Do You See What I See,

>>>Quinton Ross??? are you being facetious? or have you seen something that stats don't show?

to quote John Hollinger on espn:

" Ross' outstanding agility makes him one of the league's best defensive stoppers. He's not quite in the elite category because of physical limitations -- he's 6-6 so some bigger players can shoot over him, and at 193 pounds he's not as good in post defense as he is on the perimeter. However, he's great at staying in front of people and manages to be a pest at the same time -- he ranked in the top 20 at his position in both blocks and steals per minute."

Bruce Bowen and Shane Battier also look pretty below average if you just look at their
stats. It's what they bring at the defensive end that counts.

Jon K,

>>>Starve the Troll.

There's a troll? You mean Gunner or Mike T?

>>>I mean, come on. We our compromising our collective dignity by even addressing that
>>>this moron exists.

Huh. I thought AK & BK banished KL last year. I didn't even notice he was posting again.
Oh well, I guess I'll just continue to ignore him.

Go Lakers

Jon - I like Ross too - he's an undervalued player for the money. The only problem, from my point of view, is that we're pretty loaded at the position. Ross is a tall SG who can play the SF as well... and like you said, he's a defensive specialist. However, look at where we are currently. Once L.O. moves to the 3, we'll have him, Rad, Trevor and Luke at that position, as well as Kobe who plays a fair share at that slot. At the 2, we have Kobe and Shasha. What we really need, in my opinion, is a solid PF banger to back up Pau. It's not an easy position to fill - there's not a lot available through free agency and we don't have much to spend under cap rules and we'll probably only have a couple open slots. Still, it's a glaring hole. We really need another physical presence.

Ex:

Some nice ideas, but just not practical. Maxwell Smart already played in the league (Happy Hairston) and he wasn't your perrennial all-star. Jim West, I'll give you, because he'd know how to cheat and get away with it. And while Herman Munster looks good on paper, good attitude notwithstanding, with league rules in place to protect players, you never know when he'll hurt your team by drawing a flagrant 2 while clotheslining your player going in for an uncontested layup. Today, my friend, that could change a series.

I thought about Lurch. Nobody bodies up like the big man, but he's so doggone slow, he gets destroyed on the pick and roll, and he's death to your transition defense. How about this lineup:
1- Dr. Christoper Turk (Scrubs) -- Great attitude, sort of a small Magic, but with better perimeter D.
2- Heimi (Get Smart. Move over, Machine!)
3- Sawyer (Lost. He plays dirty, but doesn't get caught. Plus, he gets ladies into the arena.)
4- Col. Steve Austin (The Six Million Dollar Man.)
5- Roseanne Connor (Roseanne. Hey, somebody's gotta plug the middle.)
Bench - Tony Soprano. (The Sopranos. Never has to play, and he's still good for 60 wins.)
Coach - Special Agent Dale Cooper (Twin Peaks. Has more crazy methods than the Zen Master.)
GM- Charlie Eppes (Numbers.)
Owner- J.R. Ewing (Dallas)

Michale Cooper was the 60th pick?

Do the Lakers go after Posey?

What if the Lakers could sign Posey?

There would not be enough money in the tank for Sasha.

If you had to chose between the two, who would you rather have then?

Posey, an experienced Championship Vet (31), great Defender, and clutch shooter.

Or....

Sasha, (23?)a very good shooter, and promising defender.

Which one would make the Lakers tougher mentally?

AK/BK

More report cards, please!

Charles,

I don't think the Clips will make that move. Brand goes well with Thorton. They will have Marion, Beasley, and Thorton (assuming Rose goes #1). All good forwards, but all undersized 4s. They really should give up on Shaun as a starter and try to get a PG, but we'll see. I was thinking that Brand might move to MIA but they wouldn't have a big presence and Haslem gets displaced to the bench.

I heard Seattle (OKL) was looking at a PG for Durant if they couldn't get Beasley, so Clips might look at Ridnour since it looks like Sea doesn't want him.

I think MIA is looking to at Memphis more to secure a PG and get Miller. To me, that and keeping Marion is the smarter move.

>>>Do you really believe Luke Walton can shoot 3's? Yeah right like every time he came
>>>in his defender played off him and ignored his shooting ability as he could not hit the
>>>ocean with a rock.

Luke hit 42% of his 3-pointers in the playoffs. That's second only to DFish on the team for
the playoffs. And Luke was playing injured much of the season because Rad and Ariza
were both too injured to play. If Luke could hit 42% of his 3-pointers for the whole season
next year, I'd take that in a minute.

dave m,

You don't think that Ronny Turiaf is a solid power forward banger to back up Pau Gasol?

GO LAKERS!

mrbarneydangles,

>>>...if we somehow lose Sasha.

Bad idea. Sasha had the highest shooting percentage from 3 of any Laker last season. The
triangle NEEDS good outside shooters to make it work, and Sasha was the best the Lakers
had this year.

And though I wouldn't call him a lock-down defender, Sasha is a pretty good team defender
and he frequently got under opposing players' skins and got them to cause a technical foul
(e.g. the Carmelo choking incident) or got them to shove him out of the way and get called
for a foul.

Getting beat on an isolation play on Ray Allen with no help doesn't make him a bad
defender. Even Kobe gets beat on iso plays sometimes.

JSNV,

We'll see.

Jon K., I credited you the other day on your talent evaluation of Q. Ross. You're on target when it comes to his defensive prowess and atheltic ability to play tight D. His outstanding agility and footwork (success factors to good D) can neutralize pesky guards (Nash, Paul, etc.) and small forwards. Except for you, I'm not certain why more on this blog are recognizing the utility of this unknown commoditiy/hidden treasure.

Fairweather Fatty,

I'll take Sasha nine times out of 10. Younger, faster, will be a better shooter and doesn't run the risk of getting called for a flagrant after the whistle blows- EVERY SINGLE FLIPPIN' TIME.

-bozz-

Drew......I just said the same thing when i saw that trade.....YI FOR JEFFERSON......WOW

Sounds like you're clamoring to bring back Kwame Brown.

GO LAKERS!

Posted by: Jon K. | June 26, 2008 at 12:08 PM

Stephen A Smith tone "Kwame Brown! Kwame Brown. My apologies but who in the hell is Kwame Brown!"

Kwame needs this machine. http://tinyurl.com/5pp2cn

One Love.

Rollo Tomassi,

Good to see that there are some more people who can envision what Quinton Ross could bring to a Champsionship bound Lakers team.

GO LAKERS!

Drew, where did you hear that MIA-LAL trade proposal?

Jon - re: my posts, here's where I'm at. I love Turief. Bring him back by all means! But, he's not a heavy minutes guy, he has some hip issues, etc.. He's got great energy and he's willing to put his body out there, but I don't see him as a classic banger/enforcer and he doesn't exactly clean the glass at a high rate.

I totally agree with you that the multi-position factor is awesome - I love that we have so many swing players. But still, I feel that the one spot that we need more depth at, is the 4. We have a lot of players with length but not as much bulk and toughness as I'd like.

As far as Kwame goes... my vote is no. He had all the chances in the world. He didn't pan out, plain and simple.

Here's some food for thought, draft picks we have a shot at - we already talked about D.J. White (6'9" banger for the Hoosiers).... add to my PF list, Richard Hendrix 6'8", 250 from the Crimson Tide, described by some as a Paul Milsap-type. Also, Joey Dorsey, 6'9", 260 - tough guy post player, limited skill-set... finally, from the Congo, Serge Ibaka, 6'10" - check him out on youtube.

Jon K

"I just read on Yahoo that the Clippers traded up from seventh to fourth by giving Seattle next year's first round draft pick.

What are they, fricken crazy?"

We don't appreciate that sort of affront on on our sanity. We're not crazy. Just stupid.

Rolo Tomassi.................Club Lakers and TLN

Thirty2, sorry for wrongly ID'ying you. Just read it on Club lakers. Thanks for the interesting info on the trade proposal.

Marty,
"2- Heimi (Get Smart. Move over, Machine!)"

Yeah, but the way he takes everything literally? Hmmm ...

Heimie-guard the baseline.

Heimie-pick up your man as soon as he crosses midcourt.

Heimie-we switch baskets at halftime.

Heimie-when you go for a rebound, that ball is yours!! Don't let anyone take it away from you!!

Rollo Tommasi...No probs.........

Charles,

Thanks for that bit of good news...but PLEASE OH PLEASE I hope we don't get Eduardo Najera..he's just one of those players that annoys the crap out of me! Ahh. I'll take Posey if hes available!