Comments on: Luck be a Laker

By: Shawn

Shawn — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:19:08 +0000

Twenty years ago today, the Lakers moved ahead of the Boston Celtics for good. With the passing of Len Bias, the Celtics became an old team with less depth. The Lakers took over and the Celts never recovered.

By: Xavier

Xavier — Wed, 31 May 2006 01:13:38 +0000

I agree with Laker Lady, nice one Gatinho

By: Laker Lady

Laker Lady — Tue, 30 May 2006 23:36:10 +0000

NICE. I have been waiting for an intelligent, articulate responce to my post. Thank-you.

By: Gatinho

Gatinho — Tue, 30 May 2006 16:46:25 +0000

The problem with trading Odom is not emotional attachment, but time invested by the franchise. Bringing too many new straters to this offense creates the problem we had last year with a majority of our starting line up essentially learning on the job.

Odom is one of the main reasons that Jackson chose to return. Trading Odom would have to net a top 10 player, not just a high draft pick and a point guard. If his growth stagnates in the coming season, then consider it a failed experiment, until then I would consider trading Odom as throwing a lot of hard work out the window.

By: Laker Lady

Laker Lady — Tue, 30 May 2006 16:28:29 +0000

Listen gentlemen,
lets try to think outside the box…no reason to be emotional over Odom, I love him and I loved him as a Clipper(sorry), we have to make some changes and it doesn’t hurt to think about what Odom can net us.,

By: Xavier

Xavier — Tue, 30 May 2006 12:16:57 +0000

it’s not that we hate odom, personaly i love him, he’s a pure all-arround player, but i think that if we could trade him with mihm to chicago for something that we need desperately ( a guard who can defend and shoot, like gordon or hinrich) and the 2nd draft choice to get something like Aldridge or Bargnani to play the 4 spot while having kwame at the center
then we would have the MLE to have a shoot to any SF free agent or having walton there

im not into trading odom for trash players but this trade i think it look quite good

By: notreallyimportant

notreallyimportant — Tue, 30 May 2006 07:49:28 +0000

Despite the fact that Ododm had a bad game 7 are you forgetting his incredible form after the all star break?

He was ridiculous and there is every reason to think he will be able to keep that up next season as he gets more and more comfortable with the triangle, and Kobes incredible competitive spirit rubs off on him.

By: Joaquin

Joaquin — Tue, 30 May 2006 07:19:41 +0000

I believe Mihm will be trade for a high draft pick. The lakers want Roy. Minm and one role players and draft picks will do it.

By: Derek Banducci

Derek Banducci — Tue, 30 May 2006 00:37:14 +0000

why all the hating on lamar odom lately?

newsflash: 1. odom led the lakers in rebounds last year; 2. odom led the lakers in assists last year; 3. odom creates insane matchup problems at SF; 4. odom can play both forward positions very well.

odom is not going to be traded. period.

By: Xavier

Xavier — Mon, 29 May 2006 23:02:41 +0000

oh and i forgot about luol deng… so trading gordon having hinrich duhon noccioni and deng in the backcourt wouldnt hurt chicago…
they could have a
hinrich
deng/duhon (with hinrich playing the 2 spot)
noccioni
odom
mihm ( and chandler on the mix)

which is far better than what they would get just drafting Bargnani or Aldridge