The Lakers are now close to being a super team again.

**CutMeMick** · 02-03-2008 02:55 AM

I sware as god as my witnes a friend of mine threw a BBQ at his house friday because the Lakers sold Kwame....

I printed out a banner that said 'Thank God Kwame is GONE' for him. A shit load of Laker fans showed up...

I'm a Bulls fan. Always have always will with or without Jordan, with or without Phil.
One thing I am is faithful to my teams. The Bulls will be a top team we've def. got the talent all we need is a leader in the court. We've got a lot of key players but every team needs a leader, if we can find one we'll go straight to the top.

We also need a good coach.

**OumaFan** · 02-03-2008 07:53 PM

Am I wrong or did the Lakers not trade Caron Butler for Kwame?

That's good management.

**frozensolid_702** · 02-03-2008 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by OumaFan

Am I wrong or did the Lakers not trade Caron Butler for Kwame?

That's good management.

Butler for Kwame Brown was a horrible move at first.

But now that they traded Kwame Brown and a couple draft picks for Pau Gasol, it's briliant.

BTW............. I'm not even a Lakers fan, but have always been a fan of Pau Gasol for some reason.

**Bookkeeper** · 02-04-2008 12:24 AM

Boston the best in the east and LA the best in the west, looks like it could be a replay of the 80's again

**boozeboxer** · 02-04-2008 04:46 AM

Originally Posted by frozensolid_702

Butler for Kwame Brown was a horrible move at first.

But now that they traded Kwame Brown and a couple draft picks for Pau Gasol, it's briliant.

BTW............. I'm not even a Lakers fan, but have always been a fan of Pau Gasol for some reason.

Kwame was a tool. I would rather lose w/o him than have his dumb ass on my team.

**CutMeMick** · 02-06-2008 10:47 PM

I gotta say Paul fits well there with the LakeShow....

It's only 1 game so we'll see if they can keep it up the rest of the way.

**RP33** · 02-07-2008 12:29 AM

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Shaq to the Suns?!?! Hell yeah..

The suns are my team in the West, and now I like them even more.. It's interesting because i've hated every team Shaq has played for until now.. It's gonna feel good having him on my side this time.. When Shaq comes back, even if he averages 7-10 rebs and 12-20 pts a game the Suns will be RIDICULOUS.. Although it will be interesting to see how they use him in their run and gun scheme.. He will be more of a defensive part of the team, and a big part of their half court offense.. Going to be interesting to say the least. Amare can now move over to the 4 and play to his potential and not have to worry about being the "center" on the team.

**CutMeMick** · 02-07-2008 07:02 AM

Originally Posted by RP33

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Shaq to the Suns?!?! Hell yeah..

The suns are my team in the West, and now I like them even more.. It's interesting because i've hated every team Shaq has played for until now.. It's gonna feel good having him on my side this time.. When Shaq comes back, even if he averages 7-10 rebs and 12-20 pts a game the Suns will be RIDICULOUS.. Although it will be interesting to see how they use him in their run and gun scheme.. He will be more of a defensive part of the team, and a big part of their half court offense.. Going to be interesting to say the least. Amare can now move over to the 4 and play to his potential and not have to worry about being the "center" on the team.

Shaqs a huge gamble tho, he's at a point in his career where everything hurts.
Also what I'm trying to picture here is HOW IN THE HELL IS SHAQ SUPPOSE TO KEEP UP WITH THE SUNS 'SPEED' PLAY STYLE...

**CFH** · 02-07-2008 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by RP33

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Shaq to the Suns?!?! Hell yeah..

The suns are my team in the West, and now I like them even more.. It's interesting because i've hated every team Shaq has played for until now.. It's gonna feel good having him on my side this time.. When Shaq comes back, even if he averages 7-10 rebs and 12-20 pts a game the Suns will be RIDICULOUS.. Although it will be interesting to see how they use him in their run and gun scheme.. He will be more of a defensive part of the team, and a big part of their half court offense.. Going to be interesting to say the least. Amare can now move over to the 4 and play to his potential and not have to worry about being the "center" on the team.

I don't watch much basketball, but the Suns are my favorite team because of Steve Nash, who is a local hero around here. The Shaq deal is a bit of a risk because of his injuries, but it could pay huge dividends as well.