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latimes.com - 3/17/2008

Odom wanted more shots in the post - Los Angeles Times

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HOUSTON -- Ready or not, Lamar Odom is the Lakers' No. 2 option again. He had been coasting along quietly, putting up substantial numbers as the third option behind Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol , with the prospect of being No. 4 once Andrew Bynum returned from injury. Then came another twist of fate after another injury, and Odom was pushed back up to secondary importance. He had 17 points and ...

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Hardwood Paroxysm — ... Lamar Odom was looking for his teammates to give him more opportunities to shrivel up and die in the post like the lost little girl he's become down there. Look, this really isn't a complete knock on Odom. I've always liked his game. I liked it since Miami. But the man is just not fierce. He's just not. Quit trying to make him into that. Insert "When Bynum gets back, everyone's f*cked with that frontcourt" remark here. ...

Odom wanted more shots in the post
The Lakers Nation — L.A. Times : Ready or not, Lamar Odom is the Lakers’ No. 2 option again. He had been coasting along quietly, putting up substantial numbers as the third option behind Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, with the prospect of being No. 4 once Andrew Bynum returned from injury. Then came another twist of fate after another injury, and Odom was pushed back up to secondary importance. He had 17 points and 11 rebounds in the Lakers’ 104-92 loss Sunday to Houston, and seemed to lament the fact that he wasn’t found more often in the post.“Guys have got to recognize as a team what’s ...

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Forum Blue And Gold — ... On a serious note, I found this morning’s LA Times Lakers report (via the hard working Mike Bresnahan) telling. In it, Lamar Odom complains that he didn’t get enough chances on the block in the Rockets game and that he could have done a lot more if he had. ...

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Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog — ... is fun . And there's another hot team being overlooked. The week-long preseason coaching carousel worked out for the Magic . The Celtics are entering a tough stretch , and NBA.com's John Schuhmann is blogging the beat as they tempt fate in The Texas Triangle . Al Jefferson seems much better suited to playing the four . How should the Raptors rework their lineup ? Lamar Odom needs to step up as the Lakers ' No. 2 option . Rodney Carney has been earning his minutes . Could ...