Source: Rashard Lewis, Carlos Boozer will be traded to the Lakers
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:43 am    Post subject:

Money$hot! wrote:
Laker7 wrote:
Dr Buss rule number 1. Never pay a non-superstar superstar money. No matter what he brings to the team.

We can talk stats all you want but Boozer never was and never will be a superstar.

But he is making superstar money.

Boozer


Well this genius idea seems to support trading Lamar for Boozer if we look at their career production and remaining contracts.

Career Stats
Carlos Boozer
Career 13.2ppg, 9.2 Rbg, 1.9 Apg, .62 Bpg, .84 Spg, 1.8 TOg, 30.7mpg
Lamar Odom
Career 15.8ppg, 8.4 Rbg, 4.5 Apg, 1.12 Bpg, .95 Spg, 3.05 TOg, 36.7mpg


Stats @ = Minutes
Now let's level the playing field and equal the minutes.
Carlos Boozer @ 36.7mpg
15.7ppg, 11.0 Rbg, 2.2 Apg, .73 Bpg, 1.02 Spg, 2.12 TOg,
vs
Lamar Odom
15.8ppg, 8.4 Rbg, 4.5 Apg, 1.12 Bpg, .95 Spg, 3.05 TOg,

Boozer is better at 37 minutes!

Salaries
Lamar Odom
'05/'06 -$11,465,500
'06/'07 -$12,489,000
'07/'08 -$13,524,000
'08/'09 -$14,559,000
Total to '08/'09 $52,037,500.00

Carlos Boozer
'05/'06 -$11,593,816
'06/'07 -$11,593,816
'07/'08 -$11,593,816
'08/'09 -$11,593,817
'09/'10 -$12,657,233 (Player Optional)
Total to '08/'09 $46,375,264.00
Total to '09/'10 $59,032,497.00 (inc optional season)

So who's the non-superstar getting superstar money? All things being equal, Odom gives an assist or two more while Boozer give 3 more boards. So if I'm Buss, I look at a need. Right now the Lakers NEED more experenced frontline players that don't need to handle the ball or have a play run for them to be effective (especially if R.Lewis becomes an option). Boozer is much more that guy than Odom and will cost LESS money throughout most of his contract.


How convenient to use "career" stats and to avoid Boozer's lackadaisical return from a hamstring pull.

How convenient also to use your green-colored total without the player
option season (which clearly he'll take), and to not mention the extra
year he'd tie us up for.

Justification bias.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:56 am    Post subject:

Boozer is a loser!
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:00 am    Post subject:

orwell wrote:
Boozer is a loser!


Yourself and others who use that smiley do know that it doesn't make your post any more meaningful, right?
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:07 am    Post subject:

how into the down did you go?

where inside the bucket up through a little something did you do?

nibb high football rules!
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:36 pm    Post subject:

If we traded Mihm, George, Slava for Boozer, there would be NO NEED to then trade Odom. We'd be a better team with Odom setting everyone up, aiding to our rebounding and being a 3rd option. His all around game would actually be an excellent compliment.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:47 pm    Post subject:

I'm not with the trade for Boozer. I'll take rashard in a heartbeat. Send Slava and george to seattle.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:06 pm    Post subject:

am i the only one that has noticed that the person who started this thread has not posted here since?

seems like its easy to get people to beleive anything. i mean if he's right, mad props. BUT, how many times did this crap happen during the offseason? some random person on here knows someone who knows someone that knows what the lakers are about to do. I almost fell into that trap again but I now know better. The only insider of sorts that i trust on here is emplay.

frankly, my mindset is that the current roster is what we are stuck with for the rest of the season. while i'm hoping that the roster gets upgraded, even if its a small upgrade, i'm prepared for nothing to happen.

so in the mean time, Go lakers. lets win tonight pls . If something major happens b4 thursday then mad props to whoever called it.
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