Lakers: Seriously Laker Fans, What Should You Be Hopeful For this Season?

[ezau]

Been here before as a franchise. Lakers epically failed in 06 after being up 3-1 and got swept in 07 by Nash and toni. We'll be back, but I think this time it might take a long while.

It depends how long Jim wants to keep the keys. The sooner he gives it someone else, the better the Lakers' chances to recover, tbh.

[Splits]

Idiots are deluded to think the league won't allow the Lakers to suck ass for as many years as they lick ass. Just look at NY and Boston, they are both DOOMED and got sucker Laker fan who believes "that can't happen to us we're LA" is in for a grand surprise. You have idiot ownership and an idiot coach and unless you fix that you're ed.

[Rogue]

Spurs can still win games even without Jim, like they can always find out the best way to get all their talents involved in the game plan. I think spurs future will depend on Pop, or depend on whether they can carry on Pop's basketball philosophy. The spurs can remain a playoff team even with average talents imho, and it wasn't total blind luck that the spurs seemed to always draft the best yet underrated talents from the late 1st or even 2nd round. If Manu were drafted in Houston I doubt he would've achieved such success with the Rockets as he did in San Antonio, probably he would've turned out to be another V-Span, tbh

[ezau]

So, let's talk about how the Lakers can win a championship this year after Fredo gave Kirby that extension.

[HI-FI]

I guess they're grateful for the Time Warner Deal, that's suppose to be the answer to everything.

Spurs can still win games even without Jim, like they can always find out the best way to get all their talents involved in the game plan. I think spurs future will depend on Pop, or depend on whether they can carry on Pop's basketball philosophy. The spurs can remain a playoff team even with average talents imho, and it wasn't total blind luck that the spurs seemed to always draft the best yet underrated talents from the late 1st or even 2nd round. If Manu were drafted in Houston I doubt he would've achieved such success with the Rockets as he did in San Antonio, probably he would've turned out to be another V-Span, tbh

[DMC]

The "league" will offer an exception to LA to allow them to retool on the fly. They will squeeze in under the rules with some shady and there will be complaints and then it will be business as usual. It's a business, after all. You cannot allow your petty rules to undermine your profit margin.

[DMC]

Yes but if Spurs dissapear the NBA will be just fine, no one gives a about the spurs. When you go to New York the majority of jerseys you see there are Laker jerseys. Same in Atlanta, Golden State, and Sacramento. The Lakers own the league.

The NBA would be fine if the Lakers disappeared. Someone would replace them in LA.