ESPN: Lakers try out Gilbert Arenas

[KDthunderup]

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7569136/sources-los-angeles-lakers-work-free-agent-gilbert-arenas

Can he help the Laker's pg problem?

[No.23]

This should be fun lol.

[Bandito]

Better him than fisher i'd say. anything is an upgrade on that has been.

[RazorBaLade]

Anyone is better than what we have........ But who knows how much he has left. Maybe picking up someone like Sessions and losing the 1st rd pick is better than taking a risk on this guy and potentially getting 8 pts on 30% which is barely better than fisher.

I wonder how much pull he might have to get dwight here.

[Killbot]

Kobe Bryant + Gilbert Arenas + Metta World Peace?

:roll:

[Reverend Hoops]

http://www.gilbertology.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/gilbert_arenas_hw1.jpg

[Bob Cousy]

we'll take anything. IDGAF.

pay him and dress him in a jersey pronto.

[simcjt]

Kobe Bryant + Gilbert Arenas + Metta World Peace?

:roll:
This

[KDthunderup]

Apparently they are also looking at Iverson

[Nick Young]

best backcourt in the league:rockon:
even better than Landry/Lin:rockon: :rockon: :rockon:

[longtime lurker]

http://www.gilbertology.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/gilbert_arenas_hw1.jpg

How strict are the firearms laws in California? hmmmm

[All Net]

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7569136/sources-los-angeles-lakers-work-free-agent-gilbert-arenas

Can he help the Laker's pg problem?

Can't do any worse than what we have now,,

[Killbot]

Apparently they are also looking at Iverson

Oh man. This is priceless. All 4 in one locker room together.

[KBryant24]

Sign him
seriously whats the worst that could happen?
he sucks and they are out 1.4 mill, that is pocket change to Dr. Buss.
all they need is 12 and 7 from him on offense and anything on the defensive side is an upgrade over D-fish.

[Killbot]

Oh and http://espn.go.com/espnradio/losangeles/play?id=7531075

EDIT: Whoops, this one:
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/losangeles/play?id=7521883

[Eric Cartman]

Bear with me on this. Even if Gilbert has been horrific last 2 years or whatever that is still better than anything Fisher is putting up. I mean prime Smush Parker would be an upgrade over Fisher at this moment. Yeah it's that drastic. Hell if we not winning the chip this year give me entertainment.

Sign Gilbert & A.I. f*k it i ain't gonna even be mad :rockon:

[Burgz]

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7569136/sources-los-angeles-lakers-work-free-agent-gilbert-arenas

Can he help the Laker's pg problem?

well it sure wont get any worse...can it????????

[SpecialQue]

I don't know about you guys...but I'm PUMPED! He's gonna bring us the firepower we need to dominate again!

:rockon:

[SpecialQue]

Bear with me on this. Even if Gilbert has been horrific last 2 years or whatever that is still better than anything Fisher is putting up. I mean prime Smush Parker would be an upgrade over Fisher at this moment. Yeah it's that drastic. Hell if we not winning the chip this year give me entertainment.

Sign Gilbert & A.I. f*k it i ain't gonna even be mad :rockon:

This, a thousand times over. I wanna ENJOY this season, instead of soaking my pillow every night with tears.

[Bob Cousy]

well it sure wont get any worse...can it????????
it can only get better.

If someone could somehow convince GA that he is still a great player and he plays at a high level, then the league might be doomed.:oldlol:

[PrimeJohnnyDepp]

This, a thousand times over. I wanna ENJOY this season, instead of soaking my pillow every night with tears.


I thought i was the only one crying secretly.

[YAWN]

gilbert, iverson, jr smith..who cares, sign any of them. we need a bench player who can score the basketball.

Id love to have any of those 3 take 8 shots per game away from metta world peace, matt barnes, fisher, murphy.

[RRR3]

PG Allen Iverson
SG Gilbert Arenas
SF J.R. Smith
PF Kobe (yep lol)
C Antoine Walker (signed out of wherever he is now)


Most three pointers chucked in history? :lol

[Heavincent]

It would be sick seeing Agent Zero on the court with Kobe :bowdown:

PG: Arenas
SG: Kobe
SF: Barnes
PF: Pau
C: Bynum

http://upshizzle.com/pfiles/14012/Kobe-_not-bad_-face%28720p_H.gif

[Bob Cousy]

PG Allen Iverson
SG Gilbert Arenas
SF J.R. Smith
PF Kobe (yep lol)
C Antoine Walker (signed out of wherever he is now)


Most three pointers chucked in history? :lol
AW looks like a freaking sumo wrestler now. He looks like a 6'10 version of the overweight Celtics Shaq.

you know whats funny ?

he still chucks threes at the same rate.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o908P7AaMo8/TsznR6KsASI/AAAAAAAAEoI/mlFJu6nZl5U/s1600/antoine+walker+ps.jpg

[coin24]

DO IT!!!!!:applause:


Sign AI aswell please... How can anyone say he wont help the Lakers bench? Have u seen those scrubs they suck, can barely score at all:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :banghead:

[SpecialQue]

PG Allen Iverson
SG Gilbert Arenas
SF J.R. Smith
PF Kobe (yep lol)
C Antoine Walker (signed out of wherever he is now)


Most three pointers chucked in history? :lol

Get it done, Mitch!

[RRR3]

Get it done, Mitch!
:oldlol: :cheers:

[32MJ32]

Better him than fisher i'd say. anything is an upgrade on that has been.
...

[lakers_forever]

http://cezl.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/kobe-wtf.gif

[longtime lurker]

Bear with me on this. Even if Gilbert has been horrific last 2 years or whatever that is still better than anything Fisher is putting up. I mean prime Smush Parker would be an upgrade over Fisher at this moment. Yeah it's that drastic. Hell if we not winning the chip this year give me entertainment.

Sign Gilbert & A.I. f*k it i ain't gonna even be mad :rockon:

LMAO how the might have fallen. F%#k it lets get it then!

[lakers_forever]

Seriously. I'd give him a try. He can't be worse than Fisher and Blake, plus we got nothing to lose.

[KBryant24]

Seriously. I'd give him a try. He can't be worse than Fisher and Blake, plus we got nothing to lose.
exactly
we have nothing to lose
and he has something to prove
i think playing next to kobe will bring out the best in him

[Whoah10115]

This guy was never a PG when he played with Washington. That they let him play the point and that he had 2 all-stars every year for 3 years in the freakin East and that they had 42 wins one year and 41 the next...well that's all you have to say about him. The all-time definition of stat-padding, Gilbert Arenas.



The year he averaged 25+PPG they won 45 games...no coincidence that the more he scored the less they won.



And he's gonna play PG, on a team with Kobe Bryant?

[Bob Cousy]

This guy was never a PG when he played with Washington. That they let him play the point and that he had 2 all-stars every year for 3 years in the freakin East and that they had 42 wins one year and 41 the next...well that's all you have to say about him. The all-time definition of stat-padding, Gilbert Arenas.



The year he averaged 25+PPG they won 45 games...no coincidence that the more he scored the less they won.



And he's gonna play PG, on a team with Kobe Bryant?
WTF is a point guard ? lol *troll face*

Lakers haven't had a traditional PG since Gary Payton.

all we need is an offball gaurd who can bring the ball up and score without the ball.

[MeLO MvP 15]

Sign him
seriously whats the worst that could happen?
he sucks and they are out 1.4 mill, that is pocket change to Dr. Buss.
all they need is 12 and 7 from him on offense and anything on the defensive side is an upgrade over D-fish.
"All we need is 12 and 7"... damn LA fans are greedy as hell. That's "all you need" from a minimum signing???

His highest APG was 7.2 and that was only in 36 games. His career APG is 5.4


... but "all you need is 12 and 7"

[WeGetRing2012]

Did anyone read the end???


Arenas' workout was held at the Bel Air home of Lakers season ticket holder and L.A. Gear sneaker mogul Steven Jackson. Jackson's house includes a private basketball court, painted as a replica of the Lakers' home floor at Staples Center. The Miami Heat practiced at Jackson's home last month prior to playing the Los Angeles Clippers.

:lol :lol :lol

[dunksby]

As a starter in 455 games Arenas is averaging 23.5/4/6 while as a Sub in 80 games he averages 8/2/3, last year as a starter in 16 games Arenas averaged 18.5/4/6 on 40% shooting.

[GatorKid117]

Gilbert has nothing left. Can't really do much on the court anymore; he can't even shoot. If by some chance he's better than Fisher its not by much.

Such a shame, I had high hopes for him....

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Did anyone read the end???



:lol :lol :lol
cause of the grammys

[LiLharvard]

Kobe Bryant + Gilbert Arenas + Metta World Peace?

:roll:
Sex guns and drugs

[DDensity]

As a Lakers fan, I'd like to know why he hasn't been signed already. Those of you questioning it haven't been watching the team this season (or even last season really). We get completely torched by the other team's backcourt every single night. I'm not suggesting Gil is the solution but it can't be worse than it is right now, where the opposition guards have career highs every night.

If there's any deliberation going on, it better be because they're considering other free agent PGs or a trade to acquire one. The current PG situation is abysmal. For all the spending Dr. Buss gets credit for, this is what happens when you pinch pennies and sell your picks year after year. Unlike other big spending teams, the Lakers do try and save money behind the scenes where most casual fans will not notice. This is why we have absolutely no young talent on this team.

I never want to see Fisher step foot on the floor ever again. If he has to stay on the team, I'd use him situationally during the last minute of the game, offensively only, since he seems to be able to make shots then. Again, for those who do not follow, it's pretty common for Fisher to have a completely craptastic night, then hit a shot in crunch time to make everyone forget how a) he bricked the previous 10 shots in a row and b) let the opposing PG drop 35 on him.

Sign Gilbert, AI and/or whoever else you can and is willing to come here for the minimum. I'm tired of watching atrocious back court play with Kobe being the only one who can create a shot for himself. It's experimentation time because this team is going no where without rolling the dice.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Lakers should have signed AI, Tmac and Gilbert before the season even started. Get Shaq to start working with the trainers for a 2013 Lakers return :bowdown: Maybe even Yao got another run in him too.

[The Choken One]

Lakers should target...

Gilbert, AI, Rasheed Wallace, umm... gotta be some other older player who's willing to come ball.

Notsrs...

Semi-srs...:pimp:

[Bob Cousy]

Lakers should target...

Gilbert, AI, Rasheed Wallace, umm... gotta be some other older player who's willing to come ball.

Notsrs...

Semi-srs...:pimp:If a rumor came out that Rasheed would come out of retirement to join the bench ... I wouldn't even be mad.

[CLTHornets4eva]

Antoine Walker? :oldlol:

He would help how?

[The Big Skinny]

Sources say he is "slimmed down" and "explosive". Why not sign him and give him to the vets minimum. Whats the worst that can happen? Guns in the locker room.

[Dizzle-2k7]

Make this happen!

[poido123]

Hmm, chances of him signing with Lakers? i want to add him on my fantasy team :lol :D

[chazzy]

Nothing to lose at this point. Offense off the bench is desperately needed and I'd rather have the Lakers just sign him than give up an asset.

[G-Funk]

Kobe Bryant + Gilbert Arenas + Metta World Peace?

:roll:


:oldlol: at u putting Kobe a top 10 GOAT in the same sentence with Arenas & Artest :oldlol:

[Clutch]

best backcourt in the league:rockon:
even better than Landry/Lin:rockon: :rockon: :rockon:
Lin/Landry - nerd backcourt

Arenas/Kobe/Artest - convict backcourt

[Vman23]

Gilbert is still only two weeks older than Dwayne Wade, if he's slimmed down and looking explosive, why not try him out? Remember, Gilbert is still young in the sense that he's missed so much time. And, he did have 20 points in a playoff game against the Hawks.

[LakersReign]

Just gotta love it how the same haters in here running their mouths talking ish as usual, are the same ones who last year, thought, Mike Bibby and Eric Dampier were the Heat's x-factors to win a title.:roll:

Lakers need to shake things up, and things can't continue to keep going the way they are. If he can return to form and give us some much needed offense, then get it done. :applause:

[Meticode]

For whatever reason I'm just imagining Kobe and Arenas arguing in the locker room and Arenas pulled out a gun on Kobe and yells, "Are you a rapist muh****a!?"

Then Kobe just smirks and mumbles I already raped you on the court muh****a.

[bdreason]

Blake is better than current Arenas.

[talkingconch]

For whatever reason I'm just imagining Kobe and Arenas arguing in the locker room and Arenas pulled out a gun on Kobe and yells, "Are you a rapist muh****a!?"

Then Kobe just smirks and mumbles I already raped you on the court muh****a.

http://i5.tinypic.com/7y7zv3t.gif

[poido123]

Blake is better than current Arenas.

Are you a child lacking attention?

Arenas 75% healthy is still ahead of Blake, taking skillset into account.

He hasn't hit the court yet or played a game this year, maybe you should wait until that happens before you make a rash remark like that? :facepalm

Trolls...

[GatorKid117]

Are you a child lacking attention?

Arenas 75% healthy is still ahead of Blake, taking skillset into account.

He hasn't hit the court yet or played a game this year, maybe you should wait until that happens before you make a rash remark like that? :facepalm

Trolls...

Arenas was probably the worst NBA player getting consistent minutes last year. Theres nothing outlandish at all in thinking Blake is better.

[poido123]

Arenas was probably the worst NBA player getting consistent minutes last year. Theres nothing outlandish at all in thinking Blake is better.

Basing that on a guy not fully recovered from injury, and chemistry issues? clearly he was the odd one out in orlando. Playing significant minutes with a green light from Brown to play his game for the lakers, may see the best of arenas again I'd imagine. He may even start next to Kobe which would do wonders for his game. Kobe would be a good influence on arenas. Reports are that he is moving very well too...

[highwhey]

Sign him
seriously whats the worst that could happen?
he sucks and they are out 1.4 mill, that is pocket change to Dr. Buss.
all they need is 12 and 7 from him on offense and anything on the defensive side is an upgrade over D-fish.
someone is going to die.

[Poodle]

only-way-Arenas-can-be-good-with-the-Lakers-is-if-he-got-Kobe's-volume-of-shots.he's-as-chucker-as-they-come,tons-of-stupid-shots-and-decision-making,real-low-bball-IQ,and-he'll-have-some-horrible-games-but-he'll-catch-fire-too-and-drop-30+-some-nights.Arenas-is-only-good-on-a-bad-team.

he-can't-play-smart-high%-low-volume...

[Bob Cousy]

Arenas was probably the worst NBA player getting consistent minutes last year. Theres nothing outlandish at all in thinking Blake is better.No its pretty outlandish considering we have the head to head numbers to prove GA was/is a better starter in Orlando than Blake is for us.

Blake is a role player and shouldn't be playing any significant minutes for serious playoff team. We'll glad take Arenas in a heart beat and you can continue to hope he plays bad because you're still bitter it didn't wok out in Orlando.

[Poodle]

No its pretty outlandish considering we have the head to head numbers to prove GA was/is a better starter in Orlando than Blake is for us.

Blake is a role player and shouldn't be playing any significant minutes for serious playoff team. We'll glad take Arenas in a heart beat and you can continue to hope he plays bad because you're still bitter it didn't wok out in Orlando.


lol-Arenas-was-awful-in-Orlando-:facepalm

altho-i-don't-know-how-bad-Blake-has-been

[Bob Cousy]

lol-Arenas-was-awful-in-Orlando-:facepalm

altho-i-don't-know-how-bad-Blake-has-been
Blake averages 7 and 2 and 2 on 36% shooting for 25+ minutes a game.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ?

[RRR3]

For whatever reason I'm just imagining Kobe and Arenas arguing in the locker room and Arenas pulled out a gun on Kobe and yells, "Are you a rapist muh****a!?"

Then Kobe just smirks and mumbles I already raped you on the court muh****a.
Actually Gilbert is the one who raped Kobe on the court.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm2XO28YRYU

[Doranku]

Arenas was probably the worst NBA player getting consistent minutes last year. Theres nothing outlandish at all in thinking Blake is better.


We have two players that are worse than Arenas getting consistent minutes this year. :roll:

[Killbot]

Antoine Walker? :oldlol:

He would help how?

4-pt shooting. Lakers are in need of it.


:oldlol: at u putting Kobe a top 10 GOAT in the same sentence with Arenas & Artest :oldlol:

A little sensitive are you? I'm not comparing their games. I'm putting them together because of their extreme diverse personalities. :rolleyes:

[Whoah10115]

WTF is a point guard ? lol *troll face*

Lakers haven't had a traditional PG since Gary Payton.

all we need is an offball gaurd who can bring the ball up and score without the ball.



Derek Fisher may not be considered traditional, but he's a PG. Gilbert Arenas is out-and-out a SG.



More importantly, you ran the triangle. You no longer run the triangle, which is a big part of the reason why Derek Fisher is this bad for the team. Yea, he's no longer a good defender and he's just slowed down on offense, but his offensive production -even with the stats the same- would look a lot less terrible within the triangle.

[dunksby]

Arenas needs one good game for all you troll bandwagon jumping kids to completely change direction :lol

[HylianNightmare]

are they gonna make him play in the D leaugue?

[Killbot]

Arenas needs one good game for all you troll bandwagon jumping kids to completely change direction :lol

He had an opportunity to show it when playing for the Magic. Where was he then? All the attention was on Dwight Howard and he gets to shoot 3's.

He might have one good game or a few because it happens. Consistency is another issue.

[LA_Showtime]

If he averaged 8/3 on 40% shooting he would be an upgrade. Yes, an upgrade. :oldlol:

[Crown&Coke]

I thought it was Arenas who set up the whole workout? And he invited teams

either way, there seems to be something happening around Gil that seems to be messing up his whole situation.

When BoomDizzle can get a contract with a known back problem, and known conditioning issues, and known issues with working out, yet Gil, by all accounts keeps himself in decent shape and is only real issue is he can be an idiot at times, can't even get a sniff.....

There HAS to be something there. Is dictator Stern pulling some strings and keeping teams from bringing him in? or is the whole gun incident that much of a reason to keep him from getting a look?

If I had picked before the season, which guy, Baron or Gil would be on a team, I would have picked Gil every time. He showed last year he can still play at a high level, not Gil circa 2006-07 or whatever, but still a high level

[White Mamba]

If he averaged 8/3 on 40% shooting he would be an upgrade. Yes, an upgrade. :oldlol:

unreal:(

blake is even worse than fisher.

[Crown&Coke]

He had an opportunity to show it when playing for the Magic. Where was he then? All the attention was on Dwight Howard and he gets to shoot 3's.

He might have one good game or a few because it happens. Consistency is another issue.

with Jameer out for a few weeks, Gil put up close to 17 and 6 with consistent minutes. And he put up similar number before he was dealt to Orlando when he was with the Wiz given consistent minutes as well.

SVG's didn't play him a ton while Jameer was healthy, and he got only spot minutes when he did get in. And he was still trying to figure his role when he was in.

not trying to say dude is a beast or anything like that, just saying if you wanna look only at his numbers to tell what he still got, you might be missing a ton of info

[GatorKid117]

Basing that on a guy not fully recovered from injury, and chemistry issues? clearly he was the odd one out in orlando. Playing significant minutes with a green light from Brown to play his game for the lakers, may see the best of arenas again I'd imagine. He may even start next to Kobe which would do wonders for his game. Kobe would be a good influence on arenas. Reports are that he is moving very well too...

What else are we supposed to base his play off of, his pre-injury days? Those days are long gone. He was given every opportunity to shine in Orlando but couldn't get it done. He played PG, SG, shot at a high volume, sat at the 3pt line, nothing worked. Orlando fans heard the same reports as well. Gilbert said he was back to his old self, he said this was his best chance to make some noise, he said he was going to be great. We all saw how that ended.


No its pretty outlandish considering we have the head to head numbers to prove GA was/is a better starter in Orlando than Blake is for us.

Blake is a role player and shouldn't be playing any significant minutes for serious playoff team. We'll glad take Arenas in a heart beat and you can continue to hope he plays bad because you're still bitter it didn't wok out in Orlando.

Head to head numbers? Which ones?

What about my post came across bitter? Tell me, whats wrong in thinking that someone who shot 34%, 28% from 3 and couldn't guard a post was one of the worst NBA players last year. And this is with half of his attempts being wide open. At one point, he missed 24 straight 3's. He had no ability to drive and if he got to the rim, he couldn't finish. Statistically, he was worst than Fisher in that regard. The only redeeming quality of his play last year was some of his fancy passes. Fans don't understand how truly awful he was.

Could his knee miraculously heal enough to make a solid contribution? Crazier things have happened.I just wouldn't bet on it.