Having seen him play for seattle i know the boy can shoot, he's a bit soft on D tho. Do you think he can make the lakers alot better? Does his style fit in to ther triangle offense?
well it will obviously make the ball club alot better. This is the kind of player that the lakers needed on their roster. When Kobe is getting double teamed, they will be able to kick it out to Vlad. He is going to have ALOT of open looks IMO. I think that this makes the lakers a #6 or #7 team in the west. No better than that though. Teams in the west are getting better and so are they.
Vlad will help out the Lakers greatly, Defensively the Lakers don't have too much of a trouble, but now Kobe has another guy he can get the ball to and can effectively score. I can see the Lakers having a big three this year in Vlad, Kobe, and Odom. They needed a shooter and they got one, although they still need to continue to improve Kobe's starting line's support this is a giant step forward for them.
that makes a lot of sense. I really hope that they go really well. I like Vlad and i think kobe deserves another legit shot at the title.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (clangus @ Jul 30 2006, 10:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>that makes a lot of sense. I really hope that they go really well. I like Vlad and i think kobe deserves another legit shot at the title.</div>With what the Lakers have this year I dont see them becoming a contendor yet, they still need to improve Kobe's offensive options rather than just distributing it between him and Lamar.
Was never a fan of Vlad Rad....whenever I see him play I dont think of his as an offensive threat, in my opinion hes more of a streaky shooter so when hes hot give him the ball, but that doesnt happen too often. Other then that I see him nothing more but a shooter.I dont see how Vlad Rad will be the difference maker for the Lakers this year as I stil think everyone on the team wil just stand back and watch Kobe play. If I were a Lakers fan, I would rather see Odom get the ball instead of Vlad Rad whenever Kobe is getting double teamed.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MosDefinitely @ Jul 31 2006, 12:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Was never a fan of Vlad Rad....whenever I see him play I dont think of his as an offensive threat, in my opinion hes more of a streaky shooter so when hes hot give him the ball, but that doesnt happen too often. Other then that I see him nothing more but a shooter.I dont see how Vlad Rad will be the difference maker for the Lakers this year as I stil think everyone on the team wil just stand back and watch Kobe play. If I were a Lakers fan, I would rather see Odom get the ball instead of Vlad Rad whenever Kobe is getting double teamed.</div>I dont think you understand what people are saying. If you watch the lakers play, you know that when Odom scores, he creates for himself...much like when Kobe scores. So Kobe doesnt really dish it to Odom. What we are saying is that it will take some pressure off of Kobe to have a good shooter on the team. You can call him "streaky" all you want but he is a good shooter. If Kobe is stuck in a jam; kicking it out to an open Vlad isnt such a bad consolation. Having him on the team will definatley help them out.
Yeah I definitely agree that having him on the ball club will help them out but I dont think he'll be that big of a difference maker. Kobe will still have to put up MVP numbers to squeek the Lakers into the playoffs, Vlad Rad is not enough.Maybe I dont give Vlad Rad the credit he is due.
i can definatley see him helping offensivley, but like many of his Euro counerparts his D is as soft as oliver millers tummy. I really think it might be a bit of a liability. then again it might depend what they do with the line up..... odom @ sf or vlad? i spose when you look at the roster the lakers had at the 3 (walton/george ) then his d might just be enough.?? I dont think so though.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MosDefinitely @ Jul 31 2006, 12:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah I definitely agree that having him on the ball club will help them out but I dont think he'll be that big of a difference maker. Kobe will still have to put up MVP numbers to squeek the Lakers into the playoffs, Vlad Rad is not enough.Maybe I dont give Vlad Rad the credit he is due.</div>They got in to the playoffs last year with a 7th seed and this year, they added Vlad who will help. Even if he doesnt help a crapload, he will still get them like 12 a night which would be good enough for their 3rd leading scorer. Basically, all the teams in the NBA are improving and so are the Lakers. I see them in the same spot as last year. Being a #7 or #6 seed.
We'll have to wait and see, the playoff race in both the East and West will be close. In order for the Lakers to make it theyre gonna have to play harder as the Hornets, Minnisota, Portland revamped their rosters and Houston whenever they have Yao and T-Mac healthy they always dangerous.
He helps, not too much, but he helps.When Kobe and Odom drive we finally have someone to kick it out to
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballerman2112 @ Jul 30 2006, 11:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>They got in to the playoffs last year with a 7th seed and this year, they added Vlad who will help. Even if he doesnt help a crapload, he will still get them like 12 a night which would be good enough for their 3rd leading scorer. Basically, all the teams in the NBA are improving and so are the Lakers. I see them in the same spot as last year. Being a #7 or #6 seed.</div>If the Kings got Artest 2-4 weeks earlier then the Lakers would've been the 8th see. I don't see them being any higher than the 7th seed and I'm expecting 8th.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fabolous @ Jul 31 2006, 06:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>the only important thing he'll do is raise kobes apg.</div>Which isn't a bad thing... considering most of those shots will 3 pointers assisted.
I think Vlad is going to help the Lakers out immensly. He will get some open looks. Kobe does get double teamed and now he has two good options he can consistently get the ball to in Odom and Vlad. He won't be much help on defense but he will open the game up a bit, and if they double team kobe too much Odom and Vlad can light it up, possibly forcing man to man again which at that point Kobe can kick everyone's behind.
