I will echo what others have said.
Champions don't have to prove themselves to anyone. They are the best until proven otherwise.
First all, if Blair was not a concern, he would have been a first round pick.
Next, LA's speed and length is still there. SB will now be part of the rotation so it adds it to the PG position And you already know about the frontcourt trio. Now with Artest, they have strength added as well.
Your right Mahinimi,Blair,Haislip hasn't played a game yet but I will say this that if one of those 3 doesn't turn out to be better then Powell/Mbenga then they are busts. Powell/Benga are trash its like how spur fans tried to justify Udoka being a solid player in here which isn't the case .
Powell and Benga are gettin paid the veteran's minimum, so you can't expect too much from them. The lakers currently own 3 mega toxic contracts, Walton-5 mil, Sasha at 5 mil, and Bynum at 12 mil. Morrison isn't toxic because he is 100% guaranteed gone by the trade deadline. 3 Toxic contracts isn't really too bad, especially if 2 of em are only at 5 mil.
Fail or did I? This is what bugs me. While I would agree that Floyd was there and coached the team, I recall that management(read Jerry Krause) didn't like the development of his young players under Floyd. They they REGRESSED under his coaching and tutelage.
The numbers show that the the team didn't win more than 20 games and when he was finally let go in December, the team was 4-21. I will agree to a point that Ron did get it. But it wasn't really from Floyd. And how well did it sink and how much was retained since that time period. It's a trick question though. Tim Floyd wasn't a master at the Triple-Post. And since his Bulls weren't doing anything well, Krause made him adjust the offense to fit the youth of the then Bulls.
Again, I will concede the experience for Ron to a point. It helps to have one of the co-creators of the Triple-Post in Tex Winter but when Management tells you to change what you're doing and you do not...you get let go.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/fea...3/chicago.html
Again,Management asked him to change the offense.The day after the press conference, Floyd began his Bulls career in Jackson's old office. Just outside, in the hallway, hung a picture of one of Chicago's championship celebrations, with Jackson being doused by champagne. On Floyd's desk was a spiral-bound book en led The Triple-Post Offense by Bulls assistant Tex Winter, bearing the author's autograph. It was a gift from Winter, whom Floyd had met with that day and asked to remain on staff; he made the same offer to two other assistants, Cartwright and Frank Hamblen. Floyd also told Winter he'd like to retain his style of attack, Chicago's trademark in the Jackson era. At one point a visitor who needed to make a call asked if he had to dial 9 on Floyd's new phone to get an outside line. "I have no idea," Floyd said.
Chicago Bulls
On July 23, 1998, Floyd was hired head coach of the Chicago Bulls of the NBA. That off-season, the core of the Bulls championship teams retired or left, leaving the equivalent of an expansion team. During the lockout season of 1998-1999, the team posted a record of 13–37. The next season, the Bulls had a 17-65 record. The team continued to regress, posting a 15–67 record in the 2000-2001 season. His fourth year as coach was marred by fights with players and management. Floyd resigned on December 24, 2001 after a 4–21 start.
In his four seasons with the Bulls, Floyd posted a record of 49–190. The team did not make the NBA Playoffs in any of those years. Known as a favorite of Jerry Krause by the Chicago media, an entertaining press conference had Floyd proclaim [I'm not] "Jerry's boy."[1]
Soooo, when's the punch line? Really.
If you change some of your >< symbols than we can talk.
are spurs fans doing damage control or what?
3 championships with Shaq and Kobe. Artest is an upgrade defensively and he can also shoot the rock. The trade-off is that we have given Ariza but Artest is definitely an upgrade in terms of defense and toughness.
Also, I didn't say anything about the Spurs.
Lebron just couldn't do it with anyone. Sorry, had to say it.Kobe couldnt do it without Gasol!
At least we didn't tank games just to get a high pick.
so much talk for a subject thats pretty straight forward.
Lakers got better since the Finals.....Spurs got better since thier 1-4 ownage by the Mavs. Therefore, Lakers will probably repeat and the Spurs will probably reach the second round.
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Media always pimps for the Spurs. It's just the way it is. The Spurs were a Godsend for Media when Boston was on their ass. That they've failed at a 100% clip to repeat is of no consequence for San Antonio. Media covers their ass there. And that's nice for them, but, I'm holdin' a grudge & umbrage on their inability to go back-to-back.
& I ain't f'in budgin' nary an inch on the issue.
Let us proceed...
this is the funniest I read in a while.
90% of players injuries are contact related. just that the weak ones, like Bynum, suffer major injuries.
just say no to drugs
Mavs polishin' their knob in your lunchbucket was a knee slapper as well, hater.
this is the funniest I read in a while.
I agree with the post that I want to see how good the other teams will be assuming they are healthy. I think it's fair to say we didn't really see a team with as much talent as LA get to challenge them last season due to injuries. It looks like one team in the West has enough on paper (SA), and 3 in the East (Orlando, Boston, Cleveland). So the real question is who will stay healthy and how will Artest fit it. Laker fans keep saying all he needs to do is be a role player but no one is addressing the fact that Ron thinks he is a star and not a role player. Ariza realized what he was....so that storyline will be interesting to watch.
yup that's all you got. Keep rehashing it. It gets funnier the 1000th time.... NOT
No, no, hater, you guys have failed miserably to make your mark with the repeat. Kobe repeated. , Kobe hit that trio. But, not you miserable failures. Jesus, Mother Mary & Joseph, Media/ESPN even had the goofy {every other year} thing workin' for ya's. Yeah, can ya imagine puttin' that malarkey up there as an accomplishment? What in the is wrong with you people!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hey why don't you talk about how the mavs beat the spurs last year?
oh the repeat story... damn your act is tired dude. do you copy and paste your responses?
Don't be jell, duder. Just cuz you don't have a successful repeat story doesn't give you license to put my successful repeat story down.
boring. HOpefully you'll have some new material when season starts.
Hey, listen, che, you fellows have taken that ass pounding by the Mavs in pretty good spirits. Yer good losers.hey why don't you talk about how the mavs beat the spurs last year?
No - instant injuries from impact - ie Bynum's knees is one thing. Bynum was healthy and then an a specific incident occurred that hurt him.
this is the funniest I read in a while.
90% of players injuries are contact related. just that the weak ones, like Bynum, suffer major injuries.
Stress related injuries like Yao's foot or Tim's knees are another. Those develop over time, are result of either structural or postural issues and likely linger the entire players career. Oden is another who falls victim to that.
"boring"???????????? How bout when you all dogged us over Kobe's inability to ring like Daddy had? Couldn't talk you out of that no matter what. That was the mantra of entire Laker's Hater Nation.
You goofy bas s, you.
So the Lakers bring back the exact same core, a healthy Bynum, and Ron Artest and are somehow worse.
Spurs add RJ, 90-year old McDyess, 90-year old Ratliff, and a load of rookies and they are now favorites to win it all?
Gotta love Spur fan logic.
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