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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 6:59 pm    Post subject: When its all said & done....

this trade will be a good trade. I was one of the fans who didnt like the trade. After some video footage & reading, I love the the trade. in 2004 kwame was a 11ppg 7.4reb player Mihm before coming here best season was 6.9ppg 6.4rebs 1bpg 46%fg in 17.8mpg his first game as a laker he had 23pts 12rebs 1ast 2blocks and avg 10ppg 7rebs & 1.44bpg 50%fg in 25mpg. Because of Mihm playing with a marked man in Kobe Bryanthe avg career highs in fg% & pts. If Mihm wasnt benched for the rest of the game because of fouls he would have avg 12ppg & 8rebs 1.7bpg for the season. Kwame is more talented than Mihm. Hes a better rebounder, scorer,defender,& finisher around the basket because hes gonna dunk it hard instead of layup like Mihm. Like Mihm Kwame as been under two avg coaches who didnt know how to use him.(not that rudy did either) But when he was placed on the court with a player like kobe its easy to get 10ppg alone because ur sharing the court. Kwame also showed the ability to play 30mpg while only picking up 1.9 fouls per game. Kwame is also better at creating his own points. Throw in Pjax Kobe & Odom and the Triangle. I dont think its a stretch to say he cant avg 16ppg 9rebs 1bpg this season. Looking at his stats he improved every season except last years injury season. So with that said i dont see how its a bad trade he wont avg 11ppg 7.4rpg. his game is not gonna get any worst it can only get better.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:17 pm    Post subject:

"Kwame also showed the ability to play 30mpg while only picking up 1.9 fouls per game"

That's not necessarily a good thing. He has the potential to be a great defender, but he hasn't shown it in Washington. You could argue that 1.9 fouls is because he doesn't play any D.

Anyway, I'm all for this deal. I have a feeling he wants to show the world what he can do and prove to Washington that they are wrong.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:27 pm    Post subject:

or hes not agressive on defense
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:40 pm    Post subject:

The best reason to hope Kwame can turn things around is that his averages last season were a product of only about 23 minutes per game. With that he still had about 7 points and 6 boards.

So if you do the basic math (and of course it's not that simple, but to ballpark it), that would have him paced for about 12 points and 10 boards if he played 36-38 mpg.

Chances are he doesn't get that minutes, but still the point is, people quote his averages from last year pretty often without mentioning how few minutes he had to produce those numbers.

(still think we got the short end, but Kwame ain't bad don't get me wrong)

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:58 pm    Post subject:

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As for your contention on Kwame's defense, here are the stats of those guys when they played against Kwame in the 2003-2004 season:

Jermaine O'neal:

Game 1:
Kwame: 6-8 FG, 5-7 FT, 17 points, 7 rebounds
Jermaine: 6-16 FG, 3-3 FT, 15 points 9 rebounds

Game 2:
Kwame: 8-12 FG, 9-10 FT, 25 points, 9 rebounds
Jermaine: 5-13 FG, 2-2 FT, 12 points, 15 rebounds

Game 3:
Kwame: 6-11 FG, 5-6 FT, 17 points, 8 rebounds
Jermaine: 7-15 FG, 5-8 FT, 19 points, 10 rebounds

Elton Brand:
Game 1:
Kwame: 8-12 FG, 6-7 FT, 22 points, 7 rebounds
Brand: 4-15 FG, 7-7 FT, 15 points, 10 rebounds

Game 2:
Kwame: 3-13 FG, 3-4 FT, 9 points, 7 rebounds
Brand: 5-14 FG, 8-9 FT, 18 points, 8 rebounds

Rasheed:

Game 1:
Kwame: 2-7 FG, 6-6 FT, 10 points, 5 rebounds
Rasheed: 1-6 FG, 1-2 FT, 3 points, 1 rebound (40 minutes)

Game 2:
Kwame: 3-7 FG, 5-5 FT, 11 points, 10 rrebounds
Rasheed: 7-15 FG, 1-2 FT, 16 points, 4 rebounds

Webber:
Game 1:
Kwame: 12-16 FG, 6-7 FT, 30 points, 19 rebounds
Webber: 7-14 FG, 2-4 FT, 16 points, 7 rebounds

Game 2:
Kwame: 5-15 FG, 8-10 FT, 18 points, 15 rebounds
Webber: 8-18 FG, 5-5 FT, 23 points, 9 rebounds


i believe these are stats from the same year
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:48 am    Post subject:

^ WOW Those stats are eye-popping against quality big men no less...

I literally had to re-read some of Kwame's stats, I thought I was seeing things...

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Kwame: 8-12 FG, 9-10 FT, 25 points, 9 rebounds and 6-11 FG, 5-6 FT, 17 points, 8 rebounds in two games against Jermaine, WOW !

Kwame: 3-7 FG, 5-5 FT, 11 points, 10 rebounds against Rasheed

Kwame: 12-16 FG, 6-7 FT, 30 points, 19 rebounds and 5-15 FG, 8-10 FT, 18 points, 15 rebounds in two games against Webber, DOMINATING !


IMPRESSIVE... Makes you wonder why this guy didn't get more playing time on the Wizards...
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 8:17 am    Post subject:

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As for your contention on Kwame's defense, here are the stats of those guys when they played against Kwame in the 2003-2004 season:

Jermaine O'neal:

Game 1:
Kwame: 6-8 FG, 5-7 FT, 17 points, 7 rebounds
Jermaine: 6-16 FG, 3-3 FT, 15 points 9 rebounds

Game 2:
Kwame: 8-12 FG, 9-10 FT, 25 points, 9 rebounds
Jermaine: 5-13 FG, 2-2 FT, 12 points, 15 rebounds

Game 3:
Kwame: 6-11 FG, 5-6 FT, 17 points, 8 rebounds
Jermaine: 7-15 FG, 5-8 FT, 19 points, 10 rebounds

Elton Brand:
Game 1:
Kwame: 8-12 FG, 6-7 FT, 22 points, 7 rebounds
Brand: 4-15 FG, 7-7 FT, 15 points, 10 rebounds

Game 2:
Kwame: 3-13 FG, 3-4 FT, 9 points, 7 rebounds
Brand: 5-14 FG, 8-9 FT, 18 points, 8 rebounds

Rasheed:

Game 1:
Kwame: 2-7 FG, 6-6 FT, 10 points, 5 rebounds
Rasheed: 1-6 FG, 1-2 FT, 3 points, 1 rebound (40 minutes)

Game 2:
Kwame: 3-7 FG, 5-5 FT, 11 points, 10 rrebounds
Rasheed: 7-15 FG, 1-2 FT, 16 points, 4 rebounds

Webber:
Game 1:
Kwame: 12-16 FG, 6-7 FT, 30 points, 19 rebounds
Webber: 7-14 FG, 2-4 FT, 16 points, 7 rebounds

Game 2:
Kwame: 5-15 FG, 8-10 FT, 18 points, 15 rebounds
Webber: 8-18 FG, 5-5 FT, 23 points, 9 rebounds


i believe these are stats from the same year








thats pretty darn good.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 9:29 pm    Post subject:

I dont think the Lakers will regret this trade,Brown might not trun out to be a better player than Butler, but he will be just what the Lakers need in their system
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:47 pm    Post subject:

I had to up this thread
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