Ira Newble has decided to sign a contract with the lakers

smdyp · Post #1 » by **smdyp** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:11 am

Swingman Swingman Ira Newble has decided to sign a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, choosing them over the Cavs.

A source said the Cavs offered Newble a spot on the team Wednesday, but the two sides could not agree on certain terms of his return.

The Cavs traded Newble to the Seattle SuperSonics last month, but never gave away his locker. Newble was eligible to rejoin the Cavs on Tuesday.

The Cavs still have one open roster spot that they may fill by early next week, choosing them over the Cavs.

A source said the Cavs offered Newble a spot on the team Wednesday, but the two sides could not agree on certain terms of his return.

EDIT: Repeating paragraphs / where is the link?

Big Bird · Post #2 » by **Big Bird** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:25 am

Source?

smdyp · Post #3 » by **smdyp** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:31 am

Big Bird wrote:Source?

http://www.ohio.com/sports/cavs/1688781 ... ge=all&c=y

smdyp · Post #4 » by **smdyp** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:27 pm

It is Excellent news because he is good defender.

hermes · Post #5 » by **hermes** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:36 pm

take that lebron

Post #6 » by **tkb** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:13 pm

Good addition. I like Newble's defense, but at the same time I'd like to have seen us take a shot at Gerald Green since we have Kobe here to mentor him. Having said that grabbing Newble is a good move since the Cavaliers went to the finals last season and could be a team we face in the finals if both teams have perfect storms in the postseason.

prekazi · Post #7 » by **prekazi** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:28 pm

Another good move by the Lakers. I would love to see him in Cavs jersey again but he'll probably win a ring in LA so it's understandable why he chose the Lakers. He's good defender and he can also shoot 3's.(not consistent though)

LakerFanSince84 · Post #8 » by **LakerFanSince84** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:22 pm

tkb wrote:Good addition. I like Newble's defense, but at the same time I'd like to have seen us take a shot at Gerald Green since we have Kobe here to mentor him. Having said that grabbing Newble is a good move since the Cavaliers went to the finals last season and could be a team we face in the finals if both teams have perfect storms in the postseason.

I couldn't agree with you more about Gerald Green, I'm hearing that his basketball IQ is not high at all. However, with Kobe by his side, i'm sure he could learn a great deal and would definitely be worth Coby Karl's spot.

LakerFanSince84 · Post #9 » by **LakerFanSince84** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:24 pm

Don't know about Newble being a good 3-point shooter, but this could mean that Ariza is out indefinitely.....

Tommy Trojan · Post #10 » by **Tommy Trojan** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:29 pm

Very nice!!

TonyMontana · Post #11 » by **TonyMontana** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:37 pm

Dammmm , this team is getting stacked by the day .

islander009 · Post #12 » by **islander009** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:41 pm

good addition to our team. we were lacking on the perimeter defense and this should help. month to learn our system and help us in the playoffs. cannot wait for it all to begin.

Tommy Trojan · Post #13 » by **Tommy Trojan** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:44 pm

How will this work when we get Bynum, Gasol, and Ariza back?

We will have more than the NBA limit, I can see we don't activate Coby during playoffs

islander009 · Post #14 » by **islander009** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:46 pm

as far as i know its 13 active and 12 can play one stays inactive.

blix · Post #15 » by **blix** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:02 pm

LakerFanSince84 wrote:I couldn't agree with you more about Gerald Green, I'm hearing that his basketball IQ is not high at all. However, with Kobe by his side, i'm sure he could learn a great deal and would definitely be worth Coby Karl's spot.

I'm not buying the "playing with Kobe" thing anymore - see Kwame Brown, see Smush Parker, see etc, etc. There's a reason that Green can't find a home.

hermes · Post #16 » by **hermes** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:10 pm

ya you could play green with MJ for 2 years and i don't know how much better he'll be

Cafu · Post #17 » by **Cafu** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:11 pm

Someone tell me about this Newble, beside he could defense a bit. what can he do?
And where is Rubben Patterson?

The Laker Kid · Post #18 » by **The Laker Kid** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:13 pm

Big Bird wrote:Source?

SOURCE? You sure?

here
http://www.cavsnews.com/20080321-1053.php

RJM · Post #19 » by **RJM** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:23 pm

Good move I suppose. He'll do great here. More depth for us!

Big Bird · Post #20 » by **Big Bird** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:25 pm

Did I misspell? There wasn't any official word on the signing at that time, so I wanted to see where he'd gotten the pasted text from.