Why do people not give Lamar Odom enough credit?
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Kind of an out there opinion, considering the entire playoffs they talked about the Lakers' length inside and Ron's defense on Pierce and Durant.Comment
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I mean, for a guy that is 6'10, he sure does handle the ball well. He kinda reminds me of Dirk Nowitzki in the sense that he has some outside game, and not just post game. Although, he is more athletic than Dirk. Hell, I think it is kinda weird that the Lakers let him push the ball up the court like he is a guard, though. You dont see many teams that let a PF or a C do that.
My impression of Lamar Odom is that the guy very often lacks effort and like others said is inconsistent as hell. To me he has his own shell on the hardwood that he doesn't want to get out of because he feels comfortable in it.NBAComment
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Odom does all the little things: rebounds that extremely important offensive rebound, tips in for a crucial basket, little block here, nice assist there. If you expect him to be the Clippers-days Odom + experience, forget about it. But if you see all the little things he does for the Lakers, he's a very important player in the playoffs.My Specs:
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As a Laker fan, I don't give Lamar Odom credit because he only uses his full talents about five games a year. He has a chance to be one of the best players on the court every night, there is no way he shouldn't be a full time starter, but he chooses to take damn near every night off instead of contributing to his team. He is a matchup nightmare, but he'd rather be passive then aggressive. You can tell within his first few minutes on the court whether he is jerking around or came to play.Now Playing: FIFA 15, NBA2K15Comment
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He just never developed into that superstar that everyone thought he would be. He was one of the top high school players in the class of 1997, which was loaded. Then he had to sit out a year in 1997-98 after that SAT scandal or whatever it was, the reason why he never played a game at UNLV.
Good thing for him that he sat out a year and never turned pro, because if he did he would have been long gone by now. He ended up at Rhode Island playing for Jim Harrick, and based on the way he played there I had him pegged as a sure fire NBA all star.
But like so many have said in this thread already, he has been way too inconsistent. He does a lot of things well, but he doesn't do anything great on the NBA level to be that guy that can carry a team. Everyone has been waiting for him to get over that hump and break out with the Clippers, didn't happen. Didn't happen during the year he spent in Miami, and was part of the Shaq trade.
No one really talks about him being a disappointment in LA though because he is winning championships. Every so often he steps up and has a big game. Overall he has had a solid career as a contributor on championship teams. I'd rather be that than maybe developing into an all star on the Clippers and spending my whole career there.Comment
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I mean we BOTH know that we shouldn't compare Dirk's and Lamar's outside games. That would be silly.
My impression of Lamar Odom is that the guy very often lacks effort and like others said is inconsistent as hell. To me he has his own shell on the hardwood that he doesn't want to get out of because he feels comfortable in it.
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