Powell is the Laker savior? Please? OMG

it's OFFICIAL JOSH POWELL is a LAKER....sorry not J-POSH but POSH POWELL....I hope he has the POWER.... GO LAKERS!!!!!

2 ex-Clippers in Laker uni!?! Dang, Jon K is getting his wish.

JJJJoooosh Powell

When Kobe, Lamar and Pau are done.. the present!

I will look for Bynum (Jabbar) 21, Ariza (Worthy) 23, SunYue (Magic) 22 the future! To lead the next generation of Lakers.

Mix the present and the future this is what happens in 2009-2010-2011.. 3 NBA rings!

This is cool.

My second favorite former Clippers player moves his gear down the hall.

He ain't no Rony but then he ain't no Kwame either. LOL

I doubt this is the move us Lakers fans have been waiting for.
I'd still like to see us pick up a decent backup center ('Zo?) because I'm not counting on Mihm to contribute much.

I just saw the first half of Team USA from today. VERY entertaining game. Dwayne Wade is back, total stud, made some incredible plays including a highlight reel pass while falling out of bounds to Kobe for an in the air slam. Very cool. Chris Bosh has really improved. Lebron had some really, I mean really rad slams.

However... again, if I'm Mark Cuban and I'm watching this, I'm absolutely horrified. Kidd picked up 3 quick fouls in like, 3 minutes and the ultimate blow was Doug Collins said, well, he was only going to play for 5 minutes anyway... Ohhhhhh! POW! Right in the kisser... anybody got a giant fork? Put a fork in Kidd, oh yeah, for $20 some million per year... brutal...

Tom, this is not Long Time, but I have a Sun Yue opinion.

I watched the entire China v. USA game and was not impressed by China or Sun Yue. His passes were not crisp. He tends to dribble back towards the half court line instead of taking it to the hole. I saw the block, that was nice. But I also saw some bricks. If you watched the SY workout video on lakers.com, you can see that he is another weak finisher. He misses a lot of close range layups. But, I've yet to see him take it to the hole in competition so that doesn't matter.

Bottom line. No one on the China team looked NBA ready. Of course, that includes Yao (who is obviously ready), but I saw no reason for enthusiasm. He wasn't knocking down long shots or taking it to the hoop or making good passes.

GOOOoooOOOO LAKERS!!!!

Time will only tell how good Sun Yue can be. With his playmaking abilities he seems to be a good player. At the moment Jordan has the edge over him since 1) Jordan shoot the ball so far at the NBA range and 2) He has more experience in the offense which made him start over Javaris Crittenton (In the long run I think J-Critt may be better than Jordan, he does after all have comparisions to Steve Francis).

Sun Yue has comparisons to Boris Diaw which I think may be too generous but given his 6'9 height it is certainly possible, its not every day that a person from the Chinese National Team blocks Dwight Howard on a fast break. However, if he works hard and continues to work with the Chinese National team during the summer days to improve himself during the offseason Sun Yue could really be a good NBA guard. Heck he could maybe even steal Farmar's job in the future (grins towards Jon K.)

Just don't count out Jordan though, he is a hard worker and if he works out as well he'll certainly be a solid guard in the NBA and had comparisons to Steve Nash as well. He ain't no Nash at the mean time but if he improves his jumper and his 3 point shooting, hell the question wouldn't be if Farmar can keep his starting job but can Sun Yue be alright if he is the backup to Jordan?

LT,

I think Sun Yue has the body and athletic ability to be a very
good player... eventually. He's already a decent ball handler
and passer. His one-on-one defense isn't very good, but
he's actually a really good blocker ("soft" guys don't block
Dwight Howard's shot).

I think what Yue needs is some good training, sort of like what
Bynum is getting. They could bring in Magic to tutor him and turn
him into a quality point guard or bring Michael Cooper in to tutor
him and turn him into a defensive stopper. If he works as
hard as Bynum and Farmar and Sasha have been working,
in a year or two he could actually be a solid contributor to the
team. I haven't seen him play enough to know what his ceiling
is, but I'm sure he could be a productive player at the NBA level
if he works on it

In my defense of wanting to pick up Clippers players....

Mike Dunleavy is a better General Manager than he is a coach.

Suppposedly a lot of players like to play for Mike Dunleavy and he's a defensive orientated coach (which I like) and he can work with difficult players (which I could care less about), but I have yet to see that he is a top notch coach.

To be quite frank, as a Clippers fan, his rotations madden me. I do not get them in the slightest. He does not seem to get the best out of his players. Not at all.

I've read that he's had a major influence upon Elgin Baylor in terms of drafting and trades and, quite frankly, he has been an INCREDIBLE improvement upon beloved Lakers Great Mr. Baylor, but he brings these guys in and then throws them into a confusing system.

The Clippers are cleaning house this year and have done a pretty damned good job of rebuilding post-David Falk treachery, but there are some Clippers players out there and they have NOT been used to their potential.

At the top of my list...

Quinton Ross
Shaun Livingston (tragedy)
Paul Davis
Nick Fazekas

All solid good plalyers (except Shaun Livingston who is a potential NBA Hall of Fame player if he can return from his injury).

The fact that these guys have not been signed amazes me, especially at the price that they are available AND considering that Dunleavy is a defensive-minded coach, thus improving the benefit they would have for the Lakers.

[By the way, for those who don't care about the Clippers. We have our own Kwame Brown. His name is Tim Thomas. Remember? The Sun who beat both the Lakers and the Clippers in the playoffs two years ago. Remember that jerk? He's now destroying the Clippers from within. Wonderful.]

Anyhow, I hope the Lakers sign Quinton Ross and take a look at some other Clippers players. They would blossom in Purple and Gold.

Go Clippers!

GO LAKERS!

thekobebryantblitz,

>>>>>Just don't count out Jordan though, he is a hard worker and if he works out as
>>>>>well he'll certainly be a solid guard in the NBA and had comparisons to Steve
>>>>>Nash as well. He ain't no Nash at the mean time but if he improves his jumper
>>>>>and his 3 point shooting, hell the question wouldn't be if Farmar can keep his
>>>>>starting job but can Sun Yue be alright if he is the backup to Jordan?

Thanks for your comments, blitz. I like Jordan a lot also. He still has the potential to be a Tony Parker type of point guard, meaning a great offensive player with limited defensive abilities in a half court game. That is not a bad ceiling as Tony P won Finals MVP and a couple of rings so I see him as what Jordan can aspire to be. I thought Phil should have started Jordan over Smush and I think there is a chance he will challenge Fish to start sometime this year, especially if we run as much as I am hoping we will do.

I think Farmar needs to add two things to his offensive repertoire which Tony Parker excels at. The first is the teardrop shot, which Parker has made an art form and which used to be one of Jordan’s primary weapon. When and how he abandoned it, I don’t know but he needs to bring it back. It’s a shot that is based totally on quickness and deception. The second move is the jumpstop. Jordan has become one dimensional when he penetrates, always going to the rim off one foot. Instead, Jordan needs to come to a big jump stop where he can throw a couple of quick head fakes and then use his 42” vertical leap to dunk the damn ball. The teardrop and the jumpstop will allow Jordan to take his game to the next level. At least his offensive game.

Defensively, at Jordan’s size, you have to be a great anticipator and flopper rather than just meekly chasing guys around screens. If we play a pressing trapping offense with Drew as free safety rather than allowing teams to setup on us in half court and screen and roll us to death, then I think Farmar can be a very good defender, playing the passing lanes and using his hops to deflect and intercept passes. He just needs to play defense with the same mettle and confidence that he plays offense. Defensively, is where I am most tantalized by Sun Yue, who I think is fast and quick enough to really give opposing point guards a rough time. He has great height and length and shot blocking ability for a guy who can play the point. Literally, he might be the PERFECT point guard for Phil’s Triangle Offense.

Tom

I think Powell and Yue (and Karl if they guarantee his contract)
are all good choices for the Lakers.

First of all, the Lakers have an excellent core rotation, so there
won' t be a lot of extra minutes to go around... I don't expect
any of the three to play more than a few minutes a game, and
mostly in garbage time.

They're all fairly young, will all be on very modest (and likely
non-guaranteed) contracts, and they all have some upside.
I don't expect any of them to ever be all-stars, but if even one
of the three could improve enough to be a consistent role-player
for the Lakers, then that would be great.

If the Lakers had brought in a veteran like Kwame or Pargo,
they would expect to be paid more and would expect to get
more minutes, which could disrupt the Lakers rotation that was
fairly successful last season. These less-known players
will hopefully work hard and get prepared in case there's
a situation where they're actually needed. And in the meantime
they can ride along for a championship.

The only thing I might have done differently is I might have
tried to sign the OTHER Clippers discard PF - Nick Fazekas.
He's an excellent rebounder with some good offensive moves.

BLOG CRUE
Since it's summer, let's hope the Dodgers get something going in time for the playoffs. 4 wins in a row!

Colorado loves the Lakers!

Jon K.

Jordan being the next Tony Parker may be still a long shot but hey, time will only tell how Jordan will turn out.

The kind of guards that Phil likes are defensive minded point guards who are spot up shooters such as John Paxon and Ron Harper. The reasoning is that the shooting guards Phil has had (Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant) are penetrating the paint shooting guards, having good jumpers and the ability to drive in the lane like a small forward. Unfortunately, if paired with a traditional drive and dish point guards, the paint will be clogged too much to be penetrated. Thats why MJ didn't like being paired with Sam Vincent and BJ Armstrong because they wanted to penetrate the paint just as much as MJ. And neither MJ nor Kobe would like to play point guard even though their stats could increase (MJ's stats was great when he was put on point). Plus both don't have point guard skills and would still fire too much shots than the usual point guard would, Lebron James at the moment is a perfect example since the Cavs don't have a legitmate point guards (Mo Williams drive and dish style may come into conflict with Lebron's own penetration). To remedy this, Phil put John Paxon and Ron Harper to be spot up shooters than the classic point guard. This continued with the Lakers with Ron Harper/Brian Shaw and now Derek Fisher. Smush wasn't a good fit really for Phil's system since he liked to penetrate more and wasn't a spot up shooter. Hence Jordan Farmer might clash with Kobe's style unless Jordan puts up a good jumper so when he gets the point guard reigns, Kobe can dish the ball to him reliably and when Kobe is resting he can do the penetration.

Laker Tom:

Sun Yue is 3/4 there to being Phil's point guard type. He indeed has the height and indeed has the playmaking skills. Only problem at the moment is having a reliable jumper (he is improving that). If he has a jumper then Sun Yue could actually be a really great point guard the league has to be concerned about.

As for Jordan, he is a ball thief in the passing lanes and his help defense is getting better. Like you said, improve his skills once he hits the rim and keep developing a jumper and he'll be solid. I do not think Jordan will think about flopping too much due to the new rules that will penalize players from flopping (yes even they care that they will lose $1k+). And that might be a concern to Jordan since he did alright against Iverson yet was bullied around by Deron Williams but hanged in there against Tony Parker and did average against the Celtics.

Jordan Farmar was taken in the later part of the 1st Round and Sun Yue was taken in the early part of the 2nd Round. Time will tell of who will take the mantle of point guard from Derek Fisher and who will eventually be running the Laker squad when Kobe takes his place amongst the legends.

LTLF,

Thanks for doing that vid. I checked it out. I also made a friend request on youtube.

A.K." Fingers crossed, they won't have to find out."

FINGERS, TOES AND EYES CROSSED. We have to get
another "Big" AK!!!

Powell is the Laker savior? Please? OMG Posted by: Let's go C's! |
August 14, 2008 at 05:49

OMG!! I AGREE WITH LET'S GO C'S.!! Somebody put me out of
my misery....PLEEEEEEAAAASSSSE!!!!

It’s funny but my wife and I were talking earlier and she said that she thought it was cool that all
of the Lakers players were nice guys, whereas most of the Celtics players were all a-holes.
LOL. What can I say? She IS Mrs. LakerTom. LOL. Posted by: LakerTom | August 14, 2008 at 09:30 PM

Me thinks Mrs. LakerTom is a smart woman and Mr. LakerTom is a lucky man. LOL

hahahhaha! LMFAO!!!!!!
SHAQ AND WIFE RECONCILE
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/26204495/

"You’re always welcome to chime in."

Nice to see you've loosened things up around here LakerTom, and are giving others the privilege of adding their opinion to the boards.

Wow.

Thekobebryantblitz,

>>>>>Sun Yue is 3/4 there to being Phil's point guard type. He indeed has the height
>>>>>and indeed has the playmaking skills. Only problem at the moment is having a
>>>>> reliable jumper (he is improving that). If he has a jumper then Sun Yue could
>>>>>actually be a really great point guard the league has to be concerned about.

Thanks for your response. I agree 100% with the above assessment. Let’s get the kid signed and over here wearing purple and gold. It should be fun watching this team evolve. I have been a Lakers fan for 40 years and have never loved a team more than this one.

Tom

Pig,

>>>>> Nice to see you've loosened things up around here LakerTom, and are
>>>>>giving others the privilege of adding their opinion to the boards.

LOL. Didn’t know that I ever discouraged other bloggers from commenting, even when I addressed a post to a specific poster but it is good to see Lakers interest is still high during these dog days of summer. The season cannot start too soon for me. What’s your take on Sun Yue, Pig? Thumbs up or down? Thanks.

Tom

Mamba,

>>>>>Me thinks Mrs. LakerTom is a smart woman
>>>>>and Mr. LakerTom is a lucky man. LOL.

No doubt about it, Larry. She was my high school sweetheart and we have been married for over 40 years. And she is a Lakers fan. Like many other bloggers’ wives, she often reads and critiques various posts on the blog. I have invited her several times to chime in but she says this is my thing and she would prefer to just peak in from time to time to make sure I am not getting into trouble. She says she is just happy that it’s the Lakers Blog that consumes my Internet time rather than an online gambling or porno site. LOL.

Just a couple of Mrs. LakerTom’s opinions:

<<<< <<<<< The trolls give them an outlet to vent their anger someone other than other bloggers.

<<<< <<<<

<<<< <<<<

Tom

Benjamin,

You're probably right, but I really hope you're not.

GO LAKERS!

Sun Yue will become Magic Johnson when he joins the Lakers. If you are worried about his bulk, that's easy, the In & Out burgers alone will make him as big a Magic. I did not say he will be good as Magic but there is always room for expansion horizontally.

There is no way for Farmar to grow vertically at 6'9". So if talents are equal in a year's time, the advantage is on Yue (Is it pronounced as Yoo' or Yu-weh.? What I know they pronounced the vowels: a-e-i-o-u in chinese).

A Beatle song will become a threat to Farmar, remember the tune of that song:

"Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right

Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like
years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right.........."

Can someone tell me which channel carries the game tomorrow morning???

LakerTom,

He seemed to move well in the game against the US. His range is good, but not great, and that's pretty much all I can say about him. I hope to see him play a lot in the preseason to get a better gauge of his skill level.

Does anyone know if buying NBA league pass will include preseason games?

To the person who praised Mike Dunleavy's GM ability a while back, I have two words for you:

Yaroslav Korolev

You may now return to your regular Pau-bashing, already in progress.

PS The Lakers got Bynum at #10, and the Clippers took Koralev two picks later. Danny Granger fell to the Pacers several picks later. Imagine the gnashing of teeth if Mitch had taken the future manager of the Moscow Starbucks in Red Square.

Sonnybelfast,

What's your take on the whole Artest as a King thing?

GO LAKERS!

Thank goodness for you Sonny. I'd have a lot fewer links and posts to scroll past if it weren't for your clever, caustic, semi-political diatribes. Not to mention the wealth of Sacramento Bee story links.

Thanks Sonny. You're the best.

Edwin,

>>>>> Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
>>>>>and I say it's all right

One of my favorite songs ever by George Harrison although it’s the Richie Havens version I love best. Hope Sun Yue lives up to his promise. He and Jordan give us some potentially great young legs behind Fish.

Tom

In order to play Yue, Mitchell, Karl next season, we need Jeanie Buss badly. She has to influence this nutty Zen coach to recognize talents than scrubs, to respect the youth who are eager to play than the veterans who are comfy and lazy with their rich contracts. Somebody has to influence this old baby boomer!

By the way, am I the only person who thinks it's beyond hilarious that Canada hasn't won a medal yet?

Time to lay off the Moosehead and get in the gym, eh!

GO USA!

GO LAKERS!

Anyone know the terms of the Josh Powell signing?

GO LAKERS!

"Sun Yue will become Magic Johnson when he joins the Lakers. If you are worried about his bulk, that's easy, the In & Out burgers alone will make him as big a Magic. I did not say he will be good as Magic but there is always room for expansion horizontally."
Posted by Edwin Gueco

No! LOL! That would be like comparing Kwa-may Brown to Kevin Garnett and Kevin Durant to Kobe Bryant. Of course its certainly possible but remember Magic was the 1st overall pick back in 1979 and Sun Yue is a 2nd rounder. I know you said skill wise Sun Yue might not be as good as Magic. I would rather think a better comparison would be Boris Diaw in that he can play multiple positions (if Sun Yue bulks up he can probably play even power forward).
Even though Sun Yue is showing flashes of potential in the Olympics, its still too early to say he's the next Magic Johnson.

Don't count out Farmar. Like I said before he has been in the NBA for 2 more years than Sun Yue (1 had Sun Yue actually signed with us last year). So he knows the tricks of the trades plus he probably has more stamina to handle the sch of the NBA than Sun Yue does. If you compare Sun Yue to Magic then its fair to compare Farmar to Steve Nash or even Tony Parker.

However I agree if all else equal skill wise (penetrating the paint, jumpers, and defense especially) Sun Yue would have certainly the edge against Jordan, time will only tell.

LakerTom,

I think Sun Yue was a great signing because the risk is minimal and the reward could be huge. When Mitch and the rest of the front office evaluates players these kinds of things need to be addressed and I think our front office is actually incredibly gifted at it.

I remember reading Ronnie Lester say something regarding the Bynum draft pick and where the team was at the point (did they need immediate impact) and how they knew he was a project but in two to three years would be considered a top 3 pick (if not #1) and that was their line of thinking. I really commend forward thinking management and it's nice to know our guys can go either way (giving up prospects and cap flexibility to get Gasol).

I'm really excited about this team, probably for the simple fact that I agree with what you (and your wife) mentioned...I like these guys. And I really think that each and every guy on the squad is a hard worker. that kind of thing is addictive and usually delivers good results.

Tully Moxness,

"To the person who praised Mike Dunleavy's GM ability a while back, I have two words for you:

Yaroslav Korolev"

Touche.

GO LAKERS!

Jon,

My take on Artest as a King? As you know, I marvel at Bills ability and enjoyed watching him thunder down the court. While in rebuilding mode, Ron helped keep attendance from collapsing. I am glad he was here, and, I am glad he is gone. I'm even happier that we picked up two first rounders for him, which was my plan all along.

Go Niners!

Sonnybelfast

kobebryantblitz,

Didn't get my joke huh? I said horizontally meaning the belly and weight, not the talents of Magic. How about the vertical growth on Farmar?

LakerTom,

You better correct this Joel Myers who kept on calling him short cut Yu and dropped the e which is pronounced as you said the sound Yu "ah". In the case of Gasol, heard Steve Hartman saying: Gay-sol. It's Spanish so it should be a short ahhh not the long ayyyye.

It goes without saying - accents go in both ways and change much as it leaves its place of origin, so we should not laugh at people with funny accents! Isn't it nice we have a blog and learn something new?

By the way, does anyone actually think that the Chinese WOMEN'S gymnastic team is actually composed of a bunch of 16 and older WOMEN?

My answer? HELL NO!

GO USA!

GO LAKERS!

having Lamar guarding guys in the perimeter will help our defense especially with Drew and Pau, two 7 footers. Plus both Drew and Pau can score done in the post as well. Back in 2005-2006 season two 7 footers (Kwa-mey Brown and Chris Mihm) did help clog the lanes for defense purposes but we lacked any low post scoring and Lamar struggled penetrating the severely clogged lanes and Kobe was forced to shoot more perimeter shots since both Chris Mihm and especially Kwa-may Brown weren't good scorers. Having a slow Brian Cook did give us some offense but defense suffered greatly. Same thing happened in 2006-2007 teams again clogged the lane to prevent Kwa-may Brown from doing any scoring and an injured Lamar from doing any damage and Kobe again was forced to shoot. Once Bynum developed and especially with Pau we finally have an equal offense and defense capability and Lamar can defend more aggressively on the perimeter and can penetrate more since teams has to be concerned about not only Drew and Pau, they always have to worry about Kobe with Derek on the perimeter to shoot both long and mid range. Bynum will break out this year and Pau while not a great defender is solid enough to defend against the Power Forwards of today.

Pau limited Tim Duncan (the best Power Forward of all time, yes he will be greater than Barkley, Malone, and Garnett) to 22.4 ppg on 42.6 % shooting and also made Garnett score 18.2ppg on 44.4% shooting and Pau was playing out of position. And this was the same Kevin Garnett who torched Rasheed Wallace for 22.8ppg on 52.1% shooting in the Eastern Conference Finals!

With a solid but not great defender who can pass/score/rebound and think well at Power Forward, a beast at Center, a solid small forward, one of the best perimeter players ever, and a solid jump shooting veteran at point, combined with an ever strengthening bench, the 2008-2009 Lakers look darn good.

Tom,
you used to play bball in china town? which team?
-boba

Long Time Laker Fan,

Jannero Pargo is going to Russia? Crazy.

Well that's good for us. I didn't like Jannero Pargo playing for the Hornets. Nope. Not one little bit.

GO LAKERS!

boba,

>>>>> you used to play bball in china town? which team?

You know, it’s been so long (35 years, LOL) that I can’t remember the name of the team. At the time I was tutoring Cantonese kids in English as a volunteer while attending Cal State LA and I can’t even remember the name of the community center that I worked in but that was where the games were. Pretty good competition, too! And very American style of basketball, including all the foul calling and arguing over calls.

The point I was making was the Sun Yue’s play reminds me more of the guys I played with in that league rather than the usual more passive players on the China national team. I also played against one of the teams from Chinatown in a summer league at Cal State LA. This was back in the days when Raymond Lewis was playing, if there are any other longtime LA basketball junkies. I played against Raymond and he was the greatest shooter that I ever played against, a great 3-point shooter right around the time the ABA put the rule in.

How about you?

Tom

AZ,

>>>>> I think our front office is actually incredibly gifted at it.

I think this year will provide the proof to back up that statement. Good take, Andrew.

Tom

Mamba,

Here is the third try to post Mrs. LakerTom’s comments of the day. She is already ragging on me for the last two attempts getting screwed up. Guess that five less than signs in a row alerts TypePad to ignore what follows.

Anyway, the latest takes from Mrs. LakerTom:

>>>>>

“Without the trolls, the bloggers would spend all of their time destroying each other.
The trolls give them an outlet to vent their anger someone other than other bloggers.”

“She can tell from the posts that Mike T and I were both overaggressive defenders
in our day who mercilessly hacked and fouled every player we ever guarded.”

“AK and BK would both make excellent fathers because they already have solid
experience in handling juvenile delinquents.”

>>>>>

Tom

I'm with you there Jon K. There's something fishy in China, and I don't just mean the boxing.

Jon K, KBblitz:

Nothing wrong with Jordan Farmar, he can be good as Fisher with his last second heroics last season. If he becomes as good as Tony Parker, well and good but he has been inconsistent with his defense for the last two years now. He can't handle the fast guards like Brandon Roy, CP3, Deron Williams, Tony Parker, Rajon Rondo, Monta Ellis, Baron Davis and on and on and on. Therefore, when his contract become due for increase and extentions and he may be asking 60M for 4 years that's where the difference lies, owners would look for a cheaper alternative just like what happened to Ronny Turiaf. Now from the Lakers perspective, all of us in this blog love to speculate, we all want our speculation as the hard fast rule tho' it's just pure guesstimate from a fan's eye view. Nobody here read the mind of kupchak when he got Ariza in the 1st half and Gasol in the 2nd half. Not even the Stat-Man, LTLF who made a living out of memorizing everyone's PER and Stats or the LakerTom who is more optimistic than Confusius. or our basketball mind here who has been preaching the magnificent calves that will plug the middle. Lately, we sense some storms in the horizon when we see a lot of PG's being recruited. They drafted a PG, signed Yue who they drafted last year a PG, signed Karl last year another PG so why five PG's? Karl was the best Laker during the Summer League. That's when you ask questions, is it a possibility that they are packaging a PG and an expiring contract SF or PF for a Center who will take place of another expiring injury-prone Center. In conclusion, there is nothing really wrong with Farmar we're analysing the initial moves by Mitch, what is he hatching up?

Derek Fisher=Bill Paxson
Jordan Farmar=BJ Armstrong

Don't forget

Kobe Bryant=Scottie Pippen

hhahahahahahaha