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Free_Kobe
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what is like 35?
probably could get something out of him...
but i think we have enough guards and small forwards!
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Freakout
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| Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Free_Kobe wrote: | what is like 35?
probably could get something out of him...
but i think we have enough guards and small forwards! |
Actually we could use one more versatile guard. |
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Mjr. Pwnage
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| Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Free_Kobe wrote: | what is like 35?
probably could get something out of him...
but i think we have enough guards and small forwards! |
Unless some are on the move.
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Terry_Teagle
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| Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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| It would be nice to see the Lakers actually make a move to try to improve the roster. I would have no problem with signing him to a 10 day. Bringing him aboard could only help up us. At least we wouldn't have to give anybody significant away, just a scrub. |
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Dr. Laker
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| Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Terry_Teagle wrote: | | It would be nice to see the Lakers actually make a move to try to improve the roster. I would have no problem with signing him to a 10 day. Bringing him aboard could only help up us. At least we wouldn't have to give anybody significant away, just a scrub. |
And what "scrub" would that be?
If the Lakers cut McKie, they'll still have to pay him the better part of 2 million.
If they cut Sasha, they'll have to pay him for next year, too, since his deal is guaranteed.
They could cut Shammond - they'd only owe him 1.2 million or so, since his deal is guaranteed.
The Lakers are not going to flush a million or more bucks down the tube to experiment with Penny for 10 days. If they had some non-guaranteed deals to cut before the January 10th deadline, it'd be different, but they don't.
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Terry_Teagle
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| Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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| They will not throw any down the tube, that's true. But if they actually see Penny having the potential to contribute why not. My point is why hold on to players just to sit. I am not trying to say they will actually do anything to aquire any additional talent. My belief is that our current roster is the same one we will have at the end of season. |
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Fan0Bynum17
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| Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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| i don't know why you guys have such a problem with penny in a limited role. i'm sure he's still got his handling/passing skills and you know he knows the game just as well as anyone. i think you guys are overestimating our pg situation too much. i guess that's LG for you though, everyone on the lakers is an all-star and anyone else is pure crap. |
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Ares24
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| Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| shnjb wrote: | Lakers archaeologists seem to be collecting a lot of fossils these days.
Aaron McKie, Vlade Divac and now possibly Penny Hardaway.
Perhaps they plan to open up a new museum in El Segundo. |
all we need to complete the museum now, is bring greg anthony fron retirement  |
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Terry_Teagle
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| Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| I thought I saw some posts that would welcome Penny to the Lakers. |
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shnjb
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| Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Ares24 wrote: | | shnjb wrote: | Lakers archaeologists seem to be collecting a lot of fossils these days.
Aaron McKie, Vlade Divac and now possibly Penny Hardaway.
Perhaps they plan to open up a new museum in El Segundo. |
all we need to complete the museum now, is bring greg anthony fron retirement |
How about Kendall Gill?
Mitch should really use carbon dating on the specimen before signing them for MLE.
I mean McKiesaurus must have been at least 5 trillion years old when we signed him.
Actually for 5 trillion years, something like technetium might work better. |
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InTheRefrigerator
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| Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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I'm all over it. Let's fire up the Flux capacitor in the Delorean and go get the '97 version.
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prisma8slg
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| Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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| InTheRefrigerator wrote: | | I'm all over it. Let's fire up the Flux capacitor in the Delorean and go get the '97 version. |
 just make sure to have some plutonium so we can make it back to '07.
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japanesebeef1
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| Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Free_Kobe wrote: | what is like 35?
probably could get something out of him...
but i think we have enough guards and small forwards! |
If he can beat Barclay and Bavetta in a footrace . . . sign him! |
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RCOinCR
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| Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| I would bring Penny in as long as he's healthy enough to distribute the ball. He'll make better decisions and get more assists than anyone of our PG's on the roster. I would unload Sasha , Shamond or McKee to make room for him now. |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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It doesn't cost anything to look.
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rwongega
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Osama YoMama
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:09 am Post subject: |
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Trivia:
Who was the last Laker to be signed to a 10-day contract midseason? |
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Balki Bartokomous
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:17 am Post subject: |
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| Osama YoMama wrote: | Trivia:
Who was the last Laker to be signed to a 10-day contract midseason? |
Rickety Jimmy Jackson???
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JUST-MING
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:19 am Post subject: |
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| Balki Bartokomous wrote: | | Osama YoMama wrote: | Trivia:
Who was the last Laker to be signed to a 10-day contract midseason? |
Rickety Jimmy Jackson??? |
I'd cut McKie for Hardaway in an instant. Penny can rebound, pass and shoot. |
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Osama YoMama
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:19 am Post subject: |
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| jminges wrote: | | Balki Bartokomous wrote: | | Osama YoMama wrote: | Trivia:
Who was the last Laker to be signed to a 10-day contract midseason? |
Rickety Jimmy Jackson??? |
I'd cut McKie for Hardaway in an instant. Penny can rebound, pass and shoot. However he's turnover prone. |
That's a big 'however' |
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davidse
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:10 am Post subject: |
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penny + kobe = and anti shaq coalition !!!
this is like a great wrestling script... |
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Savory Griddles
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:16 am Post subject: |
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Old, crippled Penny >>> Sasha in his prime
I know there is a lot of the "grass is always greener" on Laker websites, but in this case Penny is a lush fertile meadow while Sasha is primed for a brush fire. |
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KingKobe20
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:25 am Post subject: |
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I agree with dcarter4kobe, Kill me too!  |
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Runway8
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:50 am Post subject: |
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| Dr. Laker wrote: | | Terry_Teagle wrote: | | It would be nice to see the Lakers actually make a move to try to improve the roster. I would have no problem with signing him to a 10 day. Bringing him aboard could only help up us. At least we wouldn't have to give anybody significant away, just a scrub. |
And what "scrub" would that be?
If the Lakers cut McKie, they'll still have to pay him the better part of 2 million.
If they cut Sasha, they'll have to pay him for next year, too, since his deal is guaranteed.
They could cut Shammond - they'd only owe him 1.2 million or so, since his deal is guaranteed.
The Lakers are not going to flush a million or more bucks down the tube to experiment with Penny for 10 days. If they had some non-guaranteed deals to cut before the January 10th deadline, it'd be different, but they don't. |
If you think about, it's flushing money down the tubes either way. What's the difference between paying him to sit on the bench or paying him to sit at home? If Buss is that stingy and would like to get his money's worth, he'll get more for his money if he uses Aaron as his Butler or Bellboy. I think if Penny can help, they'll sign him. |
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Laker_Dynasty
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 3:29 am Post subject: |
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If they are interested in Penny, then I'd rather see the ending contracts moved in a trade rather than someone being simply cut from the team. I'm wondering, with Kwame and LO out right now, if they're considering looking at what defensive big men could be had for our ending contracts. Mihm, Mckie and Shammond's contracts are valueable as ending contracts. No point of cutting them just to sign someone else. It would be more valuable to trade the contracts together to get 1 or 2 players back. At that point, signing Penny isn't a roster space problem.
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