REPOST ALERT!!!

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A TRUE STORY (NOT) ... (persepecitve for LEWSTERS & Matt Barnes)

August, 2007 ~ Mitch Kupchak sits down with laptop, and by agreement through the mediation of the K-Bros, gives the faithful of Laker Blog a chance to voice their collective opinions and desires. Kwame and Smush get reemed. Kobe gets reemed for reeming Bynum. And, oh yeah, Bynum gets reemed. Blog summary demand is simple -- WE WILL NOT SETTLE FOR FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFS.

August, 2008 ~ Following town meeting with the lukewarm Laker following (who shell out ten's of thousands for tickets), Mitch feels frisky. Through mediation of K-Bros, he arranges another cyber-sitdown with the Blog Community. Expecting kudos for exceeding our demand he smiles at the surprise appearance of LA in Finals. Also smirks that smile anticipating glowing compliments on picking up Gasol. Blog summary demand is simple -- WE WANT TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, NOT JUST BE THERE.

August 2009 ~ Within minutes after the 2009 NBA Draft is complete, Mitch gives new Blog guardian MM a call. He is anxious to meet with the Blog. Expecting a wave of enthusiastic applause, Kupchak is caught off-guard by the Blog-Think-Sync chant of "repeat... repeat... repeat". Mitch doesn't wait around for the summary . . .

August 2010 ~ MM is vacationing, but Fatty handles the logistics. Mitch greets the Blog faithful, smiling with an O'Brien in his left hand and another in his right hand. He's been pumping weights for a week in preparation for this very celebration, anticipating a double-fisted, trophy pump to the "repeat chants" of the blog. Realizes his ears are not deceiving him as he instead hears the chant, "three-peat... three-peat... three-peat"

August 2011 ~ MM is having wrist surgery (repetitive banning syndrome) when Kupchak brings Bynum along, touting his 82 regular season and full playoff run perfect attendance record, and oh yeah, that third O'Brien trophy. But all Mitch hears is, "Nice trophy: But why did we lose so many regular season games?"

August 2012 - Kupchak appears with the sparkling set of "four-peat" O'Briens. Polite applause from Blog Community, until grumblings drown out the affirmation. Blog summary demand is simple: "WE WANT AN UNDEFEATED REGULAR SEASON AAANNNDDD UNDEFEATED PLAYOFFS!"

August 2013 ~ 82-0 . . . 16-0 . . . Kupchak is greeted by Blog Summary demand plain and simple: "CAN YOU DO IT AGAIN?!?!?"

Welcome to the Lakers Blog.
Where excellence is always being redefined in the light of . . . excellence.

Mike

REPOST

Amit - I don't think the lost of "explosiveness" will hurt the Lakers chances of 3peat. But if the Lakers lose Shannon, having already lost Jordan AND Trevor, that's leaves a lot of uncertainty for the future. Then Bynum is our only proven younger player.

As stated before, with the new additions, the current Laker team reminds me of the 96-98 Bulls. An experienced champion that won't wow you with athleticism but will simply outsmart and out execute its opponents. As long as Kobe is playing at an all-NBA level the Lakers will compete for championships. He's been great for so long that we probably take him for granted. But at some point there will be a drop off, then another decline. Father time is still undefeated. Drew is the only current player on the roster that could elevate his game substantially to offset Kobe's decline...and therein lies the great debate.

In case you guys missed Bryan Colangelo slamming Chris Bosh. More tactful than Dan Gilbert's ripping of Lebron, but nearly as derogatory.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Raptors-GM-Bryan-Colangelo-slams-Chris-Bosh;_ylt=AnmXKXZIIRzV7kh9u8MRJnW8vLYF?urn=nba-258454

LakerMike - great post, but you forgot about summer league and preseason. That's another 16-0. Plus PJ must win COY, Kobe MVP, Pau 1st team All-NBA, Bynum an all-star, Ron Ron all-defensive team, LO 6th man of the year, Shannon all-star dunk champion and Sasha all-star 3pt champion (okay Sasha might be stretching it). Only then will we be satisfied...for a couple of days.

I like his tone. He seemed genuinely pleased to be with us, regardless of the missed bigger paycheck.
His vocabulary (pronouns) indicate he's not assimilated yet.
I can't wait to see how and when Phil uses him, and Blake for that matter.
When does our season start?
What do we play for?
Oregon Wade

I'm sold. I didn't realize that Barnes was as articulate, level-headed (off the floor) and incisive.

Basketball is a game that requires great skill, yes, but intelligence and composure never hurts. I sense that this is an experiment that may pay off. And I am hoping that it works out so well that MB decides to hang for a 2nd and maybe 3rd year with his eighth team. You can never have too much D, especially out on the wing.

Haha the wrist surgery went successful. As well as Kobe's did, actually.

I'm going to be taking vacation starting Saturday and will be back on the blog August 9. The sports staff will take over while I'm gone.

MM

Jon K,

Help us out. What's the best Gimlet mix?

For 24 people.

Always thought Barnes was a loose canon, unstable. After hearing him out, listening to him talk about his twins sons' footprints tatooed on his neck, his plan to get another tatoo to honor his mom who passed away from cancer, that he left more money on the table to sign with the Lakers, and his determination and desire to give 110% when he steps onto the court, make me realize how much I am going to like him on our team this year. Can't wait for the season to get here already. Go Lakers!

Losing Farmar and Ariza wasn't a bad thing even youth wise.

As long as you UPGRADE it's always good.

Artest was an upgrade in every way save for finishing on the basket and athleticism.

Blake is an upgrade (we'll see on the court he still has to prove it on the court not just mere speculation) in my opinion though again like I said still have to see on the court because he's the anti-Farmar. Not a person to be on the sports reel but one to run the offense.

Barnes is an upgrade to Luke/Vlad in the past. Ball handling well can't have everything and is a questionable shooter but he is an upgrade. Makes Kobe play less at SF (as he had to do quite a bit) and more at guard.

Only things weren't upgrade or equal was DJ Mbenga and the back up 2. Even if we do indeed re-sign Shannon it's still the same as last year with Brown being KB's back up. Theo Ratliff is basically a cheaper version of DJ Mbenga. Plus DJ wanted to play more.

Caracter/Ebanks are rookies buried in the depth chart don't expect them to see the court at all that much. Would rather sign then and play them in the D-League (Bakersfield) as much as possible but even if Caracter goes to play in Europe...all good. We own his rights and when he's ready he can come back.

BLöG CЯüE
I excited about adding some new jerseys to my collection. I do think we did great in getting the double Bs. Mitch did a great job so far. I'll be hanging in our nation's capital next week.

Cölöradö löves öür Wörld Champiön Lakers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just noticed Hollingers comment about the Lakers are losers for the offseason...

I would take that as one big compliment coming from such an un-objective loser as him.

It must have hurt him real bad when the Lakers came out on top over his predicted winners.

His status as the invisible clothes maker at ESPN must be going down. Especially after having been grossly wrong the last two years.

Posted by: Fatty | July 27, 2010 at 08:33 PM
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I heard him one time on 710 AM and one of the reasons he said Kobe wasn't himself last season (he did mention injuries as one of the reasons) was that he didn't get to the free throw line as much in years past.

Kobe went to the free throw line 7.4 times last year up from 6.9 the year before.

(All though if it meant on a minute by minute basis then Hollinger is correct since the last time Kobe averaged 38 minutes per game was 07-08 and KB's FT's were 9 per game then).

Doesn't change the fact that Kobe went to the free throw line more times than he did in 08-09. Hollinger should have said free throw rate but he said free throw attempts so just another Hollinger screw up with his PER that he rates MJ the greatest of all time yet can't rate Wilt because Blocks and Steals weren't recorded that time.

I can guarantee to you John Hollinger that if blocks and steals had been recorded that Wilt's 50ppg season Wilt would have a 40 PER blasting any great season by MJ or even LBJ!

Though to be fair to BSPN, they did get flak for choosing the Cavaliers to win the title. While they were ultimately proved wrong (with Magic Johnson apologizing to Kobe) their line of thinking was understandable. The Lakers in April were treading Water going into the post season with a lot of questions and even in the first round did not look dominant compared to Utah and Phoenix series and even the Celtics series weren't as humbling as the Thunder was).

Glad Barnes and Artest are now on our side. With all the upgrades this summer, the Lakers are sending a message to Miami and the other pretenders best summed up by the lyrics to the new release by Avenged Sevenfold, "Nightmare."

http://bit.ly/dhx5ah

Nightmare

Now your nightmare comes to life.

Dragged you down below
Down to the devils show
To be his guest forever
Peace of mind is less than never

Hate to twist your mind
But God ain't on your side
An old acquaintance severed
Burn the world your last endeavor

Flesh is burning
You can smell it in the air
Cause men like you have such an easy soul to steal(steal)

So stand in line while they ink numbers in your head
Your now a slave until the end of time here

Nothing stops the madness turning, haunting, yearning pull the trigger

You should have known
The price of evil
And it hurts to know that you belong here
Yeah
Oooooooh
It's your ******* nightmare
While your nightmare comes to life

Can't wake up in sweat
Cause it ain't over yet
Still dancing with your demons
Victim of your own creation

Beyond the will to fight
Where all that's wrong is right
Where hate don't need a reason
Loathing self-assassination

You've been lied to
Just to rape you of your sight
And now they have the nerve to tell you how to feel (feel)

So sedated as they medicate your brain
And while you slowly go insane they tell ya
"Given with the best intentions, help you with your complications"

You should have known
The price of evil
And it hurts to know that you belong here
Yeah
No one to call
Everybody to fear
Your tragic fate
Is looking so clear
Yeah
Oooooooh
It's your ***** nightmare

(Break)

(Maniacal laughter)
Fight(Fight! ). not to fail(fail! )
Not to fall(fall! )
Or you'll end up like the others

Die(Die! ), die again(die! )
Drenched in sin(sin! )
With no respect for another

Down(Down! ), feel the fire(fire! )
Feel the hate(hate! )
Your pain is what we desire

Lost(Lost! ), hit the wall(wall! )
Watch you crawl(crawl! )
Such a replaceable liar

And I know your hear their voices
Calling from above
And I know they may seem real
These signals of love
But our life's made up of choices
Some without appeal
They took for granted your soul
And it's ours now to steal

As your nightmare comes to life

You should have known
The price of evil
And it hurts to know that you belong here
Yea
No one to call
Everybody to fear
Your tragic fate
Is looking so clear
Yeah
Oooooooh
It's your ***** nightmare

KB Blitz, I agree that there is little Kobe can do about his index finger.

Sure, a surgeon could re-break it, straighten it and even clean out the arthritis in his knuckle.

That being said, the more you break bones, the more susceptible to arthritic conditions he becomes. The joints, bones and soft tissue fibers can all develop different forms of arthritis (or similar conditions). And cleaning it out doesn't stop the return of the arthritis.

He would eventually have to clean out the arthritis again and probably again. I'm not sure if it would be as simple as an arthroscopic clean out. Obviously, a knuckle is a lot smaller than a knee. Probably not a great solution.

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My father had both rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis (both triggered at the age of 27 from a car accident). He later developed fibromyalgia. A good family friend also had rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia.

My father's brother (my uncle), fortunately, was a physician and would directly inject his joints and tender areas with corticosteroids. He did not experience weight gain, stomach ulcers, or other adverse effects associated with oral steroid treatments. Our family friend took oral dosages and wasn't that fortunate.

I'm not a physician, but I lived my life observing the effects of arthritis.

My Dad used his hands constantly repairing equipment, netting and machines. It's no walk in the park, but he never let it stop him.

For those of you who played baseball or your kids played, you may have met him if you visited my parent's batting cages. My parents opened up BUDDY'S BAT-A-WAY in 1960 in Studio City (moving to Van Nuys in 1968). My grandfather (on my Mom's side) invented the rotary arm pitching machine.

They closed the batting cages down in 2002. Growing up, Koufax, Drysdale, Chuck Connors, Gail Goodrich (UCLA Baseball), Dusty Baker & Lee Lacy, to name a few, frequented their place.

I had some great times there as you can well imagine...

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Back to Kobe's Condition. His doctors most probably will prescribe treatment and therapy to lubricate the joints in that finger. Possibly injections or topical ointments. Hopefully, they'll steer clear of oral medications. Unless some breakthrough surgical technique arrives, I doubt he'll opt for surgery.

I Have Great Faith That He Will Continue to Be The Black Mamba We've Grown Accustomed Too!!!!!!
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GO LAKERS!!!!!! ONE, TWO, THREE-PEAT TO THE POWER OF TWO!!!!!!

Alot of people thought Ron Artest was an out of control, loose cannon thug. He came to the Lakers and has been a model citizen, and has completely transformed his image. Similar with Matt Barnes, alot of people think he is a bad attitude punk/thug. I have a feeling by end of next season these same people will realize that Barnes too, is that same model citizen. Lakers bring out the best in players and people.

I just read Mark Medina article on why Matt Barnes was signed! It's official now Mark Medina is looking to join the Kbro's on espn by promoting the Luke Walton theory!
What a sick way to climb the ladder of success!

Just today I read an article on new findings that drinking alcohol helps with arthritis (U.K. researchers). Perhaps Ron can give Kobe some pointers.

"I think what it says about him is he’s not really in a popularity contest to make friends with players," Kupchak said. "He wants players that will stand beside him and behind him and compete as hard as he competes no matter what historical background they have. I think that’s what it is. He just wants to win."

Awesome! Just Freakin' Awesome!

That's what we call extreme passion for the game we all love.

I love my lakers. And that one guy they called the Black Mamba.

Go Kobe! Go lakers!

Should we met Miami in the Finals, this is how Lakers and Miami Roster will look...

LA Lakers
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Center Andrew Bynum - Theo Ratliff
Power Forward Pau Gasol - Lamar Odom
Small Forward Ron Artest - Matt Barnes
Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant - Sasha Vujacic
Point Guard Derek Fisher - Steve Blake

Miami Heat
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Center Joel Anthony - Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Power Forward Chris Bosh - Udonis Haslem
Small Forward LeBron James - Da'Sean Butler
Shooting Guard Dwyane Wade - Mike Miller
Point Guard Mario Chalmers - Carlos Aroyo

Our Second Unit will thier second unit alive!

LEWSTRS,

I went to Taft and then UCLA. But I Grew Up At BUDDY'S BAT-A-WAY. I wouldn't doubt that we crossed paths on a few occasions.

I spent the 80s working out with Dusty Baker and Lee Lacy during the off-season (and the strike lockout). Great Times!
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It's Been A Week and I've Officially Dropped the "(formerly known as "Marc B (With a 'C')")".

I AM "THE TRIANGULATOR"!
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GO LAKERS!!!!!! ONE, TWO, THREE-PEAT TO THE SECOND POWER!!!!!!

Btw so far from twitter (it was Twitter that first broke news that Barnes might actually join the Lakers):

http://twitter.com/PDcavsinsider

On Shannon Brown:

"Brown wants to play for the Lakers and the Lakers want him back. He'll likely eventually sign there, this is all about haggling over $."

On Sasha Vujacic:

"Sources said Lakers are trying to trade Sasha Vujacic wfirst round pick to get his salary off books. They tried to do it for Delonte West.

"If they move Vujacic, and there's a decent chance they will, Brown will likely be back in LA. #Cavs stuff (Brown possibly going to Cleveland) sounds like just a flirtation."

Looks like it's the end of the MACHEEN in Los Angeles.

Pity. I actually liked those MACHEEN videos.

But Delonte West? I mean it WOULD be okay if the Lakers immediately waived him (since then they would only have to pay him $400,000) I hope it wasn't meant to keep Delonte West.....ugh if the possibility was there.

KB Blitz - Unfortunately I have noticed. I'm just pointing the absurdity of it. It's not like I brought his name out of thin air.

MM

"Insurance for Luke Walton" is politically correct for "Finally that stiff is done". He's bought out by years end. Buh Bye. Think about this 2nd unit compared to last years. You come in with Blake, who can score, Odom, Barnes, a "playing for his basketball life" Sasha vs. Last years bench? R u kidding me? How bout this look. Play Blake at the 1, Barnes at the 2, Artest at the 3, Odom at the 4 and Andrew at 5 while Kobe and Pau rest. Thats ridiculous.

That someone actually pays John Hollinger to analyze basketball is astonishing to me. When he blew another one of his Laker predictions I tweeted him personally that he may be better off analyzing Ice Dancing. Guy is a total tool!

I kant wait to see Matt Barnes make Lebrick cry! haha its going to be hilarious waching him get under his skin and make him shoot bricks. If he guards DWade he can do that to him also. Not to mention we got Artest as well. Our team is stacked defensively! And I also dont know what is up with all the hate yal had on Barnes because he faked trowing that ball at Kobes face. You guys should had acknowledge his competitivness, and it also shows you the balls this man has. We should be excited of having this warrior and soldier on our squad!

I still say we've found the basketball version of the Killer Bees (Early 2nd Quarter/Late 3rd Quarter Unit):

Bryant/Brown
Blake
Barnes
Bynum

With LO as "The Fifth Beatle"...
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GO LAKERS!!!!!! ONE, TWO, THREE-PEAT TO THE SECOND POWER!!!!!!

matt barnes... no worries,,, I RESPECT WHAT YOU ALL ABOUT!

you had my respect way back in GS and then in orlando when you worked your ass off and worked hard to IMPROVE your game year after year.. that i respect... you were once a seldom used journeyman but you EARNED your way in the league... you are the antithesis of luke walton.. a guy who rode daddys coattails to get a job and has NEVER improved his game after 8 years in the league...

good luck and hope you take ALL of lukes minutes... hopefully with you here phil wont toy with lakernation anymore and will finally bury that cockroach to the deepest most part of that bench.. completely out of sight and eternally out of our lives!!!

A tough NoCal boy.

No. 9? No. 9? No. 9? No. 9? No. 9? No. 9?

Sonnybelfast

All you haters need to Tweet Barnes personally. He was feeling the hate from Laker nation and were not about that. @matt_barnes22. So he played Kobe hard. Get over it. He's one of us now and he is a UCLA kid. Show the love!!!!!

Sasha being traded for picks? Does that work under the CBA? His salary comes off at the end of this year. Why not play his ass since the only time these guys seem to deliver is in a contract year? I can see trading him as part of a larger deal. But for picks? Picks arent worth 5 mill. How does this work?

If true, Its a good idea, then you Brown lovers get your boy. Hopefully he is spending his summer learning.......defense. I dont know what you guys see in him. Sure he dunks. And? Trevor dunked. But he also slashed, picked balls out of nowhere AND hit clutch 3's and developed. Brown does NONE of that.

"I put up a well thought out post ..."

Posted by: DFish | July 27, 2010 at 11:41 PM

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That is so funny...

Matt Barnes will not disappoint just don't look through a microscope. He is bound to make a few mistakes but his heart, grit, and determination is why he is a Laker today.

Sasha for D West? Are you serious. C'mon Mitch it's been a good offseason so far. I can live with Sasha and # 1 pick for R. Fernadez but it does not have equal $$ value.

R. Fernadez > Sasha and cheaper. Maybe he and Pau wil start texting each other.

@brian Michaels "Big difference between regular old arthritis which almost all basketball players get to a degree, and Rhumatoid."

There are many forms of arthritis. They have stated "arthritic joint", but not what type. The fact is Kobe's arthritic joint was brought about by the trauma of the avulsion fracture. My father's rheumatoid arthritis was brought on by the trauma of the auto accident (rear ended in vehicles that didn't have shoulder straps).

We don't know what type he is suffering from, but, in either event, I would say that he'll still be the Kobe we all know and love. Maybe with or maybe without treatments (therapy and ointments or injections to the joint).
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GO LAKERS!!!!!! ONE, TWO, THREE-PEAT TO THE SECOND POWER!!!!!!

The Triangulator,

LOL about Delonte West.

And yes being at Buddy's Batting Cages brings back good memories.

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"I'm not too caught up in the numbers and said earlier that what I really want to see is for Drew to kick the hell out of the opposition. Whether that is through scoring, blocking, altering shots, getting rebounds or just plain scaring people, I don't care. I’m just glad that we have a center that can do all of those things. "

Hogan like you said I too hope Bynum can be a better defensive option than he is at the moment. That being said the coaching staff has stated they worry that Bynum's effort on the defensive end is tied with how he is offensively.

(If not good then his defense is not good according to the coach staff).

I hated the attitude of Shaq's threat of not playing defense if the big guy isn't fed.

"When Kobe's shot is falling he will shoot more and when it isn't he won't (as long as someone else is getting it done)."

One reason why I fault Kobe in 04 but not in 08 for poor shooting finals. In 04 he shot 38% while Shaq was kicking the butts of Ben Wallace and Elden Campbell with a 63% FG%. In 08 Kobe shot 40% but neither Gasol nor Odom stepped up.

Have a safe trip to Napa.

Let's see tomorrow's bus and roll callL. I.I.F.O. !!!!!!!!!..... (Last In , First Out)....

I know, that would be ludicrous.....

Hi pretty justa how are you?

LEWSTRS,

Thanks unfortunately they (@$%%^ judges, 1 was a cousin!) chose the Tequila mix.

** AN ODE TO MATT BARNES ***
Hello Matt Branes what do you got to say, Now that you are a Freakin LA Laker Today?
From team to Team you have seemed to Roam, May with The Lakers you find a Home
Mamba said anyone crazy enough to Frak with me, Needs to join this Laker Dynasty
So if Kobe wants you on the Lakers team, Then it’s ALL GOOD or so it would seem
I hope you don’t come just to win a Ring, because that will be one of the easier things
Remember The Lakers are a team of tradition & Class, Please don’t come & show your @zz
Because Matt Barnes if you even try too, Believe this Matt Barnes, Ron Ron will freakin Kill You

@LRob - Thanks man :)

Of course there are obvious bans, but there have been a lot less "obvious bans" that are being banned of late.
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I hadn't noticed that and haven't disagreed with MM on any of the bans, the stuff they posted was ridiculously inappropriate.

However, I will say that I would be in favor of MM first giving a warning to anyone before banning them unless they do a whole stream of inappropriate postings. In that case they know what they are doing. But for a first time major screw up, I would think a warning would be appropriate first.

Have a GREAT day family...
Posted by: LEWSTRS | July 28, 2010 at 06:15 AM
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And you Lewstrs have a Great Day also sir. Nice Haiku too!

For what it's worth, I'm against trading Sasha.

For what it's worth, I'm against trading Sasha. Posted by: hobbitmage | July 28, 2010 at 07:13 AM
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OK...But?

Me too im being left out in the roll call,its all new.Please comeback real MAMBA24...Posted by: Adrian Palomar | July 28, 2010 at 03:29 AM
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That loser is long gone, but I'll make sure you are in there Adrian! Lol!

Mamba24

I really hope that Rudy Fernandez doesn't end up a Celtic. It has been mentioned that the Bulls, Knicks and Celtics are in the running for him. Maybe he'll end up a Knick.
Posted by: Nemaia Faletogo | July 28, 2010 at 07:41 AM

I think the Bulls final roster is set. The Tmac tryout was it for them unless they make a last minute pick-up. The Buls are stacked at every position but center.

Bulls 2010-11 Roster
NUM PLAYER POS HT WT DOB FROM YRS
20 Joe Alexander (FA) F 6-8 230 12/26/1986 West Virginia 2
3 Omer Asik C-F 7-0 255 07/04/1986 R
5 Carlos Boozer F 6-9 266 11/20/1981 Duke 8
11 Ronnie Brewer G 6-7 227 03/20/1985 Arkansas 4
32 Devin Brown (FA) G 6-5 210 12/30/1978 Texas-San Antonio 8
9 Luol Deng F 6-9 220 04/16/1985 Duke 6
22 Taj Gibson F 6-9 225 06/24/1985 USC 1
16 James Johnson F 6-9 245 02/20/1987 Wake Forest 1
26 Kyle Korver F-G 6-7 212 03/17/1981 Creighton 7
0 Acie Law (FA) G 6-3 202 01/25/1985 Texas A&M 3
6 Ronald Murray (FA) G 6-3 200 07/29/1979 Shaw 8
13 Joakim Noah F-C 6-11 232 02/25/1985 Florida 3
2 Jannero Pargo (FA) G 6-1 185 10/22/1979 Arkansas 7
1 Derrick Rose G 6-3 190 10/04/1988 Memphis 2
40 Kurt Thomas F 6-9 230 10/04/1972 Texas Christian 15
C.J. Watson G 6-2 175 04/17/1984 Tennessee 3

MambaTwoFour,

Thanks a lot for the update on the Bulls roster. Fernandez may be a better fit in D'AnPhony's wide open system, since he loves to shoot the ball.

I wonder what Mitch what types of trade scenarios Mitch has going regarding Sasha. If it isn't for a better shooter, I would rather keep Sasha, unless the sole reason is bring back Shannon Brown as the main backup to Kobe. At this point it sounds as if both management and coaching staff have more faith and trust in Brown than they do in Sasha.

The Bulls can't have 16 on their roster. Murray, Pargo and Law are UFA. I think Pargo signed somewhere else already.

I wonder what Mitch what types of trade scenarios Mitch has going regarding Sasha. If it isn't for a better shooter, I would rather keep Sasha, unless the sole reason is bring back Shannon Brown as the main backup to Kobe. At this point it sounds as if both management and coaching staff have more faith and trust in Brown than they do in Sasha.Posted by: Nemaia Faletogo | July 28, 2010 at 08:06 AM
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It's hard to figure with Mitch what's going on Nemia. But I have a funny feeling that he might have one more trick up his sleeves that nobody sees coming.
Mamba24

For what it's worth, I'm against trading Sasha.

Posted by: hobbitmage | July 28, 2010 at 07:13 AM



Me too!...at least until the trade deadline. Then who knows.

BAN TROLL MAN.

Mamba24 - I think he was taking issue with me. Anyhoo....

Hubby and I went to see Inception last night. UNBELIEVABLE. We both loved it. What was the question you wanted to ask me regarding it?