If he's wanting four years for 36, give it to him. That's a really fair offer for both sides.
It seems like they may have already made this offer. A Hoopshype article I read stated that it was tough getting the Lakers from two to threeyears so, four years was a huge stretch and five has to be impossible. As much as the Lakers want to compete in the now, they also want to be able to competein the future.
I believe Kobe still has a player option after this season and Pau's contract expires in two years. Bynum's contract expires in three or four (teamoption). The Lakers need to have flexibility in order to remain competetive.
what if maybe lamar has problems with kobe and does not want to play with him ?? have you guys ever though about that??
If Lamar didn't want to play with him, he'd havealready signed with a different team long ago. He wouldn't wait 'til the only teams left with money don't want to use it on him. His agent wouldbe pursuing sign-and-trade options instead of more years on a contract.So, no, I've never given it any thought.
The guy gathers info and just speculates just like we do.
Bucher know as much as you or I, that dude has lost so much credibility on here over the past couple of years , I take his "predictions" with a grain of salt
he has said he has agreed on the money buss has offered, but hed rather have a longer contract..so the money offered isnt the issue..look at ric bucher's recent tweets
LO is over-valuing himself.
It's all relative in the NBA. While some might point out that Ginobili makes less, he had more security. Marion was given security and hehasn't helped his teams win jack. Same with Bargnani. Same with Turkoglu. Same with Varejao. Same with Gortat. Same with Millsap. Same withVillanueva, Gordon, and even Artest.
It isn't just about money, security is also important.
Who knows the specifics and what the hang up(s) is (are)? Maybe Odom wants five years and a trade kicker? I'm sure we'll find out soon enough.
athletes really piss me off sometimes
you have doctors, teachers, cops, firemen making nowhere near what these athletes are making
arguing over 9 mill or 10 mill when people are getting laid off left and right and struggling to pay their mortgages is asinine
they put a ball in a hoop for 6 months......it really upsets me when they talk about "taking care of their families"
LO is a good guy, but come on man, you should feel honored to make 9 mill a year to play basketball
That LO wants five years doesn't mean he isn't humbled by making millions playing basketball.
He isn't taking any money out of my pockets so why should I or anyone else be upset?
He's doing what's best for him and his family by trying to get more money and/or security and doing so without causing harm to anyone else.
Instead we got Artest, and kept Brown (giving him a player option no less to be right back in this spot with him again next year) and nothing else now.
Brown took less money to stay with the Lakers so they probably had to give him the option in order to be able to re-sign him. Regardless, I doubtwe're going to see anyone get paid big $ at the other guard spot while Kobe, Pau, and Bynum are on the team. If it isn't Brown, it'll be someother second tier guy.
Morrison's stats in this summer league against some decent talent, I think he is going to have his best season in the coming yearimage.
Considering that his best season was when he scored 12PPG on 38% shooting in 30 MPG, it isn't saying much for him. For him to have a good season with theLakers:
- LO would have to go to Miami
- Walton would have to be injured
or
- Walton would have to be injured
- the Lakers have to blow teams out on a historic level
idk, lamar posted it on his twitter
Adam Morrison rides a hot hand in Las Vegas
Reporting from Las Vegas -- Reading the reviews might have been the first mistake for the Lakers' Adam Morrison.
"I had a lot of criticism after my first year," Morrison said of his rookie season with the Charlotte Bobcats in 2006-07, having been the third overall pick in the NBA draft.
"I remember one website saying I was the worst player in the NBA. All that stuff."
The 6-foot-8 forward is trying to find himself in Las Vegas -- along with his shot -- in the friendlier, light-on-defense confines of the NBA Summer League, at the wise suggestion of Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak.
Keeping it in perspective because, after all, this is summer league, not the heart of the NBA season, things are going well. He has averaged 20.8 points in four games. He scored 20 points against the Clippers on Monday, and had 17 points the next night against Oklahoma City.
"He's a shot maker . . . and it looks to me like he's playing with confidence," Kupchak said during Monday's game.
Said Clippers General Manager and Coach Mike Dunleavy: "I think he's made a good recovery from his knee injury. He has the ability to score. He's the main focal point of their [summer] team, but I still think he's doing a lot of good things that show separation. Potentially, he can create himself a role with the Lakers."
Morrison was less pleased with his performance after the Thunder game but opened up to reporters about his struggles since his Gonzaga days, when he was the go-to guy and Wooden Award finalist.
He stood in the hallway outside the locker room at Thomas & Mack Center and answered questions about his confidence (improved) and his knee (better) and helpfully repeated his answers if a newcomer joined the scrum.
Morrison realizes there is much on the line, starting in Las Vegas. He will turn 25 on Sunday, but this represents a career juncture for him.
"Yeah, it's my contract year," he said. "If I don't perform well, I might not be in the league. It's definitely a big year."
In Charlotte, it got worse for Morrison before it would get any better. He suffered a torn ligament in his left knee in an exhibition game against the Lakers in October 2007 that required surgery.
"It was terrible," he said.
Not only because of the pain and career-threatening nature of the injury, but Morrison felt a chance to correct the pro record had been wrested away, pulled out of his control.
He was jokingly asked whether the critical website in question had asked him for an interview after he was traded to the Lakers in February along with Shannon Brown for Vladimir Radmanovic.
"Not really," he said. "A lot of people thought I was terrible and done for good and one of the worst picks of all time," he said. "I heard all of that. It was tough to swallow.
"Like I said, to come back and get hurt and not get the chance to prove myself was probably the worst."
He praised the Lakers for giving him this opportunity, saying he felt his confidence soaring even in practice, and even though he was on the bench in their run to the title.
The message? Well, his career is not six feet under.
"A lot of people left me for dead," Morrison said. "A lot of people said I couldn't play. And [the Lakers] gave me a chance to get healthy, and I'll get a chance hopefully to prove I can play."
Link:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lakers-adam-morrison16-2009jul16,0,7135503.story
Damn itOriginally Posted by CP1708
First page of this thread. LA done nothin right so far.........Originally Posted by I NaSmatic I
1. Draft a big man or point guard.
2. Re-sign Ariza.
3. Try and re-sign LO.
4. Let Shannon walk.
I figured Shannon was going to ask for more than he was worth.
So Lamar wants a better deal then what Marion got. Let's see what happens.
was interested in their exact age difference. Marion is almost 1.5 yrs older than Lamar. May 78/Nov 79
I know marion has made the allstar team more than lamar has(i'm sure this is what agents present when going to the table too).
but I'm sure Lamar would have made a few if he was with D'Antoni.
