I'm really high on Randle, but it's a huge reach to say he's a "Wealthy Lamar Odom".
Odom was one of the most naturally gifted basketball players I've ever seen. He had all the tools to be a perennial all star and possible hall of famer. Odom just lacked discipline in every sense.
A wealthy Lamar Odom is basically Lebron James, and Randle is not Lebron James in terms of talent.
Yep. _________________ “It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.”
― James Baldwin, Collected Essays
I don't remember LO being a go to guy or him having the killer instinct. He had great talent and solid stats - 'sometimes', but not someone you could go to with the game on the line.
I hope Randle gets that killer instinct and 'go to guy' rep. In that sense I hope he becomes what we hoped LO would be but never was. I think he can,
to allow us to sign Aldridge or Love, Can Randle play the SF position? just like Kawhi...
if we get Okafor, having Love to stretch will be complimentary. Randle needed at SF
if we get Towns, Randle can play his slashing and post game as PF but we need a 3pointer SF.
Okafor with Randle can clog up the passing lanes in my opinion. Randle needs to do more baseline jumpers so Okafor can do his under the basket moves.... if he cant play SF sad to say he may have to be traded.
to allow us to sign Aldridge or Love, Can Randle play the SF position? just like Kawhi...
if we get Okafor, having Love to stretch will be complimentary. Randle needed at SF
if we get Towns, Randle can play his slashing and post game as PF but we need a 3pointer SF.
Okafor with Randle can clog up the passing lanes in my opinion. Randle needs to do more baseline jumpers so Okafor can do his under the basket moves.... if he cant play SF sad to say he may have to be traded.
Randle for Porzingis might be a good thing if we get Okafor???
Mitch Kupchak: "It looks like Julius Randle has recovered completely"
Mitch Kupchak told Ethan J. Skolnick and Howard Beck of Bleacher Report Radio on Sirius XM Sunday morning that "it looks like Julius Randle has recovered completely." The rookie power forward and seventh overall pick for the Lakers in the 2014 NBA draft played just 13 minutes and 36 seconds in his regular season debut before breaking his leg. While he was out, the team and Randle decided to replace the screw in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot.
A full recovery from Randle would be a boon to the Lakers' rebuilding efforts, but nevertheless, Kupchak also told Bleacher Report radio "we don't have .... the time to methodically and slowly build through the draft." This statement from Kupchak is somewhat contradictory to when he told Mike Trudell of Lakers.com in February that the Lakers "can't jeopardize the next 5-7 years just to win during the final year of Kobe's contract by bringing in veterans."
Some actually consider trading him, that has never crossed my mind. Randle is too talented of a player and work ethic is great.
Those are the people that think we can make one or two moves and immediately be in contention for a title.
Randle is a young CHEAP player with Tons of upside. It'd be downright stupid to trade him just for a doomed title chase.
It's crazy that for the past 4 yrs all anybody has talked about is getting younger an the moment we get some youth people want to throw them away for guys in late 20's/Early 30's.
I've seen scenarios where Randle is traded just to make room so Love can sign here. Also, every asset we have to get Cousins. It's mind boggling. The Lakers FO is really high on Randle, he's not going anywhere.
Wow, I honestly no longer to pay max to K.Love now that we get the #2 pick. But I can see the scenario you suggested where the FO try to give Kobe one last chance to get to the playoff now and trade Randle, Hill, #27, #34 for Love (Cavs would love this, they don't need K.Love) or Melo
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Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 5:47 am Post subject:
idrinkhaterade wrote:
Sorry but Randle dont got handles like LO. Let me know when he pulls off a shammgod
Exactly. Franchise potential. Settled to role player. But lots of skills and/or athleticism comes with that franchise potential when playing a lesser role on a team. _________________ Resident Car Nut.
Sorry but Randle dont got handles like LO. Let me know when he pulls off a shammgod
this is why kids need to layoff drugs. _________________ "Now, if life is coffee, then the jobs, money & position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold & contain life, but the quality of life doesn't change. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it."
People really sleeping on how talented Lamar was. He never put it all together but he was thought by some to be the next Magic during his rookie year. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 6:00 am Post subject: Re: Could Randle be a wealthy man Lamar Odom?
Sting wrote:
Just imagine if Lakers pursue K Love. Perfect stretch 4 next to Okafor. Randle could be that elite 6th man big man similar to how Lamar Odom use to play during our contenders run. K Love won't be expected to be the man just the 4th option behind Okafur, Kobe, Clarkson.. he stays happy because he is in LA. Love would really make it easy to land Durant or Westbrook in the near future
Bench
Black, RANDLE, Houston Pick, Young, Fa ( cheap vet like Mo Williams or Jameer Nelson) !!!!
that's a contender!
I think that this line up would be about the biggest stretch the Lakers could hope for, but I like it, Randle is VERY questionable and has NOT proved a thing, neither has Okafor and Kobe has missed 3 or 4 times MORE games than he has played in the last two seasons. Even with getting Love:
Contender? = Extremely doubtful
Make the Playoffs = maybe, less than 50% chance
This next season might be only marginally better than last, need to keep money freed up for the 2016 Free Agent class! _________________ “Always remember... Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.”
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to allow us to sign Aldridge or Love, Can Randle play the SF position? just like Kawhi...
if we get Okafor, having Love to stretch will be complimentary. Randle needed at SF
if we get Towns, Randle can play his slashing and post game as PF but we need a 3pointer SF.
Okafor with Randle can clog up the passing lanes in my opinion. Randle needs to do more baseline jumpers so Okafor can do his under the basket moves.... if he cant play SF sad to say he may have to be traded.
Randle for Porzingis might be a good thing if we get Okafor???
to allow us to sign Aldridge or Love, Can Randle play the SF position? just like Kawhi...
if we get Okafor, having Love to stretch will be complimentary. Randle needed at SF
if we get Towns, Randle can play his slashing and post game as PF but we need a 3pointer SF.
Okafor with Randle can clog up the passing lanes in my opinion. Randle needs to do more baseline jumpers so Okafor can do his under the basket moves.... if he cant play SF sad to say he may have to be traded.
Randle for Porzingis might be a good thing if we get Okafor???
With all due respect, that is a terrible idea.
Okafor/Randle will be the second coming of Bynum/Pau....not going to work for long stretches. Both are more low post offense, we need to free up some space to make both players productive.
Look at what Julius Randle does to Draymond Green, Yes the kid is going to be a player
That's a Grown man move. With okafor though they'd have to figure out spacing. But a good problem to have imo. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
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