Lamar Odom Tells Phil Jackson Where to Shove Sixth Man Role
SLAM Online —
... In his first chat with the local media prior to the new season, Lakers coach Phil Jackson mentioned the fact that he might bring versatile forward Lamar Odom off the bench in 2009. Naturally, we all sat back and wondered how the emotional Odom would take the news.
Wonder no more. Odom didn’t particularly take it well, and wondered aloud about his coach’s mental stability.
From the LA Times (which has a rather amusing photo to go along with the article):
“He must have woke up and bumped his ...
Lamar Odom Is Less Than Pleased With the Idea of Coming Off the Bench
FanHouse —
... NBA Gossip, NBA RumorsThere was a little bit of talk over the summer about the idea of Lamar Odom coming off the bench this season. With Andrew Bynum back in the mix, it seemed like a delightful possibility; one that would especially help the Lakers offensively when their second unit was on the floor. But you can forget all that. Odom was asked about it at the Lakers' Media Day yesterday, and hinted that Phil Jackson might have a screw loose if that's what he was thinking: "He must have ...
Training Camp Report: Day 1
LABallTalk.com —
... representing their respective countries, Head Coach Phil Jackson believes it may be in the team’s best interest to allow them to take it easy before the regular season gets underway. As a fan, I’d prefer to see them play together on the court, but as a reporter and someone with a realistic understanding of the game, I suppor the coaches decision and am ready to watch this team dominate the season. Besides Bryant and Gasol, news has started to circulate that Lamar Odom, according the LA Times , is unhappy with the thought of being a sixth man on this team and entering the ...
NBA Weekly
Hip 2 Da Game —
... - Phil Jackson is reportedly flirting with the idea of making Lamar Odom the 6th man, but Odom isn't too pleased with that idea. I can't say I blame him and there's no reason why Odom can't start at small forward. This is also assuming Andrew Bynum comes back strong enough to be considered a starter. ...
Sixth Sense: Odom Less Than Thrilled About Not Being a Starter
20 Second Timeout —
The number one issue facing the Lakers this season--assuming, of course, that Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum are healthy--is Lamar Odom's role. The mercurial forward is not pleased about talk that he will be the team's sixth man. Informed that Hall of Fame Coach Phil Jackson wants to bring him off of the bench, Odom declared, "He must have woke up and bumped his head. He probably hit his head on something--boom. To start off like that, you've got to be out of your...mind." ...
Great Exercises in Internet NBA-Related Postings/ Training Camp Quick-Thoughts 10.6.08
Hardwood Paroxysm —
... Oh, Lamar. Good to know you've finally got your head in the right place. Here's the thing. If you told Ron Artest he's coming off the bench in Houston, he'd say "Cool. Whatever. I'll get mine. If you think we can win, let's do it." Now Odom is telling one of the greatest coaches of all time that he's nuts for thinking about having him come off as the sixth man, which just means he'll get more points with fresh legs a la Manu, and he's complaining? On second thought, keep him out of Miami. They don't need that kind of attitude. ...
