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Been saying LALs FO is the best in the league, they will make things work.
...they have first class management, coaches, and personnel all the way up and down the chain.
It's not all about money and markets. Look at NYK, they've sucked for decades despite having monstrous payrolls.
Been saying LALs FO is the best in the league, they will make things work.
son who gives a ? we all (not just Lakers, Hornets, and Rockets fans) got on tonight. what the NBA did tonight is a shame and yet another tarnishing moment in their pathetic history.
Please go on, so interesting!
ur in favor of a superteam, while ur team gets the short end of the stick in a lopsided trade....?
with or without those players going to ur team, NOH is still lottery bound, its just a matter of whether you think payin 40m for trash to tank a season...when u can save that 40m and spend it on FAs
Gotta love Lakerfan's dedication to trying to convince a Spurs message board how superior their team is.
Their fans are gaping vaginas though.
son the Hornets have been in the playoffs 3 of the last 4 years so what the are you talking about? Chris Paul has missed an average of 20 games each of the last two seasons due to his knee. how did the Hornets get the short end of the stick on this? lopsided trade? are you ing stupid?
if anything the Lakers and Rockets gave up a bit too much. The Hornets got 4 quality players in Odom, Martin, Scola, and Dragic as well as 2 draft picks. put the damn bong down son.
They are just as ty, only for more years.
if martin, scola, dragic is that damn good how come the rockets fail to make the playoffs last season, dont give me that they dont have yao...when there fans were boasting about 2nd best in the west...
The level of butthurtness on this forum is enormous
sup scrah?
This forum was good for a long time but now is completely overrun with trolls. There simply isn't much quality basketball related discussion anymore and the lack of any moderation has killed what used to be a fun place to talk hoops.
Take care guys.
-House
well then according to your logic if Paul is so great then why haven't the Hornets won a championship yet or even came close? they have had numerous good players built around him over the last few years.
Lamar Odom, Martin, Scola, Dragic, and 2 draft picks for CP3 and his bum knee was a great trade. how can you argue otherwise?
man, that team would've been beautiful to watch. Those are some very fundamentally sound basketball players. I think their chemistry would've been great as well.
Scola is a nice 2nd post man
Odom didn't show up in a third of all Laker games..in NO....wow
Martin doesn't play defense
Dragic isn't a starter in this league
By next year it would be Scola, Martin and some contracts left
Paul/NBA/Stern just killed Paul's value. I don't think they will be many teams offering Hornets better value than 3 starters + 1 backup + 2 picks knowing that he won't resign (and will escape to the Lakers during FA)
If LA is unable to trade for Paul now, I don't think they are in any position to sign a top quality free agent next year (for more than the MLE). You have to remember there is still a salary cap. S and T's are LA's vehicle to acquire potential 2012 free agents.
If I recall, the key Laker trade pieces are all on contracts beyond 2012. I'm pretty sure Kobe, Gasol and Bynum have multiple years left. In addition, LAL are waaaay over the cap. One expiring deal is not getting them under the salary cap unless it's Bryant's deal. I'm less sure about LO's contract.
To get any high quality player, LA must shed contracts. With Chrissy Paul not being available to them now, an older declining Laker team becomes less attractive for the time being. I guess Dwight Howard is still blinded by the LA lights, so we'll see. We do know he can't get it done as the Alpha on a team.
It's also very possible that Kobe's days of carrying a team to the finish line may be over as well.
The unfortunate thing for the Lakers is that the trade information leak demonstrates to the Gasol and LO is that management does not believe in them anymore. Can Mike Brown get that locker room in order? I would wonder about that. Times may be a changin out on the left coast.
Last edited by Harry Callahan; 12-09-2011 at 08:27 AM.
this was a disgrace on David Sterns part. its official the NBA is rigged, this didnt make any sense at all. imo lakers got the worst end of it.
Only thing worse would be if the trade went thru.
Mitch & the Buss children will have to grab some jacks & timbers and start back down.
david stern... get ya!
Mah n.igga....welcome back
The Lakers have a 1st class front office. They understand the demographics in their market very well. Their fan base is largely comprised of legriding bandwaggoners, and the Lakers know these types are the ones who buy merchandise.
The large market doesn't hurt.
However, to be quite honest, a team from a small market like, oh.. San Antonio, that can muster 4 rings during the Lakers' prime years truly has a great front office, because they don't go out and suck their way to the best players other teams have to offer.
Jerry Buss is a crafty businessman.
Pretty much the beneficiary of being in LA first and willing to spend some money. They continuously take advantage of small market teams to make themselves better.
Shaq.
Kobe.
Pau.
Paul.
Well, maybe not Paul.
Yet.
the contracts of bynum, walton, blake, metta world peace, and vujacic beg to differ.
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