Mark. wrote:I find it hard to see which starting lineup the Lakers will/should use.
I like Odom at SF still so I would lean towards a lineup of:
C:Kawme
PF:Walton/Radmonvic (I like Walton simply because of his hustle and the way he played in the playoffs)
SF:Odom
SG:KB24
PG:Smush
That way if you start Walton you have some good outside scoring coming off the bench for when Odom, Kobe and Smush are cold, or if you start Radman you have some really good hustle from Walton off the bench.
In either case I would usually have Odom marking the opposing teams PF and the other on the SF, although if its Radman you might want him on the PF is the SF is exceptionally quicker than him.
ive been kinda downplaying the walton at PF thing, since most traditional PFs are way stronger than he is (see: Kenny Thomas vs. Luke Walton in the Lakers @ Kings game where Odom screwed up like hell)..although you are right about his hustle..he might have been producing little in terms of scoring for me in 06, but he does all the little things...
i have been kinda uncomfortable playing with odom at SF in recent Live's because the way the game was programmed, most of the time SF's are usually reduced to perimeter players, and i dont want that out of odom, coz he has a somewhat inconsistent jumper in videogames (to me at least). however, i might give it a try if they really changed the way each team plays in 07.
thanks for your opinion
