if you were the gm with one of those players would you trade, and who would you like to see in his place

Bynum
Gasol
Attest
Odom

I am leaning heavy toward attest or bynum

none, they don't need a shakeup, Marc Stein of ESPN just felt like writing something that would get him pageviews.

well i was actually listen to some else where steven a smith said that attest is unhappy and is quietly seeking a trade

OH i forgot to add Fisher to the list....

Artest commented on this yesterday. Basically he isnt that comfortable..but there he definitely wants to stay here. Lakers need him..without him they wouldnt have won Game 7 against Boston.

To answer this out of that rotation I would probably wouldn't trade anyone. I would put Bynum on the bench. Its noticeable that Gasol scores more when Bynum isnt playing. Although defense is an issue.. an aggressive Gasol is needed to win alot of these games. Bynum can then be out of foul trouble and can be in the game in the 4th for offensive and defense.

well you know them celtics fans will always say nothing wrong keep it the same. but it seem them man(lakers) going the detroit route to trust in something that worked even when it appears to be failing...

Attest - is too inconsistent for my liking, great defender thou
Gasol - will always be a #################### i wish people would stop asking him to get tough good scorer, dont trade.
Bynum - another one of those beast the wimped into a meow, i know, i know injuries who cares why.. (tough) - trade
odom - wouldn't part with him, does alot of little things
Fisher - worse starting point gaurd in the west possibly the league, i dno't think he has any trade value.

Kneejerkology 101.

People were having this same exact conversation about the Celtics last season right up until the playoffs. Trade Ray Allen, shake up the bench, KG's lost it, etc etc.

Then the playoffs started.

Roti is a fan, not a homer.
Matter of fact I give him credit as the least homerish fan I've ever seen.
Don't devalue his opinion, he always keeps it real.
Hell, last week you thought he was a Knick fan

that in of itself is a complete joke for the simple fact that ARTEST is not gonna wanna leave Tinseltown with all his extra-curricular aspirations. Joe Smith was talking last week about how many industry people ARTEST has introduced him to for furthering his own music career (apparently Joe Smith is a rap artist). Unhappy and wanting a trade are two vastly different things.

Fyi A-R-TEST. We can all attest to the fact you're not spelling Artest right lol

Detroit was a one-and-done team that went thru a weak Eastern Conference and ran over a Laker team with an injured PF and an empty bench. They were probably lucky to make it as far as they did even once. Remember, they were really good, but never great.

The Lakers have been to 3 straight NBA Finals.

Poor analogy.

It might actually be better to compare LA to that same 2004 team if anything. (Their 4th NBA Finals in 5 years, an aging team trying to retool on the fly).

no the analogy is on point, because after winning the championship they were still contenders, in the WEAK east as you stated, but everyone knew there was something missing but they continued to hold on to the nucleus, until that nucleus was exposed as not being enough to truly compete. They stil building around prince and Hamilton....

despite all his aspirations his bread winner is still basket ball.
The man is unhappy you talking about he introduced Jos Smith around, maybe he is looking to come back home.....

Thanks for the correction.

Exactly, and being in LA allows him to do both.
Not sure how his 'bread' suffers by playing ball in LA. Either way he's got a contract.

My point about Joe Smith was to point out how much things he has going for him on his music career. It's silly to think he doesn't value that, as many years as we've been hearing him put into it. Apparently it's paying dividends (as evidenced by the Joe Smith point). He may get frustrated from time to time, but in the clear light of day, he isn't going to readily give that up.

People for years have questioned his dedication to basketball in lieu of his music career; now we're saying he's gonna hurt the music career to focus on basketball? Which is it?

I think you're reacting way too much this supposed "unhappy" story -- which comes from the usual unnamed source by the way. Why give so much credence to something so spurious????

He never said unhappy.. he said not comfortable.. I think that is with the offense of course.

This story broke on the monday of superbowl week. There was nothing else to talk about since it was too far away from the superbowl to talk.