Steve Blake to be a Laker

[mook]

I almost never wildly speculate on a player and am proved right four months later. (Well, I predicted Portland would also be bidding for his services, but then I had no idea Chris Paul would be occupying our attention so much). But for once I saw it coming.

 

[barfo]

I almost never wildly speculate on a player and am proved right four months later. (Well, I predicted Portland would also be bidding for his services, but then I had no idea Chris Paul would be occupying our attention so much). But for once I saw it coming.

You didn't see it coming. You caused it to come. Lakers brass saw your post and acted on it. You alone are responsible for the Blaker, mook. Hope you can sleep at night.

barfo

 

[jlprk]

Ever seen a giraffe lying down?

 

[crandc]

Treason.

Benedict Arnold Judas Robert E. Blake.

Had he gone to any other team, he'd have gotten a nice, and deserved, round of applause at the Rose Garden. He now deserves only contempt.

 

[Denny Crane]

Here's a very possible scenario.

The Lakers sign Sergio and he becomes their PG, puts up numbers like Fisher, and gets a ring.

 

[craigehlo]

I'm looking forward to seeing Blake kill fast break opportunities for the Lakers for the next 4 years.

 

[southnc]

I'm looking forward to seeing Blake kill fast break opportunities for the Lakers for the next 4 years.

You obviously didn't watch Blake with Denver or the Clippers last year - he ran the fast-break pretty well under their systems. Nate / Roy just aren't fans of that kind of offense - just the ISO stuff. I don't recall seeing that many fast-breaks even with Miller on the team last season - although he certainly tried.

 

[Draco]

Good deal for Blake. He fits perfectly for their team, and 16million was more then I would want us to give him. At least this prevents the Lakers from getting another Ron Artest value signing such as Mike Miller this off-season.

Blake will have some solid games but he'll have multiple games in a row of 6pts 5ast and mediocre defense. The Lakers will probably still win, but overall I'm not too worried about him being on another team.

 

[mook]

You didn't see it coming. You caused it to come. Lakers brass saw your post and acted on it. You alone are responsible for the Blaker, mook. Hope you can sleep at night.

barfo

I think the next step is for the Lakers to trade one of their dancers (the easiest one who can cook excellent thai food, does windows, is into bigamy and can keep her mouth shut) for the chicken coop I just made. It'd be tough for me to part with the chicken coop, but Phil Jackson could sit on it instead of that incredibly unfashionable chair he uses. My wife and I don't really know how to cook Thai, so it's a win-win.

 

[barfo]

Just read this over at lakersground:

BREAKING NEWS: dancer to be traded for chicken coop + financial considerations

barfo

 

[DaRizzle]

Sorry, was out of town...all I gotta say is....

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Steve Blake's bobblehead makes a great firework.

Enjoy the smog, Steve.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Blake should have gone back home to Miami. He would have fit perferctly with the Heat. They need a PG who can stand in the corner and shoot the 3

 

[southnc]

Blake should have gone back home to Miami. He would have fit perferctly with the Heat. They need a PG who can stand in the corner and shoot the 3

That is how the Blazers underutilized him. Both Denver and LA Clips made use of his play-making skills, which are excellent. Yes, he probably would have been welcome in Miami (where he grew up), but I think he can flourish for the Lakers. Looks like Fisher may end of there - he is meeting with Riley today.

Here is Kobe on Steve Blake, which is interesting:

"I love that pickup," Bryant said. "I love that pickup. Every time I played against Blake when he was in Portland and when he matched up with me, he obviously gave up a lot in size and weight but he fought me hard every time. And I hit him with some nasty elbows, believe me, but he kept fighting, he kept battling, kept battling and to me, that's the kind of guy I want on my team so it says a lot about him."

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=5363042