The Top 10 Reasons Why The Lakers Will Fail This Year

#1 Kobe Bryant - As much as the "Black Mamba" has changed, he is only a few shots away from returning to not trusting his team mates and putting it all on his back. Kobe is good, but he ain't no Michael Jordan.

#2 Andrew Bynum - After last years defeat, everyone was Andrew's nuts saying it was because of him they lost. He is not the second coming of Shaq and throughout the season he will become exposed.

#3 Defense - Even though they are trying to get more defensive, the Lakers won't have suffocating D. You have mr Softie Gasol at the 4 and he will continue to get abused on a daily.

#4 Lakers Suck - The fact that the Lakers suck is proof enough why the will fail miserably.

#5 The West is Strong - Yea they came out on top last year, but Huston and the Suns can be considered in the mix. They will make the playoffs, but what damage they do is yet to be seen.

#6 Injuries - This can decimate any team and the Lakers are being a few injuries away from being sucky.

#7 The zen master - His elite coaching style is no more. It was partly Phil Jackson's fault why the Lakers played so horribly in the season. His questionable moves will mean no finals win for them.

#8 No Shaq - As much as Laker fans hate him now, Shaq was the reason why the Lakers won, not Kobe. If it wasn't for him, Kobe would not have any rings. The big Shaq-fu is now gonna make the Lakers pay.

#9 The fake MVP - Kobe should not have won the MVP last year and as a result of this the Hornets and Chris Paul are gonna take revenge. They gon tear the Lakers @ss up.

#10 Lakers suck - The plain fact is that the Lakers suck booty