LA 2008 offseason

Sedale Threatt · Post #21 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:50 am

Don't know, but I hope we find out.

amb1ent · Post #22 » by **amb1ent** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:57 pm

CITYOFANGELSX3 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I hope we can get a legit vet FA this off season. Enough with the aaron mckie's and mitch richmond's.

I wonder if Ratliff could be one of those vet FA's. He's old, but he's more of a shotblocking threat than any of our backup C's right now.

hermes · Post #23 » by **hermes** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:28 pm

Sedale Threatt wrote:Don't know, but I hope we find out.

good point

gkonstantas · Post #24 » by **gkonstantas** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:46 pm

Trade for Belinelli! This guy is awesome... Why isn t he playing in GSW??????? Some times the NBA teams just cant see the talents,only because they are European...I thought he would have his minutes in his rookie season.

6' 5 , SG , the best 'kobe-clone' I 've seen...21 yrs old. If anybody is like 'We have the original Kobe', I suppose we need much more some true talent,than Basketball IQs and players with only specific jobs on the court.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNxZ4_O8R8M

hope not to be OT. (it's my topic also

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Sedale Threatt · Post #25 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:03 pm

The NBA is a different game. Just like our players sometimes struggle with the international rules, it's not uncommon to see talented foreigners with games that simply don't translate to the NBA. Maybe Belinelli is one.

Clearly he's struggling with something -- defense? the ability to create for himself off the dribble? homesickness? other cultural issues? -- because I can't imagine a coach like Nelson would just sit a player with his stroke for no reason.

Maybe he just needs a year to get himself acclimated.

KingLakers · Post #26 » by **KingLakers** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:30 pm

The Lakers will probably look pretty much the same next season. Ariza and Mihm won't opt out because of their injuries. Sasha and Ronny should be fairly quickly resigned. The only real change I see is Vlad being moved which shouldn't difficult because every team needs a shooter I can see the Lakers maybe getting a late 1st or early second round pick(s) for him. Outside of that maybe Sun Yue could be brought for a tryout and maybe the Lakers could sign a third SG to put behind Kobe and Sasha I like a guy like Wright from Dallas who is a FA.

Post #27 » by **semi-sentient** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 2:39 am

Are there any injury prone players available this offseason?

If so, we need to do our best to sign them to long term contracts.

Leonidas · Post #28 » by **Leonidas** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 2:54 am

werd semi......

hermes · Post #29 » by **hermes** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 2:54 am

^

and as for trading vlad it might be harder than you think because of his contract