Lakers Say Farewell to Chris Mihm

Hey all,

I'm honestly sorry to see Mihm go - he's a really solid guy. Obviously it his basketball skills hadn't really caught up with him after the ankle injury

http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=11634

Lakers save some cash, get a trade exception and open a roster spot.

Thanks

Eric

aww that sucks. sad to see him go, nice guy for sure.

basically it's the same situation as before - lakers would make moves to save money - ie dump morrison despite his potentail - but otherwise they're happy with everyone on the roster

Lakers dumped Morrison?

when?

poor guy was here that long, and when a ring is finally in his grasp gets traded... It sucks, but it's what had to be done from the Lakers end... He's just done. Sorry Chris.

I feel sorry for Chris - in a different economic climate this would be a travesty by no-one can really moan all things being equal.

with Mihm gone

what's the chances of LA signing Stephon Marbury for the vet. min.?

Thanks Chris, you always played your heart out no matter when or how long it was for, I remember your glory days back when you were uninjured. You will be missed and I wish you well wherever life takes you

I had a lot of fondness for Chris, and am sorry to see him go.
He showed a lot of character and was well-liked. Against all odds,
I was hoping this season he could play himself back into something
like 80 to 90% of his former self, which would make him a decent
backup C for us. Oh well. Good luck in Memphis, Chris.

Bring on Mbenga!

sucks after Mihms extended minutes and fairly good game on Tuesday night....loved you Mihm- comee onnnnn Mbegna!

rubin86 wrote:sucks after Mihms extended minutes and fairly good game on Tuesday night....loved you Mihm- comee onnnnn Mbegna!

Didn't he go 2-10?

yeah but look at this way - he could have gone 0-10 - or 2 for 22

even if mihm wins a ring he still needs to worry about contract for nxt season... so it's good opportunity for him to get healthy again and earn another pay check...

Remember his first game as a Laker? And his regular domination of Marcus Camby? Those are my fond memories of Chris.

Thought I'd throw up some of nice things of him that I could find.

Samarian wrote:

rubin86 wrote:sucks after Mihms extended minutes and fairly good game on Tuesday night....loved you Mihm- comee onnnnn Mbegna!

Didn't he go 2-10?

yeah, but he was everywhere - grabbin boards, contesting shots. he gave us that hustle that Powell is giving us now.

rubin86 wrote:

Samarian wrote:

rubin86 wrote:sucks after Mihms extended minutes and fairly good game on Tuesday night....loved you Mihm- comee onnnnn Mbegna!

Didn't he go 2-10?

yeah, but he was everywhere - grabbin boards, contesting shots. he gave us that hustle that Powell is giving us now.

2 blocks and 7 rebounds. Given 2-3 of those were his own misses under the basket but I see what you mean. For him ( besides the atrocious shooting right next to the basket) it was pretty good game.

therealdeal wrote:

Thought I'd throw up some of nice things of him that I could find.

Very difficult watching the entire video, with that music blazing as if Chris Mihm is a basketball hall of famer or something.

Lakeshow24 wrote:

therealdeal wrote:

Thought I'd throw up some of nice things of him that I could find.

Very difficult watching the entire video, with that music blazing as if Chris Mihm is a basketball hall of famer or something.

yeah I know, but it's the best video showing all the nice plays he made for the team...

Really sorry to see Chris go even more than Vlad. I kept hoping he could return to his level of play he had before the injury, but that last game agains the Hawks was a splash of cold water in the face that it wasn't likely.

he wont be the same again but its nice to see the best things he did for the team

Lakeshow24 wrote:Very difficult watching the entire video, with that music blazing as if Chris Mihm is a basketball hall of famer or something.

1st ballot, no doubt.

They'll introduce him to the "Kwame chair" once he gets to Memphis or as most teams call it, the inactive list.

Feel for the guy... he was truly a nice guy. Never got the impression that he was unhappy or fretted over little things. He wasn't a half-bad player either. I wish him luck and some playing time elsewhere.