If Odom leaves...

[Multi-Billionaire]

Would Lakers be the same or be worse?

 

I think they will be worse. Artest won't make up what Odom and Ariza gave them... and personally I think Ariza in triangle > Artest in triangle.

 

 

Second question: what chances do you feel of Lakers resigning Odom?

[SRT Spidey]

id say Odom is the only thing between making LA a lock for the ship or just a contender

[Real Deal]

I don't think you guys are aware of how inconsistent Odom was, and how much he hurt us. We are fortunate that Lamar's 42.9% FG against the Nuggets in the WCF didn't cost us the series. We are fortunate that his 8 PPG and 9 RPG average didn't cost us against the Rockets, especially after fouling out in Game 6 and dropping just six points in the deciding Game 7. We are fortunate that Odom's 40.9% FG (9-22), two total assists and three turnovers in the final two games of the NBA Finals didn't hurt us against the Magic.

 

Anyone remember Lamar going 20-61 FG in seven consecutive games going into March? How about 8-26 in six consecutive games leading into December? How about fouling out three times in the month of March, two of those games playing 24 minutes or less?

 

Don't overrate what Lamar does for us, starting or coming off the bench. We can easily replace that in a sign-and-trade...and that's what I'm suspecting we'll do at this point, because Lamar wants the money and contract length, while we won't give it to him and Miami/Chicago can't give it to him.

 

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As for Ariza being more valuable than Artest in the triangle, I don't see how. Ron is a better passer and can actually play in and out of the post. He's got experience in the triangle. He's also a better three-point shooter, by the numbers, than Ariza.

[magicbalala245]

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yet Odom helped us bring a title and throughout the playoffs the past year he was the only one to show up beside Kobe in those 1st round exit's.

[Real Deal]

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yet Odom helped us bring a title and throughout the playoffs the past year he was the only one to show up beside Kobe in those 1st round exit's.

Kwame Brown

2006 Playoffs: 13 PPG, 7 RPG, 52% FG

2007 Playoffs: 9 PPG, 6 RPG, 52% FG

 

That was our third best player. Odom was showing up mainly because there was really nobody else to show up, and he had always given Shawn Marion troubles in the past anyways.

 

I understand that Odom did help us win it all last month, but he's not worth a five-year deal unless he's getting $6-7 million a year. Three years, $9 million a year...that's enough for a player who is now giving us an average of 11 PPG and 8 RPG in 30 minutes, especially when Artest just took the MLE.

 

Good numbers in 30 minutes of play. Thing is, Odom is too inconsistent throughout the season. He might as well have a built-in thermostat that turns him off and on like an A/C, because that's Lamar Odom during the entire season.

[Warren2ThaG]

Yeah, especially our bench play unless Morrison is Larry Bird! We'd need to trade or something.

[bravenewworld]

What?

WTF?

 

Do some of you guys not realize that Kobe just got the closest thing to a "Pippen" he will ever get?

Odom would be a great piece to the puzzle, but to think he is needed for them to even win multiple titles is inane.