deanwoof

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maurice evans and brian cook for ariza? brian cook?? evans can score in bunches. cook can... shoot 3's i guess?

brian cook? really?

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seifer0406

Didn't understand this one. Don't you guys have Pat Garrity already who basically does the same thing?

Flash is the Future

I see what they were trying to do. SVG wants shooters, and Ariza doesn't meet that requirement. Lakers win the talent battle, but I think Cook could be a good fit next to Howard. Evans is also a very solid SG (Magic definitely need a backup). Not a bad move for Orlando (though if Ariza reaches his potential it will be).

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Cook should due well with Howard in the middle drawing the double teams. All he has to do is spot up and shoot. Which is all he does do. Evans will be missed of course. Hustle player with a lot of heart and a hell of an athlete as well.

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damn! i wish ariza was traded to toronto. i'm gonna have to visit the lakers board now

tho mo evans can do most of the things trevor can do.. he isn't a bad pickup.. the deal is almost equal to me.

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but cook can play some defense (not great... but at least hold his own).

i bet they start using garrity in the rotation where ariza was getting minutes. smart trade IMO. nothing to run home about... but improves our depth drastically.

problem now is we only have 2 size types on our team... short and tall... no 6'6", 6'7", or 6'8" tweeners that would be better suited to defend guys like T-Mac, VC, Bron... etc.

edit: nevermind about the defense... let's just consider them both horrible then.

KillWill

good trade for both teams.

the magic have a logjam at the small, and need to surround howard w/ shooters. guys, cook can flat shoot the lights out, but he's a terrible defender and rebounder, and isn't very athletic at all. and he pouts. evans is hot/cold. one night he can't make a mistake (shut-down d, scoring in bunches), the next two he can't find a rhythm and becomes a foul machine. i think here in lakersland we will miss mo the most.

the lakers needed athleticism and extra wing defense. ariza makes mo redundent, and we all just hate brian cook around here (especially kobe bryant).

see you in december.

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DaRizzle

Lets get this straight right now...Cook CAN NOT play D

billfindlay10

I think this is a good move for the Magic......Lakers move two for one....maybe making room for a Kobe trade?

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KennethTo

Let me know when Cook's defense of any form shows up for you

Mo is good and will be missed as a backup but cook is like a taller adam morrison w/ less talent

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Basel57

You guys did good with getting Evans, but I'm not so sure about Cook. Even though I've hated on Cook for a while now, I'm going to be rooting for both these guys in Orlando, especially Evans. I feel bad for him. He just can't stay with one team.

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Wilt_The_Stilt

You guys got two black holes who aren't interested in playing defense. But they can both hit from the outside and have reasonable contracts.

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seifer0406

yeah, my initial reaction was that Orlando got the better end of the trade, but only by a tiny bit. Maurice Evans is a nice player. Can shoot the outside jumper, and isn't afraid to go inside and mix it up. When I read the trade it said that Magic is trying to fill Tony Battie's absence with Brian Cook, which was hilarious considering Cook and Battie are completely different players. Good thing you guys signed Adonal Foyle, he can hold it down low while Cook stays on the perimeter during 2nd unit time.

Does Ariza have an attitude problem of some sort? Perhaps unhappy with his playing time under Van Gundy? It just seems a bit odd that the team would make a trade right when the Magic is on a winning streak.

KennethTo

Thought of a better comparison for Brian Cook. He's like Antoine Walker right now, except he doesn't pass as well and attempts more 3's, when given the ball; additionally, he plays worse defense.

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