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no, besides Kobe Bynum and Fisher he the only one who has shown up this playoffs. trade Pau or bynum if you can get Howard.
Also, from @Ken Berger on Lakers coming today, from source: "No one wants to trade Odom. But at a certain point, you don't have a choice." about 1 hour ago
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no, besides Kobe Bynum and Fisher he the only one who has shown up this playoffs. trade Pau or bynum if you can get Howard.
lol you're going to have to trade Bynum AND Pau for Dwight. Or Odom along with Bynum or Pau
That would be suicide. Howard will not get you a ring. I would take Odom and Pau over Dwight every day of the week, twice Sundays.
Howard would easily get them a ring. He would easily carry Kobe just like Shaq did. It would allow Kobe to excel in his natural role: 1.5 man.
Odom should fetch a nice player. He's a great player that shows just how much talent Kobe has around him. It's quite the luxury.
Odom was the Lakers most consistent and second best player behind Kobe this season. You only trade him if you can get a star PG (Deron, CP3) in return.
So, the guy's basis for writing that is none...
I'm gonna tweet "No one wants to trade Kobe. But at a certain point, you don't have a choice."
If Howard can't get out of the first round with his current perimeter cast, he has NO chance to ring with the Laker aging perimeter detritus. Teams will just do what they did to Orlando; let Howard get his and blanket the perimeter.
Kobe > all Magic players not named Dwight Howard
Keep Odom
Trade Gasol, free some $$$$ and bring Howard or someone who is tough enough to play at the 4 spot.
Or trade Bryant; that guy is a cancer
Jefferson for Lamar Odom
Do it RC !!
Trading the 6th man?
OH WHOA
Kobe is much better than anyone Dwight has. Not even close. Don't let Kobe's failures cloud your judgment. Now, expectations for Kobe and how good he is can be adjusted to "real".
Kobe is a great player that had a shot to reach the false expectations Laker fans gave him. He is not Jordan or even Tim, but he is a phenomenal player. With Dwight, that would be scary.
The Lakers have no bench to begin with.
No way they trade odom
He ain't Jordan, yes. But, he has that tired old bag beat 5-4.
Gasol to Orlando is laughable. Why would the Magic want him for a full rebuild? Bynum makes more sense, but he'd essentially have to OK the trade by agreeing to an extension with Orlando, since his contract is up at the same time as Howard's. Otherwise, why would Orlando trade for a lesser player who'll just walk at the same time too?
Kobe isn't that player any more. If he were, they wouldn't be looking at 0-3 with their present roster. His game has pretty much been reduced to three pointers, and shooting that turnaround from the pinch post area or the baseline. He can still score, but like Tim, he no longer demands the double team.
Dwight needs shooters, not post up guards who shoot 34% career from beyond the arc.
I never denied Kobe has more rings than Tim, I said Tim has a better career. Two different things unless you admit that Horry is a better player than Kobe.
You can't. It's impossible.
You can't deny LA has the original skunker either, but you do it.
I invented The Skunker. The Suns beat ya flat. I invented The Skunker, and I ain't givin' it up for money, marbles, nor chalk.
& thanks for taking me off your to ignore list.
tee, hee.
I agree but Kobe is still a step above any shooter Dwight has played with. He still has the catch and shoot and still is clutch in my opinion. Its not showing much in the Mavs series but Kobe still has some left in the tank.
Kobe and Dwight with assorted cast would not be Kobe Shaq with assorted cast. Shaq destroys Howard in his prime, not even close. Kobe isn't getting younger. Howard isn't getting better from the FT line. He's a liability to any team that doesn't have a solid second big. Howard needs to be part of a twin tower setup. Bynum aint it. Someone has to come off the bench.
The Lakers need a big PF who can handle the ball and shoot, and who plays defense outside of the flop. With him they need a legit center because Kobe cannot function with small ball. He's too obvious.
Bynum would likely be dealt for Howard. Gasol and Odom would stay in LA. Howard/Gasol is a better combination then Bynum/Gasol.
However if the Lakers have to give up Bynum AND Odom for Howard...no they won't be contenders.
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