all very true. Nash is one of my favorites.
dude realizes LA is a mess and is going to start his retirement party early, can't blame him.
"we don't rebuild, we reload" part deux
Ah, how things have changed in four years. The Lakers and Spurs have gone through opposite trajectories. Lakers went from champions to bottom-feeders, and Spurs have gone from first/second-round fodder to champs.
Perfect...but who knows, maybe things will reverse again in another four years.
Top 3? I thought it's top 5?
From LG
Lets do a little breakdown:
-Rams the Lakers up the ass with Phoenix, eliminates LA from two consecutive post-seasons.
-Costs LA two 1st-rounders in trade for him.
-Breaks leg during second game as a Laker, never healthy again, career as effective player essentially ends 5 quarters into LAL career.
-Lakers hire Mike D'Antoni instead of Phil Jackson due in large part to Nash's presence.
-Refuses to take advantage of medical retirement despite futility of comeback, costing Lakers $9.3m in cap room.
-Nerve damages ends 2014-15 season before it begins, with Lakers down a roster spot and already thin at PG position.
Lets do a little breakdown:
-Rams the Lakers up the ass with Phoenix, eliminates LA from two consecutive post-seasons.
-Costs LA two 1st-rounders in trade for him.
-Breaks leg during second game as a Laker, never healthy again, career as effective player essentially ends 5 quarters into LAL career.
-Lakers hire Mike D'Antoni instead of Phil Jackson due in large part to Nash's presence.
-Refuses to take advantage of medical retirement despite futility of comeback, costing Lakers $9.3m in cap room.
-Nerve damages ends 2014-15 season before it begins, with Lakers down a roster spot and already thin at PG position.
RinSANITY part deux!
God damn we cut ties with him in just in time.
He's played a total of 68 games for LA? I wonder what his statistics were doing those games?
It was a fluke injury. The chances of the same thing happening in Phoenix are slim to none. We always kept him in decent health. If we hadn't run him out of town, the end of his career would have been much better - but at least we can take solace in the fantasy that he is a double agent, taking down the enemy from within....
You have to be fair, hawk.
SI nailed it with the headline. It is fun. For everybody. Just not for the Lakers.
The Lakers are snakebit.....by a black mamba.
it's not exactly rocket science tbh, everyone with a brain knew it would end like this right from the start.
Top 5 protected in 2015, top 3 protected in 2016 if the Lakers retain the pick in 2015.
This is all Kobe's fault.
LoLakers
Serious question, isn't this a good thing for the Lakers? Nash has been done for a while now so it's not like he was going to help anyway. And now the Lakers can apply for a disabled player exception to add another player to the roster for about $5 million. Not that there is any savior left out there in free agency, but what the was Nash going to do for the Lakers?
Keep getting dem checks, Stevie Nash!
Best part is Nash came out and said that he isn't sorry for going for the money. He said its all about the money right now. This dude made $400 k per game in the last 3 seasons
"It's just a reality," Nash said, in a Grantland.com video do entary. "I'm not going to retire because I want the money. It's honest. We want honest athletes, but at the same time, you're going to have people out there saying 'He's so greedy. He's made x amount of money and he has to take this last little bit.' Yes, I do, have to take that last little bit. I'm sorry if that is frustrating to some but if they were in my shoes they would do exactly the same thing. I wouldn't believe for a minute that they wouldn't."
What did you expect from a guy that cannot even pick up and carry bags without injuring himself?
I do appreciate his honesty. Just not his TOSB status. I love how people want to act like players should take less to win... when this dude is flat out telling you is all that matter is the dough ...and he was the poster boy for unselfishness on the court.
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