OFFICIAL L.A. LAKERS Discussion

**VernonWellsFargo** · 12-19-2007, 03:11 PM

We are 15 and 9, greatly improved since last years injury-tastrophe. Kobe says hes glad he wasnt traded, now let all the lakers fan rejoice as we continue to be successful.

So all the laker's fans(no suns) waht are your thoughts on Andrew Bynum? I think he has the potential to be in the top 5 centers of the NBA if hes not there already.

Also the bench production has been our most important improvement, with the trade of Brian "no-hussle" Cook and mo evans, we have probably the best bench in the league, in terms of point production. once Ariza gets fully comfortable he will be a beast, i think in the next few years we can be legitamate contenders, unlike the 2nd round only suns.

**KingCanuck** · 12-19-2007, 03:12 PM

Bynum is a beast. I knew he was going to be a great player since last year..

Hes got a bright future.

(no lakers fan)

**VernonWellsFargo** · 12-19-2007, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by KingCanuck

Bynum is a beast. I knew he was going to be a great player since last year..

Hes got a bright future.

(no lakers fan)

its ok, we all know bynum is gonna be the beast of the west, honestly hes not that far off from that, he jsut neds to mature more.

**BNR** · 12-19-2007, 03:30 PM

Bynum, Jordan, Sasha have greatly improved. Their bench has been awesome

**soleus** · 12-19-2007, 03:36 PM

Bynum is a gun. Does well in fantasy too.
Lakers still need another piece, but i guess Bynum may turn into that piece, but Kobe has to be patient and wait for Bynum to really be a star.

**Propulsion** · 12-19-2007, 03:40 PM

Ariza is going to help us a lot.
Bynum is getting better as the season progresses (that's scary for all the other teams), Farmar is our pg of the future, Crittenton is talented and super-athletic, Kobe is Kobe and Lamar does better with a better team around him. Don't forget Sasha and his magical touch this year (hint hint contract year)

I love watching this team play!

**romeo2** · 12-19-2007, 03:43 PM

i dont like that odom is our number 2 guy (no poop). forget the triangle. it should be kobe driving and dishing out to anyone for an open shot

**Lloyd Braun** · 12-19-2007, 03:43 PM

Cleveland fan here but I love watching the Lakers play. Should be a good game Thursday. We're finally healthy and the Lakers are playing great.

**GatorsIn09** · 12-19-2007, 04:38 PM

i love kobe. and so i must like the lakers but damn they cant beat the spurs 4 outa 7 times, its depressing

**BNR** · 12-19-2007, 04:41 PM

good game tomorrow against lebron and then on xmas day against the Suns.

**hardgainerwill** · 12-19-2007, 07:15 PM

yall have kobe, bynum, fisher, odom, and radmonivic....the kobe bynum and fisher are fine...odom and radmonivic are the problem.......lakers arent legit until the get a better 3 or 4

**VernonWellsFargo** · 12-19-2007, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by hardgainerwill

yall have kobe, bynum, fisher, odom, and radmonivic....the kobe bynum and fisher are fine...odom and radmonivic are the problem.......lakers arent legit until the get a better 3 or 4

true, lamar says he wants to retire a laker, but he needs to prove himself, hes better than how hes been playing. and radmon needs to ste up. if not "ship their asses out"

**BNR** · 12-19-2007, 07:32 PM

turiaf is a good intense player, Sasha has been on fire lately, walton has been struggling a bit as of late, and kwame is still hurt even though all he's really used for is defense

**-RAIn-** · 12-19-2007, 09:56 PM

they've been playing well..I really can't believe they've been winning even though Kobe's not his usual self. its about time they put it together though, cuz when you think about it..they've basically had the same roster for a long time now, Bynum's beasting, Radman's earning his damn $$$ instead of being on the bench all the time, Farmar's made a huuuge step forward, & Sasha's playing for a new contract.

I really don't know if they'll keep Ariza though, but he is a good defender, but he's running with his head cut off on offense..which doesn't really matter to me cuz he's not an offensive threat anyway. I'm just glad they got rid of Cook's contract, but I wouldn't be surprised if another trade is in the works.

Lamar does just fine..the only thing is that he's almost always injured.

**kooldude** · 12-19-2007, 10:13 PM

haha, unless Byrum turns into Tim Duncan, the Lakers aren't going anywhere

and I'm a huge Kobe fan.

**Heartless** · 12-19-2007, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by Perspacitos

Cleveland fan here but I love watching the Lakers play. Should be a good game Thursday. We're finally healthy and the Lakers are playing great.

yea it should be

did anybody here of the possible deal that the Lakers may pull off with the Nets?

my dad told me that he heard it on the radio today..

it involves Jason Kidd, Kwame Brown, and maybe Luke Walton, and prob 1 or 2 of the three: Jordan Farmar, Javaris Crittenton, or Sasha Vujacic...

**kooldude** · 12-19-2007, 10:23 PM

That would be awesome if the Lakers get Kidd. Imagine Kidd passing to Kobe or allep-oops to Byrum.

**Heartless** · 12-19-2007, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by kooldude

That would be awesome if the Lakers get Kidd. Imagine Kidd passing to Kobe or allep-oops to Byrum.

yea, it could be a really good move on the Lakers part...Imagine the starting 5 for the Lakers: Kidd, Bryant, Bynum, Turiaf or Radmonivic, Odom. That would be a really good starting 5. Though their bench would suffer, but it will prob be worth it. Kidd and Bryant in the backcourt...DAMN!
and they will keep Bynum and Odom. See the Nets kinda suck, and they are looking for expiring contracts and Kwame's is huge because he was a #1 draft pick, and plus either 1, prob 2 other lakers' contracts.
This could be good...even though i really like the bench and how they are playing lately( esp the guards)

**BNR** · 12-19-2007, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by Heartless

yea it should be

did anybody here of the possible deal that the Lakers may pull off with the Nets?

my dad told me that he heard it on the radio today..

it involves Jason Kidd, Kwame Brown, and maybe Luke Walton, and prob 1 or 2 of the three: Jordan Farmar, Javaris Crittenton, or Sasha Vujacic...

I haven't heard anything, but Kidd wants out and they're not playing that well right now. When Kidd was rumored to be traded to LA, Bynum was the main guy they were after, but the way he's playing now they'll never trade him.

**Lloyd Braun** · 12-19-2007, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by Heartless

it involves Jason Kidd, Kwame Brown, and maybe Luke Walton, and prob 1 or 2 of the three: Jordan Farmar, Javaris Crittenton, or Sasha Vujacic...

LOL. What a horrible trade for Jersey. Unless those guys salaries expire this year or the next, they'd be getting zilch back. I just can't see that deal being done but in this league you never know. Shaq and Garnett were traded afterall.

**VernonWellsFargo** · 12-19-2007, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by Perspacitos

LOL. What a horrible trade for Jersey. Unless those guys salaries expire this year or the next, they'd be getting zilch back. I just can't see that deal being done but in this league you never know. Shaq and Garnett were traded afterall.

well kidd wants out, and kwame is 9 million expiring, though i think we could get away trading luke, ariza can fill his spot, hes running like that on offense cuz hes new to the triangle, hes doing really goood for adjusting to the new offense

**johnny87** · 12-19-2007, 11:07 PM

the lakers did this for a while last season.(i believe cause kobe was hurt at the begining i forget) Then people got hurt and reverted to kobe ball.

Which is good cause the lakers are 2x's more interesting to watch when kobe is scoring 40 then him scoring 18. plus i got him on my fantasy team.

**Lloyd Braun** · 12-19-2007, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by r3mixer

well kidd wants out, and kwame is 9 million expiring, though i think we could get away trading luke, ariza can fill his spot, hes running like that on offense cuz hes new to the triangle, hes doing really goood for adjusting to the new offense

He may want out but the Nets are going to demand something in return. If they are getting expiring contracts back then I would imagine they are dumping Carter as well. In fact, I'd posit that it's just as likely that the Nets are going to trade him before Kidd. That would be a helluva a good deal for the Lakers though, but only if they kept Bynum. I don't know if that would make them contenders in that it's enough to take on and beat the Spurs but they would be up there.

**BNR** · 12-19-2007, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by Perspacitos

He may want out but the Nets are going to demand something in return. If they are getting expiring contracts back then I would imagine they are dumping Carter as well. In fact, I'd posit that it's just as likely that the Nets are going to trade him before Kidd. That would be a helluva a good deal for the Lakers though, but only if they kept Bynum. I don't know if that would make them contenders in that it's enough to take on and beat the Spurs but they would be up there.

Bynum is now untouchable, they'll never trade him. If they were gonna trade him it would've been last year for Kidd like kobe wanted

**Heartless** · 12-19-2007, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by BNR

Bynum is now untouchable, they'll never trade him. If they were gonna trade him it would've been last year for Kidd like kobe wanted

x2. Jersey to trade Kidd for a couple of expiring contracts is what the deal is about.

**-RAIn-** · 12-20-2007, 12:08 AM

the team's fine now..I've liked Kidd his entire career & have always wanted him to come back home (to any of the CaLi teams), but the knees are gone. Bynum's been untradeable since he was drafted & I'd really hate to lose Farmar right now..Sasha I'm wary of cuz its a contract year & I'm kinda big on Crittendon shining someday, but I could see him being traded cuz he's a 3rd pg.

Fisher's there now, he's no Kidd, but he's a good vet pg & he can shoot & he knows the offense. Kidd would blow the triangle offense up, Ariza might like that though since he doesn't know what the hell to do out there, it's funny watching him out there though..I'm sure he'll adjust, but I hope they keep him since he grew up out here & he's a good defender

**Heartless** · 12-20-2007, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by -RAIn-

the team's fine now..I've liked Kidd his entire career & have always wanted him to come back home (to any of the CaLi teams), but the knees are gone. Bynum's been untradeable since he was drafted & I'd really hate to lose Farmar right now..Sasha I'm wary of cuz its a contract year & I'm kinda big on Crittendon shining someday, but I could see him being traded cuz he's a 3rd pg.

Fisher's there now, he's no Kidd, but he's a good vet pg & he can shoot & he knows the offense. Kidd would blow the triangle offense up, Ariza might like that though since he doesn't know what the hell to do out there, it's funny watching him out there though..I'm sure he'll adjust, but I hope they keep him since he grew up out here & he's a good defender

yea i know what you mean...i really like farmar and sasha right now, and possibly crittenton..but how many pg's do we need? if we make the trade we should keep one of the two: farmar or crittenton.

**BNR** · 12-20-2007, 12:20 AM

Originally Posted by Heartless

yea i know what you mean...i really like farmar and sasha right now, and possibly crittenton..but how many pg's do we need? if we make the trade we should keep one of the two: farmar or crittenton.

I wonder how long Fisher's gonna be with the lakers, 2 years? Crittenton seems like a street baller to me, unfortunately he's just gonna get garbage minutes so it's hard to really evaluate him. I've always been a fan of Farmar since UCLA, so I say we keep him unless we can get kidd somehow.

**Heartless** · 12-20-2007, 12:31 AM

tomorows game should be exciting, i cant wait.

i will keep my eyes and ears open for laker trade talk the next few weeks

in the next 2-3 years, it will be the Giant in the West, Bynum, versus the Beast of the East, Howard. It will be very interesting any time they meet.

If Sasha can play as good as he has been playing latelyon a consistent basis, the laker bench will still be a strong one even after the possible trade with the Nets.

**VernonWellsFargo** · 12-20-2007, 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by BNR

I wonder how long Fisher's gonna be with the lakers, 2 years? Crittenton seems like a street baller to me, unfortunately he's just gonna get garbage minutes so it's hard to really evaluate him. I've always been a fan of Farmar since UCLA, so I say we keep him unless we can get kidd somehow.

we gotta think about the long run, fisher and kidd have no more than 2 years tops left maybe 3, but if we get kidd will we be that much better? we need another post presence to go along with bynum, i think we can trade kwames contract for something decent. i think its after this season there will be alot of good free agents/

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