The new lamar odom

Post #1 » by **dockingsched** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:05 am

Most recent first
pts.rebs.ast.

March:
23/21/5/5
19/22/4
13/12/4
21/12/6
17/17/2
17/11/2
15/13/3
20/9/3
16/10/5
15/8/4
19/12/3
6/10/1

16.8/13.1/3.5/57.1%

February:
17/12/3
13/11/6
6/11/2
19/11/3
20/10/4
22/11/2
17/15/2
10/16/10
8/10/6
15/18/6
12/6/3
19/11/3
14/15/5
14/7/5
12/10/8

14.5/11.6/4.5/62.3%

wow.

amazing what being aggressive and moving off the ball does.

xSABOx · Post #2 » by **xSABOx** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:18 am

dcash4 wrote:wow.

amazing what being aggressive and moving off the ball does.

add in some very good defense and hitting his jumper... i know he credits it to finally being able to play with a free mind, after dealing with deaths the last two years...

i just hope he can keep it up at small forward...

Post #3 » by **LLcoleJ** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:22 am

I am a Lamar Homer , when he plays with aggression.

Well done , LO... much love :clap:

andykeikei · Post #4 » by **andykeikei** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:24 am

Yeah. I think he is kind of in a blue collar role for the Lakers right now. Getting all the rebounds, scoring putback, hitting jumper occasionally...I think that's what he does best.

Post #5 » by **dockingsched** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:25 am

xSABOx wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

add in some very good defense and hitting his jumper... i know he credits it to finally being able to play with a free mind, after dealing with deaths the last two years...

i just hope he can keep it up at small forward...

we can all speculate about how lamar will do, if he will maintain his new found jumper, etc. we won't know til we see it and really its been discussed to death. this is about appreciating what he's done for almost two months now.

Gerald3Wallace · Post #6 » by **Gerald3Wallace** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:31 am

what really surprised me is that hes been putting these numbers up very consistantly these last 2 months..

props

Post #7 » by **dockingsched** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:37 am

Gerald3Wallace wrote:what really surprised me is that hes been putting these numbers up very consistantly these last 2 months..

props

double double in 7 out of 10 games in march.

double double in 11 out of 15 games in february

Italianhanger · Post #8 » by **Italianhanger** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:38 am

LO FTW!!!

Post #9 » by **LLcoleJ** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:47 am

where is that one poster, who had a LO discussion after a bad game and I challenged him to come here after every game and talk about how LO was playing. I havent seen him a couple months...

I dont recall his 'handle'

Hey, LO plays well= Lakers play well and they makes me smile.

Sedale Threatt · Post #10 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:48 am

dcash4 wrote:
amazing what being aggressive and moving off the ball does.

That's what it all comes down to.

He just isn't equipped to be a go-to type that you can run the offense through. But as he's shown over the past two months, he can still create opportunities for himself just by being active.

The biggest thing is the consistency -- look how similar those numbers are; staggering! He's healthy, he's confident, and we're seeing the results.

Tommy Trojan · Post #11 » by **Tommy Trojan** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:48 am

Amazing, very nice

Post #12 » by **LLcoleJ** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:54 am

Sedale Threatt wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

That's what it all comes down to.

He just isn't equipped to be a go-to type that you can run the offense through. But as he's shown over the past two months, he can still create opportunities for himself just by being active.

The biggest thing is the consistency -- look how similar those numbers are; staggering! He's healthy, he's confident, and we're seeing the results.

In the words of my grandma, when it comes to playing the lottery:

" You can't win , if you dont play"

Sedale Threatt · Post #13 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:54 am

Phil_2.0 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
In the words of my grandma, when it comes to playing the lottery:

" You can't win , if you dont play"

Yes, indeed. I had a friend who used to apply that same phrase to the sport of chasing tail, but the point is the same.

It's just so nice not to see Lamar loitering out on the 3-point line for entire quarters at a time. I think most of us have had a good handle on the triangle offense for a long time -- it allows players enough freedom that they can find their own niche and play to their strengths. It's only taken Lamar four seasons, but I think he's finally figured it out. (At least, I hope he has).

KobeFan · Post #14 » by **KobeFan** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:26 am

His numbers are in line with his career, minus a little less scoring from a slow start this season. Lamar has always been a good (not great) relatively durable NBA starter. He's also notorious for having strong finishes.

Hopefully we can resign him:

Odom/Bynum/Gasol/Kobe w/ Phil Jackson for the next 2-4 seasons could rival some of the best teams/dynasties in the history of the league; granted Kobe declines slowly, and Bynum materializes into at least an Odom-level player.

EHL · Post #15 » by **EHL** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:47 am

^ The whole reason the Lakers were 1st in the Western Conference before he went down in mid-January was exactly because Bynum was not an "Odom-level player". He was quite a bit better, and it's why he was scoring more than Odom for weeks leading up to his knee injury and is why LO has been talked about as a scoring option behind Bynum.

KobeFan · Post #16 » by **KobeFan** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:02 am

I wasn't referring exclusively to scoring.

Odom brings 15/10/5 (rounded off) and is in the prime of his career.

Bynum has the potential to be an elite "C".

But before he plays 35+ MPG, and puts up solid production for a full season, its unfair to compare the two.

djericho · Post #17 » by **djericho** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:13 am

Lamar is a warrior no doubt. I like the fact that he wants to retire a laker.
But I still think lakers would be a better team with Artest over Lamar just because of Artest's defense. other than that I would gladly take Lamar over any other SF/PF combo player.

KobeFan · Post #18 » by **KobeFan** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:25 am

It's unpopular to say Odom's a really good player; is worth his contract, and contributes significantly to the success of the team.

"Odom sucks" and their reasoning is usually arbitrary.

The sports-radio hosts in LA seem to be the final word about Lakers basketball. If you go against their conventional wisdom, you get ostracized here.

I've seen posters (not sarcastically) compare Luke Walton's value to Odom's.

G35 · Post #19 » by **G35** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:35 pm

LO has been something else these last few games. Not giving the ball and attacking the defense. Dunking the ball instead of laying it up.

Anyone else smile when LO grabs a defensive rebound and he taps the ball against the backboard? I think that starts his motor.

Lamar is becoming indispensable, if he got hurt right now it would be catastrophic. I'm really liking the way the whole team is playing. There should be a Turiaf thread also.....

Squirrel Boy · Post #20 » by **Squirrel Boy** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:17 pm

*sighs*

You guys finally succumb to respect and give props to what I've known and seen from him forever.

This is my mutha****in Queens boy from The Cage in West 4th Street hittin' up the Staples Center playin for the LOS ANGELES LAKERS!

He's finally consistent and his mindset is focused and set towards one thing: The Ring. And he's FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIERRRRRRRRRRRRCE (Project Runway for the win bitches!!!)