Lakers' Summer-League Roster Includes a Few Guys You've Heard Of
by DexterFishmore on Jul 6, 2010 10:16 PM PDT
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Starting this Friday, you'll once again get to watch grown men playing basketball with the word Lakers across the front of their jerseys. That's when the Lakers - or "Lakers" - will begin a five-game summer league sked in Las Vegas. If you'd like a visual metaphor to help you anticipate the experience, imagine receiving a Tiffany's jewelry box and opening it to find a chunk of cubic zirconium therein. You're not getting a Tiffany's rock. Not even close. Because of the packaging, though, your brain might fool itself for a second or two into thinking you're about to enjoy some lavish gift. (Incidentally, this is totally my plan if I can ever find a girl to propose to and someone to lend me a Tiffany's box.)
Anyhoo, today the team disclosed its summer-league roster, and... well, it's a summer-league roster. By which I mean, there are some guys who were just drafted (Devin Ebanks and Derrick Caracter) who are likely to become Lakers Lakers, a longtime D-Leaguer (Courtney Sims) or two, the son of a famous MLB washout (D.J. Strawberry) and a couple (Tyler Sanborn and Ibrahim Jabeer) whose names might as well have been randomly generated. Hey, cubic zirconium can sparkle a bit, but don't stare too hard at it or you'll start to see why it cost $49.95 plus shipping and handling.
One player I'll be keeping an eye on is Rob Kurz. He's a 25 year old forward out of Notre Dame who last year averaged 17 and 10 with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (home of this terrifying mascot). Kurz appeared in 40 games for Golden State in 2008-09 and showed good pick-and-pop abilities. He's not a prospect or anything, but as someone who made almost 40% of his threes (in admittedly limited time) in the NBA, I could see him being useful as a 10th or 11th man.
Then there's Gerald Green. He's good at dunking.
What he isn't so good at is shooting or playing defense, which is why he washed out of the league and ended up in Russia last year despite his McDonald's All-American, straight-from-high-school pedigree and stops with four different NBA teams. The Lakers need to fill out the bottom end of their roster with someone, so there's nothing wrong with taking a look at a guy like Green, but there's also no real reason to expect him to become, unbidden, the player the Celtics thought they were getting when they took him 18th in the 2005 draft.
Overseeing the summer squad will be assistant coach Chuck Person. The first game will be at 5:00 p.m. Friday against the "Pistons," who'll have Jonas Jerebko, Austin Daye and DaJuan Summers running for them. Not sure about TV coverage right now. If it's on the tube, maybe we'll get crazy and put up a game thread.
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I kinda hope we sign GG,
I still think he has a shot @ a legit NBA career…
"If your not first, then your last"
Ricky Bobby
I kinda hope so too
Especially if we don’t re-sign Shannon. He could be the athletic replacement. Sure, he’s a much worse shooter and generally a knucklehead, but if anyone can make him play the “right way” and try harder it’s gotta be Kobe and Phil.
by Derek Fisher's Intangibles on Jul 6, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Of course...
But you won’t be able to see it.
by Derek Fisher's Intangibles on Jul 6, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions 11 recs
time for a punny picture
"Just by the aura of D.J. Mbenga being there, the shot missed."
by shaqfor3 on Jul 6, 2010 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
summer league, not looking forward to it
Only way I’m keeping up with that is through here so keep the updates coming
by BrittneyM-mobile on Jul 6, 2010 10:47 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
why is there a player wearing 32
and another wearing 44. surely the retired numbers should hold true throughout the organization.
In Soviet Russia, LA beats you.
It's probably because the Summer League exists in a vacuum
where no one cares.
by Derek Fisher's Intangibles on Jul 6, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
i am sure there just a giant bucket of jerseys and they are just asked what size are you and handed whatever is there…
get off me bandwagoners!
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by cleancutmedia on Jul 7, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
we should give DJ Strawberry a spot on the roster
along with re-signing DJ Mbenga, so we can brag that we are the only team in the league to have two DJs on the same team.
"Just by the aura of D.J. Mbenga being there, the shot missed."
Nice.
Are there any free agent fruits available for us to sign? As in players with names of fruits?
by Derek Fisher's Intangibles on Jul 6, 2010 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw Strawberry play in high school
He went to Mater Dei and I went to the rival high school and he had Jamal Sampson (who was actually a Laker for one year) and other gigantor players with him. Needless to say, he dominated us. He was good and he actually played a little bit in Phoenix. But my fondest memory of Strawberry was when he was playing in our gym and our crowd started chanting “crack-head uncle.” It might seem childish, but we were down by 40. We had nothing else in the arsenal.
Well let me welcome everybody to the wild wild west. A state that's untouchable like Elliot Ness.
What on EARTH
Is with Celtics players wearing retarded headbands?
IT IS NOT A GOOD LOOK. FOR ANYONE. STOP IT. I’M LOOKING AT YOU, PAUL PIERCE.
What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
by remingtonmartin on Jul 6, 2010 11:20 PM PDT reply actions
i love the headband :(
reppin some high socks right now
Czheck Productions
My Instrumentals
Lebrons waiting to see where Adam Morrison goes first before he signs
Just... stay away from the short shorts.
The half-crazed ramblings of a Lakers fanatic living in Japan...
Or Rondo, with his upside-down headband.
If Kobe doesn't make his teammates better, how on Earth does Adam Morrison have two rings!?
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by Saurav A. Das on Jul 7, 2010 1:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Love the avatar...
That you kid? How old now?
The half-crazed ramblings of a Lakers fanatic living in Japan...
Gerald Green..
..reminds me of the Boston Celtics team with their fans chanting “MVP! MVP! MVP!” to Kobe. :)
What?
No Javaris Crittenton? Thought I heard he would be back in LA for the summer.
He was the first non-draft pick LA put on the roster.
And then he got taken off. No official explanation given, but adding Blake is pretty self-explanatory.
If Kobe doesn't make his teammates better, how on Earth does Adam Morrison have two rings!?
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by Saurav A. Das on Jul 7, 2010 4:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Swapping one knucklehead (Shannon Brown) for another knucklehead (Gerald Green) seems
like a wash to me, except Green doesn’t play defense. He’s probably a better shooter from deep than Brown. Hopefully, I’ll be able to catch this game.
DJ Strawberry and Rob Kurz are sleepers. I think Kurz makes this team if Caracter doesn’t.
Kurz a PF or SF?
Too many SFs already.
If Kobe doesn't make his teammates better, how on Earth does Adam Morrison have two rings!?
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by Saurav A. Das on Jul 7, 2010 4:39 AM PDT up reply actions
If Caracter doesn't make it, Powell may well be back.
If Kobe doesn't make his teammates better, how on Earth does Adam Morrison have two rings!?
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by Saurav A. Das on Jul 7, 2010 4:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't think Powell is going to command anything.
He’s still a minimum player. The Lakers made sure of that with his limited role this season. The NBA subsidizes veteran minimum contracts, so they will sign him unless a team overspends for him or promises him good minutes.
http://twitter.com/wondahbap
Right, he's still a minimum player. The problem is that the said minimum is closing
in on one million dollars. I bet the Lakers choose a player who would command half that total. Caracter or Kurz.
that might mean chances of us getting Raja Bell would be lower
he’s likely going to join the HEAT as well
how much would raja bell demand
if he goes to miami?
Does anyone here remember the game Gerald Green was trying to go at Kobe?
He was jawing and everything, until Kobe put him in his place. Still, I always thought under the right guidance he could turn into a decent player. Who knows, maybe he will find that guidance if he can score a camp invite.
I always thought the kid had the tools to be a pro. It just didn’t seem like he knew how to play. Maybe, with the right team he can. Hell, the Lakers turned Shannon Brown into a player.
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by wondahbap on Jul 7, 2010 5:37 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Arrogant, but intense.
Can always be worked with.
If Kobe doesn't make his teammates better, how on Earth does Adam Morrison have two rings!?
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by Saurav A. Das on Jul 7, 2010 7:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Rec for this:
Hell, the Lakers turned Shannon Brown into a player.
If Kobe doesn't make his teammates better, how on Earth does Adam Morrison have two rings!?
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by Saurav A. Das on Jul 7, 2010 7:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Think it's streaming online somewhere.
If Kobe doesn't make his teammates better, how on Earth does Adam Morrison have two rings!?
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by Saurav A. Das on Jul 7, 2010 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Kurz is someone I'd like to see make the roster
Largely due to his shooting prowess. Past that, I really doubt anyone has a legitimate chance from this roster.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
About time!!!
I’ve been lobbying for Gerald Green like I was his agent to make it to the lakers they passed on him in the draft for Bynum…which was a good choice…now they can find a legit back up at the two spot. He should be humble and more mature now and begging for a chance to play for the lakers for free…and any money he gets will be his tip…lol…MAY I TAKE YOU ORDER…" I’LL LIKE TO HAVE A RING PLEASE" said Gerald Green
Why does everybody call GG a knucklehead?? And what did Shannon do to be considered a knucklehead?
I feel you DEEEZZZ! I wanted Gerald Green to go to OSTATE, but when he won the Dunk contest and 3pt contest in one of the McDonald All-American contest, I knew he wouldn’t go to college. But I"ve always been a big fan of his. I think he still has the intangable to be a GOOD defender and not too mention the passion and humbleness NOW to do whatever Kobe and Phil wants. We as a team NEED some athleticsm and he brings that as well!
by Drizzle918 on Jul 7, 2010 11:02 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Um.... are you feeling okay, Chris?
Aha.
If Kobe doesn't make his teammates better, how on Earth does Adam Morrison have two rings!?
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by Saurav A. Das on Jul 8, 2010 1:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Forgot when and where
but GG was reported to never pay attention during timeouts when the coaches would draw up a play, and would always blow his assignments. Why anyone considers Shannon a knucklehead though, I have no idea.
Watch his attempts to try and run the Triangle.
Or to run a fast break. Or to initiate a simple post-entry pass. Hell, or even to dribble.
If Kobe doesn't make his teammates better, how on Earth does Adam Morrison have two rings!?
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by Saurav A. Das on Jul 8, 2010 1:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Wish List!!!
Glad to see were on the same page Drizzle918!!! I’d like to see the lakers also go after Anthony toliver…he really showed me something last yr. over there with GS
anybody read Woj's Last piece on LeBron's TV announcement ?
its brutal …
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ah2ccx1Cv.8Ug8nZsVVEQhO8vLYF?slug=aw-lebrondecision070710
by madmaxx350 on Jul 7, 2010 1:49 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Wow...that's the most brutal takedown of an NBA player I've ever seen
“Carter’s pushed one agent – Aaron Goodwin – and one advisor – William Wesley – aside because he wanted to be the voice in James’ ear and the one getting credit on the masthead. So far, Carter’s been a superstar at spending James’ money on LRMR [LeDouche’s marketing company], but now he’s getting the company name out there and turning LeBron into Mr. July after LeBron didn’t have the stomach to be Mr. June.”
by The Dude Abides on Jul 7, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Woj is awesome.
If Kobe doesn't make his teammates better, how on Earth does Adam Morrison have two rings!?
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by Saurav A. Das on Jul 8, 2010 1:52 AM PDT up reply actions
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