Lamar!

MB wrote:
> brink wrote:
>
>> He played really well tonight, especially on defense -- I think he
>> played the best on that end of anyone out there. Yes, the Lakers need
>> him.
>
>
> "Need" is a word I'm unsure of here. He certainly is a unique
> player, and that's an asset. I'm just not sure how much they truly
> "need" Lamar Odom - in contrast, presumably, to the kind of player they
> could get for him.
>
> If the team continues to win, at some point I may suspend all trade
> recommendations, but they're not there yet. They should keep looking a
> good trade, and Odom and Kwame should be available.
>

The question is ... exactly what "kind of player" do they need now? What
they thought they needed before was an inside presence ... but it looks
like Bynum is filling that role very well. I'd be a little afraid of
adding a big guy that needed to be in the post too much ... might get in
Drew's way. With Bynum's emergence as the secondary scorer to complement
Kobe, Lamar might really be a great fit ... does a lot of things very
well without focusing on one thing or needing the ball a lot.

Of course of, if they could get a real all-star PF that would be great
.... but I don't see any of those available. I don't think I'd even go
for O'Neal for Lamar/Kwame right now.

Rob
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Rob Davis wrote:
> MB wrote:
>
>> brink wrote:
>>
>>> He played really well tonight, especially on defense -- I think he
>>> played the best on that end of anyone out there. Yes, the Lakers
>>> need him.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Need" is a word I'm unsure of here. He certainly is a unique
>> player, and that's an asset. I'm just not sure how much they truly
>> "need" Lamar Odom - in contrast, presumably, to the kind of player
>> they could get for him.
>>
>> If the team continues to win, at some point I may suspend all
>> trade recommendations, but they're not there yet. They should keep
>> looking a good trade, and Odom and Kwame should be available.
>>
>
> The question is ... exactly what "kind of player" do they need now? What
> they thought they needed before was an inside presence ... but it looks
> like Bynum is filling that role very well. I'd be a little afraid of
> adding a big guy that needed to be in the post too much ... might get in
> Drew's way. With Bynum's emergence as the secondary scorer to complement
> Kobe, Lamar might really be a great fit ... does a lot of things very
> well without focusing on one thing or needing the ball a lot.

That's exactly the question I'm willing to reconsider. Bynum's development
has made a difference on Odom's role. I just don't know that Bynum is THE
complementary scorer that they need. Presently, they haven't done anything
recordwise that they didn't do last year.


> Of course of, if they could get a real all-star PF that would be great
> ... but I don't see any of those available. I don't think I'd even go
> for O'Neal for Lamar/Kwame right now.

I would.
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Rob Davis wrote:
>
> The question is ... exactly what "kind of player" do they need now?

I think they could use a Webber, Wallace or Randolph *type* PF if they could
find one at a reasonable price and healthy.
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