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no i am not interested in LO
you're not frenzy
no i am not interested in LO
you're not frenzy
Lakerfan has a memory like a goldfish. Lamar Odom's only as good as his most recent game, which makes him good right now. Come next year, there'll likely be more threads by Lakerfan about how he's overpaid than ones saying what a great signing it was.
It's pretty clear Lamar will not be back. It's been two weeks and absolutely nothing, Lakers chose Bynum over Lamar, ing idiots.
Lamar will be back, the Lakers don't have any other option.
The Lakers are over the cap and already used up the MLE on Artest and the BAE on Shannon Brown, they can't get anybody else.
If they don't re-sign Lamar, o Josh Powell!
Odom was over-paid for 14 million. For 8 million, though? That's great value. I bashed Odom ever since he was a Laker. But, he's been playing great since that game in Boston.
No, Odom (unlike Artest) is a talented and smart enough basketball player.
Lordy, that's like startin' over with Odum before Iron's Boston game.If they don't re-sign Lamar, o Josh Powell!
Yup, o Josh Powell. If the Lakers really wanted Lamar and Lamar really wanted to be back like he said, something would have been worked out by now yet each day passes with basically no real news. I think the Lakers are just waiting for Utah to match the Millsap offer so Portland will by default give Lamar an offer so they have an excuse not to pay him. A 113 million dollar payroll is completely insane. Giving Bynum 12.5 million was the mistake, just another horrible contract by Mitch, nothing to see here.Lamar will be back, the Lakers don't have any other option.
The Lakers are over the cap and already used up the MLE on Artest and the BAE on Shannon Brown, they can't get anybody else.
If they don't re-sign Lamar, o Josh Powell!
Yeah, Ron has no talent, keep telling yourself that.
I honestly think that it's Odom that is waiting to see if Utah will match Portland's offer sheet. If the Blazers land Milsap, Odom will have no real choice but to except the $8M per that the Lakers are offering. If Utah matches the offer sheet and Portland makes an offer to Odom, I see Odom giving the Lakers every opportunity to come close to the deal before bolting town.
If Odom leaves town, I see the Spurs basically on the same level as the Lakers - but if Odom re-ups with the Champs then they are still a level above San Antonio IMHO. One thing is for sure though, the gap is a lot narrower either way with the offseason that the Spurs have had.
Seal, that's ridiculous.
Kinder, with the goods/reason & moderation style.
Since Lamar wants 10 mill plus and it's unlikely he'll get it, would it make sense to:
Sign a one year deal and try FA in 2010
Come to a compromise with the Lakers maybe 8mil w/bonuses to bring it up to 10 (sorry if this sounds stupid; I will admit I'm not knowledgeable on contract negotiations)
It would seem to me if he really thinks that he's worth 10 million, he would sign for one year and try FA again however I don't know that he would get better offers in 2010 or would he?
The one year deal ties both parties hands then on how Odom is used in '10. Odom will want to exclusively start and goose his stat line, and Phil's hands will be tied. Won't work. It's got to be a 2-3 year deal.
So even or rather when ('cause I think he stays with the Lakers) signs a contract for 2-3 years, he can still be involved with a sign and trade or is that something completely different.
What if Bynum starts to reach his potential this season-Lamar goes back to the bench? I imagine he wouldn't be too happy; I'd wonder if it would affect his play. I've heard fans say he is a great player but is inconsistent at times.
it's a win-win situation for the lakers either way if they can keep Lamar and Bynum finally starts to show his potential.
Any way Dallas can interfere with this plan?
Of course he has talent, he wouldn't be on the NBA if he wasn't talented. But his talent is grossly overated. He has the skillset (not the BB IQ though) to be a great role player: a great defender that plays very physical and has a decent enough jumper, unfortunately he thinks he's a superstar and he ends up hurting his teams more than he helps them.
Last edited by DAF86; 07-13-2009 at 07:46 PM.
You mean how that Orlando GM interred with your plan for Gortat and you called him everyting but a white man?
Of course, Odom is waiting to see if Utah matches Portland's offer to Millsap. It's clearly about the money now for Odom. If he weren't waiting for the Utah match, he would have already signed with the Lakers. Word is Utah is going to match-we'll just have to see if the Lakers will up the ante if Portland does zero in on Odom.
Again, I would sign Odom at even 10 mill. Odom is worth at least 10 million to the Lakers isn't he? His contributions off the bench, make the Lakers a tier above anyone else.
Lamar is a consumate professional. He's a man. If he signs that contract he knows that he'll appear at the behest of Jackson, whether it's off the bench or starting. If he has any objections those will be dealt with during the negotiating process and settled there.
Sure, he's worth 10 million. His worth to the Lakers is finite, but, that figure is twixt Kupchak and the old man. Every dollar they sign him for less than that finite number is strictly successful business practice.
I would be surprised if the Lakers don't re-sign him. I believe if the Odom and Lakers could meet a 9 mil....he will take it!!
He doesn't have much leverage with the Lakers.
Odom and his people know the Lakers won't attempt to him over.
What is transpiring currently is the goodness & beauty of capitalism and the American business model.
113 million dollar payroll is more ridiculous, even for Buss.
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