[閒聊] Lakers go looking for a big man

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Reporting from Milwaukee —

The Lakers aren't content to wait for Andrew Bynum's return.

They're looking to add a big man after losing reserve center Theo Ratliff for
at least four to six weeks because of surgery on his left knee.

"We have to have some support there interim until Andrew comes back," Coach
Phil Jackson said Tuesday.

Bynum is expected to return around Thanksgiving from off-season knee surgery.

"Sounds about right, sir," he said in a brief interview.

The Lakers will talk to the representative for free-agent Erick Dampier,
though it might not be a good match for either side. Dampier will want more
than a short-term contract, and the Lakers are looking for a little more
mobility in the post.

Teams cannot offer free agents 10-day contracts until later in the season,
but they can currently pay signees on a daily or weekly basis.

The Lakers currently have the highest payroll in the league ($95.6 million)
and are projected to pay an additional $25.3 million in luxury taxes, but
they have only 14 players on their roster, one below the NBA maximum.

One of the candidates for a spot was Jake Voskuhl, 33, who the Lakers believe
would be an active defender and rebounder despite career averages of 3.4
rebounds and 0.4 blocked shots a game. He played for five teams in a
nine-year career and did not play in the NBA last season.

There are few free-agent big men available, but Steven Hunter and Sean May
aren't on NBA rosters after spending last season with Memphis and Sacramento,
respectively. May was waived by New Jersey after sustaining a stress fracture
in his left foot before training camp.

The Lakers haven't been big users of short-term contracts, signing only two
players to 10-day deals in the last six seasons (DJ Mbenga and Ira Newble,
both in 2008).

Mbenga spent parts of three seasons with the Lakers before signing a one-year
contract with New Orleans during the off-season. He was averaging 0.3 points
and 1.6 rebounds in 8.5 minutes a game for the Hornets.

In the short term, Ratliff's absence would apparently mean more work for
rookie Derrick Caracter, but the second-round pick didn't even enter
Tuesday's game against Milwaukee. He is averaging 2.5 points and 1.4 rebounds
in 5.7 minutes a game.

Ratliff, 37, was averaging a meager 0.3 points and 1.6 rebounds in 8.3
minutes a game and felt continual soreness in his left knee. He had cartilage
removed Tuesday by team doctor Steve Lombardo.

Lamar Odom would be only a temporary option for the Lakers at center despite
playing the position for Team USA at the world championships two months ago.

"Yeah, that's a different type of basketball," Jackson said.

Odom played center briefly in two different quarters Tuesday against
Milwaukee, taking over when Pau Gasol checked out for a minute or two each
time.

Odom had been bothered by a bone bruise in his right foot and had 13 points,
seven rebounds and six assists in 36 minutes against Milwaukee.

"I guess it's just wear and tear of basketball," he said with a shrug. "Ice
it and play through the pain."

He has also been receiving electro-stim therapy on the foot.

"Might as well be proactive with it and take care of it as much as possible,"
he said.

Odom came up with a big play late in Tuesday's game, tipping in Kobe Bryant's
miss to give the Lakers a comfortable 114-104 lead with 1:44 to play.


http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers-fyi-20101117,0,4243829.story

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推 john7420:感謝推～～～～
→ richard1003:市場上剩下Dampier和Skinner吧
→ Spartan117:dampier到湖人！？
→ spko:Bynum最討厭的傢伙要來湖人？那他們會先在場下幹架吧....
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推 chancewen:感恩節回來?我不期待XD
推 benson:Bynum:要當湖人老大 要先學kobe 把敵人都找來當隊友
→ theowing:我不想在實況文推Damp for three....
推 spko:Kobe: "Anyone crazy enough to mess with me is crazy
→ spko:       enough to play with me."
推 oneword:真要找就找年輕的吧  蛋皮一直沒人簽應該是有問題
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→ john7420:37、38分鐘就夠多了，場場40+ 姊姊也要壞掉了....
→ benson:年輕好C這麼好找 那熱火還會像現在這樣嗎 墊檔的不要要求太
→ benson:多了 老闆肯再花錢找人 球迷應該阿彌佗佛
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推 spko:我個人是覺得熱火會像現在這樣是有檯面下不可顛覆的因素的...
→ spko:Magloire是Wade的人、大Z是LeBron的人、JA是Riley欽點的
→ spko:然後沒一個是適合現在王牌禁區球員Bosh的搭檔，囧....
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→ Rubymiddle:對於關係戶這種東西真的頗感冒 湖人對於實用性補強
→ benson:那也不是說找就找的到阿 明年就算有中產 除非油頭神功護體
→ Rubymiddle:還比較實際~
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→ Rubymiddle:Spk大講的是真的~ 我因為波許到熱火 卻無法接受佔著毛
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→ Rubymiddle:坑不拉屎的那種風氣 哀
→ benson:有身高 有中距離 速度雖慢也堪用 跟LBJ又有默契
→ Rubymiddle:大貓我真的不知道留著有甚麼用 連上場都不能上
推 Rubymiddle:大Z真的沒話說 但他年紀也大了一場頂不久 老貓就...
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推 BlueSatan:為什麼這個球季後我看到spko講熱火的事都覺得非常中肯!!
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→ spko:Bosh留在暴龍，十年後要進名人堂的機率是大於留在灰熊的Pau的
→ spko:所以我確實是滿不捨他現在打得這麼掙扎的....囧
推 Rubymiddle:淚推Spk大 波許真的沒那麼不堪 一樣捨不得
推 LABOYS:講好聽話你當然也覺得中肯
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