PPG =/= good offense, though. We are 3rd in 3PTA/G...yet shoot average from three (last time I checked, it was 15th in the league). Missed threes create long rebounds and ignite fast breaks we can't stop. We are 24th in turnovers. Our turnovers do the same, igniting breaks. We are 29th in free throws. We aren't even top 10 in assists. ALL of that is offense...and not only that, but we have to rely on Kobe scoring 30 a night, on 48% FG, for 39 MPG (which is FAR too high) to win our games or even come close to it. Our fast pace, and Kobe/Dwight nearly 50 together each night, is why we score 103 PPG, not us having a very good offense. Ron Artest is attempting 11.3 FGA/G. That's more than everyone NOT named Kobe Bryant...more than Dwight, Nash, Gasol, and Jamison. That is a problem. ----------------- Yeah...we don't defend well, either. We're ranked 21st, defensively...but just two weeks ago, when Miami had the best record in the Eastern Conference (and I believe they still do), the Heat were ranked 23rd on the defensive end. The Knicks (who are 2nd in the East) are ranked 16th right now. If we had a better offensive strategy, that catered to our two best players, and we stopped launching threes mindlessly, we would have less turnovers AND would have to worry less about long boards. It may not turn us into one of the top five best defensive teams in the league, but we wouldn't be in the 20's, either. Trading Gasol would seal the deal on the defensive end, and then running a different offense would put us top five offense AND top ten defense in the NBA. That's where we need to be.