Post#169 » by milesfides » Wed May 28, 2014 7:51 pm
Lakers would trade nothing because they'd be far enough under the cap this summer if they do renounce Pau's rights.
This is one of the best options for the Lakers; otherwise, how good of a team can they field next year by only offering free agents 1-year deals? We'd have pretty much the same team or some other collection of castoffs.
Also certainly Harden and Melo will bomb, Harden Melo and Dwight will for sure bomb. These are two world class chuckers in their prime playing with the premiere prima donna center. Who's going to pass on that team? Nobody. KG was unselfish, Ray Allen accepted a limited role, Lebron and Wade are both willing passers. No way that Houston fantasy team works, but anyway, we have bigger problems than worrying about other teams. We need to first get onto that dance floor. And anyways, Houston will unload Asik and Lin to some team out there (pretty sure the Jazz would since they did exactly the same thing last year, parking expirings for assets).
And the bottom line is this helps Kobe the most, because remember when Nash was playing? Kobe did let him dictate the offense, the problem was Nash wasn't able to do things any more and Kobe had to take over PG at that point to get us into the playoffs.
The approach to Lin is that there is no downside. He has proven at the minimum, to be a solid contributor to exactly the two worst chuckers right now, Melo (in NY) and Harden (in Hou). You think it would actually be worse for Lin to play next to Kobe, who's slowing down and asking for help and who's been a more willing passer than ever in the past few years? And also said GM's were idiots for passing on Lin (after Lin dropped 40 on us).
And that's the upside of Lin...McHale pretty much took away all of Lin's strengths when Harden was on the floor. When Harden wasn't on the floor - Lin blew up. People who follow the rockets will tell you that the Rockets looked like a much better team when Lin had a bigger role.
And that's what we're coming to - on the Lakers, Lin 100% will have a bigger role. No Pau Gasol. Kobe's coming off injury. If we have Asik, that's a zero offense center. Who else on our team will create offense? We actually NEED a player like that, and I'm not talking Nick Young, that lovable clown. I think Kobe would welcome Lin with open arms - he needs another facilitator so he can go to work on the block, where he is still the best in the world with his footwork and midrange/post game.
No, L.A. is a perfect solution for Jeremy Lin, not only because he was born there and would be a huge boon marketing wise, but because the Lakers actually need a dynamic perimeter player who can make his teammates better. Asik would be his Tyson Chandler. PERFECT point guard for Ryan Kelly, remember that guy Steve Novak? Jeremy Lin got him paid. Then Toronto realized he actually can't play basketball. Where will Ryan Kelly's game go next year? 7-foot stretch four with a high bball IQ? If Lin made Landry Fields into a baller, how about Kent Bazemore and Wes Johnson? What's the ceiling for them?
That's the upside of Lin from a pure rebuilding POV, he is an asset creator.
“OH! Caruso parachutes in! You cannot stop him - you can only hope to contain him!” -Kevin Harlan, LAL-GSW 4/4/19
....I dont think we'll suck next season like we did last season but would still like our pick back just so we start building something for the future.
