Stop the "Trade Lamar" Threads

vinnycorleone · Post #1 » by **vinnycorleone** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:53 pm

The guy has been nothing but positive for this team. Every night he accepts his role of coming off the bench while making 11 MILL a year and produces. The Laker's are 56-12 since aquiring Pau Gasol and we all saw how well Lamar has played with Pau. He consistently rebounds and offensively trys to bring whatever we are Lacking that particular night.

If we need scoring Lamar comes out driving to the hoop
If we need defensive stops Lamar locks down on D
For every bad game Lamar has he has 4 good games.

You guys say you want R-Jefferson, G-Wallace, etc etc. How many of those guys would say "you know what we are scoring fine let me focus on rebounding and D for this game" and then next game say "we look stagnant on offense...lemme drive to the cup and see if I can't get us a foul".

Lamar is a leader off the court. Probably the most liked guy in the locker-room. EASILY. The guy has the best and most positive look on life especially after his Son passed away. He's improved his Jumpshot this past off-season for the benefit of THIS team.

The guy even said "i'll take LESS MONEY to play with this team". What else can you say about the guy. Consumate team-mate.

Plus the guy is a good dresser. Do your thing Lamar you have 1 supporter.

fareweatherfan · Post #2 » by **fareweatherfan** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:13 pm

Make that 2 supporters. We Laker fans constantly take for granted what Lamar brings to the table. There is not one single bench player we could bring in that is better suited for our needs off the bench than Lamar.

Now thats not to say we couldn't acquire a very good starter for him and have Josh Powell step up to bigger minutes.

lakeshow248 · Post #3 » by **lakeshow248** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:05 pm

No doubt Lamar does a great job for the Lakers' my only problem with him is free throws. He seems to have trouble in the big games making them when they count. Other than that I think he creates a lot of mismatches with other teams. He gives the up tempo push offense to the second unit where as the half court post up game comes from Bynum and Gasol. Just tough to defend.

That being said Lamar makes over 11 million dollars this year and he is a free agent; tie that to Andrew Bynum getting a 10 million dollar raise next year and you get why hold on to Lamar if it means you can't resign him next year and are left with nothing. If Lamar wasn't a free agent or their was a hint from management that he was gonna be back then their would be no talk. But with Bryant, Gasol and Bynum making 52 million it will be tough to dish out a lot of money for a role/ bench player in Odom.

That's why a lot of fans think that if you trade him now you might get a solid piece rather than let him walk and end up with nothing in the off season.

TylersLakers · Post #4 » by **TylersLakers** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:10 pm

Make that 3 supporters.

If he left.. we'd lose a lot of personality in our locker room. I think it would be really hard on team chemistry. Lamar's leading the pre-game dance, and him and Trevor have a connection together coming off the bench.

Plus, he is by far, the best dresser I've ever seen. Lmao. Some of the suits he wears are just ridiculously hilarious. :lol:

hermes · Post #5 » by **hermes** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:32 pm

i support lamar as well

and as far as stopping the threads, you'll just have to deal with it, because he's a big expiring contract, who can actually play (looking at you kwame)

lakersfanatic · Post #6 » by **lakersfanatic** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:31 pm

aye aye.. im on the bandwagon.

TommyTheCat · Post #7 » by **TommyTheCat** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:09 am

awww, c'mon. this board has been going over trade lamar threads ever since i've been on board. that's a lot of quality entertainment to read over. i say we need MORE trade lamar threads

Dr Aki · Post #8 » by **Dr Aki** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:23 am

im up for trading lamar as long as we get someone great for him, not richard jefferson or gerald wallace

until then, hes been our best +/- over the past two years by a long shot and the intangibles he brings are immeasureable

CITYOFANGELSX3 · Post #9 » by **CITYOFANGELSX3** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:36 am

No More Trade Lamar Threads! Sick of them!!

redoctober9 · Post #10 » by **redoctober9** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:54 am

Why would we trade LO this year? He is playing well and is a best complimentary player for the LAKERS. Mitch should play it safe right now. We needed LO this year more than the previous years because this will be our year...We will beat all those contenders out there and LO will be one of our muscles. Shut that LO trade thread right now....

AceFresh · Post #11 » by **AceFresh** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:08 am

lakersfanatic wrote:aye aye.. im on the bandwagon.

I'm considering.

aroba · Post #12 » by **aroba** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:34 am

Lamar playing great lately, doing what he has to do......but still best trade value of the team.
I wouldn't trade LO though

LAKESHOW · Post #13 » by **LAKESHOW** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:14 am

its in the financials. deal with it folks. no way buss can support that dollar amount, with all of the other needs of the team. that alone will get the "trade lamar" threads goin.

MasterRyu · Post #14 » by **MasterRyu** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:48 pm

Count me in the Lamar Bandwagon. I like the guy. He's an extremely versatile player; he can score off the dribble, make open jump shots, play D on the transition, and pass the ball. Yes, he doesn't make free throws in crunch time, but so does Sasha. Lamar has also been making key 3-pointers late in the game when we need them.

Dr Aki · Post #15 » by **Dr Aki** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:37 pm

LAKESHOW wrote:its in the financials. deal with it folks. no way buss can support that dollar amount, with all of the other needs of the team. that alone will get the "trade lamar" threads goin.

trade lamar for what?? expiring contracts???

simply letting lamar go is the best option in that case...

vinnycorleone · Post #16 » by **vinnycorleone** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:49 pm

Akiho wrote:
LAKESHOW wrote:its in the financials. deal with it folks. no way buss can support that dollar amount, with all of the other needs of the team. that alone will get the "trade lamar" threads goin.

trade lamar for what?? expiring contracts???

simply letting lamar go is the best option in that case...

EXACTLY. The only reason we would trade Lamar is for a better player right?! But a better play ALSO comes with a Contract that Jerry Buss can't pay. There's no point in trading for an expiring because LAMAR is an expiring.

We either let him walk or re-sign for 7-8 mill per year. And in this recession not many owners are gonna be out there paying players. We might be able to get Lamar for the MLE!

TommyTheCat · Post #17 » by **TommyTheCat** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:55 pm

vinnycorleone wrote:
Akiho wrote:
LAKESHOW wrote:its in the financials. deal with it folks. no way buss can support that dollar amount, with all of the other needs of the team. that alone will get the "trade lamar" threads goin.

trade lamar for what?? expiring contracts???

simply letting lamar go is the best option in that case...

EXACTLY. The only reason we would trade Lamar is for a better player right?! But a better play ALSO comes with a Contract that Jerry Buss can't pay. There's no point in trading for an expiring because LAMAR is an expiring.

We either let him walk or re-sign for 7-8 mill per year. And in this recession not many owners are gonna be out there paying players. We might be able to get Lamar for the MLE!

please pass the pipe!!

and jerry buss can pay...............but what would he be willing to pay that much for??? prolly nothing that will be offered before trade deadline

Dr Aki · Post #18 » by **Dr Aki** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:59 am

vinnycorleone wrote:EXACTLY. The only reason we would trade Lamar is for a better player right?! But a better play ALSO comes with a Contract that Jerry Buss can't pay. There's no point in trading for an expiring because LAMAR is an expiring.

We either let him walk or re-sign for 7-8 mill per year. And in this recession not many owners are gonna be out there paying players. We might be able to get Lamar for the MLE!

no way we get lamar for the MLE

teams will be throwing the MLE at lamar, he deserves more for what he brings, the unmeasureable intangibles

Patterns · Post #19 » by **Patterns** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:07 pm

I support trading Lamar.

Just because you don't get the better player return, doesn't mean that you lose the trade. We simply need an upgrade at the PG/SF, either one would do wonders to our team.

Players like Hinrich, Battier, Marion, McDyssee, Prince will put us over the top.

I've said it all along. Odom+Farmar for Hinrich+Gooden. It doesn't hinder our financial outlook but it makes our team much much better.

Tungtung · Post #20 » by **Tungtung** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:30 pm

I agree. Lamar has been helping Lakers a lot when Kobe's on the bench. Whenever Kobe is on the bench, our young bench usually lose their heads and go shooting ( not scoring) at a high pace without any set-ups. With Lamar coming off the bench, Lamar can take over the Lakers team and lead the young bench to run the offence. (I'm more comfortable to let Lamar come off the bench and lead the team than make him one of our starters. Our bench and starters are more balanced.)
Now, somebody proposes a trade involving Lamar in exchange for someone who's not familiar with the intricate Triangle offence. It surely takes half a season for the guy to get used to the new offence system. During that period, can we make sure that the new guy won't mess up our offence system? That's a big concern.
For the meantime, what we should focus on is defense intensity, this is the biggest concern. (When a fast point guard penetrates to our paint, he can always find one guy wide open beyond the 3-point line. If Lakers want to notch up this year's champion and more, Phil should work really hard on it.) Lamar has the ability to defend opponent small forwards, power forwards and sometimes centres. Can we find someone as versatile and suitable as Lamar ? And don't forget Lamar's incredible rebounding ability, which is one of the Lakers' weakness when Lamar is out and one of our big guys injures.
I really think Lamar is the key to the puzzle...