RASHEED WALLACE ... Definite Maybe.

there have been reports saying Rasheed Wallace is planning on coming out of retirement and joining a struggling Lakers squad.  which would be all fine a dandy if he were gonna play backup to Pau Gasol but one has to wonder why they are signing another big man when we need a PG!  the speculation is that the Lakers are planning on moving Pau Gasol to get a quality point guard.


as an avid Laker fan I have to wonder WHAT THE HECK THEY ARE THINKING?  


Rasheed is a 37 year old retiree and hasn't played a minute since game 7 of the 2010 finals.  they say he is in great shape but I'm not too sure who "they" are and whether I trust whatever "they" have to say.  


it would be one thing getting this Rasheed:

or even this Rasheed:

even this Rasheed played well behind Kevin Garnett:

but who knows what Rasheed will look like as a 37 year old coming out of retirement.  


I would absolutely love to have Rasheed Wallace as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers but as a back up to Pau Gasol.  if they trade Gasol and ask Sheed to to the heavy lifting at PF, I don't see how that's gonna work out.  are they gonna start Josh McRoberts or Troy Murphy?  I just don't know what they are thinking.


Jim Buss is destroying the Lakers and only one thing can save him .... if he can pull a big name.  but I DO NOT see that happening.  Jim is not Jerry.  Mitch is being relegated to press conferences and answering phones while Jim is trying to make the Lakers "his" team but I don't trust his decision making.  he didn't go for Chauncey Billups.  he didn't go for Baron Davis.  he didn't go for Nate Robinson.  he did trade for Chris Paul so I gotta give him props for that but there were others out there that he didn't pursue.


the Laker front office looks like it's in shambles and doesn't look like it'll get any better until it gets much, much worse.  we the Laker faithful can only sit, pray and hope for the best sooner than later.




hey Jim or Mitch ... I got an idea.  keep Pau, keep Sheed release Luke or Kapono and try to get Aaron Brooks.  what do you think?