Thank GAWD...........Andrew Bynum: 'I’ll play anywhere'


jstate83

jstate83

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:clap: Play in the street at 5pm rush hour traffic for all I care. Just get your silly azz out of LA. :clap:

http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/msn/andrew_bynum_ill_play_anywhere/10845575

It seems the writing is on the wall. Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum, the subject of much trade speculation throughout his career, may be on his way out of L.A. after the Lakers fell in the second round of the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

When asked after the elimination game on Monday whether he expected to sign a long-term extension with the team this summer, Bynum responded with his increasingly frequent and increasingly frustrating indifference. “I’m not sure. It really doesn’t matter to me. I’ll play anywhere.â€￾
 
jstate83 said:
:clap: Play in the street at 5pm rush hour traffic for all I care. Just get your silly azz out of LA. :clap:

http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/msn/andrew_bynum_ill_play_anywhere/10845575

It seems the writing is on the wall. Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum, the subject of much trade speculation throughout his career, may be on his way out of L.A. after the Lakers fell in the second round of the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

When asked after the elimination game on Monday whether he expected to sign a long-term extension with the team this summer, Bynum responded with his increasingly frequent and increasingly frustrating indifference. “I’m not sure. It really doesn’t matter to me. I’ll play anywhere.”
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He aint going nowhere. He just talking. Bynum is going to be right there. I imagine they will trade Pau to get some pieces. They gave up their draft choices with their move during the season. Houston may still be interested in Pau. Maybe you can get something from them.
 



Gasol and Bynum needs to go. Bynum has talent but is so damn immature. Gasol is too damn soft.
 
Trade All of our starters except Kobe for Dwight Howard. Rebuild our franchise around Howard bring in a legit PG and let Kobe pass the torch to them....
 
The biggest problem with the Lakers is that MitchKupchack is too reactionary. He is not progressive with his moves and he waits until the roof is caving in before he makes a move. He should have traded Shaq before the 2004 season while he had maximum trade value. PauGasol has been a play-off disaster since he got to LA. I would like to see them trade Pau to Boston for Bass and Rondo or to Houston for Scola and Lowry. That'll give the Lakers what they need at two positions. Paus height is over rated because he doesn't play close to the rim. He allows much shorter guys to force him out on the perimeter when he catches the ball. That negates his height. On top of that he doesn't get tough rebounds.

The Lakers also need Odom back. If OKC resigns Harden we have to get Odom as a counter. If Dallas hadn't panicked and cut Odom they would've won some of those games with Odom guarding Harden.

As far as Bynum goes the Lakers should do an even trade with Orlando or get Hibbert and a few other players from Indiana. I wouldn't mind getting Hibbert and Collison/Barbosa/George. Kobe has proven that he can win with average big men. Maybe if we get Hibbert he will have a big that hussles and tries to post up in the 4th.

Barnes Sessions and those other cats gotta go. They gave little to nothing in the playoffs. It's impossible for sessions to be so bad on defense. He couldn't guard anybody. Every guard he faced ABUSED him.

I can't defend anybody coming back on that team but MWP and Blake off the bench. Everybody else can kick rocks.
 
Get Ready said:
The biggest problem with the Lakers is that MitchKupchack is too reactionary. He is not progressive with his moves and he waits until the roof is caving in before he makes a move. He should have traded Shaq before the 2004 season while he had maximum trade value. PauGasol has been a play-off disaster since he got to LA. I would like to see them trade Pau to Boston for Bass and Rondo or to Houston for Scola and Lowry. That'll give the Lakers what they need at two positions. Paus height is over rated because he doesn't play close to the rim. He allows much shorter guys to force him out on the perimeter when he catches the ball. That negates his height. On top of that he doesn't get tough rebounds.

The Lakers also need Odom back. If OKC resigns Harden we have to get Odom as a counter. If Dallas hadn't panicked and cut Odom they would've won some of those games with Odom guarding Harden.

As far as Bynum goes the Lakers should do an even trade with Orlando or get Hibbert and a few other players from Indiana. I wouldn't mind getting Hibbert and Collison/Barbosa/George. Kobe has proven that he can win with average big men. Maybe if we get Hibbert he will have a big that hussles and tries to post up in the 4th.

Barnes Sessions and those other cats gotta go. They gave little to nothing in the playoffs. It's impossible for sessions to be so bad on defense. He couldn't guard anybody. Every guard he faced ABUSED him.

I can't defend anybody coming back on that team but MWP and Blake off the bench. Everybody else can kick rocks.
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Blake?

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Get Ready said:
The biggest problem with the Lakers is that MitchKupchack is too reactionary. He is not progressive with his moves and he waits until the roof is caving in before he makes a move. He should have traded Shaq before the 2004 season while he had maximum trade value. PauGasol has been a play-off disaster since he got to LA. I would like to see them trade Pau to Boston for Bass and Rondo or to Houston for Scola and Lowry. That'll give the Lakers what they need at two positions. Paus height is over rated because he doesn't play close to the rim. He allows much shorter guys to force him out on the perimeter when he catches the ball. That negates his height. On top of that he doesn't get tough rebounds.

The Lakers also need Odom back. If OKC resigns Harden we have to get Odom as a counter. If Dallas hadn't panicked and cut Odom they would've won some of those games with Odom guarding Harden.

As far as Bynum goes the Lakers should do an even trade with Orlando or get Hibbert and a few other players from Indiana. I wouldn't mind getting Hibbert and Collison/Barbosa/George. Kobe has proven that he can win with average big men. Maybe if we get Hibbert he will have a big that hussles and tries to post up in the 4th.

Barnes Sessions and those other cats gotta go. They gave little to nothing in the playoffs. It's impossible for sessions to be so bad on defense. He couldn't guard anybody. Every guard he faced ABUSED him.

I can't defend anybody coming back on that team but MWP and Blake off the bench. Everybody else can kick rocks.
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Get Ready said:
The biggest problem with the Lakers is that MitchKupchack is too reactionary. He is not progressive with his moves and he waits until the roof is caving in before he makes a move. He should have traded Shaq before the 2004 season while he had maximum trade value. PauGasol has been a play-off disaster since he got to LA. I would like to see them trade Pau to Boston for Bass and Rondo or to Houston for Scola and Lowry. That'll give the Lakers what they need at two positions. Paus height is over rated because he doesn't play close to the rim. He allows much shorter guys to force him out on the perimeter when he catches the ball. That negates his height. On top of that he doesn't get tough rebounds.

The Lakers also need Odom back. If OKC resigns Harden we have to get Odom as a counter. If Dallas hadn't panicked and cut Odom they would've won some of those games with Odom guarding Harden.

As far as Bynum goes the Lakers should do an even trade with Orlando or get Hibbert and a few other players from Indiana. I wouldn't mind getting Hibbert and Collison/Barbosa/George. Kobe has proven that he can win with average big men. Maybe if we get Hibbert he will have a big that hussles and tries to post up in the 4th.

Barnes Sessions and those other cats gotta go. They gave little to nothing in the playoffs. It's impossible for sessions to be so bad on defense. He couldn't guard anybody. Every guard he faced ABUSED him.

I can't defend anybody coming back on that team but MWP and Blake off the bench. Everybody else can kick rocks.
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I agree! We should try to get Howard and Odom but Darren Collison is a beast. I wouldn't mind.
 
Get Ready said:
The biggest problem with the Lakers is that MitchKupchack is too reactionary. He is not progressive with his moves and he waits until the roof is caving in before he makes a move. He should have traded Shaq before the 2004 season while he had maximum trade value. PauGasol has been a play-off disaster since he got to LA. I would like to see them trade Pau to Boston for Bass and Rondo or to Houston for Scola and Lowry. That'll give the Lakers what they need at two positions. Paus height is over rated because he doesn't play close to the rim. He allows much shorter guys to force him out on the perimeter when he catches the ball. That negates his height. On top of that he doesn't get tough rebounds.

The Lakers also need Odom back. If OKC resigns Harden we have to get Odom as a counter. If Dallas hadn't panicked and cut Odom they would've won some of those games with Odom guarding Harden.

As far as Bynum goes the Lakers should do an even trade with Orlando or get Hibbert and a few other players from Indiana. I wouldn't mind getting Hibbert and Collison/Barbosa/George. Kobe has proven that he can win with average big men. Maybe if we get Hibbert he will have a big that hussles and tries to post up in the 4th.

Barnes Sessions and those other cats gotta go. They gave little to nothing in the playoffs. It's impossible for sessions to be so bad on defense. He couldn't guard anybody. Every guard he faced ABUSED him.

I can't defend anybody coming back on that team but MWP and Blake off the bench. Everybody else can kick rocks.
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I agree. But Blake can come off the bench as the 9th man at most.
 
I think its too early to tell about Sessions. I wouldn't let him go just yet. I see potential in him. As was mentioned in his exit interview with the Lakers yesterday, he needs to work on his jump shot. Keep in mind this was a shorten season and Sessions came to the Lakers mid-season. He didn't have a pre-season camp to prepare with the team. I wouldn't ride him off just yet.

But what the Lakers need more than anything is a 3 point shooter. They brought in Jason Kapono earlier in the year, but he didn't do shit when he got there. The other thing that bothers me is that when Mitch traded Odom to the Mavericks, he didn't get shit in return for him...but cash. Just because Odom wanted to be traded, didn't mean that Mitch had to do it.

I understand what everyone is saying about Bynum, Gasol and the rest, but I'm telling you now, the biggest pain in the ass for the Lakers is Mike Brown. I can't stand that MOFO. His ass simply can't coach. Gasol pissed me off like he did others, but there was no reason for Mike Brown to play Pau on the perimeter they way he did during the playoffs. Put his ass in the paint and post him up and forget about using him to set screens...which he couldn't do. Make no mistake about it, Pau is soft. But Pau isn't as bad as he was in the playoffs this year. The difference is the coach.

Personally, I don't think the Lakers need to mess with the core of that team (Kobe, Bynum and Gasol). They just need to find the right pieces to compliment them. The Spurs didn't mess with Duncan, Parker and Genobli and look at them now.

And one other thing, I know Jordan Hill was a pleasant surprise for the Lakers but why did they stop playing McRoberts?
 
SOG,

A shortened season is no excuse for Sessions to not have jumper and not be able to defend anyone.

Also, Pau played this bad last post-season under Phil, and he has always been asked to set screens on the perimeter.
 
I see a lot of cats playing fantasy basketball, and the Lakers really don't have the pieces or the cash to make drastic moves.
 
SAME OLD G said:
I think its too early to tell about Sessions. I wouldn't let him go just yet. I see potential in him. As was mentioned in his exit interview with the Lakers yesterday, he needs to work on his jump shot. Keep in mind this was a shorten season and Sessions came to the Lakers mid-season. He didn't have a pre-season camp to prepare with the team. I wouldn't ride him off just yet.

But what the Lakers need more than anything is a 3 point shooter. They brought in Jason Kapono earlier in the year, but he didn't do shit when he got there. The other thing that bothers me is that when Mitch traded Odom to the Mavericks, he didn't get shit in return for him...but cash. Just because Odom wanted to be traded, didn't mean that Mitch had to do it.

I understand what everyone is saying about Bynum, Gasol and the rest, but I'm telling you now, the biggest pain in the ass for the Lakers is Mike Brown. I can't stand that MOFO. His ass simply can't coach. Gasol pissed me off like he did others, but there was no reason for Mike Brown to play Pau on the perimeter they way he did during the playoffs. Put his ass in the paint and post him up and forget about using him to set screens...which he couldn't do. Make no mistake about it, Pau is soft. But Pau isn't as bad as he was in the playoffs this year. The difference is the coach.

Personally, I don't think the Lakers need to mess with the core of that team (Kobe, Bynum and Gasol). They just need to find the right pieces to compliment them. The Spurs didn't mess with Duncan, Parker and Genobli and look at them now.

And one other thing, I know Jordan Hill was a pleasant surprise for the Lakers but why did they stop playing McRoberts?
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I'm no Lakers fan, but having seen Pau in Memphis before he was traded to the Lakers, I can tell you it's time to move him. He's having that same type of up and down, sort of disengaged play that he had in Memphis before he got traded. The other reason to trade him is obvious: there really isn't any other way to improve the team. There are two differences between the Spurs' situation and the Lakers' situation. The NBA salary cap is 58 million. Kobe, Paul, and Bynum will make a combined 63 million alone next year. The Spurs had some cap flexibility to make moves, the Lakers don't. The other thing is that the Spurs have drafted well. Getting guys like Blair, Splitter, and Leonard (who they got in a draft day trade for George Hill, another guy they drafted) has given them solid rotation pieces for pretty cheap.
 



Hill and Eubanks have potential as well. We need a starting line up bottom line, Mike Brown didn't utilize the whole team like he should've. McRoberts didnt get any playing time at all, when Eubanks did come in he created problems and stopped a lot of fast break points for the Thunder. I think we should get rid of the whole starting line up except Kobe....
 
Sessions has to go. His contract is up and I cant see the Lakers giving up any extra money for him.

I agree with SOG. Why cut McRoberts time completely off? He was good for at least 5 minutes a half. The only big man the Lakers were coming off the bench with was Hill. Why not bring McRoberts in to lean on Perkins/Ibaka? Those guys arent offensive players, you can steal minutes with McRoberts in the game. OKC was coming off the bench with Mohommed and Collison. Neither are as good as McRoberts.

Bynum was gassed at the end of game 2/3/4. Especially game 4. Once he got fronted in the post, he made no effort to get in position in the 4th quarter. He should be in better shape, but Im sure wrestling with Perkins all game long can be exhausting.

I wouldnt be too upset if the Lakers brought back the core players. Or maybe waited until the trading deadline to make a move. Im willing to bet that Houston/Boston would take Gasol and give us two good players.
 
GoodFella said:
Hill and Eubanks have potential as well. We need a starting line up bottom line, Mike Brown didn't utilize the whole team like he should've. McRoberts didnt get any playing time at all, when Eubanks did come in he created problems and stopped a lot of fast break points for the Thunder. I think we should get rid of the whole starting line up except Kobe....
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You dont want Metta back? Come on man...he played well at the end of the year when he got healthy.
 
GR,
Sessions has a player option for next season. He hasn't exercised it yet, but I'm thinking he will take that $4M.
 
Jag-BR said:
I agree! We should try to get Howard and Odom but Darren Collison is a beast. I wouldn't mind.
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What the hell is wrong with ya'll.
ODEM's azz should have never been bought into LA. That weak byotch got exposed just like I knew he would in Dallas when he had to play a real, 4 qtr, post up game. If it ain't a run and gun game, ODEM is garbage. Put a body on him and he's a freaking goast by the 3rd qtr. Gasol ain't nothing but a tall foward. We need a center or a true Power Foward.

Hell................Trruth be told.
I would trade Gasol and Artest str8 up for gasols brother in Memphis. :tup:

Bynum, Gasol, and Artest need to be traded as a package. Get them outta there. Bring in Dwight Howard at all cost and get that team started around him and KOBE. POINT GUARD IS A MUST. Then get a bench. You don't have to have all-stars on your bench. But you damm sure got to have more than Luke Walton and that cast of European and D-League scrubbs they got sitting over there now.

Last but not least.
Somebody get those BUSS kids out of the decision making process. Kupchack ain't got no power or backbone. He just there hoilding a title. :smh:
 
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jstate83 said:
What the hell is wrong with ya'll.
ODEM's azz should have never been bought into LA. That weak byotch got exposed just like I knew he would in Dallas when he had to play a real, 4 qtr, post up game. If it ain't a run and gun game, ODEM is garbage. Put a body on him and he's a freaking goast by the 3rd qtr. Gasol ain't nothing but a tall foward. We need a center or a true Power Foward.

Hell................Trruth be told.
I would trade Gasol and Artest str8 up for gasols brother in Memphis. :tup:

Bynum, Gasol, and Artest need to be traded as a package. Get them outta there. Bring in Dwight Howard at all cost and get that team started around him and KOBE. POINT GUARD IS A MUST. Then get a bench. You don't have to have all-stars on your bench. But you damm sure got to have more than Luke Walton and that cast of European and D-League scrubbs they got sitting over there now.

Last but not least.
Somebody get those BUSS kids out of the decision making process. Kupchack ain't got no power or backbone. He just there hoilding a title. :smh:
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83, you are being unrealistic. I dont know what team you were watching for the last 4 years, but the Lakers dont win those championships without Lamar. He makes big plays at crucial times. Now, he is a dumbass too, but his good outweighs his bad. He aint no punk in crunch time and he aint scared to shoot. He doesnt just look for Kobe like some of the other players do. I cant believe you are saying this about Odom. Cant blame Mitch for letting him go because he was costing so much in luxury tax, but I would bring him back in a hurry.

And I would offer the minimum to Ray Allen. Kobe has never had a shooter and all Ray would have to do is sit on the perimeter and wait for Kobe to feed him wide open shots. It would be perfect for him. Havent heard from Trevor Ariza since the Lakers let him go. He found out the difference between sitting on the perimeter taking wide open shots and playing on another team taking shots with a hand in your face.
 
jstate83 said:
What the hell is wrong with ya'll.
ODEM's azz should have never been bought into LA. That weak byotch got exposed just like I knew he would in Dallas when he had to play a real, 4 qtr, post up game. If it ain't a run and gun game, ODEM is garbage. Put a body on him and he's a freaking goast by the 3rd qtr. Gasol ain't nothing but a tall foward. We need a center or a true Power Foward.

Hell................Trruth be told.
I would trade Gasol and Artest str8 up for gasols brother in Memphis. :tup:

Bynum, Gasol, and Artest need to be traded as a package. Get them outta there. Bring in Dwight Howard at all cost and get that team started around him and KOBE. POINT GUARD IS A MUST. Then get a bench. You don't have to have all-stars on your bench. But you damm sure got to have more than Luke Walton and that cast of European and D-League scrubbs they got sitting over there now.

Last but not least.
Somebody get those BUSS kids out of the decision making process. Kupchack ain't got no power or backbone. He just there hoilding a title. :smh:
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The Lakers overwhelming advantage aside from Kobe was their length in the middle. Now you are suggesting they trade away both of their bigs? Gasol, 32, is the likely candidate to be moved, but he makes $36 million over the next two seasons. But you would have to find a team that has cap space and willing to dump a similar contract in return.

You are not going to trade Gasol to a non-contending team and expect to value back in return. Not at his age and not with the amount of money owed to him.

Trading Metta World Peace won't bring back much. Maybe just cash and/or an expiring contract. There is no real market for him.

The problem is the Lakers don't have a first-round draft pick or any promising young players on the current roster (aside from Bynum who can be M.I.A. at times) to help Kobe.

L.A. is stuck.

The Lakers can use the amnesty option on a player to free up some room. But the question is who?
 
Get Ready said:
83, you are being unrealistic. I dont know what team you were watching for the last 4 years, but the Lakers dont win those championships without Lamar. He makes big plays at crucial times. Now, he is a dumbass too, but his good outweighs his bad. He aint no punk in crunch time and he aint scared to shoot. He doesnt just look for Kobe like some of the other players do. I cant believe you are saying this about Odom. Cant blame Mitch for letting him go because he was costing so much in luxury tax, but I would bring him back in a hurry.

And I would offer the minimum to Ray Allen. Kobe has never had a shooter and all Ray would have to do is sit on the perimeter and wait for Kobe to feed him wide open shots. It would be perfect for him. Havent heard from Trevor Ariza since the Lakers let him go. He found out the difference between sitting on the perimeter taking wide open shots and playing on another team taking shots with a hand in your face.
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I been saying since the last Championship they won those guys have run their course. They need to go. Should have been gone. That bench we had ain't worth mentioning. Artest...............You got to be kidding. That fool can't dribble without looking at the ball. :lol:
 
You dont need Artest to dribble. You need Artest to play distracting defense, get rebounds, keep the ball alive on the boards and make difference making hustle plays that dont show up in the box score. Hell if Artest doesnt take the ball from Durant at the end of game 3, the Lakers lose that game. EVERYBODY cant be a scorer/ball handler. You need a guy that does the dirty work and can give you 10 scrappy points.

I think Metta has 2 years left on his deal. Nobody else in the league is going to touch Metta. I love him as long as he is in shape. I dont even mind when he takes 3s and misses. I want him to shoot that shot EVERY time. He is good enough in his role and he aint scared.

I bet you if Metta had gotten that ball like Gasol did at the end of game 4, he would have went to the basket and made Ibaka foul him.

Can you believe a 7 foot PowerFoward got the ball clean on the box, had one on one with his man at the basket and passed the ball all the way to the other end of the floor? If Gasol attacks the basket, he gets fouled, he misses the shot with Bynum standing right there for the put back or he could have alley ooped a pass the Bynum who was at the basket waiting on him. That fool passed the ball clear across court and it got intercepted....BALL GAME.
 
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