Reasons why?

My Lakers should trade Kobe Bryant in January to the Chicago Bulls for Deng, Gordon and Thomas.

Bynum
Thomas
Deng
Gordon
Crittenton

Deng and Gordon are already producing 20 pts each. Bynum, Thomas and Crittenton all have potentials to score in double figures. What else can you get for Odom, Brown, Walton, Mihm and Radman?

Bulls can have Phil Jackson back with this starting five

Wallace
Noah
Nocioni
Bryant
Heinrich

This roster is all about energy players! A kobe type team.

Let's start the rebuiding process with a starting five that can play now and will be great in two years. We should all move on with Kobe Bryant. He gave us a great ride, just as all great rides comes to an end, a new beginning comes along..

It is not easy to get a Center, and a Kobe trade now will get us the pieces to rebuild around Bynum and Crittenton.

Do you guys understand me? I only want what's best for the Lakers. Odom, kwame and Mihm can not give Kobe a championship. It is not Kobe's fault, it is not our fault, it is the cast that we build behind Kobe, a year younger than him that have failed all of us. Getting the right pieces
to replace these three is too late in the game, nobody wants to help the Lakers, it is not our fault tha we can not trade Odom, Kwame and Mihm.

If I let go of Bynum, I will be mortgaging the future of the Lakers with no guarantee Kobe will not opt out. That will leave us with nothing. I would rather have Bynum and get something in return for Kobe, that will speed up the process of rebuilding and might even contend in a few years. Deng is an emerging star in this league. We can have Bynum and Deng as the core of this new Lakers.

Talk to me Lakerfans?

Good read. Thanks K Bros.

Sounds like that ankle needs more than just healing, it may take laying off period lol. Well hopefully he'll look to improve through watching videos and thinking stuff.

This season, much like last (but more so this year) is about shape up or ship out. For everyone with that uniform, Kwame included.

"Kwame Brown has left ankle surgery
InsideHoops.com NewsWire | May 29, 2007

Los Angeles Lakers forward/center Kwame Brown underwent successful reconstructive surgery on his left ankle, it was announced today.

The procedure was performed by Dr. David Porter in Indianapolis, Indiana. Brown will begin rehab in approximately 1-2 weeks and will be able to start running in 6-8 weeks. He is expected to make a full and complete recovery and return to playing status in a minimum of four months."

The ankle thing sounds about right. The initial reports were a minimum of 4 months to heal. The operation was performed on May 29th. So that gave him June, July, August, and September, that's the minimum, to recover. The month of October is the final stage of the recovery and he should be ready.

mike

Laker/KobeFan

"KL not only are you a Biatch, but you are a Klown as well. Just go. GO AWAY. Fed up with all the hates."

Ladies and ghouls, i give you Kobe Bryant himself.

Yo Kob, did you send the text message or did you not send the text message? Did you talk to Bynum or did you not talk to Bynum? Hey, this sounds eerily like the "trade me, i love LA, hate me, love me" Summer of Rage rant. It seems like you have a problem getting your story straight.

C'mon, do you want to be the "man" or do you want to be someone's kbiatch? Do you want to be the "man" or do you need your Shaq Daddy carrying your skinny ass to the playoffs? Pick one, you can't have both.

if you want to be the "man" ACT LIKE IT FOOL!!!

I know you're response, blame Shaq....strike that....blame Bynum.

Yo Kob, we've all caught on to your schtick. When things go well, you want the credit. When thing go bad, blame anybody and everybody, then deny it or pretend you've made amends. Pure genius.

Whatever happened to making amends with shaq for ratting him out in Colorado? Did your "mutual friend" deliver the message? Did you text shaq in Rome as well? Ever heard of "man law" where you don't rat out one of your guys?

Yo Kob, you're going to grow up to be a lonely, lonely man. I would strongly advise you to befriend as many groupies....strike that....i mean kobe loyalist while you can. i say you've got 2-3 more years before you're "over the hill" and will need to be taken to the barn and.....to be continued.

Lamar and Kwame injured, Kwame in late night Bar scuffle.

Just like last year--Whoopie!

Wes

Another help coming to the Lakers! Lakers are young and that is why we have to keep Andrew. In a year Suns and Spurs will start to decline and Lakers can take over again. You remember how we traded Divac for the no.13th pick in the draft to get Kobe, that's what we should start doing next year. Trade Lamar Odom or Kwame Brown for young talent to build around Andrew.

San Anotonio Spurs
"Biggest Weakness: Age On The Wings
The one serious threat to the Spurs' title hopes this season is that all their wing players are over 30. The most worrisome case is that of Bowen, because nobody else can fill his role. He's 36 now and he slipped even further offensively last season. If some of that slippage carries over to the defensive end it's going to be a big problem. While the Spurs picked up Udoka in case Bowen declines, he's 30 himself.

It goes much deeper than only Bowen, though. Barry is 35, and while his sweet shooting stroke doesn't figure to suffer much, his defense has become a major liability. Finley is 34 and relies a lot more on his legs than Barry. Then there's Ginobili, who is 30 and takes a beating on his many drives to the rim.

The Spurs are praying for one more good run from this group, because after the season all of their contracts expire except Ginobili's and San Antonio can fill in with different players as needed. But you can't discount the possibility of everyone getting old at once.

Put me down for the get rid of KWAME immediately bandwagon!
This has gone on long enough...

Why so many laker haters on the board. Damn. U would think yall werent even fans.

"Another help coming to the Lakers! Lakers are young and that is why we have to keep Andrew. In a year Suns and Spurs will start to decline and Lakers can take over again."

When you team rely in other teams misfortunes to believe in themselves
that's mean this team is already out of contention.

What happened to this blog? It seems like this blog has just gotten worst since I left. Why do we have so much negative comments and training camp is just underway? Its a shame what this blog has turned into. A couple of haters has decided to implement virus into this blog and it has worked. Alot of people that used to post here for just loving bball and the lakers don't post regularly. Thanks for a job well done, you guys know who you are for driving people away. Pure shame.

>>>Why so many laker haters on the board. Damn.
>>>
>>>BECAUSE KOB

Not very many Laker haters here. It's just that the 3 or 4 Laker haters tend to
create half the posts here.

Wow,

I think your observation was correct compared to the blog a year ago.

We really need hater buster and go back to Square One. Instead of hate or criticism on any player, why don't we plant a good idea that the team could implement. Forget the historical patters, block out negative news just contribute one good idea. If there are some hate posts just ignore, bypass the only ones you answer are the constructive post that will improve a player, the team, the coaching staff. At this time, it's too late to communicate with the Front Office, it's all in the hands of PJ & coaching staff and the players.

David Stern has once demonstrated that the NBA is an old boy's club and the public be damned.

The fans who play good money for NBA seats can be deprived of seeing a Kobe or Duncan because a player looks at a referee the wrong way. When that happens, the player is fined, ejected or suspended.

When Jerry Buss gets a DUI, what happens? Nothing. When MSG and Isiah Thomas lose a sexual harassment lawsuit, embarrassing themselves and the NBA, what happens? Nothing.

The NBA, the league says, has no policies regarding civil litigation. Say what? The NBA seems to have a policy about everything else. But when it comes to owners and team executives, nothing.

Shouldn't owners and executives be held to the highest possible standards? The players have to wear a dress shirt and jacket just to show up for a game. The NBA says that's because the league is worried about its image.

What image? Stern isn't really worried about the NBA's image. He's much more worried about what the members of his good old boy's club will think. It's time for Stern, Buss, Dolan, and the other frat boys to move on. The NBA needs a real makeover and new leadership.

Jorema, my dedicated Lakerfans!

"When you team rely in other teams misfortunes to believe in themselves
that's mean this team is already out of contention."

You really think this Laker roster can contend? Haven't we seen enough of Kwame, Smush, Odom, Cook, Sasha, Mihm, Walton, Rad?

This team can not contend as it is. Odom, Kwame and Mihm have failed the Lakers organization the last three years. I have tried to trade them several times but no one would take them, especially Kwame and his contract. Kobe has no chance of winning here in LA, that's why we have given him the go signal to ask for a trade. In the end, if there are good offers with Kobe we will take it, but if not we will keep Kobe until his contract expires, he sells tickets anyway for us. We will rebuild by signing young talented free agents and thru the draft if we are not able get something for Kobe, Lamar and Kwame. Their contracts expiring gives us a lot of flexibility. We would like to think we have already a few young talent that we could use in the future namely Bynum, Gasol, Turiaf, Crittenton, SunYue. We want to get James if we could, we think James and Bynum is like Magic and Kareem all over again! How would you like that Laker fans? but for now it could be BYNUM and Sunyue! Hey you never know! This kid has all the Magic Johnson skills and he has not played a single NBA game. He defends like Teyshaun Prince, ball handling like Majic, shoots like Lamar, passes like Jason Kidd, rebounds like Magic.

Again, our problem is never Kobe and most defintely not Bynum at age 19. Lakerfans has to understand and know the truth, KWAME, MIHM and ODOM are the reasons why. We paid this three to be part of Kobe's team, Mihm at 5M, Kwame at 8M and Lamar at 12M the last three years. They were part of the core and we thought we had a huge front line with these three. Mihm at Center, Kwame at Power Forward and Odom at Small Forward, that was the plan. The only piece that we were supposedly missing was a point guard. Chucky Atkins and Smush Parker were experiments and did not get paid starter's money. So you can not blame them, you can blame that on us. Us, I mean myself, Mitch and Phil included, all personnel decisions are agreed upon by the three of us including the Kwame trade.

What else do you need to know? I hope I have explained myself and the Lakers organization well enough. Thank you for your continous support Lakerfans!

We would like to keep Kobe as long as he wants to stay, regardless of the talent level we have. It is really up to him and he knows where we stand.

I'm sick of KLbeast and especially Gunner24!!! Why do you need to litter our Blog with such hate?!?!!! If you don't like Kobe, The FO, the Lakers or all three then shut up and just leave! I'm sick of it!

Gunner24 can't even spell ;o) Just another Illiterate jerkoff being an armchair hater! The reason they are always posting is probably because they're unemployed and watching Oprah!!!

It's not about judging the blog by this thread. I've been reading all summer and things have just gotten out of hand with the whole F-U-Kobe thing and Gunner24 need to get offline and hit the unemployment linie to pick up their check!

let's play america's favorite game... "I Spy a Kamenetsky."

i spy AK in elie shekbach's interview with lamar odom.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LbTuKTGmoyM

wait for it

and K bros, i wasn't taking a caustic tone in my last post... i'm geniunely wondering if the blog can go back to some of its old convienences (ie. clicking the name and going directly to that person's post instead of scrolling)

scrolling is too time consuming. and i'm lazy. so that's a bad mixture.

YEAH KWAME! STICK IT TO THE MAN!!!

C’s pocket full o’ Posey
Leads solid second unit

By Steve Bulpett | Tuesday, October 2, 2007 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Boston Celtics

Photo by Nancy Lane
ROME - When you look at the Celtics [team stats] roster, it’s hard not to notice the big names. When you watch the Celtics practice, it’s impossible not to notice how much trouble people like Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce [stats] and Ray Allen are getting from the second team.

With James Posey stepping to the fore, the bench now has a defensive identity that should serve the club well. Posey, Tony Allen, Leon Powe, Eddie House and Brian Scalabrine have been getting after it through the first two days of training camp in Italy, making for a more competitive exercise. As a matter of fact, things were going so well that coach Doc Rivers canceled last night’s scheduled walk-through session at the hotel.

“They were sluggish (Sunday),” Rivers said. “But I thought they were great (yesterday). It was a really good practice.”

Looking at the club overall, the coach added, “The biggest change besides obviously the three guys is that our bench is all veterans, too - well, not all, but you think about Scal and James Posey and Eddie House. They’re not going to look at the starting unit and kiss their butt. They’re going to play them, and they’re not going to back down.

“The scrimmages between that second unit and the first unit have been very close and very competitive - a lot of barking with each other. Before, when Paul said something, the young guys would back up. Well, they’re going nowhere now. Tony Allen’s on that group, and he’s a bulldog. Leon’s on that group. You’ve got five guys who look the starters in the eye and tell them to bring it on. And that’s nice.”

Said Tony Allen: “It’s pretty competitive. There’s a lot of pride out there. Guys want to get stops. Basically we’re all just trying to make each other better.”

Posey has done a good job of both establishing his own presence and giving Garnett and Pierce a hard go.

“He’s very competitive, very tough,” Garnett said. “He doesn’t just play defense. He knows how to defend. You know what I mean? Some people just defend because they hustle. He actually understands how to defend. It’s refreshing. It’s a good addition to this team.”

Garnett added that it’s a nice feeling when such a potentially key weapon is coming off the bench - a sign that a team has good depth.

“It’s a nice weapon to have,” he said. “Doc has a couple of different ways he can do things with this team. It’s definitely a plus for us. (Posey) makes us more diverse, plus he has the championship experience. He’s been in tough games.”

Rivers is enjoying the acquisition of an experienced player willing and capable of doing the dirty work.

“He’s been great,” the coach said. “He’s just smart. He knows how to play. He’s always in the right place. It’s interesting; sometimes when he doesn’t know where to be, he’s in the right place. That’s just a smart basketball player. His verbal leadership on the bench and on the bus has been fantastic. He won a title two years ago, and he shares that experience with everybody.

“He can guard the 3s. He can guard the 4s. He’s a great team defender, as well, which is something we need.”

The Celts also need to avoid a dropoff when one or more of their “New Three” is resting.

“We’ve got some guys on this bench you really can depend on,” Pierce said. “(Posey) can play, and you’ve got Eddie House and Tony Allen. Scal’s better this year, and I think Scot Pollard’s going to help when he gets better (sprained ankle). I’m really confident in our bench. They’re giving us some run.”

What's happening to the blog is what happened to chatting a few years back. When chatting first appeared it was cool. People actually used it for the interest. Then a few years pasted and it turned into pure BS. That's what's happening to the blog.

mike

Korey,
As a Laker fan, I will always be a admirer of Kobe's skills, but this summer I feel like he did me wrong in some way. I need to see another 50+ pt game and I guess I'll forgive him for hurting our feelings like that...

DON'T WORRY. I FEEL YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ALOT OF POINTS GOING UP SINCE KOBE IS MORE HAPPY WINNING SCORING TITLES. YOU SEE THESE TYPES OF FANS DON'T CARE ABOUT THE LAKERS. THEY'RE MORE THAN HAPPY FOR KOBIATCH TO SCORE A BUNCH OF POINTS!

mikekaz
"I'm sick of KLbeast and especially Gunner24!!! Why do you need to litter our Blog with such hate?!?!!! If you don't like Kobe, The FO, the Lakers or all three then shut up and just leave! I'm sick of it!"

DAD, IS THAT YOU? I'M SORRY. I'LL GO TO MY ROOM.

"Gunner24 can't even spell ;o) Just another Illiterate jerkoff being an armchair hater! "

AAH? MY FAVORITE. THE PERSONAL ATTACKS. WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING TO CONTEST MY ARGUMENTS ABOUT HOW KOBIATCH HAS DESTROY THIS FRANCHISE GREATNESS OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, YOU RESULT TO NAME CALLING.

"It's not about judging the blog by this thread. I've been reading all summer and things have just gotten out of hand with the whole F-U-Kobe thing and Gunner24 need to get offline and hit the unemployment linie to pick up their check!"

#1 I HAVE A JOB. #2 IT ALLOWS ME TO BE ON THE BLOG 24/7 IF I HAVE TO. YOU SEE SOME OF US ARE IN THE POSITION WHERE WE CAN BLOG IN BETWEEN OUR JOBS. UNEMPLOYMENT LINE? ARE YOU SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE?

ONCE AGAIN. CLAP, CLAP.....CLAP, CLAP, CLAP

KOBIATCH SUCKS!

CLAP, CLAP.....CLAP, CLAP, CLAP

KOBIATCH SUCKS!

Mihm/Bynum/Kwame
Turiaf/Radman/Cook
Odom/Walton/Evans
Bryant/Vujacic
Fisher/Farmar/Crittenton

Is it possible this is PHIL"S LINE UP? He used Radman at PF for the second team. If he is thinking of putting Odom at PF when Odom comes back, then Radman would have played SF for the second team. He plays Walton and Evans at SF which means odom is to be starting at SF. Having Turiaf, Rad and Cook playing PF, means Odom is SF.

First Team/Second Team in Camp
Mihm/Bynum
Turiaf/Radman/Cook
Walton/Evans
Bryant/Vujacic
Fisher/Farmar

This is how he played them in the first scrimmage of training camp. Which means Odom will start at SF. Kwame will either be Mihm's back up or Bynum's. If Odom is to come back at PF, why then he would have Turiaf, Rad and Cook all in that position? And only have Walton and Evans at SF?

If this is the case, this is great! Phil is moving Odom back at SF.

The Hollinger quotes regarding the Lakers someone kindly posted here yesterday are quite interesting. In brief, ‘the Lakers have a deep bench and are better than average largely because Kobe is on the team, but they lack a second “talent” required to threaten the league heavies.’ Although fair, this is actually old news isn’t it?

Seriously, this could have been written in 2005, 2006 or 2007. This is exactly what NBA pundits were droning on about last year. In fact, for the two plus years I have been checking in on the Lakers blog this is exactly what Lakers fans have been saying. The remarkable lack of inertia demonstrated by this club is obvious and maddening.

Hollinger reasonably asserted that the team could overachieve and reach 50 wins (frankly this seems likely to me largely because this is pre-season and warts haven’t been exposed yet!). What is disheartening is the fact that the current team as a whole probably has this attitude as well (that 50 wins is an “overachievement”) and would embrace a 50 win season with open arms. Contrast this with the championship era Lakers who expected to win every night and barely shrugged in delight after a successful 2nd round playoff series.

It is a matter of expectations.

Now, my opinion is purely based on the small window I get into the Lakers psyche afforded by the media, but nothing has come to light yet that would indicate otherwise.

MJCMAN32 ,
I am starting the Kwame Chronicles for the new season...
Look forward to this because they should rival the Jackson
Journals in length"

Listen Mister nothing, NOTHING rivals the Jackson Journals. LOL!