Comments on: Are the Lakers already in trouble? http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/10/09/are-the-lakers-already-in-trouble/ The National Sports Blog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:52:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: chickmagnetstuff http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/10/09/are-the-lakers-already-in-trouble/#comment-279456 chickmagnetstuff Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:35:00 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=7075#comment-279456 trade odom for kirilenko this will surely boost lakers. trade odom for kirilenko this will surely boost lakers.

]]> By: chiman22 http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/10/09/are-the-lakers-already-in-trouble/#comment-225018 chiman22 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:10:12 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=7075#comment-225018 good, i hope they do trade odom. there should be plenty of teams out there looking for a decent big man who can score and is experienced.... chicago! good, i hope they do trade odom. there should be plenty of teams out there looking for a decent big man who can score and is experienced…. chicago!

]]> By: John Paulsen http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/10/09/are-the-lakers-already-in-trouble/#comment-222273 John Paulsen Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:32:36 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=7075#comment-222273 That might be true for a conventional offense, but the triangle doesn't really require or feature a point guard, so Odom's talents wouldn't be utilized. He's best in the open court, not in the triangle offense, no matter what position he's playing. And if you bench Fisher for Ariza, now you have four players - Odom, Gasol, Bynum and Ariza - who can't make an outside jumper consistently. That's just not going to work. That might be true for a conventional offense, but the triangle doesn’t really require or feature a point guard, so Odom’s talents wouldn’t be utilized. He’s best in the open court, not in the triangle offense, no matter what position he’s playing.

And if you bench Fisher for Ariza, now you have four players – Odom, Gasol, Bynum and Ariza – who can’t make an outside jumper consistently. That’s just not going to work.

]]> By: LA Ball Talk http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/10/09/are-the-lakers-already-in-trouble/#comment-222269 LA Ball Talk Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:25:42 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=7075#comment-222269 I've got to correct you in something. You mentioned that you don't know what pros there are of playing Odom at the point, but there are various cons. The coaching staff has finally come to the same conclusion that I've had in my mind for so long. Lamar Odom is just a tall point guard. He really can't play any other position. His signature move is driving to the basket and laying it up, typical point guard move. Secondly, Odom is always looking to pass first. Why not allow him to do that by making that his job, to find the open man and initiate the offense. Odom plays well with the ball in his hands at the top of the key, that's where he creates plays from. The only real downside of him playing the point... he takes up the spot of a legit shooter. And on a final note, I wouldn't play Fisher at the 2, I'd leave Kobe there and start Ariza at the 3 or I'd move Kobe to 3 and start Vujacic at 2. I’ve got to correct you in something. You mentioned that you don’t know what pros there are of playing Odom at the point, but there are various cons. The coaching staff has finally come to the same conclusion that I’ve had in my mind for so long. Lamar Odom is just a tall point guard. He really can’t play any other position. His signature move is driving to the basket and laying it up, typical point guard move. Secondly, Odom is always looking to pass first. Why not allow him to do that by making that his job, to find the open man and initiate the offense. Odom plays well with the ball in his hands at the top of the key, that’s where he creates plays from. The only real downside of him playing the point… he takes up the spot of a legit shooter. And on a final note, I wouldn’t play Fisher at the 2, I’d leave Kobe there and start Ariza at the 3 or I’d move Kobe to 3 and start Vujacic at 2.

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