I think he should retire or take a year off to tend to his family issues and film the kardashian tv shows since they will work around his schedule. I really don't think that he can excel at both professions at this time.
the KHLOE KARDASHIAN & LAMAR ODOM thread!
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I like Khloe's IRO jacket.
She seems to actually pay attention to the game which is great. I like that she supports him and actually pays attention to what's going on.
She seems to actually pay attention to the game which is great. I like that she supports him and actually pays attention to what's going on.
Lmao @ Kobe saying none of your business what I said to him. Kobe is always dry , sarcastic and right to the point with his. Lmao.
What does the Emo mean. ?
Lamar looks like a damn fool with the klowndashians. A mess.
His buddy Jamie has been his friend for almost 20 years.
What does the Emo mean. ?
Lamar looks like a damn fool with the klowndashians. A mess.
His buddy Jamie has been his friend for almost 20 years.
^ I always forget that he and Jamie have known each other for so long. I wonder what he thinks Lamar's issue really is and how he feels about everything.
They corrected it for her -- that was nice of them to make her seem more intelligent.This is actually a good read. Pretty much detailing what Kobe brought up.
Booing Lamar Odom Isn't Helping Anyone
Timpchisholm Mar 22, 2012
“That’s just stupidity.”
- Kobe Bryant
“This crowd needs to figure out who they are rooting for! Let’s go Mavs!!!!”
- Khloe Kardashian
Those are just two of the most pointed reactions to Lamar Odom getting booed at home at the American Airlines Centre in Dallas last night. Bryant, Odom’s former teammate in Los Angeles and his opponent during last night’s game, was incredulous at the treatment Odom was getting. Kardashian, Odom’s wife, tweeted out multiple pleas for the fans to send out positive encouragement rather than raining spite down on her husband. It was all for naught, though, as Odom struggled through yet another ineffective game with the Mavericks and fans grew increasingly frustrated with their high-priced dud.
The thought of booing Odom, though, just feels sort of...wrong. Odom is a notorious hard nut to crack as a basketball player. He has just about every skill you could ask for from a player, but he doesn’t do any one thing well enough to define his game. In truth, his game has historically been defined by its indefinability. When he’s at his best, like he was last season with the Lakers, he can be plugged in to any role, from rebounding big man to point forward to three-point shooter, and succeed. When he’s less than his best, though, he’s as frustrating as any player in the league. That’s because you know that the talent is there and for some reason its lying dormant - which is something no sports fan alive can stomach. Fans hate nothing more than a player performing at less than his best, and when Odom isn’t at his best (and this year he is definitely not at his best) he can be downright bad.
Part of the problem is that the Mavericks have no use for a player like Odom. Rick Carlisle’s Mavs have assembled specialists around Dirk Nowitzki. Lamar Odom is not a specialist, he’s a do-it-all type. The problem is that the Mavs are so well constructed that there is no hole in the roster for him to fill. He comes into games and there is literally nothing for him to do. Well, that’s not exactly true - there is plenty that the club would like him to do - they want to box him into a role and that’s not something Odom has ever thrived at.
Part of the problem, funnily enough, was how easily the Mavs got Odom. They basically had a completed roster for the season and got Odom for free by absorbing him into the trade exception created by the sign-and-trade of Tyson Chandler to New York. Odom was free money. They didn’t need him. They didn’t seek him out. They didn’t sacrifice assets for him that created a natural role for him when he arrived. He just sort of got shoved into a machine that worked without him and no one seems to quite know how to make any use of him. He’s like an extra pair of hands that just gets in they way. Obviously as a GM you don’t turn down a free kick at the Odom can, he was the Sixth Man of the Year for Pete’s sake, but perhaps taking a pass on this one is a decision the club now wishes they made since they have been unable to successfully wedge him into their system or attack.
This is why it seems sort of unfair to boo Odom for his poor season. As much as he’s not figuring out a way to be more effective, the team looks like they have no idea what to do with him. Combine the team’s uncertainty with Odom’s traditional laconic carriage and you have a recipe for fan discontent and, inevitably, booing. This will likely be Odom’s lone year in Dallas (he can be bought out for $2.4-million this summer) and so this story will probably have a rather abrupt and inauspicious end, but hopefully between now and then the fans and Dallas realize that their team’s problems extend beyond just Odom and burying him alone in their dissatisfaction is unfair to the man who has no reason for being there in the first place.
I wish I had people covering for me like that.
I wanna know when booing a player became taboo. Lamar is not the 1st or last player to feel the wrath of upset fans. He gets paid good money to perform, yet he doesn't. I'm sure those fans don't care if he doesn't handle criticism well. So, basically this writer wants fans to handle him with kid gloves? GTFOHWTBS.
LMAO! ok so if the fans dont like what they see they're supposed to cheer anyway?. sorry lam lam that luxury only extends to franchise players who have dedicated their entire career to the team or who always have their head in the game and give it 110%. He isnt doing this for fun, basketball is his job and there are expectations that need to be met consistently...life sucks at one point or another for almost everyone but they still have to get up, go to work, and try to do it well and they dont get coddled by their superiors or receive fame and fortune either. I always said his biggest problem basketball wise was inconsistency and a lack of mental fortitude which makes him risky despite his capacity for flashes of brilliance.... and of course the older you get as an athlete the smarter you have to play since you can no longer rely on brute strength or speed like you did at 19 or 20
And no, he does not give the team "athleticism, shot-creating and play-making off the bench".
He was firing off at the Laker organization calling them disloyal and arguing with Laker fans when it first went down. He has a K&L as his wall paper on twitter. He tweets about the show on his episodes. He's getting his acting on in LA.
Lamar's skill are not even close to being utilize in Dallas and they wont be since there is no need for him there. He is not even playing his position. Cuban lost SF Butler and tries to make Lamar a SF but he is just not cutting it. He should have never been traded to Dallas to begin with, a team like Chicago would have been a much better fit as he would share PF minutes with Boozer.
This is the one thing I dont get with Dallas fans. Lamar plays only 24 minutes of a game and at least 4 minutes are just garbage minutes, he doesnt make or break the game. Yet, he is responsible for all their losses. When Lamar wasnt in the line up, they loss 4 straight games with their big 3: Dirk, Jet and Marion.
They need to understand that Cuban already gave up on successfully defending their title when he didnt resign Butler and Chandler plus Barea because he is eyeing signing a franchise player will Deron to be the mavs future once Dirk retires.
A hot mess for sure. This has not helped his cause. I knew he was going to play poorly the minute Khloe's tweet was posted on here about Kris J coming to Dallas. They are probably filming the Kardashian latest season and of course Lamar has to participate in their silliness. When you are making only 9 out of 40 shots, your time should be spent on the court getting it together and not filming dumb reality show with your evil mother in law and less than attractive wife.
He has to learn to make better choices, much more talented players have gone in the NBA because of stupidity (Iverson, Marburry, Arenas,etc..)
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