word on the streets...

Post #1 » by **MadNESS** » Mon Sep 1, 2008 7:48 pm

i read somewhere (im gonna try find the link) that if DJ Mbenga chooses a different offer instead of the League min we offered him the lakers will bring in Maurice Taylor for a tryout and likely sign him....

i know other people have heard about it too....

lakerboy · Post #2 » by **lakerboy** » Mon Sep 1, 2008 8:30 pm

link?

AceFresh · Post #3 » by **AceFresh** » Mon Sep 1, 2008 9:07 pm

Word homie,
you must have them connects.

"Str8 out the PYREX POT!"

CITYOFANGELSX3 · Post #4 » by **CITYOFANGELSX3** » Mon Sep 1, 2008 9:47 pm

Maurice Taylor? Former Rocket? good god no. Please DJ pick us!!

laduane1 · Post #5 » by **laduane1** » Mon Sep 1, 2008 10:14 pm

DJ is a real 7 footer with limited skills that does pass and can block and score on dunks. Taylor is more of a scoring, slow, sometimes fat forward. I would say in the 6'10 range. Scores, does not rebound, does not really pass to well, has done little in the last 3 years. I pass.

KB20 · Post #6 » by **KB20** » Mon Sep 1, 2008 10:46 pm

Mbenga will not get more than the minimum and I doubt he gets any significant offers from Europe either. We're his best option and possibly only option at this point.

Post #7 » by **kno** » Mon Sep 1, 2008 11:00 pm

Its either Lakers or no NBA at this point for Mbenga. He wont be getting much more than the minimum anywhere else.

I highly doubt hell opt for the latter,

what would jack bauer do? · Post #8 » by **what would jack bauer do?** » Mon Sep 1, 2008 11:09 pm

I doubt we'd keep Mo Taylor past the preseason if we signed him. With the talk of Bynum's recovery being on target and the Powell signing, I think we're going to be solid up front. Before I was thinking we might have trouble with both Bynum and Mihm being healthy, but reports this summer make it sound like they're both going to be ready. I mean Mbenga is a solid 15th man... but he really isn't that important even if two of our bigs go down. Worst case scenario is we see a 3 man rotation of Gasol, Odom, and Powell with Radman or Luke playing a little 4 at times. Even with that front court we're still elite 4 in the west and all we'll need is for Bynum to be healthy by playoff time.

I'm really pulling for Mihm to finally be healthy... the dude gets no respect because of the last two years, but the truth is before his multiple ankle surgeries he was a starter caliber center. If he's 80% the player he used to be then we're going to have a pretty good back up center.

DEEP3CL · Post #9 » by **DEEP3CL** » Tue Sep 2, 2008 12:37 am

Playing for the Lakers gives guys attitude first Smush now DJ, over valuing yourself can wreck your pockets forever...............ask Bonzi Wells.

Rox_Nix_Nox · Post #10 » by **Rox_Nix_Nox** » Tue Sep 2, 2008 1:23 am

forget that dj bum.

hermes · Post #11 » by **hermes** » Tue Sep 2, 2008 2:18 am

Rox_Nix_Nox wrote:forget that dj bum.

but he's not in your sig yet

Frantik · Post #12 » by **Frantik** » Tue Sep 2, 2008 2:43 am

hermes wrote:
Rox_Nix_Nox wrote:forget that dj bum.

but he's not in your sig yet