Long time hater of Nash here, but I am really excited to see him in LA. He'll definitely improve the stagnant offense we had at times last year. Hopefully this helps us play at a bit faster of a pace as well. Too many possessions last year that started at 12 and under.
Big Nash fan here, going to be a little weird seeing him in a Lakers uniform. But I really want him to get a ring, short of miami or Okalahoma this was his best spot. Really happy he didn't go to the Knicks or the Raptors (would have been nice to watch him live all year, but he would never have won anything there).
This will help L.A.'s offense a lot. Nash will keep things moving and get their bigs some easy points with pick and rolls, and some great passing. He also can be counted on to hit the three and L.A. just got themselves one of the best FT shooting players of all time. I always thought he would avoid L.A. and San Antonio, but I guess you can't put a price on being close to your family.
This deal is a couple years late. They'll be good and very competitive and will compete in the playoffs. But I see an old tired team by season's end. Nash will make others better but that bench still sucks.
Big Nash fan here, going to be a little weird seeing him in a Lakers uniform. But I really want him to get a ring, short of miami or Okalahoma this was his best spot. Really happy he didn't go to the Knicks or the Raptors (would have been nice to watch him live all year, but he would never have won anything there).
RahXephon101
This deal doesnt make the Lakers better than OKC. The West is still tougher. he had a better shot in NY considering the EAST is even weaker now that the Bulls will be without Rose and possibly without key memebers of their bench mob. The Nets with or without Howard can cotend aswell as Boston. 76ers are still young and Pacers may lose Hibert. The West will still be loaded.
as a laker fan ..all i can do is hope lebron decides to start choking again...because lebron is amazing...and can beat a whole team by himself...
also...we should get rid of gasol.... i know he is impossible to replace... the only candidates are garnett and duncan....but gasol is not happy being a 3rd option in LA and i think he a cancer to the team.
Also as a Suns fan, I cant believe they use the money saved on Nash towards Michael Beasley(3 yr $18m) and Gordon Drogic (4yr $30m).PSP107
Beasley is a waste, that guy is so inconsistent but getting Drogic was smart, they actually got a PG with a lot of potential that was ballin' the 2nd half of last year
[QUOTE="PSP107"]Also as a Suns fan, I cant believe they use the money saved on Nash towards Michael Beasley(3 yr $18m) and Gordon Drogic (4yr $30m).andyboiii
Beasley is a waste, that guy is so inconsistent but getting Drogic was smart, they actually got a PG with a lot of potential that was ballin' the 2nd half of last year I dont think he's worth $7.5 million a year though.
It's a good move but people are gonna complain that he isn't good at defense when D-fish, sessions, and blake weren't/aren't any better.
Solid_Link22
It was a very good move IMHO. Screw the defensive side of the ball. The Lakers have guys that can cover for him well enough and what he brings offensively will be huge. I am not a Lakers fan at all (Utah Jazz so that should tell you where I stand), but this was a very good move by the Lakers. He is still very good offensively and they can cope with his lack of defense. The move really came out of left field though. I had him pegged for NY or TOR.
I like Nash and all but they really need a decent center. Bynum is nowhere near competitive enough. If they were to get Dwight Howard it would improve their chances quite a bit.
They will do much better this season with his experience, controlling each game.
Oleg_Huzwog
In crunch time, I think Kobe would want the ball 22 of 24 seconds of the shot clock.
Maybe the hope is that with Nash, the Lakers can build more leads early and face fewer late game situations?
That, and have Kobe fresher for late game situations. Kobe was tired in a lot of fourth quarters last year cus Mike Brown's an imbecile when it comes to watching minutes. He had the highest usage rate in the league by a fair margin. That's not good when you're 34.
In crunch time, I think Kobe would want the ball 22 of 24 seconds of the shot clock.PSP107
Maybe the hope is that with Nash, the Lakers can build more leads early and face fewer late game situations?
That, and have Kobe fresher for late game situations. Kobe was tired in a lot of fourth quarters last year cus Mike Brown's an imbecile when it comes to watching minutes. He had the highest usage rate in the league by a fair margin. That's not good when you're 34. If I was a Laker fan, I would of want Kobe to sit out the olympics. 34 isnt old but in Kobe's case, it is because he played a billion high competitive games. Thats alot of wear and tear on the body.
In crunch time, I think Kobe would want the ball 22 of 24 seconds of the shot clock.PSP107
Maybe the hope is that with Nash, the Lakers can build more leads early and face fewer late game situations?
That, and have Kobe fresher for late game situations. Kobe was tired in a lot of fourth quarters last year cus Mike Brown's an imbecile when it comes to watching minutes. He had the highest usage rate in the league by a fair margin. That's not good when you're 34. If I was a Laker fan, I would of want Kobe to sit out the olympics. 34 isnt old but in Kobe's case, it is because he played a billion high competitive games. Thats alot of wear and tear on the body.
Maybe the hope is that with Nash, the Lakers can build more leads early and face fewer late game situations?
That, and have Kobe fresher for late game situations. Kobe was tired in a lot of fourth quarters last year cus Mike Brown's an imbecile when it comes to watching minutes. He had the highest usage rate in the league by a fair margin. That's not good when you're 34. If I was a Laker fan, I would of want Kobe to sit out the olympics. 34 isnt old but in Kobe's case, it is because he played a billion high competitive games. Thats alot of wear and tear on the body. I'm not worried about the Olympics. They don't play him huge minutes in the olympics like they do in an NBA game.
[QUOTE="PSP107"][QUOTE="-Halftime-"] That, and have Kobe fresher for late game situations. Kobe was tired in a lot of fourth quarters last year cus Mike Brown's an imbecile when it comes to watching minutes. He had the highest usage rate in the league by a fair margin. That's not good when you're 34.-Halftime-
If I was a Laker fan, I would of want Kobe to sit out the olympics. 34 isnt old but in Kobe's case, it is because he played a billion high competitive games. Thats alot of wear and tear on the body. I'm not worried about the Olympics. They don't play him huge minutes in the olympics like they do in an NBA game. Blake Griffen got hurt in warm ups.
[QUOTE="-Halftime-"][QUOTE="PSP107"] If I was a Laker fan, I would of want Kobe to sit out the olympics. 34 isnt old but in Kobe's case, it is because he played a billion high competitive games. Thats alot of wear and tear on the body.PSP107
I'm not worried about the Olympics. They don't play him huge minutes in the olympics like they do in an NBA game. Blake Griffen got hurt in warm ups.
Couldn't that have happened in the regular ol' private workout sessions that they'd all be doing if they weren't practicing with Team USA?
[QUOTE="PSP107"][QUOTE="-Halftime-"] I'm not worried about the Olympics. They don't play him huge minutes in the olympics like they do in an NBA game.Oleg_Huzwog
Blake Griffen got hurt in warm ups.
Couldn't that have happened in the regular ol' private workout sessions that they'd all be doing if they weren't practicing with Team USA?
[QUOTE="PSP107"] Blake Griffen got hurt in warm ups.PSP107
Couldn't that have happened in the regular ol' private workout sessions that they'd all be doing if they weren't practicing with Team USA?
They gave him $95m
Um, okay? Question still stands? If he wasn't working out with Team USA, he'd be doing his own offseason workouts, yes? I mean, I assume these guys don't just sit on the couch all summer waiting for the next NBA season to begin.
Couldn't that have happened in the regular ol' private workout sessions that they'd all be doing if they weren't practicing with Team USA?
They gave him $95m
Um, okay? Question still stands? If he wasn't working out with Team USA, he'd be doing his own offseason workouts, yes? I mean, I assume these guys don't just sit on the couch all summer waiting for the next NBA season to begin.
Im pretty sure most players start working out during traning camp. But I rather my player gets injured during NBA stuff. Do people really care about the Olympics? People only cared when the USA lost in 2004.
[QUOTE="Master_Live"][QUOTE="Allicrombie"]I like Nash and all but they really need a decent center. Bynum is nowhere near competitive enough. andyboiii
Can't be serious. he's right Bynum would be a monster offensively if he got his head out of his a** I'd definitely say he's better than a "decent center" though.
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