Very tough to beat. Hopefully the injury bug doesn’t hit the team this year. That, imo, is the only thing that could stop this team from totally obliterating the field on their way to a three-peat.
Babe Ruth playing in todays game would SUCK hard so who gives a shit. And this is a BASKETBALL THREAD not BASEBALL. SO GTFO
Barnes will sign with LAL. great pickup for the champs
[quote]sardines12 wrote:
Babe Ruth playing in todays game would SUCK hard so who gives a shit. And this is a BASKETBALL THREAD not BASEBALL. SO GTFO[/quote]
You are a fucking TROLL. You’re so fucking pathetic that you actually came on this thread acting like you didn’t know who DrewH was you fucking pathetic loser. STFU. The only who needs to GTFO is your sorry ass. You have added nothing of value to any of these threads. Nothing.
[quote]chillain wrote:
Barnes will sign with LAL. great pickup for the champs[/quote]
You think so? I hope you’re right.
EDIT
Damn, you’re right. I just checked Yahoo Sports and Barnes is going to sign a 2 year $3.6 million dollar deal with player option on the second year. Yes!!!
[quote]randman wrote:
[quote]chillain wrote:
Barnes will sign with LAL. great pickup for the champs[/quote]
You think so? I hope you’re right.
EDIT
Damn, you’re right. I just checked Yahoo Sports and Barnes is going to sign a 2 year $3.6 million dollar deal with player option on the second year. Yes!!![/quote]
Barnes also turned down twice the money (2yr/$7M) with CLE to sign with LAL. I think for two reasons: 1) he’s from Cali, played at UCLA, chance to go home. 2) (and much much more important reason) a chance to win a title.
Taking half the money to substantially increase your odds of winning a title would bode well for a lot of players.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
That would be awesome if they got Barnes. What’s up with dudes who start shit with Bryant now wanting to play on his squad?[/quote]
Game recognizes game
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Really happy about getting Barnes. He’s not an amazing player, but we lost Powell freed up some money and got Barnes, thats definitely a damn good move, Barnes adds a bit more toughness. Now can we PLEASE PLEASE get Morrison off this team. I truly think he is like an anchor to this team with the amount of money he’s making and his complete lack of contributions to the game, total waste of money IMO.
[quote]tmoney1 wrote:
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
That would be awesome if they got Barnes. What’s up with dudes who start shit with Bryant now wanting to play on his squad?[/quote]
Game recognizes game[/quote]
That’s exactly what it is. The epitome of the old saying “If you can’t beat 'em, join 'em”. This has been a really good off-season overall. Will think what happened in Miami is gay 'til the day I die, but it does add a new element to the basketball landscape. If Paul goes to Orlando that just makes things even more interesting. Next year’s gonna be pretty crazy.
[quote]AndrewG909 wrote:
Really happy about getting Barnes. He’s not an amazing player, but we lost Powell freed up some money and got Barnes, thats definitely a damn good move, Barnes adds a bit more toughness. Now can we PLEASE PLEASE get Morrison off this team. I truly think he is like an anchor to this team with the amount of money he’s making and his complete lack of contributions to the game, total waste of money IMO.[/quote]
I really like Powell’s game and felt he was under utilized in LA. Wherever he goes I hope he gets some tick. Dude can play. Adam Morrison is a sad case. The guy can score the ball, but after his rookie year he got injured and lost all confidence in himself. He’s like the walking dead out there. Hate to say it, but a career revival looks unlikely at this point. He’s around the corner from fading into total obscurity unless something drastic happens.
[quote]randman wrote:
[quote]chillain wrote:
Barnes will sign with LAL. great pickup for the champs[/quote]
You think so? I hope you’re right.
EDIT
Damn, you’re right. I just checked Yahoo Sports and Barnes is going to sign a 2 year $3.6 million dollar deal with player option on the second year. Yes!!![/quote]
Yeah, Barnes is a great signing for LA. Between him and Artest, there’s now a good 80% chance the Lakers are involved in a brawl at some point this year… but that’s not necessarily a bad thing when you have everybody gunning for you.
[quote]randman wrote:
[quote]LarryDavid wrote:
The people I know all acknowledge A-Rod’s potential to be the best. I’m not going out of my way to find stuff, but if I come across one incidentally I’ll be sure to post it here. I like to think I’ve made an impression so that it doesn’t look like I’m pulling things out of my ass :D.
Pujols and A-Rod have had very similar careers, except A-Rod has done it longer. No doubt if Pujols isn’t being considered now he will be in a couple of years. The only thing that really stood in the way of A-Rod getting any recognition as one of the best ever is his performance in October, but last year he finally figured it out. Even the steroids thing didn’t hurt him much.
A few more years like that and it’ll be hard to deny he’s up there. He’s already on pace to break a few career offensive records barring injury, and baseball is about the stats. People can hate on A-Rod all they want but it’s gonna be hard to argue if he finishes his career the way it looks like he will. [/quote]
I can’t believe we are even debating this. Arod will never ever be even close to be considered anywhere near Babe Ruth. Let’s just pick this guy out alone. They are in different universes. You and your people don’t seem to have a good sens of baseball history and where players ranks and why. I’m not even going to start this debate with you. Arod won’t even be considered the greatest Yankee when it is all said and done, never mind GOAT. Again, you and your people are out of your mind.
Stop getting all of your fodder from ESPN. ESPN likes to exploit the present for news and claim people the Greatest Ever. They did it with Arod when he first came out and they did it with Lebron. Both times they have been WAY off. Don’t even talk to me about this ridiculous argument anymore. It’s not even an argument. I’m actually embarrassed for you that you are trying to put forth this as a valid argument.
You seem to be making the same mistake others do regarding stats as the only determination of where you rank in the GOAT discussion (whether it’s baseball, basketball, etc) In baseball, it’s not only stats, it’s how do you hold yourself as a player? Have you ever cheated the sport for multiple years? How many championships have you won where you led the team? How has your performance in October ranked year after year after year? Were you even considered the leader on your own team? Did you master two positions like Babe Ruth did? No one in history was a great pitcher and a great hitter. Did you ever see The Natural? That was based on Babe Ruth. Arod? Puhleeze.
Steinbrenner has only made a couple of players in his Yankee tenure captains of the team. I know Donny baseball was one and Derek Jeter was the other. So Arod can put up all the stats that he wants (like the Dr J of baseball - super talented, no leader) and it ain’t going to make a difference.
There are lies, damn lies and statistics. If you start slicing and dicing ARod’s performance when it counts. It’s pathetic. Last year was the first year he started turning that around and that’s after the Yankees surrounded him with another $500 million dollars worth of players. Having Texeira batting in front of him took a LOT of pressure of Arod. So don’t go here with me.
You are so far off on this. Please, stop, now.[/quote]
I’m sorry, could you elaborate?
Larry, that was funny. Good response ;0
Dudes, I just can hardly contain myself about where the Lakers are at now. They are freaking 8 excellent to good players deep. The bench just got significantly better, more versatile, longer, tougher defense, etc. I can’t wait for the season to start.
While you were watching Miami, the champs got better.
The Lakers will now bring Barnes off the bench on the wing, spelling Ron Artest and Kobe Bryant, giving the Lakers some toughness and defense off the bench. Barnes is not a good a defender as his reputation, he shot only 32 percent from three last season. But he plays within himself, can attack the rim, get out and run and makes good decisions.
He also fits with the Lakers theme of versatility. They like guys who can play multiple positions, allowing them to create a host of matchup problems. Barnes can play the two or the three. He is long and athletic.
If the Lakers had a weakness last season, it was that their bench was Lamar Odom and a prayer. Now Steve Blake will come in and be a step up at the one from Fisher, and Barnes can come in at the wing, while Odom will be the four. Basically, the Lakers are eight deep with really good players, plus they have Luke Walton and Sasha Vujacic.
The Lakers are better. That is scary for the league.
Oh man are you gay. “Hey guys omg the Lakers are so exciting I can barely contain my boner.” Oh man and you’re a grown ass man.
It’s called being an excited sports fan you prick.
The lakers biggest concern should be the black mamba this year. Kobes body is really banged up, with the clunker he put up in the final game i would be worried. I read somewhere that his finger is damaged beyond repair. Still, they should be the favorite to win right now.
Yeah, I read that Kobe’s finger is the equivalent now of an eighty year old’s finger with arthritis. I chalk up the last final’s game to a mental thing, not physical. He’ll be just fine going into next season. I have no worries there. It would be Bynum I want to see go through a full season with no knee, foot or other injuries.
Def a great offseason. Now if only they could get Walton to retire (his contract is ugly) to free up money to re-sign Shannon. Or perhaps Sasha’s expiring contract makes good trade bait near the deadline.
Also glad that Bell passed on LAL, much prefer Barnes at this point.