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Browns-a-Clown — May 19, 2013 - 06:22 AM

Author: Browns-a-Clown
Posted: May 19, 2013 - 06:22 AM

ralppcobarde wrote:

Browns-a-Clown wrote:

maraud wrote:

We need a starting PG, SF, SG in addition to better bench players. Our 2nd round pick will not bring us any help at all. Only through free agency and trades will we be able to improve the team and that will not happen overnight. So why are we even talking about a draft that we really cannot benefit from? Everyone here is living in a dream world and afraid to face the reality of the Lakers position for this team next season. Remove your rose colored glasses, get off of the pot and alcohol and look at the fact that we are one year older, with a superstar in a cast and a center that may or may not be with us next year. This is reality!

...With the GSW, Houston, and Memphis all on the strong uptrend, might I add! To think that we are going to make any length of loud noise, whatsoever, next season, is pure fol-de-roll, and the game of the blithering, self-deceptive fool.

agree. we wont make the playoffs next year, houston,warriors,wolves,blazers with improved Lillard. i dont see us next year.

Me, Neither, Mr. Cobarde... Me neither.

Possible Lakers Free-agent Targets

dub4twenty — May 19, 2013 - 04:25 AM

Author: dub4twenty
Posted: May 19, 2013 - 04:25 AM

^yes sir. Sorry LTB, no disrespect intended to any members. Goodnight.

How Concern Are You Towards the Laker FO?

dub4twenty — May 18, 2013 - 09:50 AM

Author: dub4twenty
Posted: May 18, 2013 - 09:50 AM

^its hard for me to comprehend us not being able to win championships with kobe pau howard, plug around that core......... we can't win? We need youth, athleticism, players that can knock down a damn decent shot when your open, versatile players who can pick up tha slack on defense around tha perimeter.

Aren't You A Bit Jealous?

zheck13 — May 18, 2013 - 07:23 AM

Author: zheck13
Posted: May 18, 2013 - 07:23 AM

BaadMaster wrote:

You can't always get the best player available, even with the Lakers cache, but you can ALWAYS hire the BEST coach available. There is no salary cap, you can hire and fire at will. Any NBA level coach, even the worst, can have a 26-37 playoff record with no rings. In fact, I have no rings. I guess I am as good as D'Antoni, using that as the standard. After all, when a coach leaves a team like the Knicks, and the very same team under a new coach becomes an instant contender, it doesn't take the brain of an Einstein to see that the fired coach is a pile of manure. In fact, just "ure," because D'Antoni is no "man" in leading an NBA team. So, when a guy with eleven rings is available, you get him. Guys like that are very rare. In fact, there is only one. Watching Mark Jackson especially sickens me, because you see how he loves his players and the players love him. EVEN WHEN THEY LOSE. And when they lose there are no marbles in his mouth like "Captain Marbles." And the fact that D'Antoni is still around after working Kobe to death astounds me. If I were Jim Buss, and some guy risked my number one gate attraction just to win games he should have won early in the season, I would have fired and then sued his as* for incompetance. Or some such reaction. We all knew Kobe was being worked like a mule. We all saw it. It was a train wreck with Captain Marbles at the command. And this man, with no rings, a lifetime losing playoff record, marbles in his mouth a superstar on crutches due to over-use and an All-Star center that hates him is still OUR coach -- the Glorious Purple and Gold -- is despicable, Excuse me while I puke.

Hold on, let me get a bucket for the both of us. You know what? From now on I'm gonna pretend like phil or sloan is our coach and I'm not gonna give dantoni anymore of my negative energy. It seems the more we hate him the more jim is hell bent on keeping him. join me laker nation!!! Lol. We can get phil or sloan back with our positive energy towards them....the same way we got dwight!

Spurs Scared of Lakers?

dub4twenty — May 17, 2013 - 02:31 AM

Author: dub4twenty
Posted: May 17, 2013 - 02:31 AM

Haha we should delete this thread. Spurs were affraid they couldn't find tha broom to clean house., apparently they found it. =\.

Kobe Bryant's Sister Assists Him in Lawsuit

dub4twenty — May 14, 2013 - 06:40 PM

Author: dub4twenty
Posted: May 14, 2013 - 06:40 PM

Well kobe probly don't want to be called "bean" anymore, his broke ass dad didn't make any money in tha nba or basketball so he's backing mom. Lol.

Timeline for Howard Decision/Other Trades?

dub4twenty — May 14, 2013 - 04:24 PM

Author: dub4twenty
Posted: May 14, 2013 - 04:24 PM

Well I'm not worried, until a part of his body is injured and he has to "recover" in hou , dal, or atl.

Nate McMillan set to interview with Bucks, Lakers (pg.3)

dub4twenty — May 14, 2013 - 12:50 AM

Author: dub4twenty
Posted: May 14, 2013 - 12:50 AM

Sh*t. I think id rather have jack nicolson as coach and bring in adam sandler for assistant coach.

Find a Point Guard Who Plays 'D' or Miss Playoffs Next Year

dub4twenty — May 14, 2013 - 12:01 AM

Author: dub4twenty
Posted: May 14, 2013 - 12:01 AM

^ either way I wouldn't help them jack***'s. There already in tha wrong house., chris paul doing commercials when he was siting in tha rafters of tha staples center, o but they left out our laker banners and jersey's hanging up right beside his face lol.

Sources: Mark Madsen To Become D-Fenders Head Coach

kbp24 — May 13, 2013 - 11:45 AM

Author: kbp24
Posted: May 13, 2013 - 11:45 AM

Quote:

L.A. D-Fenders ‏@DFenders 2m OFFICIAL: Two-time @NBA champion Mark Madsen has been named the newest head coach of the D-Fenders. #GoDFenders pic.twitter.com/AYJ7dsyiTi

https://twitter.com/DFenders

Jordan Farmar Returning to NBA, We Should Sign Him!

Bishop-Havoc — May 11, 2013 - 01:12 PM

Author: Bishop-Havoc
Posted: May 11, 2013 - 01:12 PM

The only time Farmar had his moments was on Sports Science.

Cavaliers Receive Permission To Interview Phil Handy

ralppcobarde — May 11, 2013 - 12:20 AM

Author: ralppcobarde
Posted: May 11, 2013 - 12:20 AM

Ok just get all the brown left overs from the team... Next?

Bickerstaff & Person Won't Be Retained As Asst. Coaches

gemfow — May 10, 2013 - 04:47 AM

Author: gemfow
Posted: May 10, 2013 - 04:47 AM

LALayup wrote:

TERRY-TEAGLE wrote:

He's not cutting the check , why does he care how many assistants he has Never was a fan of Chuck "The Rifleman" ... When did he all of the sudden become a defensive GURU... Dude couldn't guard when he was in the league Bernie, got the shaft but I'm all for new blood on the staff if they decide to bring in a new coach.. I think Gentry comes

I think it must have come from that one newspaper article about how he came up with the defensive scheme in 2011 of funnelling driving guards to the baseline where Bynum could cut them off easier. But there was no real follow-up to the story about how it became untenable and several of the players thought it was the undoing of the team in the long run. So...now he's a defensive guru. Person was not a very good defensive player--not that you have to be in order to be a good coach. I always thought his best fit would be as a shooting coach. Oh well....

The lakers players always have issues with something just in case you never noticed the pattern. Chuck came up with that scheme because the guys weren't able to guard anyone straight up. People seem to forget he was the defensive guy in Indiana back in the day and those Indiana teams were good defensively.

Pau Gasol (knees) to be sidelined 3 months after procedure

LALayup — May 09, 2013 - 09:22 PM

Author: LALayup
Posted: May 09, 2013 - 09:22 PM

Sounds like a smart procedure. Hope it works. Could add a few years to his career if he wants that.

Every Other Coach Can Do It...

prisonmike — May 07, 2013 - 06:49 AM

Author: prisonmike
Posted: May 07, 2013 - 06:49 AM

Glovek8 wrote:

We just need a new coach.. Dantoni cant adjust his offense/defense to suit his players.. U see Poppovich manage to shift from his snail pace offense to suit his current players and current style of play in the league... My list of coaches -- The van gundy brothers, Jerry sloan, Doc Rivers if he leave Celtics, Brian Shaw..

Yeah bring in the Van Gundy brothers, that'd be a perfect fit with Dwight.

Mitch's Nightmare (and How I Can Help)

Browns-a-Clown — May 06, 2013 - 07:35 PM

Author: Browns-a-Clown
Posted: May 06, 2013 - 07:35 PM

griZZly64 wrote:

any1 who considers themselves a Laker fan and calls Pau "paul" is not respected or taken seriously.

Exactly.

JR Smith turned down the Lakers to become a Knick?

LALayup — May 06, 2013 - 02:12 PM

Author: LALayup
Posted: May 06, 2013 - 02:12 PM

^ I think Sessions was dumb about his contract too. No doubt he has his pride, but he had to know he didn't prove himself in the playoffs or in that short time with the Lakers. Maybe with another year of experience he could have shown more of what he could do. The Lakers could not afford to sign a pg long term who was going to disappear when the pressure was on. Yes, some of that disappearance has to be attributed to Mike Brown slowing the team down so much that Sessions lost his effectiveness....but how were they to know for sure how much of that was on Sessions himself? That deer FROZE in the headlights.

Lakers Can Keep Howard and Not Offer Max Contract

lakerXpeat — May 05, 2013 - 07:46 PM

Author: lakerXpeat
Posted: May 05, 2013 - 07:46 PM

People forget about sponsorship deals that make the salaries and taxes look miniscule. I love this: Technology makes your location less relevant. I agree if you live in Cleveland or Orlando, but like in Real Estate, location location, location rules as well as the Team you are playing for. Remember a fella in Cleveland who left for the greener pastures of Miami in search for the gold in winning championships? Why do you think TWC paid the Lakers as much as $4-5 Billion for 20 years or why they have 16 championships! The Lakers are a world wide phenomena that is the gold standard for excellence in winning. Did you hear the Rick Fox interview about how he took less money to come here to win and in the end he has so much more sponsorship and media offers after his retirement. Technology can enhance but cannot make a winner out of a loser!

Bobcats Receive Permission To Interview Steve Clifford

Browns-a-Clown — May 04, 2013 - 06:19 PM

Author: Browns-a-Clown
Posted: May 04, 2013 - 06:19 PM

I actually like this guy. He has good intensity. excellent energy, as well. Hopefully, one day -- we'll see if that translates on a level of ultimate leadership. Enough of the retreads.

Dwight Howard Won�t Need Surgery on Right Shoulder

AChad92 — May 01, 2013 - 09:17 PM

Author: AChad92
Posted: May 01, 2013 - 09:17 PM

I say he gets surgery because the way he gets hit he will dislocate it and that's guaranteed.