lol
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:11 (ten years ago) link
yeah this is kinda the more interesting question
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, November 27, 2013 11:09 AM (11 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
its not the more interesting question, its exactly the same question, i assume if you guys are in favor of wildly overpaying kobe now then youre also in favor of doing it in two years too
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:11 (ten years ago) link
By the end of this contract we'll have a lot of data on how good Kobe is after coming back from injury. If he stinks, giving him a more reasonable contract will be more justifiable from everybody's perspective
You could argue why didn't the Lakers just do that this year. True, but probably the longer you wait the more pissed off you'll make Kobe. And he runs that town
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:12 (ten years ago) link
Who's gonna sign Love to a 22 million a year contract?
― 乒乓, Wednesday, November 27, 2013 11:08 AM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
anyone with $22m
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:14 (ten years ago) link
lakers despite their ability to attract any and all free agents are cooked im guessing, their management is just too incompetent now
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:17 (ten years ago) link
the knicks west
why does dayo write like bill plaschke now
Who is bill plaschke
I blame my iPhone
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:18 (ten years ago) link
lakers were dumb to do this move, p sure fans in LA wd get over any affront to kobe once they started winning again
― to BRR! is humane (m bison), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:19 (ten years ago) link
like kobe get that paper dude, but lakers are like....punting here
― to BRR! is humane (m bison), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:20 (ten years ago) link
lakers have missed the playoffs like twice in the last 25 years, their fans are soo spoiled, the meltdown shd be fun
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:21 (ten years ago) link
― lag∞n, Wednesday, November 27, 2013 11:17 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― lag∞n, Wednesday, November 27, 2013 11:17 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark
i agree w/ this 100%
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:22 (ten years ago) link
i think it will be interesting to see if the clippers can capitalize on this longterm
id like to see kobe booed at home before this is all over
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:23 (ten years ago) link
crazy both the nbas signature franchises are being run by idiot heirs
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:25 (ten years ago) link
#america and all
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:26 (ten years ago) link
I dunno. The Lakers over invested in their hall of famer on a short term contract. Not in Dolan's league.
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:27 (ten years ago) link
theres more track record than that to go on
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:28 (ten years ago) link
On the other hand Dolan's dad has as many titles as JD has
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:30 (ten years ago) link
Knicks have won two titles in their history and yet are Americas highest grossing and most valuable franchise
Meanwhile the celtics were on life support in the mid 00s until they pulled off the big three coup
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:30 (ten years ago) link
for instance if you look at last years team past their top four it was very telling at how bad theyve been at filling out their roster, they still had the old laker magic as far as attracting stars but signing the right role players or drafting useful players late in the draft, forget about it
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:30 (ten years ago) link
the knicks are just valuable because theyre in americas largest wealthiest city its not that hard to figure out
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:31 (ten years ago) link
Yes that's exactly my point. Lakers too
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:31 (ten years ago) link
― polyphonic, Wednesday, November 27, 2013 11:30 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
jd started managing the team soon after cablevision bought it iirc fyi
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:33 (ten years ago) link
i thought yr point was that the lakers omg need kobe to rake in the $$$
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:35 (ten years ago) link
I'm just saying the lakers operate in the stratosphere where the only other team operating is the Knicks. They have the financial flexibility and cushion to throw good money after bad. If they think they can make some big FA signings even w Kobe's contract on the books they will. They're not the Thunder
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:35 (ten years ago) link
they will not make a big free agent signing with kobe on the books cause no major free agent wants to play on a team thats not going to win and filling one of yr max slots w a non max player is a sure way not to win, theyll prob sign a second tier free agent to a huge contract and suck lol
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:37 (ten years ago) link
come join our tenth place team youre just what we need to put us over the top kevin love
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:38 (ten years ago) link
James harden come play for us
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:40 (ten years ago) link
o man harden on this lakers team would be pretty perfect
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:41 (ten years ago) link
Which makes him unlike buss sr who guided his team to many many titles, yes
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:42 (ten years ago) link
The real test is to see if the lakers can do the equivalent of agreeing to eddy curry and Jerome James contracts and still maintain their position as second most valuable franchise in the country
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:44 (ten years ago) link
not sure what yr point is here poly
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:44 (ten years ago) link
I don't think there's anything instructive about comparing Buss Jr. and Dolan Jr. They're heirs to fortunes, that's about it.
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:46 (ten years ago) link
theyre incompetent heirs to fortunes, guys who didnt earn their jobs and suck at them, as jordan said #america
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:48 (ten years ago) link
i believe the zach lowe column points out that the lakers are going to have to do some serious work to add even one max contract next summer which will leave them with a max guy, an undeserving max guy, and a team of probably worse scrubs than their current team of scrubs.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:49 (ten years ago) link
yup
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:50 (ten years ago) link
theyll prob just resign pau tho
2 undeserving max guys if they get melo
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:51 (ten years ago) link
it would be super funny if melo went from ny to la
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:52 (ten years ago) link
i'm telling you they're banking on someone forcing a trade there
it's always happened!
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:54 (ten years ago) link
So a sign and trade w gasol or Nash?
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:55 (ten years ago) link
I look at the Lakers and I see a team that hasn't developed young talent since Jerry West left. That's not Buss Jr.'s fault. At some point he has to cut the cord on Kupchak, a bad GM who has also won a few titles. It's not an enviable position. To call Buss Jr. incompetent because ... of the Nash trade? What?
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:55 (ten years ago) link
I have no idea why I'm defending this guy because i could not give a fuck but it doesn't make sense to me.
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:56 (ten years ago) link
i've never heard anyone in the media say a single positive thing about lil buss
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:56 (ten years ago) link
it seems like anyone with sources in the lakers thinks he's basically incompetent
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:57 (ten years ago) link
To call Buss Jr. incompetent because ... of the Nash trade? What?
― polyphonic, Wednesday, November 27, 2013 11:55 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark
giving mike d'antoni a three year contract?
yeah he just overpaid kobe and set the lakers back two years too
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:57 (ten years ago) link
kupchak is bad too tho
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:58 (ten years ago) link
not developing young players when you're constantly picking outside of the lottery is a pretty minor issue imo
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 16:58 (ten years ago) link
its a pretty essential skill for winning in todays nba imho
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 17:02 (ten years ago) link