did you also notice that the Lakers upgraded with Artest?
Ron will be playing more minutes per game than Ariza did. Which means less Luke Walton and overall a big improvement in the team. Brown and Farmar should get better based on their age. Morrison might show something in his contract year being healthy.
Lakers have a better team than they did last season. Enjoy the three peat ladies and gentlemen.
Highly doubt Walton's decrease in minutes. Phil Jackson loves him for his high basketball I.Q and passing ability. He has the skills obviously, just isn't a ball dominant player and does not have the personality to go out and get points.
you do realize Lakers are one injury away from being a pretender?
and before you bring up the spurs answer this. What's more likely, an injury to 5 players that are playing 35+ minutes
or an injury to 3 players that are playing 20+ minutes?
Not one injury away unless its Kobe, but then again he's inarguably one of the top 2 players in the game.
And you're ignoring the age factor - the reason 2 of those players won't play 35+ minutes per.
Sasha played whereas Bonner wouldn't because LA has higher quality depth up front than in the backcourt.
, yeah, you struck the template last season with Duncan.
that's not saying much. That's like saying Bonner is better than Kwame Brown
No Lamar Odom picture up there must be hurting your memory.
Maybe this will help.
Seriously, this thread has turned into people arguing who sucks more out of Bonner and Sasha
It's really pathetic.Seriously, this thread has turned into people arguing who sucks more out of Bonner and Sasha
It's simple math. Ariza played 24 mpg last year. Artest averages 35 min a game for his career. That's around what he'll be playing as a Laker. Which means less minutes for Luke no matter how you look at it.
Phil's undying love for Luke is meaningless in this instance. He's been wanting Artest in a Lakers uni for years now.
Oh, its not about Sasha vs Bonner. That's just some people wishing they could sweep the subject under a rub.
Out of the champ and top contenders (Cle, SA, Bos, Orl) no one has a player as good as LO coming off the bench. And that includes the Ginobili seen the past 2 years.
talking out of your ass again huh?
last 2 years
manu 18/4/5
odom 13/3/9
Stats are everything to the Spurs Fandom.
Lies, damn lies, and statistics.
Even with Ginobili scoring more, Odom has had a bigger league-wide impact over the past 2 years. And unless Ginobili magically finds the fountain of youth - he's done.
LO being the ace off LA's bench (and LA's depth up front that allows him to play there) is the reason anyone who wants a ring was chasing big men this summer.
There is a reason why Phil has an appreciation for walton jr. and having rewatched every game twice during the 08-09 season on tape, I can understand why. This guy has a tremendous ability to facilitate the lakers offense and make the correct pass leading to high quality shots. Walton jr. has one of the best +/- ratings on the Lakers, and he also has one of the best assist/turnover ratios for SF in the league. Phil will still play him a solid 20 minutes avg and what he will do is simply reduce sasha's minutes, and play artest at the 2 and walton at the 3. They can switch the matchups on defense then, and have artest cover the better wing player. What now spurs fans?
I get giddy thinkin' about it.
what now? Blair, Hill, Mason, Mahinmi mother er, that's what
want more?
Finley, Bonner, Haislip, Hairston, Rattliff
we r deep mother er!
we can just keep throwing bodies. Any of our bodies is gonna be at least as good or better than 90% of your bench
Blair is going to eat those benches up!
LOL @ thinking Manu is done. You fools need to buy the box set of Rocky and educate yourselves on what happens when you underestimate the eye of the tiger!
Oh, but, if he is,,,this will all seem like Sunday school compared to what yer goin' to endure.
I know
Manu can't go out like that.
He was indeed something to behold at his prime. Nobody was more without conscience than Manu.I know
Manu can't go out like that.
Yep, lay a whoopin' on 'em...then come in here and party our asses off.
Yes indeed. I just hope we get a shot at em instead of the Mavs.
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