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Slava wrote:I don't think Kaman wants another year of this with MDA as our coach .

TonyMontana wrote:

Slava wrote:I don't think Kaman wants another year of this with MDA as our coach .

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Im kidding, but on a serious note. I think if MDA leave and we get a good pick in the draft and sign a decent F.A with some good help I think he will stay in LA in a heartbeat.

So why doesn't D'Antoni use Kaman regularly?

"When you do the math, if you're going to play Pau 30 minutes, that leaves 18 minutes some place. You'd like to play Robert [Sacre], because he's developing," said D'Antoni. "Even if you play Robert 10 minutes, that leaves eight or nine for Chris. That's tough."

According to D'Antoni, Kaman would rather sit out than play a token, low-minute role.

"He said he didn't want to play that," said D'Antoni.

What about playing Kaman next to Gasol?

"Well, that's going to knock Ryan [Kelly] out, or that's going to knock Jordan Hill out," said D'Antoni. "If Jordan Hill is not playing, then we'll have the same discussion, 'Why isn't Jordan Hill playing?'"

"Then if Ryan isn't playing, you've got to be nuts," he continued. "I thought Ryan Kelly, last night had his best game ever."

"Without a doubt. Chris is an established guy that has a game that's not going to improve. He'll play well but he is who he is. He'll be who he is next year and the year after. Pau is the same way," he said. "Ryan and Robert can really use these minutes to really get to be better. You don't know what their ceiling is. That's kind of the focus and the thought about why they need to hit the floor."

Slava wrote:

So why doesn't D'Antoni use Kaman regularly?

"When you do the math, if you're going to play Pau 30 minutes, that leaves 18 minutes some place. You'd like to play Robert [Sacre], because he's developing," said D'Antoni. "Even if you play Robert 10 minutes, that leaves eight or nine for Chris. That's tough."

According to D'Antoni, Kaman would rather sit out than play a token, low-minute role.

"He said he didn't want to play that," said D'Antoni.

What about playing Kaman next to Gasol?

"Well, that's going to knock Ryan [Kelly] out, or that's going to knock Jordan Hill out," said D'Antoni. "If Jordan Hill is not playing, then we'll have the same discussion, 'Why isn't Jordan Hill playing?'"

"Then if Ryan isn't playing, you've got to be nuts," he continued. "I thought Ryan Kelly, last night had his best game ever."

"Without a doubt. Chris is an established guy that has a game that's not going to improve. He'll play well but he is who he is. He'll be who he is next year and the year after. Pau is the same way," he said. "Ryan and Robert can really use these minutes to really get to be better. You don't know what their ceiling is. That's kind of the focus and the thought about why they need to hit the floor."

http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-pau-gasol-return-likes-chris-kaman-20140331,0,7864059.story#ixzz2xf37fpTu

LApwnd wrote:Sacre and Kelly dont matter, Antoni is a moron. He had no excuse either for not playing hill last year and he made up moronic excuse to disrespect Pau last year too.

crazyeights wrote:

LApwnd wrote:Sacre and Kelly dont matter, Antoni is a moron. He had no excuse either for not playing hill last year and he made up moronic excuse to disrespect Pau last year too.

Well, the Lakers Brass decided Sacre matters when they extended him for 3 seasons. What else are we playing for anyway? It's not like we're wasting a playoff push on undeserving players...this is the perfect time to get these guys minutes. It's a season of garbage time.

That being said, Sacre and Kelly are extremely valuable. Having been picked 60th and 48th their contracts are absolutely dirt cheap. If you don't see the value in that, then I'd say you're undervaluing cap considerations.

Kelly has had arguably one of the top rookie seasons from the last draft. Some say NBA rookie 2nd team is deserving. He's 22, can block shots, pass, and shoot (57.7 TS%). He's definitely got the intangibles (and tangibles) to be a nice role player on a good team.