Lakers Sign Chris Douglas-Roberts

I didn't get to watch the game tonight. How did CDR play? Definitely rooting for him to make the squad.

Keep this guy, I see more NBA level player in him than Ebanks. Nothing against Ebanks, but CDR looks like he belongs in the league more to me, he looks like a more consistent NBA player.

DirtySoap wrote:I didn't get to watch the game tonight. How did CDR play? Definitely rooting for him to make the squad.

He was solid IMO, 7 points, a block, a steal, a rebound, an assist in about 14 minutes. Nothing spectacular, but all around good, I want him on the team.

He needs to make the squad ... the bench definetely needs his scoring abilities

hes better than ebanks tbh

cdr played great

he looks like a proven player

ebanks should NOT make the team over CDR

bluedawgalex wrote:im not an ebanks fan at all

i really like cdr. the guy can ball out.

ebanks has his moments but i have no faith in him.

aguilar/somogyi,nelson,can be cut

i want sacre and cdr to make the team

we dont need 4 point guards. one of morris/duhon/blake HAS to go.

i'd hate to have to let go of cdr cuz were carrying 4 pt guards, 2 of which suck

Agreed, Ive seen enough of Ebanks already, nothing is coming out of that guy...CDR should be the backup 3.

I disagree with the Ebanks bashing. CDR is more polished and a better shooter, but Ebanks is definitely making the team. To me, Devin has improved markedly from last season. We don't need to choose BETWEEN Ebanks and CDR, we just need to pull the plug on Morris/DJO/Goudelock. That leaves us with room for Ebanks, CDR AND Sacre, with a roster spot to spare! Duhon and Blake are as good as any of the options we have at PG in free agency, so we're going to have to stomach them all season.

TBH, I haven't seen enough of Duhon yet to judge his value on this team, and Steve Blake showed some improvement in the second preseason game. He didn't score, but he made some nice passes, and I could see some improvement in his dribbling and floor movement. Steve Nash is definitely helping Steve Blake to get better. If that keeps up, then Blake may surprise us this season. Here's to hoping

How could anyone bash Ebanks after that game? Yeah he missed a couple layups, but so did everyone else on the team. No one could make a basket all night long. Defensively he looks very solid, better than CDR, and he's developed a little more range. His mid-range shot is money and if he can get a distance shot to go in about 32-34% of the time he's going to be valuable.

Douglas-Roberts looked good as well, but we don't have to bash one guy to stack up another.

one good game isnt gonna change the fact that cdr is much better than ebanks

we gotta look at the big picture

who can help us more? ebanks or cdr?

IMO its definitely CDR. we know what we can expect night in & night out. ebanks has his nights but he's not consistent at all.

like is said before if we could get rid of at least one of the 4 PG's we have then there might be space for both ebanks and cdr but im def. leaning more to cdr.

i dont see why we need blake/duhon/morris

I dont think CDR's performance affects Ebank's spot on the team CDR is a SG, Ebanks is a SF. Im fine with that moving forward for our bench

Snakell Beast wrote:I disagree with the Ebanks bashing. CDR is more polished and a better shooter, but Ebanks is definitely making the team. To me, Devin has improved markedly from last season. We don't need to choose BETWEEN Ebanks and CDR, we just need to pull the plug on Morris/DJO/Goudelock. That leaves us with room for Ebanks, CDR AND Sacre, with a roster spot to spare! Duhon and Blake are as good as any of the options we have at PG in free agency, so we're going to have to stomach them all season.

TBH, I haven't seen enough of Duhon yet to judge his value on this team, and Steve Blake showed some improvement in the second preseason game. He didn't score, but he made some nice passes, and I could see some improvement in his dribbling and floor movement. Steve Nash is definitely helping Steve Blake to get better. If that keeps up, then Blake may surprise us this season. Here's to hoping

Morris is guaranteed I believe & so is Ebanks

Douglas-Roberts making the team has more to do with Johnson-Odom and Goudelock than Ebanks.

Blake
Meeks
CDR
Jamison
Hill

would be my 1st choice players from the bench

GoldenKnight wrote:Blake
Meeks
CDR
Jamison
Hill

would be my 1st choice players from the bench

For offense, but I see Ebanks coming in for defense because he's still better than CDR in that area.

bluedawgalex wrote:one good game isnt gonna change the fact that cdr is much better than ebanks

we gotta look at the big picture

who can help us more? ebanks or cdr?

IMO its definitely CDR. we know what we can expect night in & night out. ebanks has his nights but he's not consistent at all.

like is said before if we could get rid of at least one of the 4 PG's we have then there might be space for both ebanks and cdr but im def. leaning more to cdr.

i dont see why we need blake/duhon/morris

It's because they all have guaranteed contracts that's why.

He is definitely better than his competitors Goudelock & DJO

When are the CD-R jokes gonna start?
I guess that would be now, right?
Is he 16x the player everyone thought he'd be?
He only SATA on the bench.
Will he even scratch the rotation?

Scnottaken wrote:When are the CD-R jokes gonna start?
I guess that would be now, right?
Is he 16x the player everyone thought he'd be?
He only SATA on the bench.
Will he even scratch the rotation?

well played sir, well played.

Scnottaken wrote:When are the CD-R jokes gonna start?
I guess that would be now, right?
Is he 16x the player everyone thought he'd be?
He only SATA on the bench.
Will he even scratch the rotation?

therealdeal wrote:How could anyone bash Ebanks after that game? Yeah he missed a couple layups, but so did everyone else on the team. No one could make a basket all night long. Defensively he looks very solid, better than CDR, and he's developed a little more range. His mid-range shot is money and if he can get a distance shot to go in about 32-34% of the time he's going to be valuable.

Douglas-Roberts looked good as well, but we don't have to bash one guy to stack up another.

I would post more on this forum, but damn, everytime I want to say something it has already been said by therealdeal and/or Lakerjones.

I came to say the exact same thing.

Well thank you sir.

Snakell Beast wrote:I disagree with the Ebanks bashing. CDR is more polished and a better shooter, but Ebanks is definitely making the team. To me, Devin has improved markedly from last season. We don't need to choose BETWEEN Ebanks and CDR, we just need to pull the plug on Morris/DJO/Goudelock. That leaves us with room for Ebanks, CDR AND Sacre, with a roster spot to spare! Duhon and Blake are as good as any of the options we have at PG in free agency, so we're going to have to stomach them all season.

TBH, I haven't seen enough of Duhon yet to judge his value on this team, and Steve Blake showed some improvement in the second preseason game. He didn't score, but he made some nice passes, and I could see some improvement in his dribbling and floor movement. Steve Nash is definitely helping Steve Blake to get better. If that keeps up, then Blake may surprise us this season. Here's to hoping

Hell yeah...... here's to that observation which makes all the sense in the world. And as the whole league knows Nash to be a just outstanding team guy with the rest of his mates he would like nothing more than to teach what he can and make Blake better. Can you imagine being worked with one on one with Steve Nash? Yeah barring any injuries I think it makes sense for Blake to maybe improve to a level he's never been before. He's still physical and athletic enough if Nash is.....

GoldenKnight wrote:Morris is guaranteed I believe & so is Ebanks

Yeah, I know that. I'm just responding to the people that are talking about us choosing EITHER CDR or Ebanks.

"When are the CD-R jokes gonna start?
I guess that would be now, right?
Is he 16x the player everyone thought he'd be?
He only SATA on the bench.
Will he even scratch the rotation?

"spin-dle move in the lane"

I'm glad he has had a chance to properly spin up into the rotation...Actually, he is 52x the player I thought he was...we might as well lightscribe his name on the back of a team jersey right now, because he definintely deserves to make our top 12 pack. Nash can laser some passes to him, and he can finish on the break at a blistering 7,200RPM. I can just imation all the great memorex we will have watching him get serious burn, even without sessions. If we really want a great player, we can pass on CD-R for BD-R, I hear he creates way more SPACE, and his floor vision is much higher resolution...