There is now 15 posts to this rediculious idea and yet no one has suggested who would be traded the other way.
Well the blazers just did a 3 for 1 deal so I assume they have some roster space for us to do like a 3 to 1 deal. I say Kwame, Mckie and S&T George for about 3 mil and see if they take that. ZR used to be a 20 and 10 guy b4 he signed that huge contract and the only thing we'd be giving up of value is Kwame who isn't and will never be anywhere near 20 and 10....so we'd have Mihm, ZR, Radman, Kobe, Odom. I think we can seriously win big w/ that combo I mean Kobe, Rad, Odom or ZR could give u 30 on any given night so we'd have no problems offensively, Mihm is a shotblocker, no more clog @ center
Well the blazers just did a 3 for 1 deal so I assume they have some roster space for us to do like a 3 to 1 deal. I say Kwame, Mckie and S&T George for about 3 mil and see if they take that. ZR used to be a 20 and 10 guy b4 he signed that huge contract and the only thing we'd be giving up of value is Kwame who isn't and will never be anywhere near 20 and 10....so we'd have Mihm, ZR, Radman, Kobe, Odom. I think we can seriously win big w/ that combo I mean Kobe, Rad, Odom or ZR could give u 30 on any given night so we'd have no problems offensively, Mihm is a shotblocker, no more clog @ center
Dude, don't you know that smoking crack is illegal? This is absolutely ridiculous.
Well the blazers just did a 3 for 1 deal so I assume they have some roster space for us to do like a 3 to 1 deal. I say Kwame, Mckie and S&T George for about 3 mil and see if they take that. ZR used to be a 20 and 10 guy b4 he signed that huge contract and the only thing we'd be giving up of value is Kwame who isn't and will never be anywhere near 20 and 10....so we'd have Mihm, ZR, Radman, Kobe, Odom. I think we can seriously win big w/ that combo I mean Kobe, Rad, Odom or ZR could give u 30 on any given night so we'd have no problems offensively, Mihm is a shotblocker, no more clog @ center
how are we giving up 2 much when mckie probably will ride the bench the whole season again and George would go away thru free agency anyway. That would mean you're implying that Kwame>Zach Randolph...& if that's what ur sayin, then I must be missing something w/ kwame... I mean Randolph is as polished a low post scorer as there is, his range even goes out to the 3 pointer, did u c that game where he swished a 3pter to win the game for the blazers?... n he's got all kinda baby hooks n stuff. The contract is the only thing that would make me hesitant, but if we're really tryna make a push then adding a few mil to the payroll shouldn't deter us from pulling the trigger, as long as we can agree Randolph is significantly better than kwame
Last edited by dblockallstars : 07-31-2006 at 06:55 PM.
how are we giving up 2 much when mckie probably will ride the bench the whole season again and George would go away thru free agency anyway. That would mean you're implying that Kwame>Zach Randolph...& if that's what ur sayin, then I must be missing something w/ kwame... I mean Randolph is as polished a low post scorer as there is, his range even goes out to the 3 pointer, did u c that game where he swished a 3pter to win the game for the blazers?... n he's got all kinda baby hooks n stuff. The contract is the only thing that would make me hesitant, but if we're really tryna make a push then adding a few mil to the payroll shouldn't deter us from pulling the trigger, as long as we can agree Randolph is significantly better than kwame
I gotta side w dblock on this one. Randolph is clearly better than Kwame. And I don't think it's fair to see he can't play the Triangle. We don't know. My only real concern is that he is a true PF and, I believe, LO is the PF (unless we bench VladRad and move LO to the SF).
I gotta side w dblock on this one. Randolph is clearly better than Kwame. And I don't think it's fair to see he can't play the Triangle. We don't know. My only real concern is that he is a true PF and, I believe, LO is the PF (unless we bench VladRad and move LO to the SF).
Yeah I would b concerned 2 but everyone is saying the goods can play the point if we bring in Gooden or if had brought in harrington.
Zach Randolph needs the ball most of his time. I think he might feel left out with the Triangle Offense. He won't be demanded of much, mostly rebounding and points, but not as much points as he had in Portland. Yes he almost made the All-Star that one year and yes he has three-point range.
The Los Angeles Lakers rely mosty and heavily on Kobe Bryant, while Zach Randolph might like to play with Kobe Bryant, he might not like playing in the system.
The Triangle Offense didn't work too well with Gary Payton because he was used to being the number one option as far as handling and scoring. It's hard to adjust when you're used to being the number one option.
While Zach Randolphs' numbers and statistics would be ideal for this team, he won't have a good time. If the Los Angeles Lakers can get him for nothing, then why not??? He has a huge contract and the Los Angeles Lakers would be giving up alot and I think the Portland Trailblazers would demanding alot too and they have a good reason, he's a young double-double machine.
But in my opinion no matter how good someone is I just hate the fact that we would give up 3 players for 1 proven low post threat.
I mean I really like randolph and his consistency but he isnt s superstar. I mean shoot we traded Shaq and barely got talent in return. Lamar and Caron were OK at the time but not superstar caliber or anything.
But in my opinion no matter how good someone is I just hate the fact that we would give up 3 players for 1 proven low post threat.
I think that for us right now it would be good to do a 2/3 for 1 player trade. We have a glut at guard and we don't have a solid trading piece other then Mihm, but we can't get much in return for him because of his contract. If we add a few players in a package along with Mihm, we would be able to get a solid player in return.
Zach Randolph needs the ball most of his time. I think he might feel left out with the Triangle Offense. He won't be demanded of much, mostly rebounding and points, but not as much points as he had in Portland. Yes he almost made the All-Star that one year and yes he has three-point range.
The Los Angeles Lakers rely mosty and heavily on Kobe Bryant, while Zach Randolph might like to play with Kobe Bryant, he might not like playing in the system.
The Triangle Offense didn't work too well with Gary Payton because he was used to being the number one option as far as handling and scoring. It's hard to adjust when you're used to being the number one option.
While Zach Randolphs' numbers and statistics would be ideal for this team, he won't have a good time. If the Los Angeles Lakers can get him for nothing, then why not??? He has a huge contract and the Los Angeles Lakers would be giving up alot and I think the Portland Trailblazers would demanding alot too and they have a good reason, he's a young double-double machine.
You make a lot of sense w/ this post but the fact that the lakers rely mostly on Kobe isn't neccessarily a good thing or what they would like to do, rather what they are forced to do b/c lamar insists he's a facilitator and no one else on that team can be given the ball to score consistently. When we were planning to make a splash @ the free agent market in 2 yrs, the player we were planning to get would also not fit in the triangle I guess, b/c yao needs the ball, he isn't a pick and pop type of guy or a spot up shooter neccessarily. I'm not saying ZR is on Yao's level but we were looking for a post scorer and ZR fits that mold. Same w/ Harrington - he needs a lot of touches to be effective yet most people seemed 2 be high on him when the trade rumors were goin on so
The thing is if we do acquire randolph there goes our plan for having money in 2 years because Lakers like to keep a 15 man roster and we still have some free agent spots left I believe.
The way I see it. If we are going to go over the cap by a lot (as if we already arent), we would have to be a really good team spending money on worth it players that can contribute and play together.
But if we are looking like the knicks then I believe we have a problem. Thats why i dont wanna trade away 3 guys for 1 rght now.
The thing is if we do acquire randolph there goes our plan for having money in 2 years because Lakers like to keep a 15 man roster and we still have some free agent spots left I believe.
The way I see it. If we are going to go over the cap by a lot (as if we already arent), we would have to be a really good team spending money on worth it players that can contribute and play together.
But if we are looking like the knicks then I believe we have a problem. Thats why i dont wanna trade away 3 guys for 1 rght now.
I agree But Zach fills a present need and had a spectacular season followed by 2 pretty impressive ones. He's not a guy who averaged 2ppg and did good in one playoff series so we decided to give him the full midlevel. Everyone keeps saying that we are 1 piece away. ZR or Harrington is apparently that piece so you do it. We need to be realistic if you're looking for a post player b/c we're not getting KG or Yao or Amare or any huge type of MVP player. All the other teams that are in contention are very deep and spend dough. Dallas is thoroughly over the luxury tax, Phoenix is dangerously close to it, San Antonio got like 3 guys making around $10mil (w/ Duncan makin Kobe $). In conclusion there is no big name free agent to sign in the foreseable future and if there were we would not have the $ to sign him, so get Randolph
Damn, this thread drives me crazy.... ZR is not the right piece folks.
1) Too Expensive
2) Would not work in Triangle (not a System guy)
3) Would not work well with Kobe (both need the ball)
4) Might be third or even fourth option which would make him unhappy
5) Not a strong defender
The additional piece that the lakers need has to be a good system guy who can fit in and contribute. I'd take Gooden over ZR even!
Damn, this thread drives me crazy.... ZR is not the right piece folks.
1) Too Expensive
2) Would not work in Triangle (not a System guy)
3) Would not work well with Kobe (both need the ball)
4) Might be third or even fourth option which would make him unhappy
5) Not a strong defender
The additional piece that the lakers need has to be a good system guy who can fit in and contribute. I'd take Gooden over ZR even!
I agree..zach has a huge contract...and since hes had his knee surgery...he hasnt been the same guy he was the year before he got his contract...he seems a lot slower...i think he needs to be the man for him to be happy...which is why i would also take gooden over him...gooden knows hes not going to be the star wherever he goes and he does things we would need (offensive rebounding and put backs) but i hear hes demanding a ton of money so i wouldnt want to have him either...id liek a defensive presence downlow to clog the paint but theres not much out there in the market...we need a true powerforward who can defend and rebound and make the occasional shot...LO is better suited at smallforward...he creates mismatches fon smaller forwards and can contain athletic smallforwards with his length
