<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Javaris Crittenton, Los Angeles Lakers ? Crittenton again demonstrated his potential in L.A.'s loss to the Pistons. In finishing with a game-high 28 points, he showed range (2-for-3 on threes) and scored on several impressive drives to the basket. The rookie should be the Lakers' starting point guard by the end of the season.</div> Summer League Report
Crittenton is a stud. Pre-draft I was hoping the Clippers would take him at 14, and I was ecstatic when he fell to the Lakers at 19. This kid has a ton of potential, and he is showing it in the summer games. I doubt he will be starting for us at any point of the season however, simply because Fisher is the experienced PG who knows the triangle. I wouldn't be surprised if he did end up getting 20-25 minutes a game off the bench at the end of the season though. Keep it up kid!
Well I hope that a Blockbuster deal happens because I don't want to see the same roster as last year.
ESPN has had a couple of reports that the Lakers are working behind closed doors to get a deal done with Minnesota or Denver. If this is true, it'd explain why Kobe has been silent for over a month, now. If we were done making moves or attempting to make moves, we'd know. When we traded Caron, things on the Lakers front were silent...this is eerily similar. However, I'd hate to see Javaris traded, I love the kid already.
Well I hope that the Lakers are woorking on getting KG to the Lakers. I guess Kupchack has something going on and it better go thru too
I love Javaris Crittenton. The guy has great size and is a perfect fit for the triangle. At pick number 19, I wanted us to target two guys, Nick Young, and Javaris Crittenton. We ended up with the latter, and I'm happy. But as much as I like Crittenton, he isn't an untouchable by any means. I'd trade him away in a package for KG in a heartbeat
<div class="quote_poster">Brian Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I love Javaris Crittenton. The guy has great size and is a perfect fit for the triangle. At pick number 19, I wanted us to target two guys, Nick Young, and Javaris Crittenton. We ended up with the latter, and I'm happy. But as much as I like Crittenton, he isn't an untouchable by any means. I'd trade him away in a package for KG in a heartbeat</div> As good as he is, if it means getting KG in Purple and Gold... so be it.
Anything for KG... and I love Crittenton, solid player, but seeing as how PJax doesn't really play rookies, he won't see time til really late in the season, but then again with this roster Phil doesn't really have a choice. btw (random aside), Phreeze I noticed you are in Irvine, me too lol...maybe I can embarass myself one day in a game of basketball with you
Vinsanity, it probably does mean crittenton would be gone. minnesota would clearly be going for a youth movement after any trade. couldn't imagine them wanting Fish. Besides, it would be like the Laker organization stabbing Fish in the back cause the main reason he came to LA was due to his daughter's health problems and need for a top-notch hospital. Then the lakers ship him out to Minny? Don't know how good the hospitals are out there. It might actually be beneficial to keep Fish though if the lakers do get Garnett anyway. A solid veteran who knows the triangle will be better than a rookie who does well at the summer leagues. the lakers would clearly have a win-now mentality with KG. That said, I doubt the lakers get KG. Maybe JO but it would take another team's involvement to get KG most likely.
fellas, just to put things in perspective, Von Wafer averaged about 25ppg on 50% shooting in the same summerleague, and just dropped 42 points yesterday. I know Crittenton has looked good, but if he starts at any point this season, it means the Lakers are once again medicore
<div class="quote_poster">notMuchgame Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">fellas, just to put things in perspective, Von Wafer averaged about 25ppg on 50% shooting in the same summerleague, and just dropped 42 points yesterday. I know Crittenton has looked good, but if he starts at any point this season, it means the Lakers are once again medicore</div> I also don't think the Lakers are going to pay $5M plus for Derek Fisher to come off the bench. He is the Lakers starting PG on opening night, no doubt about it. Right now Crittenton has narrowed the gap between himself and Farmar for backup duties, but still a lot of summer left and the preseason performances are the true test.
Yeah, Minnesota is definitely not one of the top places for medicine. Kupchak would expose himself as a total douchebag if he traded Fish over there considering the main reason the man came to LA was for better treatment for his daughter. Crittenton is interesting though, but probably not enough for the Wolves. If they wouldn't take Odom/Bynum then they're probably not going to take Odom/Bynum/Crittenton either. We just need to find 1 other team out of 28 that will want those 3 for something the Wolves want
