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[Ninja Scooter]

Anyone good supposed to be in the next draft? I never trust draft picks.

I didn't see anyone that stood out. Maybe we should just let PHX have the pick this year. Then again guys tend to pop up out of nowhere sometimes over the course of the college season.

Might not matter. This team is going to be BAD. I said it last year too. People seem to have this strange idea that Kobe can somehow turn shit into gold. He's 36 years old. He can't do it. Even in his prime he struggled to carry shit rosters to the playoffs. This is a 30 win team. Fellow Laker fans, just enjoy watching Kobe's last couple of seasons and don't stress about the lack of W's.

 

[RockTurtle]

missed most of game, how's Lin Doing?

 

[shindoku21]

missed most of game, how's Lin Doing?

Sucky.

 

[mhs004]

RIP in peace Mila Kunis's career.

 

[jptrey06]

As a 20 year follower of the Lakers franchise..

1) McHale
2) Harden (respect his talent, hate his game)
3) Dwight ...even though I would have left LA too.
4) Your home announcers. GodDAMN I hate listening to those guys. I thought the two Clippers announcers were annoying.

Love the twin towers though. Sampson ya know.

This and Morey's cockiness. He's a really good GM but he's also cocky af. Mchale is a horrible coach. He's just being carried by his players.

 

[overcast]

Nice pass by Kobe there.

 

[CSX]

Sacre getting minutes is still blowing my mind guys Lol.

Feeling the choke by the rockets though

 

[cacophony]

This and Morey's cockiness. He's a really good GM but he's also cocky af. Mchale is a horrible coach. He's just being carried by his players.

examples of Morey being cocky?

hes more honest than cocky

 

[MPW]

I didn't see anyone that stood out. Maybe we should just let PHX have the pick this year. Then again guys tend to pop up out of nowhere sometimes over the course of the college season.

Might not matter. This team is going to be BAD. I said it last year too. People seem to have this strange idea that Kobe can somehow turn shit into gold. He's 36 years old. He can't do it. Even in his prime he struggled to carry shit rosters to the playoffs. This is a 30 win team. Fellow Laker fans, just enjoy watching Kobe's last couple of seasons and don't stress about the lack of W's.

this and look forward to 2016 free agency

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I do have to say, even though the Lakers suck and Kobe is currently down 6 rounds to 3 to Father Time, just to see how he looks physically, considering the mileage on his legs, the fact that he tore his achilles a year ago, is pretty damn remarkable. Especially considering where his contemporaries are. Steve Nash is broken in half. Allen Iverson is passed out somewhere in an Atlantic City card room. Tracy McGrady was washed up 5 years ago. Ray Allen is waiting for LeBron to call him to he can play half a season and Vince Carter is a bit player in Memphis. Just the fact that he looks the way he does out there, and is moving around how he is...Pretty amazing.

 

[lovely ladies]

McHale reminds me of Mattingly, they're mainly along for the ride and you just hope they don't shit it up.

 

[Xplatformer]

Lakers getting destroyed in the low post. Who knew?

 

[Xplatformer]

Lakers getting destroyed in the low post. Who knew?

I do have to say, even though the Lakers suck and Kobe is currently down 6 rounds to 3 to Father Time, just to see how he looks physically, considering the mileage on his legs, the fact that he tore his achilles a year ago, is pretty damn remarkable. Especially considering where his contemporaries are. Steve Nash is broken in half. Allen Iverson is passed out somewhere in an Atlantic City card room. Tracy McGrady was washed up 5 years ago. Ray Allen is waiting for LeBron to call him to he can play half a season and Vince Carter is a bit player in Memphis. Just the fact that he looks the way he does out there, and is moving around how he is...Pretty amazing.

Absolutely agree. It's unfortunate my favorite player in the modern era has to go out like this though.

 

[Fjordson]

I do have to say, even though the Lakers suck and Kobe is currently down 6 rounds to 3 to Father Time, just to see how he looks physically, considering the mileage on his legs, the fact that he tore his achilles a year ago, is pretty damn remarkable. Especially considering where his contemporaries are. Steve Nash is broken in half. Allen Iverson is passed out somewhere in an Atlantic City card room. Tracy McGrady was washed up 5 years ago. Ray Allen is waiting for LeBron to call him to he can play half a season and Vince Carter is a bit player in Memphis. Just the fact that he looks the way he does out there, and is moving around how he is...Pretty amazing.

Lmao @ Iverson.

You're right though. Kobe as an athlete is sort of remarkable.

 

[overcast]

TFW I'll have to see that buzzer beater in Portland for years :[

 

[bionic77]

I do have to say, even though the Lakers suck and Kobe is currently down 6 rounds to 3 to Father Time, just to see how he looks physically, considering the mileage on his legs, the fact that he tore his achilles a year ago, is pretty damn remarkable. Especially considering where his contemporaries are. Steve Nash is broken in half. Allen Iverson is passed out somewhere in an Atlantic City card room. Tracy McGrady was washed up 5 years ago. Ray Allen is waiting for LeBron to call him to he can play half a season and Vince Carter is a bit player in Memphis. Just the fact that he looks the way he does out there, and is moving around how he is...Pretty amazing.

I was thinking the same thing.

He is not the best player in the league or even in the conversation anymore but I am surprised how good he actually looks.

 

[brianjones]

lol go easy on iverson yo 😭

kobe has aged pretty gracefully

Father Time is undefeated but some people put up better fights..deep talk

 

[zychi]

So Lal are gonna try and outbid Dal for Rondo in Feb right?

 

[Pastry]

Are they really going to have like three concerts before the Cavs game Thursday?

 

[Ninja Scooter]

So Lal are gonna try and outbid Dal for Rondo in Feb right?

We have literally SHIT to trade. SHIT. No young pieces (other than Randle, and they aren't moving him for 3 months of Rondo in a tank season), no draft picks. Lakers won't be involved in many trade talks this season.

 

[Xplatformer]

TNT team clowning the Lakers.


This isn't on Kobe. He's doing what he can.

This is on the Bus children and Mitch. Someone cut off the head of the snake and this is what Laker fans are left with.

Sad.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

TNT team clowning the Lakers.


This isn't on Kobe. He's doing what he can.

This is on the Bus children and Mitch. Someone cut off the head of the snake and this is what Laker fans are left with.

Sad.

It's not on anyone. When dynasties end the next few years suck. This is just how things are. It was inevitably going to happen. It's happening to Boston right now too and nobody is talking about how their owners are incompetent.

 

[jptrey06]

examples of Morey being cocky?

hes more honest than cocky

TBH I'm just tired of reading about his "genius mind." Plus dissing parsons and the Mavs (tho it was really a horrible signing by the Mavs) in a "I'm-so-genius-and-you're-not" way really ticked me off and I'm not even a Mavs fan.

 

[CeramicDragon]

Damn it's gonna be a long season for lakers fans. I thought randle would be good? Gasol must be laughing

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Damn it's gonna be a long season for lakers fans. I thought randle would be good? Gasol must be laughing

Randle is good. Unfortunately we signed Boozer and Byron Scott will steal valuable development minutes from him.

 

[friskykillface]

It's not on anyone. When dynasties end the next few years suck. This is just how things are. It was inevitably going to happen. It's happening to Boston right now too and nobody is talking about how their owners are incompetent.

nobody wants to come to Boston for some reason, LA can't use that excuse so its worse for LA since that place has everything and cali life.

Ainge is an idiot though.

no more Lakers vs Celtics finals, i saw two at least in my lifetime

 

[zychi]

It's not on anyone. When dynasties end the next few years suck. This is just how things are. It was inevitably going to happen. It's happening to Boston right now too and nobody is talking about how their owners are incompetent.

Because Boston traded away the old men.

Lakers signed him to a ridiculous contract and begged Dwight to stay. Now they have swaggyp(who I like) and an old boozer,

 

[MonkeyKing]

It's not on anyone. When dynasties end the next few years suck. This is just how things are. It was inevitably going to happen. It's happening to Boston right now too and nobody is talking about how their owners are incompetent.

True. I know its inevitable but still its damn ugly to watch. Ugly to listen to, as well. I HATE when announcers just ramble and gossip...oh look theres a basketball game being played too.

I miss Chick so much.

 

[Jonm1010]

Randle is good. Unfortunately we signed Boozer and Byron Scott will steal valuable development minutes from him.

Yep. Have fun watching your youth rot.

 

[brianjones]

Because Boston traded away the old men.

Lakers signed him to a ridiculous contract and begged Dwight to stay. Now they have swaggyp(who I like) and an old boozer,

who does Boston have?

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Because Boston traded away the old men.

Lakers signed him to a ridiculous contract and begged Dwight to stay. Now they have swaggyp(who I like) and an old boozer,

They signed him to a contract that will run one more season. People act like they gave Kobe a 10 year deal. They would have been terrible these next 2 seasons with him or without him (just like Boston will). Kobe's deal and existence isn't holding up any rebuild.

 

[Jonm1010]

It's not on anyone. When dynasties end the next few years suck. This is just how things are. It was inevitably going to happen. It's happening to Boston right now too and nobody is talking about how their owners are incompetent.

Boston is actually doing things smart though. Stockpiling draft picks, not giving out big contracts, tanking. I have little hope the Lakers are gonna be relevant for a long, long time.

They signed him to a contract that will run one more season. People act like they gave Kobe a 10 year deal. They would have been terrible these next 2 seasons with him or without him (just like Boston will). Kobe's deal and existence isn't holding up any rebuild.

It is when you are fighting for ping pongs. Kobe is gonna pull off enough wins that will make you all at best a 3-6 drafting team for the next two years.

 

[Xplatformer]

It's not on anyone. When dynasties end the next few years suck. This is just how things are. It was inevitably going to happen. It's happening to Boston right now too and nobody is talking about how their owners are incompetent.

The Lakers have made a lot of moves since they got run out of the playoffs by the Mavericks.

None of the moves they've made to stay relevant have stuck (CP3, Dwight, Carmelo) and their coaching carousel has had no real direction whatsoever (Brown, Dantoni, Scott)...and they let the one person that could probably stave off insignificance (Phil) go to the other coast.

Over the past five years the ownership looks pretty damn incompetent to me. Where is the organization going over the next 5 years? Durant?...a top 5 draft pick? (those high draft picks have worked so well in Philly).

 

[overcast]

Rockets offense is garbage right now.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Boston is actually doing things smart though. Stockpiling draft picks, not giving out big contracts, tanking. I have little hope the Lakers are gonna be relevant for a long, long time.

I don't know. People said the same thing after Magic retired and Shaq was traded and it didn't take long for the Lakers to reload. Meanwhile Boston (and all those draft picks like Tione, Chauncey, Walter, Pierce) went about 20 years after Bird's peak years before fielding a relevant team again. It's the NBA. All you need is one big trade or signing and you are back in business.

 

[Incognito]

Just getting back from the Spurs game and I did my best to appear neutral and left the old Gary Payton jerseys at home, but only because they were celebrating the ring giveways and unveiling the championship banner. Anyway, game was good albeit sloppy (especially on Spurs side) and Boris Diaw, damn. Dude is like a runway train out there. Control yourself, fool.

Watched David Aldridge drop his phone on the hardwood and curse and shake his head at himself for doing so. :lol. Who hasn't done that? Anyway, here's some pics. We have seasons tickets, but I don't know if I can make all 41 games, shit is time consuming!

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Over the past five years the ownership looks pretty damn incompetent to me. Where is the organization going over the next 5 years? Durant?...a top 5 draft pick? (those high draft picks have worked so well in Philly).

It's hard to say. The league can be unpredicable. Nobody would have thought Chris Paul would wind up with the Clippers. Nobody would have pegged Kevin Love for Cleveland. You just have to keep your options open for those types of moves sometimes.

 

[tm24]

That is a great pic of that dirk fadeaway

 

[iamblades]

AD's rise to becoming a beast has happened so fast. like 5 years to go from a so so point guard being recruited by lower tier Div 1 teams to the likely future best player in the game.

If he keeps growing and learning, it's hard to even imagine where he will end up.

 

[perfectchaos007]

I have a feeling the Rockets will go through long scoring droughts in every game this season

 

[overcast]

Brutal to watch. As usual, no ball movement.

 

[Jonm1010]

I don't know. People said the same thing after Magic retired and Shaq was traded and it didn't take long for the Lakers to reload. Meanwhile Boston (and all those draft picks like Tione, Chauncey, Walter, Pierce) went about 20 years after Bird's peak years before fielding a relevant team again. It's the NBA. All you need is one big trade or signing and you are back in business.

But that was when you had competent people running things and Kobe was in his prime. KD isn't walking through that door.

 

[DMczaf]

Kobe having his Wizards seasons with the Lakers is sad. Trade him now, let him continue the legacy of stars finishing up washed up on another franchise.

Send him to Detroit.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

But that was when you had competent people running things and Kobe was in his prime. KD isn't walking through that door.

Please. Mitch and Jerry Buss were raked over the coals when Shaq was traded and the Lakers proceeded to turn into a lottery team. Not to mention the subsequent drafting of some unknown chubby high school player. They all of a sudden became geniuses when Pau Gasol miraculously became available. That's the way this shit works. People seem to have short memories.

 

[Jonm1010]

AD's rise to becoming a beast has happened so fast. like 5 years to go from a so so point guard being recruited by lower tier Div 1 teams to the likely future best player in the game.

If he keeps growing and learning, it's hard to even imagine where he will end up.

Whats crazy is he possibly could of had a 30/20/10 game tonight if Monty didn't pull him with 4 minutes left. And frankly he didn't even really start doing much until the middle of the second quarter.

 

[Jonm1010]

Please. Mitch and Jerry Buss were raked over the coals when Shaq was traded and the Lakers proceeded to turn into a lottery team. Not to mention the subsequent drafting of some unknown chubby high school player. They all of a sudden became geniuses when Pau Gasol miraculously became available. That's the way this shit works. People seem to have short memories.

That doesn't change the fact that you all had competent ownership running things and kobe in his prime. Compare that to now. Who in your organization gives you confidence that they will rebuild your roster into something worth a damn and get a coach that will steer it? Mitch seems to have lost it, Byron Scott isn't gonna develop shit and the Buss kids are a joke.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

That doesn't change the fact that you all had competent people running things. Compare that to now. Who in your organization gives you confidence that they will rebuild your roster into something worth a damn and get a coach that will steer it?

The same damn GM that put together the last championship team. The same damn owner who was blamed at the time for the Bynum signing. What are you talking about?

 

[Jonm1010]

The same damn GM that put together the last championship team. The same damn owner who was blamed at the time for the Bynum signing. What are you talking about?

People lose it over time. Mitch hasn't made competent decisions in a while. The Buss kids are running the franchise into the ground.

When I look around the league and think of competent front offices and ownership the Lakers are quickly moving down that list.



EDIT: I mean seriously, give me some recent decisions that your team has made that give you confidence in the future prospects of your team?

 

[Xplatformer]

The same damn GM that put together the last championship team. The same damn owner who was blamed at the time for the Bynum signing. What are you talking about?

Ok.

You're right. Laker fans should expect periods of Sedale Threat, Nick the Quick, Eldon Campbell and Vlade Divac as the stars of the team. I get that.

I guess watching so many years of winning basketball has made me forget that it doesn't last.

I'm just a lot less optimistic now than I've ever been as a follower of the franchise.

 

[fertygo]

Wow Mike Tyson Mysteries ads even showed at Staples lol.