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Lakers expect triangle to flow, hide lack of point guard

By Ric Bucher
ESPN The Magazine

Wednesday, October 5, 2005

HONOLULU -- Five early observations from Lakers camp: 1. Health of Kobe and Phil: The most overlooked reason to believe they'll get along better is that neither comes into this season plagued by physical pain. Kobe Bryant had a full summer to train for the first time in several years and it is showing. While everyone dragged themselves off the court after the first practice session, Kobe didn't look as though he'd broken a sweat, despite repeatedly bringing the ball up against pressure. "H ...

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