The Lakers need to stay the fuck away from Rondo

[wlk3]

And yes, Love's injury problems are concerning for me...

 

[LALakersboy24.7]

Rondo is a straight pussy!

JC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rondo

 

[SJ76]

Another Mark Cuban genius move.

This guy was awful in Dallas. So bad they sent him home with a made up back injury just to stay away from team cuz he was a cancer.

 

[lakersrule]

Didn't mean to imply tanking (though I said it), meant more not trying to get the best option... Rondo certainly has a bad ft% and jumper... But prior to him leaving Boston his stats were...

8.3ppg/7.5rpg/10.8apg/1.7spg/3.4tpg

His stats from 08-10 are 2pts more 2rebs more 1stl more... And like Trojan was saying, when a guy is in a better place he responds... Look at Josh Smith... You look at giving Rondo a 3/4 year deal at a reasonable price 10/12 mil or less, you have 2 things... 1) you might get the player we need... 2) no matter what after 2 years we'll know if Clarkson is really who we hope him to be and Rondo takes a back seat I'm his final year, or if it's 4 we can try to move his expiring... I don't see a downside with this move... I will acknowledge it could not work, but what PG out there has the balls to save Kobe from himself... Rondo will keep the offense moving yet will know when it's Kobe time... Just my opinion...

Glad to see you around here giving your opinion

 

[wlk3]

Glad to see you around here giving your opinion

Thanks... I've been coming through and reading a lot, but I didn't really want to say much because it was already said by you me and everybody else... Just watched my league pass and called myself a dumbass for paying all that money for Dleague games... But there's always next year... I know what you're suggesting is more practical and would be a better long term fix... But all my scenarios and beliefs come from the understanding that we have Kobe until Kobe wants out... And as long as we have him we can not rebuild effectively because when he's gone the whole dynamic of the team will change... So if he's going to stay (and he's earned at least the rest of his contract and a pay cut 2 year deal after that), we have to try and get players that are ready to make a championship run right now even if it doesn't happen...

There's no Magic Johnson out there that can come in as a rookie and lead a team to a ring... However, you get Rondo and say Butler and Kobe's healthy and we have Hill, and Randle can hold his own, and (you add Gasol I wish) resign Boozer to back up Randle and if need be play some big playoff minutes, and you have Ed Davis and Young gets put back in check when Kobe is back... You give yourself a crazy punchers chance to give Kobe a ring and we still have these young guys learning and developing and experiencing what championship teams expect and are expected to do...

 

[lakersrule]

Thanks... I've been coming through and reading a lot, but I didn't really want to say much because it was already said by you me and everybody else... Just watched my league pass and called myself a dumbass for paying all that money for Dleague games... But there's always next year... I know what you're suggesting is more practical and would be a better long term fix... But all my scenarios and beliefs come from the understanding that we have Kobe until Kobe wants out... And as long as we have him we can not rebuild effectively because when he's gone the whole dynamic of the team will change... So if he's going to stay (and he's earned at least the rest of his contract and a pay cut 2 year deal after that), we have to try and get players that are ready to make a championship run right now even if it doesn't happen...

There's no Magic Johnson out there that can come in as a rookie and lead a team to a ring... However, you get Rondo and say Butler and Kobe's healthy and we have Hill, and Randle can hold his own, and (you add Gasol I wish) resign Boozer to back up Randle and if need be play some big playoff minutes, and you have Ed Davis and Young gets put back in check when Kobe is back... You give yourself a crazy punchers chance to give Kobe a ring and we still have these young guys learning and developing and experiencing what championship teams expect and are expected to do...

I hear you wlk. There's nothing that makes me happier in professional sports than Lakers championships. I just really don't think Rondo has it anymore and wouldn't risk any commitment to him. No doubt that this is a very important offseason for the Lakers.

 

[shopson67]

The agree in with Hammer is, if you're dying of Aids maybe the cancer cells would attack the aids virus and somehow MAGICally you end up cured... See what I did there...

Actually, the inverse has worked. Re-engineered HIV cells have been successfully used to kill cancer cells.

 

[wlk3]

I hear you wlk. There's nothing that makes me happier in professional sports than Lakers championships. I just really don't think Rondo has it anymore and wouldn't risk any commitment to him. No doubt that this is a very important offseason for the Lakers.

You may be right about Rondo, but is give him a good look if I were there... Both physically and mentally... I think he still has a good 3 years left though, but I'd be damn sure before I have him a contract...

 

[Retroram52]

We should be focusing on guys like Aldridge, Monroe, and Deandre Jordon more than Rondo. We have not had a true big man presence in the paint since Shaq and it is one of the reasons our D remains porous and we lose many games. It's sort of like the old Don Coryell/Sid Gillman approach to football: You can win by outscoring the opponent. If one of the reasons B. Scott was hired was to improve Defense, we don't have the present personnel to implement that to any measurable degree. Thus the focus should be to remedy that problem.

 

[Black Adam]

btw, it happened, fellas. my next grandson is now officially newly arrived on Earth. the planet may never be the same again...

 

[Black Adam]

 

[trojanfan12]

btw, it happened, fellas. my next grandson is now officially newly arrived on Earth. the planet may never be the same again...

Congrats. Grandkids are awesome. You can spoil the crap out of them, fill them up with sugar and then send them home.

 

[Black Adam]

Congrats. Grandkids are awesome. You can spoil the crap out of them, fill them up with sugar and then send them home.

hehe, EXACTLY...

 

[Retroram52]

 

[trojanfan12]

hehe, EXACTLY...

I like to get them noisy toys too that can only be played with at their house too.

 

[OutlawImmortal]

Kobe could probably keep Rondo in check but I agree with Lakersrule, there are better options. It's not like PGs are essential to championship teams and Clarkson is pretty good.

 

[DJ Fieri]

I like to get them noisy toys too that can only be played with at their house too.

And your kids are looking at you like, "WTF?"

 

[trojanfan12]

And your kids are looking at you like, "WTF?"

 

[Kold]

Sup guys, I'll throw my 2c in. From the start, I've hated trying to get Rondo(even back in the Gasol for Rondo trade rumor days) because of his skill set, or lack thereof...and I feel the same way, but now I'm atleast thinking about it, on the faint hope that Kobe would help him get it together. However, the biggest reason I've thought about it is the money. I'm against it, but if we were to go after him, a 3 year, 8-10 million deal(with a team opt out after 2 years to chase Westbrook), it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. Past events do worry me about Rondo however. Not so much the situation s in Boston and Dallas, but he STILL can't shoot the ball. You'd think that over the years, this would be something that he'd work on

 

[Louie26]

We should be focusing on guys like Aldridge, Monroe, and Deandre Jordon more than Rondo. We have not had a true big man presence in the paint since Shaq and it is one of the reasons our D remains porous and we lose many games. It's sort of like the old Don Coryell/Sid Gillman approach to football: You can win by outscoring the opponent. If one of the reasons B. Scott was hired was to improve Defense, we don't have the present personnel to implement that to any measurable degree. Thus the focus should be to remedy that problem.

Is it possible to agree 10000000000000%