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Rick Fox, former NBA star with the Celts and then more famously the Lakers is now an analyst on the Lakers local television outlet. How the mighty have fallen, right? But that’s another story. The one at issue is the comment he threw out at the end of the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves this past Sunday night. He looked at the stats and wondered out loud if using Bynum and Gasol at the same time on the court was the best use of personnel for what the Lakers need. That seemed like heresy to me but he pointed out that Phil is using Odom with Gasol a bit more as games go by and it isn’t just related to foul trouble by Andrew. He looked at the results on the defensive side: rebounds and steals and pure intimidation at the basket. With the number of points the Lakers allow their competition of late, Fox thinks a shake-up might have to happen. He believes the advantages of the Twin Towers concept don’t outweigh the need for offense and spacing on the floor. Phil just made Lamar captain of the second unit so I don’t know how that would work out and he loves Ariza coming off the bench. But look out for some change in the air if the paint is still a place of comfort for opposing players who make layups and offensive rebounds for put-back points.