Will Portland and Seattle finish ahead of the Lakers in playoff position next season?

The way I see it, the ship is sinking in LA. No trades seem to be working, and the whole team is going to hate Kobe next year and nobody's going to want to play with him even tho they have to. With an even stronger West, you have San Antonio/Dallas/Phoenix/ Utah/Houston/Denver likely to take the top 6 spots. Portland/Seattle/Golden State could have more legitimate shots at fighting for the last 2 spots. Will the Lakers miss the playoffs?

Will Portland and Seattle finish ahead of the Lakers in playoff position next season?nba rules

I'm a big time Laker fan (since early 60's). I actually hope they do miss the playoffs next season. I don't like the way Kobe is maneuvering. The Lakers have not been good enough to be considered a serious contender, nor bad enough to get a high draft choice. So my crew has been caught in the worst position recently: mediocrity.

Let's stay w/ the young guys, trade Kobe, miss the playoffs, sign a big-time free agent after next season, and start getting busy in 2008 - 2009.

Will Portland and Seattle finish ahead of the Lakers in playoff position next season?nba live ,nba teams

Yes, Seattle and Portland will finish ahead of LA
Yes! The Blazers made a good trade to get rid of Randolph, and hs a bunch of talented young players on their team. The Sonics made a blockbuster deal at draft night (Ray Allen trade), and now have a pretty good team.
Definitely - as long as Kobe is throwing up 60 shots a game!
yes and the lakers will miss the playoffs unless major changes are made
Im thinking there in. I've heard Kupchek has been working hard on getting Jermaine O'Neal for Odom and Bynum. With a starting lineup of Brown, O'Neal, Walton, Bryant, and Farmar look for them to sneak in again at a #7 seed. At best they can snatch a 5 seed. Portland will be relying on a frontcourt with little offensive swagger and a Kobeesque ballhog in Stevey Franchise. The Sonics are starting from scratch and as much as I love Durant, he and Jeff Green will not carry the team into the playoffs
Yes, they will. And yes, the Lakers will miss the playoffs. The Lakers will miss the playoffs every year until Kobe learns he needs to involve his teammates and share the ball.
I think that the lakers will be 9th place and Portland 8th Seattle 7th...so yes

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I agree with you and I'm from L.A..This is bad..
No matter how bad Kobe wants out he will not miss the play offs, he has way too much pride to tank games. seattle and portland will be in the lottery again next year (2 much youth, no vets to guide them). Kobe and co, will sneak in and have a 1st round bumping unless a major trade takes place, the final spot is between the hornets, GS (whos a weaker team with out J. Richardson) and the Clippers.