Bill Simmons wrote an article on Grantland on how to fix the Lakers now
it's surprising obviously because he's from Boston he is a
die-hard Boston sports fan but he gave
a number of reasons on how to fix the Lakers so I will read them off and Ben
will give me his taken may be stable
are give us his take number one suck for the 2014
NBA Draft because obviously got Angel we're going to gradually is randomly got
to by Parker you got all these phenomenal players there
has never been according to Bill Simmons and Chad Ford ESPN
a better draft class that is gonna come out this year
that may be the best draft in 30 years number two get the payroll down
to 0 so they have one contract on the books
for the next a next year which is Steve Nash and 9.3 million dollar 2014 15
for 2014 2015 and the next year's getting paid 9.7 male
so then that's a great contract it's a horrible contract so then he says
number three trade Steve Nash back to his home roots
in Canada really I don't worry I will sign before the Lakers got exactly
trading back to Toronto because now you're pretty made their pitch to
Toronto than
is that look you got the Rosen who signed a multi-year extension you got
rudy Gay and then he got a few others
like a steve Novak come a marcus camby among a few others
the nose contractor can expire Steve Nash's contract is going to expire
you're gonna have a a ton of free money for 2015
what those who missed it here is consistently repetitive I mean it's good
but the fact is summer the 10 things were completely unrealistic
get which will get a did not get you get the number one pick from the Cavaliers
they're seeing the same draft
no on but an option that now they side by not yet but like there's some
attractiveness perhaps in NASH
going to the Raptors because the Raptors don't wanna you know the the Raptors
want competitiveness
that's important to establish that that's competitive team in that market
national hero there that makes a great deal of sense the contract is bad
but if he's healthy incomplete 30 minutes a game it's not the end of the
world
and if the Raptors have the space that's okay with you don't want the Raptors to
do
put themselves in a situation where they can make a move for a significant
free-agent
in 2014 but look Raj and Dirk Nowitzki
and camallo come I'll happily danny Granger at
not quite that level number four trade progress all
to the Chicago Bulls for the expiring contract while dang
and Kirk Heinrich which I don't think but we like to call them car packs
car for men and John Paxson will ever do his other
trade is as you indicated to the Cavaliers trade him
for bears out and a first-round pick it the Cavaliers
are seeing the same draft why on earth would they give up a number one pick
for the chance to be you know simmons's liked for to be
pseudo competitive a pseudo contender they don't become a pseudo content
number six
bring back former Lakers so they brought back Jordan farmer the thinking whh
a and Lee Simmons want them to think about valujet and then
all the other washed up Lakers like Luke Walton and
med Banco he and the lovely that's one way to tank the season he's just come up
with a different legitimate ways to make them bad the totally unrealistic I mean
let let with Stevo in per second I'm a big bills that is an
and as I just started following him just now in the middle the segment on Twitter
cap but take you with everything he said and I agree lot is unrealistic but
if the Lakers are gonna tank I am
with that sucks for Lakers fans unless you bring back all these all Lakers for
a 10-day contract and yes
is brilliant is jeez I love it tell jack nicholson to stay home
given to Justin Bieber Garang Phil Jackson
his ticket but obviously won't happen I'm in a continuing keep Mike D'Antoni
cuz the horrible coach
agree or disagree that seems to be the consensus among some smart people I
don't know
no I mean like keeping impressionable mind that would ensure you at Antonios
the EU
played a role in revolutionizing how the NBA's played
Hausa with the drive addition
constant movement in the his me think that was him be played a big role in yet
Phoenix
and now that emulated now everybody does it now does the pick-and-roll I mean
like
is having a big gonna get handling point guard playing the pick-and-roll
I'm just saying I don't forget D'Antoni revolution played a role in
revolutionizing
of its in the end and the NBA now everybody does
what tanto need the proper the Lakers that Steve Nash the terrible that that
because they never played his game
you was at the mall Colby yup and Nash
just jobs on makes that next time was appointed that
me did you get Nash to run your offense or to pay defense
know who the world it was visible from the biggest hair will match your hand
that whole team is very dysfunctional I don't blame play hard for wanting to
leave
yeah I meal I think that you know look I said this before that the best thing
that could happen the Lakers Dwight Howard
stay you did because Dwight Howard with Kobe coming back let's assume gobi comes
back
effectively but Dwight Howard Kobe coming back was Steve Nash
and kiss all and the other parts that you can put in there the other parts
that are
largely every single one of them their change there's nothing there that early
%uh Valley
on that teams not gonna compete that team is it means gonna compete at like
without late hours but with the white house its gonna night when 50 games
I don't see that team being an elite let's try to get into the playoffs at
White House read no crime occurred
that course they get in the playoffs doesn't matter be in the city even minus
the white however plus a diminished Kobe Texas right
since the next season they're gonna be at best be around
forty-four and 38 writer and let's say things went great and they won 50 games
I don't think anybody thinks that team is capable beating Memphis
or certainly oklahoma City or even the Clippers in the playoffs and maybe not
the clipper so the issue is
Dwight Howard and saddles you and what do you do that possible to stop
pretending to wait hours thirty years old in his best season
his guy has a bad back you know as you thirty years he just wants his twenty
8 yeah I think but only three years removed from his best season as a bad
back so
I just would have done it I would have done it and I think it helps the Lakers
to have this opportunity
forget the specifics of what bill said that says the opportunity to say
we're going to attack this year and we're gonna try to get one of those top
three picks and hopefully get lucky
and get a player right now thought-out as the highest rated high school player
since LeBron James that could you imagine if the Lakers were able to
clear salary-cap space get Andrew Wiggins
and get LeBron James is a free agent I mean
than that said now set for 10 more years delay kobe's return as long as possible
that's not gonna happen cuz he's the most competitive person I've ever seen
aside from
Michael Jordan and then number ten let Kobe ball hog so we can
try to pass Karim for out most most points
right well I mean I you know that I don't know wow how Kobe we don't we're
not doctors
and Kobe is coming back from very serious injury for older player
and but I'm sure I'll come back but I doubt he's good