Comments on: 2008 Lakers: Year In Review http://www.laballtalk.com/2008/12/31/2008-lakers-year-in-review/ NBA Basketball News Sat, 02 Jul 2011 07:01:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Reading is Great! Today’s NBA News, Trade Rumors, and Juicy Gossip - EmptyTheBench.com http://www.laballtalk.com/2008/12/31/2008-lakers-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-6860 Reading is Great! Today’s NBA News, Trade Rumors, and Juicy Gossip - EmptyTheBench.com Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:34:13 +0000 http://www.laballtalk.com/?p=571#comment-6860 [...] invincible after all. - Hoops Addict - A thorough, must-read recap of the NBA Blogosphere 2008. - LA Ball Talk - The Lake Show’s player-by-player ‘08 year in review. - The Love of Sports - I’m [...] [...] invincible after all. – Hoops Addict – A thorough, must-read recap of the NBA Blogosphere 2008. – LA Ball Talk – The Lake Show’s player-by-player ‘08 year in review. – The Love of Sports – I’m [...]

]]> By: Daniel Sagal http://www.laballtalk.com/2008/12/31/2008-lakers-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-6592 Daniel Sagal Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:37:44 +0000 http://www.laballtalk.com/?p=571#comment-6592 I think that putting Luke Walton into the starting lineup was done for a few reasons. The first reason is because of trade value. The Lakers obviously need to get rid of either Luke or Radman, we simply don't need both of them, and the playing time has proven that. Vlad's trade value has already gone up as he has been playing pretty well this season. Luke had no trade value virtually because he never showcased his skills this season, so this was his chance. Also, with the Lakers in it for the long haul, with anything less than a title being a underachievement, the Lakers coaching staff feels its appropriate to mess around with the minutes and the starting line up, potentially give up a few games now, so that the best can be captured in the playoffs. The final idea is that Luke is actually a great passer and with Fisher being more of a shoot first point guard and Lamar not in the starting lineup, perhaps Luke's passing abilities were the missing piece in the starting lineup. I kind of liked the switch at first but to completely bench Vlad and not give him a decent amount of minutes isn't right by me. He's too good of a shooter to not be in the game. Perhaps Vlad and Luke should be splitting half the minute, and Trevor should take the other half. I think that putting Luke Walton into the starting lineup was done for a few reasons. The first reason is because of trade value. The Lakers obviously need to get rid of either Luke or Radman, we simply don’t need both of them, and the playing time has proven that. Vlad’s trade value has already gone up as he has been playing pretty well this season. Luke had no trade value virtually because he never showcased his skills this season, so this was his chance. Also, with the Lakers in it for the long haul, with anything less than a title being a underachievement, the Lakers coaching staff feels its appropriate to mess around with the minutes and the starting line up, potentially give up a few games now, so that the best can be captured in the playoffs. The final idea is that Luke is actually a great passer and with Fisher being more of a shoot first point guard and Lamar not in the starting lineup, perhaps Luke’s passing abilities were the missing piece in the starting lineup. I kind of liked the switch at first but to completely bench Vlad and not give him a decent amount of minutes isn’t right by me. He’s too good of a shooter to not be in the game. Perhaps Vlad and Luke should be splitting half the minute, and Trevor should take the other half.

]]> By: robd http://www.laballtalk.com/2008/12/31/2008-lakers-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-6587 robd Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:10:11 +0000 http://www.laballtalk.com/?p=571#comment-6587 Great review. I'm interested to know what you think about the move to put Luke in the starting lineup? I honestly don't know why Phil Jackson made that change. Radman was having a massive impact (at times) early in the season. Great review.

I’m interested to know what you think about the move to put Luke in the starting lineup? I honestly don’t know why Phil Jackson made that change. Radman was having a massive impact (at times) early in the season.

]]> By: The Lakers Analyst http://www.laballtalk.com/2008/12/31/2008-lakers-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-6567 The Lakers Analyst Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:24:25 +0000 http://www.laballtalk.com/?p=571#comment-6567 Good post! Keep it up... I think that the Lakers are the best team in the NBA now especially that the Celtics are struggling against the top offensive team in the league. You may want to read my blog post at: http://lalakersnba.blogspot.com/2009/01/celtics-struggle-against-top-offensive.html for a breakdown of Boston's losses... Good post! Keep it up…

I think that the Lakers are the best team in the NBA now especially that the Celtics are struggling against the top offensive team in the league.

You may want to read my blog post at:

http://lalakersnba.blogspot.com/2009/01/celtics-struggle-against-top-offensive.html

for a breakdown of Boston’s losses…

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