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12-15-2013, 08:42 PM
ha, ha.
Clipper Nation
12-15-2013, 08:43 PM
& yet you and Fredo begged for their starting center last summer instead of acting like somebody!
LkrFan
12-15-2013, 08:44 PM
:lol at Rudy Gay shitting on them Rockets
:lol at Boogie Cousins > Coward
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12-15-2013, 08:46 PM
LOL bitter lakerfans
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Koolaid_Man
12-15-2013, 08:47 PM
ha, ha.
was anyone rocking a tramp stamp?
Clipper Nation
12-15-2013, 08:47 PM
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Can't lodge 6 until you eat that Begged sandwich, as per my previous post....
ElNono
12-15-2013, 08:47 PM
these losses help us... keep em coming
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12-15-2013, 08:48 PM
Can't lodge 6 until you eat that Begged sandwich, as per my previous post....
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Clipper Nation
12-15-2013, 08:49 PM
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Nuh uh.... nary a fuckin' bite of that Begged sandwich and you're trying to lodge 6... Christ!
Thebesteva
12-15-2013, 08:49 PM
Can't lodge 6 until you eat that Begged sandwich, as per my previous post....
I hear the meeting behind closed doors went something like this after Kobe 'chimed in' on what it takes to be a champion
http://media1.break.com/breakstudios/2012/1/4/guy%20begging.jpg
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At least we got something, wouldn't you say? All you got is a carcass for the next 2 years. Nighty night sweetheart.
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12-15-2013, 08:53 PM
At least we got something, wouldn't you say? All you got is a carcass for the next 2 years. Nighty night sweetheart.
Yeah, you got 6.
Yeah, you got 6.
I'll take that.
You still get 48mils worth of excess garbage.
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12-15-2013, 08:56 PM
I'll take that.
You still get 48mils worth of excess garbage.
And I'll take that.
Clipper Nation
12-15-2013, 08:58 PM
And I'll take that.
& you'll take The Begging too...
Double-Up
12-15-2013, 09:39 PM
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130413023120-kobe-bryant-story-top.jpg
Double-Up
12-15-2013, 09:40 PM
:lol
Double-Up
12-15-2013, 09:42 PM
Thread =
[email protected] pet's name? Doesn't matter cause it's deeper than that now redneck nigga. :lol
Suspect
12-15-2013, 10:24 PM
Why entertain these dumbass laker fans on this forum? lol
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12-15-2013, 10:27 PM
^Lettin' the Kings do ya that-a-way. LMAO!!!
tlongII
12-15-2013, 10:29 PM
It's all about the Blazers brah.
Suspect
12-15-2013, 10:29 PM
Im pretty sure I could figure out Threads password in about 2 days
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12-15-2013, 10:30 PM
Im pretty sure I could figure out Threads password in about 2 days
Crawl, motherfucker, crawl!!!!!!
Koolaid_Man
12-15-2013, 10:30 PM
^Lettin' the Kings do ya that-a-way. LMAO!!!
dam Cully...they must have exploded a massive long cum shot into the Rox...
:lol Rocketman
o9egaaIAMXo
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12-15-2013, 10:32 PM
dam Cully...they must have exploded a massive long cum shot into the Rox...
:lol Rocketman
lmao!!!
Why does Dale care what the Kings are doing? Why care what the Rockets are doing? How's your team doing, Dale?
Rogue
12-16-2013, 05:48 AM
it's always fun to piss at the Lockets no matter which team you supports. Dale started this thread for me, I arbitrarily think. he knew I hate the Lockets so he started this thread for me while I was at school, thank you, Dale :cry
ChumpDumper
12-16-2013, 06:10 AM
lol lakers
Killakobe81
12-16-2013, 09:53 AM
I dont care if I am called bitter, watching Dwight fail gives me joy in a season devoid of much for the Lakers ...
I do like Beverly, Parsons and Beard ...
Too bad i despise the coach and starting center ... otherwise I would enjoy that lil Rox team ...
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12-16-2013, 10:00 AM
^Yep, McHale is a real fuck and a genuine Lakers hater. Howard is a silly fool, but, McHale is a calculating SOB.
I dont care if I am called bitter, watching Dwight fail gives me joy in a season devoid of much for the Lakers ...
I do like Beverly, Parsons and Beard ...
Too bad i despise the coach and starting center ... otherwise I would enjoy that lil Rox team ...
What did Howard do to you to make you want to see him fail? What, he didn't want to keep playing with Kobe? He turned down a large sum of money to go to Houston and play with Harden? Do you realize that with Howard and Kobe both getting fat checks you'd be fucked for the next however many years?
At least Howard played in the playoffs while the rest of your team sat on the bench like pussies.
Lakers fans are vindictive little twats.
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12-16-2013, 10:04 AM
Lakers fans are vindictive little twats.
Oh, yeah. Absolutely.
Killakobe81
12-16-2013, 10:06 AM
^Yep, McHale is a real fuck and a genuine Lakers hater. Howard is a silly fool, but, McHale is a calculating SOB.
Old animosity dies hard. And they show that Mchale Rambis clothesline every time we play them damn leprechauns ...and my blood still boils. Plus we threw away that series in 1984 it was almost as bad as "6" but it was a slow death ... from Magic's foibles to Worthy's bad pass.
For the Spurs though "6" was as sudden as Paul Walker's demise but they still had to suffer game 7 and the missed bunny a few days later ...
1984 was almost 30 years ago and I still remember the one that "got away" ...
"It still hurts" may have been in jest ... but it encapsulates the pain many here still feel but try to mask with Kobe bashing ...
Old animosity dies hard. And they show that Mchale Rambis clothesline every time we play them damn leprechauns ...and my blood still boils. Plus we threw away that series in 1984 it was almost as bad as "6" but it was a slow death ... from Magic's foibles to Worthy's bad pass.
For the Spurs though "6" was as sudden as Paul Walker's demise but they still had to suffer game 7 and the missed bunny a few days later ...
1984 was almost 30 years ago and I still remember the one that "got away" ...
"It still hurts" may have been in jest ... but it encapsulates the pain many here still feel but try to mask with Kobe bashing ...
You read too much into it. If you think losing the Finals is worse than getting swept with a 130m dollar payroll, you're smoking something illegal.
Killakobe81
12-16-2013, 10:11 AM
What did Howard do to you to make you want to see him fail? What, he didn't want to keep playing with Kobe? He turned down a large sum of money to go to Houston and play with Harden? Do you realize that with Howard and Kobe both getting fat checks you'd be fucked for the next however many years?
At least Howard played in the playoffs while the rest of your team sat on the bench like pussies.
Lakers fans are vindictive little twats.
He did nothing to me. I dont like his dishonest nature, the duplicitous manner he did SVG, his outlook on hoops. his on court demanor or his lack of a post-game. I think we are better off without him ...(at max, we would be better with him at a slight discount) but I just dont like him. I dont have to play out a bunch off court bull-shoit or made up reasons like yall do about Kobe. I just cant stand the bitch and enjoy watching him fail ...
Many hate on westbrook, rose, Melo and now curry for far less ...
DMC, BTW, the love avy and the line above what song is that from again? Just was flipping through cable saw that scene from the color of Money, great song ...
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12-16-2013, 10:12 AM
Old animosity dies hard. And they show that Mchale Rambis clothesline every time we play them damn leprechauns ...and my blood still boils. Plus we threw away that series in 1984 it was almost as bad as "6" but it was a slow death ... from Magic's foibles to Worthy's bad pass.
For the Spurs though "6" was as sudden as Paul Walker's demise but they still had to suffer game 7 and the missed bunny a few days later ...
1984 was almost 30 years ago and I still remember the one that "got away" ...
"It still hurts" may have been in jest ... but it encapsulates the pain many here still feel but try to mask with Kobe bashing ...
'85 is what drives McHale to distraction. The foul Rambis drew from him spelled the end. He'll take that to the grave. + his kid was tarded up, right? The movie screen for a forehead type tard.
Killakobe81
12-16-2013, 10:15 AM
You read too much into it. If you think losing the Finals is worse than getting swept with a 130m dollar payroll, you're smoking something illegal.
Wait, what? I am talking about the pain of letting a finals slip through your fingers ...what does the getting swept have to do with anything? We did not have Kobe, we got swept. I think we win at least one if he is there, he wasn't, we didn't .. means little to me ... yall focus on it tbh ...
but I do KNOW the pain of 6 because 1984 was my "6" Lakers have won 7 time since but i remember 1984. Maybe because I was younger and losses hurt more when you are younger ...but you can't tell me that 6 doesnt hurt more ...
You can lie to yourself all you want. Payroll means shit to me, I already forgot about the sweep but I remember vividly 1984 ...and I always will. If spurs win this year it will help , but in the bqack of your mind you would know it should of been that elusive repeat ... that the spurs could never grasp that you should be celebrating instead of "5".
If everything stays the same but spurs win last year ... not only ties Kobe and Magic but is chasing Mj at 6.
Duncan not only applies some distance to Shaq and a hard charging Lebron
Spurs sit at 5 only one done from the Bulls ....
So much changed with "6" no spinning changes that fact ...
Killakobe81
12-16-2013, 10:17 AM
'85 is what drives McHale to distraction. The foul Rambis drew from him spelled the end. He'll take that to the grave. + his kid was tarded up, right? The movie screen for a forehead type tard.
Not sure, but I think he is also dealing with some issue with his daughter right now ... maybe a Rox or Celts fan could explain, my wife was asking me why he wasn't coaching the other night ...
He did nothing to me. I dont like his dishonest nature, the duplicitous manner he did SVG, his outlook on hoops. his on court demanor or his lack of a post-game. I think we are better off without him ...(at max, we would be better with him at a slight discount) but I just dont like him. I dont have to play out a bunch off court bull-shoit or made up reasons like yall do about Kobe. I just cant stand the bitch and enjoy watching him fail ...
Many hate on westbrook, rose, Melo and now curry for far less ...
DMC, BTW, the love avy and the line above what song is that from again? Just was flipping through cable saw that scene from the color of Money, great song ...
Little bit of a double standard there seeing how Kobe did Phil and Shaq. Obviously it's not just about your immense love for Stan Van Gundy. It's about what he did to the Lakers, having your hopes up and bolting when the opening came. Had he stuck around, I think he gets more love here.
The line is from Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London"... "I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada a Trader Vic's... his hair was perfect"
Wait, what? I am talking about teh pain of letting a finals slip through your fingers ...what does the getting swept have to do with anything? We did not have Kobe, we got swept. I think we win at leats one if he is there he wasn't we didn't means little to me ... yall focus on it tbh. but I do KNOw the pain of 6 because 1984 was my "6" Lakers have won 7 time since but i remember 1984. Maybe because Iw as younger and losses hurt more when you are younger ...but you can't tell me that 6 doesnt hurt more ...
You can lie to yourself all you want. Payroll means shit to me, I already forgot about the sweep but I remember vividly 1984 ...
No, the Finals didn't slip through anyone's fingers. That's just a misconception that some of you have continued to parade around here like it's the truth. The Heat took that. They came back and they won game 6 in overtime, and in game 7, they won in regulation. There were missed shots like there are in every game, and there were missed opportunities for rebounds like there are in every game. The Heat had the HCA, they lost but regained it. SA took them to their limits in both games but fell short. It didn't slip through their fingers because it was never in their hands. Some might pretend it was to make themselves feel like that have a championship that they don't, but no one looks at the number 2 guy in a indy car race and think "he let it slip through his fingers because he was leading after that first lap". More powerful engines and better drivers generally mean more wins. Spurs were in the red... and I'm just saying it's not good to run a race car in the red.
Killakobe81
12-16-2013, 10:32 AM
No, the Finals didn't slip through anyone's fingers. That's just a misconception that some of you have continued to parade around here like it's the truth. The Heat took that. They came back and they won game 6 in overtime, and in game 7, they won in regulation. There were missed shots like there are in every game, and there were missed opportunities for rebounds like there are in every game. The Heat had the HCA, they lost but regained it. SA took them to their limits in both games but fell short. It didn't slip through their fingers because it was never in their hands. Some might pretend it was to make themselves feel like that have a championship that they don't, but no one looks at the number 2 guy in a indy car race and think "he let it slip through his fingers because he was leading after that first lap". More powerful engines and better drivers generally mean more wins. Spurs were in the red... and I'm just saying it's not good to run a race car in the red.
Come on DMC ...
All praise to the Heat and to Lebron.
But seriously?
AAA security had the tape set up to control the crowd ...
NBATV let a Spurs championship SI commercial slip through the cracks ...
Twitter was calling Lebron a choker ...
then ...
bang. Just like that the narrative changed.
Some stats heads did the win probablilty with the circumstances in the Spurs favor and so much had to "break bad" for yall to lose that game.
Missed FT's, multiple offensive rebounds, and a incredible 3 after Lebron's 3 were ALL needed just to get that game in to overtime.
if you notice I hardly make much fun of "6" because I KNOW that pain ... but when you pricks try to act like letting swept in the 1st round is akin to THAT pain I just laugh as you try to lie to yourselves.
Were the Spurs FAR more successful than the Lakers absolutely, and for less cash. But does "6" hurt more than our shitty season?! Absolutely.
Killakobe81
12-16-2013, 10:35 AM
Little bit of a double standard there seeing how Kobe did Phil and Shaq. Obviously it's not just about your immense love for Stan Van Gundy. It's about what he did to the Lakers, having your hopes up and bolting when the opening came. Had he stuck around, I think he gets more love here.
The line is from Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London"... "I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada a Trader Vic's... his hair was perfect"
No, what bugs me he wanted to milk us for every penny ... even Kobe's greedy ass took a minor cut to stay ...he did not. And I did not want him at a max salary anyway ...
Kobe has skins on the wall blood sweat and tears for helping us get to 16 ...Howard? No so much ... I love PJ And Im "cool" with shaq. he is nowhere near my favorite Lakers but still a great player.
BTW wgaf why I dont like Howard who cares? call me salty, bitter my dislike of Howard is akin to your dislike of chuckers ...
Clipper Nation
12-16-2013, 10:37 AM
Come on DMC ...
All praise to the Heat and to Lebron.
But seriously?
AAA security had the tape set up to control the crowd ...
NBATV let a Spurs championship SI commercial slip through the cracks ...
Twitter was calling Lebron a choker ...
....and yet, the game wasn't over, and there was still time for the Kang and Ray Ray to get it done, tbh.... all the premature ejaculation from media and fans doesn't change the fact that there were 28 seconds left on the clock, tbh....
Killakobe81
12-16-2013, 10:49 AM
....and yet, the game wasn't over, and there was still time for the Kang and Ray Ray to get it done, tbh.... all the premature ejaculation from media and fans doesn't change the fact that there were 28 seconds left on the clock, tbh....
Ok but let's flip it.
what would have been the narrative if:
Heat lose in the exact same manner?
what if Lebron misses the FT's that Manu and KL did?
What if KL grabs that board and feeds Manu for the ray 3?
Don't both SPo and Lebron get skewered by the media?
Because the Heat are so good and Lebron is kang they let you guys off easy.
Almost as if you guys are some roody pooh, team with no championship pedigree.
some of you with that polyanna Spurs were just lucky to be there ...type bullshit.
spurs are one of the most successful franchises in recent NBA history.
they are the Patriots of the NBA, with the "hoodie" playing the Pop role and Timmy as a humble version of Brady ...
No you should not of loss that game no matter how great Lebron is ...
Larry bird, Mchale and Parish were all great doesnt mean the Lakers did not choke 1984 ...sure they "took it" but to take it we had to have loose fingers, same as the 2013 spurs ...
Killakobe81
12-16-2013, 10:51 AM
^ I dont get it ...
I can freely admit we choked in 1984 ... Celts were great they deserved it because bottom line they were tougher mentally and physically ... but we choked PERIOD.
Just let it out it will still hurt, but you have to face facts.
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12-16-2013, 10:58 AM
NBATV let a Spurs championship SI commercial slip through the cracks ...
That was surreal.
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& just think all that Chinese made shit is sitting right now in a dark and vacuous warehouse somewhere probably on the East Coast. Life is funny.
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12-16-2013, 11:06 AM
^ I dont get it ...
I can freely admit we choked in 1984 ... Celts were great they deserved it because bottom line they were tougher mentally and physically ... but we choked PERIOD.
Just let it out it will still hurt, but you have to face facts.
They won't face it, Killa.
& frankly you cannot equate '84 to 6.
We didn't deserve '84. We got what we deserved.
They deserved 5. And got what they deserved.
Hell, I've never gotten over '84. I think about that a lot more than I think of the 16. But, we had a savior in Magic Johnson. He had a strong influence in the debacles of '84. We'd nearly got killed by Dallas earlier because of his screwin' around. But, all that made Magic into exactly what we needed. And we've never looked back, well we peeked after '08, but, Kobe brought us thru that tumult and we've never looked back since.
He did nothing to me. I dont like his dishonest nature, the duplicitous manner he did SVG, his outlook on hoops. his on court demanor or his lack of a post-game. I think we are better off without him ...(at max, we would be better with him at a slight discount) but I just dont like him. I dont have to play out a bunch off court bull-shoit or made up reasons like yall do about Kobe. I just cant stand the bitch and enjoy watching him fail ...
What a crock of shit tbh. I can do the same for Kobe:
Kobe is a terrible player to play alongside, no nigga that plays ball wants to play with a ball hog. He gets all the glory in wins and no blame in losses. And incredible media manipulator that puts on a fake persona during interviews. Ousted Shaq and PJax. Sabotaged an NBA Finals and a Game 7 for selfish reasons. Killed the Lakers cap situation (youd be better without him, unless at a discount). Yet you worship him?
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12-16-2013, 11:45 AM
What a crock of shit tbh. I can do the same for Kobe:
Kobe is a terrible player to play alongside, no nigga that plays ball wants to play with a ball hog. He gets all the glory in wins and no blame in losses. And incredible media manipulator that puts on a fake persona during interviews. Ousted Shaq and PJax. Sabotaged an NBA Finals and a Game 7 for selfish reasons. Killed the Lakers cap situation (youd be better without him, unless at a discount). Yet you worship him?
Yeah, he permitted a contrite Phil Jackson to come back. He beat Gasol & Odom mercilessly and made them champions. He permitted a contrite Artest to come to LA, then double crossed mine enemies and passed to him. He hunted Daddy down, ran him to ground and ended his NBA career on the shit side of 5-4.
Yeah, I worship Kobe Bryant.
Killakobe81
12-16-2013, 11:48 AM
They won't face it, Killa.
& frankly you cannot equate '84 to 6.
We didn't deserve '84. We got what we deserved.
They deserved 5. And got what they deserved.
Hell, I've never gotten over '84. I think about that a lot more than I think of the 16. But, we had a savior in Magic Johnson. He had a strong influence in the debacles of '84. We'd nearly got killed by Dallas earlier because of his screwin' around. But, all that made Magic into exactly what we needed. And we've never looked back, well we peeked after '08, but, Kobe brought us thru that tumult and we've never looked back since.
Of course not much in recent memory is as bad as "6" ...
But like you 1984 ... I never forgot it. you are right it provided Magic the fuel to light the fire that carried us in 1985 and 1987-1988 ...
But it doesnt change the fact we were up 2-1 and up in Game 3 IIRC and pissed the bed at home. We made mistakes like the Worthy pass ... and some Magic turnovers that a championship team should NOT make. Much like last year's Spurs we had a great coach, a HOF star good supporting stars but we still lost.
Just like great players truly great fans remember the losses more than the great wins, it's like you almost take some of the victories for granted to a degree as great as they are ... of course I remember the chmapgane shower in my avvy or MWP's presser in 2010 ... but the losses, thr Finals ones ... they leave a scar ...
Killakobe81
12-16-2013, 11:50 AM
What a crock of shit tbh. I can do the same for Kobe:
Kobe is a terrible player to play alongside, no nigga that plays ball wants to play with a ball hog. He gets all the glory in wins and no blame in losses. And incredible media manipulator that puts on a fake persona during interviews. Ousted Shaq and PJax. Sabotaged an NBA Finals and a Game 7 for selfish reasons. Killed the Lakers cap situation (youd be better without him, unless at a discount). Yet you worship him?
Nope. Read my other thread I would trade him too if teh price is right. Fact is he is a lifetime Laker. Howard is a rental.
I have no issue with you hating Kobe.
You should have no issue with me liking Kobe or hating Dwight ...
BTW, worship is too strong a word... only Magic in my kiddie days comes even close to getting that kind of fandom from me ...
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12-16-2013, 11:54 AM
MWP's presser in 2010
Yep, the Artest press conference was a seminal moment. And what made it such was the fact he'd not briefed Media about it. The motherfuckers couldn't hijack it and make it into something that it wasn't. Maybe it was calculated that way and maybe his confession was a spur of the moment decision. Payton & his brother and their impromtu presser is comparable.
Come on DMC ...
All praise to the Heat and to Lebron.
But seriously?
AAA security had the tape set up to control the crowd ...
NBATV let a Spurs championship SI commercial slip through the cracks ...
Twitter was calling Lebron a choker ...
then ...
bang. Just like that the narrative changed.
Some stats heads did the win probablilty with the circumstances in the Spurs favor and so much had to "break bad" for yall to lose that game.
Missed FT's, multiple offensive rebounds, and a incredible 3 after Lebron's 3 were ALL needed just to get that game in to overtime.
if you notice I hardly make much fun of "6" because I KNOW that pain ... but when you pricks try to act like letting swept in the 1st round is akin to THAT pain I just laugh as you try to lie to yourselves.
Were the Spurs FAR more successful than the Lakers absolutely, and for less cash. But does "6" hurt more than our shitty season?! Absolutely.
So AAA Security thought it was over, or at least planned for it to be over. That's common. Dallas had a parade route planned. Both teams had championship apparel ready to go (some of that now in Africa most likely). None of that has anything to do with the game. Since when has media decided a game? They've called the wrong President.
It's like a "bad beat" in poker. Truth be known you never won, you just didn't know it until the river. The Spurs never had that game. In fact, they had 2 shots to win one game and couldn't. Spurs fuck up was losing at home. They already took HCA from the defending champs, then they give it back. Why? Because they relied on jumpshooting role players. That's what got them there though, that and a timely injury to Russell Westbrook.
Spin it how you like, however you want to play it. The Spurs had nothing to lose and everything to gain. They weren't supposed to be there. They died 5 years ago.
No, what bugs me he wanted to milk us for every penny ... even Kobe's greedy ass took a minor cut to stay ...he did not. And I did not want him at a max salary anyway ...
Kobe has skins on the wall blood sweat and tears for helping us get to 16 ...Howard? No so much ... I love PJ And Im "cool" with shaq. he is nowhere near my favorite Lakers but still a great player.
BTW wgaf why I dont like Howard who cares? call me salty, bitter my dislike of Howard is akin to your dislike of chuckers ...
LOL Kobe took a cut to stay. That's like congress pushing forth a bill to raise their salaries by 50% and eventually making it 40% and saying they took a pay cut. You let Howard slip right through your hands. You had him, he was right there. You had the best center in the league and you let him go.
See what I mean?
Killakobe81
12-16-2013, 06:07 PM
LOL Kobe took a cut to stay. That's like congress pushing forth a bill to raise their salaries by 50% and eventually making it 40% and saying they took a pay cut. You let Howard slip right through your hands. You had him, he was right there. You had the best center in the league and you let him go.
See what I mean?
A couple things:
1. Best center by "default"
2. A cut is a cut however you look at it. You make 40,000 and a cut to 35,0000 still sucks ..it's like the Eddie Murphy skit about Johnny Carson and no pre-nup ... Whether you talking about half of $500 million or half of $5.00 you gona be mad ...
3. None of this changes the bottom line. You can spin that existential bullshit all day long. That championship was as done as it could be. Even the Mavs choke which many on here took joy in was not as "done" as this one was. It's never over till the fat lady sings, but dat bitch had gargled, had cleared her pipes and was warming up when "bang" happened.
i am glad you are at peace with it ...you may very well be a better man than me in this regard ... since i still lament 1984 ... but i know it hurt like a SOB ... no use to hide it. I dont hide my bitterness towrds Dwight. not that he left but just the way it went down ... the details from the meeting that leaked coming off the heels of his dishonesty with SVG when he denied asking for SVG to be fired then he wants Mike D gone who is HE to demand any coach to be fired when he needs as much coaching as possible? I felt he doesnt even deserve to be a Laker and now I root for him to fail. not to get hurt but to choke every chance he gets.
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