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Rudedog: Thankful said 12/19, 01:48 PM
Gilbert Arenas had a short list of teams he'd like to play for this off-season. The Knicks topped it and the Lakers were also near the very top.

With the signing of Baron Davis, the Knicks are out of the picture. Which leaves the Lakers.

This off-season, it's be quite heralded that the Lakers have failed miserably at getting CP3 and Dwight. They've made some solid signings in McRoberts and Troy Murphy, among others, but nothing too impactful.

So with the signing of Gilbert Arenas, the Lakers would be making a great move.

The biggest weaknesses for the Lakers right now are the bench. Their back-up wingman is Jason Kapono. Yeah, the Jason Kapono who has played in just 81 games over the last two seasons. He'd be an awful back-up shooting guard.

Gilbert Arenas, however, wouldn't be. He's got the range and shooting ability to be a 2-guard and provide scoring off the bench. He also could even slip into the starting PG role depending on how well he plays.

Either way, this many still has something left in the tank as he showed last year and coming to LA would be a great decision for him and for the Lakers.

Rudedog: Thankful said 12/20, 10:48 AM
I think your basing your thoughts on Gilbert from his past. He missed games for suspension as much as injuries in the past couple years. I think it's a moot point by now. He's healthy and a changed man.

But as I watched the Lakers without Kobe in the game, they looked awful. They had no flow offensively and no one to score. A mixture of Darius Morris and Jason Kapono is bad news for the Lakers bench.

It's no secret they need a scorer. With Aaron Afflalo and Nick Young both inked yesterday, that leaves one person. Gilbert Arenas HAS to be that guy.

You can say that he's selfish or demands the ball, but how much did you hear from him last year? He was on the bench on a team that got embarrassed in the playoffs where he was never more than the 3rd or 4th option offensively.

Thinking the Magic won't make a trade for Bynum because he has a 5-game suspension is stupid. It's 5 games, not half the season. The Lakers aren't making a move at this point with Orlando. It's time to move on.

And by moving on, you'll see this Lakers team needs help. Arenas is out there willing and waiting. Connect the dots

Rudedog: Thankful said 12/21, 09:56 PM
Here's the problem with the Lakers. I don't know how to make this more clear, but the Lakers have no one coming off the bench at the 2-guard spot. Kobe's out this year, so you know who's starting? Jason Kapono. You know who his back-ups are? Gerald Green and a raw rookie in Andrew Goudelock.

That's your Lakers guards off the bench.

The Lakers are seriously one injury away to Kobe Bryant from being a lottery team. If Jason Kapono is starting on any team, they are screwed.

The Lakers PGs are Derek Fisher and Steve Blake who are old as dirt and another raw rookie in Darius Morris.

What the Lakers need is energy and scoring off the bench. I'm really not sure where all you guys are getting this "Did you see Gilbert in Orlando" crap. Yeah, I did. As the back-up PG on a team that has an absolutely dominating big man, he played well. On the Lakers, when he'd be in the game, he'd be one of the top scoring options.

I also think you guys are making assumptions based on old Gilbert Arenas. The new Arenas has openly spoken about being humbled. He knows his role on teams now and would embrace a shot at a title in LA.