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	<title>Comments on: Phil &amp; Mitch apologize to Odom for a local newspaper suggesting he will be shopped</title>
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		<title>By: willow</title>
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		<dc:creator>willow</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[Comment ID #41355 Will Be Quoted Here]

Only one problem with this: INCONSISTENT! 

No heart or passion.  He disappears way too many times when he&#039;s needed.  Not to mention missing point blank layups.  Is he afraid of the rim???  I&#039;m no LO basher even though I sound like one but we&#039;ve been wating for him to come out of his shell forever.</description>
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<p>Only one problem with this: INCONSISTENT! </p>
<p>No heart or passion.  He disappears way too many times when he&#8217;s needed.  Not to mention missing point blank layups.  Is he afraid of the rim???  I&#8217;m no LO basher even though I sound like one but we&#8217;ve been wating for him to come out of his shell forever.</p>
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		<title>By: Smush Walton</title>
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		<dc:creator>Smush Walton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Lame-O at GUARD?

Talk about footage for the NBA Blooper Reel!

This half-brain has to be one of the most slow footed clutzes on the floor.

When he has the ball up top his defender will SAG into the PAINT. The other team will PAY HIM to shoot outside because he mostly throws up BRICKS!

Any more than two dribbles by Lame-O consistently leads to traveling, charges, clumsy shots while falling down, the ball being stripped away! What a farce this will be!

No thanks, four years is enough for the Lame-O Clown Show!

The ONLY way we should keep this half-brain is as a RESERVE and ONLY after a HUGE pay cut!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lame-O at GUARD?</p>
<p>Talk about footage for the NBA Blooper Reel!</p>
<p>This half-brain has to be one of the most slow footed clutzes on the floor.</p>
<p>When he has the ball up top his defender will SAG into the PAINT. The other team will PAY HIM to shoot outside because he mostly throws up BRICKS!</p>
<p>Any more than two dribbles by Lame-O consistently leads to traveling, charges, clumsy shots while falling down, the ball being stripped away! What a farce this will be!</p>
<p>No thanks, four years is enough for the Lame-O Clown Show!</p>
<p>The ONLY way we should keep this half-brain is as a RESERVE and ONLY after a HUGE pay cut!</p>
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		<title>By: True Lakers Fan</title>
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		<dc:creator>True Lakers Fan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>and i think it will b great if he plays G cause he got the ablity</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>and i think it will b great if he plays G cause he got the ablity</p>
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		<title>By: True Lakers Fan</title>
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		<dc:creator>True Lakers Fan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Keep LO he will mesh with Pau</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Keep LO he will mesh with Pau</p>
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		<title>By: Odom the worst player</title>
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		<dc:creator>Odom the worst player</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree Smush Walton, but I want to add a few comments. Don&#039;t forget this guy doesn&#039;t even try on defense. All he does is hold his hands in the air without even trying to blocks shots. To me that&#039;s letting your team down by not even trying. Think back to the utah series. When odom was in the game D williams or utah kept driving down the lane because he knew odom was just going to hold his hands up and not try to block his shot, but when Turiaf was in the game he blocked williams shot everytime, because Turiaf Tries hard on defense. He don&#039;t just hold his hands up.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree Smush Walton, but I want to add a few comments. Don&#8217;t forget this guy doesn&#8217;t even try on defense. All he does is hold his hands in the air without even trying to blocks shots. To me that&#8217;s letting your team down by not even trying. Think back to the utah series. When odom was in the game D williams or utah kept driving down the lane because he knew odom was just going to hold his hands up and not try to block his shot, but when Turiaf was in the game he blocked williams shot everytime, because Turiaf Tries hard on defense. He don&#8217;t just hold his hands up.</p>
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		<title>By: andrew bynum</title>
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		<dc:creator>andrew bynum</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>according to http://www.latimes.com/sports/custom/extras/la-spw-lakers21-2008jun21,0,1340770.story if you read a few paragraphs down you will notice that it says that lamar will play guard. wow that would be great. don&#039;t trade lamar period. he is fbeeeeeeepkin able to play all six positions, (point guard, shooting guard, small forward, point forward, power forward and center)

Lamar at point guard
first of all, even for a point guard, lamar is beyond excellent ball-handler and passer, nothing needed to be said

second of all, he will really post up alot of point guards, nate robinson, earl boykins especially.  he can even post up lebron james who can play point

third he is tall so he can see the court and make great passes

and if youv give him the slightest bit of space he will shoot over you

on defense with his length it is very hard to score

Shooting guard

he will do almost the same thing as if he were a point guard
he can probably also defend the shooting guard well

small forward, he will usually use his size and sometimes his quickness

power forward, uses mostly his quickness and sometimes his size.  will get many defensive rebounds leading to a fast break

center
uses quickness.  lots of rebounds, fast break offense will be the best. 5 man weave</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>according to <a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/custom/extras/la-spw-lakers21-2008jun21,0,1340770.story" rel="nofollow">http://www.latimes.com/sports/custom/extras/la-spw-lakers21-2008jun21,0,1340770.story</a> if you read a few paragraphs down you will notice that it says that lamar will play guard. wow that would be great. don&#8217;t trade lamar period. he is fbeeeeeeepkin able to play all six positions, (point guard, shooting guard, small forward, point forward, power forward and center)</p>
<p>Lamar at point guard<br />
first of all, even for a point guard, lamar is beyond excellent ball-handler and passer, nothing needed to be said</p>
<p>second of all, he will really post up alot of point guards, nate robinson, earl boykins especially.  he can even post up lebron james who can play point</p>
<p>third he is tall so he can see the court and make great passes</p>
<p>and if youv give him the slightest bit of space he will shoot over you</p>
<p>on defense with his length it is very hard to score</p>
<p>Shooting guard</p>
<p>he will do almost the same thing as if he were a point guard<br />
he can probably also defend the shooting guard well</p>
<p>small forward, he will usually use his size and sometimes his quickness</p>
<p>power forward, uses mostly his quickness and sometimes his size.  will get many defensive rebounds leading to a fast break</p>
<p>center<br />
uses quickness.  lots of rebounds, fast break offense will be the best. 5 man weave</p>
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		<title>By: daboss1848</title>
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		<dc:creator>daboss1848</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>PP stats vs. NJN:
17 min, 2-5, 7 pts  - - 40%
40 min, 7-11, 18 pts - - 63.6%
39 min, 6-10, 15 pts - - 60%
40 min, 9-19, 28 pts - - 47.4%

53.3% avg against NJN vs. FG 46.4% on the year

Pierce stopper?  Perhaps a Pierce neutralizer b/c RJ&#039;s stats against PP are similar:
44 min, 10-15, 24 pts - - 66.7%
34 min, 6-12, 17 pts - - 50%
39 min, 7-19, 21 pts - - 36.8%
42 min, 7-18, 28 pts - - 38.9%

46.9% avg against BOS vs. FG 46.6% on the year

Again, lets not fall for the grass is always greener routine - most experts say RJ is not enough for LO, throw in picks and/or potential rook - we can discuss . . .</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PP stats vs. NJN:<br />
17 min, 2-5, 7 pts  &#8211; - 40%<br />
40 min, 7-11, 18 pts &#8211; - 63.6%<br />
39 min, 6-10, 15 pts &#8211; - 60%<br />
40 min, 9-19, 28 pts &#8211; - 47.4%</p>
<p>53.3% avg against NJN vs. FG 46.4% on the year</p>
<p>Pierce stopper?  Perhaps a Pierce neutralizer b/c RJ&#8217;s stats against PP are similar:<br />
44 min, 10-15, 24 pts &#8211; - 66.7%<br />
34 min, 6-12, 17 pts &#8211; - 50%<br />
39 min, 7-19, 21 pts &#8211; - 36.8%<br />
42 min, 7-18, 28 pts &#8211; - 38.9%</p>
<p>46.9% avg against BOS vs. FG 46.6% on the year</p>
<p>Again, lets not fall for the grass is always greener routine &#8211; most experts say RJ is not enough for LO, throw in picks and/or potential rook &#8211; we can discuss . . .</p>
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		<title>By: ab4sure</title>
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		<dc:creator>ab4sure</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[Comment ID #41348 Will Be Quoted Here]

So basically you made up an article even though there is none.  Also the evidence doesn&#039;t support Jefferson being a Pierce stopper.  In three games he scored 28/15/18... averaging 20 points right at his avg.  Plus his rebounds and assists were good.  The last game i didn&#039;t include becuz boston was resting their starters and PP only played 17 minutes.  Is RJ a PP stopper.  NO.</description>
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<p>So basically you made up an article even though there is none.  Also the evidence doesn&#8217;t support Jefferson being a Pierce stopper.  In three games he scored 28/15/18&#8230; averaging 20 points right at his avg.  Plus his rebounds and assists were good.  The last game i didn&#8217;t include becuz boston was resting their starters and PP only played 17 minutes.  Is RJ a PP stopper.  NO.</p>
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		<title>By: sclakerfan</title>
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		<dc:creator>sclakerfan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Odom&#039;s trade value now isn&#039;t very high.  I think that they should see how it works out with Bynum and Gasol.

I&#039;m also hoping that some other team, like the Suns has a horrible year and decides to dump salary before the trade deadline so that they can get someone like Amare for Odom.  Not likely, but I was shocked that Memphis gifted Gasol to the Lakers for Kwame and Critt so I guess some owners like money more than winning a few more games.

I also think another reason that the Lakers keep Odom is that when Bynum is sitting on the bench, there will be a huge drop-off in rebounding.  Turiaf made up for some of that in the regular season, but he was nowhere in the finals.  So I see Odom, although he might start at the 3, playing more 4 next year with Gasol or Bynum playing the 5 when one or the other is on the bench.  I wouldn&#039;t get Mimh that much playing time, at least not in the playoffs unless he proves that he can get back to the level he was playing before his injury.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Odom&#8217;s trade value now isn&#8217;t very high.  I think that they should see how it works out with Bynum and Gasol.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m also hoping that some other team, like the Suns has a horrible year and decides to dump salary before the trade deadline so that they can get someone like Amare for Odom.  Not likely, but I was shocked that Memphis gifted Gasol to the Lakers for Kwame and Critt so I guess some owners like money more than winning a few more games.</p>
<p>I also think another reason that the Lakers keep Odom is that when Bynum is sitting on the bench, there will be a huge drop-off in rebounding.  Turiaf made up for some of that in the regular season, but he was nowhere in the finals.  So I see Odom, although he might start at the 3, playing more 4 next year with Gasol or Bynum playing the 5 when one or the other is on the bench.  I wouldn&#8217;t get Mimh that much playing time, at least not in the playoffs unless he proves that he can get back to the level he was playing before his injury.</p>
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		<title>By: DCLAKER</title>
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		<dc:creator>DCLAKER</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I live in DC and have NBATV so I can catch those whenever....there&#039;s your article or you can check the stats on espn.com.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I live in DC and have NBATV so I can catch those whenever&#8230;.there&#8217;s your article or you can check the stats on espn.com.</p>
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