G-League South Bay Lakers Discussion

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  1. John3:16

    John3:16 Moderator Staff Member

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    Tough to get rebounds when our team turns it over before getting a shot up.
     
    John3:16, Jul 14, 2015
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    Leading to fast breaks for other teams.
     
    pop pop, Jul 14, 2015
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    The team was reportedly preparing to sign the troubled center over the weekend, according to multiple outlets. The Register reported a two-year contract, with the first year partially guaranteed, had been signed.

    That was premature, although the structure of a deal is in place.

    Upshaw is scheduled to meet with Lakers executives on Thursday, at the request of General Manager Mitch Kupchak. It’s an unsurprising step in the vetting process of a player who was kicked off teams at both Fresno State and the University of Washington.

    Essentially, the Lakers are doing their due diligence.

    Upshaw led the nation in blocks through 19 games at Washington last season, averaging 4.5 per game. However, he was dismissed from the program in January for an undisclosed violation of team rules. He was previously dismissed from Fresno State in 2013.

    The 7-footer averaged 7.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and three blocks in 41 total games over the course of his turbulent career.

    By signing Upshaw to a contract, the Lakers would essentially lock him into a spot in training camp, at which time they could further evaluate whether he would be a fit on the regular season roster.

    The Lakers acquired former All-Star Roy Hibbert last week, and also have Robert Sacre and Tarik Black who can play center.

    http://www.ocregister.com/lakers/meeting-671554-request-robert.html
     
    LaVarBallsDad, Jul 14, 2015
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    Yeah, the time to add muscle is past; you're coming into team offseason activities. You're doing too much work now to try to build muscle at the rate you can do in a proper offseason.
     
    trodgers, Jul 14, 2015
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    Before these summer league games Upshaw said he hadn't played organized basketball in a long time. It will take time.
     
    JLaker17, Jul 14, 2015
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    Better turnaround Upshaw or Kobe?

    I'm kidding.....

    But seriously.
     
    Doc Brown, Jul 16, 2015
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    ^^ Loved that move by Upshaw.
     
    lakerjones, Jul 16, 2015
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    I see some Timmy D

    I think Upshaw is going to be an NBA player. I know this is against Summer League talent but it's definitely fair to say he's better than Sacre, by far.
     
    Chillbongo, Jul 16, 2015
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    Why you no play no mo?
     
    Doc Brown, Jul 17, 2015
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    wong sport, he's a pitcher
     
    sirronstuff, Jul 17, 2015
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    And he's not white.
     
    LaVarBallsDad, Jul 17, 2015
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    From the article it is mentioned that Upshaw has a "life mentor and a built in support system"...that is somewhat reassuring to read about him avoiding potential problems by alone. Hope he capitulates on this opportunity with the Lakers. On the floor, Upshaw does have a soft touch on his shot. That would keep defenders a bit honest by not totally ignoring him.
     
    gcclaker, Jul 18, 2015
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    So, no updates on signing/meeting with him?
     
    JLaker17, Jul 18, 2015
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    Verbal agreement? Curious why he only played a handful of mins.
     
    alam1108, Jul 18, 2015
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    Let me do some digging...
     
    trodgers, Jul 19, 2015
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    Checked in on Reddit, LG, and anywhere else articles for Upshaw showed up over the past 24 hours.

    Speculation that he was stashed until he signed, but we played at least one game after that Thursday meeting, and Upshaw saw only 6 minutes in that game, too. Are the Lakers stringing him along? Are they doing due diligence?

    I guess the big thing will be to see when we have a media day for the new signings - and whether Upshaw will be there.
     
    trodgers, Jul 19, 2015
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    We won't pull a DJ, Lakers have professionalism and class. I recall when they paid for Turiaf's heart surgery, and he wasn't officially a roster player yet if I remember right.

    It's a matter of when, not if.
     
    sirronstuff, Jul 19, 2015
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    The Robert Horry stuff is a counterexample, but in general I agree with you.
     
    trodgers, Jul 19, 2015
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    That's quite fair. I wonder if the Lakers have another perspective on that incident. All we've heard is Horry's side, but either way, you'd like to leave things in such a way that even if parties did not agree, that they felt there was mutual respect and understanding.
     
    sirronstuff, Jul 19, 2015
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