As much as I hate Karl Malone, I think he would be a perfect fit for the Lakers. Next year may be Phil's last season as coach, and Malone would be perfect to help deliver another title as a going away present. But that would solve our PF problems next year, not this year. I remember when Shaq first came to the team, I thought that Elden Campbell would be awesome at the 4, but I was wrong.

LeBron is coming in to the league with more hype than anyone I've ever seen. Shaq came in to the league with tons of hype, but because he had dominated the college level, his hype was warranted. But LeBron has been feasting on 17 year old kids that next year will be doing keg stands and pledging fraternities at the local state university. Although he also has done well in the high school all star games, there is still the chance that he could be a bust.

I really hope that he does well, though. He seems like a good kid and hopefully he'll start his career looking to learn from some of the veterans that will be around. It is quite possible that people will see Kobe in a new light once that LeBron is in town as the new hotshot. But what if Kobe takes him to school? Then the Kobe haters are going to hate on him for picking on the new guy. He just can't win...unless we're talking NBA titles.