Radmanovic over Odom

[Danny Darko]

Right now, barring any spectacular improvement from any player, the best option is for Sasha to start at 2 guard and Kobe to start at the 3.

There is no better small forward than Kobe on this roster, and Sasha is the best shooter on the team, and he plays defense to boot.

I know we have a lot of small forwards on our team, but they all have some pretty significant weaknesses in terms of how they fit on our team (including Odom, who needs to show that he can shoot and not be a liability on the perimeter).

Sasha and Kobe would fit our team needs the best.

Yup, I totally agree

[Danny Darko]

Make sure the discussion doesn't turn into personal insults, please.

[LAKERLAW]

I would rather cut Radman and pay him off than keep him on the team. The lakers need to get rid of their players with a spacey, inconsistent, lackadaisical attitude. Started with Cook then Kwame and hopefully Lamar and Radman will be off this team in a short while and we will have a team with no mental cancers.

I would start Ariza at SF. Between Fish, Kobe, Gasol and Bynumm we have more than enough offensive power on offense. Ariza is just the player a line up like that needs. A player who hustles, plays great man to man defense, rebounds, dives and although his shot is not solid I would take his outside shot over Lamars any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Ariza is also a player of the future, he is young and has a ton potential that will be fast tracked with more playing time. Lamar, IMO, has capped out. He will not be better than what he was last year. Not to undermine his value but just put it in perspective - had a great year - and choked when it counted.

[BallAboveAll]

If Odom could play to a similar style as he did against the Celts in game 4 we should be okay. In that first half he was rebounding and going coast to coast. He penetrated into the lane and even hit a couple jump shots.

That's the type of play we need from LO. I'm sure he knows his role will change so I do expect a little improvement shooting wise from the outside. Or at least I pray he's working on his outside game. It's not like he couldn't ddo it LO definitely has the skills to improve.