Ariza may leave Lakers

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Matt Barnes is just as good as Ariza, and much tougher.

I agree with everything else but this is a little too extreme. Matty Bricks is terrible.

[Spursfan092120]

[Allanon]

If the Lakers dont keep Odom they have zero chance of repeating, regardless if they keep Ariza or not.

Gino's got it right.

As awesome as Ariza is, he's relatively a dime a dozen compared to Lamar.

[monosylab1k]

Artest might have just become a Laker, check out his Twitter page.

[KSeal]

http://twitter.com/96TruwarierQB

Ron a Laker?

[Allanon]

I'd rather overpay Artest than overpay Ariza.

Oh , just read what Ron Ron wrote on Twitter....

"THANKS ALOT HOUSTON. I HAD ALOT OF FUN"

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

It's not a stretch, that comparison makes no sense at all.

It makes SOME sense, it's not a comparison I would ever make, but it somewhat makes sense comparing them because of the contract situation.

[DrHouse]

I'd rather keep Odom than Ariza at this point.

If the Lakers don't replace Ariza with anyone then yes they are worse. But if they can entice Ron Artest into coming to LA then it's hard to argue that they aren't a better team in the short term.

Ron Artest > Ariza.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Bad choice of subs ute players there. Grant Hill is past whatever small prime he had thanks to all his injuries, and is more of a mid-range shooter. He might be one of the better defenders on the Suns, but seeing how the Suns don't play a lick of defense, that's not saying much.

Go check out the season Grant had this year and then talk to me.

[KSeal]

I think Ron is bull ting on his Twitter to fool people.

[monosylab1k]

I'd rather overpay Artest than overpay Ariza.

Oh , just read what Ron Ron wrote on Twitter....

"THANKS ALOT HOUSTON. I HAD ALOT OF FUN"

He also just wrote that he went to Vegas after leaving LA and he just signed a new deal.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I guess if we're going by twitter pages, the Lakers traded for Amare twice in the last week.

[Allanon]

He also just wrote that he went to Vegas after leaving LA and he just signed a new deal.

Dude, that's crazy if your hunch is right and Ron is joining the Lakers...maybe that's why the Lakers are letting Ariza walk.

[KSeal]

Ron says he just signed his contract, but you can't until July 8th, he's got to be bull ting.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Twitter.


facebook > twitter not even close.

[monosylab1k]

Ron says he just signed his contract, but you can't until July 8th, he's got to be bull ting.

Yeah but we all know these deals get done like this all the time, they just wait until the appropriate time to actually announce it.

[YellowFever]

He will get paid, regardless of who he signs with. But you guys fail to admit that Ariza was a scrub when he came to LA, and there are at least 50 players in this league that can fill his minor void.

Odom is the real key here, and apparently Mitch, and Dr. Buss feel the same as I do about Ariza.

Don't put words into my mouth.

Your definition of scrub really must not be compatible with mine. Sasha is a scrub.....Walton is a scrub.

Ariza actually contributed greatly to our run this year.

All I'm saying is it would be good to have him back and I would maybe go as high as a mil or two over the MLE to keep him but I would not throw the whole bank at him either.

Ariza is a solid role player that, yes, greatly benefited from playing with Kobe, Gasol, triangle, etc, but alot of those 50 players you mentioned will not be able to fit in this system as well as Ariza.

Maybe we can do better in the FA market if we lose Ariza but the guy did contribute to the Lakers getting a ring. And also, if we lose Ariza, I don't think Mitch will be creative enough to replace him with someone else.

Mitch wasn't as bad as a GM Kobe made him out to be a couple of years ago....but he's not as good as most people seem to think he is now.

[YellowFever]

Maybe so, but that does not change how effective he was in his role with the Lakers. They needed him to win. Lose him and you get worse and you have question marks surrounding the position and others fitting in so well.

No....they don't.

He just makes it a bit more easier.

[KSeal]

Yeah but we all know these deals get done like this all the time, they just wait until the appropriate time to actually announce it.

You're right, I still call bull though.

[21_Blessings]

Twitter.


facebook > twitter not even close.

That's like choosing between cancer and aids

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

That's like choosing between cancer and aids

Then what the is myspace? The black plague?

[Mugen]

Then what the is myspace? The black plague?

Super AIDS.

[Udokafan05]

Ariza is a lot better option then Artest. Artest started throwing up bricks in the playoffs, and will not play into the lakers system. Atleast Ariza knows his role, and comes up big in playoffs.

[Banzai]

I got a face book..add me people.

[Kindergarten Cop]

I think it's hilarious how a player who is on a fan's favorite team is an incredible player that the opposing team cannot defend or outmatch until he is gone (or at least on the verge of leaving). He then becomes a "dime a dozen" type player that was fortunate to be part of his/her team and will be easily replaced. This is not unique to any one team's fanbase, but this is what I am seeing right now by a lot of Lakers' fans. Even after the Lakers won the championship, many fans were saying that the Lakers would do whatever it takes to keep him and how much he meant to the team (and the feeling was mutual). Now with the latest news, many have changed their tune.