CONGRATS PHRED!!!

You busted through the "glass ceiling" on the Freidman-Fatty award!!!!

Many so called 3 point shooters have gone cold or lost their ability to hit from the outside when they've put that Lakers jersey on.

Fisher, Sasha, space cadet, Ron, Farmar, could Bell be the next.

Phred did bring up a very interesting point and illustrated it nicely.

How do you get Kobe's respect? By playing him tough and dirty?

With Kobe, its all about playing your best and winning. And if that means having a player that wasn't hugged enough as a kid, then so be it.

Perhaps he feels the same way as a long-time wise commenter once mentioned on the blog.

"Hey, I don't care if we sign Charlie Manson, as long as he makes us a contender!" - Laker Tom

And Phred, before you let this award go too much to your head, remember....it was you, a fellow South Dakotian, that couldn't deliver Mike Miller from Mitchell, S.D to our Lakers.

WTF? PHRED RCOD, WELL GOD$$^&*^%$#@!@ IT'S ABOUT FREAKIN TIME!!! Phred Congrats & Kudos my Brother!!
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Good Morning JustAnotherMambaFan. How are you and what camp are you in TMAC YES or TMAC NO? No presssure, just the fate of the civilized world depends on your 1 vote so take your time deciding. Oh but just to put the pressure on you...You have a BFF in each camp. Choose wisely dear. And you have to vote. Not voting is a "NO" vote. lol!
Mamba24/larry

T-Mac?

If we can't get Bell, then give him a shot, but Bell first.

So, I guess that's a maybe.

Good morning Mamba, justa, Fatty, and the rest of the Lakers family!!! I'm really gonna need some counseling if Bell comes to the Lakers folks.

Uh, thanks guys, but I have won the COTD before. More than once, even. So far as the electoral vote thing, SD only has three. So far as Mike Miller goes, hey, if Mitch thinks we needed Blake more, that's good enough for me. I won't try to convince Miller to sign for way less than his value. He values my advice way too much for that. Well, that and the guy is from Mitchell.

I think FCM is picking a few more funny entries lately, you guys better be nice to me, or I'll actually start trying to win the dang thing.

For those not familiar with this incredibly gifted, high-tech machine. It gives you the probability of a Free Agent signing with the Lakers and analysis of all the rumors posted on the net.

Although it has a bad attitude, drinks, smokes, and occasionally cusses, I feel it is just as accurate as any source on the web.
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God Fatty, Until I read the smoking thing, for a minute there I thought you where describing me.

LOL! Take that back! You are a Princess yousend others to counseling but a Princess, never, never, NEVER takes counseling. Lol! So how are you on this wonderful EastCoastJessie?
Mamb24

Posted by: MAMBA24 | July 14, 2010 at 09:44 AM

LOL Mamba, I'm doing good Mamba, and you? I just can't fathom the idea of that man in a Laker uni...why are they doing this to me??? To me, that's like Ray Allen becoming a Laker...NOOOOOOOOOOOO please don't do it.

Dexter Fishmore's article was a good read. The Cold War really is a good analogy for the Lakers-Heat rivalry. It's good vs. evil. Freedom vs. tyranny. Riley is a Stalinesque figure. And Kobe is our Ronald Reagan.

It's interesting that most assume the Heat will eventually dominate in a year or two. It's also interesting that the article suggests that we can reload in a couple of years with LO and Luke coming off the books. I guess that would mean not keeping Drew, since he, Kobe and Pau themselves put us over the cap?

Does Durant have an opt-out clause in his new deal with OKC? If so, that would be the best way to reload in a few years.

T-Mac? If we can't get Bell, then give him a shot, but Bell first. So, I guess that's a maybe. Posted by: Art - FL Laker Fan | July 14, 2010 at 09:35 AM
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Lol! Tell you what Art. If there is a tie you get to cast the deciding vote.
Mamba24

EastCoastJessie, don't worry. He'll probably grab the Heat's offer. I hear you. He's the kinda guy that will want to play w/ the 3 stooges instead of the Black Mamba.

ROFLMAO!! OH SWEET JESUS WHAT IS THIS!!!!
MY, My, My! How could I have missed this. Princess you do seem to be having some issues with this RAJA Bell Thug. Well I have just the prescription for you. Cast one Yes vote for TMAC comming to The Lakers & I promise you'll be as good as new! Not saying you are bad, in fact I think you are...Fantastic!! lol!
Mamba24

Posted by: MAMBA24 | July 14, 2010 at 09:51 AM

LMAO Mamba...I just had to vent. The only way I give my vote to T-Mac which is basically picking the lesser or two evils is if RB stays away. I can deal with T-Mac coming off the bench for a few minutes or collecting a paycheck while in a suit at the end of the bench but I can't deal with RB in purple & gold...just can't do it babe!!

don't worry. He'll probably grab the Heat's offer. I hear you. He's the kinda guy that will want to play w/ the 3 stooges instead of the Black Mamba.Posted by: Magic Phil | July 14, 2010 at 10:00 AM
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Now that is a heck of a line. OUT FREAKIN STANDING SIR!!

Justa....

I'm sorry to inform you, but 'Fatty's Free Agent O-Meter' has frozen all my off-shore accounts until he gets more smokes and a better grade of Scotch.

He's feels insulted that I've been serving him Johnny Walker Red when he could have been drinking the Blue after reading a comment on the blog.

Whoever made that comment, "Thanks alot!" You just made my day more expensive!

Infamous El Guapo - Thankfully, there is only one 'Free Agent O-Meter'

Damn it! He pulled this same crap the last time I lit him up. He's impossible to live with...

JUST SAY NO TO T-MAC BANDWAGON

1-Puddle (Driver)
2-Yellowfever (Shotgun)
3-Rick Friedman (Enforcer)
4-The Outlaw ("We don't need to build a superteam.")
5-purpngld4eva ("we already have our own injure prone dude that never plays")
6-Don't Blame Del Harris! ("I had a T-Mac bobblehead once. It had a busted knee and a cracked back right out of the box.")
7-SamLL ("IMHO he's lazy and not a winner.")
8-PnG2x3 ("You can call him McGreedy or McLazy")
9-JUSTA - I've finally decided to vote NO to TMac.

LMAO Fatty, he sure does. I just can't sleep with the enemy this time.

EastCoastJessie - yessssssssssssssssssssss your right im with you on RAJON BALLZ all the wayyy!!! if he comes to LA im gonna be really pissssssssssseddd!! cant stand the guy!!

Hi mamba24, justa and the rest of our laker bloggerss!!

JUST SAY NO TO T-MAC BANDWAGON

1-Puddle (Driver)
2-Yellowfever (Shotgun)
3-Rick Friedman (Enforcer)
4-The Outlaw ("We don't need to build a superteam.")
5-purpngld4eva ("we already have our own injure prone dude that never plays")
6-Don't Blame Del Harris! ("I had a T-Mac bobblehead once. It had a busted knee and a cracked back right out of the box.")
7-SamLL ("IMHO he's lazy and not a winner.")
8-PnG2x3 ("You can call him McGreedy or McLazy")
9-JUSTA - I've finally decided to vote NO to TMac.

mamba24 we clal these banwagon hoppers HATERZZ!!!! lol

Raja Bell is a huge pick-up if the Lakers land him. Everybodies talking about Miami as the Lakers have added a 3pt threat to their roster with Steve Blake and may be adding more defence with Raja Bell.

@justa - you crossed the lines ma'am... we will not tolarate Tmac haters in this blog!!! please take it in some other blog plz.

you went down couple of notches in my book :(
i cant wait for mamba24 to come after you!! ill be right behind him with a purple n gold G-string! woot lol

@ Bay to LA

will this work!? heres what MM wrote! lol

" Reader Comment of the Day: "I’m not sure I approve of how Kobe researches free agent talent. First Ron Artest and now Raja Bell, two guys that he has had altercations with in the past. I’m afraid next year someone might decide they would like to impress Kobe and play with the Lakers, and they’ll just hit him over the head with a two by four." -- phred

Hmmmm... this is interesting... Raja Bell and Ilgauskas have the same agent - Herb Rudoy. Methinks Bell would like to go to the Heat but since they're going to sign Miller and Z, they only have the veteran's minimum left for Bell. If my calculations are correct, the difference between what's left of the Lakers' MLE and the vet min is a little below half a mil, right? Well, just don't take too long to decide, Raja. I'm sure Mitch has a list of other free agents behind you.

@Magia 32:
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Many so called 3 point shooters have gone cold or lost their ability to hit from the outside when they've put that Lakers jersey on.

Fisher, Sasha, space cadet, Ron, Farmar, could Bell be the next.
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Look who you compared him to. Although you have a point, it's fair. But everybody except from Radmanovic, is either older or an inexperienced guy off the bench younger than 26. Ron Artest had become less of a 3pt shooting threat and never really was one. Raja Bell is a CAREER 40% 3pt threat when he used to shoot the open 3 with 11 points on the shot clock- when he used to play that run and gun type of offense. Ron Harper and Raja Bell have the same body build. But yet Ron Harper was never close to 40% even in 1996 when he had his best outside %. But he always was a high % shooter off the field. Even with the wrist injury he kept his stroke and 43~% FG in Golden State and Charlotte. That being said he has played 6 games in total since then and become a little bit more tentative in the ball handling end. Considering he still averaged +2 pts more than Shannon Brown but with 31 MPG, I don't know if its actually worth it. But considering he is a better grinding defender than Shannon on paper, he is still worth considering as a backup option to bolster the bench's D (the lakers never had great D off the bench and would often relinquish leads especially in the post season).

Is Shane battier available on a sign and trade? Everybody remember how good he was defending Kob in the Houston series?

'Sources: Bell agrees to terms with Jazz' according to Marc Stein from ESPN. That opens the possibility for posey etc.