OFFICIAL 2013-2014 LOS ANGELES LAKERS THREAD
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Too much good weed in LA for Beasley
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Too much good weed in LA for Beasley
Yup... I'm smoking as I post this, I got a weed identification to cop card.... If he comes he should be tested weekly, and I mean weekly -
Cali lifestyle dumbfuq.... U know none about this life, everybody and they mama smoke... Where r u even from anyway
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Beasley's high @ss would probably really go out and get a card too.
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joeyfkncrakk wrote: »Cali lifestyle dumbfuq.... U know none about this life, everybody and they mama smoke... Where r u even from anyway
lol I was about to say I hope he aint trying throw dirt on trees. -
If we want Beasley tho we might have to do it SAP... I can see him getting a better deal with Houston... They salty as ? they got left with ? ... Howard will never see a ring
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Beasley just needs a decent enough half season to have trade value
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That's stupid.
Doesn't the leader set the standards on every team?
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All it really means is put on your hard hat and play your weight PR cut it out
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So how come things like that are never said about a player like LeBron then?
B/c Lebron don't keep it real with his teammates and doesn't care to push them to next lvl mentally like Kobe,MJ... As long as he gets his stats he's good, winning is extra to him it's not all that matters -
NothingButTheTruth wrote: »Lakers have a realistic chance at the last 3 spots of the playoffs.
Are you serious? Lakers have no chance......I see the same teams entering playoffs..... in no order......spurs....thunder...clips...rockets....blazers will make it.... thats 5
Dallas....memphis and warriors..... round out the list........if warriors get too many injuries.......I can see them missing playoffs
dont forget to make the western playoffs....you have to win 48 games minimum. ......LAKERS ARE NOT WINNING 48 GAMES NEXT SEASON......
Miss me with that 'have to win 48 games' comment, no you don't. All you have to do is win enough to get a slot.
The way I see it:
Tier 1: OKC, Spurs, Clippers
Tier 2: Blazers, Rockets
Tier 3: Mavs, Lakers, GS, Memphis, NO
At the end of the day, our results are based on the level of coaching that will be applied. We're not a talent heavy team, so we have to make the pieces fit. What sets are we going to run, is the coach going to hold everyone accountable on defense, will he manage Kobe's minutes efficiently, will he avoid running his players into the ground like Thib, D'Antoni and those guys etc.
If Byron performs a solid coaching job, we'll make the playoffs. -
So how come things like that are never said about a player like LeBron then?
B/c Lebron don't keep it real with his teammates and doesn't care to push them to next lvl mentally like Kobe, MJ... As long as he gets his stats he's good, winning is extra to him it's not all that matters
Yet he has people taking less money and pushing off retirement just to play with him and has been to the finals 4 times in a row now. That's what is need in today's game. That individual killer mentality ? only gets a franchise so far.
Ppl that are taking less money are washed vet role players who never really play in the game anyway... Getting a check and riding the bench with hope at a ring>>>>>>retiring -
So you think people were unaware of who/how Kobe is before Mitch made that statement?
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Cliff Da Mont wrote: »Byron Scott's teams defensive rankings over the years
00-01 Nets - 23rd
01-02 Nets - 1st
02-03 Nets - 1st
03-04 Nets - 4th
04-05 Hornets - 22nd
05-06 Hornets - 19th
06-07 Hornets - 14th
07-08 Hornets - 7th
08-09 Hornets - 9th
09-10 Hornets - 21st
10-11 Cavs - 29th
11-12 Cavs - 26th
12-13 Cavs - 27th
Average: 16th
13-14 Lakers - 28th
At least we can be optimistic that we can't really be any worse on defense.
I would erase those cavs years and first year nj to get a more realistic view. Cavs just sucked nothing he coulda done and first year nj was a roster he hasn't developed at all yet
So in that sense the first NJ year would be a more realistic expectation then
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I see playoffs, I really do
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Kobe is who Kobe is and the league knows it. There's no altering that until he decides to change or retire. I have no problem w/ the way Kobe is but I'm also not from this soft generation. Magic was the same way. He just did it w/ a smile.
As far as how this speaks of the Lakers situation as a whole, this is really the first public acknowledgement that Kobe has any sort of power when it comes to the squad. They've been publicly marginalizing Kobe for the past year or so. So I don't really get where you're going w/ that statement. -
Dude always has a problem with anything Kobe/Lakers do and always brings up Lebron/whatever team he's on (when it's no relation) to try and boost them up
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Dude always has a problem with anything Kobe/Lakers do and always brings up Lebron/whatever team he's on (when it's no relation) to try and boost them up
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Who is your favorite current Laker?
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Kobe is who Kobe is and the league knows it. There's no altering that until he decides to change or retire. I have no problem w/ the way Kobe is but I'm also not from this soft generation. Magic was the same way. He just did it w/ a smile.
As far as how this speaks of the Lakers situation as a whole, this is really the first public acknowledgement that Kobe has any sort of power when it comes to the squad. They've been publicly marginalizing Kobe for the past year or so. So I don't really get where you're going w/ that statement.
Kobe has always been extremely outspoken about players and their play which in return speaks about the organization because they reinforce it with comments like the ones that were just made by Mitch. Not everybody wants to hear that ? from a guy that played 6 games last year. If Kobe was still dropping close to 30 a game then it's whatever, present day he needs to alter his role. That killer instinct mentality didn't do ? for the squad last year with him on the bench and neither did all that whining and all those "I'm gonna come back, just watch #Vino" promises.
Kobe has always been that way but I'd like to see previous comments from "the organization" reinforcing what he said.
Kobe being arguably(not in my opinion) the greatest Laker ever no longer counts? Idc if he played 6 or 82 games last season, you have to respect what he's done and follow his lead if you're on "his" team. Until someone else takes that leadership role, it is what it is.
General question to all the actual Lakers fans in this thread. Not a specific one to Parallel. -
You cats really like that ? Sacre? I had hopes for him but I've given up on dude. Laker X is my favorite Laker right now.
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Real talk, Kobe is my favorite player, but I can see that his demeanor had an effect on the team gaining quality free agents when we started to regress. His demeanor also led us to the back-to-back championships. But, I'm not trying to put all the blame on Kobe, I'm just saying he was a piece in the puzzle known as the post Jerry-Lakers.
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Robert Suckre
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