LO on Rome
April 2, 2008 | 1:05
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Lamar Odom was on Jim Rome's TV show Tuesday. For those who missed it...
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Thanks for the link, BK.
I just want the playoffs to start so badly! I can't wait for Andrew Bynum and Trevor Ariza to get back.
This season has been phenomenal.
GO LAKERS!
Posted by: Jon K. | April 02, 2008 at 01:23 PM
Go LO!
Posted by: Charles | April 02, 2008 at 01:31 PM
LO's been playing well lately. He's certainly showing how unique his skill set really is. My only concern, shared I think with many, is that LO'd be the first to KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!
That won't do come playoff time.
Posted by: The D | April 02, 2008 at 01:37 PM
Pau does for Lamar
what
Shaq does for Amare.
I'm just sayin'...
Posted by: Long Time Laker Fan | April 02, 2008 at 01:44 PM
I'll watch this when I get home, but I don't care what is said I think Lamar is really a great player. He has size and quickness and a nice touch. I think he's really going to turn it on in the playoffs. I know in sum total he hasnt had the year that he has expected of himself, but then again he really hasn't had to with Gasol and Bynum in there.
Posted by: DS | April 02, 2008 at 01:45 PM
Rome’s fuman’ is ridiculously bad.
LO gave love to the Big Ingrate ... keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Posted by: HmrHed | April 02, 2008 at 01:52 PM
LO still calls Pau "Paw?"
Posted by: J.D. Hastings | April 02, 2008 at 01:52 PM
L.O. is on his way out you see the look on his face on the show how pissed off he is. He's been here for the bad days and now that we are ship contenders,they are ready to ship him off, but we as laker fans will wish him well and welcome shawn marion, because this will add five years to kobes career with marion guarding the tougher guards. the lakers would have a more traditional line up and a very dangerous team at that. Plus matrix never misses games, so that wuold be perfect for the first five weeks of next seson that kobes going to miss cause of the surgery on his pinkie. Expect the matrix, tayshaun prince or richard jefferson type player to be here next year for l.o. personally that was the whole intent of the shaq trade, to get marion to the east, cause he really wanted to play in l.a ,and the suns wouldnt trade within the division, and pat riley and d-wade loves l.o, just look at the last game they played miami in miami, d-wade told lamar that he would l;ive to see him in a heat uniform next season and l.o smiled real big, why, because miami is where odom has played his best ball, and with d-wade and eric gordan or derrick rose, lamar will help miami win the east over the cavs next year! so get your marion jerseys for next year cause he will be a laker, and you heard it here first kwame will be back next year so get ready
Posted by: smooth d | April 02, 2008 at 02:01 PM
I love lamar odom in a non-gay way.
Posted by: eddie brock | April 02, 2008 at 02:21 PM
Troll Man,
Here are portions of an email I sent to Travis Heath in 2004.
>A lack of respect for Phil Jackson.
>
>9 rings in modern day era. Ok what Red A did with the C's is no bag of sand
>either. But this is the era of more athletic players and a longer grinding season.
>82 regular season games, a minimum of 13-14 games in the playoff's for a
>championship. (Depends if we are counting the best of 5 first round rule
>ending in 2001) 3 championship rings in a row, so that equates to a minimum
>of 285 games in 3 years. 9 championship rings = 855 games of teaching,
>coaching, strategizing, convincing and ego balancing. During the finals in
>2004, you had Ron Harper, B-Shaw, and Horace play Mark Madsen bench
>cheerleaders. Ron Harper was a case of a soldier's loyalty to his General
>Jackson. And guess what, Scottie Pippen may be joining Phil’s
>coaching staff. The Lakers vs. Pistons was really a case of Lakers vs.
>Lakers. Remember, if Horace Grant and Karl Malone were not injured, the
>ring ceremony would be in another coast…
I have posted some complaints about PJ's coaching patterns. But over rated?
Posted by: Charles | April 02, 2008 at 02:46 PM
smooth d, you have no idea what you are talking about!
Ok guys, it is time to call Phil Jackson’s stubbornness and dictator like behavior into question. Here are my observations:
1- Phil wants the players to figure out the rotation on their own. Heaven forbid that he should come down from his thrown and tell them where to stand on defense; noooo they are better off falling on each others' legs until they learn! he has lost so far gasol, Bynum, ariza and mihm in the same exact way; falling on your teammate leg. This is not acceptable from phil. he should get over himself and his outdated style of play.
2- He wants to make sure they can play well in Kobe’s absence. Fine put Kobe on the bench and let them try to figure it out. Noooo, he wants to keep Kobe on the court yet instruct him to sit near the post and do nothing waiting for the other 4 to figure it out on their own. First, it is too late in the season for that and second it is frustrating the life out of Kobe. As competitive as he is, Kobe finds himself choking trying to comply with his coach. Excuse me but this is bs. I was on hand when he got tossed out for the first time against Seattle last month. I was able to see the body language. Kobe is frustrated about Phil’s crazy game plan and it is killing him.
PHIL CASTRO, get over yourself and give Kobe some leeway or he is going to get into trouble before the playoffs and I don't mean more technicals. I mean risk of injury increases with frustration as we have already seen.
Posted by: che | April 02, 2008 at 02:48 PM
Hey LAKER FANS,
Man, Jim Rome is such a tool. He is like the young version of Regis Philbin. Go LO, he is finally steppin it up! Lakers victorious tonight.
Posted by: Luria | April 02, 2008 at 02:58 PM
Shawn "I want an extension to my $16million/year contract" Marion Vs 14 mil/year Odom?
Granted, Lakers are willing to pay the luxury taxes, but both players are not worth that much. If Odom is willing to go back to 8mil/year, he's a definite keeper for the long term, and the room will be made for Bynum's salary bump from 3mil/year.
Posted by: Teej | April 02, 2008 at 02:59 PM
Off Topic for the Bruins
As we anticipate this game tonight, we are also sending God Speed to our beloved bruins. I got an email from my son with regards to the rally being held at UCLA today at this hour:
****************************************************************
Men’s Basketball Final Four Send-Off
Wednesday, April 2, 3pm
UCLA students, faculty & staff are invited to attend a send-off of the Men’s Basketball team on Wednesday, April 2nd, beginning at 3pm!
Fans are asked to line up on either side of Bruin Walk between the Wooden Center and JD Morgan Center as the team leaves campus for San Antonio in a quest to capture UCLA’s 12th National Championship!
Wear blue, bring your spirit and help the Bruins get ready to play in our 3rd Consecutive Final Four!
*****************************************************************
If you live near the UCLA campus and want to attend the send off, go there today.
Posted by: Edwin Gueco | April 02, 2008 at 03:15 PM
No Dirty Dirk for the Mavs tonite!
Posted by: toad | April 02, 2008 at 03:30 PM
I think that LO gives that little extra something. He's a monster on the defensive and offensive boards, he can clean up when other players brick the balls (Sasha, Jordan, VladRad), he has a decent mid-range jumper - am I missing something? We'd be foolish to trade away a peaking talent like Odom.
Posted by: AimlessDriver | April 02, 2008 at 03:31 PM
Smooth D
LO pissed? Cmon dude, that's a bit of a stretch.
A line up with Pau and Bynum, LO guarding the three, and Kobe is more than impressive, its scary.
Add our bench, and this Lakers Team is built to dominate, not just win.
This year? Not a enough time to really jel, but with a break or two, (to Duncan and Manu's legs)jk, we could win it all.
Go Odom!
Go Lakers!
Go Bruins!
Win.
Posted by: Fairweather Fatty | April 02, 2008 at 03:37 PM
"I love lamar odom in a non-gay way."
I almost laughed my orange slice out my nose when I read that.
So Funny.
Non-gay. Ha!!
Posted by: "Pig" Miller | April 02, 2008 at 03:53 PM
On the previous thread there was quite a bit of discussion of Phil Jackson being a bad coach, or at least over rated.
Phil Jackson is highly sought out as a coach. Dr. Buss, who is responsible for EIGHT championships pays him more money than anyone else in the NBA to coach.
Phil Jackson has won nine championships. This is tied for most all time in the NBA. Some say this is because he has had the most talent. Take this argument to UCLA. Do you want to apply it to Coach Wooden? It is also true of him as well. All great coaches have great players.
When Phil came to the Bulls, they were struggling with Doug Collins as coach. Collins is an average NBA coach, Jackson took them over the top.
When Phil came to the Lakers, he was able to manage the strong personalities on the Lakers, just as he was the Bulls because he has the RESPECT of the players.
So, to sum up, Phil Jackson is good enough a coach to get Buss to pay him TONS OF MONEY.
Phil Jackson has won more championships than any other coach.
Phil Jackson is able to coach great players.
Phil Jackson is an all time great coach. Just ask Kobe.
I don't like him personally, I don't want to be like him. I wouldn't coach like him. But to question his coaching ability makes you look dumb.
Mark
Posted by: MarkytheArky | April 02, 2008 at 04:04 PM
Shawn Matrix Marion was the highest paid Suns player but still felt "underappreciated". He couldn't stand being the man behind Steve Nash. Or the man behind Amare. How do you think he's going to take being behind Pau Gasol? Behind Kobe Bryant? Behind Bynumite?
That should say it all.
What now LO haters?
Posted by: Bynumite | April 02, 2008 at 04:11 PM
bk,
thanks for the in blog link.
very nice to hear from LO. get healthy guys, get healthy.
bynum, gasol & ariza healthy...that will help out getting burned by every PG in the west.
playoffs baby, playoffs...i gotta start exercising again.
to the scheming & speculation re: LO next year. we need to focus on now, get healthy and contend for a championship.
nothing else matters.
Posted by: sambosola | April 02, 2008 at 04:22 PM
I'm in the minority...but
Let's go 'Heels!
I hope UNC faces UCLA in the finals and we get a matchup of Hansborough and Love and Lawson and Collison and Ellington and Westrbook, Roy WIlliams and Ben Howland.
But UCLA will have to drop 80 points in that game if they want to keep up withi Pysco-T and the gang
Posted by: The Lake Show | April 02, 2008 at 04:29 PM
Kobe - Gasol '08 bumper stickers
http://thelakersnation.com/blog/2008/04/02/kobegasol-08-bumper-stickers/#more-2549
Posted by: Lakers Legacy | April 02, 2008 at 04:45 PM
PHIL JACKSON Is OVERRATED BANDWAGON
Ok guys, let me step in here and make some comments about Phil. Everyone seems to complain he doesn't teach defense.Well, you are partially right.
As I've stated before, Phil doesn't want the Lakers to be the #1 defensive team. Phil wants the Lakers to be maybe in the top 10. If Phil Jackson totally cared about defense, he would actually practice it more often with his players. BUT HE DOESN'T!
I have a theory about Phil Jackson's philosphy. Him and Tex believe the triangle offense is what wins championships and not the defense. No Laker championship team under Phil has been the #1 defensive team. He simply doesn't care to be #1.
I think Phil likes to show weaknesses of defense so that he can make adjustments when the playoffs start. How is it that EVERY year the Laker guards have trouble in the pick and roll or staying in front of their men? Fans had the same complaint about Fisher when we was younger during the championship years!! Nothing has changed!! The Lakers are not that good at defending the pick and roll and stopping guard penatration. The reason? They rarely work on defending it!
But when the playoffs start, the Lakers adjust. Phil jackson makes adjustments..At that point, other teams that thought they found a weakness are now stuck trying to find another one. The Lakers then change their strategy and confuse the opposition. They disrupt their rhythm just enough that they are no longer hitting those shots they hit in the first half or in the previous game...
It's all about rhythm..Creating it and disrupting it.. Everyone used to feel they can beat the Lakers with Shaq on pick and roll..But when the games really counted, and the adjustments were made, teams couldn't win could they?
It's all about being a little above average defensively and running the triangle to perfection.
Phil Jackson has proven to not be overrated! First he couldn't coach a young team and now he has done that!
How can you call a coach who has won 10 championships (coach and player) overrated?
The greatast player ever, Michael Jordan, said he wouldn't play for any other coach. That's good enough for me!
Posted by: zen | April 02, 2008 at 04:47 PM
Nice interview. Lamar has been playing at a very high level. The things that he has been doing, the hustle...digging out the tough rebounds...good defense and moving the ball on offense, are invaluable to the Laker's success.
Posted by: bronxlakerfan | April 02, 2008 at 05:00 PM
Can you say quote of day:
"Pau does for Lamar
what
Shaq does for Amare."
-LTLF
bingos bongos!
Posted by: Korey | April 02, 2008 at 06:03 PM
Man - I missed you guys today. They locked me out at work......sigh......well at least it's going on game time soon & I'll have the joy of a big fat W to savor!
I said it before, I'll say it again - let's BBQ up some Trailgrazers, get our tacos on & dish up a side of troll meat - yummmmm!
BTW - I love LO's game. He's a great Laker - I think we want to keep this guy around for a long time. He's playing huge for us right now, which we need going into the post-season, and his versatility has kept us in the hunt with our big guys out. He always picks it up when we really need it, and this year has been no exception. LAKERS LOVE LO - GO LO!
GO LAKERS!
The BEAN for MVP or NO PEACE! (And believe me, there will be no peace if KB24 doesn't win this year. CP3?? Puhleeze....dude's got game, but come on now. Don't be stupid....)
Posted by: justanothermambafan | April 02, 2008 at 06:04 PM
Luria -
I agree. Rome's an idiot. I refuse to watch or listen to anything he's associated with so I won't be clicking on the link. It would just piss me off.
Posted by: dave m | April 02, 2008 at 06:07 PM
zen,
How do you explain the 95-96 Bulls being one of the best defensive teams of all-time, and #1 in D rating that year:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1996.html
PJ coached that team...
Posted by: Korey | April 02, 2008 at 06:08 PM
zen,
You do realize that the Bulls were among the best defensive teams of all-time, right? And that the 00-02 Lakers were really good when they wanted to be but coasted for long portions of the season?
The reason we're a bad defensive team right now is because we're missing some our best defenders and rebounders (Bynum, Ariza, Gasol) a slow-footed starting PG who can be taken advantage of when we're without our bigs. Jordan doesn't use his speed effectively on D, Sasha also can't guard quick guys and Kobe cheats on D too often on D and plays for steals when we don't have a low post presence on D.
You want Phil to make world-class defenders of guys who can't do it.
Posted by: Xodus | April 02, 2008 at 06:20 PM
zen,
Nevermind I thought you were ripping Phil! lol
Posted by: Karl | April 02, 2008 at 06:38 PM
Phil Jackson has a little dog.
Sonnybelfast
Posted by: sonnybelfast | April 02, 2008 at 06:41 PM
Crap, why did it do that.
I'm Karl, this blog makes me post under y real name when I'm signed in on another board. Weird.
Posted by: Xodus | April 02, 2008 at 06:50 PM
Well Dirk started, so it looks like the Mavs floated misinformation for the Warriors' sake earlier today.
Those of you that said Dirk would be back before Gasol, you were correct.
Posted by: HmrHed | April 02, 2008 at 06:53 PM
Wow, Dirk is playing today!!!
Posted by: DAN_T_MAN | April 02, 2008 at 06:54 PM
Phil Jackson has a little dog.
Posted by: sonnybelfast
_________________________
Sonnybelfast = Captain Obvious
C'mon troll (and I mean that in the nicest possible way) you can do better than that! LOL!
Posted by: justanothermambafan | April 02, 2008 at 06:58 PM
Dirk started tonight as the Mavs play the Warriors. I remember telling passionate Lakers fan about a week ago that the Warriors may not make the playoffs as the Warriors are now sitting in the 9th spot with Denver and Dallas right in front of them. Passionate Lakers fan said at the time that I didn't know basketball if I thought the Warriors wouldn't get in this year. I still think that either the Warriors or the Mavs will fade down the stretch. Go Lakers!!!
Posted by: Nemaia Faletogo | April 02, 2008 at 07:00 PM
I hope we never trade LO. We have scorers. He is an amazing rebounder. Who else will provide that from the forward position? Whose numbers are comparable. Besides, he scores just enough every night. They have to guard him.
PS Whatever happened to FLEA? I enjoyed his blogs. His last one sticking up for Kwame was poetic even if it failed to take the opposing side seriously.
GO LAKERS!!! GO GASOL!!!! COME ON BYNUM!!! GO LAKERS!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: culturist | April 02, 2008 at 07:02 PM
Former Lakers on FIRE...I know its the KNICKS but.......
Critter...21-7-4
Kwame...11-8
The Critter is playing well
Posted by: Thirty2 | April 02, 2008 at 07:16 PM
AK/BK,
No pregame post?
Posted by: Xodus | April 02, 2008 at 07:18 PM
Yeah smooth d -- LO's body language says that he's on his way out.
Or he's got a respiratory infection and just came off a full practice, you idiot.
Posted by: BigGameJames | April 02, 2008 at 09:45 PM
the D, i really had no idea what you were talking about. then i found this: http://superherouniverse.com/art/data/518/zodbasketball.jpg
Posted by: eddie brock | April 03, 2008 at 07:11 PM