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I'm curious what mamba actually expected to happen heading into this offseason
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I'm curious what mamba actually expected to happen heading into this offseason
Where have I misunderstood you? You have been consistent in saying we should continue these 1-2 year deals to have room for the next big player to sign.
Why should any big FA sign with us if we're going to continue plodding along, stagnating because we're hoping we get saved by them signing with us?
The reality is that you're willfully ignoring the potential for using these contracts we've signed as valuable pieces for trade or, even more to the point, ignoring that the players we signed will actually benefit us. One or two years of Festus Ezeli is not a commitment to helping our young guys get better, which they deserve to have a chance at.
Who was going to successfully sign Deng and/or Ezeli to a one year deal?
Who was going to successfully sign Deng and/or Ezeli to a one year deal?
deng and ezeli do not belong in the same sentence
Who was going to successfully sign Deng and/orEzeliMoz to a one year deal?
You have ZERO idea what Moz was gonna be offered. ZERO. You're just guessing, no facts backing you up.
They gave him a deal perfectly fine in the market with other bigs. Ezeli took Durant choosing OKC and bad knees to get less than market. IE, long odds man. You can't expect Mitch to project KD would choose GSW.
You have ZERO idea what Moz was gonna be offered. ZERO. You're just guessing, no facts backing you up.
They gave him a deal perfectly fine in the market with other bigs. Ezeli took Durant choosing OKC and bad knees to get less than market. IE, long odds man. You can't expect Mitch to project KD would choose GSW.
What about the other deals like Boban, Aldrich, Hibbert, etc. They're in his same tier. He asked what I thought, I still don't think any of the teams who were listed as interested in Moz (Spurs, Heat etc) offer him 4 years. Lakers were bidding against themselves.
Respek.Last time I'll speak on this. I think Luol will help, Mozgov I don't. Both are here at too high of a cost and for too long in my opinion. I'll be thankful when Mitch and Jim are gone, and I'm ready to see the next franchise guy get started tomorrow in Vegas. Go Lakers and ready for tank 2017.
The deals we made are about providing the future core of this team the support it needs to develop correctly and with the best possible influences. There is value in bringing in players with well-respected character and capable of fitting alongside your youth without stifling them. More importantly, to attract these kind of players to a bad team requires being willing to pay a premium for it. No one expected the Lakers to compete this year, and we weren't going to compete next year either.
Who could we have expected to come next year that would fundamentally change our current path to being contenders? No one. Instead, we chose to develop our most important assets so that they have every tool available to them to become this franchise's future.
I don't understand how that can be misunderstood or criticized. There is no home-run signing or trade that will immediately transform our situation. This is about sitting back and developing with time.
Damnit Mamba.
I'm sad I can't come with y'all tomorrow
The one time I'm actually interested in a knicks fan opinion and they are nowhere to be found. I need the scoop on j.o.s.e
“I credit a lot of my knowledge and my success — my understanding of the game of basketball — to Jose,” said DeRozan, a shooting guard who was named an All-Star about an hour before the Raptors’ 103-93 win over the Knicks on Thursday. “He gave me a lot of confidence early on, trusting me, putting me in position to be a great scorer. He always instilled that in me.”
HOOP: The Raptors' Media Guide says you own a pig farm. Is that true?
Calderon: Well, kind of. It's not like I have it all by myself, but yeah, we sell the ham there in Spain and I've tried to get it here to Canada, too.
HOOP: Ah, okay. We thought you had a bunch of pigs for pets or something.
Calderon: No, no. It's just for my business, that's it. They're really nice animals sometimes, but it's not like I have pigs because I like them.
HOOP: How did you get into that? That's an unusual business.
Calderon: Not really in Spain. Where I'm from is where the best ham is. I thought it would be a good thing to bring the ham here to Canada and to the U.S.
HOOP: What's different about the ham in Spain?
Calderon: Well, the pigs there only eat walnuts, so everything is organic. It's much better.
Watching Simmons in SL, he has the vision and command of the offense D'Lo was supposed to have. We'll see how Russell develops but right now he's just a scorer who can make a few nice passes a game