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Word, if we loose to the 6ers tomorrow :x
**LA LAKERS THREAD** Sitting on 17! 2023-2024 offseason begins
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Ohhhh like the scowling, and yelling and the rah rah Jazz
How many points, or rebs, or ast do those generate?
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Yes...
When there's whispers within an organization that there might be a roster shake-up, it can trickle down to the players, and subsequently player cohesion may slowly erode, teamwork on the floor begins to dissipate, and morale starts to go down.
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You guys were really hype over that 7-5 start eh?
We were NEVER winning anything this year. Even getting the 8th seed would just be GS 4-0 fodder.
Bottom line to the season is letting Luke start to coach these kids up and get a jump on their future. That's all.
It's a really rough stretch, after a nice start to the year. No one needs to jump off any bridges. Well, maybe one can.
#StayTheCourse
all of this.
chemistry/morale >>> winning this season
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I absolutely can't stand Randle's terrible body language. One bad play, and this guy starts sulking for the next minute and a half.
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WE DO NOT NEED GARY VITTI BACK. 
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easy, his barber agrees with him.
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And how many All-Star appearances and first team All-NBA and first team All-Defense awards does Kobe have? How many clutch shots did Fisher make in the regular season and postseason? You think DLo will attain anything close?
Nice try.
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i agree but this includes everyone, complaining on every call, not getting back on defense, poor body language.
all our guards: lou, dlo, jc
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If Kobe is the measuring stick, then virtually everybody is a failure.
hopefully the injury bug will now go away...we need gary vitti back
Uhhhhhhhh.....
Not sure he's the one you want, B.
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You guys were really hype over that 7-5 start eh?
We were NEVER winning anything this year. Even getting the 8th seed would just be GS 4-0 fodder.
Bottom line to the season is letting Luke start to coach these kids up and get a jump on their future. That's all.
It's a really rough stretch, after a nice start to the year. No one needs to jump off any bridges. Well, maybe one can.
#StayTheCourse
I don't disagree but this is hard to watch. 8 games in a row and we should have won at least 4. I didn't expect long losing streaks...
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He probably won't but it won't because of some romanticized qualities like demeanor, alphadogness, and other cliches sports fans throw around
It'll be because he isn't as good as KOBE FREAKING BRYANT
And that's okay lol
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I wonder if we have any deals in place but are just waiting for this CBA to be worked out.
I read an article that said the CBA is holding up deals.
I read an article that said the CBA is holding up deals.
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Kobe isn't the measuring stick. But a franchise player or elite level player is. And there's a handful in the league that the Lakers can possibly trade young assets for
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your idea of a franchise player is like cousins or Paul freaking george.
There's no way I would trade any of LAL's youth for Demarcus Cousins
There's no way I would trade any of LAL's youth for Demarcus Cousins
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If it's okay for you that DLo is the chosen leader of this team, then your standards aren't as high as mine.He probably won't but it won't because of some romanticized qualities like demeanor, alphadogness, and other cliches sports fans throw around
It'll be because he isn't as good as KOBE FREAKING BRYANT
And that's okay lol
I'm not saying we need the next Kobe. What I'm saying is that DLo is not a franchise player who can put this team on his shoulders and say, "Follow me to the championship."
The Lakers are all about SUPERSTARS. And the fact that we don't have one right now, the fact that we won't have one anytime soon if we don't move some of these young assets, is not okay with me.
You honestly believe Mitch and Jim have the patience to wait another 4-5 losing seasons hoping that this team will develop into a championship contender without adding any superstar players via trade or free agency? I doubt it.
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Okay. And that's why you're you and I'm me.
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If I'm Luke and doing a film session with the team.I'd go in on Randle like this and compare him to Nance:
It's so true. If he put forth the energy & effort that Nance brings each night Randle would be a lot better.
It's so true. If he put forth the energy & effort that Nance brings each night Randle would be a lot better.
You guys were really hype over that 7-5 start eh?
We were NEVER winning anything this year. Even getting the 8th seed would just be GS 4-0 fodder.
Bottom line to the season is letting Luke start to coach these kids up and get a jump on their future. That's all.
It's a really rough stretch, after a nice start to the year. No one needs to jump off any bridges. Well, maybe one can.
#StayTheCourse
I don't disagree but this is hard to watch. 8 games in a row and we should have won at least 4. I didn't expect long losing streaks...
Team full of kids, expect losing streaks.
But expect learning from that as well.
OKC, Golden State used to lose a ton of games as young fellas as well, they both did ok in the years to come.
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You guys were really hype over that 7-5 start eh?
We were NEVER winning anything this year. Even getting the 8th seed would just be GS 4-0 fodder.
Bottom line to the season is letting Luke start to coach these kids up and get a jump on their future. That's all.
It's a really rough stretch, after a nice start to the year. No one needs to jump off any bridges. Well, maybe one can.
#StayTheCourse
20 games is a good sample size and we were .500
I expected to battle for that 8th spot and any playoff experience is valuable to a young team
Now it's full on tank mode as we'll be 10-23 after this trip
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This
Luol Deng falls right in front of him and Randle too busy pouting to help him up
Bad for morale
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There really isn't any franchise changing players available for LAL and that's because there aren't that many to begin with.
Thats why even if I agreed with you I still wouldn't part with my young talent if DMC and / or PG is who I'm netting
You talking abt LAL being all about championships and superstars but in the same breath wanna trade your youth for Demarcus and Paul George. That makes no sense.
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Look, La wasn't supposed to make the playoffs this year anyway
But I can see the growth happening. For christ's sake they're 28 games in with Luke.
I don't think it's far fetched for LAL to win 30 games this year and that would be a massive jump in the right direction.
The team is improving in all aspects and I wouldn't wanna mess that up for Paul George
But I can see the growth happening. For christ's sake they're 28 games in with Luke.
I don't think it's far fetched for LAL to win 30 games this year and that would be a massive jump in the right direction.
The team is improving in all aspects and I wouldn't wanna mess that up for Paul George
