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No Sasha for round trip 

Post#1 » by Dr Aki » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:22 am

sasha's out with back spasm :(

prepare yourselves for more sun yue ppl

either that or we're going to be seeing some lamar at the point... <--- good news

http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers13-2009jan13,0,5082053.story
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Post#2 » by doozyj » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:28 am

WTF is with all the injuries.
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Post#3 » by dockingsched » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:31 am

they gotta announce some type of 10 day contract. sun yue just isn't an option. coby karl please.
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Post#4 » by Lost Angel » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:33 am

i would have to agree, and I'd never thought I'd ever support re-signing Coby Karl.


but for 10 days (or 20 if we do two of em), i'm game.
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Post#5 » by semi-sentient » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:44 am

Damn, all this time I was thinking Kobe Carl was still on the team because he's on my 2K9 roster.
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Post#6 » by lakeshow248 » Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:17 am

Things are pretty thin with back to back games coming up this is not good at all. D Fish might have to go the distance versus Alston and Parker.

Fish, Kobe, Bynum, Gasol, VLad....Ariza, Powell not good against 2 solid teams and the Cavs and the Magic looming as well.
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Post#7 » by magic1fan » Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:36 am

we will be fine. we have fought injuries all year it seems. this will just make us stronger in the long run.
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Post#8 » by Slava » Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:49 am

I hate putting extra miles on our starters so soon into the season. Hope they take a look at Coby or Crawford for a roster spot. Either of them would be much better than Sun Yue!
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Post#9 » by Erik Eleven » Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:26 am

I still think Coby Karl has untapped playmaking talents. I'd be fine with either one.
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Post#10 » by lakeshow248 » Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:40 am

What ever happened to Jay Williams the point guard the Bulls had a few years ago. I know he was in an accident and he attempted a comeback and was trying out for teams. Seems like he just fell of the edge of the B Ball scene.

Even the Jason Williams, the white one, would be ok for a little time, or is his knees done too.
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Post#11 » by NOODLESTYLE » Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:41 am

lakeshow248 wrote:
Even the Jason Williams, the white one, would be ok for a little time, or is his knees done too.


White Chocolate is retired. Even if he decided to play, I think his rights would be with the Clippers first because he signed with them before retiring.
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Post#12 » by hermes » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:58 pm

doozyj wrote:WTF is with all the injuries.

better get them out of the way now, rather than later
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Post#13 » by semi-sentient » Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:24 pm

Is there any particular reason that we didn't send Sun to the d-league from the get-go?

It seems to me that he would have greatly benefited from playing against NBA-level (or just below) competition to get his ball handling and play-making abilities up to speed, which is precisely what we need right about now since we lack a solid PG rotation with the injury to Farmar. We could have recalled him right about now and I'm willing to bet that he could have been in better position to contribute as a result.
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Post#14 » by Erik Eleven » Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:38 pm

Hasn't he already played D-league ball for a few years already? I think the Lakers coaches are bombarding him with the triangle offense and other fundamentals, to get him up to speed as quickly as possible.

I guess we'll get to see how well Ariza plays the point tonight. Finally. I've been waiting for this day.
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Post#15 » by Danny Darko » Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:57 pm

semi-sentient wrote:Is there any particular reason that we didn't send Sun to the d-league from the get-go?

It seems to me that he would have greatly benefited from playing against NBA-level (or just below) competition to get his ball handling and play-making abilities up to speed, which is precisely what we need right about now since we lack a solid PG rotation with the injury to Farmar. We could have recalled him right about now and I'm willing to bet that he could have been in better position to contribute as a result.


Yeah, Sun specifically said he felt strongly about not going down and it would be an insult. I cannot find the link, but I know that is what I read or heard. Might have been a John Ireland segment.

At this point, I'm more wondering if the fact Coby isn't back on a 10 day is just lag timing, we aren't getting anyone, or we are stalling trying to sew up Pargo or a trade.
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Post#16 » by semi-sentient » Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:26 pm

Erik Eleven wrote:Hasn't he already played D-league ball for a few years already? I think the Lakers coaches are bombarding him with the triangle offense and other fundamentals, to get him up to speed as quickly as possible.


Has he? I don't recall him spending any time in the D-league, unless you're referring to his time with the Chinese national team, which I don't think compares.

If I'm not mistaken, we run the triangle offense on our D-league squad, so he would still learn the fundamentals of the system against talent that is much better than what he faced in China. I think that's better than having him sit on the bench and only play during practice.
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Post#17 » by hermes » Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:06 pm

according to his wiki page he played in the ABA for two years, and played in the 2007 NBA Summer Pro league
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Post#18 » by Chubby Chaser » Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:42 am

Erik Eleven wrote:I still think Coby Karl has untapped playmaking talents. I'd be fine with either one.



:o I think I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.

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