MWP will likely be amnestied...

[D-Rose]

‏@KevinDing 4m

Sweet a guy as he is, @MettaWorldPeace will be waived via amnesty by Lakers to save about $30 million, barring some late change.

[MisterAmazing]

a couple seconds behind but a valiant effort nonetheless :cheers:

[D-Rose]

a couple seconds behind but a valiant effort nonetheless :cheers:
:coleman:

Who's going to claim him off amnesty wire?

[Bibby4Three]

damn....Metta was just talking about meeting up with Houston in the WCF this year too.

[Lamar Doom]

thank f*ck. please be true. Ron, you did a great job while you were here but we sorely need fresh legs and your money. Good luck out there

[dbk123]

come to the heat!!!

[Levity]

Who are we gonna play at sf? Maybe we'll sign Daye :confusedshrug:

[OJ SIMPSON 2.0]

Why? Amnestying him don't put us under the cap. Who we gonna play at SF Ebanks? Don't do it Lakers.

[Twiens]

come to the heat!!!

He'd be your 12th man,if that.

[D-Rose]

Who are we gonna play at sf? Maybe we'll sign Daye :confusedshrug:
VladRad!

[OldSkoolball#52]

thank f*ck. please be true. Ron, you did a great job while you were here but we sorely need fresh legs and your money. Good luck out there


Nothin they can do with his money this year anyway.

Jim Buss is not a good business man. If he had more brains than heart hed amnesty Kobe. They wouldnt lose a dime in revenue. Theyre the Lakers, theyre bigger than Chuckbe. Chuckbe has always put himself before the team. Jim Buss puts Chuckbe before the team because hes afraid fans wont like him.


Makin costly, counterproductive, pu ssy decisions in order to feel popular and accepted and look cool... This guy must vote Democrat

[D-Rose]

Why? Amnestying him don't put us under the cap. Who we gonna play at SF Ebanks? Don't do it Lakers.
It's going to save $30 million dollars. Puts Lakers close to the luxury tax apron as well.

[oh the horror]

Nothin they can do with his money this year anyway.

Jim Buss is not a good business man. If he had more brains than heart hed amnesty Kobe. They wouldnt lose a dime in revenue. Theyre the Lakers, theyre bigger than Chuckbe. Chuckbe has always put himself before the team. Jim Buss puts Chuckbe before the team because hes afraid fans wont like him.


Makin costly, counterproductive, pu ssy decisions in order to feel popular and accepted and look cool... This guy must vote Democrat


That's the dumbest thing I've read today. Kudos.


You amnesty Kobe and people would burn down staples. Lol@ "they wouldn't lose revenue".


Stop

[bagelred]

We all know where he's gonna end up. :D Queensbridge!!!

[QuebecBaller]

Who are we gonna play at sf? Maybe we'll sign Daye :confusedshrug:

Odom will be back

[Levity]

Odom will be back

Odom at the 3?

Wiggins, were coming for ya!!!!

[chazzy]

hes afraid fans wont like him.

Makin costly, counterproductive, pu ssy decisions in order to feel popular and accepted and look cool...
Yeah, like choosing Brown over Shaw and D'antoni over Phil. Real popular and well received moves

[D-Rose]

Odom at the 3?

Wiggins, were coming for ya!!!!
Wiggins thing is beyond a pipe dream. Unless Lakers literally strip it all down, there are probably 10 teams who will surely have a worse record, with most trying as well.

[Levity]

Wiggins thing is beyond a pipe dream. Unless Lakers literally strip it all down, there are probably 10 teams who will surely have a worse record, with most trying as well.

sarcasm, my brother. at worst, lakers will be a 10th seed. So yea, being in the lottery wont do us too much justice.

[DuMa]

Lakers abandoning all sense of defense next year :bowdown:

[kennethgriffin]

kobe will flip his sh*t if they cut metta for no reason other than to save money. kobe wants metta on this team and says hes one of the only guys he can trust to give 100% effort every night. they won a title together and are good friends

lakers just got a free amnesty basically with howard leaving. that just shaved a ton off the books. they need metta this year. cut him next year if they want. but for now we need him

[D-Rose]

sarcasm, my brother. at worst, lakers will be a 10th seed. So yea, being in the lottery wont do us too much justice.
My bad, was referring more to those who think it's for real lol

[COnDEMnED]

I understand this move from a business point of view, but I will be sad to see him go. I like the fact he loves playing for the Lakers, and even though he did have more bad games than good, he gave his all every game. Thanks for your help in the playoffs Ron. I'm glad he got a ring. :cheers:

[Beatlezz]

Oh man.. I'm going to miss him. :(

[The Macho Man]

Kobe the only likable player left on the Lakers

[COnDEMnED]

Kobe the only likable player left on the Lakers
You don't like Pau? He always seemed like an intelligent, kind person to me. Very respectful in his interviews and always has something nice to say in his tweets.:confusedshrug:

[bluechox2]

<@MettaWorldPeace will be waived via amnesty by Lakers to save about $30 million, barring some late change.>

via Kevin Ding "Dong", Orange County Register reporter.

perfect backup for melo

[Haymaker]

kobe will flip his sh*t if they cut metta for no reason other than to save money. kobe wants metta on this team and says hes one of the only guys he can trust to give 100% effort every night. they won a title together and are good friends

lakers just got a free amnesty basically with howard leaving. that just shaved a ton off the books. they need metta this year. cut him next year if they want. but for now we need him

Yeah, just like he flipped when they got rid of Fisher :roll:

[Levity]

i dont know how open he'd be to the move, but the kings should put a bid in for him. Wouldnt be the worst idea in the world. I would pray his some what unstable personality wouldnt affect cousins, however.

[bluechox2]

Yeah, just like he flipped when they got rid of Fisher :roll:
:lol

[SpecialQue]

Fvck. I was hoping to make another thread about him losing weight next season. :mad:

[Rubio2Gasol]

sarcasm, my brother. at worst, lakers will be a 10th seed. So yea, being in the lottery wont do us too much justice.

Won't be so sure about that because

>Kobe will miss half the season, maybe more
>Nash in all likelihood will get injured at some point
>D Antoni will still be the coach.
>Teams in the West actually want to win....as in all except maybe the Jazz and the Suns.
>The teams in the East trying to out tank each other will inevitably win games against each other.

All in all Wiggins is highly unlikely but a decent pick is possible. :coleman:

[D-Rose]

Won't be so sure about that because

>Kobe will miss half the season, maybe more
>Nash in all likelihood will get injured at some point
>D Antoni will still be the coach.
>Teams in the West actually want to win....as in all except maybe the Jazz and the Suns.
>The teams in the East trying to out tank each other will inevitably win games against each other.

All in all Wiggins is highly unlikely but a decent pick is possible. :coleman:
If they keep Gasol and Nash, they're winning 35 games IMO. Kobe is not going to miss that much time as he's targeted himself.

Sooo many shitty teams are gunning for top spots next season.

[The Macho Man]

You don't like Pau? He always seemed like an intelligent, kind person to me. Very respectful in his interviews and always has something nice to say in his tweets.:confusedshrug:

He seems like a perfectly nice guy I just hate the passiveness he plays with 90 percent of the time.

I forgot about Nash though. Nash cool.

[crisoner]

Thanks Ron Artest for the your part on winning the title in 2010.

Thank you MWP for giving Harden that Elbow!!!

:rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:

[1~Gibson~1]

:coleman:

Who's going to claim him off amnesty wire?if he wasn't 1/2 crazy he'd fit on the Cavs depending on the contract.

[D-Rose]

@MettaWorldPeace 3m

Should I say it??? I just got the confirmation call...;((

poor guy :roll:

[daily]

poor guy :roll:Oranges are on sale at Whole foods, that was his confirmation call

[D-Rose]

Oranges are on sale at Whole foods, that was his confirmation call



@MettaWorldPeace 13m

Please whole foods!!! Put them juicy oranges on sale!!! Pleeasssseeee!!!!


:roll: :roll:

[Killbot]

It's because he lost to a 2 year old.

[went_worth]

poor guy :roll:

Metta will be Metta.:oldlol:


@MettaWorldPeace
Ok. My breaking news is my oranges that I love will not be on sale at whole foods. Worst day ever!!

[daily]

Teams can't announce amnesty players until the 10th btw

[LosBulls]

damn....Metta was just talking about meeting up with Houston in the WCF this year too.
Yeah, hes meeting up WITH them.

[Twiens]

So...

Kaman/Pau/minimum SF/Blake/Nash

[DuMa]

So...

Kaman/Pau/minimum SF/Blake/Nash

god i hope minimum SF is a white guy

[went_worth]

Looks like it's confirmed.


@kobebryant
No game 7 win without Metta! This is a tough day for laker nation #misspeace #newcbacasualty

[SpecialQue]

god i hope minimum SF is a white guy

This may be the funniest thing I've read here today. :lol

[QuebecBaller]

god i hope minimum SF is a white guy

http://ambasketball.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/adam-morrison1.jpg

[hawkfan]

Could see him landing with the Rockets after clearing waivers, since they could use a bench defender at 2,3,4.

Or he could end up with the Nyets.

[konex]

Kobe trying to keep Metta. The guy sucks but is there a better SF we can sign for cheap?


Kobe Bryant ‏@kobebryant 6m

Personally I'd keep Metta and make a run with the unit we have and just add a few pieces #keepthepeace #lakersstilldeciding

Sorry Kobe, I think we have to cut Metta and move your old ass to SF

[coin24]

Noooooo:cry: :(
Maybe he can play for the Knicks.

[Jacks3]

Kobe's hashtags. :lol

[d.bball.guy]

thank f*ck. please be true. Ron, you did a great job while you were here but we sorely need fresh legs and your money. Good luck out there
Pretty much. I'm gonna miss Metta :(

[QuebecBaller]

Kobe trying to keep Metta. The guy sucks but is there a better SF we can sign for cheap?



Sorry Kobe, I think we have to cut Metta and move your old ass to SF

Metta for Granger :D

Good SF for the Lakers

Good mentor for Paul George (for the defensive part)

[longtime lurker]

Sorry to see Metta go. Loved everything he did for the Lakers! Now Lakers need to sign some young legs. Give Austin Daye, Wesley Johnson, Corey Brewer and Nick Young a shot.

[The-Legend-24]

Nobody expects much from us this coming season, watch us get a top 3 seed in the west. :banana:

[MVBallin2K]

Dang, I was hoping along with Sasha and Odom, we'd work on getting Fisher back and reunite the whole gang.

In all seriousness, would be sad to see Metta go. It's already been said but while he never always played the best and had his issues, he takes pride in being a Laker. There were times even when everyone else was checking out of games that he would come through and bring that spirit and energy. For all the negatives you can say about him, lacking energy and spirit is something no one can dock him for. Especially coming back from his injury so quickly just to play and contribute.

I personally hope he stays. Saving 7-8 million is understandable but this has no bearing on the salary cap as far as I know, so it won't do anything different in terms of opening up space for younger legs. May as well keep Metta and a younger piece to back him up instead.

[HarryCallahan]

Kawhi needs a back-up....

Git er don RC Buford.

[hawkfan]

Rip Hamilton is available.

[longtime lurker]

Nobody expects much from us this coming season, watch us get a top 3 seed in the west. :banana:

Yup I'm sure we'll trick teams into thinking that we lack talent, defense or athleticism, then bam WCF

[Patrick Chewing]

Or he could end up with the Nyets.


Less money than the Knicks

[Magic 32]

http://www.drinkrealwater.com/jpgs/ariza/trevor-ariza.jpg

[ThyGreatOne]

I seen people asking about the SF position. I heard on ESPN LA today that the Lakers are thinking of moving Kobe to the SF if they in fact use the amnesty on World Peace.

[Flash31]

I seen people asking about the SF position. I heard on ESPN LA today that the Lakers are thinking of moving Kobe to the SF if they in fact use the amnesty on World Peace.


well the teams thatll be best in need of a rebounding,defensive sf

Back to Houston
NY,Mia,BRK,IND,SA or another LA team LAC

And for all those under the cap

DET,Sac,Mil,Atl

a det team of drummond,monroe,smith,mwp with rasheed as asiisstant coach is going to have a very strong defensive frontcourt
he could go back to Houston and Join DWIGHT

maybe make a resurgence in IND,most likely playing the PF spot

or could join his longtime teammate Battier in Mia

[Droid101]

a det team of drummond,monroe,smith,mwp with rasheed as asiisstant coach is going to have a very strong defensive frontcourt
he could go back to Houston and Join DWIGHT

:roll:

I would LOVE to see him get to Detroit somehow. :oldlol:

[chazzy]

Which teams can bid on him?

[tomtucker]

Yeah, hes meeting up WITH them.

so they can reminisce:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqbaez_metta-world-peace-levels-james-harden-with-elbow_sport#.Udw4vfnWOng

World Peace levels James Harden