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"It is a little different at power forward [because] you're parked under the basket and the ball seems to find you, " Odom said.

Jackson, who said Odom appeared to be playing a game of curling in an exhibition last week, continued to prod Odom before the game.

But I also have to make a wise business decision according to my family and what needs to be done to keep or to start an Odom tradition.

The common opinion seems to be that the Lakers made Odom an offer that was far above market value, and he turned it down.

When he didn't - when the Lakers decided against giving him a contract extension by Friday's deadline - Odom shrugged and went back to work.

Part of that is just his nature, Odom said; the other part is his affection for the city and the Lakers' organization.

Bryant did not talk to reporters after the game, but others talked about him, and about Odom, the unquestioned star of the game.

Odom to see such attitude, the reporters will also be a challenging topic decided just to throw the Phil - Jackson.

But then there's idiocy, like the beginning of last season when fans and journalists insisted on calling Odom the fourth best Laker.

While Odom was no doubt focusing on his own performance, he wasn't the only Laker who didn't show up in Game 3.

After practice today, Odom seemed to be taking the suspension in stride, reaffirming that he did not intentionally try to harm Allen.

"It would be stupid of me to kind of even fool with that, " Odom said.

After initially bristling at the idea of coming off the bench in a contract year, Lamar Odom seems to have warmed to the role.

Gasol was just thankful Odom recently had a manicure, saving him from incurring potential scratches on his eyeball.

Synopsis : The defending conference champs seem to be in good shape with a healthy Kobe and Bynum. But will they make a move with Odom?

Some of Odom's closest associates said he was unhappy about coming off the bench, despite Sunday's declaration he was fine with it.

Bryant and Jackson believe Odom is fundamentally more comfortable not trying to be Bryant's main co-star.

But what to do with Lamar Odom? The Lakers'in-house opinion of him swayed throughout the season.

Reporting from Minneapolis -- Lamar Odom stared at his left leg before Sunday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

They know they have no answer for Odom, who licks his chops every time he sees Oberto or Thomas chasing him out on the perimeter.

Odom has been a dependable rebounder since the Shaquille O'Neal trade, but his scoring has been inconsistent.

When Odom starts, he is just as comfortable playing with the rotation players when they come in as he is playing with the other starters.

But as a 6'10 forward Odom should utilize his quickness in and around the key to beat defenders either with his shot or off the dribble.

The chat included "zero" discussion, according to Bryant, about how the Lakers might be able to bring Trevor Ariza and Lamar Odom back.

Lamar Odom was not selected to be a captain, although Jackson said not to read too much into it.

Odom has a new role, something he has warmed up to after initially disliking the concept of being the sixth man.

"Just dinner, " said Odom, as he continued to fix his tie.

At Seattle, Michael would have made sure Odom was far more than a spectator. Kobe needs Odom. But don't try to tell him that.

Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza are in the final year of their contracts, and Kobe Bryant can opt out of his contract next summer.

Odom spent a great deal of the night attacking the basket, which is something he needs to do night in and night out.

"I've seen him [play] injured and sick, " forward Lamar Odom said. "You know how he loves to compete. "

Small forward is the most crowded spot, with Odom's shift putting him in the mix with Ariza, and Luke Walton.

Fast-forward to Sunday, and Odom, like the rest of the Lakers, couldn't pinpoint why they've been so ragged at the Rose Garden.

Early in the game, there was a series of touch passes from Walton to Odom to a cutting Gasol for a layup.

Odom, who was a free agent this year, wanted to explore his options outside of LA and was quickly disowned by the Lakers' GM Jerry Buss.

I still believe in Odom and Blake as a great secondary. However, I can't argue that Alston, Miller, and Jones can provide off the bench.

And for all the jokes we make about his unsettling dietary habits, Odom has a set of gifts that few others can boast.

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After Saturday's morning practice, Odom sauntered up to Jackson and asked if players could skip the night practice.

The best big man the Jazz have is Paul Millsap, and he comes off the bench and will lose the quickness battle with Lamar Odom.

Lamar Odom comes off a horrific summer in which his infant son died, strangled accidentally in his own bed.

"When you get offensive rebounds, it shows that you are playing physical and you're in control of the ball a lot, " Odom said.

"Great execution in that third quarter, " Odom said. "We moved the ball, got easy buckets, got everybody involved. "

"I feel young, but I guess because of mileage and time on the court that I'm a little older, " Odom said.

Working in Odom's favor is his versatility. The Lakers lengthy front court may be prove to be wholly unique and powerful this coming season.

While a number of options are sure to come up throughout the season, the financial implications of trading Odom could be prohibitive .

Bynum was hurt when he came down on teammate Lamar Odom's left foot after reaching back for a rebound with 8: 52 left in the third quarter.

With the Rockets' defense keying on Bryant, Pau Gasol, Odom and perhaps even Bynum, Ariza may find himself open in this series as well.

"I wanted to get strong, get ready for this run, get my mind ready to attack the rim and go to the free-throw line, " Odom said.

Odom handles the ball like a guard and will play on the perimeter.

As long as the Rox keep Lamar Odom and Luke Walton down defensively and never drop their intensity, I have good feelings about this game.

while trades were being made , there was rumor that odom and walton would be traded for someone like jason kidd.

Odom had nine rebounds, giving him 129 over his last nine games in the best rebounding stretch of his career.

Lamar Odom warned Fish that if he was in Miami, he would most likely end up on the E!

During pregame introductions, Odom stood in line with the reserves as the starters were called onto the court.

Sometimes I wonder how good Lamar Odom could really be if he ever found any level of consistency to go along with his wide array of skills.

"No, it's never been that much, where I'm getting a rush, " Odom said.

"Head up, chin out, " Odom said, while describing the proper technique necessary to make a tackle.

Los Angeles Lakers They should be better with a healthy Andrew Bynum, but can Odom defend at small forward?

Lamar Odom has proven his worth as a starter and more importantly as an NBA Playoff starter. Andrew Bynum has not.

After you ball for a whole decade in the League, your full career starts to congeal and Odom has basically cemented a rep.

Odom doesn't have to carry the team. But he must play better, especially as a rebounder.

Last week, a doctor and Lakers fan wrote an essay linking Odom's sweet tooth to his "erratic" and sometimes lethargic play.

Buss took his offer from the table and let Odom go to what appeared to be the Miami Heat.

Lamar Odom has an upper respiratory and could use a few days of rest.

So, Odom said, he's not worried about being the sixth man.

Odom pointed out that the injury to his right knee in two seasons ago.

The Heat get Lamar Odom, who, when he shows up, is a very good player who can provide the third scoring option.

Jeanie Buss supposedly insists that Odom is safe, but the Busses are moving through another summer of discontent, looking for an answer.

Odom resumed his role when the Lakers played the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night in an exhibition game at the Honda Center.

Even without Bynum, Pau Gasol is versatile enough to slide to the center position while Odom takes care of power forward duties.

"None, " Odom said proudly. "One of my best friends is a dentist. "

Against the Clippers Wednesday, Bynum tied his career high with 17 rebounds before he was pulled in the closing minutes for Odom.

"My heart's still pumping, that adrenaline is still running, " Lamar Odom said later.

The goal tend call on Lamar Odom with under a minute left was incorrect.

They did lose Ariza, but by re-signing Odom they should be better than last season.

The Lakers could also risk losing Odom and getting nothing in return if he goes to another team.

As for whether the Lakers have offered Lamar Odom, that hasn't officially happened but I'm told he is absolutely available.

"Brought me out of my seat, " said Lamar Odom, speaking for all of Los Angeles.

The first chance he got at the next timeout, Bryant was out there near midcourt to get the first disparaging word into Odom's ear.

Odom has increased his aggressiveness with drives to the basket but has also worked on his finesse game.

" Zen master jokingly said: " I do not know, because I have never before seen Odom had enterprise.

Odom could have realized the same kind of long-term security Bynum did Thursday afternoon.

A faulty rotation by Gasol and Odom led to a put-back by Chandler.

As a side note, if the Lakers do deal Odom, they should ship off Kwame Brown too, because. . .

Bynum would play center, with Gasol shifting to power forward from center and Odom moving to small forward from power forward.

"He's one of those players you don't really want to make mad, " Lamar Odom said.

Luke Walton struggled after being dropped to the second unit to make room for Odom's insertion into the starting lineup.

Lamar Odom is leaning towards accepting an offer from the Heat, according to Yahoo! Sports.

Kobe, Gasol and Odom are all going to have to have strong games tonight against the Kings so they can clinch the #2 seed.

Kobe, Gasol and Odom are all going to have to have strong games tonight against the Kings so they can clinch the #2 seed.

Bryant and Gasol, who were coming off playing in the Beijing Olympics, and Fisher and Odom missed a combined total of six games.

Odom received one first-place vote, six second-place votes and two third-place votes for a total of 25 points.

Although the team will certainly miss his all-around play, Kobe said that he appreciated Odom's tenacity and toughness on the floor.

Phil Jackson then says Odom may end up coming off the bench this season.

Odom and Ariza can't negotiate new deals until July 1, but neither seemed concerned about his future when they talked Friday after practice.

But if he isn't perfectly suited for the triangle offense, at 6-10, Odom remains the most diversely talented player in the game.

Odom laughed when he realized he had mixed his metaphors.

Odom will not play in tonight's game in Oakland against the Golden State Warriors, and his status beyond that is listed as day-to-day.

Like Odom, Love can go inside and out, although Love is the better outside shooter.

Hopefully, this year we'll alter our expectations and begin appreciating Lamar Odom for what he is.

Take into consideration that Odom has already sacrificed, for this team.

With the starters logging heavy minutes, Odom didn't see many of those "opportunities" in Sunday's playoff opener against Oklahoma City.

Maybe Odom will be back in the starting lineup by then.

Jackson said if Odom as the sixth team to the Lakers will be of great help.

And Lamar Odom continued his uneven role of flashing greatness then disappearing.

"That's a play for the crowd, to get them in it, " Odom said.

Lamar Odom, still adjusting to his new role as a reserve, had 10 points in 19 minutes.

In the meantime, Odom's shift to reserve status was not necessarily permanent.

More recently, Jackson begins to play nice but does not let on about whether Odom will be a starter.

"That was like my alter-ago talking, " Odom said of last month's outburst.

Odom has become notorious for trampling over defenders in the key and often getting called for the charge.

It gave Bryant more options and opened an entirely new pathway for Odom to play the best ball of his career.

One advantage the Lakers have with Odom at small forward is his offensive rebounding.

Odom will not play Tuesday in the Lakers'next game against New Orleans.

For instance, in order to improve the play of the second unit, Jackson has asked sixth man Lamar Odom to take a greater leadership role.

Gasol and Lamar Odom picked up the slack for Bryant, scoring 22 and 19 points, respectively.

Meanwhile, pushed by Bynum and Jiasuoer to backless stool mat's on Odom looks like also gradually adapted own new role.

I'm in horrible shape, ' Odom said after Team USA's first day of training camp here Tuesday.

Odom's first shot was a three-pointer that he missed.

There are multiple possible destinations, for Odom and for Ariza.

That would pave the way for newlywed Odom to start in his place.

Lamar Odom and Ronny Turiaf were aggressive, and Luke wasn't messing up too bad.

"Maybe I need to get hit in the head more, " Odom said a day later.

"It feels good, " Odom said, repeating it two more times for emphasis.

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Just the same, Odom promised to go with the flow.

All patients were clinically evaluated by Odom-criteria after surgery and after 3 months.

Together, as some super player, they don't replace what Odom brings.

Maybe Turiaf and Walton and Odom return healthy in the coming weeks.

Now, if they said, T-Mac for Odom, would you do it? That is a more reasonable trade from LA's point of view.

What's more, Odom's illness could have run its course.

But it appears they don't have any interest in Odom, and he doesn't appear to have interest in Portland.

Can Lamar Odom be a primary ball handler?

Odom likes to share and support rather than push and prod.

Odom's a component, but he's not a star. As that team has already shown, if they lose someone, they'll find someone else.

Gasol doing good tonight, of course, Lamar Odom's performance is also good, you can see this, and they gave me a very big help.

Lamar Odom hopes to remain draped in purple and gold for a long time.

"They are playing extremely well, " Odom said. "They have a lot of momentum. It's going to be fun. "

Lamar Odom, with the superstar skills who willingly accepted a sixth man role, had 17 points and 10 boards.

First, the rescinding of Odom's contract.

Just the same, Odom will be ready in case he ever has to return to the starting lineup.

By the second week of next season, just like Hedo Turkoglu, Lamar Odom(notes) will be 30.

Regardless, the chunk of the minutes will go to two of the league's most overrated players in Kirilenko and Odom.

Kobe Bryant needed Pau Gasol and Trevor Ariza and Lamar Odom to win it all. He can't win by himself, so he's not elite.

Well, at least offensively he did. As far as Rashard Lewis' 34 points on 12-of-21 shooting? Odom doesn't exactly have an alibi.

Odom threw his teammate in the garbage.

We know now it doesn ' t really matter where you slot Odom. He'll eventually find a way to make it work.

The 6-foot-9 guard from China figures to play more often with Walton, Farmar and Odom out of the lineup.

"It's always wild up there, " Odom said.

"I think it speeds up our game probably in the open court, " Jackson said of Odom's return.

"It's a beautiful thing when we are all on the same page, " Odom said. "A beautiful thing. "

"We've been in this situation before with the last series in Utah, " said forward Lamar Odom.

Over his last four games Odom is averaging nearly 20 points and 15 rebounds, blowing away his season totals of 10 and 7.

Odom is in the last year of a contract that will pay him $14. 6 million this season.

Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza had 20 and 17 apiece, and the Lakers made all 24 of their free throws.

Everyone doesn't, which is why people who eat as much candy as Odom have a lot of hardware in their mouth.

Odom, Chris Mihm and Andrew Bynum each had 10 rebounds.

Odom (16 points, 12 rebounds) made both free throws for a 112-106 lead.

Odom began that quarter with just 4 points and didn't score again until the Celtics had gone ahead 71-64.

A three-point play by Odom with 6: 19 remaining gave the Lakers a 97-91 lead.