LA Times: Shannon Brown to sign two-year deal with Lakers

Not a blockbuster signing but with Farmar leaving & Fisher even older I think it helps the Lakers.

almost 2 years ago olf 23 comments 0 recs |

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Yes. I understand the Knicks also wanted him, and is taking Roger Mason Jr. since Brown signed with your Lakers.

I kinda wish Brown went to NYC and RMJ joined you guys. I was even willing to take the risk that Mason would play his best game when LA meets San Antonio. :)

by freshtunarightofftheboat on Aug 5, 2010 6:41 PM CDT reply actions

Wing/Guards: Kobe, Artest, Fisher, Barnes, Blake, Brown.
That’s a really good collection of proven NBA players. I wonder how they will rank in minutes played this season. Maybe you could switch Fish and Blake since it’s the regular season.

You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime

by the little o on Aug 5, 2010 7:53 PM CDT reply actions

Fish says he wants to play starters minutes. But I’ll let Phil handle it.

Hey if repeating as champions were that easy even the Spurs could do it.

by olf on Aug 5, 2010 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Mighty generous, AND HUMBLE, of you.

I always knew someday I was going to go viral - Paul "Double Rainbow" Vasquez

by J.R. Wilco on Aug 6, 2010 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions

Why thank you, thank you for noticing.

Btw, you (and Tim C.) would have been so proud of me. I was in Target again yesterday and I strode right past the “Shoot & Share Camcorders” – even the sparkly purple and pink ones. Plus Amazon.com sent me an email ad about the same which I promptly ignored.

Hey if repeating as champions were that easy even the Spurs could do it.

by olf on Aug 6, 2010 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions

i think they'll divvy up minutes pretty evenly.

i can see the lakers going to a 3-wing rotation, involving Kobe, Artest, and Barnes. (32 mpg each)

at the “point”, i think there’ll be a pretty even split. (24 mpg each)

i see brown as more of a specialist. he should cut into the minutes of fisher/blake/barnes when the lakers need to match-up against a hyper-athletic team, or a quick, powerful pg.

i like how the guards are all a bit unique, but at the same time interchangeable.

"I've hacked into your brain. You're throwing a party and no one's showing up."

by ignign*kt on Aug 5, 2010 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions

i see brown as more of a specialist.

Ha, I would hardly describe brown as a specialist, unless you consider dunking a specialty in the NBA. Even if we would however, his no-show at the dunk contest last year makes him a dunking specialist failure.

You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime

by the little o on Aug 5, 2010 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions

He is such a commodity to have as an end of the bench player though.

You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime

by the little o on Aug 5, 2010 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions

He’s two-time NBA Champion so ~~you can blow that out your George Hill.~~ at least that’s something.

Hey if repeating as champions were that easy even the Spurs could do it.

by olf on Aug 5, 2010 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Just like Adam Morrison!

Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.

by swgeek on Aug 5, 2010 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, ~~you can blow that out your George Hill too.~~ that’s something too.

Hey if repeating as champions were that easy even the Spurs could do it.

by olf on Aug 5, 2010 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions

that’s something too

So is the bit of gum that’s stuck to the bottom of my shoe.

I always knew someday I was going to go viral - Paul "Double Rainbow" Vasquez

by J.R. Wilco on Aug 6, 2010 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh oh, somebody’s being a little cranky lately.

Hey if repeating as champions were that easy even the Spurs could do it.

by olf on Aug 6, 2010 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Well somebody has been needling us a lot lately.

Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.

by swgeek on Aug 7, 2010 12:23 AM CDT up reply actions

Or maybe somebody has been a little sensitive lately?

Hey if repeating as champions were that easy even the Spurs could do it.

by olf on Aug 7, 2010 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Big shocker here. Why anyone would think of leaving LA is beyond me.

by Ed (dfjmed) on Aug 6, 2010 12:03 AM CDT reply actions

He still has low Bball IQ.

by grego21 on Aug 6, 2010 1:29 AM CDT reply actions

He isn’t that great of a player. but he can jump out the gym

One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.

by gunnin' gervin on Aug 6, 2010 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions

It’s good to be the Lakers

"We lost so many games that we shouldn't have lost," - Ginobili, May 2010

by Kondor on Aug 6, 2010 2:12 PM CDT reply actions

How many money do the Lakers have?

I smell death... everywhere.

by LatinD on Aug 6, 2010 8:39 PM CDT reply actions

many many money

You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime

by the little o on Aug 6, 2010 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Oops. I think I was about to say something about how many players the Lakers could sign, but what-evaah.

I smell death... everywhere.

by LatinD on Aug 9, 2010 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions

They obviously don’t have any cap room. But Blake & Matt Barnes (and Ratliff) signed for VERY little. Fisher took a cut of a few $mil per year on his new contract. They also let a couple of bench-ridin’ bigs go (Mbenga, Powell & Adam Morrison).

I hear that they plan on adding one or both of their draft picks to round out the roster. Rumor is that they are also prepared to deal Sasha Vujucic’s expiring $5mil-ish contract if the right deal or an unforeseen need comes up.

Hey if repeating as champions were that easy even the Spurs could do it.

by olf on Aug 9, 2010 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions