http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=655ccjd
Ok, take note its 2/3/11 and as LAL fan I am worried - WHY DO YOU ASK?
We just lost to the hated Celtics and if you say "ah, its ok we gonna play them in a week or so.." or " we have a good record and its only the regular season so lets not get ahead of ourselves"... I respond to you like this (pls dont take it personal) FUCK THAT~!!
Yes, we are 2nd in the west behind the Spurs about 6 games out and since they have the best record we are only that many games behind. Well guess what currently our record stands 0-1 Spurs, 1-1 Bulls, 0-1 Heat, 0-1 Celtics, 1-0 Thunder, and we will soon see Orlando. That record looks awful but whats disturbing about our trend is we are losing to the top teams -BAD. What does that tell you, we don't bring our "A" game. Whether its bordem, effort, or whatever, there is no room for excuses. Bad habits are hard to break (see Finals 08'). So talking up a storm in Facebook with my good broski A.M. we come up with this.
If we had to punch in the "panic" button and had to pull a trade to wake people up and defend our title it would look like this.
LAL: acquire:
Chris Paul PG
Emeka Okafor C
Trevor Ariza SG/SF
NOR: acquire:
Andrew Bynum C
Steve Blake PG or Ebanks SF & Caracter PF (note: this is a LAL +3 & NOR +3)
Ron Artest SF
Luke Walton SF
I will not bore you with numbers and or contracts but they add up ..see trade machine by ESPN.
This is why it works for the HORNETS:
Currently the Hornets are stuck in a real bad situation. Not owned by anyone, the NBA took it over before it drowned in debts before it can find a suitor(s). It has been on the market for sometime and by the looks of things it will be in the market for a while. This will help relieve them in the cap by receiving players they can use as assets for other trades or to simply buy out their contracts. Bynum being the only valuable basketball piece, he can be a cornerstone for a up and coming franchise. Quick - name the top 3 centers in the league? Yes, its difficult - so it is not far fetched that Bynum can one day fulfill his potential and be a dominant force or at least a serviceable big in the worst case scenario. If they go the rookies route instead of Blake they will have a pair of young assets for whatever in the future. Ebanks is a Ariza clone and Caracter with his friendly contract may pan out. Yes, they will be in full on rebuilding mode but hey ask Toronto & Cleveland how it feels to lose their superstars in Free Agency. Get something back NOR!
This is why it works for the LAKERS.
Lets get this out of the way, CP3 is still recovering but a so so healthy CP3 is better than most healthy PGs in the L. We finally address our weakness at the PG position in a big way. We don't need to bring up what CP3 can do but this puts DFISH on the bench and bring him in, in critical moments and limit his minutes. If we stay with Blake he can slide at the 2 and run a three guard rotation w/ Brown. Lots of possibilities with this. Now Ariza takes Artests spot which brings us back to the 09' team but with CP3. The most crucial part about this trade though in my opinion is we keep our advantage and that is deep with big men. Okafor has had health issues but not like Bynum and he isnt as long or as tall as Bynum but his production is about equal. If anything we become a much more athletic team. Finally this sets us up for years to come. We will have an elite backcourt for a year or so and an elite PG for some time.
It is nice to dream but its only on the ESPN trade machine..have a safe one and thanks for reading my crap.
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