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2014-15 Lakers Season Thread (21-61) KAT
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maybe he'll sign with the Lakers for a reasonable mid-level type deal?
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8-10 mil would be fair imo.
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$8M or less. Anything more is robbery.
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I enjoy watching Rondo play but I'm not sure if he'd be a good fit with Kobe becoming a bicycle next season
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JC is gonna make this a non issue by the end of the season
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what would JC do?
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Not trynna reach or splash, but I don't see what's so good about Kobe's interview these days. They are rather excessive and repetitive. He has nothing to do, no games to attend, as Mitch and Jeanie conglomerate buddies and editors are doing everything to make sure Kobe's name is still relevant. I mean, why do people still put him on a pedestal?
What happened to journalists who DUG and DUG. Where are the questions about him in Denver, the questions about him and his wife? His kids? His fight w/ Malone, his mindset when being jabbed by Childs.
Kobe getting grumpy cuz his team is out there playing while he's busy doing interviews? Who the hell cares how Kobe feels. It's not like he's out there with them. Kelly Drywall and Mark Spearmint suck.
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he's just a rookie, at least he's got the confidence to keep putting up those shots.
If he puts in work in the offseason, his %s will improve (this is true for pretty much all rookies
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Since the Lakers are starting to win games and don't care about getting a Top 5 pick, at least we still have Ater Majok to build around with...
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2 in a row is starting to win games?
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Let's just say unnecessary ones
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No way Rondo signs for 8-10 mil when Nash is still making 9 :\
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I'm good on Rondo, btw.
Especially if overpriced, like others have mentioned.
Especially if overpriced, like others have mentioned.
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Market dictates that though. Kyle Lowry makes like 12.
Rondo is worse, hopefully he'll be offered less
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If we don't get a PG in the draft. While I hate the idea, there's some parts of me that wouldn't kill myself if Rondo was here (cue Mad TV "Lowered Expectations" picture)
So long as Rondo's 1st year is $10mil or less. If he's over $10mil in that first year, then we'd all agree that signing me is a better idea, at least I'd give some shine to NTLakers.
But with Rondo at $10mil at the most, and we move up in the draft (Rockets, Lakers 2nd, Clippers 2nd) to say 19. We may have something.
Rondo / Clarkson
Kobe / Swaggy
??? / Hollis-Jefferson
Randle / Kelly
Towns / Black / Sacre
Somewhere between $14.1 - 15.499mil in cap space (all depending on 1-4pick ), minus $540K for a missing roster hold
Which is short of the $17mil of less than 6 years experience based on $68mil salary cap
If we could somehow maneuver to having enough for a max cap slot for less than 6 year players (don't even need to use it, but to have it), I could sign off on Rondo. But that would take a lot of maneuvering to get that $2mil - $3.4mil more room. Hell I'd be fine if we didn't get Tobias, and instead Wes Matthews & re-sign Ed for the long term in that $17mil.
All for naught if we draft a PG.... *Crosses fingers*
So long as Rondo's 1st year is $10mil or less. If he's over $10mil in that first year, then we'd all agree that signing me is a better idea, at least I'd give some shine to NTLakers.
But with Rondo at $10mil at the most, and we move up in the draft (Rockets, Lakers 2nd, Clippers 2nd) to say 19. We may have something.
Rondo / Clarkson
Kobe / Swaggy
??? / Hollis-Jefferson
Randle / Kelly
Towns / Black / Sacre
Somewhere between $14.1 - 15.499mil in cap space (all depending on 1-4pick ), minus $540K for a missing roster hold
Which is short of the $17mil of less than 6 years experience based on $68mil salary cap
If we could somehow maneuver to having enough for a max cap slot for less than 6 year players (don't even need to use it, but to have it), I could sign off on Rondo. But that would take a lot of maneuvering to get that $2mil - $3.4mil more room. Hell I'd be fine if we didn't get Tobias, and instead Wes Matthews & re-sign Ed for the long term in that $17mil.
All for naught if we draft a PG.... *Crosses fingers*
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the general trend for past their prime players is that shooting (and for post players, being tall) keeps them in the league while aspects of the game that require high energy tend to drop off quickly
guys like kidd, kobe, nash, mj were able to stay in the league at an old age because when all else fails they still could knock down shots and make up for all the young guards walking past them to the basket on the other side of the floor
rondo's greatest strength is his defense which will start to decline when we are able to sign him and he wont be able to rely on a jump shot to stay productive
he was fun to watch in his prime but i feel like he's going to age poorly and wont be worth one of our roster spots
guys like kidd, kobe, nash, mj were able to stay in the league at an old age because when all else fails they still could knock down shots and make up for all the young guards walking past them to the basket on the other side of the floor
rondo's greatest strength is his defense which will start to decline when we are able to sign him and he wont be able to rely on a jump shot to stay productive
he was fun to watch in his prime but i feel like he's going to age poorly and wont be worth one of our roster spots
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I think there's something to that. Which is why I'd really rather not on him.
Why I want us to take a PG, and take this decision away from us.... Also because next 2 years of PG FA is incredibly weak, and we need to get in on the 20 teams that have PGs that are good.
But as he declines, we have a PG (Clarkson) that gradually takes all his minutes, and decrease his role.
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I wouldn't mind picking up augustin.
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All of this.
But grammatically correct.
So, "The general trend for past-their-prime players is that shooting (and for post players, being tall) keeps them in the league while aspects of the game that require high energy tend to drop off quickly.
Guys like Kidd, Kobe, Nash, MJ were able to stay in the league at an old age because when all else fails they still could knock down shots and make up for all the young guards walking past them to the basket on the other side of the floor.
Rondo's greatest strength is his defense which will start to decline when we are able to sign him and he wont be able to rely on a jump shot to stay productive.
He was fun to watch in his prime but I feel like he's going to age poorly and won't be worth one of our roster spots."
There.
All of that.
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at leest he spilled defense wit an s ensted ov a c :hut
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