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Kobe, Ron Ron (Metta whatever) and Sheed............ yeah that'll work.
Did not see that coming...
http://www.csnne.com/blog/celtics-ta...9484906289-932
Kobe, Ron Ron (Metta whatever) and Sheed............ yeah that'll work.
lol grasping at straws
Good signing, meanwhile the spurs will sit and watch the tumbleweeds roll by.
Lakers stilll need some wing depth behind Kobe, I'm still really surprised they didn't go balls to the wall for JR Smith.
This is an implosion just waiting to happen, tbh.
Maybe they see the departure of Pau as emminent, though, this is a stretch. I for one would be happy to see that lengthy front court take another blow. First Odom and next Pau.
Considering that he's supposedly in the best shape he's been in "in years", there's no excuse for the Spurs to not have signed him. They could have offered more money, a starting spot and a better shot at a championship. I don't care how old he is, as long as he's not grossly overweight, I'd have much rather preferred to find out how much, if any, he had left, than resort to signing Diaw or Turiaf. I don't get this organization.
Dawson > Sheed
Sounds like the lakers are getting desperate to me
Who's to say they didn't try? Maybe Sheed just doesn't want to come to San Antonio.
Lakers are one year removed from a championship, still have a good core, and are in Southern California.
Spurs, while playing well recently, have fallen to Pretender status until proving otherwise (the Memphis series didn't help), have an aging core, and are in the middle of Texas. And there is always the dynamic if Sheed wanting (or not wanting) to play with Duncan, his career rival.
I never understand this type of sentiment on this board. Players have to be willing to sign here too. The Spurs could have wanted to sign him, but Rasheed wasn't interested. We don't know all of the details.
Beat me to it..
Good signing.. Sheed has not been relevant since like 2005.. Lakers are playing like and this is a desperate move..
doesn't really belong in spurs forum.
doesn't address Lakers bigger need, a point guard.
Apparently he's been looking for a team for a while but there weren't any takers at first. At least, that's what I heard a while back. A lot of you still think this is the old days, where next to nothing Spurs related get's out, but it's just not true. We heard of their plans in free agency, so if they were really interested, I'm sure we'd have heard.
I'm sure he'd prefer to live in Los Angeles, but we're not talking where he's going to settle down for the next five years. We're talking five months at most. And for a guy who once said (to paraphrase) "as long as they CTC (cut the check), I don't care", I can't imagine he'd have turned down more money, on top of a potential starting (and finishing) role and at minimum, at least as good a shot at a championship.
I don't care what anyone says. This is not a good signing. Sheed has nothing left in the tank.
1. His first choice would have been Boston.
2. Boston has significant front court issues.
3. Boston didn't want him.
Yup, heard all about Jefferson getting amnestied, and yet here we are.
Yes, they leak every bit of information to the press now.
I always thought Rasheed would be a fantastic fit next to Duncan. If anyone could recapture Horry's role, it'd be Rasheed.
That said, there's about a 99% chance he's done. He was done two years ago. At 37, it's really, really unlikely that he'll suddenly play better any better than what the Lakers are currently getting out of Murphy or McRoberts. An old bigman who relied on quickness in his prime due to not being overly strong for an interior big or fast for a perimeter big is not a type of player who can turn back the clock.
I don't think signing him would have been a smart move for the Spurs. Not only is he very likely done, he's bad in the locker room. And on top of that, Rasheed probably didn't even want to sign with S.A. The last time he was a free agent, he basically laughed at the idea of signing with the Spurs and said he didn't like the team's personnel. The personnel hasn't changed enough since then for him to suddenly like it.
Oh, and@ claiming to be in the best shape of his life. That's what every free agent in the history of free agency says when trying desperately to hook up with a team.
P.S.
Rasheed signing with the Lakers is good news for the Spurs, tbh. Anything that results in potentially less of Gasol and Bynum is good news. And that already fragile locker room could implode.
Kobe ballhogging + Artest being the worst player in the league + Gasol trade rescinded + Worst point guards in the league + Worst bench in the league + Coach no one respects + Rasheed? = Good luck
VH1 or MTV needs to jump on this quick.I always thought Rasheed would be a fantastic fit next to Duncan. If anyone could recapture Horry's role, it'd be Rasheed.
That said, there's about a 99% chance he's done. He was done two years ago. At 37, it's really, really unlikely that he'll suddenly play better any better than what the Lakers are currently getting out of Murphy or McRoberts. An old bigman who relied on quickness in his prime due to not being overly strong for an interior big or fast for a perimeter big is not a type of player who can turn back the clock.
I don't think signing him would have been a smart move for the Spurs. Not only is he very likely done, he's bad in the locker room. And on top of that, Rasheed probably didn't even want to sign with S.A. The last time he was a free agent, he basically laughed at the idea of signing with the Spurs and said he didn't like the team's personnel. The personnel hasn't changed enough since then for him to suddenly like it.
Oh, and
P.S.
Rasheed signing with the Lakers is good news for the Spurs, tbh. Anything that results in potentially less of Gasol and Bynum is good news. And that already fragile locker room could implode.
Kobe ballhogging + Artest being the worst player in the league + Gasol trade rescinded + Worst point guards in the league + Worst bench in the league + Coach no one respects + Rasheed? = Good luck
I don't disagree. But just because of that 1% chance he still has something left, I'd have rather signed him than Diaw or Turiaf, which is probably the best they can do and that's if they get lucky and those two get bought out.I always thought Rasheed would be a fantastic fit next to Duncan. If anyone could recapture Horry's role, it'd be Rasheed.
That said, there's about a 99% chance he's done. He was done two years ago. At 37, it's really, really unlikely that he'll suddenly play better any better than what the Lakers are currently getting out of Murphy or McRoberts. An old bigman who relied on quickness in his prime due to not being overly strong for an interior big or fast for a perimeter big is not a type of player who can turn back the clock.
I don't think signing him would have been a smart move for the Spurs. Not only is he very likely done, he's bad in the locker room. And on top of that, Rasheed probably didn't even want to sign with S.A. The last time he was a free agent, he basically laughed at the idea of signing with the Spurs and said he didn't like the team's personnel. The personnel hasn't changed enough since then for him to suddenly like it.
Oh, and
P.S.
Rasheed signing with the Lakers is good news for the Spurs, tbh. Anything that results in potentially less of Gasol and Bynum is good news. And that already fragile locker room could implode.
Kobe ballhogging + Artest being the worst player in the league + Gasol trade rescinded + Worst point guards in the league + Worst bench in the league + Coach no one respects + Rasheed? = Good luck
If it was apparent at any point that it wasn't working out and he was being a disruptive force, they could have easily released him. But to not even give it a shot when they more than likely can't do better, doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
I got new for all you apologists: There's plenty of players playing somewhere that don't really want to be their. But in the end, money and opportunity talks. So you can all stop pretending as if San Antonio is the moon.
Depending on the deal this could be a low risk move for the Lakers. Could be a non-guaransheed contract. League minimum won't hurt them too much financially either. (Does the NBA still pick up most of the league minimum for veterans like Rasheed?)
McRoberts has actually fallen completely out of the Lakers rotation due to poor defense, being an offensive liability, and has a poor understanding of contributing without the ball. At the age of 32, Murphy might be done as well. Troy looks completely lifeless when hes out there with Kobe. Therefore, if Sheed can actually spell 15 minutes a game this might turn out well for the Lakers. Big IF but I see this as a low risk move for the Lakers.
If any free agent really wanted to come to SA, we would have heard about it in the press.
You can't claim we wouldn't after saying that about the Spurs.
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