Comments on: Summer League Starts

By: Ethan

Ethan — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:00:19 +0000

http://nbainsidestuff.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/bring-back-the-long-beach-summer-pro-league/

By: Kurt

Kurt — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:52:38 +0000

New Summer League and more post up

By: Troy

Troy — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:20:34 +0000

As impressed as I was at Nik Caner-Medley, let’s remember this is Summer League talent. 80-90 percent of these people will be playing in the D-League or overseas. Let’s not get carried away with how people perform now.

Also, Karl’s game was overrated last night. In the Karl vs. Crawford battle for 15th man on the Lakers, Karl may have looked better (16 pts to 9) but Crawford was 4-5 FG, Karl 4-13. Karl 0-5 3PA, Crawford 1-1. I will give Karl 8-8 FT, Crawford 0-0. However, most importantly, Karl 32 min, Crawford 12. I say that’s a trust factor the coach has with Karl… he was his D-League coach. I’d give the nod to Crawford right now for that battle.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:59:54 +0000

Mayo made a move on Karl early and blew past him to baseline for nice reverse lay-up. So Kobe K was bad on D,right? Only Kobe K was playing him as if he was expecting baseline help like he’d been taught. Example of why Summer League can be misleading.
You can see talent and you can see heart,but how they’d fit on an NBA team,that’s guessing.
(BTW,Kobe K took Mayo personally and went after him,whereas Green for Mavs just coasted along,never showing any passion unless he was open and didn’t get the ball. It’s why Kobe K will be playing for the Lakers next yr and Gerald Green will be coming to a D-League team near you.)

By: wondahbap

wondahbap — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:27:02 +0000

Coby is playing well, ans showing he belongs in the NBA.

Seems like Billy Packer is out as color commentator on the Final Four. About time!

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3485871

Now, when will ESPN/ABC get rid of Michael Wilbon, Jon Barry, and Stu Scott for their pre-game show. They need to stick with Stephen A. & Greg Anthony. I’m tired of Stu’s schtick. Maybe Mark Jones. Boring but consistant.

Oh yeah, more on this artest issue. Lakersnot budging. They shouldn’t. They have the upper hand.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3485534

By: the other Stephen

the other Stephen — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:57:24 +0000

SON OF GEORRRRGEE. BLOCK YA, OJ MAYO. BLOCK YA.

By: drrayeye

drrayeye — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:05:20 +0000

(76) The Dude Abides,

I agree with your analysis of the value of Sasha to the Lakers last season (when he earned $1.7 million). Definitely good value to the Lakers that justified the long development.

However. . . . . .

You’re confusing Sasha’s value to you (or some Laker fans) with his “market value.” Sasha is being tested on the market right now. So far, the only money offered to Sasha is a $2.7 million qualifying offer by the Lakers. The fact that Sasha’s agent didn’t plan on talking to Mitch for a week suggests that no written offer is immediately forthcoming.

Judging from the signings we have seen so far in the NBA at the 2 (Barry, Pietrus, Mason) it seems that your subjective contract evaluation for Sasha is noticeably
higher than the market value.

That should make you think.

Sasha might sign for $4 million up to $5.8 million and a 5 year deal–but I doubt it. My guess: 3 years at $9 million-$10 million.

By: The Dude Abides

The Dude Abides — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:12:18 +0000

Dr Ray, Sasha is far more valuable to the team than Luke, who makes ~$4m/yr. There aren’t a whole lot of players in the league who want to take the last shot of the game. It’s good to have a guy like that on your team (who also shoots better than 40% from beyond the arc). Not only that, but his defense and offense have improved each of the last two seasons. He’s also intensely competitive and a hard worker. So yes, I do believe he’s worth 4-6 mill per year. He’s also four or five years younger than Mo Evans, who was routinely subbed out for Bogans in the 4th quarters of games this season for defensive purposes.

By: Peanut Butter Spread

Peanut Butter Spread — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:58:38 +0000

Since I brought up all the Blazers talk and making predictions for next year, I probably should explain myself better.

As a Lakers fan, I love seeing the Lakers win. But I’m also realistic. I for one, still want to see Lamar/Pau/Bynum work their thing before any drastic changes happens (like trading LO for Artest). I believed that the Lakers had a phenomenal year last year and it sucked that we couldn’t win two more games, but the Celtics weren’t missing a key player and we were and I knew we weren’t going to defeat them. That’s the truth. With Drew back, it would have made a lot of difference.

That being said, the Lakers, with our “current/similar” lineup, will be one of the top teams in the west, barring from any injuries. However, honestly assessing other teams out in the West, I saw the Blazers *and the Rockets) as teams that gave the Lakers a lot of trouble – hopefully that will change for next year, but they’re teams that we, as Laker fans, should probably be wary of.

I have confidence that the Lakers should be able to defeat the top teams in the West from last year: Spurs, Jazz, Phoenix, and even the Hornets – obviously we probably won’t “sweep” any of them, that’s just being too optimistic, but Houston, Dallas, and Portland might give us some trouble (and even Hornets, if our defense doesn’t improve). I threw in Dallas just because we had like 3 games last season where we barely won against them and Dirk just threw 3s like they were butter.

By: 81 Witness

81 Witness — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:42:00 +0000

Tonight’s game:

I really liked the play of Coby and Caner-Medley. Both players showed great hustle. Medley was also a force on the boards. Just what the Lakers need.