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[BeeZee]

Here's everything that the GM's had to say in regards to Lakers:

Which team will win NBA Finals 2009?
1. L.A. Lakers -- 46.2%
2. Boston -- 19.2%
3. New Orleans -- 11.5%
4. Houston -- 7.7%
San Antonio -- 7.7%
Others receiving votes: Detroit, Orlando

Which team will win the Pacific Division?
1. L.A. Lakers -- 100%

Who is the best defensive player in the NBA?
1. Kevin Garnett -- 44.4%
2. Ron Artest -- 22.2%
3. Kobe Bryant -- 11.1%
4. Bruce Bowen -- 7.4%
Tim Duncan -- 7.4%
Others receiving votes: Marcus Camby, Tyson Chandler

Who is the best perimeter defender in the NBA?
1. Bruce Bowen -- 44.4%
2. Kobe Bryant -- 25.9%
3. Ron Artest -- 14.8%
Others receiving votes: Shane Battier, Raja Bell, James Posey, Tayshaun Prince

Who is the best on-the-ball defender in the NBA?
1. Kobe Bryant -- 26.9%
2. Ron Artest -- 19.2%
Bruce Bowen -- 19.2%
Rajon Rondo -- 19.2%
Others receiving votes: Devin Harris, Kirk Hinrich, Josh Howard, Mickael Pietrus

Which player best defends the passing lanes in the NBA?
1. Allen Iverson -- 26.9%
2. Trevor Ariza - 11.5%
Caron Butler - 11.5%
4. Kobe Bryant -- 7.7%
LeBron James -- 7.7%
Chris Paul -- 7.7%
Others receiving votes: Ron Artest, Leandro Barbosa, Baron Davis, Andre Iguodala, Kevin Martin, James Posey, Rajon Rondo

Who is the best head coach in the NBA?
1. Gregg Popovich -- 53.8%
2. Phil Jackson -- 23.1%
3. Jerry Sloan -- 7.7%
Others receiving votes: Rick Adelman, Rick Carlisle, Nate McMillan, Stan Van Gundy

Which head coach is the best manager/motivator of people?
1. Phil Jackson -- 44.0%
2. Gregg Popovich -- 28.0%
3. Doc Rivers -- 12.0%
4. Nate McMillan -- 8.0%
Others receiving votes: Rick Adelman, Jerry Sloan

Which head coach makes the best in-game adjustments?
1. Gregg Popovich -- 28.0%
2. Larry Brown -- 20.0%
3. Rick Carlisle -- 12.0%
4. Eddie Jordan -- 8.0%
Don Nelson -- 8.0%
Doc Rivers -- 8.0%
Jerry Sloan -- 8.0%
Others receiving votes: Rick Adelman, Phil Jackson

Which head coach is the best in the last two minutes of a close game?
1. Gregg Popovich -- 45.8%
2. Larry Brown -- 12.5%
3. Rick Adelman -- 8.3%
Phil Jackson - 8.3%
Jerry Sloan -- 8.3%
Others receiving votes: Mike Dunleavy, Byron Scott, Scott Skiles, Stan Van Gundy

Which coach runs the best offense?
1. Mike D'Antoni -- 53.8%
2. Phil Jackson -- 19.2%
Jerry Sloan -- 19.2%
Others receiving votes: Don Nelson, Byron Scott

Who is the best assistant coach in the NBA?
1. Tom Thibodeau -- 41.7%
2. Del Harris -- 20.8%
3. Tim Grgurich -- 12.5%
Others receiving votes: Bernie Bickerstaff, Mike Budenholzer, Tyrone Corbin, Frank Hamblen, Keith Smart, Elston Turner

Which active player will make the best head coach someday?
1. Eric Snow -- 24.0%
2. Sam Cassell -- 16.0%
3. Derek Fisher -- 12.0%
4. Darrell Armstrong -- 8.0%
Steve Nash -- 8.0%
Jacque Vaughn -- 8.0%
Others receiving votes: Shane Battier, Raja Bell, Luol Deng, Keyon Dooling, Chris Paul, Kurt Thomas

Which team will be the most fun to watch?
1. New Orleans -- 26.9%
2. Portland -- 23.1%
3. Golden State -- 11.5%
L.A. Lakers -- 11.5%
5. New York -- 7.7%
Others receiving votes: Boston, Houston, Miami, Philadelphia, Phoenix

Which team has the best home-court advantage?
1. Utah -- 44.4%
2. Boston -- 25.9%
3. L.A. Lakers -- 7.4%
Others receiving votes: Dallas, Detroit, Golden State, Miami, Portland, San Antonio

Which player is the most athletic?
1. LeBron James -- 59.3%
2. Josh Smith -- 22.2%
Others receiving votes: Kobe Bryant, Shawn Marion, Jamario Moon, Dwyane Wade, Gerald Wallace

Which player is best at moving without the ball?
1. Richard Hamilton -- 76.9%
2. Ray Allen -- 7.7%
Others receiving votes: Kobe Bryant, Caron Butler, Manu Ginobili, Paul Pierce

Which player is the best at getting his own shot?
1. Kobe Bryant - 81.5%
2. Tracy McGrady -- 7.4%
Others receiving votes: Manu Ginobili, Ben Gordon, LeBron James

Which player is the best offensive rebounder?
1. Tyson Chandler -- 38.5%
2. Dwight Howard -- 30.8%
3. Reggie Evans -- 11.5%
Others receiving votes: Carlos Boozer, Elton Brand, Jeff Foster, Pau Gasol, Luis Scola

Which player is the best in the open court?
1. LeBron James -- 37.0%
2. Chris Paul - 22.2%
3. Steve Nash -- 11.1%
Dwyane Wade -- 11.1%
5. Kobe Bryant -- 7.4%
Others receiving votes: Manu Ginobili, Jason Kidd, Deron Williams

Who is the best finisher?
1. LeBron James -- 63.0%
2. Kobe Bryant -- 7.4%
Dwight Howard -- 7.4%
Tony Parker -- 7.4%
Others receiving votes: Shawn Marion, Josh Smith, Amare Stoudemire, Dwyane Wade

Which player does the most with least?
1. Bruce Bowen -- 12.5%
2. Reggie Evans -- 8.3%
Steve Nash -- 8.3%
Fabricio Oberto -- 8.3%
Mehmet Okur -- 8.3%
Luke Walton -- 8.3%
Others receiving votes: Shane Battier, Carlos Boozer, Udonis Haslem, LeBron James, Andre Miller, Paul Millsap, Kendrick Perkins, Luis Scola, Robert Swift, Kurt Thomas, David West

Who is the toughest player in the NBA?
1. Ron Artest -- 37.0%
2. Kobe Bryant -- 14.8%
3. Matt Harpring -- 7.4%
Chris Paul -- 7.4%
5. Manu Ginobili -- 5.6%
Others receiving votes: Raja Bell, Bruce Bowen, Joey Dorsey, Kevin Garnett, Allen Iverson, Kenyon Martin, Andres Nocioni, Ben Wallace

Which player is the best leader?
1. Kevin Garnett -- 51.9%
2. Tim Duncan -- 11.1%
Steve Nash -- 11.1%
Chris Paul -- 11.1%
5. Jason Kidd -- 7.4%
Others receiving votes: Derek Fisher, LeBron James

Which player in the NBA would you want taking a shot with the game on the line?
1. Kobe Bryant -- 88.9%
Others receiving votes: Gilbert Arenas, LeBron James, Paul Pierce

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[fido]

Good for Trevor getting a mention in there.

Him and Jordan have been crazy good at filling in those passing lanes in the pre-season. You can't make a single slow pass around them. they get their hands on almost every pass that goes flat by them.

If you let go of your Laker bias - most of those percentages are right on.

[popo]

Add that Drew got 19% to most likely have a breakout season, which was highest.

[fido]

Yeah that's a good one too.

I don't think Farmar will be that far behind as far as breakout seasons go. The kid is looking ultra-sharp on all fronts right now.

[ファイナルファンタジ]

Wow those stats are pretty tight.

[kobynum]

Kobe didnt get mentioned as a good leader thats a bit curios, but overall that was great and pretty dead on
i guess best finisher means going to the basket and not 4th quarter play...new orleans isnt very fun to watch to me...and phil's coaching remains underrated b/c he doesnt ACT he's a coach not a thespian

[We Believe]

Im sure Phil Jackson is a lot better than people give him credit for in the last 2 minutes of games. Especially when you have had Kobe and MJ on your teams.

[kobynum]

Was that a compliment or shot at Phil... I think that Phil put his stars in the position to be the great players they turned out to be

[phifedogg76]

i think people still have a bias of kobe being a good leader, oh well, cant get on EVERY list right???

[We Believe]

Was that a compliment or shot at Phil... I think that Phil put his stars in the position to be the great players they turned out to be

of course it was a compliment. I guess i didnt state it as clear as it should be. Im basically saying that he makes great decisions under 2 minutes because he has had the greatest player in the NBA ever, and the greatest player in the NBA now to rely on.

[kobynum]

once again you are fooling with me, but i will say this Phil doesnt always depend on Kobe(or micheal) to make the big shots in the fourth. Fox, fisher, horry, kerr, longley...to name a few

[Icker]

once again you are fooling with me, but i will say this Phil doesnt always depend on Kobe(or micheal) to make the big shots in the fourth. Fox, fisher, horry, kerr, longley...to name a few

They got accidently the plays were designed for Kobe and MJ, but they were covered and those players got the ball.

[kobynum]

how many titles to those guys have w/o Phil... How did thier teams fare without phil... Phil had minimal struggles with limited talent post-Jordan/Shaq... the most dissapointing affair was defeat to pistons...last year the better team won

[kingjeezy♕]

You guys give Phil too much credit in the 2 minute drill. He's flat-out terrible at drawing up plays to end games. It's always free-throw line stack, everyone cuts opposite directions, Kobe crashes down towards the ball at the elbow and creates from there. No screens, no backdoor cuts, no nothing.

Phil just draws up the same inbounds play, but it seems as if he just tells Kobe "take it from there" once the ball is in his hands. We've complained about this countless times when we've lost games on the last possession, so I don't see how some of you can forget that right now. Must be the off-season.

[L.A.K.E.R]

how many titles to those guys have w/o Phil... How did thier teams fare without phil... Phil had minimal struggles with limited talent post-Jordan/Shaq... the most dissapointing affair was defeat to pistons...last year the better team won

Hmm...I think Robert Horry has something like...4 titles without Phil

[kobynum]

guys who probably didnt play high school ball always think they know more than Phil"middle finger" Jackson

[K. Dot]

We will win the Finals.. and Cavs coming up in second