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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Sccit on July 07, 2010, 01:43:43 AM
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Gerald Green was recently assigned to the Lakers Summer League team...Now, it's not official or anything, but I think he has a shot at making the final roster. He is definitely a gifted athlete with great ability and can potentially be a Trevor Ariza-type for us...Javaris Crittenton, as reported earlier, will NOT be on the Lakers Summer League roster. But Gerald Green replacing him might not be too bad afterall:
Potential 2010-2011 Laker Roster:
PG Dererk Fisher(U)...Steve Blake/Shannon Brown(U)
SG Kobe Bryant...Sasha Vujacic/Gerald Green(U)
SF Ron Artest...Luke Walton/Devin Ebanks(U)
PF Pau Gasol...Lamar Odom/Josh Powell(U)
C Andrew Bynum...DJ Mbenga(U)/Derrick Caracter(U)
U=Unsigned.
Potential/rumored signings:
Luke Ridnour- Rumor has it that the Lakers were in talks with Ridnour regarding a 4 year/$12 million deal before the Lakers decided to go ahead with the Steve Blake deal. If we don't sign Fisher, which is highly unexpected, Ridnour could potentially be the top choice to be signed as our next point guard. Not too bad...at all.
Earl Watson- Another free-agent Lakers took a strong look at before signing Blake. Ultimately, we went with Blake instead of Watson (and Ridnour), but interest in Watson will still be there if Shannon Brown or Derek Fisher decide to leave. Earl is probably the best defensive point guard available.
Shaun Livingston- A couple of weeks ago, Jalen Rose said that the Lakers were quietly looking at Shaun Livingson for the vets min. Livingston might just be my favorite choice to replace Shannon or Fisher, if either decide to leave. Livingston closed the season playing excellent basketball as the starting point-guard for Washington, so getting him at the vets min would definitely be a good deal.
Raja Bell- Lakers showed interest in Bell, around the same time the Mike Miller deal was in talks. Bell is a good shooter and decent defender, but I like the next guy much better...
Matt Barnes- He's been quoted as saying he'd like to play for the Lakers. The question is whether the Lakers are interested in working out a deal. We can offer him the other half of our MLE, and it may be good insurance at the back-up 2 and 3 spot, after Mike Miller decided to chase after more money than the 5 year/$30 mill deal the Lakers offered.
Kyle Korver- I don't know how genuine reports of the Lakers being interested in Korver earlier this month were, but Lakers are clearly in need of another shooter. Korver wouldn't hurt, but his downside can be Vujacicesuq, or even worse, Morrisonesque...Still, never hurts to have another shooter.
Kurt Thomas- Been hearing his name thrown around as a possible replacement for Mbenga, considering we decide not to re-sign Mbenga. Not too shabby, as Phil likes his veteran bigs who can give him 10 minutes off the bench, and Kurt would be perfect for that role.
Kwame Brown- Another rumor going around is that the Lakers may look to bring Kwame back (in a limited role) as a replacement for Mbenga and/or Powell. Kwame, despite his ability to defend the 4 and 5 spot with excellence, consistently gave Laker fans headaches as our primary big in the 1st round-exit era...but as a back-up, Kwame might just be the best available fit for us.
Juwan Howard- Howard is another one of those "10-minute" veteran type bigs Phil Jackson seems to be so fond of. Him and Kurt Thomas are pretty much the same, though i'd prefer Kurt for defensive purposes. Juwan wouldn't be too bad of a consolation, though, considering he was Portland's primary center last season once Greg Oden and Joel Pryzbilla went down with season ending injuries.
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lol id pick mbenga over kwame anyday
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lol id pick mbenga over kwame anyday
I heard Mbenga wants more money than the vets min, which is what the Lakers wanna offer...dunno why, but if he does, thats pretty fuckin stupid. Kwame is a better man defender than Mbenga, so I wouldn't mind the change (if it were to happen).
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lol id pick mbenga over kwame anyday
I heard Mbenga wants more money than the vets min, which is what the Lakers wanna offer...dunno why, but if he does, thats pretty fuckin stupid. Kwame is a better man defender than Mbenga, so I wouldn't mind the change (if it were to happen).
Mbenga is better on offense, but that really doesn't matter at all because Mbenga realistically shouldn't be getting any touches regardless. Kwame is clearly the superior defensive player, the dude shut down the likes of Tim Duncan and Yao during the 07 season. Only problem is, he's really fragile mentally. And that becomes an even bigger problem when you remember that he parted with the team on a relatively bad note. He probably won't sign here, nor will Lakers probably go after him.
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lol id pick mbenga over kwame anyday
I heard Mbenga wants more money than the vets min, which is what the Lakers wanna offer...dunno why, but if he does, thats pretty fuckin stupid. Kwame is a better man defender than Mbenga, so I wouldn't mind the change (if it were to happen).
Mbenga is better on offense, but that really doesn't matter at all because Mbenga realistically shouldn't be getting any touches regardless. Kwame is clearly the superior defensive player, the dude shut down the likes of Tim Duncan and Yao during the 07 season. Only problem is, he's really fragile mentally. And that becomes an even bigger problem when you remember that he parted with the team on a relatively bad note. He probably won't sign here, nor will Lakers probably go after him.
yea, but that's when Kwame still had hopes of developing into a premier center in the NBA...i'm sure he realizes by now that he should take whatever he can get.. not to mention, Phil always favored Kwame and was probably his best mentor/motivator to date. I also think Kwame is somewhat underrated on offense...sure, he has a lot of lapses, but when he gets into the game, he's shown some nice post moves that Mbenga couldn't complete in his wildest dreams. Kwame has the better footwork and offensive rebound put-backs, but like you said, neither player would be expected anything of on the offensive end if signed LOL.
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i really wish we get haywood, but its basically impossible hes gonna want money.
C - Bynum/Haywood
PF - Gasol/Odom
SF - Artest/T-Mac Or Bell (i mean this would of happened by now if it wasnt for lukes contract)
SG - Kobe/Sasha/Brown
PG - Fisher/Blake/Iverson (if we sign him for dirt cheap)
thats a 3peat line up
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lol id pick mbenga over kwame anyday
I heard Mbenga wants more money than the vets min, which is what the Lakers wanna offer...dunno why, but if he does, thats pretty fuckin stupid. Kwame is a better man defender than Mbenga, so I wouldn't mind the change (if it were to happen).
Mbenga is better on offense, but that really doesn't matter at all because Mbenga realistically shouldn't be getting any touches regardless. Kwame is clearly the superior defensive player, the dude shut down the likes of Tim Duncan and Yao during the 07 season. Only problem is, he's really fragile mentally. And that becomes an even bigger problem when you remember that he parted with the team on a relatively bad note. He probably won't sign here, nor will Lakers probably go after him.
yea, but that's when Kwame still had hopes of developing into a premier center in the NBA...i'm sure he realizes by now that he should take whatever he can get.. not to mention, Phil always favored Kwame and was probably his best mentor/motivator to date. I also think Kwame is somewhat underrated on offense...sure, he has a lot of lapses, but when he gets into the game, he's shown some nice post moves that Mbenga couldn't complete in his wildest dreams. Kwame has the better footwork and offensive rebound put-backs, but like you said, neither player would be expected anything of on the offensive end if signed LOL.
That's true. Kwame was actually a smart player on offense, and there's a common misconception where people would confuse clumsy with stupid. He understood the triangle surprisingly well and he knew how to run the plays. He also knew some nice post moves, like you mentioned. Only issue was that he was clumsy as all hell, so about 80% of the time, he was unable to pull the post moves off. I don't want to say Kwame was underrated on offense because he still sucked, but he'd have a nice game every so often.
And in response to Loon3y, Haywood would be a pipe dream. No matter how badly he wants to win a ring, he's not going to take less than half of the MLE that we have left.
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lol id pick mbenga over kwame anyday
I heard Mbenga wants more money than the vets min, which is what the Lakers wanna offer...dunno why, but if he does, thats pretty fuckin stupid. Kwame is a better man defender than Mbenga, so I wouldn't mind the change (if it were to happen).
Mbenga is better on offense, but that really doesn't matter at all because Mbenga realistically shouldn't be getting any touches regardless. Kwame is clearly the superior defensive player, the dude shut down the likes of Tim Duncan and Yao during the 07 season. Only problem is, he's really fragile mentally. And that becomes an even bigger problem when you remember that he parted with the team on a relatively bad note. He probably won't sign here, nor will Lakers probably go after him.
yea, but that's when Kwame still had hopes of developing into a premier center in the NBA...i'm sure he realizes by now that he should take whatever he can get.. not to mention, Phil always favored Kwame and was probably his best mentor/motivator to date. I also think Kwame is somewhat underrated on offense...sure, he has a lot of lapses, but when he gets into the game, he's shown some nice post moves that Mbenga couldn't complete in his wildest dreams. Kwame has the better footwork and offensive rebound put-backs, but like you said, neither player would be expected anything of on the offensive end if signed LOL.
That's true. Kwame was actually a smart player on offense, and there's a common misconception where people would confuse clumsy with stupid. He understood the triangle surprisingly well and he knew how to run the plays. He also knew some nice post moves, like you mentioned. Only issue was that he was clumsy as all hell, so about 80% of the time, he was unable to pull the post moves off. I don't want to say Kwame was underrated on offense because he still sucked, but he'd have a nice game every so often.
And in response to Loon3y, Haywood would be a pipe dream. No matter how badly he wants to win a ring, he's not going to take less than half of the MLE that we have left.
oh i know that hack, but did u notice u said WE?
lol change of heart?
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um... what? I'm not Hack... lol
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um... what? I'm not Hack... lol
lol my fault, i didnt recognize you without your sig pics, it might not show up because im in china
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i really wish we get haywood, but its basically impossible hes gonna want money.
C - Bynum/Haywood
PF - Gasol/Odom
SF - Artest/T-Mac Or Bell (i mean this would of happened by now if it wasnt for lukes contract)
SG - Kobe/Sasha/Brown
PG - Fisher/Blake/Iverson (if we sign him for dirt cheap)
thats a 3peat line up
Give me the big three of Miami anyday. ;)
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^What will people say if LeBron joins Wade and Bosh in Miami and still loses to the Lakers? LOL
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^What will people say if LeBron joins Wade and Bosh in Miami and still loses to the Lakers? LOL
lol theyll say that lebron and wade couldnt play to their full potential because they need to handle the ball 99% of the time
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Be realistic, guys. Fucking aging Garnett, half-dead Allen and burn-out Pierce joined together and won the title. You think LeBron, Wade and Bosh wouldn't? Be serious.
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Be realistic, guys. Fucking aging Garnett, half-dead Allen and burn-out Pierce joined together and won the title. You think LeBron, Wade and Bosh wouldn't? Be serious.
who are they gonna have has starting, 2nd, and 3rd string C,PG, 2nd string n 3rd string sf pf and sg
i doubt they can get someone to match up against bynum and im assuming jason williams is going to be their starting PG? their gonna do good i just dont see them beating the lakers in a 7 game series
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^^^ bynum isn't a threat.. he's such a situational player. The guy is VERY SLOW and only has an advantage when it comes to height. His Lateral rotation sucks.. the heat could sign shaq, or jermaine o neal Slow vs slow, or keep Joel Anthony who's defensive tenacity and hustle really impressed me last year. He's like another workhorse udonis haslem type.
I can see the heat getting rid of Michael beasley and his contract.. and picking up a shooter.. you got double teams coming to wade, lebron and bosh, im thinking u can even be a knock down shooter being so wide open lol
The point gaurd position just needs a half assed guy that can play D.. maybe even sign farmar lol
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^^^ bynum isn't a threat.. he's such a situational player. The guy is VERY SLOW and only has an advantage when it comes to height. His Lateral rotation sucks.. the heat could sign shaq, or jermaine o neal Slow vs slow, or keep Joel Anthony who's defensive tenacity and hustle really impressed me last year. He's like another workhorse udonis haslem type.
I can see the heat getting rid of Michael beasley and his contract.. and picking up a shooter.. you got double teams coming to wade, lebron and bosh, im thinking u can even be a knock down shooter being so wide open lol
The point gaurd position just needs a half assed guy that can play D.. maybe even sign farmar lol
farmar would not go to miami, hes already sed that HE wants to be the traditonal point guard and lead the team. why would he leave the lakers to be just another role player.
lol JO cannot shut down bynum, shaq either, and bynum is much quicker and athletic that shaq, shaq is damn fat as fuck and old, but still serviceable as a back up C or a starting C with the PF as the main big man. lol when bynums 100% and stays healthy the full season and post season thats gonna be somehting.
rememeber 09 season? bynum was beasting it before he got injured at memphis.
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nauticaice, you really believe theres a front court better than the big 3 we have in LA? bynum odom n gasol?
even with bosh there isnt talented bigs to sign that can step up to tehm nor do they have the money even if there were.
do u even keep up? lol and micheal beasley, nobody wants him.
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EVERYBODY who is not all about a max contract will kill his family to play in a city as great as Miami (don't forget the tax situation) with a roster that includes LeBron, Wade and Bosh. Make no mistake, if the Heat get those 3 guys, they will attract a lot of serviceable role players who want to win.
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I can't wait for this to be official & you Laker fans start debating "Lakers 3 >>> Miami 3" & then turn around in the next thread & say "Miami bench >>> Lakers starters, Kobe is doing EVERYTHING". :laugh:
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Farmar's ego is so inflated playing alongside kobe bryant.. Only chance he has of being remotely close to anything is in Mike D'Antoni's wide open system in NY
Bynum is a really overrated player always hurt, not even a starter in the playoffs half the time, only when phil sees a height advantage. they sat his ass down real fast against the thunder. it's no telling how that injury he played through in the finals is going to affect the rest of his career.. he's what 23 with bad knees already?
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nauticaice, you really believe theres a front court better than the big 3 we have in LA? bynum odom n gasol?
even with bosh there isnt talented bigs to sign that can step up to tehm nor do they have the money even if there were.
do u even keep up? lol and micheal beasley, nobody wants him.
odom doesnt even start. im not a fan of gasol's game, he's such a pussy its hard to appreciate his talent. He's a top 10 player in this league that knows how to get the refs attention on a rebound attempt. I'll kill this argument right now nobody is seeing the lakers. miami doesnt even have a full roster, but you figure Lebron won 61 games with his next best player being Moe Williams, imagine what hes going to do with All Star MVP, 2008 Olympics MVP, 2006 Nba Finals MVP D wade, and C Bosh?
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^^^ bynum isn't a threat.. he's such a situational player. The guy is VERY SLOW and only has an advantage when it comes to height. His Lateral rotation sucks.. the heat could sign shaq, or jermaine o neal Slow vs slow, or keep Joel Anthony who's defensive tenacity and hustle really impressed me last year. He's like another workhorse udonis haslem type.
I can see the heat getting rid of Michael beasley and his contract.. and picking up a shooter.. you got double teams coming to wade, lebron and bosh, im thinking u can even be a knock down shooter being so wide open lol
The point gaurd position just needs a half assed guy that can play D.. maybe even sign farmar lol
lol JO cannot shut down bynum, shaq either, and bynum is much quicker and athletic that shaq, shaq is damn fat as fuck and old, but still serviceable as a back up C or a starting C with the PF as the main big man. lol when bynums 100% and stays healthy the full season and post season thats gonna be somehting.
Shaq could go to the Spurs :-X He wouldnt have to be the main bigman there.
Thu Jul 08 04:51am PDT
Shaq joining Spurs?
By Mark J. Miller
Shaquille O'Neal is keeping people guessing. The 31-year-old 7-1 center has played for five teams and is looking for another one to play for. He wants to play for two more years and AOL FanHouse had it the other day that he was negotiating such a deal with the Atlanta Hawks.
Now FanHouse is reporting that the "first choice" for Shaq to try and earn his fifth NBA championship with is the San Antonio Spurs and that the team has some interest.
Don't worry, Hawks fans. Shaq also has your team at the "top of his list."
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/rumors/post/Shaq-joining-Spurs-?urn=nba,254518
I wouldnt MIND this, ONLY if we can still manage to sign Splitter. We have GOT to get Splitter over here. Shaq is good for about 20 mpg maybe. So he is still serviceable. But we need the younger Splitter to sign. He will more than likely be the future once Duncan retires. Problem is we would have to use our full MLE on Splitter, and that is what Shaq is asking. He said he would want more than the full MLE to sign with the Hawks...but would sign with the Spurs for the MLE.
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Lakers should pick up Livingston...
Heat wont be shit with just bosh and wade, if they get lebron its gonna be a problem but then again they wont have a supporting cast...
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theres going to be so many ring hungry veterans out there.. plus they can still get rid of Michael Beasley and his contract.. no need for him anymore with 'bron and bosh starting at 3 and 4 spot.
i can already see it, james brings the ball up the court, drives thru the lane, kicks it out to (insert role player name here) for the open 3. SWISH - wash, rinse, repeat. Wade and James have unbelievable court vision and passing skills.. check out wade's alley hoop to kobe at the us olympics.. or the one he threw to shaq both of them he was falling out of bounds on Lol
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lakers need to pick up somone else up for real help strengthen the bench
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nauticaice, you really believe theres a front court better than the big 3 we have in LA? bynum odom n gasol?
even with bosh there isnt talented bigs to sign that can step up to tehm nor do they have the money even if there were.
do u even keep up? lol and micheal beasley, nobody wants him.
odom doesnt even start. im not a fan of gasol's game, he's such a pussy its hard to appreciate his talent. He's a top 10 player in this league that knows how to get the refs attention on a rebound attempt. I'll kill this argument right now nobody is seeing the lakers. miami doesnt even have a full roster, but you figure Lebron won 61 games with his next best player being Moe Williams, imagine what hes going to do with All Star MVP, 2008 Olympics MVP, 2006 Nba Finals MVP D wade, and C Bosh?
lol and bosh isnt? bosh is just as soft as gasol, if not softer. what does it matter if odom doesnt start miami wont be able to get a talented front court as the big 3 of the lakers
and chalmilitary u know when im saying the big 3 imt alking about the front court. im not talking about wade and lebron, who ever bosh gets hooked up with the front court isnt gonna be nearly as talented or long.
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theres going to be so many ring hungry veterans out there.. plus they can still get rid of Michael Beasley and his contract.. no need for him anymore with 'bron and bosh starting at 3 and 4 spot.
i can already see it, james brings the ball up the court, drives thru the lane, kicks it out to (insert role player name here) for the open 3. SWISH - wash, rinse, repeat. Wade and James have unbelievable court vision and passing skills.. check out wade's alley hoop to kobe at the us olympics.. or the one he threw to shaq both of them he was falling out of bounds on Lol
u need to keep up, nobody wants beasley, wtf do you think the heat were doing this whole time tryna sign lebron, they were tryna get rid of beasley for nothing. lol they offered beasley for kenyon dooling ofr the nets and they denied. the nba gave up on this kid.
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uh we the lakers will take beasley for luke walton hahahhahahahahahahahahahahaa yell
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uh we the lakers will take beasley for luke walton hahahhahahahahahahahahahahaa yell
i rather keep walton than beasley, walton will pass downlow to our bigs, beasley will want his own individual shine
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uh we the lakers will take beasley for luke walton hahahhahahahahahahahahahahaa yell
The Lakers would love if they could dump Waltons salary lol. They have almost 11 mill wrapped up in Walton and Sasha this year.
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uh we the lakers will take beasley for luke walton hahahhahahahahahahahahahahaa yell
The Lakers would love if they could dump Waltons salary lol. They have almost 11 mill wrapped up in Walton and Sasha this year.
lol forgot bout the benefit, honestly i wouldnt hate walton as much if it wasnt for his fucking contract, same goes with sasha. damn contract year players
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i like the thought of trading walton and sasha for hedo turkoglu
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i like the thought of trading walton and sasha for hedo turkoglu
Of course you do lol. Id like the thought of giving you two $5's for a $20 8)
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i like the thought of trading walton and sasha for hedo turkoglu
Of course you do lol. Id like the thought of giving you two $5's for a $20 8)
I like the thought of getting my dick sucked by Megan Fox 8) 8) 8)
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i like the thought of trading walton and sasha for hedo turkoglu
Of course you do lol. Id like the thought of giving you two $5's for a $20 8)
LOL youse a fool
but how bout LO + sasha for turkoglu OR shannon brown + sasha for HT
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i like the thought of trading walton and sasha for hedo turkoglu
Of course you do lol. Id like the thought of giving you two $5's for a $20 8)
I like the thought of getting my dick sucked by Megan Fox 8) 8) 8)
You gotta make it relevant to the conversation man....
Here...how about this...
Trading Luke and Sasha for Hedo....is like trading in a blow job from....Luke and Sasha....for one from Megan Fox.
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i like the thought of trading walton and sasha for hedo turkoglu
Of course you do lol. Id like the thought of giving you two $5's for a $20 8)
I like the thought of getting my dick sucked by Megan Fox 8) 8) 8)
You gotta make it relevant to the conversation man....
Here...how about this...
Trading Luke and Sasha for Hedo....is like trading in a blow job from....Luke and Sasha....for one from Megan Fox.
Relevant to what? I thought we are just making some statements of things we'd like but could never happen in a million years. Is this about basketball trades? Then I'd like the thought of trading Dampier and Marion for the Heat's LeBron!
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i like the thought of trading walton and sasha for hedo turkoglu
Of course you do lol. Id like the thought of giving you two $5's for a $20 8)
I like the thought of getting my dick sucked by Megan Fox 8) 8) 8)
You gotta make it relevant to the conversation man....
Here...how about this...
Trading Luke and Sasha for Hedo....is like trading in a blow job from....Luke and Sasha....for one from Megan Fox.
Relevant to what? I thought we are just making some statements of things we'd like but could never happen in a million years. Is this about basketball trades? Then I'd like the thought of trading Dampier and Marion for the Heat's LeBron!
I was comparing Sasha and Luke to two $5's....and trading them for Hedo (a $20). Anyways. Yeah, Dampier and Marion for LeBron. Do it!
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LOL I get what you were saying nigga. I was just saying, a blowjob from Megan Fox is even better than 15$. Or Hedo. Or life itself.
Anyways, sup Lakerfans, you think the addition of Green gon help you against a team containing 3 of the currently 8 best players in the game? :laugh:
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LOL I get what you were saying nigga. I was just saying, a blowjob from Megan Fox is even better than 15$. Or Hedo. Or life itself.
Anyways, sup Lakerfans, you think the addition of Green gon help you against a team containing 3 of the currently 8 best players in the game? :laugh:
fuck no that aint gon help shit
theres rumors bout hedo being traded to the lakers for sasha and luke
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Well, obviously, Hedo is the much better player. It's just that he's a complete asshole and the Raptors want to get rid of him (for good reason). Still, if I was their GM, I'd never ever trade him to the Lakers. You wanna know why? Cause I don't want to do a favor to him. I'd trade him to some SHITTY ASS team. I'd never trade him to a team on which he might have a good life. I'd want him to have suicidal thoughts. I'd probably trade him to the Wolves together with Jack for Al Jefferson or something.
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LOL I get what you were saying nigga. I was just saying, a blowjob from Megan Fox is even better than 15$. Or Hedo. Or life itself.
Anyways, sup Lakerfans, you think the addition of Green gon help you against a team containing 3 of the currently 8 best players in the game? :laugh:
fuck no that aint gon help shit
theres rumors bout hedo being traded to the lakers for sasha and luke
I really dont see Hedo going to the Lakers man. Not for those two scrubs anyways. That shit would seem hella shady lol.
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i hate luke, guys has incredible bbal IQ and only one of the few players that actually consistently passed downlow ont eh bench but, his contract my fucking god pisses the fuck out of me.
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i hate luke, guys has incredible bbal IQ and only one of the few players that actually consistently passed downlow ont eh bench but, his contract my fucking god pisses the fuck out of me.
High basketball IQ with low basketball talent. He should coach at the Y lol
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i remember reading earlier in the year that raptors and hedo were in talks about "terminating" his contract because he was so unhappy there.
than that can work and they can ship sashas expiring contract and walton prob be the morrison if anything on that team, but most likely play some spot minutes as a back up point forward.
what time is it back home anyways?
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LOL I get what you were saying nigga. I was just saying, a blowjob from Megan Fox is even better than 15$. Or Hedo. Or life itself.
Anyways, sup Lakerfans, you think the addition of Green gon help you against a team containing 3 of the currently 8 best players in the game? :laugh:
fuck no that aint gon help shit
theres rumors bout hedo being traded to the lakers for sasha and luke
I really dont see Hedo going to the Lakers man. Not for those two scrubs anyways. That shit would seem hella shady lol.
LOL we got pau by givin memphis some scrubs :laugh:
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theres going to be so many ring hungry veterans out there.. plus they can still get rid of Michael Beasley and his contract.. no need for him anymore with 'bron and bosh starting at 3 and 4 spot.
i can already see it, james brings the ball up the court, drives thru the lane, kicks it out to (insert role player name here) for the open 3. SWISH - wash, rinse, repeat. Wade and James have unbelievable court vision and passing skills.. check out wade's alley hoop to kobe at the us olympics.. or the one he threw to shaq both of them he was falling out of bounds on Lol
u need to keep up, nobody wants beasley, wtf do you think the heat were doing this whole time tryna sign lebron, they were tryna get rid of beasley for nothing. lol they offered beasley for kenyon dooling ofr the nets and they denied. the nba gave up on this kid.
i know your eating those words right now boy, heat gave beasley away tonight to the minnesota timberwolves soon as they landed lebron LOL
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theres going to be so many ring hungry veterans out there.. plus they can still get rid of Michael Beasley and his contract.. no need for him anymore with 'bron and bosh starting at 3 and 4 spot.
i can already see it, james brings the ball up the court, drives thru the lane, kicks it out to (insert role player name here) for the open 3. SWISH - wash, rinse, repeat. Wade and James have unbelievable court vision and passing skills.. check out wade's alley hoop to kobe at the us olympics.. or the one he threw to shaq both of them he was falling out of bounds on Lol
u need to keep up, nobody wants beasley, wtf do you think the heat were doing this whole time tryna sign lebron, they were tryna get rid of beasley for nothing. lol they offered beasley for kenyon dooling ofr the nets and they denied. the nba gave up on this kid.
i know your eating those words right now boy, heat gave beasley away tonight to the minnesota timberwolves soon as they landed lebron LOL
haha ok asshole u didnt have to tell me, i already did when i saw it
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A 2008 nr. 2 pick gets traded for literally nothing in return. His parents must be proud of him.
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I can't wait for this to be official & you Laker fans start debating "Lakers 3 >>> Miami 3" & then turn around in the next thread & say "Miami bench >>> Lakers starters, Kobe is doing EVERYTHING". :laugh:
What do you have to say about LeBron realizing he can't win a ring with a team built around him before you did?
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I can't wait for this to be official & you Laker fans start debating "Lakers 3 >>> Miami 3" & then turn around in the next thread & say "Miami bench >>> Lakers starters, Kobe is doing EVERYTHING". :laugh:
What do you have to say about LeBron realizing he can't win a ring with a team built around him before you did?
Well we're going to find out how Cleveland players without LeBron. I personally guarentee under 30 wins; where the Lakers would be pushing for the 7th-8th seed without Kobe; if not higher since the Suns lost Amare.
Believe me, if Wade & Bosh were waiting in Chicago a few years back when Kobe was bitching he "NEEDS" help, he woulda bounced in a second.
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I can't wait for this to be official & you Laker fans start debating "Lakers 3 >>> Miami 3" & then turn around in the next thread & say "Miami bench >>> Lakers starters, Kobe is doing EVERYTHING". :laugh:
What do you have to say about LeBron realizing he can't win a ring with a team built around him before you did?
Well we're going to find out how Cleveland players without LeBron. I personally guarentee under 30 wins; where the Lakers would be pushing for the 7th-8th seed without Kobe; if not higher since the Suns lost Amare.
Believe me, if Wade & Bosh were waiting in Chicago a few years back when Kobe was bitching he "NEEDS" help, he woulda bounced in a second.
Cavs are still going to be pushing for 8th seed too. All you people who are saying Cavs are a shitty team need to realize that some of their core players were damn good UNTIL they were forced to adapt to LeBron's style. Not to mention that incompetent ass coach Mike Brown is gone now too. Although now that LeBron's gone, it wouldn't really have mattered whether they fired Mike Brown or not, as Brown would have finally been forced to use other players anyways.
NOTE: All of of this is assuming Cavs don't go into complete rebuilding mode. If they don't trade everyone away for draft picks and actually try to find a player or two to fill the SF position, then play-offs is still in reach. It's the fucking Eastern Conference, who are we kidding. Two teams on the East may have gotten stronger, but the shitty teams are still going to be shitty.
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I can't wait for this to be official & you Laker fans start debating "Lakers 3 >>> Miami 3" & then turn around in the next thread & say "Miami bench >>> Lakers starters, Kobe is doing EVERYTHING". :laugh:
What do you have to say about LeBron realizing he can't win a ring with a team built around him before you did?
Well we're going to find out how Cleveland players without LeBron. I personally guarentee under 30 wins; where the Lakers would be pushing for the 7th-8th seed without Kobe; if not higher since the Suns lost Amare.
Believe me, if Wade & Bosh were waiting in Chicago a few years back when Kobe was bitching he "NEEDS" help, he woulda bounced in a second.
The only way Kobe woulda ever bounced from LA is if he knew for a fact that management would not attempt to build a contender, and clearly, he wasn't gunna let that happen. Kobe made it clear from the start of his career that he wanted to be a Laker for life, and when he had doubts that the organization was going in the right direction, he even sought the advice of the guy he most respected, Jerry West, who advised him that finishing his career in a Laker jersey would be best for him...LeBron has never been committed to Cleveland in the way Kobe has been to LA, and that's pretty damn obvious to anyone with a brain right about now LOL.
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kobe would never have won a 4th ring if his team didn't rape memphis for Pau
let's be serious here NIK....open your mouth up and take a step back to get off Kobe's dicc
meanwhile, D-wade has not been relevant in the post season since Shaq 4 years ago...he needs Lebron more than Lebron needs D-wade.
and Bosh? he just wants to tag along
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I can't wait for this to be official & you Laker fans start debating "Lakers 3 >>> Miami 3" & then turn around in the next thread & say "Miami bench >>> Lakers starters, Kobe is doing EVERYTHING". :laugh:
What do you have to say about LeBron realizing he can't win a ring with a team built around him before you did?
Well we're going to find out how Cleveland players without LeBron. I personally guarentee under 30 wins; where the Lakers would be pushing for the 7th-8th seed without Kobe; if not higher since the Suns lost Amare.
Believe me, if Wade & Bosh were waiting in Chicago a few years back when Kobe was bitching he "NEEDS" help, he woulda bounced in a second.
The only way Kobe woulda ever bounced from LA is if he knew for a fact that management would not attempt to build a contender, and clearly, he wasn't gunna let that happen. Kobe made it clear from the start of his career that he wanted to be a Laker for life, and when he had doubts that the organization was going in the right direction, he even sought the advice of the guy he most respected, Jerry West, who advised him that finishing his career in a Laker jersey would be best for him...LeBron has never been committed to Cleveland in the way Kobe has been to LA, and that's pretty damn obvious to anyone with a brain right about now LOL.
So what's that mean? Kobe is more loyal? lol, if they didn't build the team he was as good as gone. You just said it yourself that he was never as commited to Cleveland...
You also have said that "Everybody whose won has needed help" when I said Kobe couldn't do it without Pau, Ron, Odom & Bynum.
Why is this any different? Because it's LeBron? lol..
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Wade is pretty much now the go-to-guy just as much, if not more than LeBron is...comparing Kobe having a team built around him with a supporting cast that includes Gasol and Odom to LeBron clearly acknowledging that he can't win as the main guy on a contending team by moving over to Wade's team is pretty dumb, to say the least...LeBron is gutless, guys. Just face it.
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Wade is pretty much now the go-to-guy just as much, if not more than LeBron is...comparing Kobe having a team built around him with a supporting cast that includes Gasol and Odom to LeBron clearly acknowledging that he can't win as the main guy on a contending team by moving over to Wade's team is pretty dumb, to say the least...LeBron is gutless, guys. Just face it.
They haven't even played a complete second together & you can say that?
What if LeBron averages 27 & Wade only 20? You don't know what the numbers are going to read after they start playing together.
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One indication that Wade and the Heat respect LeBron's greatness is how Wade gets treated like a new player. He's everywhere with them, holding jerseys and shit as if he was new like them. If the Heat was designed to be "his" team, he'd sit more in the background, acting as if he brought them niggas onto his team. Technically, the Heat was just the only team that was able to sign ALL 3 of them and still pay them nicely with low taxes while having a guy who knows how to win rings and play dirty in Pat Riley. That's why they went there, not because Wade is the man.
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One indication that Wade and the Heat respect LeBron's greatness is how Wade gets treated like a new player. He's everywhere with them, holding jerseys and shit as if he was new like them. If the Heat was designed to be "his" team, he'd sit more in the background, acting as if he brought them niggas onto his team. Technically, the Heat was just the only team that was able to sign ALL 3 of them and still pay them nicely with low taxes while having a guy who knows how to win rings and play dirty in Pat Riley. That's why they went there, not because Wade is the man.
LOL...you don't get it, do you?...LeBron finally has someone to defer to, someone who would rather have the ball in his hands in the final minutes, under pressure, someone who would cherish that moment way more than he does. Wade is not a Pau Gasol or a Manu Ginobli, he's a franchise player who you can build a team around...By LeBron agreeing to join forces with Wade, it takes a hell of a lot of pressure off of him to lead the way, and LeBron's leadership has been questioned throughout his career.. this wasn't a way to prove the doubters wrong about that. His willingness to admit that he can't be the sole go-to-guy pretty much just sums up what I (and many other basketball heads) have been saying about him all along...the LeBron apologists just couldn't see it for what it was back then, because you were "witnesses" (LOL) to the most overhyped individual athlete to ever play the game. He's a stat-machine, and that's where it ends...PeACe
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Yeah, I get it, Wade is better than Shaq in his prime. Is that it? If LeBron wants to finally play with a great individual player and it is easily possible, why wouldn't he do it? You think Kobe would have said "NO" to a Odom for Wade swap back when the Lakers didn't have Gasol?
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Yeah, I get it, Wade is better than Shaq in his prime. Is that it? If LeBron wants to finally play with a great individual player and it is easily possible, why wouldn't he do it? You think Kobe would have said "NO" to a Odom for Wade swap back when the Lakers didn't have Gasol?
LOL, true that. It's the Laker goggles; they are like blinders to reality.
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Yeah, I get it, Wade is better than Shaq in his prime. Is that it? If LeBron wants to finally play with a great individual player and it is easily possible, why wouldn't he do it? You think Kobe would have said "NO" to a Odom for Wade swap back when the Lakers didn't have Gasol?
Kobe wants to beat his competition, not join them...Kobe would definitely welcome Wade to HIS team, but no way in hell would he bolt from LA to join forces with Wade in Miami, and you know that.
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back to the topic, gerald green aint lookin so sharp in Summer League, granted he aint gettin real playing time. but ebanks and caracter are lookin nice out there...i definitely expected more out of green, though. doesn't look like he has such a great shot to make our roster afterall. :-X
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One indication that Wade and the Heat respect LeBron's greatness is how Wade gets treated like a new player. He's everywhere with them, holding jerseys and shit as if he was new like them. If the Heat was designed to be "his" team, he'd sit more in the background, acting as if he brought them niggas onto his team. Technically, the Heat was just the only team that was able to sign ALL 3 of them and still pay them nicely with low taxes while having a guy who knows how to win rings and play dirty in Pat Riley. That's why they went there, not because Wade is the man.
LOL...you don't get it, do you?...LeBron finally has someone to defer to, someone who would rather have the ball in his hands in the final minutes, under pressure, someone who would cherish that moment way more than he does. Wade is not a Pau Gasol or a Manu Ginobli, he's a franchise player who you can build a team around...By LeBron agreeing to join forces with Wade, it takes a hell of a lot of pressure off of him to lead the way, and LeBron's leadership has been questioned throughout his career.. this wasn't a way to prove the doubters wrong about that. His willingness to admit that he can't be the sole go-to-guy pretty much just sums up what I (and many other basketball heads) have been saying about him all along...the LeBron apologists just couldn't see it for what it was back then, because you were "witnesses" (LOL) to the most overhyped individual athlete to ever play the game. He's a stat-machine, and that's where it ends...PeACe
I agree with a lot of what you are saying but I think the last couple sentences are a little extreme.
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back to the topic, gerald green aint lookin so sharp in Summer League, granted he aint gettin real playing time. but ebanks and caracter are lookin nice out there...i definitely expected more out of green, though. doesn't look like he has such a great shot to make our roster afterall. :-X
He had an ok game against the Spurs tonight with 18 points. But the Lakers summer league squad is ass. 0-5.
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speakin of the summer league WHAT IN THE FUCK is j.r. smith doing playin??
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speakin of the summer league WHAT IN THE FUCK is j.r. smith doing playin??
Im gonna go with...taking bad shots
**applause**
Good Answer!! Good Answer!!
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Real talk bout him bein overhyped
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back to the topic, gerald green aint lookin so sharp in Summer League, granted he aint gettin real playing time. but ebanks and caracter are lookin nice out there...i definitely expected more out of green, though. doesn't look like he has such a great shot to make our roster afterall. :-X
He had an ok game against the Spurs tonight with 18 points. But the Lakers summer league squad is ass. 0-5.
LOLLL...Summer League bragging rights..yup..Spurs are DONE. :D
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back to the topic, gerald green aint lookin so sharp in Summer League, granted he aint gettin real playing time. but ebanks and caracter are lookin nice out there...i definitely expected more out of green, though. doesn't look like he has such a great shot to make our roster afterall. :-X
He had an ok game against the Spurs tonight with 18 points. But the Lakers summer league squad is ass. 0-5.
LOLLL...Summer League bragging rights..yup..Spurs are DONE. :D
Naw, not braggin rights at all. All the Summer League is looking at individual talent. The teams dont even really practice together more then a week. But there are players that a basketball fan would pay attention to. Alonzo Gee for us is a good example...and Temple. The Lakers squad just hasnt looked that good from the shit Im seeing. Having a great Summer League record is meaningless. But having some decent talent out there does matter.
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back to the topic, gerald green aint lookin so sharp in Summer League, granted he aint gettin real playing time. but ebanks and caracter are lookin nice out there...i definitely expected more out of green, though. doesn't look like he has such a great shot to make our roster afterall. :-X
He had an ok game against the Spurs tonight with 18 points. But the Lakers summer league squad is ass. 0-5.
LOLLL...Summer League bragging rights..yup..Spurs are DONE. :D
Naw, not braggin rights at all. All the Summer League is looking at individual talent. The teams dont even really practice together more then a week. But there are players that a basketball fan would pay attention to. Alonzo Gee for us is a good example...and Temple. The Lakers squad just hasnt looked that good from the shit Im seeing. Having a great Summer League record is meaningless. But having some decent talent out there does matter.
I think the fact that LA has given up so many first round picks and has been among the lead leaders in record is the primary reason they're doing so badly. Aside from Farmar, I don't even remember any players they've drafted making the team since they picked up Bynum.
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back to the topic, gerald green aint lookin so sharp in Summer League, granted he aint gettin real playing time. but ebanks and caracter are lookin nice out there...i definitely expected more out of green, though. doesn't look like he has such a great shot to make our roster afterall. :-X
He had an ok game against the Spurs tonight with 18 points. But the Lakers summer league squad is ass. 0-5.
LOLLL...Summer League bragging rights..yup..Spurs are DONE. :D
Naw, not braggin rights at all. All the Summer League is looking at individual talent. The teams dont even really practice together more then a week. But there are players that a basketball fan would pay attention to. Alonzo Gee for us is a good example...and Temple. The Lakers squad just hasnt looked that good from the shit Im seeing. Having a great Summer League record is meaningless. But having some decent talent out there does matter.
We have 3 nice prospects out there...derrick caracter, a highly recruited defensive-minded power forward who rivaled greg oden in high school and only fell to the 2nd round because of "character" issues (LOL)...devin ebanks, athletic swingman/defensive stopper who was projected by most as a 1st rounder before the draft took place...gerald green, a semi-proven talent with possible all-star potential. i wouldn't be mad if all 3 made the squad.
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back to the topic, gerald green aint lookin so sharp in Summer League, granted he aint gettin real playing time. but ebanks and caracter are lookin nice out there...i definitely expected more out of green, though. doesn't look like he has such a great shot to make our roster afterall. :-X
He had an ok game against the Spurs tonight with 18 points. But the Lakers summer league squad is ass. 0-5.
LOLLL...Summer League bragging rights..yup..Spurs are DONE. :D
Naw, not braggin rights at all. All the Summer League is looking at individual talent. The teams dont even really practice together more then a week. But there are players that a basketball fan would pay attention to. Alonzo Gee for us is a good example...and Temple. The Lakers squad just hasnt looked that good from the shit Im seeing. Having a great Summer League record is meaningless. But having some decent talent out there does matter.
I think the fact that LA has given up so many first round picks and has been among the lead leaders in record is the primary reason they're doing so badly. Aside from Farmar, I don't even remember any players they've drafted making the team since they picked up Bynum.
Ronny Turiaf, Von Wafer, and Sun Yue (LOL)
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i watched a game and lakers looked horrible, and damn why we can't never get no good free agents, steve fucc'n blake? we could have gave anthony morrow those chipper jones,we need a young shooter fucc sasha bitch ass, blake is fish 2.0 why have two of the same things? it never works hell luke and adam morr just got splinters in they ass and rob'n the squad for 10 mill yell
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i watched a game and lakers looked horrible, and damn why we can't never get no good free agents, steve fucc'n blake? we could have gave anthony morrow those chipper jones,we need a young shooter fucc sasha bitch ass, blake is fish 2.0 why have two of the same things? it never works hell luke and adam morr just got splinters in they ass and rob'n the squad for 10 mill yell
steve blake is a perfect triangle fit, and we needed another point guard...going into the offseason, that was the position we most needed to address, and blake will fit in well, especially off the bench. morrows a great shooter, but we dont really need a one-dimensional chucker at this point. i'm really interested in seeing the development of derrick caracter and devin ebanks.
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A lil mad there box...haha
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Josh Powell agreed to a 1 year deal with Atlanta for $1.1 mill...
Current Roster:
PG Dererk Fisher...Steve Blake/Shannon Brown(U)
SG Kobe Bryant...Matt Barnes/Sasha Vujacic
SF Ron Artest...Luke Walton/Devin Ebanks(U)
PF Pau Gasol...Lamar Odom/Derrick Caracter(U)
C Andrew Bynum...Theo Ratliff/DJ Mbenga(U)
4 players we still need to sign: shannon brown, derrick caracter, devin ebanks, and dj mbenga...gerald green is currently looking like a long-shot to make the roster after we signed Barnes...still might get a training camp invite, though.
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Josh Powell agreed to a 1 year deal with Atlanta for $1.1 mill...
Current Roster:
PG Dererk Fisher...Steve Blake/Shannon Brown(U)
SG Kobe Bryant...Matt Barnes/Sasha Vujacic
SF Ron Artest...Luke Walton/Devin Ebanks(U)
PF Pau Gasol...Lamar Odom/Derrick Caracter(U)
C Andrew Bynum...Theo Ratliff/DJ Mbenga(U)
4 players we still need to sign: shannon brown, derrick caracter, devin ebanks, and dj mbenga...gerald green is currently looking like a long-shot to make the roster after we signed Barnes...still might get a training camp invite, though.
shannon brown should be signed and be back within these 2 weeks
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Josh Powell agreed to a 1 year deal with Atlanta for $1.1 mill...
Current Roster:
PG Dererk Fisher...Steve Blake/Shannon Brown(U)
SG Kobe Bryant...Matt Barnes/Sasha Vujacic
SF Ron Artest...Luke Walton/Devin Ebanks(U)
PF Pau Gasol...Lamar Odom/Derrick Caracter(U)
C Andrew Bynum...Theo Ratliff/DJ Mbenga(U)
4 players we still need to sign: shannon brown, derrick caracter, devin ebanks, and dj mbenga...gerald green is currently looking like a long-shot to make the roster after we signed Barnes...still might get a training camp invite, though.
shannon brown should be signed and be back within these 2 weeks
What exceptions do the Lakers still have? Cus they are WAYYY over the cap already. I dont think they can use Bird Rights on any of these players. Maybe Mbenga. Not sure how long he's been with the team.
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Josh Powell agreed to a 1 year deal with Atlanta for $1.1 mill...
Current Roster:
PG Dererk Fisher...Steve Blake/Shannon Brown(U)
SG Kobe Bryant...Matt Barnes/Sasha Vujacic
SF Ron Artest...Luke Walton/Devin Ebanks(U)
PF Pau Gasol...Lamar Odom/Derrick Caracter(U)
C Andrew Bynum...Theo Ratliff/DJ Mbenga(U)
4 players we still need to sign: shannon brown, derrick caracter, devin ebanks, and dj mbenga...gerald green is currently looking like a long-shot to make the roster after we signed Barnes...still might get a training camp invite, though.
shannon brown should be signed and be back within these 2 weeks
What exceptions do the Lakers still have? Cus they are WAYYY over the cap already. I dont think they can use Bird Rights on any of these players. Maybe Mbenga. Not sure how long he's been with the team.
since 07
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we got him again.......and despite Stern screwing us, we still got a pretty damn good product 2 put out there.........
Potential 2010-2011 Laker Roster:
PG Dererk Fisher...Steve Blake/Andrew Goudelock(U)
SG Kobe Bryant...Jason Kapono/Gerald Green(U)/Darius Morris(U)
SF Matt Barnes...Metta World Peace/Devin Ebanks/Luke Walton
PF Pau Gasol...Josh McRoberts
C Andrew Bynum...Derrick Caracter
U=Unsigned.
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^^^^ Barnes is starting over MWP this year
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^ Why would Barnes start? I still don't think the Lakers off sesason moves are over, that shitty LO to Dallas trade couldn't have been made for nothing...right?
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^ Why would Barnes start? I still don't think the Lakers off sesason moves are over, that shitty LO to Dallas trade couldn't have been made for nothing...right?
well, were gunna use the trade exception at some point...we just dont know when.
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who the fuck getes all hot n bothered @ gerald greeen
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26 points on 10-15 shooting today....
this is why i wanted him on the Lakers:
http://www.youtube.com/v/XNvKR_I5fu8
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that dunk was fucking insane. wow :o