Can the Lakers compete with the Rockets next year?

Question

Yao has like 5 inches on Bynum

Dorsey will outmuscle Gasol

Ron artest can drive to the whole against all the softies

Battier owns Kobe

T-mac will blow by Vujabitch

Alston manhandles Fisher everytime

Answer 1

They are on the same level now basically if the Rockets can stay healthy. Otherwise it's still the Laker's year.

Answer 2

The Rockets play much better D

-Artest will give Kobe Nite mares

-Dont forget Artest also is a 20+ scorer, who is Odom going to guard? he can't stop T-Mac, or Artest

-Bynum might have a bright future, but he's no YAO

-If the Rockets stay healthy it's a wrap, they had homecourt in the  Playoffs last year w/o Artest or YAO for almost half the season...

Answer 3

right with ya.

Quote from T-Mac according to ESPN:

"If this is true, this is definitely what I have been waiting on for 11 years in my career, for a team to really improve and put the talent [on the floor] that I feel that we can compete with the best."

Watch out Lakers and Celtics. and the Jazz too.

Answer 4

you are right, might as well disband the Lakers, they are no better than a blind high school team.

Answer 5

rockets are goin to be a good team now that they have ron artest......

Answer 6

Deuche bag! It's Vujacic* not Vujabitch.

And the Lakers will own them no matter. Nice try, bud.

Answer 7

For sure, if rockets were healthy this year, i thought they could have competed with the lakers! but yao ming, t-mac, ron artest, shane battier, n the rest of the bench can go really deep in the playoffs and possibly make the finals if they stay healthy! that sounds like a scary team to me.

Answer 8

Rockets arnt that good of a team but they arent horrible either but compared to the lakers i think they would never really compete with the lakers.

Answer 9

if Yao doesn't get blocked by derek fisher (like how he got blocked by earl boykins) they'll be WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS*. I feel bad for T-mac: such a great player; never got out of the first round

*If they stay healthy

Answer 10

rockets won't make it out of the first round if tracy mcgrady is still there

Answer 11

i think thee lakers could complete with them