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*sighs* im happy hes doing well, but watching him perform like he has with the clips has been depressing. Not resigning him was an awful mistake.
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|IWell Matt Barnes confirms his HATE for Mike Brown and confirms what we all knew from the beginning.
Mike Brown didn't know what the F he was doing
Matt Barnes calls time with Lakers 'a bad situation'
Matt Barnes spent two years with the Lakers before leaving for the Clippers.
The Clippers (23-6) are currently riding a 15-game win streak and Barnes is averaging 11 points a game on 50.2% shooting from the field.
According to an NBA executive, one of the main reasons the Clippers have won so many in a row is "Matt Barnes is playing out of his mind."
When told of the comments, Barnes' response included a slam of ex-Lakers coach, Mike Brown.
"I've been working hard these past few summers. Last year, playing with the Lakers, I was told when I could shoot. If I made mistakes, I'd come out of the game," said Barnes. "This year [Coach] Vinny [Del Negro] has installed a lot of trust in me. He lets me go out there and play my game. If I mess up, he still sticks with me and that goes a long way with any player."
Barnes' year with Phil Jackson was a disappointment when he simply wasn't healthy for the postseason. Last year the forward played 63 games, in the lockout-shortened 66-game regular season, for Brown, averaging 7.8 points a game on 45.2% shooting. While he was banged up throughout the playoffs once again, Barnes clearly didn't feel like he had Brown's trust.
"Coach [Del Negro] has confidence in me; that's all I need," said Barnes. "I can play. I've just been stuck in a bad situation for a little while."
Of course now that the Lakers have Coach Mike D'Antoni running the team, Barnes would have been a much more natural fit. Over the offseason, the Lakers did not look to re-sign him and the Clippers were happy to bring the veteran aboard for his second stint with the team.
The Lakers and Clippers meet again at Staples Center on Friday January 4. The Clippers took the first game on Nov. 2, 105-95.
Link:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/laker...-situation-20121228,0,2027849.story?track=rss
Mark Medina: Antawn Jamison to me about 5 DNP's: "It doesn't make sense at all. They're pretty much telling me my services are no longer needed." Twitter
Antwan just needs to be coo for a bit. I think the team is fine the way it is for now & trade talks just destroy team chemistry.
It made sense at the time because Blake was seen as a steady PG and the Lakers couldn't stomach Farmar's inconsistent play and attitude. But of course, Blake declines after he signed.
But I will say Blake has probably been the most disappointing Laker acquisition to me since maybe Lindsay Hunter in 2002.
Antawn for Lamar Odom. Do it Mitch.
I dont see whats eff'd up about the Jamison situation, he cant defend, and isnt consistent enough.
Ummmmm... sheep is used to talk about with the majority. You remember what the majority were doing? Because it wasn't defending MB; we weren't the sheep, pimpin. we were the minority.