gunsnewing wrote:WOW Gasol is now 4 for his last 14 FT attempts. Talkin to himself at the line

Hangin with Howard too much

dirk 3 to go ahead
aldridge 3 to tie it
Dallas TO
Aldridge buzzer beater

Jordan Hill 2009 lottery draft pick 25yrs (was in the rotation before injury was playing well)...cheap(via trade0

Earl Clark 2009 lottery draft pick 25yrs (wasn't playing until Hill and Gasol got hurt wanted us to draft him badly is playing great)....cheap(via trade)

Jodie Meeks 2009 draft pick 2nd round 25yrs (slowly brought in to the rotation is playing well)....cheap(free agent signing)

Devin E-Banks 2009 draft pick 2nd round 23yrs (not in the rotation....has talent)...cheap(via draft)

Darius Morris 2011 draft pick 2nd round 22yrs (sometimes in the rotation depends on health of guards has talent).....cheap(via draft)

So how does an aging contending(supposedly) team get all this youth on the cheap like this? I guess they keep their assets, make steady draft picks, smart trades, and make decent free agent signings

holfresh wrote:Ha..First is all, as constructed, their youth line up would be a lottery team..Second, they traded all the picks for Nash and DHow..Free agent signings???..Right now the 2012/13 team salary is 100 mil..Next year 78 mil owed and that's without DHow or any of the youngsters..On the contrary, 2014/15 looks bright..

Only this summer could be merky for them otherwise they have assets bro...they've always had a high payroll

http://www.prosportstransactions.com/basketball/DraftTrades/Future/Lakers.htm

Caseloads wrote:wow. the lakers have it figured out.

I wouldn't go that far.

Just because they beat the Hornets by 5 points and/or a three game winning streak doesn't mean the Lakers haven't figured anything out. They're a 20-25 basketball team and currently 10th seed of the Western Conference until proven otherwise. A small three game win streak doesn't change all of the above. Still 4 games back of the Rockets for the 8th seed.

But with all that said, I do hope the Lakers make the postseason over the likes of Houston who's only 25-22 as the 8th seed of the Western Conference. As a basketball fan, I can see the Lakers putting up a strong fight against just about any team with Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard. The Houston Rockets on the other hand? I can't see James Harden leading this team to the playoffs let alone out of the first round. Just not enough help surrounding Harden.

But yea, at 20-25 overall while being the 10th seed of the Western Conference and/or 18th amongst all NBA teams (standings wise); I wouldn't say they've figured anything out.

gunsnewing wrote:They just beat OKC

O.K, so what's your point? They're still 20-25 overall, 10th place of the Western Conference and still 4 games back of the 8th seed.

The Lakers beat OKC? Congrats to them. Not to go off topic here but our Knicks have beaten the Heat twice along with the Spurs twice.

But once again, the Lakers are on a three game win streak (OKC, UTAH & New Orleans). Big deal. Say hello to 20-25 overall, 5 games below .500, 10th seed of the Western Conference and only 3.5 games ahead of the Kings for the 13th seed of the West (only ahead of Phoenix and New Orleans).

That's reality...

gunsnewing wrote:No need to get hostile just pointing a fact out

Wasn't hostile at all. Was only pointing out 'more facts'.

3G4G wrote:The interesting thing about the Lakers....their core is old....Kobe/Nash/Artest/Gasol.....Howard is entering Prime...but

Jordan Hill 2009 lottery draft pick 25yrs (was in the rotation before injury was playing well)...cheap(via trade0

Earl Clark 2009 lottery draft pick 25yrs (wasn't playing until Hill and Gasol got hurt wanted us to draft him badly is playing great)....cheap(via trade)

Jodie Meeks 2009 draft pick 2nd round 25yrs (slowly brought in to the rotation is playing well)....cheap(free agent signing)

Devin E-Banks 2009 draft pick 2nd round 23yrs (not in the rotation....has talent)...cheap(via draft)

Darius Morris 2011 draft pick 2nd round 22yrs (sometimes in the rotation depends on health of guards has talent).....cheap(via draft)

So how does an aging contending(supposedly) team get all this youth on the cheap like this? I guess they keep their assets, make steady draft picks, smart trades, and make decent free agent signings

MDA did good work with some our yoots. Lin, Lando, Extra-e, Novak, Jorts, etc..........Puts them in situations to succeed. Role players of course.

Maybe once MDA figured out who plays the supporting roles it comes together? No camp, break the princeton offense out of the team and install his plays, scheme, defensive set up (if there is one)all while under intense microscope, huge contracts and veteran egos. Fans want instant gratification and media gains view's by fueling the negative buzz.