Now that Vlad “Rad” is day-to-day, should the Lakers be interested in picking him up? Sound-off in the comments and tell us what you think.
Boston.com: The Sonics waived the 13-year veteran combo-guard Thursday after acquiring him the same day in a trade from the Spurs. The 6-foot-7-inch, 210-pounder will become an unrestricted free agent at 10 a.m. EST on Tuesday assuming he clears waivers, and is expected to get interest from Boston, San Antonio, Phoenix, Denver, Houston, Golden State, and the Lakers.
Aliens vs. Turiaf?
I have to tell you, the Sonics surprised me with that last minute trade. When I say last minute, I mean it. At 2:59 pm on Thursday, the Sonics sent Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West to the Cleveland Cavs for Ira Newble and Donyell Marshall, with Adrian Griffin from the Bulls in a three team trade. This is after trading Kurt Thomas to San Antonio for Brent Barry, Francisco Elson and a 2009 first-round pick. After all that, the Sonics released Brent Barry.
So who is going to play the Lakers tonight? All of them; my sources tell me that Sonics coach P.J. Carlisimo is going to send all these guys in to swipe at Kobe’s pinky in the first quarter – watch for it.
Who can blame P.J.? The Lakers have been practically unstoppable since their last loss at Atlanta during their 9 game road trip. They now sport a 7 game winning streak after trouncing their hometown rivals the Clippers Saturday night, 113 - 95.
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If you were wondering why this game isn’t called the “Battle of LA” anymore, I think we know why. It isn’t really a battle when you expect to win by double figures and then do so.
The Lakers blew out the Clippers tonight in a 113-95 win at Staples. It was the Lakers 7th win in a row and their 6th straight on the road. Some key team stats for tonight include the Lakers 27 to 11 assist to turnover ratio and their perimeter defense holding the Clippers to 1-14 from downtown. The only thing that bothered me tonight was the Lakers hoisting 26 three point shots, mostly thanks to Sasha’s nine.
While they both share the same arena, tonight’s game featured two teams headed in completely opposite directions. The Lakers are heading to first place and the Clippers are heading back to familiar territory and get to play with the ping pong balls in June’s lottery.
Now, the bests of the night…
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Radmanovic left the game with 3:36 left in the first quarter and didn’t return due with what it seemed like a strained calf. /sigh
His listed day-to-day.
I’ll post more information, when we know more.
Seemingly uncomfortable as No. 2 man in offense, the forward has flourished since Gasol’s arrival bumped him to No. 3.
L.A. Times: The trade deadline came and went, and Lamar Odom didn’t have to worry, for once.
Last year, he was rumored to be heading to New Jersey for Jason Kidd. Two years ago, it was to New York for Jamal Crawford, Nate Robinson and Channing Frye.
Three years ago, the rumor mill had Odom going just about everywhere — to Sacramento for Peja Stojakovic and to Utah for Carlos Boozer. This year? He spent the All-Star break on a tranquil getaway in Santa Barbara, without any anxious phone calls from friends and family.
“These five days were great for me,” Odom said. “It felt a month long.”
The main reason for the Lakers’ inactivity in the days before Thursday’s deadline was their acquisition of Pau Gasol three weeks earlier, their lone venture into a vigorous big-name trade market. Had Gasol not been obtained, Odom probably would have received a few unsettling “here’s what might be happening” phone calls from his agent.
Another reason for the Lakers to stand pat was their curiosity, if not eagerness, to see how a starting frontline of Gasol, Odom and Andrew Bynum would fare in the Western Conference.
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Ridin’ High!
No, that’s not Snoop Dogg’s next single, that’s the Lakers Nation after Wednesday’s six-point victory over the newly “free-throw-crippled” Phoenix Suns. Today I was looking back at the highlights of that game. It was great to see that the Lakers had control of the contest for most of it. When Phoenix was manufacturing a run, our Kobe would shoot a trey or Gasol would drive to the rim; effectively killing it. It was truly, an awesome game.
My day, however, hit a road block. It all started while thinking about the play where Bell threw the ball to Shaquille in the paint and he turned and saw our lone defender in front of him: D.J. Mbenga. D.J. got immediately “posterized” like many of the players before him. Thinking about that brought me to this point…
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Special thanks to Alvin Chan for submitting his take to the Lakers Nation and giving us the rights to post it on the blog. Once again, if you have your own take and want to see it on TLN, feel free to e-mail it to us at Articles@theLakersNation.com.
I think we’ve all seen the countless articles that circle through the Internet about who is the better player. It seemed as though after the Lakers played the Cavaliers in January, every sports fan was going out of his way to give his own two cents on who was the better player to whomever was willing to listen. I’m going to give you guys a little treat and just tell you, so you don’t have to think of it on your own.
It’s Kobe.
Look, Lebron James is an incredibly gifted player. He passes with the best of them, he is almost unguardable most of the time and his size gives him the defensive advantage on most small forwards. For the record, I love James. I think he’s a great player, but I don’t want you to be confused by the difference between ability and efficiency because players understand the subtleties but it seems as though a lot fans don’t quite get the nuance.
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As Homer Simpson would say, “Woo Hoo!”
CBS2: Here’s the latest on Bynum:
He ran in a swimming pool earlier this week, which is encouraging.
But what is really important is how much that knee swells now. That could determine if and when he can come back.
By the way, I keep hearing and reading these reports that Bynum is “behind schedule” in his recovery and “could miss the rest of this year.” Anybody saying that is just making it up.
The truth is that it’s too early to tell what his timeline is.
I’ve talked to two different doctors about Bynum and they both agree about one thing: the original projection of “at least eight weeks” is still accurate.
They told me that with an injury like this, the most important thing to do is rest it for at least a month, which Bynum has done.
Now, over the next month, he’ll test the knee to see how it holds up.
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