Lamar Odom re-signs with Lakers

[ex carrabba fan]

Re: The Lamar Odom Saga

Man trust me, Mitch would kill his first born to get rid of Sasha.

If it's a must to offer 5 years, I'm almost positive Mitch will think of something to get the job done. I don't foresee Mitch not doing so, unless of course there's some other factor involved outside of money/years as 23 alluded to.

[Stumbleweed]

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Seems like there are some hurt/perturbed feelings on both sides of the deal... The Lakers brass are insulted that Odom was entertaining worse (on paper) offers from Dallas and Miami while not responding directly to their recent offers. And Odom just seems like he wants to see what else he can get since the Lakers didn't make him a great offer (especially considering the money far less-skilled players like Verajao just got)... them pulling their offer out of spite probably didn't help either, but I guess they want to play hardball.

I wouldn't be messing around with that posturing though if I were the Lakers... this guy is far too important to their team to haggle over a final year. I'll be escatic if Odom ends up going elsewhere because that just means an easier road for the Nuggets.

[ex carrabba fan]

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Pretty, I think he was trying to agree with you bro

All water under the bridge

[Bornindamecca]

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Lamar does cocaine?


Anyway, this is silly. It's pointless to try to apply logic to this situation. Lamar has already made plenty of money in his career and LA has stood by him plenty. LA is offering him the best deal and they are the best situation overall. The number of years in his contract probably has more to do with resigning or retooling as they look down the road when most of their core will be in their early thirties.

The idea of any player "making more of a name for themselves" on another team is just as ridiculous. Trevor and Odom get more credit than any other guys averaging 11 and 12 points per game in the playoffs, because they were on a championship squad.

I think people trying to rationalize it are just doing it because they hope he goes, which I can totally understand.

[PrettyT11]

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Pretty, I think he was trying to agree with you bro

All water under the bridge

I thought so at first but then he went off on another tangent and I couldn't tell what the hell he was talking bout or who he was talking to lol. The whole post was a lil out there. But you right no need to carry it on any further

[fluent2332]

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I thought so at first but then he went off on another tangent and I couldn't tell what the hell he was talking bout or who he was talking to lol. The whole post was a lil out there. But you right no need to carry it on any further

relax, none of it was directed to you. i did enjoy your 3 paragraph response though, it was pretty funny

[Bornindamecca]

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I wouldn't be messing around with that posturing though if I were the Lakers... this guy is far too important to their team to haggle over a final year. I'll be escatic if Odom ends up going elsewhere because that just means an easier road for the Nuggets.

This is just an aside, but I think people are underestimating the Artest effect. They added a guy who improves their defense every single night. Artest is more consistent on both sides of the floor. If and when he learns the triangle, Denver is going to have a serious problem figuring out this matchup. No more switching around on D. Artest on Melo, Kobe on Chauncey and let's see how it all works out.


I'm gonna side with Kash on this one. If the Lakers lose Odom, I think they'll turn this into something absurd before the trade deadline.

[PrettyT11]

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Lamar does cocaine?


Anyway, this is silly. It's pointless to try to apply logic to this situation. Lamar has already made plenty of money in his career and LA has stood by him plenty. LA is offering him the best deal and they are the best situation overall. The number of years in his contract probably has more to do with resigning or retooling as they look down the road when most of their core will be in their early thirties.

The idea of any player "making more of a name for themselves" on another team is just as ridiculous. Trevor and Odom get more credit than any other guys averaging 11 and 12 points per game in the playoffs, because they were on a championship squad.

I think people trying to rationalize it are just doing it because they hope he goes, which I can totally understand.

I feel what you saying but I think Ariza's situation is a lil different. Who really know what happened with him and the Lakers negotiations cause every other report conflicts the previous one. But the one thing we do know is that Artest signed first. So if he saw that and then figured like pretty much everybody else at that time that Odom was coming back then he wouldn't much to any PT at all. If what his people are saying is true then you can't blame him for going elsewhere. Now if what the Lakers are saying is true then it does make you wonder. So nobody on the outside really knows what happened with Ariza. That's why I just took it at face value and the man just signed elsewhere.

Odom's doesn't make alot of sense at all but then it might be something else going on that we really aren't hearing about or know about.

[Bornindamecca]

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Ariza's situation is different. Not saying they are the same. Just pointing out that he didn't leave "to make a name for himself". His name is bigger now because he was playing with Kobe and Phil in LA. And if he averages 3 more ppg next season on a losing team, his name will shrink.


ariza

[ex carrabba fan]

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The word on the street is that Lamar dabbles, it's sort of like an urban legend.. so who knows.. obviously if he did, he probably doesn't do it that much.

I have now heard that from two different people from their mouths.. and these two have plenty of reason to be around celebs/LA athletes.

[ProjectRipCity]

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The word on the street is that Lamar dabbles, it's sort of like an urban legend.. so who knows.. obviously if he did, he probably doesn't do it that much.

I have now heard that from two different people from their mouths.. and these two have plenty of reason to be around celebs/LA athletes.

And you think the Blazers would risk the "innocent" label?

God knows they are not innocent...They keep that stuff underwraps to be honest.

[ZB9]

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The word on the street is that Lamar dabbles, it's sort of like an urban legend.. so who knows.. obviously if he did, he probably doesn't do it that much.

I have now heard that from two different people from their mouths.. and these two have plenty of reason to be around celebs/LA athletes.

now I understand why he was briefly considering Dallas

[aholbert32]

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The word on the street is that Lamar dabbles, it's sort of like an urban legend.. so who knows.. obviously if he did, he probably doesn't do it that much.

I have now heard that from two different people from their mouths.. and these two have plenty of reason to be around celebs/LA athletes.

I heard that too. One of my best friends actually witnessed Jared Jeffries and B. Haywood dabbling.

[Kenage]

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What I do not understand is why LO would take a 5 year deal from someone else for the same money the Lakers offered for 3? So you get two more years of guaranteed money. You still make the same money in a shorter period of time and have a chance to get a short term deal after that for more money. Why insist on 5 years when you get the same money in 3? The only way he gets more money is from the Lakers if they offer it and I do not see them giving him the 9 mil/5 year deal.

[bateman11]

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http://thelakersnation.com/blog/2009/07/16/forum-discussion-lamar-accepting-4-year-deal/

Rumor: LO accepts 4 yr/ $36M contract