The 2004 Lakers had: Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, Gary Payton, Devean George, Derek Fisher, Slava Medvedenko, Karl Malone, Kareem Rush, Byron Russell, Horace Grant, Rick Fox, Luke Walton, Brian Cook, Jamal Sampson, and Jannero Pargo
The 2005 Lakers only returned Kobe Bryant, Brian Cook, Luke Walton and Slava Medvedenko from that 2004 team
SOHH, you lose your entire starting lineup around you....your head coach....your best bench players....but you're still supposed to win 50+ games?
Did you even watch the NBA back then breh?