Lakers request disabled player exception for Jordan Hill

Hey all,

My latest set up of updates.

Lakers request disabled player exception for Jordan Hill
http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow ... 9464.story

I elaborate on the Hill exception on Sulia:
http://t.co/cCkPrYUC

Power Rankings Week 11
http://www.hoopsworld.com/nba-power-rankings-week-11-3/
Thunder #1, Clippers #2, Lakers #20

Oddsmakers still favor Lakers to make playoffs
http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow ... 1865.story

In-game blog for Lakers/Bucks
http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow ... 4898.story

Lakers are asking Kobe Bryant to take a bigger role on defense
http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow ... 1866.story

Lakers: Week 12 predictions
http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow ... 1787.story

Pau Gasol ruled out for Tuesday game due to concussion
http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow ... 4414.story

Lakers' Week 11 in review
http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow ... 2544.story

Thanks,

Eric

Who is available that would help.

But, what about the stubbornness of Jim Buss, how can this be?

Terrence Williams- a SF version of Earl Clark, even went to his same school. Dude can play, and even has point guard skills

Vlade_12 wrote:Terrence Williams- a SF version of Earl Clark, even went to his same school. Dude can play, and even has point guard skills

There are certain players that come into the NBA and seemingly fall off for no reason. Young players. He's always been a guy who seems like he's go the game to be a decent pro, but just never found his niche.

Maybe with the way Clark is playing, it'd be time to give T Will a shot. Ebanks is clearly not going to be a part of this team going forward and Kobe is plying too many mins.

Lakers will have to wait until March if they wanna sign Terrence Williams. Cause T-Will is playing in China right now. CBA playoffs end in March. I would like to see T-Will sign with the Lakers. I think he would thrive under D'Antoni's offense.

Just so I understand this correctly... the player exception request couldn't be used to save money, because it can only assist a team if it is used to acquire another player, right?

Or, could they do be doing this solely to recoup the money they shed out for Hill?

Weezy wrote:But, what about the stubbornness of Jim Buss, how can this be?

Um, just because he has been stubborn for weeks when the Lakers were thin and needed help doesn't mean he can't change now. If they keep rolling out Sacre, Duhon, Morris, Ebanks, and Clark or Jamison as a 5 unit and blowing leads then he is beyond stubborn. Martin, West, Childres, somebody with experience to help them get some quality minutes.

But yes, this is a sign of at least some tweaks coming up -- this plus dumping DJO. Unless they are strictly for money reasons and nothing else. If that is the case, he is stubborn and stupid.

Sorry man, but I can't agree that he's stubborn for not just throwing money at free agents that may it may not want to come here and may or may not jump in and make an impact this late in the game either. This seasons has also shown you can't just throw the biggest names you can get out there and make it work, it's about fit and team chemistry and all that as well.

Weezy wrote:But, what about the stubbornness of Jim Buss, how can this be?

but just cause they applied for it doesn't mean they're gona use it, just like how FO has also let tpe expire as well over the years.

Weezy wrote:Sorry man, but I can't agree that he's stubborn for not just throwing money at free agents that may it may not want to come here and may or may not jump in and make an impact this late in the game either. This seasons has also shown you can't just throw the biggest names you can get out there and make it work, it's about fit and team chemistry and all that as well.

The whole Jim Buss thing around here is a real head scratcher.

Curious question, but from what I've read, the Lakers can now "acquire" a new player to replace Hill...

So can we only straight-up sign a player? Or does it technically open a roster spot to trade Pau for 3 players now?

With Dwight, Pau and Hill all are down and out, time to use the disable player exception on Kenyon Martin ?

they better use this damn exception soon