Lakers Tweetbag: Anticipating Kobe's return, Nick Young's swagger dagger

Welcome to the Lakers Tweetbag, where we compile a handful of the most interesting tweets from the Lakers beat writers throughout the Twittersphere. This is a prime cut from the people who follow the in's and out's of the purple and gold.

By Drew Garrison Dec 7, 2013, 11:37am PST

Los Angeles Lakers Tweetbag #15

The Tweets

If you take a team that plays better than .500 ball and add Kobe Bryant to it, that's a pretty solid squad, right?
— Silver Screen & Roll (@LakersBlog_SSR) December 7, 2013

Following up on D'Antoni-Brown column...MDA has brilliant game here; Mike Brown trailed by 29 in ATL in blowout with Kyrie shooting 0 for 9.
— KEVIN DING (@KevinDing) December 7, 2013

Pau on Kobe's comeback: "I think it’s great that we’re playing well and now, finally, the moment that everybody is waiting for, right?"
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) December 7, 2013

Nick Young:"Now that we got our closer back, it should be easier. I was trying to step up and do that for Kobe, but we got the real version"
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) December 7, 2013

Mike D'Antoni said he's been weighing whether to start Johnson or Meeks next to Bryant. Each has (different) skills that complement Bryant.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) December 7, 2013

Shawne Williams: "We all just want to win, man. We all respect each other as men in this locker room. That translates to the floor."
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) December 7, 2013

D'Antoni said he has "good guys," and thus they responded to a (firm) plea to compete harder on defense in 4th Q. Kings scored 13 in period.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) December 7, 2013