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Sun Jul 07, 2013 8:25 pm
"Kobe talked to Dwight in a way that I don't think anyone one had ever talked to him – not in Orlando, not here, not in his life, I'm betting," one witness in the room told Yahoo! Sports. "He's been coddled, and Kobe wasn't going to coddle him."
Woj's article.
Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:31 pm
Dwight can't handle the Kobe System. Success at success.
Mon Jul 08, 2013 12:49 am
Can you even begin to imagine what Jordan would have done to him?
Mon Jul 08, 2013 12:56 am
What is L.A.'s Plan B in free agency? Earl Clark is not returning.
Mon Jul 08, 2013 1:15 am
I doubt they have one right now, they'll probably even take a financial hit & keep Artest around because they are so thin on capable players. Some rumors about them reaching out to Lamar Odom but I think that's to be taken with a grain of salt.
But yeah, the team won't be anything special this year with a line up of Gasol/Hill/MWP/Meeks or Blake & Nash. I just hope it's bad enough for them to lose D'Antoni, I don't know how much more of him pretending to be a coach on the sidelines I can take.
Jack should knock him over just for the heck of it.
Mon Jul 08, 2013 2:58 am
plan B: lamar odom
Mon Jul 08, 2013 5:20 am
i imagine odom would have to sign for the minimum so with pau/odom/mwp/meeks/nash with blake & hill off the bench, that's not a bad lineup to play up-tempo d'antoni style offense
Mon Jul 08, 2013 6:45 am
Kobe needs to death stare Dumbtoni out of town next. Pay the remaining salary out of his own salary.
Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:35 am
The Lakers and free agent center Chris Kaman have mutual interest. @ Woj
Guess it's something..
Mon Jul 08, 2013 10:02 am
Stress Fracture wrote:What is L.A.'s Plan B in free agency? Earl Clark is not returning.
What is the lakers plan???
what significant player wants to come play with that lakers roster and bring back them into contention? who wants to play for the lakers next year? Brad Miller and Ron Mercer?
even with all the $ they may have next year- what is the lakers biggest draw? Bryant turns 35 (gulp) in a few months. jerry west no longer is the GM for Memphis
Mon Jul 08, 2013 10:54 am
air gordon wrote:what is the lakers biggest draw?
That they're the Lakers, I guess. Traditionally that seems to be one of their main pitches and to their credit, it's often worked.
Mon Jul 08, 2013 2:16 pm
the lakers will always remain a top destination in the nba simply because they are the lakers and are in las Angeles
Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:20 pm
People say the Lakers don't rebuild, but they reload.
Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:41 pm
NovU wrote:People say the Lakers don't rebuild, but they reload.
Which is something that got a lot harder with the current CBA.
Tue Jul 09, 2013 6:32 am
Looks like Kaman will sign a one year deal.
Tue Jul 09, 2013 8:08 am
Kaman’s deal is valued at the Lakers’ mini mid-level exception amount of just under $3.2 million, sources told ESPNLosAngeles.com’s Ramona Shelburne.
Nice. The Heat could have afforded that. Damn...
Tue Jul 09, 2013 8:33 am
Good signing for that price, too bad they have no more money left for anyone else.
Tue Jul 09, 2013 10:20 am
NovU wrote:Nice. The Heat could have afforded that. Damn...
They get to partake in the Oden comeback.
Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:41 am
Andrew wrote:air gordon wrote:what is the lakers biggest draw?
That they're the Lakers, I guess. Traditionally that seems to be one of their main pitches and to their credit, it's often worked.
what exactly is the pitch? to me it sounds like $ is the pitch. you can't honestly say Kaman signed just a 1yr deal because the storied tradition of paul bunyan and the bright lights and big city
Wed Jul 10, 2013 10:45 am
It seems like that's at least been a part of their pitch over the years. "We're the Lakers, we're one of the most successful organisations in league history, this is LA, you should want to play here and wear the purple and gold." That seemed to be the attitude they were displaying towards Dwight Howard, which given the circumstances was probably best for both sides moving forward.
But yeah, the money certainly doesn't hurt.
Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:17 pm
Jordan Farmar returns to the Lakers.
Jordan Farmar has agreed to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, the veteran guard told ESPNLosAngeles.com Tuesday night.
The sides agreed to a one-year, veteran minimum deal worth approximately $1 million. L.A. must first negotiate a buyout with Farmar's club in Turkey, Anadolu Efes, which is believed to be in the $500,000 range. The buyout does not count against the salary cap, an important detail to the luxury tax-laden Lakers.
Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:01 pm
lol Adam morrison is next. they are reassembling the championship team!
Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:58 pm
Next thing you know, they'll exploit a little known loophole by amnestying Metta World Peace, having him change his name back and then signing Ron Artest for the veteran minimum. Getting Bynum back might be a bigger challenge.
Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:34 pm
Bring back Sasha!
Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:44 pm
the lakers are going to do better this season than they did last season. i would bet money on it. in fact i am going to find someone willing to take the bet now
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