The Official Los Angeles Lakers Thread

[HaloMilliVanilli]

^^^^Nailed it.

[Angel Oracle]

Still looking good to protect that first round pick (Bottom five finish)

[xboom28x]

Like it or not, Kobe is still putting butts in the seats. If he wasn't there, Staples would be a ghost town unless the Lakers were playing the Clippers.

[tennischmp]

Worried about the game tonight. The Wolves might be worse than the Lakers

[nate]

They are paying $24 million a season to one of their own, who also happens to be one of the top ten players of all time. Plus they wanted to be able to say they had him for twenty years, it would be the first time an NBA player played 20 years with one team I believe.

If the Angels need to pay a premium to have Trout play his final years in an Angel uniform I hope they do it.

 

They can also say they are one of the three worst teams in the league.  Last I checked the purpose of being a professional basketball team is to win.  Not to cheer the fact that they have an over the hill over paid former super star that they managed to keep for 20 years.

[Stradling]

Yep, lets see how you feel about that when Trout is reaching his golden years. If Trout continues to play at this level, then both he and Kobe will end up being top ten to play in their respective sports. Just curious, who is your favorite Laker of all time?

[HaloMilliVanilli]

They can also say they are one of the three worst teams in the league.  Last I checked the purpose of being a professional basketball team is to win.  Not to cheer the fact that they have an over the hill over paid former super star that they managed to keep for 20 years.

This happens to every franchise and usually lasts a while longer than the Lakers will have to endure.  Kobe could've signed for $10 million per season and left some additional cap space, but who would've come for that money?  The Lakers are showing class, respect and loyalty to one of the leagues all-time greats.  That says a ton to future free-agents in my opinion.

[nate]

Yep, lets see how you feel about that when Trout is reaching his golden years. If Trout continues to play at this level, then both he and Kobe will end up being top ten to play in their respective sports. Just curious, who is your favorite Laker of all time?

 

I seriously hope that the Angels would not extend Trout if he is past his prime and it hurts the team financially.

 

In baseball it works differently, without a cap, most of these players receive contracts that go way beyond their prime.

 

In basketball, smart business allows you to sign players for less or completely pass on them when they are past their prime.

[m0nkey]

I was at the game tonight. Zach Lavine is too good

[HaloMilliVanilli]

Tank stalled tonight with a rare Lakers "W".  Kobe with the triple-double and his 6,000th career assist.  Pretty good for a guy everyone says doesn't pass.  Interesting that if he got roughly 600 assists over the next two seasons (approx. 4.3 avg. per game), he would sit inside the top-20 in assists all-time.

[DW711]

Kobe with a triple double.

 

Jeremy Lin is actually having a decent year.

[Hollyw00d]

have you ever watched him play?

 

he isn't good

[tennischmp]

Blah, beating the east coast teams

[DW711]

have you ever watched him play?

 

he isn't good

 

He was on the Warriors, I've seen him!

 

and yeah, I know his defense sucks.

[Angel Oracle]

This team is one of the worst defensive teams that I've seen. 

 

Plus yesterday was yet another win towards the Suns stealing away that high 1st round pick in 2015.

Thank you for the memories Steve, just thank you, for nothing!

 

Sell that team, Jimmy Bob!

Edited December 3, 2014 by Angel Oracle

[Hollyw00d]

He was on the Warriors, I've seen him!

 

and yeah, I know his defense sucks.

not only that, he's a turnover chef

[m0nkey]

Do chefs waste time making turnovers? I thought bakers do that

[Hollyw00d]

He still sucks either way

[DW711]

Yeah, I can't really disagree after the game he just had.

[Angel Oracle]

Even the terrible Celtics control the Lakers.

[HaloMilliVanilli]

I wouldn't panic too much boys.  Take a look at the schedule over the next two months and my prediction.

 

New Orleans - L
Sacramento - W  May be without Cousins
@San Antonio - L
@Minnesota - W
@Indiana (Back 2 Back) - L
Oklahoma City - L
@Sacramento - L
Golden State - L
@Chicago - L
@Dallas - L
Phoenix - L
@Denver - L
JANUARY
Memphis - L
Indiana - W
@Portlannd - L
@Los Angeles Clippers - L
Orlando - W
Portland - L
Miami - L
Cleveland - L
@Utah (Back 2 back) - W ?
@Phoenix - L
@New Orleans - L
@San Antonio - L
Houston - L
Washington - L
Chicago - L
FEBRUARY

10-37 entering February is a realistic goal.  The eastern teams will play each other alot over this period and the worst teams will earn W's (New York, Orlando, Boston, Charlotte, Detroit) and Minnesota (getting healthy) and Utah (overall talent) will win more often than us too.

[Angel Oracle]

Top 5 pick is the goal, and then the Steve Nash trade is forgotten.

And hopefully Julius Randle is NOT the 2nd coming of Greg Oden.

Edited December 6, 2014 by Angel Oracle

[Stradling]

Randle breaks his leg and your worried he is the next Oden?

[HaloMilliVanilli]

Would we be happy with Stanley Johnson and Willie Cauley-Stein out of the draft if we drafted 4th plus the Rockets pick?

[Stradling]

We have the Rockets pick this year?