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It's interesting that when Phil came back, the Lakers lacked that dominant post player and it was speculated that he would use his system much like he had in Chicago with Michael and Scottie.
It was also widely known that the Lakers did need some type of post presence and would likely have to move Butler or Odom to get any kind of live body. So you know with Phil coming back to the team and making huge jack that he had to sign off on moving Butler as opposed to Odom.
When it was widely debated as to which player would fit into Pippen's role role better, which most agreed at the time it was Butler. Certainly, the Wiz would have taken Odom in place of Butler at the time of the deal.
Phil was also said to have not been a Bynum guy...so with Mitch riding the momentum of the Gasol deal, perhaps it's better to let Mitch and the Buss' handle the personnel from here on out.
It was also widely known that the Lakers did need some type of post presence and would likely have to move Butler or Odom to get any kind of live body. So you know with Phil coming back to the team and making huge jack that he had to sign off on moving Butler as opposed to Odom.
When it was widely debated as to which player would fit into Pippen's role role better, which most agreed at the time it was Butler. Certainly, the Wiz would have taken Odom in place of Butler at the time of the deal.
Phil was also said to have not been a Bynum guy...so with Mitch riding the momentum of the Gasol deal, perhaps it's better to let Mitch and the Buss' handle the personnel from here on out.
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alfurd wrote:It didn't help that Kobe was constantly jacking up shots and (as someone else mentioned) Lamar was even more clueless about his role then than he is now...
Amen to that.
Anyone remember how reckless Kobe was playing to close out that season, where he was throwing lobs to himself off the backboard? It was painful to watch.
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When it was widely debated as to which player would fit into Pippen's role role better, which most agreed at the time it was Butler. Certainly, the Wiz would have taken Odom in place of Butler at the time of the deal.
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odom to the wiz was never a possibility simply due to money issues.
When it was widely debated as to which player would fit into Pippen's role role better, which most agreed at the time it was Butler. Certainly, the Wiz would have taken Odom in place of Butler at the time of the deal.
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odom to the wiz was never a possibility simply due to money issues.
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Lakerholic44 wrote:I'd do, but it would probably take a trade of Odom, Farmar, and Radman for Butler, Thomas, and Songalia to get it done (or something to that extent to make the salaries match).
And you'd still get laughed at and hung up on.
Butler is a Wizard for life. It would take a complete raping (and I mean Odom and Bynum for Butler and Thomas) to make this happen.
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