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korme 07-29-2003 02:22 PM

Lakers Sign Grant
 
The Lakers reunited with Horace Grant, the most underrated defensive big man ever.

Oh well, this is probably only big news to me -- Grant was my favorite player for most of the 90's when he was a Bull / Magic man.

Grant's travels: Chicago, Orlando, Seattle, Los Angeles, Orlando again, and now LA again.

Go HoG.

tucker342 07-29-2003 02:27 PM

good pick up by the Lakers, he will be a great player to have on the bench

heybrad 07-29-2003 02:28 PM

This would be great if it were 7 or 8 years ago.

Franklinnoble 07-29-2003 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by heybrad
This would be great if it were 7 or 8 years ago.

Just like the Malone and Payton signings... par for the course.

heybrad 07-29-2003 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Franklinnoble
Just like the Malone and Payton signings... par for the course.
Yea, lets see. Grant played 5 games last year and was released. Payton and Malone were All-stars.

Easy Mac 07-29-2003 02:39 PM

heybrad

IMetTrentGreen 07-29-2003 02:54 PM

i wonder how easy it is to guard people with that big fork sticking out his back

korme 07-29-2003 02:57 PM

Is that a back spasm reference

Franklinnoble 07-29-2003 03:00 PM

No, it's a "stick a fork in him, he's done" reference.

korme 07-29-2003 03:01 PM

thanks for enlightening me, apprentice man

sooner333 07-29-2003 06:13 PM

Maybe they can get Kareem back, or hell, just get Jerry West too. Do the Lakers think they can win with a bunch of old guys, Shaq, and Kobe in the stacked West? Well, they probably can, but to say that they should be even penciled in as the clear favorite is simply amusing and doing a disservice to the Kings, Spurs, T-Wolves, and Mavs.

IMetTrentGreen 07-29-2003 06:39 PM

i think they can as long as shaq is health. kobe couldn't carry them last year. when players start breaking legs tripping over malone's walker, it's just going to come down to how healthy shaq is, and how willing kobe is to pass it to him

daedalus 07-29-2003 09:35 PM

Given that Malone usually logs major minutes - the dude is in frighteningly good shape - Grant probably won't be needed for anything more than 5-10 minutes per night. With last year off, he *may* just be up that. If it was cheap enough, it probably wasn't so bad a signing. Especially, if Brian Cook can match up with him in practice and learn from him. The basketball part, not the yapping part he's been doing so much of lately.

MrBug708 07-29-2003 10:12 PM

Grant=Back up Center

Pumpy Tudors 07-29-2003 10:22 PM

Horace Grant? They still make that?

Dutch 07-30-2003 09:12 AM

Wow, the Lakers are shaping up to be the best team of the 1995 campaign!

msuballa 07-30-2003 09:46 AM

This is sick, the Lakers getting everybody over 40 they can. All these guys ant a championship run their last year. Lakers will not win a championship, its the Spurs. 100% sure......They have both Kerr and Horry, that means Championship. That is if they can beat the Pistons in the finals.

Leonidas 07-30-2003 08:53 PM

Grant has nothing left in the tank. This sigining has me feeling more reassured that maybe the Lakers are just signing "big name"old guys with no real intention of going anywhere. Is Dennis Rodman next?

korme 07-30-2003 08:56 PM

Dennis Johnson, actually

GrantDawg 07-30-2003 09:45 PM

I want to quash the rumour that I signed with the Lakers. I am not interested in playing for that organization, and I can't get along with Shaq. He is a cover hog.


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