Paul Westphal on Carl Landry

[Indazone]

"I don't know why anyone would let him go," Westphal said before the game.
Landry appears to fit in with the personality of the Kings, and Westphal said he gives the Kings a quality post presence. Like Sacramento management, Landry has goals of seeing the young Kings team improve.

"We are getting better as a team," Landry said. "Obviously it didn't look like it tonight, but we are. We have practice tomorrow and we are going to go back to the drawing board."



http://www.nba.com/games/20100312/PO...s=iref:nbahpt2

[djohn2oo8]

I love Landry, but it had to be done

[Indazone]

I know..I am still having buyers remorse

[djohn2oo8]

I know..I am still having buyers remorse

You shouldn't, because we got lotto pick Jordan Hill in the deal, (whose upside is off the charts), a possible lotto pick this year should they miss the playoffs, Kevin Martin who has been fantastic thus far, and 2 possible lotto picks from the Knicks, which will probably be used in a deal for another impact player. And, we are seeing what kind of player Scola is when given the opportunity

[GuerillaBlack]

You shouldn't, because we got lotto pick Jordan Hill in the deal, (whose upside is off the charts), a possible lotto pick this year should they miss the playoffs, Kevin Martin who has been fantastic thus far, and 2 possible lotto picks from the Knicks, which will probably be used in a deal for another impact player. And, we are seeing what kind of player Scola is when given the opportunity

So, what you meant to say was Indazone, stop ing crying bro.

[picc84]

The Landry trade is a good example of why Andrew Bynum needs to go for a point guard. At the end of our games, we have 12 million dollars sitting on the bench. The kind of is that? When you have two good players at one position, you trade one of them to upgrade your weak position. Now Houston has a legit two-guard who can close the games with them while Scola takes care of the PF spot.

[noob cake]

The Landry trade is a good example of why Andrew Bynum needs to go for a point guard. At the end of our games, we have 12 million dollars sitting on the bench. The kind of is that? When you have two good players at one position, you trade one of them to upgrade your weak position. Now Houston has a legit two-guard who can close the games with them while Scola takes care of the PF spot.

12m Bynum vs 3m Landry

Which one would you prefer?

[picc84]

I'd prefer a prime John Stockton.

[JamStone]

Plus you guys are getting Chris Bosh and Joe Johnson this summer.

[GuerillaBlack]

Plus you guys are getting Chris Bosh and Joe Johnson this summer.

No, only LeBron.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Plus you guys are getting Chris Bosh and Joe Johnson this summer.

And they're getting Yao Ming back after completely recovering from a career threatening injury. This time he's gonna stay healthy.

[JamStone]

Kyle Lowry and Trevor Ariza for Chris Paul and Marcus Thornton sounds like a really good deal for the Hornets as well. It would be tough giving up Ariza's Dominique Wilkins like potential, but the Rockets would finally have a pure point guard to back up Aaron Brooks.

[mavsfan1000]

Kyle Lowry and Trevor Ariza for Chris Paul and Marcus Thornton sounds like a really good deal for the Hornets as well. It would be tough giving up Ariza's Dominique Wilkins like potential, but the Rockets would finally have a pure point guard to back up Aaron Brooks.

Yeah it's nice to have Chris Paul as a backup point guard to Aaron Brooks.

[JamStone]

Congratulations on understanding.

[Indazone]

Landry is still one of my favorite players. Hardnosed, explosive, yet has a great positive at ude. Does not know the word pain. Plays above the rim. I hope he does really well in Sacremento and makes an All-Star team someday.

[mavsfan1000]

Congratulations on understanding.

I understood it. It just sounded funny the way you put it.

[SomeCallMeTim]

The Landry trade is a good example of why Andrew Bynum needs to go for a point guard. At the end of our games, we have 12 million dollars sitting on the bench. The kind of is that? When you have two good players at one position, you trade one of them to upgrade your weak position. Now Houston has a legit two-guard who can close the games with them while Scola takes care of the PF spot.

I disagree. The Bynum-Odom-Gasol tandem is an amazing amount of depth. Great insurance against foul trouble, injury, and someone playing a lousy game. Odom and Gasol can't play 45 minutes and Powell and Mbenga are both terrible.

I do agree that it seems a shame to have such a talented player sit on the bench in crunch time, but remember that Bynum typically plays the 4th quarter up until the 4 or 5 minute mark these days... then Gasol comes back in fresh and more effective for the end of the game.

I was definitely in favor of getting Hinrich for spare parts but apparently that wasn't meant to be for financial reasons. Trading the future for a backup PG wouldn't be smart.

[Indazone]

^ Agree with above and Martin Gortat needs a chance to play center for real instead of being stuck behind Dwight Howard.

[picc84]

I disagree. The Bynum-Odom-Gasol tandem is an amazing amount of depth. Great insurance against foul trouble, injury, and someone playing a lousy game. Odom and Gasol can't play 45 minutes and Powell and Mbenga are both terrible.

I do agree that it seems a shame to have such a talented player sit on the bench in crunch time, but remember that Bynum typically plays the 4th quarter up until the 4 or 5 minute mark these days... then Gasol comes back in fresh and more effective for the end of the game.

I was definitely in favor of getting Hinrich for spare parts but apparently that wasn't meant to be for financial reasons. Trading the future for a backup PG wouldn't be smart.

I wouldn't trade Bynum for Kirk Hinrich.

I meant a near-allstar caliber point guard (or even an allstar, depending on how high Drew's stock is at the time) would be a deal that would make sense to do. Say what you want, i'd rather have a 12 mil/year player on the court closing the game than on the bench. Replace Fisher with one and the deal only sweetens.

Gasol and Odom play heavy minutes in the playoffs anyway. Last year, Bynum was nothing more than a goalpost foul-machine in the postseason and we still won. Got to the finals in 08 with him not even being on the court, and within 2 games of a le with Sasha and Radman playing heavy minutes.

Our frontcourt depth would take a hit but lets be honest, our 'depth' at point guard is so pathetic I would cry if I wasn't laughing too hard. An actual player running point for us would improve the team so much I have wetdreams about it.

Thanks again Mitch for your trade deadline work, btw.

[NBAfan83]

I wouldn't trade Bynum for Kirk Hinrich.

I meant a near-allstar caliber point guard (or even an allstar, depending on how high Drew's stock is at the time) would be a deal that would make sense to do. Say what you want, i'd rather have a 12 mil/year player on the court closing the game than on the bench. Replace Fisher with one and the deal only sweetens.

Gasol and Odom play heavy minutes in the playoffs anyway. Last year, Bynum was nothing more than a goalpost foul-machine in the postseason and we still won. Got to the finals in 08 with him not even being on the court, and within 2 games of a le with Sasha and Radman playing heavy minutes.

Our frontcourt depth would take a hit but lets be honest, our 'depth' at point guard is so pathetic I would cry if I wasn't laughing too hard. An actual player running point for us would improve the team so much I have wetdreams about it.

Thanks again Mitch for your trade deadline work, btw.

oh really? i wasn't aware the lakers traded for anyone on the trade deadline.

[LakeShow]

Bynum for a pg? Cmon pic, that wouldn't be smart. You can't trade a big for small unless it was Chris Paul we're talking about. Even if trading for an all star guard was the preference for the Lakers, I would trade Gasol before I trade Bynum.

The triangle doesn't require an all star point guard anyway. The Lakers should go after Foye when the wizards release him, imo.

[picc84]

Bynum for a pg? Cmon pic, that wouldn't be smart. You can't trade a big for small unless it was Chris Paul we're talking about. Even if trading for an all star guard was the preference for the Lakers, I would trade Gasol before I trade Bynum.

The triangle doesn't require an all star point guard anyway. The Lakers should go after Foye when the wizards release him, imo.

We have a big already. One who starts and closes games. Its not like this is Dwight Howard for a point guard, letting Gortat take over. Bynum doesn't have to play a lot of minutes, or even moderately well for us to win. That has been proven over the past couple years. He's a luxury, not a necessity. And in todays game guards dominate - things have changed.

Gasol is leagues better than Bynum.

We barely run the triangle anymore.

The triangle also doesn't require an all-star center or scoring forwards, but we have a couple of those and it works out pretty well. The "triangle" argument is old and moot IMO.

[LakeShow]

We have a big already. One who starts and closes games. Its not like this is Dwight Howard for a point guard, letting Gortat take over. Bynum doesn't have to play a lot of minutes, or even moderately well for us to win. That has been proven over the past couple years. He's a luxury, not a necessity. And in todays game guards dominate - things have changed.

Gasol is leagues better than Bynum.

We barely run the triangle anymore.

The triangle also doesn't require an all-star center or scoring forwards, but we have a couple of those and it works out pretty well. The "triangle" argument is old and moot IMO.

Gasol is leagues softer than Bynum. After watching him against Dwight the other day and him acting like a little girl he would be the first big I would move if necessary. The triangle may not require an all star center but it worked very well with Shaq.

We still run the triangle most of the time in LA. As long as Phil is in LA, the triangle will never become obsolete. When the triangle is not being used, kobe is the facilitator and handles the ball. It worked for 4 les, i wouldn't change that.

[bostonguy]

Gasol is leagues softer than Bynum. After watching him against Dwight the other day and him acting like a little girl he would be the first big I would move if necessary. The triangle may not require an all star center but it worked very well with Shaq.

We still run the triangle most of the time in LA. As long as Phil is in LA, the triangle will never become obsolete. When the triangle is not being used, kobe is the facilitator and handles the ball. It worked for 4 les, i wouldn't change that.

Seriously wtf happened to Gasol. The guy was fearless last season and stepped up especially in the statement games. He went from pussy in the 2008 finals to a man during the 08-09 season and reverts back to a pussy for this year????

[LakeShow]

Seriously wtf happened to Gasol. The guy was fearless last season and stepped up especially in the statement games. He went from pussy in the 2008 finals to a man during the 08-09 season and reverts back to a pussy for this year????

I don't know. I had concerns when the Lakers signed him about his softness but he did come thru last season in the playoffs. Now he acts softer than ever before. It's sickening to watch and if he doesn't man up in the playoffs, I would be all for moving him.