If the Spurs had a $128 million roster...

[ElNono]

could they beat the Warriors, tbh?

[midnightpulp]

Who knows.

But I know for a fact they would at least not lose every game by an average of 20 points, like::::

The Biggest Failure in Sports History

[Bynumite]

I say fuck the Warriors for not playing with D leaguers in their starting line up... fuck 'em.

[midnightpulp]

I say fuck the Warriors for not playing with D leaguers in their starting line up... fuck 'em.

Still crying about that.

Own up, son.

(Worth noting is that our D-leaguer Cory Joseph and an Aussie in his first playoff game ever outplayed Nash and Howard when they were on the floor at the same time against each other).

[baseline bum]

I say fuck the Warriors for not playing with D leaguers in their starting line up... fuck 'em.

I think the Warriors should be commended for not having half the team quit once they got down in the series tbh.

[Latarian Milton]

spurs can beat anyone (except for the heat of course) with what they already have. just need to get back in form imho

[midnightpulp]

I think the Warriors should be commended for not having half the team quit once they got down in the series tbh.

And another thing Bynumite isn't realizing is that those D-leaguers played much, much better than Nash and Blake Mamba.

Bynumite, your D-leaguers stepped up. It was your boy Daaaawhite and Earl Clark, whose dick you all were sucking earlier in the year, who let you down. Metta was also terrible. As was Gasol in the 3 out of the 4 games.

[Venti Quattro]

:lol $128 million roster

San Antonio is dirt poor, it can't afford a $128 million roster.

[midnightpulp]

:lol $128 million roster

San Antonio is dirt poor, it can't afford a $128 million roster.

But the roster it could afford swept your sorry asses.

:lol Spending 128 million to win zero games in the playoffs.

[whitemamba]

:lol $128 million roster

San Antonio is dirt poor, it can't afford a $128 million roster.

:lol this

[Splits]

:lol $128 million roster

San Antonio is dirt poor, it can't afford a $128 million roster.

Not this. The Rockettes paid out 1/2 of the Fakes salary this year yet won 2 playoff games against a 1 seed. Fakes couldn't even keep a playoff game in single digits while the brooms were out. And you find joy/humor in this fact? Do you realize that every dollar paid in lux taxes goes to other teams? So basically the Fakes are paying the rest of the league to suck? And you find this funny?

:lol "this"

[Reck]

Spurs being "dirt poor" is a compliment, thanks venti.

Able to do so much with so little while big market teams blow thier loads to and still fail misserably. Yep, I'll take this dirt poor team over any other.

Thanks for re-enforcing my convinctions.

[LkrFan]

:corn:

[midnightpulp]

:corn:

Own up, son. Own up to the Lakers being the biggest failure in sports history.

Once you do, we can once again resume civil discourse and substantial basketball discussion.

[whitemamba]

Own up, son. Own up to the Lakers being the biggest failure in sports history.

Once you do, we can once again resume civil discourse and substantial basketball discussion.

do you paste that every time a laker fan posts?

[lefty]

http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/lelbron%20kobe.jpg

[Clipper Nation]

do you paste that every time a laker fan posts?

If you'd all just own up already, he wouldn't have to :lol

[whitemamba]

If you'd all just own up already, he wouldn't have to :lol

I see his nuts are still in your mouth:lol

[lefty]

I see his nuts are still in your mouth:lol
If you can see that, it means you are there

[whitemamba]

If you can see that, it means you are there

thats not possible, we are talking over the internet.

[Clipper Nation]

I see his nuts are still in your mouth:lol

You need to own upPERIOD

[whitemamba]

You need to own upPERIOD

dont choke tbh

[Splits]

http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/lelbron%20kobe.jpg


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[midnightpulp]

do you paste that every time a laker fan posts?

Gotta keep you guys honest.

Spurs fans got bragging rights over Lakers fans this season, and that's all there is to it, brother.

[whitemamba]

Gotta keep you guys honest.

Spurs fans got bragging rights over Lakers fans this season, and that's all there is to it, brother.

Its about banners, not the first round IMHO. But lakers did lose, and thats that, enjoy these next few months.

[lefty]

thats not possible, we are talking over the internet.
Multitasking ?

MMM fuck and browse

:lol

[whitemamba]

Multitasking ?

MMM fuck and browse

:lol

your jokes suck tbh.

[lefty]

your jokes suck tbh.
I wasnt a joke

Just facts you keep denying :lol

[LkrFan]

Own up, son. Own up to the Lakers being the biggest failure in sports history.

Once you do, we can once again resume civil discourse and substantial basketball discussion.

I'm a man of integrity. But in this case, I just can't do it. 8 was worse. If the Lakers were healthy all year and still got skunked in the 1st round, I'd agree 100%. That's not the case though. During 8, you guys were healthy and heavily favored (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-nba_playoff_predictions_2011_041511) by 99.998% of the experts. The 2013 Lakers were not and lost (http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--2013-nba-playoff-predictions-214853872.html)as expected - given the circumstances.

[midnightpulp]

I'm a man of integrity. But in this case, I just can't do it. 8 was worse. If the Lakers were healthy all year and still got skunked in the 1st round, I'd agree 100%. That's not the case though. During 8, you guys were healthy and heavily favored (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-nba_playoff_predictions_2011_041511) by 99.998% of the experts. The 2013 Lakers were not and lost (http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--2013-nba-playoff-predictions-214853872.html)as expected - given the circumstances.


Nope.

[LkrFan]

Nope.

Well, agree to disagree then. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. :lol

[King Nupe]

Lol, the spurs keep giving Duncan contracts because they know they won't be getting another superstar in 30 years. Lol @ kawhi leonard.
2008: lost 4-1 to lakers
2009: lost 4-2 to ?
2010: swept 4-0 to sund
2011: upset by 8th seed
2012: backdoor swept by okc
2013: ??!!

[midnightpulp]

I'm a man of integrity. But in this case, I just can't do it. 8 was worse. If the Lakers were healthy all year and still got skunked in the 1st round, I'd agree 100%. That's not the case though. During 8, you guys were healthy and heavily favored (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-nba_playoff_predictions_2011_041511) by 99.998% of the experts. The 2013 Lakers were not and lost (http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--2013-nba-playoff-predictions-214853872.html)as expected - given the circumstances.

Furthermore, upsets happen all the time in the NBA. Hell, the Grizzlies even TANKED to play the Spurs because they knew they had favorable matchups. No one was really surprised when they beat the Spurs. Then they went on to take OKC to 7 games. Those Grizzlies were a very, very good team. The only way it would be a failure on the level you think it is if the Grizzlies were this years Bulls to the Spurs Heat. But I understand you'll keep playing up the seeding bullshit because you don't want to admit to yourself the Lakers failed much, much worse than any Spurs team in history.

That said, never before has the most hyped, most expensive team in NBA history failed to win one measly playoff game, much less lose every game by an average of 20 points.

Play the injury card all you want, but the reason the Lakers were injured was a direct correlate of the Lakers failing from the FO to the players on the court.

The Lakers set a new precedent for failure, and you're just going to have to deal with it. Not one basketball fan/analyst on earth who isn't a Lakers fan would consider the '11 Spurs a bigger failure than the '13 Lakers.

Own up.

[midnightpulp]

Lol, the spurs keep giving Duncan contracts because they know they won't be getting another superstar in 30 years. Lol @ kawhi leonard.
2008: lost 4-1 to lakers
2009: lost 4-2 to ?
2010: swept 4-0 to sund
2011: upset by 8th seed
2012: backdoor swept by okc
2013: Outplayed Dwight Howard

And your dipshit FO is going to reward him with a contract larger than anything Duncan has ever gotten :lmao

[whitemamba]

I wasnt a joke

Just facts you keep denying :lol

how is it a fact?

[AaronY]

I'm a man of integrity. But in this case, I just can't do it. 8 was worse. If the Lakers were healthy all year and still got skunked in the 1st round, I'd agree 100%.
The lakers starting five was 0-7 when they played together..if they stayed healthy only thing they might have challenged would be the bobcats and 73 sixers records..kill yourself...

[King Nupe]

And your dipshit FO is going to reward him with a contract larger than anything Duncan has ever gotten :lmao


Yes, because him being surrounded by d-leaguers had nothing to do with it. You know we will win another championship before you do

[King Nupe]

Furthermore, upsets happen all the time in the NBA. Hell, the Grizzlies even TANKED to play the Spurs because they knew they had favorable matchups. No one was really surprised when they beat the Spurs. Then they went on to take OKC to 7 games. Those Grizzlies were a very, very good team. The only way it would be a failure on the level you think it is if the Grizzlies were this years Bulls to the Spurs Heat. But I understand you'll keep playing up the seeding bullshit because you don't want to admit to yourself the Lakers failed much, much worse than any Spurs team in history.

That said, never before has the most hyped, most expensive team in NBA history failed to win one measly playoff game, much less lose every game by an average of 20 points.

Play the injury card all you want, but the reason the Lakers were injured was a direct correlate of the Lakers failing from the FO to the players on the court.

The Lakers set a new precedent for failure, and you're just going to have to deal with it. Not one basketball fan/analyst on earth who isn't a Lakers fan would consider the '11 Spurs a bigger failure than the '13 Lakers.

Own up.


but we still have 16 banners

[Reck]

Yes, because him being surrounded by d-leaguers had nothing to do with it. You know we will win another championship before you do

Individually he got outplayed by Bonner an then he quit on his team.

That has zero to do with being sorrounded by d-leaguers as you say.

[King Nupe]

Individually he got outplayed by Bonner an then he quit on his team.

That has zero to do with being sorrounded by d-leaguers as you say.


He averaged 20-12 for the series. So what?

[King Nupe]

Individually he got outplayed by Bonner an then he quit on his team.

That has zero to do with being sorrounded by d-leaguers as you say.

Mm we have 16 banners, you have 2

[midnightpulp]

Own up:

http://oi44.tinypic.com/ay0y8.jpg

http://oi43.tinypic.com/344te8g.jpg

[Splits]

but we still have 16 banners

Yeah, and if San Antonio counted their "best rodeo" banners they'd be at like 12. But for some reason you people count what happened in Minnesota 50 years ago as your "accomplishments". At least RefKC has disowned '79. There's probably not a more classless set of fans besides the methheads, but they do have a modicum of dignity compared to Faker fan. When are you going to move all of those Minny lakes to SoCal to accompany those 5 banners?

[Clipper Nation]

but we still have 16 banners

And the biggest failure of a season in sports history :lol

The owner who bought the majority of those 16 banners is turning over in his grave right now while his son kills the franchise, tbh....

[King Nupe]

That just means people care about us and not you. We are expected to win championships; you're expected to make the playoffs.. There's a difference

[AaronY]

Own up:

http://oi44.tinypic.com/ay0y8.jpg

http://oi43.tinypic.com/344te8g.jpglol

[Clipper Nation]

That just means people care about us and not you. We are expected to win championships; you're expected to make the playoffs.. There's a difference

Any franchise that spends $120mil on a team and predicts 73 wins is expected to back up the hype with a championship, it has less to do with the Lakers and more to do with the hype machine, tbh....

You need to own upPERIOD

[King Nupe]

Yeah, and if San Antonio counted their "best rodeo" banners they'd be at like 12. But for some reason you people count what happened in Minnesota 50 years ago as your "accomplishments". At least RefKC has disowned '79. There's probably not a more classless set of fans besides the methheads, but they do have a modicum of dignity compared to Faker fan. When are you going to move all of those Minny lakes to SoCal to accompany those 5 banners?




a response to this ridiculous statement will not be given. 16 a banners. And we beat the Spurs 5 times to get 5 of them!

[midnightpulp]

That just means people care about us and not you. We are expected to win championships; you're expected to make the playoffs.. There's a difference

:spinning:

[King Nupe]

Any franchise that spends $120mil on a team and predicts 73 wins is expected to back up the hype with a championship, it has less to do with the Lakers and more to do with the hype machine, tbh....

You need to own upPERIOD


Lakers 16, clippers 0

[Clipper Nation]

Lakers 16, clippers 0

Since you're counting Minnesota rings, I'm counting our 13 Boston rings then.... wow, a whopping 3 more titles, big whoop :lol

You need to own upPERIOD

[Reck]

Mm we have 16 banners, you have 2

Can you say you've witness all? Dont answer that, you probably became a fan after the 3peat. :lol bandwagoner banking on lakers history that goes beyond even his DOB.

Just like all the yankees douchebags fans who bring up 27 championships even though they have no clue when those champs were won. lol

[LkrFan]

Furthermore, upsets happen all the time in the NBA. Hell, the Grizzlies even TANKED to play the Spurs because they knew they had favorable matchups. No one was really surprised when they beat the Spurs. Then they went on to take OKC to 7 games. Those Grizzlies were a very, very good team. The only way it would be a failure on the level you think it is if the Grizzlies were this years Bulls to the Spurs Heat. But I understand you'll keep playing up the seeding bullshit because you don't want to admit to yourself the Lakers failed much, much worse than any Spurs team in history.
46 wins does not equal "very very good" tbh. I call bullshit on the bolded. You popsuckers were stroking each off left and right over your 61-win team.

Again, if they were healthy, expectations should have been realized. They were not. They changed coaches. Changed offensive philosophies. Changed _efensive philosophies. Ton of missed games by regulars. Trainwreck.


That said, never before has the most hyped, most expensive team in NBA history failed to win one measly playoff game, much less lose every game by an average of 20 points.
Keyword: hype. 1999 Blazers were more loaded. They imploded too (but they were healthy :elephant).


Play the injury card all you want, but the reason the Lakers were injured was a direct correlate of the Lakers failing from the FO to the players on the court.
Injuries derailed our season. And yes, Dumbtoni played a huge role - and the FO didn't step in.


The Lakers set a new precedent for failure, and you're just going to have to deal with it. Not one basketball fan/analyst on earth who isn't a Lakers fan would consider the '11 Spurs a bigger failure than the '13 Lakers.

Own up.
You guys were not built on the fly in 2011. In fact, your big 3 were together for a decade. Other players came an went (i.e. Willis, Oberto, Bowen, Hill, etc.). But the continuity of your big 3 remained the same. They knew each other's games like the back of their hands. That happens through years of building chemistry. So much so that you guys never lost more than 32 games in a single year since y'all tanked, I mean drafted TD... all of that went out the door when y'all met up with Z-Bo and the boys.

My boys had a bunch of past their prime FA names that we threw together and expected it to work. I drunk the Koolaid too. But as the injuries started mounting and the Ls started building up, I realized that this shit storm would not end well. Then BOOM! Kobe blows an Achilles.

But hey, shit happens. I'm confident that they will rebuild again and be hyped again. We'll be on top sooner than you think. When Shaq/Kobe split up, it was supposed to set us back a decade. 4 years later, we won b2b rangs. History has a tendency of repeating itself. Especially in LA LA land. :toast

[King Nupe]

Same franchise, different city. Same ownership and players when move was made. But no need to explain to you. Simply 16-0 is all that needs to be said.

[AaronY]

^Gargle with some Drano..

[Clipper Nation]

Same franchise, different city. Same ownership and players when move was made. But no need to explain to you. Simply 16-0 is all that needs to be said.

It's either 11-0 or 16-13, take your pick....

Own upPERIOD

[King Nupe]

It's either 11-0 or 16-13, take your pick....

Own upPERIOD

Lakers > Clippers

[King Nupe]

^Gargle with some Drano..

16-4

[Clipper Nation]

:cry Injuries derailed our season. :cry

No, they didn't.... even with the injuries, you still had at least one Hall of Famer on the court for nearly every game, which is more than some teams had all season long, tbh.... not to mention, it's your front office's own fault for wasting money on big names instead of actually putting together a bench, as well as Kirby's fault for demanding to pad stats in garbage time in his late 30's...

[Clipper Nation]

Lakers > Clippers

2012-13 Lakers' failure > all other sports franchises' lowest points

Own upPERIOD

[midnightpulp]

46 wins does not equal "very very good" tbh. I call bullshit on the bolded. You popsuckers were stroking each off left and right over your 61-win team.

Again, if they were healthy, expectations should have been realized. They were not. They changed coaches. Changed offensive philosophies. Changed _efensive philosophies. Ton of missed games by regulars. Trainwreck.


Keyword: hype. 1999 Blazers were more loaded. They imploded too (but they were healthy :elephant).


Injuries derailed our season. And yes, Dumbtoni played a huge role - and the FO didn't step in.


You guys were not built on the fly in 2011. In fact, your big 3 were together for a decade. Other players came an went (i.e. Willis, Oberto, Bowen, Hill, etc.). But the continuity of your big 3 remained the same. They knew each other's games like the back of their hands. That happens through years of building chemistry. So much so that you guys never lost more than 32 games in a single year since y'all tanked, I mean drafted TD... all of that went out the door when y'all met up with Z-Bo and the boys.

My boys had a bunch of past their prime FA names that we threw together and expected it to work. I drunk the Koolaid too. But as the injuries started mounting and the Ls started building up, I realized that this shit storm would not end well. Then BOOM! Kobe blows an Achilles.

But hey, shit happens. I'm confident that they will rebuild again and be hyped again. We'll be on top sooner than you think. When Shaq/Kobe split up, it was supposed to set us back a decade. 4 years later, we won b2b rangs. History has a tendency of repeating itself. Especially in LA LA land. :toast

So the '95 Rockets weren't a very, very good team?

The reason for their record that year was because they played like shit half the year and found their groove during the second half of the season, finishing with the 3rd best record in the West over that time. They also tanked the last two games of the season. They were a 50+ win level team who happened to get the 8th seed. Simple as that. It's happened before and it'll probably happen again. It was an upset, but not on the level of something like the Warriors/Mavericks (that wasn't even much of an upset considering how well the Warriors matched up). Keep trying to convince yourself it was this once-in-a-lifetime event, though.

What is a once-in-a-lifetime event, however, is a 9 figure NBA roster not winning a single playoff game.

Maybe you're not the biggest failure in sports history, but you are, without a doubt, the biggest failure in NBA history. Bar fuckin' none.

And :lol at the 1999 Blazers being more hyped and loaded.

[King Nupe]

2012-13 Lakers' failure > all other sports franchises' lowest points




Own upPERIOD


I can live with that we have 16 Rannnnggggzzzz to make us feel better.

[Clipper Nation]

I can live with that we have 16 Rannnnggggzzzz to make us feel better.

And I have 13, plus the sweep of this year's pathetic Lakers :lol

Biggest failure in sports historyPERIOD

Own up, son, own up....

[HI-FI]

46 wins does not equal "very very good" tbh. I call bullshit on the bolded. You popsuckers were stroking each off left and right over your 61-win team.

Again, if they were healthy, expectations should have been realized. They were not. They changed coaches. Changed offensive philosophies. Changed _efensive philosophies. Ton of missed games by regulars. Trainwreck.


Keyword: hype. 1999 Blazers were more loaded. They imploded too (but they were healthy :elephant).


Injuries derailed our season. And yes, Dumbtoni played a huge role - and the FO didn't step in.


You guys were not built on the fly in 2011. In fact, your big 3 were together for a decade. Other players came an went (i.e. Willis, Oberto, Bowen, Hill, etc.). But the continuity of your big 3 remained the same. They knew each other's games like the back of their hands. That happens through years of building chemistry. So much so that you guys never lost more than 32 games in a single year since y'all tanked, I mean drafted TD... all of that went out the door when y'all met up with Z-Bo and the boys.

My boys had a bunch of past their prime FA names that we threw together and expected it to work. I drunk the Koolaid too. But as the injuries started mounting and the Ls started building up, I realized that this shit storm would not end well. Then BOOM! Kobe blows an Achilles.

But hey, shit happens. I'm confident that they will rebuild again and be hyped again. We'll be on top sooner than you think. When Shaq/Kobe split up, it was supposed to set us back a decade. 4 years later, we won b2b rangs. History has a tendency of repeating itself. Especially in LA LA land. :toast

if not for that lopsided trade for Gasol, Lakers would have fell off into obscurity for quite some time. shit, how many of you guys joined after you acquired MVPau for peanuts? pretty much all of you guys.

your best bet is to get another lopsided trade, and knowing the league's love affair for the Lakers, i imagine that will happen. but it has nothing to do with great ownership or management (shit if anything, that aspect is going to get much worse for you guys). it's more about the league protecting it's flagship franchise.

[Reck]

2012-13 Lakers' failure > all other sports franchises' lowest points

Own upPERIOD

Eh, maybe not all sports. Dont forget Texas Rangers. They had multiple failures :lol

[Clipper Nation]

Eh, maybe not all sports. Dont forget Texas Rangers. They had multiple failures :lol

The Rangers at least got to the World Series, though.....

The Lakers spent $120mil in a sport where that kind of money isn't commonly thrown around, they guaranteed 73 wins and a ring, and then needed Stern to force them into the 7th seed where they were swept and demolished.... there has never been a bigger failure than thatPERIOD

[ezau]

Own up:

http://oi44.tinypic.com/ay0y8.jpg

http://oi43.tinypic.com/344te8g.jpg

:lmao

[King Nupe]

The Rangers at least got to the World Series, though.....

The Lakers spent $120mil in a sport where that kind of money isn't commonly thrown around, they guaranteed 73 wins and a ring, and then needed Stern to force them into the 7th seed where they were swept and demolished.... there has never been a bigger failure than thatPERIOD


Even after all that we both lost in the 1st rd and Lakers>clippers 16-0

[ezau]

16-4

Reduced to ring smack :lol

[Clipper Nation]

Even after all that we both lost in the 1st rd

And when that happened, there were no excuses from me, no crying about injuries or living in the past.... I owned up, tbh....

Now you're gonna need to own up to this year's Lakers being the biggest failure in the history of sports, tbh....

[King Nupe]

Reduced to ring smack :lol


thats all that needs to be said. No need to argue, it's just 16-4

[King Nupe]

And when that happened, there were no excuses from me, no crying about injuries or living in the past.... I owned up, tbh....

Now you're gonna need to own up to this year's Lakers being the biggest failure in the history of sports, tbh....


i did, but we still have 16 banners so I got over it quickly

[Clipper Nation]

i did, but we still have 16 banners so I got over it quickly

Spamming ring counts =/= owning up, son :lol

[ezau]

thats all that needs to be said. No need to argue, it's just 16-4 :cry:cry

[LkrFan]

Own up:

http://oi44.tinypic.com/ay0y8.jpg

http://oi43.tinypic.com/344te8g.jpg
:rollin

[Reck]

:rollin

Lkrfan is a cool dude.

At least he's able to laugh it off unlike some lakerfans who take the bait and cant let go. lol

[jag]

ElNono going in Lakersfans mouth

[100%duncan]

:lol $128 million roster

San Antonio is dirt poor, it can't afford a $128 million roster.

Scooping that low. :lol

Dat ass still hurt? :lol

[Relevancy]

Reduced to ring smack :lolWell it is true, you can't argue against facts, period. Just like I can't argue the fact the Spurs just swept the Lakers, it is what it is.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

With that sort of payroll they could have afforded to keep Scola and it would be Duncan 8, Kobe 3. :bang :pctoss :madrun

[King Nupe]

You could afford him, your faggot owner just doesn't want to pay. And where are you getting 128M from? I thought it was 97M

[King Nupe]

Plus scola doesn't give you 4 more rings, are you serious? He's a scrub

[KobeOwnsDuncan]

They'd have enough dough left over to provide endless taco stands and sombreros in the AT&T center.

[King Nupe]

Kobe -5, Duncan-3+1*
Lakers-16, Spurs-3+1*

Phil Jackson 11 Rings, Old man 3+1*

Lakers 5-2 vs Spurs in Kobe/Duncan Era

[AaronY]

You could afford him, your faggot owner just doesn't want to pay. And where are you getting 128M from? I thought it was 97M
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/18/sports/la-sp-lakers-luxury-tax-20120918

[King Nupe]

Teams spend money porportionate to their income. Lakers bring in 500M a year and that doesn't include the 5B tv deal. It only make sense that we have the highest payroll. You're lucky that the salary cap is so low, it helps pay Tim Duncan's pathetic salary when we pay taxes. With that extra income, Duncan and Manu don't have to cross over the border to Mexico to take "odd" jobs

[midnightpulp]

Teams spend money porportionate to their income. Lakers bring in 500M a year and that doesn't include the 5B tv deal. It only make sense that we have the highest payroll. You're lucky that the salary cap is so low, it helps pay Tim Duncan's pathetic salary when we pay taxes. With that extra income, Duncan and Manu don't have to cross over the border to Mexico to take "odd" jobs

2. Los Angeles Lakers
5-year Average Profit: $38 million

Los Angeles' profit margin has been shrinking over the past few seasons thanks to increased player costs, but the team was still one of the five most profitable in the league last year.


http://www.forbes.com/pictures/emdm45hle/2-los-angeles-lakers/

500 million a year :lmao

[midnightpulp]

2. Los Angeles Lakers
5-year Average Profit: $38 million

Los Angeles' profit margin has been shrinking over the past few seasons thanks to increased player costs, but the team was still one of the five most profitable in the league last year.


http://www.forbes.com/pictures/emdm45hle/2-los-angeles-lakers/

500 million a year :lmao

Worth mentioning is that this article was written before the 2012 off-season spending spree. The Lakers probably managed a small profit this year or broke even. If they go into the 200 million dollar territory next season, they'll be operating at a loss. And you can bet Jimmy is highly concerned about that.

[King Nupe]

Income is not the same as profit idiot.

They seat 15,000 people at staples. Average ticket for a laker home game is $200. That's 3M not including concessions and parking. 3M * 41 games= 123M


Then you have all of the laker sponsors like Jack in the box, Taco Bell, etc... Then you have revenue sharing from jersey sales and TNT, ABC, ESPN contracts and NBA.com and the income from League Pass at the end of the year that they recieve to offset their tax penalty. It could be close to 700M to be honest. All that doesn't include the 5B tv deal and the concessions and parking AND the events they make money from because they OWN staples.

[King Nupe]

You all have this illusion of poor franchises. They're all billionaires except the busses. Spurs could go over the cap, but they aren't committed to excellence. They just got lucky with getting Duncan. They keep giving him contracts because they know they won't be getting anymore stars. The busses always try to put the best product on the floor. The more they spend on great players the more they can charge because they know fans will pay almost ANYTHING to see the lakeshow.

[midnightpulp]

Income is not the same as profit idiot.

They seat 15,000 people at staples. Average ticket for a laker home game is $200. That's 3M not including concessions and parking. 3M * 41 games= 123M


Then you have all of the laker sponsors like Jack in the box, Taco Bell, etc... Then you have revenue sharing from jersey sales and TNT, ABC, ESPN contracts and NBA.com and the income from League Pass at the end of the year that they recieve to offset their tax penalty. It could be close to 700M to be honest. All that doesn't include the 5B tv deal and the concessions and parking AND the events they make money from because they OWN staples.

You didn't specify "gross" or "net," Trayvon. You said "bring in," which typically means "profit" in the informal sense.

Before the TV deal (which is worth 3 billion over 20 years), the Lakers' yearly gross was 214 million (http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/32/basketball-valuations-11_Los-Angeles-Lakers_320250.html). Add the 150 million from the TV deal on top of that, and the Lakers still fall way short of "500 million per year not counting the TV deal."

Not surprised you weren't aware of the Lakers financial situation. Black people and finances mix together about as well as oil and water, or Dwight Howard and a post move. Stick to dancing, rapping, and running from the police.

[AaronY]

What's this "busses" plural..it's Jim Buss that makes the decisions now..the rest function in a check cashing capacity while Jimbo handles the big decisions..one man brain trust, and what a brain it is..

[midnightpulp]

And their revenue for last year was 197 million: http://www.forbes.com/teams/los-angeles-lakers/

"It honestly could be as high as 700 million. And that doesn't include the TV deal!"

:lol King Nupe
:lol Black people have on average lower IQs, which is why they can't do basic math or research their claim before spouting nonsense
:lol Only good at singing, dancing, playing sports, and running from the police
:lol

[LkrFan]

And their revenue for last year was 197 million: http://www.forbes.com/teams/los-angeles-lakers/

"It honestly could be as high as 700 million. And that doesn't include the TV deal!"

:lol King Nupe
:lol Black people have on average lower IQs, which is why they can't do basic math or research their claim before spouting nonsense
:lol Only good at singing, dancing, playing sports, and running from the police
:lol
:rollin :lmao :rollin

[midnightpulp]

:rollin :lmao :rollin

:lol

Love you, bro. It's cool how our comical racism doesn't offend you. In a world that is increasingly becoming sensitized and politically correct, you're a breath of fresh fuckin' air.

[King Nupe]

Lol, I can't lie that was funny. What is your race, I want in on the jokes too

[midnightpulp]

Lol, I can't lie that was funny. What is your race, I want in on the jokes too

Mutt.

Nazi/Hungarian/Aztec/Apache/Bean3r/ in about equal parts (majority is German, though, so have at it).

[King Nupe]

Ok which race will offend you more if I talk about it

[LkrFan]

Ok which race will offend you more if I talk about it
:lol

[LkrFan]

:lol

Love you, bro. It's cool how our comical racism doesn't offend you. In a world that is increasingly becoming sensitized and politically correct, you're a breath of fresh fuckin' air.
:lol - that shit was funny, son. :rollin

[midnightpulp]

Ok which race will offend you more if I talk about it

Racism doesn't offend me.

[King Nupe]

So If I call you Hitler youth or Jew Killer is that ok?

[Koolaid_Man]

Own up, son. Own up to the Lakers being the biggest failure in sports history.

Once you do, we can once again resume civil discourse and substantial basketball discussion.

midget - what part of the Kobe didn't play Memo did you miss? :lol you're hilarious trying to legitimize the Spurs win over a team without it's leading scorer..the 3rd leading scorer in the league

what part of - 30 pts/ gm from Kobe don't you understand? we made the play-offs on the back of Kobe's heroic efforts and Gasol promptly went 0-16 without Kobe....nothing more to see...go back to the lab mid and cook up something else...this one isn't working well for you...

[Koolaid_Man]

And their revenue for last year was 197 million: http://www.forbes.com/teams/los-angeles-lakers/

"It honestly could be as high as 700 million. And that doesn't include the TV deal!"

:lol King Nupe
:lol Black people have on average lower IQs, which is why they can't do basic math or research their claim before spouting nonsense
:lol Only good at singing, dancing, playing sports, and running from the police and fucking white men with little dicks wives
:lol

^ you conveniently left off that last piece... don't worry I fixed it for you :toast

[midnightpulp]

So If I call you Hitler youth or Jew Killer is that ok?

Yep.

[midnightpulp]

So If I call you Hitler youth or Jew Killer is that ok?

Yep.

[King Nupe]

Midnight doesn't understand much. After all, his ancestors were crawling around caves and learning how to cook with fire, while mine were building pyramids and storing the worlds knowledge in a library in Kemet

[unforeseen]

Damn. Those are graphic pictures.

[JingleJangleJingle]

would rather have a hard cap tbh...would have won like 8 titles had a hard cap been implemented in 1999.

[DMC]

Any franchise that spends $120mil on a team and predicts 73 wins is expected to back up the hype with a championship, it has less to do with the Lakers and more to do with the hype machine, tbh....

You need to own upPERIOD
It goes deeper. Any fan of a team who celebrates that team's wins must also bear that team's losses. These Laker faggots want the wins without the losses. Shocking for such a loyal fanbase.

[DMC]

Midnight doesn't understand much. After all, his ancestors were crawling around caves and learning how to cook with fire, while mine were building pyramids and storing the worlds knowledge in a library in Kemet

Thousands of years ago. In the past 600 years, or since you guys started sucking Mohammed's greasy black dick, you've produced nothing but shrapnel, bone fragments and ugly ass women with acid scars on their faces. You do, however, make great bomb targets for the drones. It's amazing how well your entrails show up on thermal imaging and FLIR.

[Reck]

Thousands of years ago. In the past 600 years, or since you guys started sucking Mohammed's greasy black dick, you've produced nothing but shrapnel, bone fragments and ugly ass women with acid scars on their faces. You do, however, make great bomb targets for the drones. It's amazing how well your entrails show up on thermal imaging and FLIR.

DMC just doesn't give a fuck. :lol

Went in raw.

[hater]

if they had $128 million they would be wasting it away disgustingly

mo money mo problems

this is like a guy saying "how much better would my life be with $100 million"

it won't you'll still be miserable :lol