Pau Gasol to the Lakers?!

[oiprocs]

If only Odom wasn't paid so much, he'd be alright coming off the bench. Even then though, he'd still be at the 3, because Mihm and Turiaf would take the 5 and the 4.

The Nets definitely won't send Kidd for Odom. Kwame's contract was to be included in any deal between the Lakers and the Nets, so why would they now give up Kidd without cap relief? That's nonsensical.

What the Lakers could use is another 2 guard, to aid with the scoring and give Kobe more minutes to rest. Last night he played all but 35 seconds against the Pistons; nights like that won't be helpful come playoff time, when he will definitely need to be on the floor as much as possible. If only the Warriors could use Odom, Kelenna Azubuike would be nice.

 

[wkabel23]

I'd rather see the Mavs make a trade for Kidd than the Lakers. Mavs would have to give up Devin Harris for an aging PG that wouldn't even make them better. Do it Mark Cuban!!

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: wkabel23
I'd rather see the Mavs make a trade for Kidd than the Lakers. Mavs would have to give up Devin Harris for an aging PG that wouldn't even make them better. Do it Mark Cuban!!

lol @ thinking kidd wouldn't make the mavs better.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: wkabel23

Originally posted by: Syringer

Originally posted by: wkabel23

Originally posted by: trmiv

Originally posted by: Funyuns101

Originally posted by: trmiv

Originally posted by: wkabel23
i personally think gasol is garbage, but he definitely makes the lakers a better team. i'm disappointed that i won't be able to laugh at kwame brown on the lakers anymore. i don't think this makes them favorites in the west or anything though.

Since Bynum is out, no they aren't the favorite, but if he was healthy I think they are the best team in the West. they had the best record in the west before he got hurt. I heard that the swelling in his knee hasn't decreased much and they think he will be out longer, which is what prompted this move. they are fearing falling out of the playoffs.

I like the Lakers, but even that may be a tad much. I don't think of them as better than the Spurs, Suns or Mavs would think that they'd at least begin to be able to compete.
With a healthy Bynum, they should at least be able to make it to the 2nd round of the playoffs.

Well they did have the best record in the West before Bynum went down, and were getting better. The Spurs are declining (11-13 since a 17-3 start), and there is talk Parker could be out long term. I do agree a healthy Spurs team is a challenge, but Gasol really helps because he makes matchups difficult in the frontcourt.

The Lakers are 2-1 against the Suns this season, the loss coming without Bynum. I think the Laker's height and inside play with Bynum and now with Gasol present a serious matchup problem for the Suns, who start Amare at center (who has been dominated by Bynum in two matchups this year). The Suns are a very small team, and that will bite them in the playoffs. Dumping Kurt Thomas was a very bad move for them.

The Mavs, I'm not so sure about, but I still like a healthy Laker's team chances against them.

The Lakers also had one of the best records in the West last season and we all know how that turned out. The Lakers with Pau Gasol and Bynum aren't the favorites in the West, the Spurs are. No one has proven they can beat a healthy Spurs team in the playoffs, Suns had a great chance last year but shit happens.

Judging teams now is pointless, I'm certain the Suns will be playing on another level come playoff time. Furthermore, Skinner has been just as good as KT, if not better. Getting D'antoni to play him is another issue.

Yeah except they were 42-40 and had the 7th seed in the playoffs.

The Lakers led the Pacific Division early last year and they quickly nosedived into into a low seed. trmiv knew what I was talking about, it wasn't that hard to understand if you're a NBA fan.

but congrats on being an idiot.

Let me show you how the English language works:

"The Lakers had one of the best records in the West last season"
-at a point, the Lakers had one of the best records in the West. No where does that say the Lakers had the best record at the end of the season.

"and we all know how that turned out"
-the Lakers could not keep their good pace and dipped to the #7 seed.

well, to be fair, the English language works in such a way to avoid ambiguity. You could've meant the Lakers' first round exit as the thing that "we all know how that turned out"

 

[BrownTown]

Originally posted by: Amol
YESSSSSSSSSSSS! NO more Kwame!

Oh thank you merciful God that piece of cr@p is gone

EDIT: really I no Gasol fan, but the lakers got him for 3 players who never played much anyways, and also we got rid of Kwame's contract (although Gasol's is probably huge too)

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad

Originally posted by: Dacalo
WTF is Memphis thinking? Gasol of POS Kawame? LOL!

EDIT: Ok, read a bit more, 2 first round picks and right to Marc Gasol, Pau's brother.

the expiring contract is the biggest reason prolly...they wanna get their hands on some big time free agents.

I was following up on marc gasol cause i like pau's game but unfortunately while marc is bigger he is slower and not as skilled in the post.

Didn't Memphis get the rights to Marc Gasol in the trade? LOL, he got traded for his brother.

 

[NYHoustonman]

I understand you guys being happy Kwame is gone, but you need to give the guy a break. Granted I'm sort of on the outside looking in, but the fans and the team itself put so much pressure on him to be something he's not - a one-on-one scorer who can create his own shots - and then got pissed when he wasn't successful doing it. He's a guy who, given minutes, probably gets you 8 points and 10 rebounds a game, he's not going to score 18 a game just because he was a high draft pick. It was sickening watching the home crowd boo the guy - that's low.

Back on topic - this move gives the Lakers TWO legitimate post threats when Bynum comes back... Kobe's gonna have some fun O.O

 

[DanTMWTMP]

GAAHHH!!! I CAN'T WIAT! I KNOW I ALREADY POSTED IN THIS THREAD!!! but whocares!! I just want to celebrate!

haha did you guys see Kobe tonight?? In a back-to-back ROAD game, he still have plenty of energy to lob 28 attempts and go on some sort of dunk fest. Excited much Kobe?

 

[Czervik]

"WTF is Memphis thinking? Gasol of POS Kawame? LOL! "


Gasol complained that not enough plays were called for him, so Memphis is basically telling him to F.O. by sending him to play with Kobe. It's like a player saying it's too cold in NY, so he gets traded to Toronto.