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Will Kwame Brown & Lamar Odom become an elite PF/SF combo alongside Kobe Bryant?
TeeRaySix9Teen:
--- Quote from: Mr. Pink on October 22, 2005, 11:46:39 PM ---Wasnt Mihm good though everytime he was on the court?
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well in that game against the Nuggets...he did something ive NEVER seen before. Somehow he managed to block HIMSELF when he was all alone under the basket. Pretty impressive. :o
acbaylove:
It all depends from the circumstances. Like i've said thousands of times, both Odom and Brown have the skills to be considered impact players, but they are menthally wack, and it's a long run to turn them from players who never reached their potential to superstars. If it wasnt that hard, Kwame was still in Washington, and Lamar was still in Los Angeles. I've seen 2 preseason games, and Odom is still doing the same mistakes. In the last match he went 0/7 from the field. Horrible. Because he took only 7 shots. And because he missed them all. He's averaging less that 10 ppg (less than Bryant, Brown, George and even Smush Parker!) and he's shooting extremely bad (he's 2/14 from 3pts and he's shooting with .351 from 2pts and, for a player who's main goal is to use mismatches to make easy basket it's a pretty bad stat). Plus he aint impressing nobody (i've heard Phil might move him back to PF). We will see, i'm not a wizard and i can't predict the future, but right now we still got a problem. Brown is playing pretty well. I mean if you make an alley-hoop, he can dunk with energy. And if you give him the ball when he's in front of the basket, just under the basket, he can finish it hard. But i've seen no footwork, no post moves, no jumpshots, none of those things. Brown is a 4 years prospect, it's different than Odom. Odom has no excuses, while Brown is still 23 years old, so there's still space to improve. Anyway, to reply to your question, i think the Lakers will start with Parker, George, Bryant, Odom and Brown. So no PF/SF combo. Maybe PF/C. Check Phil's interviews after the game against the Bobcats.
7even:
When they are put in different environments, it takes time for them players to adjust and finally bring their entire capacity on court. Like Shaq, he put up weaker numbers at the start of last season than later on, same thing with McGrady, who sure will be a contender for most ppg next season again, as he finally knows how to play for the Rockets. With the new idiosyncratic coach and new line-up, it gon take them Lakers a while too. The problem is, one might not even see how good this team can be, since we have to know that if the team flops changes will be made way earlier. And then they would have to start at the beginning again. Personally, I think the "final" Laker-Roster won't be glued together with fitting chemistry before Kobe turned 30.
wcsoldier:
Don't know about that, too early to tell. There are 2 main points for me :
- The triangle offense isn't easy to play so it'll take time
- The impact of Phil on these 2 players attitude and mentality.
About this season, pre-games don't mean shit but the main pb is the weakness of our rotation, the bench is far from being deep when it comes to quality.Can't wait for the beginning of the season, 17 games on TV a week for French NBA addicts (not bad ;D)
PLANT:
I think Lamar is a great player. For his size, he's as versatile as they come. I dont have much faith in Kwame Brown tho, it seems like he doesnt have the drive and what it takes to get his game to the next level.
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