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TripletDaddy · 02-01-2008, 07:19 PM

A good day in Lakerland, indeed.

SipiTau · 02-01-2008, 07:23 PM

I can't believe the Lakers got him for nothing. If they can hold the fort until Bynum gets back to form, this looks like a team, no one will want to meet in the playoffs:

Fisher/Farmar(stupid Bruin)
Kobe
Lamar
Pau
Bynum

If Sasha and Vlad Rad can start hitting shots....look out!

I expect to see the Laker flags on cars once again!

TripletDaddy · 02-01-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SipiTau

I can't believe the Lakers got him for nothing. If they can hold the fort until Bynum gets back to form, this looks like a team, no one will want to meet in the playoffs:

Fisher/Farmar(stupid Bruin)
Kobe
Lamar
Pau
Bynum

If Sasha and Vlad Rad can start hitting shots....look out!

I expect to see the Laker flags on cars once again!

Just Pau's ability to MAKE free throws and catch passes will open things up nicely for the Lakers.

Everyone knew Kwame could not finish around the basket. When was the last time, if ever, that we saw Kwame getting doubled?

ThatSportsFan · 02-01-2008, 08:57 PM

The Grizzlies are idiots! Kwame Brown for Gasol. They could of gotten something so much better. That was highway robbery.

TripletDaddy · 02-01-2008, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ThatSportsFan

The Grizzlies are idiots! Kwame Brown for Gasol. They could of gotten something so much better. That was highway robbery.

A little home cooking didnt hurt the Lakers.

Thank you, Logo.

SoCalCoug · 02-01-2008, 10:13 PM

Grizzlies also got 2 first round picks and a second. Of course, they're sure to be very low first round with the new Lakers lineup.

Flystripper · 02-01-2008, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCalCoug

Grizzlies also got 2 first round picks and a second. Of course, they're sure to be very low first round with the new Lakers lineup.

I think Kwame's contract is expiring too...isn't it?

SoCalCoug · 02-01-2008, 10:28 PM

Kwame's in his last year at $9 million. Gasol has like 3 or 4 years left at $13 million. Grizzlies are going the Portland route with a bunch of young players, and get a couple high draft picks.

Also, the owner is trying to sell the team, so he's trying to lower the financial obligations of the team to make it more appealing to a buyer.

TripletDaddy · 02-01-2008, 10:30 PM

The other impact of this trade, assuming Kobe stays, is that it makes the Lakers an attractive place for older veterns to go for the minimum. That is how you make your bench strong in the playoffs.

If Bynum were not injured right now....wow.

realtall · 02-01-2008, 10:38 PM

Wow, what a trade. The Lakers just went from pretender to contender.

02-01-2008, 07:19 PM	#1
TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	So long, Kwame Clown. Hello Pau Gasol. A good day in Lakerland, indeed. __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte

02-01-2008, 10:13 PM	#6
SoCalCoug Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orange County, California Posts: 3,059	Grizzlies also got 2 first round picks and a second. Of course, they're sure to be very low first round with the new Lakers lineup. __________________ Get your stinking paws off me, you damned, dirty Yewt! "Now perhaps as I spanked myself screaming out "Kozlowski, say it like you mean it bitch!" might have been out of line, but such was the mood." - Goatnapper "If you want to fatten a pig up to make the pig MORE delicious, you can feed it almost anything. Seriously. The pig is like the car on Back to the Future. You put in garbage, and out comes something magical!" - Cali Coug

02-01-2008, 10:28 PM	#8
SoCalCoug Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orange County, California Posts: 3,059	Kwame's in his last year at $9 million. Gasol has like 3 or 4 years left at $13 million. Grizzlies are going the Portland route with a bunch of young players, and get a couple high draft picks. Also, the owner is trying to sell the team, so he's trying to lower the financial obligations of the team to make it more appealing to a buyer. __________________ Get your stinking paws off me, you damned, dirty Yewt! "Now perhaps as I spanked myself screaming out "Kozlowski, say it like you mean it bitch!" might have been out of line, but such was the mood." - Goatnapper "If you want to fatten a pig up to make the pig MORE delicious, you can feed it almost anything. Seriously. The pig is like the car on Back to the Future. You put in garbage, and out comes something magical!" - Cali Coug

02-01-2008, 10:30 PM	#9
TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	The other impact of this trade, assuming Kobe stays, is that it makes the Lakers an attractive place for older veterns to go for the minimum. That is how you make your bench strong in the playoffs. If Bynum were not injured right now....wow. __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte

02-01-2008, 10:38 PM	#10
realtall Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Krum, TX Posts: 891	Wow, what a trade. The Lakers just went from pretender to contender. __________________ http://realtall.blogspot.com/

02-01-2008, 07:23 PM	#2
SipiTau Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 184	I can't believe the Lakers got him for nothing. If they can hold the fort until Bynum gets back to form, this looks like a team, no one will want to meet in the playoffs: Fisher/Farmar(stupid Bruin) Kobe Lamar Pau Bynum If Sasha and Vlad Rad can start hitting shots....look out! I expect to see the Laker flags on cars once again!

02-01-2008, 08:57 PM	#4
ThatSportsFan Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 78	The Grizzlies are idiots! Kwame Brown for Gasol. They could of gotten something so much better. That was highway robbery.