Meeks signs with Lakers, 2-year deal for 3 mil

[UtahJazzFan88]

https://twitter.com/Mike_Bresnahan/status/234021506567516162


Mike Bresnahan ‏@Mike_Bresnahan

Lakers agree to terms w/ reserve SG Jodie Meeks on a 2-year deal for about $3 mill. 2nd yr is team option. Meeks is 37% career 3-pt shooter.

[Batz]

:banana:

[Umad101]

Man this shits just keep getting better:rockon:

[Crown&Coke]

3 mil total?

or 1.5 each year?

1.5 is a damn steal

[KeyNote]

Love his potential with this team, love the deal

Lakers ridiculous this off season..absolutely ridiculous

[Droid101]

I love my life.

Kupchak went nuclear.

[pegasus]

Good shooter, but literally nothing else. Hope he's been working on adding something new to his game this summer.

[Rubio2Gasol]

So they still have the MLE?

Kupchak http://www.realmadridistas.com/public/style_emoticons/default/OhCrap.png

[NOHCP3]

Good signing. Will get so many oh my god I'm so wide open looks

[Batz]

Off-season checklist.

Point Guard - Double Check! Blake/Sessions to Nash/Duhon/Blake !?

Bench - Check! Blake/Barnes/Ebanks/McBob to Duhon/Blake/Meeks/Ebanks/Jamison/Hill

Dwight Howard - Check, and without losing Pau Gasol or Artest!


Sorry if I'm being irritating, but what an off-season by Mitch and the Lakers FO. A+, absolutely brilliant. Couldn't have done it better.

[Droid101]

GOBB gimmie the rundown.

[AirTupac]

Im in heaven.

[KobesFinger]

Good shooter, but literally nothing else. Hope he's been working on adding something new to his game this summer.

All the Lakers needed really, someone to spread the floor. Some perimeter D would be nice, which is why a lot of people wanted Delfino. Depends what kind of Mike Brown has in mind

[Rubio2Gasol]

They need Air France.

[Raz]

Lakers, Celtics, and Knicks look like the deepest teams in the league.

Lakers
CT: Howard/ Hill/ Sacre
PF: Gasol/ Jamison/ Clark
SF: World Peace/ EBanks
SG: Bryant/ Meeks/ Goudelock/ Johnson-Odom
PG: Nash/ Blake/ Duhon/ Morris

Celtics
CT: Garnett/ Wilcox/ Collins/ Melo
PF: Bass/ Sullinger
SF: Pierce/ Green/ Joseph
SG: Lee/ Bradley/ Christmas
PG: Rondo/ Terry/ Dooling

Knicks
CT: Chandler/ Camby
PF: Stoudemire/ Novak/ Thomas
SF: Anthony/ White
SG: Brewer/ Smith/ Shumpert
PG: Felton/ Kidd/ Prigioni

[DTreats]

Lakers, Celtics, and Knicks look like the deepest teams in the league.

Lakers
CT: Howard/ Hill/ Sacre
PF: Gasol/ Jamison/ Clark
SF: World Peace/ EBanks
SG: Bryant/ Meeks/ Goudelock/ Johnson-Odom
PG: Nash/ Blake/ Duhon/ Morris

Celtics
CT: Garnett/ Wilcox/ Collins/ Melo
PF: Bass/ Sullinger
SF: Pierce/ Green/ Joseph
SG: Lee/ Bradley/ Christmas
PG: Rondo/ Terry/ Dooling

Knicks
CT: Chandler/ Camby
PF: Stoudemire/ Novak/ Thomas
SF: Anthony/ White
SG: Brewer/ Smith/ Shumpert
PG: Felton/ Kidd/ Prigioni
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

You know how many of those players aren't complete garbage? 2. Chandler and Shumpert.

Having a lot of shitty players is not depth.

[TheMarkMadsen]

Kobe finally has a back up :lebronamazed:


This could be huge, a spot up shooter who can shoot the 3 at 37% and up.

EXACTLY what the Lakers needed

[christian1923]

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

You know how many of those players aren't complete garbage? 2. Chandler and Shumpert.

Having a lot of shitty players is not depth.
Melo and Stat are trash?

[TheMarkMadsen]

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

You know how many of those players aren't complete garbage? 2. Chandler and Shumpert.

Having a lot of shitty players is not depth.


Yeaah the knicks are not as deep as people like to think.

Denver is deeper than NYK by a long shot

[talkingconch]

:bowdown:

[DTreats]

Melo and Stat are trash?
Did you watch the NBA this year?

Melo shot terribly and he just kept shooting, he was his black hole self this year meanwhile constantly missing games with non-injuries. He just cemented himself as a black hole cancer who does nothing more but score on a lot of shots.

STAT is a hobbled old man, he falls in love with his mid range jumper which he shoots at a 34% clip(:lol ) He doesn't put any effort into his defense or rebounding and has no pride in his game.

Two garbage players if I ever seen 'em.

[coin24]

Great signing:applause: :applause:

[KeyNote]

Kobe finally has a back up :lebronamazed:


This could be huge, a spot up shooter who can shoot the 3 at 37% and up.

EXACTLY what the Lakers needed

this

[brownmamba00]

damn mitch:biggums:

[SpecialQue]

I can't stop crying...

http://image.lyricspond.com/image/l/artist-loudon-wainwright-iii/album-so-damn-happy/cd-cover.jpg

[wang4three]

If Lakers don't make it to the Finals barring major injuries, I'm going to be very surprised.

[scm5]

Mitch is like Jesus, he's been turning water into wine!

Next thing you know, he's gonna flip Metta into Rudy Gay!

[Riley Martin]

Who's better: McRoberts or Clark?

or is McRob gone?

[DTreats]

Who's better: McRoberts or Clark?

or is McRob gone?
Gone to ORL.

[Sarcastic]

I can't stop crying...

http://image.lyricspond.com/image/l/artist-loudon-wainwright-iii/album-so-damn-happy/cd-cover.jpg


http://i45.tinypic.com/2mxg84n.gif

[d.bball.guy]

Damn, Mitch. DAMN.

[KeyNote]

Mitch seriously addressed every off season need...that's just absurd

[ZeN]

41% career shooter from the field..

[LebronsHeadband]

LOL, this dude is only a shooter and is VERY streaky at that.

[sagr32]

LOL, this dude is only a shooter and is VERY streaky at that.Umm what do you think we were looking for? We've needed a backup guard and we got one. He shot 37% from three last year and is only a 24 yr old 4th year player.

[gtfomyface]

LOL, this dude is only a shooter and is VERY streaky at that.

what else do we need with nash and kobe on the team :hammerhead: :hammerhead:

[Droid101]

41% career shooter from the field..
37% career from 3
40% from three over an entire season (2010-2011)

7 Shots per game, 4 of them are threes (so of course his percentage will trend down toward his three point percentage).

Meeks will feast from all the attention every other player will be getting.

[Bosnian Sajo]

LOL, this dude is only a shooter and is VERY streaky at that.

Literally the ONLY thing we need from him is to be a spot up shooter. Great pickup :cheers:

[Kappy]

:cheers: :roll: :roll: This is getting insane! Mitch is THE MAN!

[MrWarrior]

Does anyone know the Lakers' cap situation?

[GOBB]

Meeks is a streaky shooter. Please dont make more of this move than it is. He wont even get the amount of time to make the impact you Lakers fans are typing. I recalled Blake was also a shooter to help spread the floor. How that go? Wait anyone home? Guys like Meeks, Kapono get this rep and fans think they will come in be wide open and nail 3's. Novak was a good story but not a story that happens all over the league.

Not a bad signing, but all this :banana: i love this team omfg is ridiculous

[KDTrey5]

meeks is siiiick

[zass]

Dark Side mode fully engaged
http://nuuniform.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/46467bb983rkside.jpg.jpg

[ZenMaster]

Meeks is a streaky shooter. Please dont make more of this move than it is. He wont even get the amount of time to make the impact you Lakers fans are typing. I recalled Blake was also a shooter to help spread the floor. How that go? Wait anyone home? Guys like Meeks, Kapono get this rep and fans think they will come in be wide open and nail 3's. Novak was a good story but not a story that happens all over the league.

Not a bad signing, but all this :banana: i love this team omfg is ridiculous

All this speculation is pre Nash/Howard.

And even so basically what you're saying is Meeks wont shoot well because Kapono and Blake to an extent hasn't.

[Droid101]

Meeks is a streaky shooter. Please dont make more of this move than it is. He wont even get the amount of time to make the impact you Lakers fans are typing. I recalled Blake was also a shooter to help spread the floor. How that go? Wait anyone home? Guys like Meeks, Kapono get this rep and fans think they will come in be wide open and nail 3's. Novak was a good story but not a story that happens all over the league.

Not a bad signing, but all this :banana: i love this team omfg is ridiculous
For 1.5 million... that's a good signing. No more, no less.

[amfirst]

Does anyone know the Lakers' cap situation?

Does it matter? Lakers have a 3 billion dollar cable deal. Salary cap? :roll:

[swi7ch]

Wake up David Stern!!! :facepalm

[gtfomyface]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irl1Rb_I9dc

[GOBB]

All this speculation is pre Nash/Howard.

And even so basically what you're saying is Meeks wont shoot well because Kapono and Blake to an extent hasn't.

I never said he wont shoot well. I said he's a streaky shooter. Signing him is not goin to net the Lakers the Novak of the NYK last season is all I'm saying. His minutes will be limited. He's not going to space the floor as fans seem to think. I have no issue with the signing. Its cool. But reading posts it seems the fans are expecting more of what Meek will give them.

[blacknapalm]

I never said he wont shoot well. I said he's a streaky shooter. Signing him is not goin to net the Lakers the Novak of the NYK last season is all I'm saying. His minutes will be limited. He's not going to space the floor as fans seem to think. I have no issue with the signing. Its cool. But reading posts it seems the fans are expecting more of what Meek will give them.

word. hopefully he returns to his 10-11 shooting form. he had way too many off shooting nights last year. he shoots much better as a starter and that obviously won't happen in LA. he also shoots better with more minutes as he gets into a bit more rhythm but is he even going to play 20 mpg in LA?

[takai]

Feelin' good to be a Laker

[ZenMaster]

I never said he wont shoot well. I said he's a streaky shooter. Signing him is not goin to net the Lakers the Novak of the NYK last season is all I'm saying. His minutes will be limited. He's not going to space the floor as fans seem to think. I have no issue with the signing. Its cool. But reading posts it seems the fans are expecting more of what Meek will give them.

All 3pt shooters are streaky, it's a harder shot so there's more variance.

All he needs to do is hit open 3's and play honest defense, if he does that he will find minutes, they might be limited but he will space the floor when he's on the court.

[MJ(Mean John)]

3 mil total?

or 1.5 each year?

1.5 is a damn steal



3 mil total for 2 years, is the same as 1.5 each year. C'mon man.

[MJ(Mean John)]

Did you watch the NBA this year?

Melo shot terribly and he just kept shooting, he was his black hole self this year meanwhile constantly missing games with non-injuries. He just cemented himself as a black hole cancer who does nothing more but score on a lot of shots.

STAT is a hobbled old man, he falls in love with his mid range jumper which he shoots at a 34% clip(:lol ) He doesn't put any effort into his defense or rebounding and has no pride in his game.

Two garbage players if I ever seen 'em.


hhhmm.


NOT SURE IF SERIOUS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G-2rBfkLiY

[GOBB]

All 3pt shooters are streaky, it's a harder shot so there's more variance.

All he needs to do is hit open 3's and play honest defense, if he does that he will find minutes, they might be limited but he will space the floor when he's on the court.

He doesmnt play honest defense and open 3's are hit and miss. How many minutes do you think he will even see? Lettuce be realism.

[ZenMaster]

He doesmnt play honest defense and open 3's are hit and miss. How many minutes do you think he will even see? Lettuce be realism.

Hit and miss??

16-20mpg I think as long as he beats out Ebanks, remember Barnes won't be around anymore.

[All Net]

LOL, this dude is only a shooter and is VERY streaky at that.

Which is what he is brought in to do.

[blacknapalm]

one more thing i wanted to add: addition by subtraction. if this means less blake on the floor, i can get behind that. i would still prefer a 40% 3 point shooter but those are rare so whatever. i don't think he'll contribute much, but 2-3 long balls here and there will make a small difference. now, would barbosa sign for MLE? there doesn't seem to be much interest for him

[StateProperty]

Meeks isn't a "shooter", he's a scorer who gets his buckets from distance instead of penetration. He's not a spot up guy like Mike Miller or Novak or Bruce Bowen in the corner. He can make open 3s of course but he'll miss 5 in a row as easy as he'll make 5.

The problem with Meeks is his shooting isn't good enough to overcome his lack of size, athleticism, ball handling, and rebounding as a guard. It's better to find a versatile ball player who can shoot a little than a shooter ball player who does little else.

[INDI]

Meeks isn't a "shooter", he's a scorer who gets his buckets from distance instead of penetration. He's not a spot up guy like Mike Miller or Novak or Bruce Bowen in the corner. He can make open 3s of course but he'll miss 5 in a row as easy as he'll make 5.

The problem with Meeks is his shooting isn't good enough to overcome his lack of size, athleticism, ball handling, and rebounding as a guard. It's better to find a versatile ball player who can shoot a little than a shooter ball player who does little else.

He's like a jason terry lite. He's really just what the lakers need because before signing him, jamison was the only good bench scorer and there is no way to rest all of the starters with only one player that has a scoring mentality on the floor.

He's good because when he is in there with the second unit, he has the green light to let it fly and when he is in with some starters he can be ready to catch and shoot. The best of both worlds

[Dictator]

Is this real life?

Dwight, nash, jamison, meeks, :bowdown: :eek: :biggums:

[Whoah10115]

Kobe shouldn't be playing more minutes than he did two years ago. Probably a little less. Dwight is coming off a back injury. Nash is 91. And he runs a lot. Let them all play 30-32min. Let Jamison get some time with the first time, so that Nash can feed him. Let Pau get some minutes without either Nash or Kobe on the floor, so that he can go to work in the post and so that the offense can go thru him.




Of course, Mike Brown sucks.

[MisterAmazing]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/406326_493683233993539_673276949_n.jpg

[All Net]

Jamison will be beyond huge for the bench points.

[Mr. Jabbar]

ethered

[Dictator]

The LAL starters ppg all together is 87.

Jamison, Hill, Blake, Meeks,

We don't need anything else after this.

[oh the horror]

Jamison will be beyond huge for the bench points.


Yes. Considering LA got little to NOTHING from their bench last season....people do not realize just how big of an upgrade some of these players are for their bench.

[Jailblazers7]

lol Laker fans are excited about this signing now but there will be multiple hate threads about him during the season. He really isn't that good.

[Rooster]

Kobe shouldn't be playing more minutes than he did two years ago. Probably a little less. Dwight is coming off a back injury. Nash is 91. And he runs a lot. Let them all play 30-32min. Let Jamison get some time with the first time, so that Nash can feed him. Let Pau get some minutes without either Nash or Kobe on the floor, so that he can go to work in the post and so that the offense can go thru him.




Of course, Mike Brown sucks.

I definitely agree with this. Brown should limit his starters minutes and let him developed the bench. Phil Jackson used this approach. He always look for that big picture

[All Net]

The LAL starters ppg all together is 87.

Jamison, Hill, Blake, Meeks,

We don't need anything else after this.

I would love to add Redd.. Could do with another shooter

[Rooster]

lol Laker fans are excited about this signing now but there will be multiple hate threads about him during the season. He really isn't that good.

Considering what we got from our bench last year, Meeks should be an upgrade and he comes off cheap. But I am not really ecstatic as some here. The signing of Jamison who is a veteran and can score in a variety of ways, that I consider a huge pickup.

[qrich]

Redd would've been better. Even someone like a Eddie House, Fred Jones.

Maybe even Ricky Davis :roll:


Lakers, Celtics, and Knicks look like the deepest teams in the
league.

Lakers
CT: Howard/ Hill/ Sacre
PF: Gasol/ Jamison/ Clark
SF: World Peace/ EBanks
SG: Bryant/ Meeks/ Goudelock/ Johnson-Odom
PG: Nash/ Blake/ Duhon/ Morris

Celtics
CT: Garnett/ Wilcox/ Collins/ Melo
PF: Bass/ Sullinger
SF: Pierce/ Green/ Joseph
SG: Lee/ Bradley/ Christmas
PG: Rondo/ Terry/ Dooling

Knicks
CT: Chandler/ Camby
PF: Stoudemire/ Novak/ Thomas
SF: Anthony/ White
SG: Brewer/ Smith/ Shumpert
PG: Felton/ Kidd/ Prigioni

Clippers? Nuggets?

Clips:
CE: Jordan | Turiaf | Hollins
PF: Griffin | Odom | Thompkins
SF: Butler | Hill | Leslie
SG: Billups | Crawford | Green
PG: Paul | Bleds

Nuggs:
CE: McGee | Mozgov | Koufos
PF: Faried | Randolph
SF: Gallinari | Chandler | Hamilton
SG: Iguodala | Brewer | Stone | Fournier
PG: Lawson | Miller

[Dictator]

I would love to add Redd.. Could do with another shooter


Too much. They'll just turn into little artests

[Rekindled]

Meeks isn't a "shooter", he's a scorer who gets his buckets from distance instead of penetration. He's not a spot up guy like Mike Miller or Novak or Bruce Bowen in the corner. He can make open 3s of course but he'll miss 5 in a row as easy as he'll make 5.

The problem with Meeks is his shooting isn't good enough to overcome his lack of size, athleticism, ball handling, and rebounding as a guard. It's better to find a versatile ball player who can shoot a little than a shooter ball player who does little else.

meeks is ranked very good in advanced stats. he had the highest offensive rating and TS% on the sixers last year.

[ncrizzle]

He is the definition of one dimensional. But he is what you needed. I dont think he is gonna make the team better or worse. Just filling a roster spot

[Robster89]

Nice signing.

Lakers still have a concern at the 3. They need an athletic guy off the bench who can give a different look defensively to guys like KD and LBJ, and who can score. Ebanks is decent, but he is not much of a scorer. Lakers really wanted CJ Miles for that roll. I'd love to see us nab Delfino, but it looks like we had to give up part of the Mini MLE to get Meeks, so I think there is only about 1.5 left of it, probably not enough for Delfino. Barnes is still out there, maybe he comes back at the vet min. Alonzo Gee may be a possibility as well.

Also, with Dwight being questionable for start of the season, I'd love to get KMart with a vet min. He is still a gritty, nasty defender, and if Pau starts the season at the 5 (if Dwight is not ready), be nice to have KMart to add to the Hill/Jamison mix at the 4.

Lastly, the back up PG situation is weak, but not much can be done now. Hope that Blake/Duhon can get Nash the rest he needs.

[inclinerator]

now they have meeks and jamison, they look pretty similar

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/c48.0.403.403/p403x403/406326_493683233993539_673276949_n.jpg

[OG LeeTSkeeT]

Sign Terrence Williams and K-Mart and lets go.

[StateProperty]

meeks is ranked very good in advanced stats. he had the highest offensive rating and TS% on the sixers last year.
the internet age :facepalm

I'm not dogging the signing. It's a good one. I'm just saying don't confuse what you're getting.

[longtime lurker]

Sign Terrence Williams and K-Mart and lets go.

Yes please. The Lakers have had a great offseason but Terrence Williams would complete the roster.

[ZenMaster]

Yes please. The Lakers have had a great offseason but Terrence Williams would complete the roster.

I just can't get behind that! Why do we need this proven immature locker room trouble who hasn't done much of anything on the court? This guy was cut from teams just looking for talent where he had every opportunity to put himself in a position to succeed.

I've seen plenty of people mention this guy and I just don't get it:confusedshrug:

[longtime lurker]

I just can't get behind that! Why do we need this proven immature locker room trouble who hasn't done much of anything on the court? This guy was cut from teams just looking for talent where he had every opportunity to put himself in a position to succeed.

I've seen plenty of people mention this guy and I just don't get it:confusedshrug:

When has Terrence Williams ever played on a playoff team :confusedshrug: If Terrrence Williams was on an organization with strong leadership I believe he'd get his act together. The NBA is filled with examples of supposed chemistry killers that end up being huge contributers. When has Williams ever caused trouble in the locker room, sure he's a knuckle head but he also played for 3 teams with zero direction. I've heard the same things said about Artest, Stephen Jackson, Rasheed Wallace, Deshawn Stevenson and what do all those guys have in common? Lakers still need someone who can create off the bench and provide quality minutes at the back up SG/SF position. TWill is a very low risk high reward type of situation.

[ZenMaster]

When has Terrence Williams ever played on a playoff team :confusedshrug: If Terrrence Williams was on an organization with strong leadership I believe he'd get his act together. The NBA is filled with examples of supposed chemistry killers that end up being huge contributers. When has Williams ever caused trouble in the locker room, sure he's a knuckle head but he also played for 3 teams with zero direction. I've heard the same things said about Artest, Stephen Jackson, Rasheed Wallace, Deshawn Stevenson and what do all those guys have in common? Lakers still need someone who can create off the bench and provide quality minutes at the back up SG/SF position. TWill is a very low risk high reward type of situation.

There are plenty of players who you don't need to take a chance with, and the Lakers don't need this young gunner with no experience when you have 4 players who are as good as they are.
Didn't he get cut from Houston? The team that gets so much of their young players regularly.

And you mention him along Rasheed Wallace and Ron Artest?? One is great overall talented big man and the other is one of the best defenders ever..

[BlackVVaves]

There are plenty of players who you don't need to take a chance with, and the Lakers don't need this young gunner with no experience when you have 4 players who are as good as they are.
Didn't he get cut from Houston? The team that gets so much of their young players regularly.

And you mention him along Rasheed Wallace and Ron Artest?? One is great overall talented big man and the other is one of the best defenders ever..

You need a small forward that can shoot the ball at a decent clip from beyond the arc, that's the bottom line. Nash is surely to improve many of the Laker's FG/3pt%, but you need better than 29% and 0% from Artest and Ebanks.

Yes, that's right. 0% :roll:

(Just busting your chops, Lakers fans. Before people start running with this story, Ebanks only took 9 threes all season.

Artest on the other hand...:facepalm )

[Story Up]

Barbosa and Martin would be so amazing.

[longtime lurker]

There are plenty of players who you don't need to take a chance with, and the Lakers don't need this young gunner with no experience when you have 4 players who are as good as they are.
Didn't he get cut from Houston? The team that gets so much of their young players regularly.

And you mention him along Rasheed Wallace and Ron Artest?? One is great overall talented big man and the other is one of the best defenders ever..

Well he just happens to fit a need(play making off the bench, athleticism, back up swing man to spell Kobe/Artest) Yes he got cut from Houston because he didn't get along with the head coach, but he wasn't the only one. And what exactly has Houston done in the past 5 years? I think Terrence Williams just needs a mentor and focus. I've read from Sacramento fans that he was their best swingman defender and always looked to create for his teammates. There's no such thing as too much talent, despite the huge improvements in the offseason the Lakers still need their own James Harden type player off the bench to match up with OKC. Ebanks doesn't really bring much to the table, Jamison will score but the second unit still needs a creator because Steve Blake and Duhon are absolute garbage.

[chazzy]

Haven't paid much attention to him since he lead the NCAA in scoring. His 40 3P% on 5 3PA/G in 2011 is really nice though, he'll get a ton of good looks if they run a lineup with him alongside Nash and Dwight

[ZenMaster]

Well he just happens to fit a need(play making off the bench, athleticism, back up swing man to spell Kobe/Artest) Yes he got cut from Houston because he didn't get along with the head coach, but he wasn't the only one. And what exactly has Houston done in the past 5 years? I think Terrence Williams just needs a mentor and focus. I've read from Sacramento fans that he was their best swingman defender and always looked to create for his teammates. There's no such thing as too much talent, despite the huge improvements in the offseason the Lakers still need their own James Harden type player off the bench to match up with OKC. Ebanks doesn't really bring much to the table, Jamison will score but the second unit still needs a creator because Steve Blake and Duhon are absolute garbage.

2nd unit guys will be mixed with the 4 stars.

Houston has developed good young players, he should have been one of them.

You could be right and he could blossom though, if they do sign him(which I doubt) I hope he works out well.

Much rather have a guy like Barbosa that's for sure.

[longtime lurker]

2nd unit guys will be mixed with the 4 stars.

Houston has developed good young players, he should have been one of them.

You could be right and he could blossom though, if they do sign him(which I doubt) I hope he works out well.

Much rather have a guy like Barbosa that's for sure.

He didn't get along with the coach in Houston similar to Lowry and surprise surprise he was traded too. To be honest Houston was kind of a mess, they let go of Courtney Lee, Budginger, Lowry, Dragic all their young guard talent. I honestly don't know what they were doing. Don't get me wrong Barbosa would be an awesome fit too, just don't see where he fits in with the Meeks signing. Barbosa's a 1/2 while the Lakers need more of a 2/3

[ZenMaster]

He didn't get along with the coach in Houston similar to Lowry and surprise surprise he was traded too. To be honest Houston was kind of a mess, they let go of Courtney Lee, Budginger, Lowry, Dragic all their young guard talent. I honestly don't know what they were doing. Don't get me wrong Barbosa would be an awesome fit too, just don't see where he fits in with the Meeks signing. Barbosa's a 1/2 while the Lakers need more of a 2/3

It's not only Houston, except his rookie season he hasn't had a year with over 30 games..

[spiegel]

Williams looked lost here in Houston, but once Kings gave him a chance allowed him to create for himself and took the leash off, he lookd good. He needs a coach that can live his sometimes erratic shot selction.

[longtime lurker]

Williams looked lost here in Houston, but once Kings gave him a chance allowed him to create for himself and took the leash off, he lookd good. He needs a coach that can live his sometimes erratic shot selction.

exactly. If he's allowed a little longer rope and he's the main creator of the 2nd unit I think he could flourish in the role, possibly even supplanting Artest in the starting line up.

[spiegel]

exactly. If he's allowed a little longer rope and he's the main creator of the 2nd unit I think he could flourish in the role, possibly even supplanting Artest in the starting line up.
Mike Brown seems to me not the kind of coach who can live will TW's game.

[Freedom Kid7]

Seems like Philadelphia will take a dip in quality this year. They lose their franchise guy for a manchild and lost Brand along with their leading scorer. Good pick up for the Lakers I guess though.

[NBASTATMAN]

https://twitter.com/Mike_Bresnahan/status/234021506567516162


This is a great pickup for the Lakers... Wow they have done a great job.. CUPCAKE IS DA MAN...

[spiegel]

Seems like Philadelphia will take a dip in quality this year. They lose their franchise guy for a manchild and lost Brand along with their leading scorer. Good pick up for the Lakers I guess though.
I actualy think Philly will be pretty good.

[GOBB]

Seems like Philadelphia will take a dip in quality this year. They lose their franchise guy for a manchild and lost Brand along with their leading scorer. Good pick up for the Lakers I guess though.

Quality? Only thing Sixers lost was a veteran prescence with Brand. Lou was replaced with Nick Young. Both gifted scorers who can get their shots off/buckets. Whether Nick Young can be worthy in a disciplined offense is a question mark. Jason Richardson was added, veteran shooter past his prime but capable of floor spacing. Dorell Wright another floor spacer with good perimeter defense. Jodie Meeks value as a Sixer diminished as he was a bad defender (not due to effort which he gave), not being able to put the ball on the floor to create offense and a mediocre finisher at the rim. Sixers aded quality and depth. Defense will be looked at with the loss of Iguodala.

Take a dip in quality is so inaccurate

[nbarumorz]

LOL @ Heat fans getting their panties in the bunch now that they aren't the most talked about team anymore

[GOBB]

meeks is ranked very good in advanced stats. he had the highest offensive rating and TS% on the sixers last year.

What is that crap? What are you even trying to say besides sound like a robot making noise.

[Rekindled]

What is that crap? What are you even trying to say besides sound like a robot making noise.

it's called advanced stat. might be too complicated to understand for low life creature like you :pimp:

[GOBB]

it's called advanced stat. might be too complicated to understand for low life creature like you :pimp:

I asked you to explain what you're trying to say and you couldnt. Typical geek who cant break down Jodie Meeks game/the player. You look at adv stats and form a conclusion thats incredibly flawed you imbecile. But that might be too complicated for you to understand because you dont understand the game of basketball.