Matt Barnes Is Holding Up a Laker Jersey
by DexterFishmore on Jul 27, 2010 4:55 PM PDT
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The headline above and the electrifying photo to the right capture the most interesting thing to happen at Matt's introductory press conference today. Except when he said that he's always despised the Lakers, he thinks it sucks he has to play for Phil Jackson, and he's never getting another tattoo.
No. Crap, wait... let me double check.
(*squints, sticks tongue out side of mouth in concentration*)
Yeah, sorry. Turns out he said the opposite of those things. I'm a good reporter!
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I mean no offense to Barnes...
and am loving the idea of him on the Lakers.
But purple and hold just doesn’t look right on the guy – -.
This looks so wierd
I never thought I’d see him as a Laker…I thought the same thing about Artest too and it took a few months to get over it
Dex is on a roll today lol
"Better learn not to talk to me. You shake the tree, a leopard's gonna fall out."- Kobe Bryant to JR Smith,who was talking trash, after dropping 49pts,10assits on the Nuggets in Game 2 of the '08 First round playoffs
Twitter feed: @dexterfishmore
by DexterFishmore on Jul 27, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions 14 recs
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"Better learn not to talk to me. You shake the tree, a leopard's gonna fall out."- Kobe Bryant to JR Smith,who was talking trash, after dropping 49pts,10assits on the Nuggets in Game 2 of the '08 First round playoffs
That's a scary cat...
"I don't mind being the goat. I don't mind being the villain, hated. I've been that my whole career, so it's not like that's anything new. I don't mind people jumping on the bandwagon or jumping off. I just focus on playing the game." -Ron Artest
HAHAHAHAHA
Formerly known as "akb24b"
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
"Lets go for for it again"- Kobe Bryant, 2010 Championship ceremony.
"The NBA Apocalypse has occurred, and it's our fault."- C.A. Clark
he doesn't seem too happy to be a laker.
and that is the strangest thing ive ever seen. He doesn’t look right
He never looks happy
"I don't mind being the goat. I don't mind being the villain, hated. I've been that my whole career, so it's not like that's anything new. I don't mind people jumping on the bandwagon or jumping off. I just focus on playing the game." -Ron Artest
Trust me
He’s happy, not doubt about it, if there is any distress in him it’s only that the season doesn’t start right now.
Dex is hilarious
They say if you can't beat them, join them. By joining them, LeBron just admitted he can't beat them.
Come on, dude's just looking tough...
…like he’s supposed to. Like I want him to. The drag is that he’s gonna wear NICKY’S NUMBER! Boohoo for Nick the Quick. But welcome to my Bruin bro Barnes too!
"My grandmother could guard him...and she can't go to her left!" - Chicky Baby
Fixed
The drag is that he’s gonna wearNICKY’SSUN YUE’S NUMBER!
Twitter feed: @dexterfishmore
by DexterFishmore on Jul 27, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Deee-amn...
…that’s low, Dex. And just when all thoughts and memories of Sun’s epic journey across the Laker sky had finally entirely faded away.
"My grandmother could guard him...and she can't go to her left!" - Chicky Baby
Lovin the Chick Hearn pic
Born purple and gold. Live purple and gold. Die purple and gold.
by RA37thriller on Jul 27, 2010 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Lovin the LTID stamp...I'm right with you
"My grandmother could guard him...and she can't go to her left!" - Chicky Baby
i dont even know what to think
"You are asking me if LeBron is going to New York?, I’m trying to tell you in a polite way, I don’t give a shit"
Gonna take some getting used to.
"There are no "Kobe Lovers", just people who are right." - Gil Meriken
he looks a little bit out of shape right now, right?
Don’t you love the chase? Sometimes it doesn’t work out; those are the stakes. But when it does work out, it’s like having that first cigarette: your head gets all dizzy, your heart pounds, your knees go weak. Remember that?
gosh, Matt barnes gonna get another tattoo!
WE ARE CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't ever underestimate the heart of a champion." -- Rudy Tomjanovich
The only thing Im wondering is which player is the first that he is going
to get into an altercation with. Aside from that Im happy he is a Laker because there was a time that I felt the Lakers were soft…not anymore.
"That means no more coming into camp fat and out of shape, when your team is relying on your leadership on and off the court. It also means no more blaming others for our team's failure, or blaming staff members for not overdramatizing your injuries so that you avoid blame for your lack of conditioning. " Kobe on Shaq being a leader
lakers vs thuggets
gonna be so much more fun. i wanna see pao get in on the action :P
by wickedskillz on Jul 28, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Just glad Mitch's days of overpaying for sub par players are over
Born purple and gold. Live purple and gold. Die purple and gold.
not to mention, Brandon Bass also
Don’t you love the chase? Sometimes it doesn’t work out; those are the stakes. But when it does work out, it’s like having that first cigarette: your head gets all dizzy, your heart pounds, your knees go weak. Remember that?
whats that little blue box with a question mark mean?
"That means no more coming into camp fat and out of shape, when your team is relying on your leadership on and off the court. It also means no more blaming others for our team's failure, or blaming staff members for not overdramatizing your injuries so that you avoid blame for your lack of conditioning. " Kobe on Shaq being a leader
huh?
is it my internet that is all F’d up? I cant see that.
"That means no more coming into camp fat and out of shape, when your team is relying on your leadership on and off the court. It also means no more blaming others for our team's failure, or blaming staff members for not overdramatizing your injuries so that you avoid blame for your lack of conditioning. " Kobe on Shaq being a leader
lol.. hilarious!
I swear I am too slow.
"That means no more coming into camp fat and out of shape, when your team is relying on your leadership on and off the court. It also means no more blaming others for our team's failure, or blaming staff members for not overdramatizing your injuries so that you avoid blame for your lack of conditioning. " Kobe on Shaq being a leader
I just can’t wait for the first time Phil calls for the lockdown defensive lineup of Bryant, Artest and Barnes…
"Lebron has the ball, dribbles down the court, splitting the Lakers defenders with 5 seconds left on the clock with the game on the line in the 2011 NBA Finals Game 7! Lebron pulls up from deep, in Kobe's face and drains the three pointer! HEAT WIN HEAT WIN!!! 89-88!!!!!
...BEEP BEEP BEEP...BEEP BEEP BEEP...
Then Lebron's alarm goes off and he wakes up and goes downstairs to eat a delicious breakfast made by his mom and Delonte West."
by bigdeal1188 on Jul 27, 2010 7:36 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
matt barnes expression doesn't look too happy..
haha the thought running through his mind is probably…
“damn my 9 mil down d drain”
"These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess."
- Kobe Bryant
well he couldve gotten close to that at cleveland
"Better learn not to talk to me. You shake the tree, a leopard's gonna fall out."- Kobe Bryant to JR Smith,who was talking trash, after dropping 49pts,10assits on the Nuggets in Game 2 of the '08 First round playoffs
It will be his (Barnes) best season ever.
U-C-L-A Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bruins!
he's probably doing it on purpose
he’s probably gonna try to stay a bit low key and quiet til he knows that the lakers team and Lakers fans are cool with him. Nobody forgot the Barnes Kobe thing yet.
by wickedskillz on Jul 28, 2010 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
that laker number 9 jersey conjures memories of one my favorite lakers of all-time, nick van exel. he was such a joy to watch.
"the man who created a legend; the legend who resurrected a franchise."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a77Bh0vUPeY
"That means no more coming into camp fat and out of shape, when your team is relying on your leadership on and off the court. It also means no more blaming others for our team's failure, or blaming staff members for not overdramatizing your injuries so that you avoid blame for your lack of conditioning. " Kobe on Shaq being a leader
i don’t like the song, but i like the highlights. thanks for the vid.
"the man who created a legend; the legend who resurrected a franchise."
you are welcome. : )
"That means no more coming into camp fat and out of shape, when your team is relying on your leadership on and off the court. It also means no more blaming others for our team's failure, or blaming staff members for not overdramatizing your injuries so that you avoid blame for your lack of conditioning. " Kobe on Shaq being a leader
looks like the machine might be traded source: twitter
PDcavsinsider
Sources said Lakers are trying to trade Sasha Vujacic wfirst round pick to get his salary off books. They tried to do it for Delonte West.
if the Lakers manage to do this they'll probably re-sign shannon shortly after
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
I read that the offer to Shannon was already on the table but that it was up to him to accept it
so I doubt it has anything to with Brown. I think what might be holding out Brown is that he is in talks with the Bulls.
"That means no more coming into camp fat and out of shape, when your team is relying on your leadership on and off the court. It also means no more blaming others for our team's failure, or blaming staff members for not overdramatizing your injuries so that you avoid blame for your lack of conditioning. " Kobe on Shaq being a leader
yup http://twitter.com/PDcavsinsider/status/19710243978
If they move Vujacic, and there’s a decent chance they will, Brown will likely be back in LA. #Cavs stuff sounds like just a flirtation.
http://twitter.com/PDcavsinsider/status/19710332305
Don’t you love the chase? Sometimes it doesn’t work out; those are the stakes. But when it does work out, it’s like having that first cigarette: your head gets all dizzy, your heart pounds, your knees go weak. Remember that?
I dunno about this
Despite of alI his mistakes, I still want Sasha to stay as a Laker. Yes, more than Brown.
Don’t you love the chase? Sometimes it doesn’t work out; those are the stakes. But when it does work out, it’s like having that first cigarette: your head gets all dizzy, your heart pounds, your knees go weak. Remember that?
Wait, by first pick you mean a pick in future drafts right?
No Ebanks or Caracter?
"That means no more coming into camp fat and out of shape, when your team is relying on your leadership on and off the court. It also means no more blaming others for our team's failure, or blaming staff members for not overdramatizing your injuries so that you avoid blame for your lack of conditioning. " Kobe on Shaq being a leader
should be a future one
there’s no way we are giving our prospects for Delonte
Don’t you love the chase? Sometimes it doesn’t work out; those are the stakes. But when it does work out, it’s like having that first cigarette: your head gets all dizzy, your heart pounds, your knees go weak. Remember that?
that would piss me off
but the more I think about it it seems that the lakers would be the ones getting future draft picks. That is the only way that they can make it work so that it doesnt count on their current salary. They can still sign ebanks and caracter and still meet the required 13 players. Or if he gets waived the Lakers can bring him back at a lower cost. im sure someone can clear that up.
"That means no more coming into camp fat and out of shape, when your team is relying on your leadership on and off the court. It also means no more blaming others for our team's failure, or blaming staff members for not overdramatizing your injuries so that you avoid blame for your lack of conditioning. " Kobe on Shaq being a leader
delonte was traded to the wolves so this rumor can’t be right.
"the man who created a legend; the legend who resurrected a franchise."
nah
Probably, LA offered Sasha for Delonte before the Session deal.
Don’t you love the chase? Sometimes it doesn’t work out; those are the stakes. But when it does work out, it’s like having that first cigarette: your head gets all dizzy, your heart pounds, your knees go weak. Remember that?
just a side note
it’s interesting to know that we have interest to acquiring Delonte. Perhaps, we’ll just waive him like what the Wolves did. Or maybe FO wants him to distract Lebron.
Don’t you love the chase? Sometimes it doesn’t work out; those are the stakes. But when it does work out, it’s like having that first cigarette: your head gets all dizzy, your heart pounds, your knees go weak. Remember that?
Or maybe FO wants him to distract Lebron
funny thoughts going through my head
by lakers are trouble on Jul 28, 2010 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Barnes really wanted to be a Laker
Otherwise, he would have taken more money
Magic made me a Laker fan.
he became a laker so he can have more leverage in future for bigger contracts
he was trying to get a bigger contract since in his 8 seasons he has been to 8 teams… but no one is offering him long term contracts so he said it himself that maybe after getting a ring or going deep in playoffs he will get some spotlight and hopefully get longer contracts in future…
Instead, the free-agent market passed him by while a potential deal with Toronto fell through and other teams filled their perimeter needs. Barnes is good, but still not quite good enough to command NBA security—but he thinks maybe a ring on his finger will help that quest in the future.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;ylt=ArKG24uRXLz38IxeoV7vkm8vLYF?slug=ap-lakers-barnes
good read
hey thanks for that link to
those classic nba games earlier. really appreciated.
"I wanted to do what was best for LeBron James, and what LeBron James is going to do to make him happy."- Lebron James
yellow on him doesn't fit
it just blends right in with his skin
LOL
There are basic Fundamentals that are needed to move forward in this game. Always keep your guard up at all times to avoid being caught in a trap. Overcome the fouls that will be committed against you REBOUND AND PRESS ON. ADJUST to the Limelight: ALL-STAR PLAYERS ARE ALWAYS THE CENTER OF ATTENTION. Know what your role is and play your position. Find a game plan and execute it. REMEMBER YOU ONLY GET OUT OF THE GAME WHAT YOU PUT INTO IT.
how come he always looks so grim.
"These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess."
- Kobe Bryant
by crushmybones on Jul 27, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't wait to see him in my favorite Laker Uni
Purple. With black sleeves for his inked up forearms
Sweet 16
I wish we would wear black shoes for our home games.
I dunno why, I’ve just always preferred black shoes.
by I Can't Feel My Face on Jul 28, 2010 2:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Gold/white uniforms with black shoes?
U-G-L-Y
They’d look like a bunch of tourists wearing black socks with sandals.
"There are no "Kobe Lovers", just people who are right." - Gil Meriken
you gotta admit
that’s kinda bad ass. his intimidation tactics are gonna be so much fun
by wickedskillz on Jul 28, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
he should be smiling
theres nothing wrong with joining the best team in the nba.
by lakerlover2by4 on Jul 29, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
We're trying to trade Sasha, what?
from PDcavsinsider, pretty legit source…
The #Cavs have talked to Shannon Brown, agent Mark Bartelstein says, but not serious. Doesn’t seem like it is going to happen.
Brown wants to play for the Lakers and the Lakers want him back. He’ll likely eventually sign there, this is all about haggling over $.
Sources said Lakers are trying to trade Sasha Vujacic wfirst round pick to get his salary off books. They tried to do it for Delonte West.
If they move Vujacic, and there’s a decent chance they will, Brown will likely be back in LA. #Cavs stuff sounds like just a flirtation.
3peat.
Sasha isn't worth the money he's making
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
No
But his hair is…
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then these sunglasses are the curtains telling you to keep the fuck out!!!
by angelofdeath on Jul 27, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm. I am part of the minority who thinks that...
…we should keep Sasha rather than Brown. I think the Machine would do well in a contract year. And what I like most about him is he’s a PROUD LAKER (upper case for emphasis).
kobe bryant=batman
i totally agree with you
he seemed to have fought off his celtic demons and now he should be good as new.
"I wanted to do what was best for LeBron James, and what LeBron James is going to do to make him happy."- Lebron James
Yep
He’s a damn PROUD LAKER. I can’t envision Sasha wearing other team’s uni.
Don’t you love the chase? Sometimes it doesn’t work out; those are the stakes. But when it does work out, it’s like having that first cigarette: your head gets all dizzy, your heart pounds, your knees go weak. Remember that?
me either, that would just be weird
and honestly, i’d take sasha over brown. i think he could be useful especially since this is his contract year. i’d kinda miss shannon’s highlight reel dunks, but other than that not much.
3peat.
think about it this way
is sasha worth 3x as much as Brown?
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
Except Brown is cheaper than Vujacic
Assuming he signs for ~$3 million/year and Vujacic gets traded for a non-guaranteed contract or to a team under the cap, Buss saves around $4 million (Vujacic’s ~$5 million contract along with the luxury tax bill of $5 million as versus the total $6 million on Brown’s deal along with the tax). That’s the key motivation here.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
Lakers should keep trying
to keep Sasha or to drop him? I don’t know yet
There are basic Fundamentals that are needed to move forward in this game. Always keep your guard up at all times to avoid being caught in a trap. Overcome the fouls that will be committed against you REBOUND AND PRESS ON. ADJUST to the Limelight: ALL-STAR PLAYERS ARE ALWAYS THE CENTER OF ATTENTION. Know what your role is and play your position. Find a game plan and execute it. REMEMBER YOU ONLY GET OUT OF THE GAME WHAT YOU PUT INTO IT.
definitely keep him
if the only reason they’re rushing to rid of him is to sign brown then i say keep him. if the season goes along and it doesn’t work out they could always trade him.
"I wanted to do what was best for LeBron James, and what LeBron James is going to do to make him happy."- Lebron James
This is a purely financial move
Buss wants to save around $10 million from dumping his contract on top of the extra luxury tax bill.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
Meh, salary dump
Can’t blame Buss because he went out and put the money forward to get Blake and Barnes, and if they’re signing Brown, Sasha is really the odd man out here. We can still use Walton’s contract to get players during the season if he’s really retiring.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
This sounds like an agent is using windhorst to
1) make it seem like interest in Brown isn’t worth it
2) lakers are so interested in Brown they’re willing to trade sasha
3) which reinforces the notion that Brown isn’t genuinely interested in other teams; he’s just using them for leverage.
a bunch of guys worked out for the cavs today, mostly athletic swingmen. if he can discourage other teams, then they’ll shift their interest in Brown to one of his clients.
quid pro quo: in return for his assistance, he’ll give windhorst a scoop sometime down the road.
"I've hacked into your brain. You're throwing a party and no one's showing up."
Doubt that
Windhorst’s sources are likely connected directly to the Cavs’ management, and he’s been pretty reliable in the past.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
after signing barnes, i suppose we could trade sasha. we don’t seem to need him now. but i was kinda hoping he’d regain his shot and be helfpul
"the man who created a legend; the legend who resurrected a franchise."
I gotta disagree with us trading Sasha because of Matt's arrival
I believe Matt doesn’t fit well as SG and I dunno if he can handle the ball (Sasha is decent playing as PG/SG with us). Matt only plays SF.
If we resign Shannon, that probably makes Sasha expendable. But personally, I want Sasha over Brown despite the latter’s exciting highlights.
Don’t you love the chase? Sometimes it doesn’t work out; those are the stakes. But when it does work out, it’s like having that first cigarette: your head gets all dizzy, your heart pounds, your knees go weak. Remember that?
I think we should try to keep both Sasha & Brown, especially if Luke is out for the season
may be I’m just saying that cuz I’m not the one paying them
Really off-topic here,,,
I’ve been lurking here for quite some time, and I’m just wondering, are there any Fisher bashing Laker fans that stay here a lot?
I usually frequent Forum Blue and Gold, and honestly, I’m getting tired of all the meaningful conversations there turning into a back and forth Fisher bash fest.
I love the guy, and can’t understand why some Laker fans just can’t stop short of sodomizing the guy with their perception of how he just “kills” the Lakers
Anyway, back on point, I don’t think anyone here’s like that.. hopefully. Conversations are usually wacky and whatnot, but the points still get across though, so that’s a plus really :D
by Hokkun on Jul 27, 2010 11:55 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
it seems like
it’s just a couple guys…. cough Aaron cough
by mildclubsauce on Jul 28, 2010 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Uh huh.
There’s another guy with him as well, but I forget his name. Generally though, everyone there’s good with Fish, but one Aaron post just derails whatever good conversation they have going on there as everyone’s attention is turned to replying to obviously trolling comments.
It’s pretty frustrating to say at the very least.
Well, it didn't help
That he was utterly horrible for the entire year until he got into the playoffs and went from “complete disaster” to “somewhat serviceable player.”
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
Agreed.
You can’t argue with the facts, but it gets pretty old bringing that up over and over and over again. Fisher’s a lower tier PG, in the bottom 90% of the league talent pool, we get that…. it’s not like people are making him out to be the avatar of the Archangel Gabriel on the basketball court.
My major beef was topics/conversations getting hijacked by Fisher bashing… like for example the Hollinger article about the offseason losers and our FA signings.
From what I see here on SSaR, no one’s beating up that dead horse anymore. Heck, you people even made it a running joke about how his “Intangibles” are his prime contribution to this team, haha.
fish's intangibles are irreplacable.
we live and die by fisher’s intangibles! yea those are some awesome intangibles to say the least.
by lakers are trouble on Jul 28, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
uhhh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
if you hung here with us over the course of the last season, most people ripped on fisher at some point, including the mods. Its nothing personal or anything, the guy has made clutch shots in many of our runs and stepped it up in this year’s playoffs, but he was pretty awful in the regular season. His shooting dropped off, his defense overall was pretty bad, plus he was a poor finisher on fast breaks which made us coin the funny terms WALIT (Weak Ass Layup In Transition) and PUJIT (Pull Up Jumper In Transition).
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
to get to the gist
We all still love and respect Fisher.
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
by shaqfor3 on Jul 28, 2010 2:09 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
THIS.
I have nothing against criticizing Fish, everyone has critics. But there’s a huge difference between that and totally disregarding and conveniently forgetting any other positives he brought to the team… even if they ARE “only” his “intangibles”.
Premature post fail
Never really got the point across commending you on how the Fish respect is still being flown around here in spite of his shortcomings. Lol.
Well, we coined WALIT
But PUJIT has been around for a while now.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
WALIT and PUJIT..
whoever came up with those are geniuses. i crack up every time i see someone type that
by lakers are trouble on Jul 28, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
yep, since Trevor
Don’t you love the chase? Sometimes it doesn’t work out; those are the stakes. But when it does work out, it’s like having that first cigarette: your head gets all dizzy, your heart pounds, your knees go weak. Remember that?
Wow there are a lot of new posters on here
SS&R has hit it big lol
What is the nature of your thoughts, gentlemen, when you say "fuddle duddle" or something like that?
Sasha vs Shannon vs Roger Mason
We made massive upgrade to the bench’s defense, but bench scoring is still an issue. I think Mason could give us more offensive stability off the bench than either Sasha or Shannon. As for Barnes at SG, he is a bad shooter and I’d rather have him stay at SF than slide to the 2 spot.
I’d love to see the return of the Machine and the maturation of Shannon, but my head is telling me Roger Mason Jr. would be a better, smarter fit. If Sasha gets traded in a salary dump, and I support Buss for wanting to do so, is Shannon really the best alternative? I love both these guys, but they screw up by trying to do too much and playing with inconsistency.
Last season Mason asked for a trade because he wanted more minutes, and the Spurs tried to accommodate him, but couldn’t pull it off. That he hasn’t been signed yet may indicate we could land him for the vet minimum.
"The Lakers are ninja negotiators. Straight. fuckin. ninjas." -rshinsec
"This isn't an apocalypse. It’s a motherf***ing war." -Hdg23
financially brown is the better fit due to bird rights.
by TITANS 'n LAKERS FaN 4 Life on Jul 28, 2010 6:06 AM PDT up reply actions
lol huh?! do u know what your saying lol
Financially Brown is a better fit because we can sign him for less and he’ll play essentially the same role as Sasha.
Bird rights are what enable us to resign brown while over the cap…….
In Kobe we trust!
doesnt signing a player via bird rights not add on to the luxury tax?
by TITANS 'n LAKERS FaN 4 Life on Jul 29, 2010 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
i think it's like..
you can sign them even if you’re over the salary cap. and every player’s salary adds to the cap.
by lakers are trouble on Jul 29, 2010 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions
If over the tax limit, you pay
The salary cap is roughly $58M.
The tax limit is roughly $70M.
Bird rights basically let you go over the $58M limit to sign one of your own players.
There’s a buffer between the limits so if a team is frugal, they can use their Bird rights to sign current players up to a point and not pay a tax.
But what ever amount the total salary is over $70M is taxed dollar for dollar.
So if the Lakers total salary is $94M, they pay $24M in tax.
The tax kitty is distributed to the teams that are under the salary cap.
Oh, and teams have to spend a minimum amount on salary. I think it’s around $35M.
You see? You see? Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!
um hello…. we don’t need scoring…. we just need defense…. if we ever need scoring, we will have Bynum, Odom, or Gasol on the court with these guys….
Offense is the last of our worries
In Kobe we trust!
my point is to add one bench that CAN score so we can play Gasol and other starters less minutes
"The Lakers are ninja negotiators. Straight. fuckin. ninjas." -rshinsec
"This isn't an apocalypse. It’s a motherf***ing war." -Hdg23
Lol I don’t think Sasha is going anywhere… Mitch tried to do a V Rad type trade just to free up some money. I think most teams are content to see what they have (cept the Celtics of course)
We might see Sasha move closer to the trade deadline, when teams will be trying to clear space to make a move for Carmelo, i guess.
In Kobe we trust!
Just clearign space for CP3 in 2012.......
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