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Los Angeles Lakers (17x NBA Champions)

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Yeah I would love to know what the Lakers are aiming at with this move. I mean Morrison probably has more offensive upside than Radmonovich and maybe they feel like they can bring that out.

I am confused though, the AP article said Vlad is in the last year of his contract, but on ESPN's Trade Machine it says he has 3 years left? Either way the Lakers aren't really hurting for cap space but maybe that is a motivation here.
 
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OCBucksFan;1402183; said:
:huh:

I don't get it, there has to be a punchline... Vlad has much better stats, knows the triangle.
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what are the years left on the contracts and how much are the salaries??

And, for the record, I was watching a Lakers game a week or so ago, and they were talking about Radmonovich being in the doghouse for consistently being late. Might also be a factor.
 
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billmac91;1402186; said:
what are the years left on the contracts and how much are the salaries??

And, for the record, I was watching a Lakers game a week or so ago, and they were talking about Radmonovich being in the doghouse for consistently being late. Might also be a factor.
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I'm sure that will go over well with Larry Brown.
 
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exhawg;1402189; said:
I'm sure that will go over well with Larry Brown.
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Apparently it didn't go over well with Phillip, seeing as he shipped his ass out of town.

I will say, I really like what Charlotte is doing. They've continued to take on skilled players, that are in log-jam situations. Bringing in Boris Diaw and Raja Bell has improved their team 150%. They also just landed Segunda Diop who plays well off the bench.

Radmonovich is essentially, a developed Adam Morrison, so he'll provide a court stretching forward, something Gerald Wallace doesn't do. I'm not sure if Larry Brown is calling these shots, or MJ became a smart GM overnight, but these are pretty good moves and making Charlotte a legit team.

Morrison and Brown both saw scrap minutes, and neither are really ready for big boy NBA basketball. I don't think either can bring much to the Lakers. My guess is LA is poised to make another move, and now they have 2 contracts and young players to move.
 
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billmac91;1402204; said:
....My guess is LA is poised to make another move, and now they have 2 contracts and young players to move.
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My thoughts as well when I heard about this move. Trading a 7 footer after another 7 footer goes down, seems a bit odd.. unless there is more to come.

Although Vlad needs to be 20' away from the rim to be comfortable, he's still 7'0.
 
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schwab;1402518; said:
My thoughts as well when I heard about this move. Trading a 7 footer after another 7 footer goes down, seems a bit odd.. unless there is more to come.

Although Vlad needs to be 20' away from the rim to be comfortable, he's still 7'0.
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Sorry for being pedantic, but Vlad is not 7'.
 
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BuckeyeMafia;1402830; said:
Terrible officiating, defense, and I don't think we had an offense after the second quarter. That being said, I take one thing from this game:

I hate the Lakers more than I did yesterday.
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BuckeyeMafia;1402834; said:
Loose ball foul on Varajeo. That's the icing right there.

Fuck Lamar Odom.
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:rofl:

I fucking LOVE Mafia, his hate for the Lakers is what east coast basketball hatred is all about.
 
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LAKERS: Lakers Gameday | 02/08/09 | Lakers 101, Cavaliers 91

Lakers stop Cavaliers' home winning streak
CLEVELAND(AP) No second All-Star. No triple-double for LeBron James. And now, no more home winning streak.
It's been a rough few days for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Lamar Odom scored a season-high 28 points, Kobe Bryant added 19 and the streak-breaking Los Angeles Lakers handed Cleveland its first loss at home this season, 101-91 on Sunday.
The Cavaliers came in 23-0 at Quicken Loans Arena, but were stopped by the Lakers, who ended Boston's 19-game winning streak on Christmas Day and halted a 12-game run by the Celtics earlier this week.
James finished with 16 points on just 5-of-20 shooting for Cleveland, which hadn't lost at home since Game 5 against Washington in the first round of last season's playoffs.
The Lakers weren't intimidated in the NBA's rowdiest arena and went 6-0 on a road trip that also included stops in Minnesota, Memphis, New York, Toronto and Boston.
Pau Gasol added 18 points with 12 rebounds for Los Angeles, which played a solid all-around game and made just six turnovers - none over the final 19:28. The Lakers' trip started rocky with center Andruw Bynum injuring his knee against the Grizzlies, but it couldn't have ended any better.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 22 to lead Cleveland. Mo Williams, whose All-Star snub had infuriated the Cavs, scored 19 and James finished with 12 assists and eight rebounds. It was James' first game since his apparent historic triple-double at Madison Square Garden was downgraded when the league took away one of his 10 rebounds.


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