http://www.laballtalk.com/2008/07/15/lamar-odom-for-shawn-marion/ NBA Basketball News Sat, 02 Jul 2011 07:01:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.laballtalk.com/2008/07/15/lamar-odom-for-shawn-marion/comment-page-1/#comment-2836 Chance Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:04:53 +0000 http://www.laballtalk.com/?p=188#comment-2836 I personally like the idea of Marion in purple/gold. Imagine last year's finals where he could have defended Paul Pierce while Kobe locked up on Ray-Ray. Not saying he would have shut Pierce down, but Paul would have had to work harder than he did with Odom/Radmanovic. Plus, Marion would be a beast on the break and the offensive boards, and with so much attention given to Kobe and Gasol, he would backdooring and alley-ooping to death. Yes, there is the attitude problem and if he couldn't deal with the Nash/Stoudamire pecking order, than how will he deal with the Kobe/Gasol at the top of the chain. I say take a chance, because despite Odom's flashes of brilliance and skill (how many guys 6'10" can handle & dish like he does), we need a more athletic, harder-nosed player at the 3 - and that is Marion. I personally like the idea of Marion in purple/gold. Imagine last year’s finals where he could have defended Paul Pierce while Kobe locked up on Ray-Ray. Not saying he would have shut Pierce down, but Paul would have had to work harder than he did with Odom/Radmanovic. Plus, Marion would be a beast on the break and the offensive boards, and with so much attention given to Kobe and Gasol, he would backdooring and alley-ooping to death. Yes, there is the attitude problem and if he couldn’t deal with the Nash/Stoudamire pecking order, than how will he deal with the Kobe/Gasol at the top of the chain. I say take a chance, because despite Odom’s flashes of brilliance and skill (how many guys 6’10″ can handle & dish like he does), we need a more athletic, harder-nosed player at the 3 – and that is Marion.

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