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birdman:
Thats how you know Skip no understand basketball I would like to see Rondo back on the Lakers though. He wont win you a ring, but he is very smart, complemented Lebron well on the floor

birdman:
What?!! If that happens izz gonna be a party all season

birdman:
The Lakers are starting to look like the Celtics the year Garnett, Ray Allen and Pierce came together . That team was old, but they had a deep bench full of old, effective vets to complement the big 3.

For example Ariza reminds me of James Posey. Old but savvy vet coming off the bench, has length to play good D and knock down 3s.saved Doc rivers from heart attack many times They shouldnever have let Posey go the following year.

Just like that celtic team, which I liked a lot, Lakers are assembling skilled vets that haven't really fit elsewhere. Now that they let Dudley go, I am really interested to see who fills the last 2 or 3 spots.

I think Lakers front office have accepted that AD will have his usual injury, and Lebron will need load management. They want to build a team that can still win games and keep ahead of the packed west while the big 2 rest.

birdman:
had to go all the way to the NFL, as you no see road for NBA again. yeye dey smell

birdman:
Just based on prime playing age alone, they are not even in the same class. This is not a honest take from a40

birdman:
So, its official. Lebron is a scrub. The Lakers are not a super team.

birdman:
steady don chop inside dream. willingly

birdman:
its just baby fat. gon dry up in a minute

Khanben:
Everybody he guarded worked for every point they scored and always looked gassed at the end of game. Add that to his passable rebounding averages, and ability to warrant a defender when he spaces the floor on the offensive end, overall hustle, and you will find few players who fit that skillset, who can guard 2 through 5 (and bigger 1s).
Finally he freed Giannis from being the primary defender on the opposition best wing defender on most possessions. This allowed Giannis to focus on help defense, both strong and weak side, and Giannis is arguably one of the best if not the best at playing help defense.
PJ Tucker is a player who is good based on fit, he is like Tayshaun prince with the Detroit pistons and Ariza with the Lakers (difference is he is a better rebounder and Prince and Ariza are slightly better scoring).

Khanben:
It is a good move, the Clippers seriously need a PG who can run the offense and play defense, which he can. Yes, he is a liability on offense during the playoffs because he chokes, but the Clippers don't need his scoring since they kept Reggie.

SmooshCHN:
I quoted Khanben so you wouldn't miss a chance to learn.

Khanben:
He is not overrated, he knows his role and does it exceptionally well

birdman:
man, I have been lost in rocketland. Heat have Lowry and PJ Tucker? Hei!

Khanben:
As things stand it seems the teams in the east has at long last caught up with those in the west in terms of overall conference strength. It can even be argued, that depending on how the chips fall with Philly, the east might have 3 of the best 4 teams.