LA Lakers - A New Identity?

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LA Lakers 2011-12
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
24	Kobe Bryant	SG	33	6'6"	205	3 YRS | $83.40
16	Pau Gasol	PF	31	7'0"	250	3 YRS | $57.00
17	Andrew Bynum	C	24	7'0"	285	1 YR | $15.16
9	Matt Barnes	SF	31	6'7"	226	1 YR | $1.90
15	Metta World Peace	SF	31	6'7"	260	1 YR | $6.79
2	Derek Fisher	PG	37	6'1"	210	1 YR | $3.40
14	Troy Murphy	PF	31	6'11"	245	1 YR | $1.40
5	Steve Blake	PG	31	6'3"	172	3 YRS | $12.00
6	Josh McRoberts	PF	24	6'10"	240	2 YRS | $6.20
4	Luke Walton	SF	31	6'8'	235	2 yrs | $11.78
23	Jeremy Lin	PG	23	6'3"	200	1 YR | $762K
28	Jason Kapono	SF	30	6'8"	215	1 YR | $1.20
3	Devin Ebanks	SF	22	6'9"	215	1 YR | $789K
1	Darius Morris	PG	20	6'4"	190	1 YR | $490K

LA Lakers Depth Chart - 2011-12
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Derek Fisher	Steve Blake	Jeremy Lin
SG	Kobe Bryant	Andrew Goudelock
SF	Metta World Peace	Matt Barnes	Jason Kapono
PF	Paul Gasol	Josh McRoberts	Troy Murphy
C	Andrew Bynum	Troy Murphy	Josh McRoberts

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Trade

Knicks Receive
Derek Caracter

Lakers Receive
Jeremy Lin

I have a soft spot for Jeremy Lin in my heart. I grew up near him in High School and got to enjoy watching him play. He's also been an underdog despite the conditions being played in. While I agree in the NBA he is definitely an underdog. Through High School and College he was a fantastic player. I have no doubt with some time and patience he may be a fairly good player in the league. Judging from the Knicks he doesn't appear to be in line to receive much playing time with the abundance of PG that the Knicks have (In the game). While he doesn't immediately help the Lakers he has the ability to penetrate and play fairly good defense. Besides with the current roster what do the Lakers have to lose relying on Derek Fisher and Steve Blake.


Devin Ebanks and Darius Morris have both been sent down to the D-League in order to get playing time that they may or may not have gotten in the NBA. We want them to progress forward and sitting on the bench for 48 minutes wasn't going to help them much.>>

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Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers
Nov 1, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Oklahoma City (0-0)	24	26	31	36	117
Los Angeles (0-0)	22	31	21	30	104

Oklahoma City Thunder
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kevin Durant	34	12-21	3-6	2-2	6	0	2	0	4	29
Russell Westbrook	38	9-27	0-2	9-12	3	4	3	0	1	27
Serge Ibaka	36	7-13	0-2	2-2	6	1	3	0	0	16
Kendrick Perkins	32	2-6	0-1	0-0	14	3	1	0	2	4
Thabo Sefolosha	28	1-2	1-1	2-2	1	5	3	2	2	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
James Harden	22	6-8	2-2	1-1	0	2	2	0	1	15
Reggie Jackson	12	2-5	0-0	4-4	2	2	1	0	0	8
Nazr Mohammed	13	3-4	0-0	0-0	4	1	2	0	0	6
Daequan Cook	6	1-2	0-1	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Lazar Hayward	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2
Eric Maynor	6	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	2
Nick Collison	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		44/91	6/16	23/28	41	20	17	2	12	117

Los Angeles Lakers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Derek Fisher	26	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	2	1	0	5	0
Kobe Bryant	37	5-20	0-2	12-15	5	2	3	1	6	22
Metta World Peace	34	3-8	2-5	0-0	6	1	0	0	1	8
Pau Gasol	30	5-10	0-0	5-7	6	2	1	1	5	15
Andrew Bynum	37	13-18	0-0	0-1	10	1	0	0	4	26
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Matt Barnes	14	1-2	0-1	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	2
Steve Blake	9	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	2
Troy Murphy	13	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	2
Josh McRoberts	15	4-4	0-0	4-4	4	0	0	1	0	15
Jeremy Lin	13	2-3	0-1	2-2	1	2	0	0	1	6
Andrew Goudelock	14	3-4	1-2	2-3	0	2	1	0	0	9
Jason Kapono	3	0-1	0-1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		37/73	3/13	27/34	44	14	7	4	23	104

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Matchup Preview | November 2, 2011
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Los Angeles Lakers (0-1, 0-0 Away)		Golden State Warriors (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Projected Starters Derek Fisher Point Guard Stephen Curry Kobe Bryant Shooting Guard Monta Ellis Metta World Peace Small Forward Dorell Wright Pau Gasol Power Forward David Lee Andrew Bynum Center Andris Biedrins Game Notes Kobe Bryant will look to take advantage of his size over Monta Ellis. However, Lakers should be leery as this team can put points up in a hurry and after allowing 117 points to the Thunder it could be another tough fast paced game for an old team. Whom was unable to slow the pace down against a team that appeared to be supremely talent in the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors
Nov 2, 9987	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Los Angeles (0-1)	33	23	29	30	115
Golden State (0-0)	30	27	27	28	112

Los Angeles Lakers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Derek Fisher	25	2-4	1-2	0-0	1	5	0	0	2	5
Kobe Bryant	38	16-22	0-2	7-8	10	1	2	0	4	39
Metta World Pease	30	3-7	2-4	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	9
Pau Gasol	38	7-14	0-0	6-6	7	2	2	1	2	20
Andrew Bynum	38	9-12	0-0	5-10	13	1	0	1	2	23
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jeremy Lin	21	4-11	0-0	2-4	1	9	0	0	2	10
Andrew Goudelock	9	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	1	2	0	0	5
Josh McRoberts	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	2
Troy Murphy	14	1-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	1	0	2
Jason Kapono	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Blake	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Matt Barnes	19	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	1	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		45-79	4-11	21-30	45	26	8	4	13	115

Golden State Warriors
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Dorell Wright	39	8-15	4-9	4-5	8	0	0	0	1	24
Monta Ellis	37	9-20	2-5	2-5	2	6	2	0	1	21
Stphen Curry	34	7-22	6-7	1-6	6	5	2	0	3	21
David Lee	37	9-12	0-1	0-0	12	7	2	2	0	18
Andris Biedrins	26	3-5	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	1	2	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Nate Robinson	15	6-10	3-6	1-1	1	2	0	0	1	16
Ekpe Udoh	14	2-2	0-0	0-1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Kwame Brown	14	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	1	1	2
Charles Jenkins	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dominic McGuire	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Klat Thompson	11	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bradon Rush	9	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		45-91	10-30	12-16	39	26	7	5	10	112

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November 4th, 2011
LA Lakers @ Phoenix Suns(LAL 95 - PHX 86 W)
After a home loss in the season opener the Lakers have won two straight road games and it looks like the early signs of no defense may have been fluke. Kobe Bryant asserted himself with his highest scoring outburst of this young season scoring 44 points in 35 minutes. Bryant added 6 rebounds, 5 assist and 3 steals to his stats. World Peace, Goudelock and Bynum score 11, 9, and 9 respectively.

November 6th, 2011
New Orleans Hornets @ LA Lakers (NO 95 - LAL 108 W)
The newly depleted Hornets were no match for the Lakers on their home court. The Lakers Jumped out to a 48-40 lead at half time and lead by 17 after three quarters. Five Lakers scored in double figures which included Gasol, Bryant, World Peace, Bynum and Barnes. Bynum had his third double-double of the season in four games. Scoring 14 points and pulling down 11 rebounds.


November 7th, 2011
LA Lakers @ Sacramento Kings (LAL 95 - SAC 90 W)
The Lakers are now 3-0 on the road and 4-1 overall. Bynum continues to show why Lakers management has continued to show faith him in. For a second night in a row Bynum comes away with a double-double scoring 30 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. Bryant added 23 points of his own and World Peace was the only other Lakers player in double figures with 13.
Demarcus Cousins was not completely outdone by Bynum scoring 19 and pulling down 16 boards. He did however struggle from the field shooting 6-16. Evans, Garcia, and Hickson scored 15, 14 and 13 respectively

[kc2135]

Great stuff man. Bynum is killing right now.

[runningpoet05]

He is. It is nice to see him killing it in the simmed games as well.