Lakers actually will be a better team.
forget this coming year, they have no room to sign anyone, and no one wants Gasol or Artest, financially the lakers are stuck. Its ok they just to let it ride for a year then all these old fucks come off the books and will have a lottery pick in a great draft (apparently) and you got heaps of talent on the free agent market.
Howard will crumble, honestly fuck howard, his a baby, this is why shaq digs on him all the time, howard wants to be treated like a superstar but has done nothing to earn it, this is why kobe said "Let me teach you how to be a champion" it sound arrogant but its very true.
Howard will be a failure, his upside is his athletic and thats all. the Houston centre Asik is asking for the Rockets to trade him.
In Howards defence, fuck LA for sticking with mike dantoni, what a great way to ruin a franchise, a run and gun coach for a team with gasol, artest, meeks and kobe..LOL
Everyone says "Lakers have history" well thats in the past, Dr Buss passed away and it look like the franchise will be run to the ground by his kids.
Shaq should shut the fuck up too and have some class, the fat fuck. I remember watching the Lakers win when he was there, i remember him being a huge liability, Horry, Ron harper, Kobe bailed him out countless times.
lets not forget in Miami when he got another ring, Shaq was useless, I remember Wade, James Posey, Antoine Walker and Alonzo doing great work to get by the Mavs, Alonzo replaced Oneal in the 4th quarter.
Shaq forgot how to block shots and rebound and became a journeyman.
Howard will never be like shaq was with Orlando and LA but he can use shaq to motivate himself.