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[GangstaBoogy]

Hey Niky, how a bout this...


Trade: Lamar Odom + Brian Cook for Shawn Marion
Trade: Andrew Bynum + Jordan Farmar + Vladimir Radmanovic + Kwame Brown + Sasha Vujacic for Jermaine O'neal
Vet Min: PJ Brown

Chris Mihm / PJ Brown / Larry Turner
Jermaine O'neal / Ronny Turiaf / Elton Brown
Shawn Marion / Luke Walton
Kobe Bryant / Maurice Evans / Colby Karl
Derek Fisher / Javaris Crittenton

Deal? 

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Hey Niky, how a bout this...


Trade: Lamar Odom + Brian Cook for Shawn Marion
Trade: Andrew Bynum + Jordan Farmar + Vladimir Radmanovic + Kwame Brown + Sasha Vujacic for Jermaine O'neal
Vet Min: PJ Brown

Chris Mihm / PJ Brown / Larry Turner
Jermaine O'neal / Ronny Turiaf / Elton Brown
Shawn Marion / Luke Walton
Kobe Bryant / Maurice Evans / Colby Karl
Derek Fisher / Javaris Crittenton

Deal? 

No deal.

[Man On The Moon]

Can't wait for the season to get started.

[LAKERS_FAN89]

Phil Jackson Thinks KG Has No Idea What He's Talking About

Didn't everybody want to be a Laker?

Not Kevin Garnett. Last week, he told The Times that, despite the fact he has a home in Malibu, he didn't want to depend on a Lakers front office he saw as ineffective.

Is his a lone voice, or is the perception of a dysfunctional organization, fueled by an off-season of finger-pointing and a failure to make a meaningful move, more widespread, perhaps discouraging other big names from seeking a Lakers roster spot?

Comparing the Lakers to his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, who weren't able to provide him with sufficient help, Garnett, now a Boston Celtic, said, "I knew I didn't want to deal with that. I didn't want to duplicate that. I didn't want to mimic that."

After practice Saturday , Lakers Coach Phil Jackson was asked if he thought Garnett's criticism was an isolated case.

Jackson said it wasn't even a solid case.

"Where did he get his information from?" Jackson said. "What does [his] statement mean? Does he even know our organization?. . . . I don't think anybody has a better winning record as an owner than Jerry Buss. . . . He doesn't want to win? I just kind of brush that off as not understanding the situation."

The situation was inflammatory over the summer, especially with Kobe Bryant's trade demands. The situation cooled but was inflamed again last week when Buss said trade prospects involving Bryant have been explored and remain a possibility.

How are the other Lakers handling such distractions?

Asked about it Saturday, forward Lamar Odom, standing on the Lakers' practice court, pointed upward to the windows looking down on the floor, windows into the front office.

"We don't work in those offices up there," he said. "Our job is down here. This is where we get things done. This is where our togetherness takes place. We still have a job to do. We can't let that affect how we play. Sometimes how you think can affect how you play."

So the players don't even discuss it?

"Not at all," he said. "It would be wasted energy."

[GangstaBoogy]

The Lakers roster in 2 years

Coach: Jim Buss

Andrew Bynum / Larry Turner
Ronny Turiaf / Elton Brown / Marc Gasol
Luke Walton / Andre Patterson
Javaris Crittenton / Coby Karl
Jordan Farmar / Sasha Vujacic / Sun Yue

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^



Don't let the media brainwash you.......again.

[GangstaBoogy]

Its not the media. I'm going strictly off what I see happening. The Lakers are obviously building this team around Bynum and not Kobe. At this point, I think they should trade Kobe and Odom and stop waisting their time.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^^That's the biggest load of bs I've ever heard. The team is buil around Bynum? LOL. Come on, now...

[GangstaBoogy]

How is it not build around Bynum? Damn near the entire roster is in the 3-4 year.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

yea, that's why we signed Fisher and Mihm, huh? They're sooo young...we didn't have any offers to work with, bro. think straight.

[GangstaBoogy]

^ you are seriously delusional. You think Mihm & Fisher count as real veteran help (although I somewhat agree with Fisher) and you actually think Odom, Evans, and Kwame are good defensive players.

Look at our full roster...

Rookies
Elton Brown
Javaris Crittenton
Marc Gasol
Coby Karl
Andre Patterson
Larry Turner
Sun Yue

2nd Year Players
Jordan Farmar

3rd Year Players
Andrew Bynum
Ronny Turiaf

4th Year Players
Sasha Vujacic

5th Year Players
Brian Cook
Luke Walton

7th Year Players
Kwame Brown
Maurice Evans
Vladimir Radmanovic

8th Year Players
Chris Mihm

9th Year Players
Lamar Odom

12 Year Players
Kobe Bryant
Derek Fisher

^ Yeah, that has championship written all over it 

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^^LOL@you including all those rookies who aren't gunna make the roster. We're a more balanced team age-wise this year.

[7even]

Bryant sitting out "because of a sore knee" ... some suspect shit.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^Don't be dumb...Kobe's been having a fucked up knee for some time now. Nothing is "suspect", stop being a tabloid-queen.

[js83]

Of course this team is rebuilding Bynum...thinking he's gonna be a "superstar" in the future LOL...the Lakers FO has to be the worst in the entire league...they promised Kobe that they will rebuild the team...then drafts bums like Cook and Sasha...and gives them extensions? you can't be serious with this bullshit...

Kobe needs to get the fuck outta this mess and goto the Bulls or the Mavs...I hate seeing his talents being wasted.