The Lakes are quiet
- Posted by Anthony Bass on July 16th, 2008 filed in Lakers Commentary
The Laker front is relatively quiet right now so there’s nothing really for me to talk about.
Reports indicate that Ron-Ron prefers to play for the Lakers but it looks like Kenny Thomas’ contract is a deal breaker. I like Artest’s defensive play but he’s just unpredictable off the court. Also, like I said, let’s give the triple tower in Bynum, Gasol and Odom a chance of proving itself.
Between Artest and Marion, I would rather have Marion because he has a similar defensive skill, he’s athletic, he has a mid-range jumper and he’s not as unpredictable.
I am beginning to think that letting Ronnie Turiaf go is the better option just in case Artest’s price drops as training camp nears. I’m sure Sacramento wouldn’t want Artest breaking the team’s harmony.
I just read an interesting article about “trade bluffing”. Basically, it says that when you don’t match offers to your players, you are putting yourself in a position where other teams may “take” your players in the future. This is how the Clippers keep on losing its marquee players.
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