Comments on: Lamar Odom Q & A http://dimemag.com/2008/02/lamar-odom-q-a/ Dime is your daily source for NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, NBA Videos and Sneakers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:57:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bust Jlaze http://dimemag.com/2008/02/lamar-odom-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-22046 Bust Jlaze Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:03:48 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/05/lamar-odom-q-a/#comment-22046 ...I thought I was a genius for a second there …I thought I was a genius for a second there

]]> By: Bust Jlaze http://dimemag.com/2008/02/lamar-odom-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-22045 Bust Jlaze Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:02:54 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/05/lamar-odom-q-a/#comment-22045 Word? I didn't know that...I guess that joint didn't work then haha Word? I didn’t know that…I guess that joint didn’t work then haha

]]> By: Austin Burton http://dimemag.com/2008/02/lamar-odom-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-22043 Austin Burton Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:50:26 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/05/lamar-odom-q-a/#comment-22043 When Odom first came to the Lakers, they brought Pippen to training camp to work with him. It only lasted for that one year, though, from what I remember. When Odom first came to the Lakers, they brought Pippen to training camp to work with him. It only lasted for that one year, though, from what I remember.

]]> By: Celts Fan http://dimemag.com/2008/02/lamar-odom-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-22037 Celts Fan Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:28:11 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/05/lamar-odom-q-a/#comment-22037 haha that is a great idea though Bust, if Pip wants to do it haha that is a great idea though Bust, if Pip wants to do it

]]> By: Bust Jlaze http://dimemag.com/2008/02/lamar-odom-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-22034 Bust Jlaze Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:26:12 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/05/lamar-odom-q-a/#comment-22034 ahaha Celts, you crazy ahaha Celts, you crazy

]]> By: Kobeef http://dimemag.com/2008/02/lamar-odom-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-22032 Kobeef Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:19:45 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/05/lamar-odom-q-a/#comment-22032 Odom will be fine as a SF. He destroys Matrix every year in the playoffs and matrix is one of the league's best SF's. Odom also has a great handle and can score facing the basket or back to the basket. In the long term - the trade for Gasol means that the lakers will be under the salary cap in 2009 when a) Odom becomes a free agent, and b) Bynum is eligible for a qualifying offer. The Gasol acquisition means that the lakers can re-sign Bynum for a big contract in 2009 and still be at or near the salary cap (which will probably be close to $70 mil by then). If Odom wants to be part of the team he knows he can't demand big money because the lakers won't have it and because they don't really need him with Kobe, Gasol and Bynum in their prime. Odom will be fine as a SF.

He destroys Matrix every year in the playoffs and matrix is one of the league’s best SF’s. Odom also has a great handle and can score facing the basket or back to the basket.

In the long term – the trade for Gasol means that the lakers will be under the salary cap in 2009 when

a) Odom becomes a free agent, and
b) Bynum is eligible for a qualifying offer.

The Gasol acquisition means that the lakers can re-sign Bynum for a big contract in 2009 and still be at or near the salary cap (which will probably be close to $70 mil by then). If Odom wants to be part of the team he knows he can’t demand big money because the lakers won’t have it and because they don’t really need him with Kobe, Gasol and Bynum in their prime.

]]> By: Drew Wonder aka Optimus Dime http://dimemag.com/2008/02/lamar-odom-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-22030 Drew Wonder aka Optimus Dime Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:17:41 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/05/lamar-odom-q-a/#comment-22030 yo mike c. good teams dont worry about having to match up with the other team. they force the other teams to match up with them. most teams dont have the size at sf to guard odom when he posts up.also odom and can rotate to pf when gasol or bynum needs a breather. so it's not like he'll be at sf all game. on the defensive end the lakers size will force teams to play the perimeter game and hope that they make their outside shots, cause they will have trouble in the lane. and then the lakers boards and dimes should go up as well. yo mike c.
good teams dont worry about having to match up with the other team. they force the other teams to match up with them. most teams dont have the size at sf to guard odom when he posts up.also odom and can rotate to pf when gasol or bynum needs a breather. so it’s not like he’ll be at sf all game.
on the defensive end the lakers size will force teams to play the perimeter game and hope that they make their outside shots, cause they will have trouble in the lane. and then the lakers boards and dimes should go up as well.

]]> By: Celts Fan http://dimemag.com/2008/02/lamar-odom-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-22025 Celts Fan Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:08:22 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/05/lamar-odom-q-a/#comment-22025 ya Bust, or Odom can make Pip VERY high! ya Bust, or Odom can make Pip VERY high!

]]> By: Bust Jlaze http://dimemag.com/2008/02/lamar-odom-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-22022 Bust Jlaze Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:48:29 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/05/lamar-odom-q-a/#comment-22022 (looks like everyone left this blog to talk junk on the Giants parade post, but I just thought of this:) You know how they got Ewing to work with Yao? And Kareem to work with Bynum? The Lakers should SERIOUSLY consider getting Pippen to work with Odom. He already has expressed interest in coaching, and this would be the perfect challenge for him and Odom. Pip can make him VERY dangerous. (looks like everyone left this blog to talk junk on the Giants parade post, but I just thought of this:)

You know how they got Ewing to work with Yao? And Kareem to work with Bynum? The Lakers should SERIOUSLY consider getting Pippen to work with Odom. He already has expressed interest in coaching, and this would be the perfect challenge for him and Odom. Pip can make him VERY dangerous.

]]> By: The Oracle http://dimemag.com/2008/02/lamar-odom-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-21998 The Oracle Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:20:32 +0000 http://dimemag.com/2008/02/05/lamar-odom-q-a/#comment-21998 The Lake show is a matchup nightmare. 4 out of 5 guys can post up, most are really good passers, and most of the team is wet from distance. I almost wish they'd call up that 6-9 Chinese point guard they drafted in the second round last year.. Scary lineup: 7-1, 7-0, 6-11, 6-7, 6-9....ouch! The Lake show is a matchup nightmare. 4 out of 5 guys can post up, most are really good passers, and most of the team is wet from distance.

I almost wish they’d call up that 6-9 Chinese point guard they drafted in the second round last year..

Scary lineup: 7-1, 7-0, 6-11, 6-7, 6-9….ouch!

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