Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:42 pm
Tyler would be very happy!
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Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:50 pm
Nice signing. Very good rebounder and has some potential on offense.
Tyler would be very happy!
Tyler would be very happy!
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:53 pm
pretty darn good signing.. hes quite a lot like ronny from what i seen so considering he was probably signed to the minimum id say its an excellent pickup =)
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:11 pm
j-far wrote:Nice signing. Very good rebounder and has some potential on offense.
Tyler would be very happy!
DAMN RIGHT!!
Yeahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:14 pm
This BETTER be true. Please god.
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:26 pm
He was playing well for the Clips down the stretch last season. He has a big body, bangs inside,very solid rebounder he should do well in spot minutes much like Ronny did.
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:30 pm
Well then we've got what we need, a back up power forward who will play good minutes. I say we're about set for the season.
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:35 pm
Good pickup, looks like we got our backup big. I like it, give the young guys with motivation a shot. Looks like with him and mitchell, yue, and Karl our 3rd string is set. I think these young guys will keep the starters working in practice and I think we should have plenty of blowouts to get them in the games a little bit 
Fish/Farmar/Yue
Kobe/Sasha/Karl
LO/Ariza/Walton/Mitchell
Gasol/Powell/Radman
Bynum/Mihm
bold = main rotation, guys likely to get at least 15 mins.
and we're set...
can't wait for the season to start!!!!
Fish/Farmar/Yue
Kobe/Sasha/Karl
LO/Ariza/Walton/Mitchell
Gasol/Powell/Radman
Bynum/Mihm
bold = main rotation, guys likely to get at least 15 mins.
and we're set...
can't wait for the season to start!!!!
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:54 pm
nice I like this alot. Now do we keep Karl?
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:14 pm
I'm pretty much with the general consensus
I like this a lot too.
I like this a lot too.
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:22 pm
can we get some vets who understand winning.
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:27 pm
Rox_Nix_Nox wrote:can we get some vets who understand winning.
sure didn't stop leon powe in the finals.
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:29 pm
Rox_Nix_Nox wrote:can we get some vets who understand winning.
well who's those "vets"? theres not a lot of vets right now on the market..
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:38 pm
Ronny part deux?
Ronny is 6-10 250 born Jan 13, 1983, Josh is 6-9 240 born Jan 25, 1983.
The numbers Ronny-- 18.7 mpg, 6.6 pts, 3.9 reb, 1.4 blk, 47.4 fg% and 75.3 ft%
Josh's numbers--19.2 mpg, 5.5 pts, 5.2 reb, .36 blk, .460 fg% and 72.4 ft%...
Very similar and Josh will be much cheaper I think. Ronny might have better defensive game W/ blks but in turn Powell by stayin on the floor more and not going for blks averages more reb. Powell might have more of inside game where as Ronny has a better mid range J.
All in a all a very good signing as a backup at the PF.
Ronny is 6-10 250 born Jan 13, 1983, Josh is 6-9 240 born Jan 25, 1983.
The numbers Ronny-- 18.7 mpg, 6.6 pts, 3.9 reb, 1.4 blk, 47.4 fg% and 75.3 ft%
Josh's numbers--19.2 mpg, 5.5 pts, 5.2 reb, .36 blk, .460 fg% and 72.4 ft%...
Very similar and Josh will be much cheaper I think. Ronny might have better defensive game W/ blks but in turn Powell by stayin on the floor more and not going for blks averages more reb. Powell might have more of inside game where as Ronny has a better mid range J.
All in a all a very good signing as a backup at the PF.
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:39 pm
Excellent pickup IMO.
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:51 pm
Lakers spokesman John Black just confirmed that journeyman forward Josh Powell has been signed by the Lakers.
The 6-foot-9 Powell spent the 2007-2008 season with the Clippers, primarily as a backup forward. However, he started extensively late in the season, when starting center Chris Kaman missed 17 of the final 21 games due to an ankle injury.
http://lakers.freedomblogging.com/2008/ ... s-a-laker/
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:55 pm
Does anybody know if this is a Guarantee contract? He most likely signed for 1 year, but how many official contracts do we have on the team? Hope he isn't a training camp invite.
This means No DJ Mbenga which kind of sucks....Is there any way we can sign Mbenga as well because I don't want Mihm as our primary backup. Can we trade Mihm for a 2nd rounder?
This means No DJ Mbenga which kind of sucks....Is there any way we can sign Mbenga as well because I don't want Mihm as our primary backup. Can we trade Mihm for a 2nd rounder?
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:03 pm
Underrated signing. He's a good replacement for Ronny. We still need another center though. I have no faith in Mihm.
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:13 pm
You guys know that he was avg 8/7 and 6/7 near the end of the season when he was getting serious PT...good sign
Re: Josh Powell to sign with Lakers
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:15 pm
Nice signing but he is nothing more than a body who will play 10-15 minutes a game. Would rather have a vet than a rookie fill in.