Report Card - Coby Karl

I like Coby, if his contract is about the same I'd love to have him return. Good competitive kid. But he's no Saša!!!

Anybody want to keep Coby say Aye"!

Not in favor say Nay'!

Aye

Aye

But he's no But he's no Saša!!!

Posted by: dbjungle

Who is Saša?

Coby Karl? huh? It was cool having him on the squad. Good luck Coby.

The question that has to be answered is who are we going to get to guard Paul Pierce?

Looking around the NBA, who is out there that can do a good job on Pierce? Off the top, there's Battier, Prince, Bowen, and Artest. I don't think Artest would be a good Laker, so that leaves Battier, Prince, and Bowen. The Spurs will not give up Bowen. So could Battier or Prince be on the market for the right price?

I don't see either the Rockets or Pistons giving up either one of those guys without Lamar being included in the deal.

This comes down to team need in my opinion. Yes, we want to have the most talented guys on the court if possible. But the Celtics showed us that defense is what's going to win it for us. To play the best defense, we have to matchup better than every other team. While Lamar gives us a mismatch we can exploit on most regular season nights, when it comes down to championship basketball, Lamar becomes a mismatch that works to our disadvantage. He's a tweener, he can't guard the true big man consistently, HE'S NOT A POINT GUARD!, does'nt shoot the three well at all, and he's too slow to guard Paul Pierce.

Don't get me wrong, I am a big Lamar Odom fan. He's been a very good Laker. I want a championship though, and to win it we have to beat the Celtics. We can matchup with Ray Allen and Garnett, we have nobody to guard Pierce. We need a true SF who can get up into Pierce and take him out of his game. If that means trading Lamar, it has to be done.

Bottom line.
Go Lakers!

aye

although it may be difficult with sun yue coming in next year

Fire32L"Who is Saša?" LMAO

aye, but only if we have room for Kwame. lol

HEY DON'T FORGET ME!

Fatty,
Hope you are better!

Everybody thanks for the blog response. Slow day but finger point to everybody!!!

Whatever on Coby. Just as long as Luke is starting next year and we some how get Kwame and Smush back I really don't think we have much to complain about.

Good morning Laker Nation!

Fire32,

Saša is Sasha, just in case you didn't know your "š" from your "sh."

Rocky,

I agree with the idea of getting Prince, though I haven't checked if the numbers would work. But in the end, I'd rather keep our team as it is.

-bozz-

Aye - don't forget that this man can smash a basketball. Just in case you forgot: http://tinyurl.com/589wyl

We should keep him around for summer league at least.

Coby Karl is a hard worker. I'd like to see him come back, improve like Jordie did. He's shown his potential in the limited time he's played, plus how cool is that the fans get to chant "Kobe/Coby"?! should get them more rowdy.

Saša is Sasha, just in case you didn't know your "š" from your "sh."

bozz,

Around here I know him as Machine. LOL

Actually I think Coby has some promise. I can't remember the last guy coming off the reserve that I'd say that about.

I liked his energy, his help defense was surprisingly good and that outside shot of his is probably better than the Machine's... if this guy can make some improvements (handling, composure, perimeter/post defense) then I think he'll make a great replacement to a guy like Walton... hell, if he improves in those areas, he'll be a lot better than Luke ever was.

"F" or "D"??? Geez! I bet Coby rates it an "A"! Dude was with the team for the whole year, all the way to the finals, got paid booku bucks for playing a little basketball, also gets a little extra playoff money... gets to drop one of the all time great pickup lines on chicks at bars for an entire year, "oh yeah, I'm so busy, playing with the LAKERS and all..."

not a bad year for the dude... I don't know if we'll ever see him on another NBA roster, only Slava knows the answer to this but I'd bet Coby would rate this an OUTSTANDING year.

Hi Charles,

Thanks. I'm feeling better, but not quite where I want to be.

Years ago, I had back surgery and I had a bit of set back. Timing wasn't good, (never is, but during the finals!-&$%&%%!!!) but I'm past the acute stage, getting some therapy, and then will try to do some rehab and hopefully avoid surgery again.

In the mean time, the Lakers lost, my yard looks like crap, and to be expected, the blog is still upset about losing to Green Weenies.

Keep the faith, Charles

Fatty

AK,

I don't get the D- grade at all.

I mean, he made good use of the VERY limited minutes he played. How does that equate to a D-?

GO LAKERS!

Charles,

Aye.

GO LAKERS!

Aye.

That dunk was seeecckkk!

Aye, Aye, I like Coby Karl. Don't know how good he is because his role last season was just shinning and preparing the bench for King PJ to sit. I hope Lakers will invite him back, a symbol of "can-do attitude" willing to play despite ailments that could mean end of his life, no qualms, no demands, no MLE or B/A offers, just love being around and a chance to play. Does he belong to a team who plays only for Championship, that I don't know b/c he was never tested.

Go Coby Karl. Today you are just a name, Tomorrow you will be a legend.

we need a SF that can score consistantly with a diverse game and some D.

The Lakers have many young, prospect point guards - Coby, Jordan, and the 6'9" "Chinese Magic Johnson" Sun Yue. So how are all of them gonna get enough PT to develop in the NBA?

Jon K.,

"AK, I don't get the D- grade at all. I mean, he made good use of the VERY limited minutes he played. How does that equate to a D-?"

Like I said right from the start, the players are being graded in part because of their impact on the season. Karl didn't offer much in tangible terms. That's also why I added the "Inc.," which acknowledges that the low grade comes in large part from playing very little, as opposed to playing poorly.

Whether it's a flawed system/outlook or not, it's the same one we've always used since we first started doing these.

AK

aye

although it may be difficult with sun yue coming in next year

Posted by: richtown | June 23, 2008 at 11:02 AM

Aye,
Because I hope Sun Yue stays in China another year. I hate to see J Buss pay his contract and have PJ sit him on the bench because he is a rookie. Save the payroll save the kid for another year.

Aye, At least you could have given him a D+. If Coby's a D, what's LUke? No, don't tell me.

Wallowing on the Lakers bench all year and still managing 17.5 PPG in only 17 games in the D-League and a .411 TPG ain't too shabby. Long layoffs don't seem to bother his rhythm.

And let's see if Mitch can really earn his $$$ and negotiate Sun Yue away Aoshen. Wow, a 6'9" point guard, that should be interesting to say the least.

OH, NO!

NOW THEY'RE SAYING COBY KARL MAY REPLACE POOR, POOR KOBE!

SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING!

Aye, most definitely. Not every player on a 15-man roster is going to get serious PT - Coby's a valuable practice player, he's got heart, energy, a very good outside shot and his teammates love him. Also costs next to nothing.

Aye!

When he was on the court, he put in the good effort that he was supposed to and played smartly. His shot didn't always fall, but he always found another way to help. He put in a very good defensive effort.

I only wish the rest of the team could play as he did 80 percent of the time. Seriously, I loved what I saw.

QOUTE OF THE WEEK:
Go Coby Karl. Today you are just a name, Tomorrow you will be a legend." EDWIN GUECO

Saša, Sasha, the Machine, Vujacic, Vujakachic (if you're Jeff Van Gundy) or big Š!

I'm a Houston Laker fan so the Machine thing is catching on slow with me. What about Shishi? Man, the aspiring best shooting guard should have a serious talk with his boy about nicknames.

Hey, I'm not from L.A., can anybody tell me who Joel Myers is?