Lakers: 2009 NBA Champs?

Last season the Lakers were beaten by a better team, plain and simple. The inside presence of Perkins and Garnett was too much for the Lakers' defense to handle. With that said, would the Celtics have been able to beat the Lakers with a healthy Bynum? That's a tough question, but now let me ask another; can the Celtics beat the Lakers this coming season with a bigger, stronger Bynum?
Although the Bynum injury hurt the Lakers in a big way, it might end up being beneficial to them in the long run. Injuries are good for only a few things: rest, recuperation and rebuilding. Bynum took advantage of all of these things by hitting the weight room hard to give the Lakers a much needed presence down low. Having said that, the question is can all the Lakers players work together to create a winning team? Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol have already proven that they can be deadly together. Also Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum have showed some glimmers of greatness together before the injury. The BIG question is how will Gasol, Bynum and Odom work together, if they can? Will Odom be too big of a presence to fit in the puzzle? Although the Lakers have to take some time to figure each other out, it's a problem that most teams would be willing to have. There is a lot of talent on the Lakers team and proven leadership in Kobe Bryant, so only time will tell if Kobe can bring together a championship team and start a dynasty of his own; without Shaq.