The Lakers faced no team like yours all year. You were the better team and you manhandled my Lakers. They were better than any WC team that the Lakers faced by a longshot. Congratulations and we'll do it again next year, hopefully with different results.
I'm going to send a shout out to the lakers as well. They had a great run, they did what no one expected them to do this season. We came up short but props for giving us what we have grown to expect from a Los Angeles team, a chance to win a le. You have no chance, if you don't play.
Now Mitch, get to work and fine tune this team. Thank Gasol for everything he did for us last season and send him on his way. I would keep Lamar and get rid of Gasol. Give Indiana a call and see if they'll go for a Gasol trade for Oneal. Call Memphis and see if we can get Miller and definitely Sign Ron Artest and that'll do it. We have the resources to get some very good players, let's do it!
It was fun, but I have to run. Have a Great Day!
Yeah, that's what I'm talking about! I would prefer that he opt out but the lakers have the resources to make a trade for him. Get it Done, Mitch!
Who would you trade
Who are you talking to? Didn't you mean to post this here:
http://www.celtic-nation.com/forum/
Gasol or Odom will be gone. definetely.
if the lakers get Artest that would be scary.
C-Bynum
PF-Gasol
SF-Artest
SG-Bryant
PG-Fisher
wow....
lakers big mideseason cheat propels them to the finals where they get their asses demolished. This was it laker fans, your last dance in the sun. Was it worth it?
Didn't you hear?Kobe is demanding Gasol to be traded.
Odom (don't really want to trade him but for Artest I would)
Walton
Rad
Ariza
Gasol (although I would use him for a big)
Mihm
Rony
Whatever it takes
No I'm posting to the Celtic Fans here. Tippecanoe, Bostonguy, Gino etc.. Those the guys that I'm congratulating.
Please - Gasol is clearly a better power forward than Odom - Odom has proved year after year that he is an inconsistent player (potential means nothing) - Gasol will get better if he hits the weight room & goes through a full training camp with the Lakers.
Lakers should do a sign & trade - Odom for a small forward from some where.
P.S. Congrats Celtics, particularly to Paul Pierce
WTF are you talking about Lloyd? You haven't even seen the Laker's best punch yet. The Lakers went as far as you could reasonably expect a team with that many defensive flaws to go.
You absolutely have to keep Gasol. He was born to play in the triangle. When he moves to PF and Bynum mans the C spot all of his softness won't matter.
The player that must go is Lamar. Lets face it, the guy has never really found his place here in LAL. I don't believe we are a good fit for him with the system we run. Unless he miraculously finds a jumpshot in the off season there is no good reason to keep him. His giant expiring K will net us a quality defensive minded starting SF.
Trade him and it's all over laker fan base. What i'm interested in is the seeding for next year. Something tells me that Houston will be healthy. That is a problem for everyone.
Here we go with the "Bynum will save this team" talk.
He won't "save" the team, but he will help address a lot our defensive short-comings. You can't play good defense without a solid defensive anchor. The Lakers need to add another perimeter defender alongside Kobe and have a renewed focus on DEFENSE coming into next season and they should be fine. With their offense as powerful as it is they don't need to become a juggernaut defensive team, they just need to be good enough to lock down and get stops when they need to.
Lakers won't smell WC finals next year. It will be between Hornets and Spurs
Sorry, I don't want Gasol on the team anymore. I hate Soft ass Euro's, he'll never be tough. If we keep him, the lakers will always have a weakness on D and he makes too much money for what he can bring. I'm not feeling him! But that's my opinion!
uh, right!
Artest said he is 99% certain he won't opt out. He wants to prove he can win games as a King. Even if he was traded I don't think the Maloofs would even deal with the Lakers.
i disagree.
dont be fooled into thinking the lakers overachieved because theyre not a good defensive team. they are not a good defensive team by design. Phil has never been a defensive minded coach. and please dont bring up how the Bulls were on of the best defensive teams of all time. that had nothing to do with Phil.
MJ was the real coach of that team. he was leading by example always. check this defensive lineup.
Pippen
Jordan
Rodman
Harper
thats a friggin wall....
Lakers will never be a great defensive team with Odom and Gasol. They need a big defensive big man. Bynum is too injury prone. it seems his body is disproprtionate. like he has weak ankles and knees. they definetely miss Shaq daddy
You really are stupid.
Your avatar fails.
Andrew Bynum is not Dikembe Mutumbo. When he comes back their defense will not skyrocket to the level that the 2007 Spurs or 2008 Celtics played at.
Who said it would? Who said it needs to be?
The Lakers are an offensive juggernaut. All they need is to be able to play good enough defense. They need to be good enough that they aren't getting out-rebounded by 10-15 every game. They need to be good enough that they can lock down their defense and get timely stops when the game is the line. They need to be good enough that they can rely on their defense to not let 24 pt leads evaporate in a matter of minutes. Get my drift?
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