Lakers: Three reasons to stop pursuing superstars
By Keith Rivas
Dealing with superstars isn’t a new trick
The last time that Los Angeles decided it was going to stack up on stars, it seriously backfired. There was a time when they tried to put Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, and Dwight Howard on the same team — a potential nightmare match up for everybody else.
However, following a league veto on the trade that would’ve landed Paul and a not so great time with Los Angeles from Dwight Howard, there’s still a lot of things to look at and say “what if.”
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Their focus is on superstar because they feel that it will get them the most wins. If we’re honest about that, we’ll come to the realization that Johnson’s hunger for a return to greatness trumps anything that a young core could, would, or should do.
Los Angeles is Los Angeles, and that’s one of it’s weak points. Without stars constantly making the rounds, it wouldn’t be what it is in terms of entertainment and value.
While Howard’s lack of blockbuster performances was one thing, they also did what they could to revitalize Steve Nash towards the end of his career. Following remarkable seasons in Phoenix after starting in Dallas, Los Angeles thought they too could get in on the Nash phenomenon.
Instead, like with Howard, they got a player that was supposed to be good, but for whatever reason fell short. Giving their younger guys a shot to win and prove themselves is the best way for this Lakers team — who’s already invested a considerable amount into their future through the draft — to get back on top.
And winning it all should be all they care about.