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Title: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on July 16, 2008, 11:01:48 PM
Here's how they'e faired in summer leage so far...

Joe Crawford-
PPG: 11 (50% FG, 60% 3FG, 82% FT)
RPG: 3
APG: 1.5
MPG: 21

Coby Karl-
PPG: 15.5 (37% FG, 38% 3FG, 85% FT)
RPG: 2.8
APG: 2.0
MPG: 30

I like both...Crawford is a more athletic scorer with nice explosiveness. Coby Karl is the better facilitator and has the better shot. I think we're gunna end up going with Karl, considering he's already got the experience. But Crawford is definitely a 2nd round steal, I hope no other team scoops him up in the mean time.

PG Derek Fisher...Jordan Farmar/Sun Yue(?)
SG Kobe Bryant...Sasha Vujacic(?)/Coby Karl(?)-Joe Crawford(?)
SF Lamar Odom...Trevor Ariza/Luke Walton
PF Pau Gasol...Vladimir Radmanovic/Jorge Garbajosa(?)-Kurt Thomas(?)
C Andrew Bynum...Chris Mihm/Kwame Brown(?)-DJ Mbenga(?)

we've still got some moves to make.
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: Don Jacob on July 16, 2008, 11:12:10 PM
i liked Karl's game against Mayo too much to pick crawford over him. but i hope the lakers do something with him to retain his rights. D-league perhaps?
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on July 16, 2008, 11:17:32 PM
i liked Karl's game against Mayo too much to pick crawford over him. but i hope the lakers do something with him to retain his rights. D-league perhaps?


Naah, we have to offer him a contract.
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: GangstaBoogy on July 16, 2008, 11:32:14 PM
We have enough young talent. We need a veteran.
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: Teddy Roosevelt on July 16, 2008, 11:36:48 PM
I seriously don't either is going to make a difference on the team.
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on July 16, 2008, 11:38:24 PM
I seriously don't either is going to make a difference on the team.


You never know...I really think Karl is more talented than Luke. If Luke doesn't get himself back together, Karl is a very similar type of player with a better shot and defense.
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: Antonio on July 18, 2008, 09:13:24 AM
Sorry let me understand it: are we offering Kwame Brown and Kurt Thomas a contract or is it just you dreaming about it?
Cause i'd love to see them both in L.A., to be honest.
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: .:DaYg0sTyLz:. on July 18, 2008, 11:42:53 AM
I think I like Crawford better. You cant teach athletisism. He'd bring some nice energy off the bench. Plus, I think his upside is higher then Karl.
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on July 18, 2008, 12:22:08 PM
Sorry let me understand it: are we offering Kwame Brown and Kurt Thomas a contract or is it just you dreaming about it?
Cause i'd love to see them both in L.A., to be honest.


we've been rumored to have interest in both.
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: Don Jacob on July 18, 2008, 01:37:52 PM
kurt thomas would bring toughness but this would be a win NOW movie cuz of his age.

with Brown, we know what we would get however he knows the system and he knows the players already. so i don't know it could work out if he played a minimal role with the team.
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on July 18, 2008, 01:39:15 PM
kurt thomas would bring toughness but this would be a win NOW movie cuz of his age.

with Brown, we know what we would get however he knows the system and he knows the players already. so i don't know it could work out if he played a minimal role with the team.


Don't forget, if we acquired Kwame, he'd be our best 1-on-1 defender in the post.
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: Don Jacob on July 18, 2008, 01:42:14 PM
yeah that's true. my only concern is that he's an offensive liability.

but i guess you could put him in as a 4 and have

C- Gasol
PF-Brown
SF- Odom
Sg-Kobe
PG-Fish/Farmar
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: Hatesrats™ on July 18, 2008, 03:25:40 PM
Coby Karl
Joe Crawford needs to pay his dues....
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on July 18, 2008, 04:41:55 PM
yeah that's true. my only concern is that he's an offensive liability.

but i guess you could put him in as a 4 and have

C- Gasol
PF-Brown
SF- Odom
Sg-Kobe
PG-Fish/Farmar


If Gasol and Kwame were both in the line-up, Kwame would be the 5...
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: Antonio on July 19, 2008, 05:03:31 AM
Sorry let me understand it: are we offering Kwame Brown and Kurt Thomas a contract or is it just you dreaming about it?
Cause i'd love to see them both in L.A., to be honest.


we've been rumored to have interest in both.

Shit, let's pull the trigger then!
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: Turf Hitta on July 19, 2008, 05:36:59 AM
The Lakers should just sign Darius Miles so he can fulfill his dream of completely blowing his knee out for life.
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: Don Jacob on July 19, 2008, 02:29:10 PM
yeah that's true. my only concern is that he's an offensive liability.

but i guess you could put him in as a 4 and have

C- Gasol
PF-Brown
SF- Odom
Sg-Kobe
PG-Fish/Farmar


If Gasol and Kwame were both in the line-up, Kwame would be the 5...

on offense though? the triangle +big man= needing hands...something gasol has y kwame doesn't though.
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on July 19, 2008, 05:18:19 PM
yeah that's true. my only concern is that he's an offensive liability.

but i guess you could put him in as a 4 and have

C- Gasol
PF-Brown
SF- Odom
Sg-Kobe
PG-Fish/Farmar


If Gasol and Kwame were both in the line-up, Kwame would be the 5...

on offense though? the triangle +big man= needing hands...something gasol has y kwame doesn't though.


Both ways, homie...the thing is, Kwame doesn't have much of a mid-range shot, he can mainly finish with dunks, while Gasol has more of a mid-range, face-up, AND back to the basket game. It was already obvious that Kwame couldn't play power forward in the triangle when we first experimented with it.
Title: Re: LAKER FANS- Our last roster spot is going to come down to Crawford and Karl.
Post by: Antonio on July 20, 2008, 03:02:05 PM
Kwame can only play as a defensive specialist for us. As a center.