Steve Blake reaches 4 yr. deal with lakers

[PGDynasty24]

Steve Blake accepts a 4-year deal according to @JohnCanzanoBFT up in Portland .
7 minutes ago via web

And his wife just confirmed on Twitter

kristen blake kristenblake2

Yes he is. RT @HMack3: @kristenblake2 tell me Steve is a laker!!!!

[DJ Mbenga]

unless its worjsjd;lasjdfksadjfsakjf from yahoo i dont trust twitter

[TIMMYD!]

It's true. Good move by the Lakers, added some good three point shooting and passing.

[My Fault]

Good move for the Lakeshow

[PGDynasty24]

I love this move. Blake is career 40% from 3 pt and he's tough and has some fight in him

[MiamiHeat]

Farmar was better

[JamStone]

Solid pick-up if true. And if Buss really gave Miller more time on that offer, it probably means Blake was had for fairly cheap.

[PGDynasty24]

Farmar was better

what is your obsession with farmar.

[slick'81]

and the rich get richer

[cobbler]

rumor is 4 years for 16 mil

[Smooth Criminal]

Now if we get Miller we'll be both the best team and the 2nd whitest team (1st Pacers)!!!!!

[resistanze]

Now if we get Miller we'll be both the best team and the 2nd whitest team (1st Pacers)!!!!!

The Jazz got kicked out of the NBA for being too white?

[My Fault]

Farmar was better

Uh, no he isn't

[Smooth Criminal]

The Jazz got kicked out of the NBA for being too white?
:lmaoI forgot Utah wow. Ok we're third.

Pau, Luke, Sasha, Stevie

[siraulo23]

its on nba.com frontpage

so did the lakers use part of their mle to sign him?

so no miller?

[TIMMYD!]

Farmar was better

This is what's happening to Farmar right now.


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CqDk4jAv_Y4/TC1ENgVeQ5I/AAAAAAAAEk0/BY5i5-Mu5Aw/s1600/10.jpg

[Goran Dragic]

^:lmao

[slick'81]

lol...farmar

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Lmao where is that template from?

[resistanze]

lol Farmar. Better hit up the World Poker Tour.

[cobbler]

Farmar on phone with Trevor... "now what was step #2?"

[lil_penny]

Fuck I wanted blake back damnit!! Solid pickup for the lakers, blake truly underrated imho.

[IronMexican]

Not having to see Farmar on this team is more than enough.

[cobbler]

Not having to see Farmar on this team is more than enough.

He did go out on a high note though... throwing it down on KG!

[23LeBronJames23]

Mitch heard Vujabitch wanted to play PG

[JamStone]

Minnesota probably thinks they need another point guard.

[IronMexican]

I know you about as happy as I am to see that bastard gone. Just his negative attitude being gone improves the team. I hope no one signs his ass.

I'd love to see him go to a contender and start or get serious minutes.

[j.dizzle]

Hell ya, good shit Blake is gonna get a grip of wide open shots here. Peace out Ears, his arrogance will not be missed. That lil fag didnt know what a pass or defense was. Gotta give some props to Dr. Buss & Mitch for adding pieces & making some minor changes. Laker fan needs to appreciate just how great of an owner our team has.

[poop]

"oh, here you go, Lakers. Do you want fries with that? can we get you anything else, a pillow perhaps? remember if theres anything you need, anything at all, dont hesitiate to ask!"

[JamStone]

ESPN just said 4 years, $16 million?

That eliminates Mike Miller out of the equation, right?

Maybe Buss did hold up to that deadline.

[mytespurs]

Does this affect re-signing Derek Fisher or it's a different position on the court?

[mytespurs]

Hell ya, good shit Blake is gonna get a grip of wide open shots here. Peace out Ears, his arrogance will not be missed. That lil fag didnt know what a pass or defense was. Gotta give some props to Dr. Buss & Mitch for adding pieces & making some minor changes. Laker fan needs to appreciate just how great of an owner our team has.

Very true-appreciate and enjoy it as long as it lasts! :toast

[Goran Dragic]

God, why can't the Suns do obvious shit right?

[Ashy Larry]

This is what's happening to Farmar right now.


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CqDk4jAv_Y4/TC1ENgVeQ5I/AAAAAAAAEk0/BY5i5-Mu5Aw/s1600/10.jpg


his and Scalabrini

[cobbler]

God, why can't the Suns do obvious shit right?

I'm feeling a Dragic for Fisher trade! :toast

[Mel_13]

Makes much more sense than Miller. Good signing for LA.

[Goran Dragic]

Damn. LA leaves themselves with around 2 million left on their MLE to improve depth at big. On top of that they've got Devin Ebanks who is an improved jumper away from being their Trevor Ariza replacement, lets say they use the remaining MLE room they have left to get Kurt Thomas and they've had the perfect off season.

[IronMexican]

perfect off season.


Lakers wont re-sign Farmar


Perfect off-season complete.

[nevetslc]

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy27/kobeowen132/blakelakers.jpg

[j.dizzle]

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy27/kobeowen132/blakelakers.jpg
:lmao Damn Lakerfan sure work fast

[DJ Mbenga]

I know you about as happy as I am to see that bastard gone. Just his negative attitude being gone improves the team. I hope no one signs his ass.

the pacers think he is white and are already after him

[jermaine]

I love this move. Blake is career 40% from 3 pt and he's tough and has some fight in him

I don't like it. I was hoping he end up with the Spurs soon! He never complains either, just plays hard! FUCK!

[DJ Mbenga]

http://twitter.com/RONARTESTCOM/status/17607638669

[Donkeybong]

Apparently 5 other teams were eyeing blake.

Just sign Fisher and call it an offseason. Dont know what this means for brown though.

[Giuseppe]

Matzel, matzel, good things!

[ffadicted]

Good move by the lakeshow, fuck

[usdane]

Good signing. Now we just need another big, Fish, JCritt and were are done.

[Giuseppe]

Things to do, June, 2009:::

Win 15th - check
Get Phil to return - check
Make sure Artest doesn't crap the bed - check
Ask The Princess to ban me - check
Beg The Princess to reinstate me - check
Leave the Thunder & Jazz where we found 'em - check
Suns leave the Metro Phoenix area smelling of skunk - check
Lakers leave the Suns where Luva said we'd leave 'em - check
O & 42! - check
Luva runs to Staples Stores Number 1 in L.A. and pushes "That was Easy" button and the San Antonio Celtics disappear like a fart in the wind - check
Phil agrees to return - check
Amare' leaves the Suns not only high, but, oh, so dry - check
Blake grants Cubby's wish - check
I'm gonna get a hand job from Katie-girl when she gets home from work and it won't cost me but half of $250.00 - check

Did I miss anything?

tee, hee.

[Smooth Criminal]

Just need a serviceable big now

[Giuseppe]

Call our boys Gamble and Ash and remind them that they are 0 and forever.

Cocksuckers were eatin' shit today.

They finally broke down about 4PM and admitted that there would be no S&T for Amare. No condemnation, no confession, just the admittance. Then salved it over by saying the Suns would have $17 million next Summer for a max contract.

Livin' the good life, Luva. We're on a roll. I'm knockin' on wood over here.

[DJ Mbenga]

the lakers probably had the worst pg in most games but at least they have the best backup now

[namlook]

Blake's triple double against the Lakers in April must have impressed them:

23-10-11

http://www.nba.com/games/20100414/LALLAC/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore

Not too many backup PGs are capable of a triple double.

[Lebron4MVP]

Fucking bullshit. The rich get richer. Ughhh I hope no one else wants to go to LA. Please tell me this could signal Derek Fishers exit. Please tell me it doesn't make the lakers much better. I can't take anymore of this. Seeing the Lakers on top and their fans gloating PISSES ME OFF! :depressed

[timtonymanu]

big upgrade over Farmar.

Lakers made a great move.

[Goran Dragic]

Blake's triple double against the Lakers in April must have impressed them:

23-10-11

http://www.nba.com/games/20100414/LALLAC/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore

Not too many backup PGs are capable of a triple double.


lol, Steve Blake has had 3 career 20 point 10 assist games, this was the only 1 that didn't come against Steve Nash.

[LakerHater]

http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/tools/med/2010/06/ipt/1277768070.jpg Free-agent buzz: Blake joining Lakers

By Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc J. Spears, Yahoo! Sports



Free-agent point guard Steve Blake has reached agreement on a four-year, $16 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Before the Lakers secured a commitment from Blake, general manager Mitch Kupchak had Bucks point guard Luke Ridnour willing to take a four-year, $12 million offer, a league source says. The Lakers then gave Blake a deadline of Friday afternoon to accept their four-year, $16 million offer.
Once Blake did, the Lakers obtained the kind of savvy point guard to eventually transition from Derek Fisher.

http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/cnn_adspaces/2.0/creatives/2008/9/17/2855151x1.gif


Blake broke the news of his agreement on the radio show of Oregonian columnist John Canzano.
Blake was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers by the Portland Trail Blazers in February and averaged 6.8 points and 6.1 points in 29 games for them.
– Adrian Wojnarowski, 7:12 p.m. ET, July 2

[My Fault]

Fucking bullshit. The rich get richer. Ughhh I hope no one else wants to go to LA. Please tell me this could signal Derek Fishers exit. Please tell me it doesn't make the lakers much better. I can't take anymore of this. Seeing the Lakers on top and their fans gloating PISSES ME OFF! :depressed

:lmao
Now wait till Lebron signs somewhere else and life as you know it is over...

[picc84]

Miller > Blake

Fuck.

[cobbler]

Things to do, June, 2009:::

Win 15th - check
Get Phil to return - check
Make sure Artest doesn't crap the bed - check
Ask The Princess to ban me - check
Beg The Princess to reinstate me - check
Leave the Thunder & Jazz where we found 'em - check
Suns leave the Metro Phoenix area smelling of skunk - check
Lakers leave the Suns where Luva said we'd leave 'em - check
O & 42! - check
Luva runs to Staples Stores Number 1 in L.A. and pushes "That was Easy" button and the San Antonio Celtics disappear like a fart in the wind - check
Phil agrees to return - check
Amare' leaves the Suns not only high, but, oh, so dry - check
Blake grants Cubby's wish - check
I'm gonna get a hand job from Katie-girl when she gets home from work and it won't cost me but half of $250.00 - check

Did I miss anything?

tee, hee.

Sent Sheed out the back door of Staples whining, to end his career - check

[cobbler]

Now we pick up Bron for the 2mil left on the MLE and call it a summer! :blah

[Goran Dragic]

:lmao
Now wait till Lebron signs somewhere else and life as you know it is over...


lol thinking he's actually a Cavs fan.....he's gonna be a fan of whatever team bronny goes to

[cobbler]

Will be the largest bandwagon shift in the history of sports.

[Andrew Bynum]

http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/tools/med/2010/06/ipt/1277768070.jpg Free-agent buzz: Blake joining Lakers

By Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc J. Spears, Yahoo! Sports



Free-agent point guard Steve Blake has reached agreement on a four-year, $16 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Before the Lakers secured a commitment from Blake, general manager Mitch Kupchak had Bucks point guard Luke Ridnour willing to take a four-year, $12 million offer, a league source says. The Lakers then gave Blake a deadline of Friday afternoon to accept their four-year, $16 million offer.
Once Blake did, the Lakers obtained the kind of savvy point guard to eventually transition from Derek Fisher.

http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/cnn_adspaces/2.0/creatives/2008/9/17/2855151x1.gif


Blake broke the news of his agreement on the radio show of Oregonian columnist John Canzano.
Blake was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers by the Portland Trail Blazers in February and averaged 6.8 points and 6.1 points in 29 games for them.
– Adrian Wojnarowski, 7:12 p.m. ET, July 2

So he averaged 12.9 points for the Clippers or ?

[TheMACHINE]

Miller > Blake

Fuck.

miller dont wanna come here for 6 mill...o well.

[bostonguy]

Miller > Blake

Fuck.

You needed a pg more. Now bring Fisher back and use the rest of the mle to go after Morrow/Tmac/or Bell and Sasha has an expiring you could use for a future trade for a sg if needed. Chillax.

Can't fault Buss. He made Miller an offer and he didn't take advantage. It is his own loss.

[TheMACHINE]

raja bell is next and we're set...oh yah...and fish.

damn bench would have
bell
odom
blake

:wow

[TacoCabanaFajitas]

Perfect example of why this Laker team was able to repeat, and possibly 3peat now and the Spurs never could. Last year the Lakers add a hungry solid vet (not one past his prime i.e Van Exel) and are able to push through. Now they add a knockdown 3pt shooter and improve what was probably their weakest position, and I doubt they're done yet

[TheMACHINE]

yah...you gotta keep improving...unlike stupid lakersground members who were like "if aint broke, dont fix it" =P

[Ashy Larry]

I know you about as happy as I am to see that bastard gone. Just his negative attitude being gone improves the team. I hope no one signs his ass.

Get over that shit ..... Farmar brought plenty to the team like:









well ........




























uh .............

























never mind :depressed

[Ashy Larry]

yah...you gotta keep improving...unlike stupid lakersground members who were like "if aint broke, dont fix it" =P


gotta keep it movin' ........ "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" got us assreamed by the Spurs in 2003

[bostonguy]

Man I hope the Celts land Farmar. The guy would be a stud here. He'd be the best backup pg in the league. Farmar in Boston would be Rondo with a jumper. :hungry::hungry:

[Giuseppe]

I'd still like to add McGrady for the vet min.

[bostonguy]

I'd still like to add McGrady for the vet min.

Serious question....if Shaq wanted to come back for the vets min and accept being Bynum's backup, would you take him back?

[Giuseppe]

Man I hope the Celts land Farmar. The guy would be a stud here. He'd be the best backup pg in the league. Farmar in Boston would be Rondo with a jumper. :hungry::hungry:

Of course. As soon as that goofy bastard lands somewhere else he'll be able to function. Like that idiot Hunter. SOB actually cried (me too) when he was with us, but, he got straightened back out once he got to Detroit. F'in hump.

[Giuseppe]

Serious question....if Shaq wanted to come back for the vets min and accept being Bynum's backup, would you take him back?

No. And it ain't personal/it's strictly business:::he can't move. He makes ya sorry now.

[Ashy Larry]

Serious question....if Shaq wanted to come back for the vets min and accept being Bynum's backup, would you take him back?


I would ..... 20 mins off the bench. Bynum, Shaquille, Gasol and Odom as our front court ......... the one thing he'd do is clog up the middle making it difficult to get into the paint. Three hard fouls per game.


I think he'd be better served in Bah-ston especially with Perk's injury

[bostonguy]

I would ..... 20 mins off the bench. Bynum, Shaquille, Gasol and Odom as our front court ......... the one thing he'd do is clog up the middle making it difficult to get into the paint. Three hard fouls per game.


I think he'd be better served in Bah-ston especially with Perk's injury

With Sheed retiring and Perk to miss time, Shaq would have to play big minutes. He can't do that anymore. Baby would be getting the bulk of the minutes but him being so damn undersized hurts the Celts.

[Giuseppe]

I'll believe Wallace retires when he submits his papers and not until.

[Jacob1983]

Steve Blake is an underrated player. This will definitely help them.

[InRareForm]

alien looking foo

[My Fault]

lol thinking he's actually a Cavs fan.....he's gonna be a fan of whatever team bronny goes to

Your right shame on me :( there's like 3 actual Cavs fans.

[HarlemHeat37]

Blake isn't underrated at all, he's not that good..it's a good upgrade over Farmar, but he'll get a lot more hyped because of the team that signed him..

[Giuseppe]

The green eyed monster is gettin' after Har.

[HarlemHeat37]

Hopefully Blake puts up Artest-like numbers in the playoffs..

[crc21209]

Good move for the Lakers. Decent backup PG shooter, not so much a defender though. Still, good pickup.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

raja bell is next and we're set...oh yah...and fish.

damn bench would have
bell
odom
blake

:wow


Maybe he won't be an immediate contributor for you guys but Devin Ebanks has all the tools to be a better rebounding Trevor Ariza. Kid has confidence issues but was a perfect fit for LA as the back up SF.


The next time a team other than LA wins a championship, the way LA has handled the last two off seasons should be lesson to said team if it wants to repeat. You should always try to make improvements over the off season if you're in win now mode, even if you win a title. I'm getting tired of watching LA coast its way out of the West every year, but when they're looking to get better more than the teams that couldn't beat them it's no surprise why they aren't challenged in the West.

[mavsfan1000]

Congrats to Lakers on their second 3-peat. That was the one weakness. It's still not a strength but the PG is a little stronger now.

[HarlemHeat37]

Maybe he won't be an immediate contributor for you guys but Devin Ebanks has all the tools to be a better rebounding Trevor Ariza. Kid has confidence issues but was a perfect fit for LA as the back up SF.


The next time a team other than LA wins a championship, the way LA has handled the last two off seasons should be lesson to said team if it wants to repeat. You should always try to make improvements over the off season if you're in win now mode, even if you win a title. I'm getting tired of watching LA coast its way out of the West every year, but when they're looking to get better more than the teams that couldn't beat them it's no surprise why they aren't challenged in the West.

It's not exactly an evenly balanced playing field..

The Spurs didn't get serious with the luxury tax until the Jefferson debacle, so when Duncan was well past his prime, they probably could have repeated at least once..the Suns have a notoriously cheap/dumb owner..the Rockets and Blazers can't do anything no matter how they spend, due to their star players..Denver and Utah are always looking to cut costs as well..

Dallas is pretty much the only team that can consistently compete from a spending standpoint..

It's obviously not a bad thing, if you have the tools like Dr. Buss and their ownership, obviously it's smart to use it..but I'm sure all these front offices would love having LA's ownership and revenue..

[Giuseppe]

Congrats to Lakers on their second 3-peat.

I'm sure I speak for Luva and all my Laker's Brothers when I say: thank you very much, 1000.

[tlongII]

Blake's a good shooter, but he can't keep his man in front of him and he's not good at feeding the post. Good luck.

[Giuseppe]

t, the voice of doom & gloom in Laker's Championship times.

[DazedAndConfused]

It's not just money. Look at NY, they have had some of the highest payrolls and yet produced very little.

The Lakers have it all. Great GM's, great coaching, and great ownership.

[tlongII]

t, the voice of doom & gloom in Laker's Championship times.

More like the harbinger of thine own destruction...

[Venti Quattro]

The Lakers need to resign Brown IMO for more speed. We'll probably need him to catch faster guards or two guards but holy fuck he needs to work on his D in this offseason. Fisher is most probably a lock. They're just trying to fix the terms of the contract so there will be fluidity for the Lakers. They have almost 2M of the MLE and the vet's min to work with. Sign a small forward (hi T-mac and Mike Miller) and/or another ring-chasing big and let's call it a day. Forget about Raja Bell. He's overrated.

BTW Crittenton did not make the Lakers SL lineup ... fuck.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

It's not exactly an evenly balanced playing field..

The Spurs didn't get serious with the luxury tax until the Jefferson debacle, so when Duncan was well past his prime, they probably could have repeated at least once..the Suns have a notoriously cheap/dumb owner..the Rockets and Blazers can't do anything no matter how they spend, due to their star players..Denver and Utah are always looking to cut costs as well..

Dallas is pretty much the only team that can consistently compete from a spending standpoint..

It's obviously not a bad thing, if you have the tools like Dr. Buss and their ownership, obviously it's smart to use it..but I'm sure all these front offices would love having LA's ownership and revenue..


It's by no means an even playing field but the other teams handicap themselves.

Yeah, the Suns have a cheap owner, so as a fan I only have them to blame for coming up short against LA before I start whining unfair.

With almost everything going their way and without a serious test, the Spurs won a championship in 2007. The fact they returned the exact same team without making any improvements, didn't consider the fact they would be a year older, they wouldn't get that luck again, or they wouldn't have such weak competition, is completely on them. If the Lakers take that attitude after 2009, they run into a buzz saw in the 2010 finals and can't stop Paul Pierce. By staying so complacent with their team until LA surpassed them the Spurs put themselves in a terrible position.

Houston only has themselves to blame for building around unreliable, oft injured players.

Dallas has themselves to blame for completely misusing their spending power to overpay role players when Dallas needed more than that to compete with LA.

Portland is still a young team that probably hasn't reached its final product.

So yeah, LA has additional revenue and spending power that makes things easier, but the other West teams hurt themselves plenty.

[HarlemHeat37]

It's not just money. Look at NY, they have had some of the highest payrolls and yet produced very little.

The Lakers have it all. Great GM's, great coaching, and great ownership.

I'm not disagreeing that the Lakers have a pretty good front office, but the Knicks have had some of the worst management in sports history since 2000, so I wouldn't go there..

I don't attribute the Lakers success entirely to their spending, I'm just saying, they obviously have an advantage there, especially vs. certain teams in the West..

[Venti Quattro]

Having Kobe Bryant is an advantage. Tee hee.

[bostonguy]

It is more than just a big market and a great front office that gives the Lakers an edge. It is what it says on the front of the jersey that plays a vital role. Lakers have that rich consistent tradition. They never suck for long. They traded Shaq and 3.5 years later they were back as elites. Even after Kobe/Gasol, theyll land big names somehow and be right back competing. They have always done this.


You can't say that about any other nba team. The Celts went 20 years before even being elite again. Being a Laker and wearing that jersey has so much meaning in it.

[spursfan1000]

Good move by Lakers, the only big problem Blake has is his consistancy.

[Def Rowe]

Dayum...

At any rate, I'm elated about this. Blake isn't the best PG, but he's the best PG at the best price this off-season. Welcome aboard Steve Blake.

[Smooth Criminal]

Blake's a good shooter, but he can't keep his man in front of him and he's not good at feeding the post. Good luck.
Replace "Blake'' with ''Fisher'' and the sentence still makes sense. Non-issue

[Koolaid_Man]

Fucking bullshit. The rich get richer. Ughhh I hope no one else wants to go to LA. Please tell me this could signal Derek Fishers exit. Please tell me it doesn't make the lakers much better. I can't take anymore of this. Seeing the Lakers on top and their fans gloating PISSES ME OFF! :depressed

the shit pisses me off too....:toast

[jonnybravo]

You needed a pg more. Now bring Fisher back and use the rest of the mle to go after Morrow/Tmac/or Bell and Sasha has an expiring you could use for a future trade for a sg if needed. Chillax.

Can't fault Buss. He made Miller an offer and he didn't take advantage. It is his own loss.

We're not getting Morrow for the balance of the MLE. He's getting tons of looks and a young guy that shoots lights out is going to get WAY more jack than that...especially in light of the frenzy going on right now.

[LkrFan]

Blake's a good shooter, but he can't keep his man in front of him and he's not good at feeding the post. Good luck.Won't be a problem. We have two 7 footers backing him up. He is also a defensive upgrade over Fisher. We'll be straight.

The best part for me is we finally break the Rose Garden curse. :lol

[Danny.Zhu]

Damn. Lakers just got even better.

[namlook]

Man I hope the Celts land Farmar. The guy would be a stud here. He'd be the best backup pg in the league. Farmar in Boston would be Rondo with a jumper. :hungry::hungry:

Good luck with that one! :lmao

[der Kaiser]

Just need a serviceable big now

http://www.lakersuniverse.com/imagenes/shaq_smile.jpg

[pauls931]

Nice pickup, lesser starters can thrive in LA because Kobe and Gasol take all the pressure off them.

[Koolaid_Man]

From Koolaid's under the skirt sources I hear the priority now is unleashing Sasha so they can obtain Raja if he won't accept the 1.8 of the MLE that's left. Kupchack's can sell a S&T for Sasha's expiring which could prove attractive....Raja over Miller should be the thought process because DEFENSE wins titles...Sure Miller can shoot the 3 but that's pretty much it....Raja's more athletic, is a decent 3 pt shooter , can drive, plays great Defense, has big game experience, and will stand up to rough and tough play...like the infamous Kobe clothesline + his legs are pretty fresh after basically sitting a whole year. Blake + Bell and our bench is sick...

[JamStone]

Unless the S&T involved Raja Bell, trading Sasha even for an expiring doesn't give the Lakers that expiring money to spend on another free agent. They're still over the cap.

[Spurologist]

Farmar est fini

[mavs>spurs2]

eh...fisher>blake this is a nonissue. both will spot up and shoot 3's and nothing more in LA's offense but at least fisher is the more physical defender

[TheMACHINE]

fisher needs to take a paycut....PJ, Blake, Artest, Lamar did...so should he.

[ChickHearnMic]

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/nbacardDOTnet/zz%20NBA%20Photo%20Gallery/y%20NBA%20etc/1%20L%20A%20Clippers/100330SteveBlakemadeersanilyasov-1.gif\


http://www.asternwarning.com/images/stories/steve%20blake%20clips.jpg

[tlongII]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/tlongII/blaker.jpg

[Roddy Beaubois]

huh. I missed this. decent pickup by LA

[Venti Quattro]

However, I'm worried about the Lakers' lack of athleticism

[Killakobe81]

Blake's a good shooter, but he can't keep his man in front of him and he's not good at feeding the post. Good luck.

Fair asessment but he he an underrated passer ... Roy dominated the ball A LOT i think Blake is a good pickup ...but no PG savior ...

[Killakobe81]

The Lakers need to resign Brown IMO for more speed. We'll probably need him to catch faster guards or two guards but holy fuck he needs to work on his D in this offseason. Fisher is most probably a lock. They're just trying to fix the terms of the contract so there will be fluidity for the Lakers. They have almost 2M of the MLE and the vet's min to work with. Sign a small forward (hi T-mac and Mike Miller) and/or another ring-chasing big and let's call it a day. Forget about Raja Bell. He's overrated.

BTW Crittenton did not make the Lakers SL lineup ... fuck.

I agree wholeheartedly ...withhout BOTH Farmar and Brown a slow team becomes one of the slowest in the whole NBA ...

I would love Morrow and Brown but as far as needs go ...speed is more of a prority than shooting with the blake signing.

I think farmar has talent ...but a horrible fit for the triangle ...if i were him i would be BEGGING the knicks to give him a shot.

An uptempo offense would be ideal ...

[Giuseppe]

Speed is not an essential. The game slows down the further it goes along in the season. By the time May & June roll around the pace is to a crawl. The separation between success and failure is inches, and defense can make those inches up easily, that's why the Celtics couldn't get out and run. We just worked harder on the boards and getting back by the aforementioned "inches"....viola.

First rule: do no harm. Does Farmar obey this rule? No. He abuses it. So does Walton, but, we're stuck with his honkey-lips ass.

Does Brown obey this rule? Better than the above two, but, he's still dicey.

Blake {looks} like somebody who will obey this rule.

[Killakobe81]

Speed is not an essential. The game slows down the further it goes along in the season. By the time May & June roll around the pace is to a crawl. The separation between success and failure is inches, and defense can make those inches up easily, that's why the Celtics couldn't get out and run. We just worked harder on the boards and getting back by the aforementioned "inches"....viola.

First rule: do no harm. Does Farmar obey this rule? No. He abuses it. So does Walton, but, we're stuck with his honkey-lips ass.

Does Brown obey this rule? Better than the above two, but, he's still dicey.

Blake {looks} like somebody who will obey this rule.

I agree with the post-season crawl point ..no doubt cully.

But one of the strengths of our roster is that we had those guys (farmar and Brown) although wildly inconsistent ...were able to change tempo and match quick guys ...

Dont get me wrong both sucked ass defensively and no team is perfect ...

But I think we would be wise to address speed in the backcourt ...if ebanks is any good he and Lamar give us speed in the front-court already ...

Just my 2 cents ...

I think blake for us is >>Farmar ...

If i am Farmar i seek out an uptempo team ...not sure if you thought i said we need to be uptemp i was speaking of Farmar ...we are a halfcourt team that CAN play uptempo ...

[PDXSpursFan]

Laker fans are you ready for this?
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[picc84]

Speed is not an essential. The game slows down the further it goes along in the season. By the time May & June roll around the pace is to a crawl. The separation between success and failure is inches, and defense can make those inches up easily, that's why the Celtics couldn't get out and run. We just worked harder on the boards and getting back by the aforementioned "inches"....viola.

First rule: do no harm. Does Farmar obey this rule? No. He abuses it. So does Walton, but, we're stuck with his honkey-lips ass.

Does Brown obey this rule? Better than the above two, but, he's still dicey.


Last season Brown was more out of control than Farmar. And thats saying something. Trying to 1on1 like Kobe, instead of playing inside the O like he did in 09. Philly gave him an inch of rope and he took a mile. And now he might have hung himself with it.

Blake is the best PG the teams had since threepeat Fisher and regular season 04 Payton. He'll do fine. But i'm less worried about preserving Fish's legs than Kobe's. Fisher doesn't need any rest to camp on the perimeter and blow 2 on 1 fastbreaks.

[Giuseppe]

Last season Brown was more out of control than Farmar. And thats saying something. Trying to 1on1 like Kobe, instead of playing inside the O like he did in 09. Philly gave him an inch of rope and he took a mile. And now he might have hung himself with it.

Blake is the best PG the teams had since threepeat Fisher and regular season 04 Payton. He'll do fine. But i'm less worried about preserving Fish's legs than Kobe's. Fisher doesn't need any rest to camp on the perimeter and blow 2 on 1 fastbreaks.

Good stuff, Picc.

Kobe won't sit anyway. He's sitting this off season and that will eat at him something fearsome as the months tick by till October. And he shouldn't sit come November. He needs to push himself, thereby pushing the team. That's what he did last season and the payoff came late against Phoenix and Boston when his latent imperfections led to the challenge that Artest met most admirably.

Let's see if Blake will sponge up Kobe's leadership like Artest did, then turn it around when we're at risk and finish it, like Artest did.

[The Gemini Method]

Who will Blake thank if the Lakers win it all next year? His life coach? Maybe his banker...or maybe even the guy that bags his veggie chips @ Trader Joe's...

[Giuseppe]

We've been poised for this moment since yes, since Cornbread Maxwell humiliated us in the Summer of '84. Magic responded immediately, took us all, the living & the dead with him.

This is the bell lap, Lakers Brothers. Magic, bless his heart knows this. Absolutely knows it at this moment in time. He's intimidated same to Bryant, and Bryant knows it too without being told.

Magic, yes, still Magic, & Bryant will take us all there, the living & the dead. We'll finish this. We'll lock at 17, and then we'll go on to the end.

[picc84]

Good stuff, Picc.

Kobe won't sit anyway. He's sitting this off season and that will eat at him something fearsome as the months tick by till October. And he shouldn't sit come November. He needs to push himself, thereby pushing the team. That's what he did last season and the payoff came late against Phoenix and Boston when his latent imperfections led to the challenge that Artest met most admirably.

Let's see if Blake will sponge up Kobe's leadership like Artest did, then turn it around when we're at risk and finish it, like Artest did.

Maybe a few years ago, but look what happened in the finals. We got to game 7 and Kobe said afterward he ran out of gas. Yeah we won but my nigga was looking Tmac-in-May for most of the game - ghost. Maybe if he gets some more rest during the reg season that doesn't happen.

Thats why I was hoping we'd get Mike Miller. Not only for outside shooting, but to give Kob a break.

Still, Blake was the next best thing available, and I don't think you have to worry about his leadership. I've been watching some of his Blazers games on youtube, mostly the 1st round vs Houston last year, and he's not one lacking for maturity on the court. Unlike Ron, there arent even questions about it, he's the anti-farmar/brown in terms of leadership and decision-making.

[TheManFromAcme]

We've been poised for this moment since yes, since Cornbread Maxwell humiliated us in the Summer of '84. Magic responded immediately, took us all, the living & the dead with him.

This is the bell lap, Lakers Brothers. Magic, bless his heart knows this. Absolutely knows it at this moment in time. He's intimidated same to Bryant, and Bryant knows it too without being told.

Magic, yes, still Magic, & Bryant will take us all there, the living & the dead. We'll finish this. We'll lock at 17, and then we'll go on to the end.


That's all I've ever wanted Cully,.....all I've ever wanted..:toast

[The Gemini Method]

So have I...so have I! To reign supreme over the NBA! Finish it!

[Giuseppe]

Maybe a few years ago, but look what happened in the finals. We got to game 7 and Kobe said afterward he ran out of gas. Yeah we won but my nigga was looking Tmac-in-May for most of the game - ghost. Maybe if he gets some more rest during the reg season that doesn't happen.

Thats why I was hoping we'd get Mike Miller. Not only for outside shooting, but to give Kob a break.

Still, Blake was the next best thing available, and I don't think you have to worry about his leadership. I've been watching some of his Blazers games on youtube, mostly the 1st round vs Houston last year, and he's not one lacking for maturity on the court. Unlike Ron, there arent even questions about it, he's the anti-farmar/brown in terms of leadership and decision-making.

I may be mistaken, but, I don't believe Kobe said he ran out of gas. He said, in essence that the Celtics had his number|||and they did, and that his team mates came thru for him in his time of need. If anything, he was too hyper in Game 7. Fisher had to repeatedly implore him to slow down, to let it happen instead of fast forwarding thru it to the end of the tape.

Miller's legs are shot. His time for us has sadly passed. Trying to squeeze prime out of him now is foolhardy.

Bell, and/or McGrady should be our targets now. Bell would be in '11 to Kobe what Artest was to Kobe in '10.

[Ashy Larry]

Speed is not an essential. The game slows down the further it goes along in the season. By the time May & June roll around the pace is to a crawl. The separation between success and failure is inches, and defense can make those inches up easily, that's why the Celtics couldn't get out and run. We just worked harder on the boards and getting back by the aforementioned "inches"....viola.

First rule: do no harm. Does Farmar obey this rule? No. He abuses it. So does Walton, but, we're stuck with his honkey-lips ass.

Does Brown obey this rule? Better than the above two, but, he's still dicey.

Blake {looks} like somebody who will obey this rule.


every time I see his contract and the production he delivers, I get depressed.

[Giuseppe]

every time I see his contract and the production he delivers, I get depressed.

You can't trust him, thats it. He's a disaster waiting to happen.

They're floating this trail balloon of him going into coaching because of the back problems, but, if they think NY is going to buy that and waiver out his contract, they're nuts. Those waivers are rarely ever granted.

[picc84]

He did say he ran out of gas. Anywho, we still won, they lost, the out-house is all stained and soiled from us taking a shit in it.:lol And we're well on our way to 17, all while Mav and Sunfan continue their proud tradition of 0'fering. Russell is getting good at handing that trophy over to Kobe... how sweet is that.:lol Oh, and James is losing again.:lol

Noticed that. Seems he's been polishing his technique over the last couple years and has finally found the smoothest route, and with the least wind resistance. If his trophy handing had a PER of 22 last year, its within Lebron James level now.

[Venti Quattro]

Bill Russell can go for a three-peat next season. Just saying.

[picc84]

Bill Russell can go for a three-peat next season. Just saying.

The first Celtics 3-peat since 1966. :lol

[LakasRool4eva]

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy27/kobeowen132/blakelakers.jpg

thats sick.....................

[djohn2oo8]

bump

[djohn2oo8]

Won't be a problem. We have two 7 footers backing him up. He is also a defensive upgrade over Fisher. We'll be straight.

The best part for me is we finally break the Rose Garden curse. :lol

:lmao:lmao:lmao

[Venti Quattro]

http://flamengo.theoffside.com/files/2010/03/turnstile.jpg

[ElNono]

lol Boston running isos for Rondo against him... :lmao

[Banzai]

What a fucking joke..Blake a loser in Portland,Clippers, Denver..damn I'm so pissed..I want to throw myself out a window seriously lol...

[Ashy Larry]

There has to be something wrong with their scheme. Lakers bring in Payton, he gets used. Lakers bring in Blake, he gets used. Fisher's been used for years .... just can't figure it out.

[MavFan6488]

this guy makes me glad we have barea as our backup..

[HarlemHeat37]

Blake isn't underrated at all, he's not that good..it's a good upgrade over Farmar, but he'll get a lot more hyped because of the team that signed him..

I'll bump the funnier thread in a minute..

[21_Blessings]

There has to be something wrong with their scheme. Lakers bring in Payton, he gets used. Lakers bring in Blake, he gets used. Fisher's been used for years .... just can't figure it out.

The Blazers dumped the guy, twice. When has Blake ever been good? At least Payton performed well in the regular season. His legs just left him by the end and he couldn't handle Phil giving his clutch minutes to Fish.

Gotta give props to Riles the way he handled Payton. Phil is just an ass to his players and most outside of Jordan/Kobe/Shaq don't deal with the criticism via media very well.

[Venti Quattro]

The Blazers dumped the guy, twice. When has Blake ever been good? At least Payton performed well in the regular season. His legs just left him by the end and he couldn't handle Phil giving his clutch minutes to Fish.

And GP didn't want to play in the Triangle.

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Steve Blake..
:lol Ugliest player in the NBA..
:lol Worse than Farmar..
:lol Laker fan overhyping him..
:lol History2b and 2Cleva saying he's a great defender..

[Spurtacus]

lol chicken pox

[IronMaxipad]

http://i52.tinypic.com/330b3p3.jpg

[djohn2oo8]

I love this move. Blake is career 40% from 3 pt and he's tough and has some fight in him

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n160/noobsaibot1/edge.gif

[sribb43]

:lmao

[Tinystarz]

:lmao

[Spurologist]

a gif of the horribly missed airball off the backboard 3 needed please

[tlongII]

Blake's a good shooter, but he can't keep his man in front of him and he's not good at feeding the post. Good luck.

[tlongII]

t, the voice of doom & gloom in Laker's Championship times.

[tlongII]

He can't even fucking shoot any more! :lmao

[Banzai]

Worthless rat motherfucker

[Man In Black]

It took a little longer than both the Clippers and the Blazer expected, but the Trojan Virus is now fully in-effect.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5130399&postcount=58

[mavsfan1000]

Thank you Blake for sabotaging the Lakers.

[Michael Jordan.]

Hell ya, good shit Blake is gonna get a grip of wide open shots here. Peace out Ears, his arrogance will not be missed. That lil fag didnt know what a pass or defense was. Gotta give some props to Dr. Buss & Mitch for adding pieces & making some minor changes. Laker fan needs to appreciate just how great of an owner our team has.
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