so if the lakers sign odom. do you think that prompts the spurs to get someone else?

[lotr1trekkie]

Depth off the bench will be the key factor for the Spurs. We can close out games with a lineup of Tim, Tony, Manu, Jeff and either Dice/DaBeast. Kinda awesome! Who's better? But the remainder of the bench needs to be able to contribute/compete on a nightly basis so that the Big 3 don't wear down like last year. Hill, Hairston, Ian, Williams, Haislip, Bonner and Finley need to do more than just not lose leads. The West will again be a dogfight for 8 playoff spots--worse than last year. The Lakers cruised last regular season and were rested for the playoffs. Their toughest series's were actually in the West not Orlando. The Spurs FO needs to build a bench that is one of the best in the NBA.

[coyotes_geek]

It seems that Odom is chasing the money, and that the overtures to other teams were just posturing. I'd be really surprised if he actually left LA.

Agreed. It's going to be drawn out in soap opera fashion, but in the end Odom will be back.