Odom Leaning Towards Heat

[Tradition]

Has nothing to do with the fact he'd be getting paid less than someone on his team who plays a lesser role than he does.

Odom is inconsistent as well. Maybe he should take the best offer and not be a dumbass and go to an average team like Miami. Taking less to go to Miami is beyond re ed if this is truly about money.

[Muser]

Don't hate on Lamar, it's not his fault Buss can't up the offer because of overpaying scrubs.

[DPG21920]

Odom is inconsistent as well. Maybe he should take the best offer and not be a dumbass and go to an average team like Miami. Taking less to go to Miami is beyond re ed if this is truly about money.

I do not think it is truly about money. It is about being wanted and shown respect in his mind imo.

He was the third best player on the Lakers and wants to be paid like it. He is willing to take much less than he made the year before, even though it was one of his best seasons.

Miami, although offering less money, is giving him all they can and telling him they want him. To Odom, that could mean more.

[IronMexican]

I'd be pissed if he left.

[Donkeybong]

Buss is being a dumbass. Just give the guy 40mil/4yrs and get it over with. He would pretty much guarantee us the Western Conference Championship. And I am sure Buss would recoup his money in the Finals.

[DPG21920]

I am sure, but who would you be pissed at IM?

I personally think the Lakers offered him a fair deal, but I am not Lamar. But I think they way they have handled the situation afterward was incorrect.

I still am hard pressed to believe he would leave, but I do not know anymore.

[picnroll]

Lakers are screwed if he leaves. They'd have zero bench and zero tolerance for any injury to a big.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Odom is inconsistent as well. Maybe he should take the best offer and not be a dumbass and go to an average team like Miami. Taking less to go to Miami is beyond re ed if this is truly about money.

As DPG said, it's not about money, it's about respect. Right now, Miami is showing him a lot more respect.

[resistanze]

lol Vujacic

[carrao45]

I hope Odom's leg snaps and he can never play basketball again. Lamar

[IronMexican]

If Bynum plays half as good as his goddamn contract, then the Lakers will be in ok shape to repeat. I definitely wouldn't call them the favorites.

[DeadlyDynasty]

that sucks...if it's true.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Yeah, Wade tweeting is respect. This is a minor bump in the road, and Lakers fans should have expected this from Odom. We wont even miss a beat.

No, Miami throwing whatever they can at him is respect. LA indirectly telling him Bynum is more important than he is is not respect.

[Spur-Addict]

You'd figure there would be more activity in this thread.

[Mr. Body]

if we lose odom, there is no way we are repeating next year

It's okay; there was no way you were repeating anyway.

[Thompson]

I think the reason that we're finding out he's 'strongly leaning' towards the Heat is because his agent wanted that out there; he's trying to force the Lakers to offer more money. I would be surprised if they didn't. I still expect him to stay with the Lakers, you guys shouldn't panic until he signs with the Heat.

[IronMexican]

It's okay; there was no way you were repeating anyway.

Didn't you say LA is ed if they didn't repeat(In the thread about Odom was re-signing)?

[Mr. Body]

No, Miami throwing whatever they can at him is respect. LA indirectly telling him Bynum is more important than he is is not respect.

You are absolutely correct. LA played the assholes with Ariza -- and it worked for them. They played the assholes for Odom and it backfired. Withdrawing the offer? Getting steamed at him through the press? What kind of bush-league bull is that to one of your top players, your top +/- guy on the team?

This, after you waaaaaay overpaid for at least three of his teammates.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

This is childish. The Heat offered him less money than what the Lakers did. Odom got the same over-inflated contract that Bynum got when he was younger. And lets say for instance your logic is true; Jermaine Oneal is making 23 mil., Mark Blount will be making 8 mil., and Haslem will be making 7.1 mil, all three are not as good, but will be making much more than Odumb. Will Odumb be jealous of their offers as well?

No, because as I mentioned, the Heat are offering them all they can. Also, the Heat didn't give Jermain O'neal that contract, they traded one over paid player for another.

If I were Odom, I would resign with LA. I'm just throwing out possibilities as to why he is leaning towards signing with Miami.

[La Peace]

Can the leveraging be any more obvious?

[Bob Lanier]

Don't worry; Gordon Gecko will make sure to make it a sign-and-trade sending Mike Beasley to L.A..

[Thompson]

Even without Odom, the Lakers would crush the Spurs.

Even with Odom, the Spurs will crush the Lakers.

[sonic21]

don't worry lakers fans, Morrison will get more minutes and show all his potential.

[Thompson]

Don't worry; Gordon Gecko will make sure to make it a sign-and-trade sending Mike Beasley to L.A..

If Odom leaves the Lakers, it's safe to say he isn't happy with them; why would he want to help them and hurt his future team with a sign-and-trade? He could get a little more money perhaps, but him signing with the Heat over the Lakers would indicate it's not all about the money with him.

[Mr. Body]

The only people that was dissed were the Lakers. Mitch offered Odom more than any team has offered Odom, keep in mind only one team thinks he has value of at least 5.8 mil. Odom and is agent never even responded to the offers. Buss pulled the offers, and vowed to offer less if negotiations started again. I hope Buss keeps his word, because I've never like Odom.

Your understanding of this situation is fundamentally flawed.

Need proof? Well, your failure to understand what Odom is doing and why.