
Filler
Filler
Filler

Watch out league.

OMG this team would be pretty hard to stop but Kobe and nash taking discounts... and Pau at MLE... probably not that realistic

[soundjunkies2]

Not yet, after or by the all star break.

[Big Moves03]

Not yet, nash and gasol are still a bit rusty from their time off and howard is still at about 75%. Around march though we should start to see this team really gel.

[Jtirado16]

We can't wait till March to be back... We'll be a 7-8 seed by then..

[Tymathee]

still a work in progress but the fact that we're in a learning process and in a 5 game win streak is quite awesome.

Nash looks great
Kobe looks MVPish
Metta looks like an Allstar
Gasol is getting used to his role
Dwight is focusing more on defense and is hitting his shots

Jordan Hill is a regular now and plays hard all the time
Meeks is hitting his shots
Morris is inconsistent and got 2 starts for some reason

I'd like to see Jamison at least get spot duty when we need shooting.

Ebanks is out of the rotation (again)
he's really goin on 8, he needs to expand to 10 so that the team can rest but the agmes have been so close lately and we need wins now so i can't really fault him.

Until this team hits its stride, these guys will play a lot of minutes and go 8 rotation

[lakers4sho]

still a work in progress but the fact that we're in a learning process and in a 5 game win streak is quite awesome.

Nash looks great
Kobe looks MVPish
Metta looks like an Allstar
Gasol is getting used to his role
Dwight is focusing more on defense and is hitting his shots

Jordan Hill is a regular now and plays hard all the time
Meeks is hitting his shots
Morris is inconsistent and got 2 starts for some reason

I'd like to see Jamison at least get spot duty when we need shooting.

Ebanks is out of the rotation (again)
he's really goin on 8, he needs to expand to 10 so that the team can rest but the agmes have been so close lately and we need wins now so i can't really fault him.

Until this team hits its stride, these guys will play a lot of minutes and go 8 rotation

MDA was notorious for maintaining an 8 man rotation in PHX. Don't think he would change now.

[KB-Pau-DH2012]

MDA sounds like some nuclear bomb or something.

[bigjunior559]

the wins over the warriors and knicks were great, but i am waiting until january 17th. By that time, the lakers will have played the clippers, the spurs, the thunder, and the heat. It should be clear by then if the lakers are truly contenders for a championship.

+1