View Full Version : LA Lakers OFFICIAL '13-'14 SEASON Thread Brought to you by the Clippers
DarkShadow
11-26-2013, 02:36 PM
Now that Ko-Me Bryant is coming back, the Laker season can officially begin, and people can stop watching the Clippers and come out of hiding.
I was offended when I heard someone utter this phrase after the two year extension was made public:
"Laker fans would rather lose with Kobe, than win without him."
What you say?
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EL JEFE
11-26-2013, 09:17 PM
Great to see Kobe end his career as a Laker. I say....Those who uttered those words of wisdom (as you noted) shall have their wish granted! Since it is apparent that there is no chance in HE$$ that LBJ would be coming to LAL, they signed the Black Mamba. This will result in looking to acquire far lesser talent than LBJ.
IMO....As long as they stay healthy and avoid injuries, the Heat can not be stopped. As difficult as it is to imagine, LBJ is playing better this year than he did last year! Something like high 50%ile from the field!!
superbigfish
12-04-2013, 05:32 AM
Lakers more than likely will not make the playoffs. If they just happen to grab the 7th or 8th seat, gone in the first round. Koby, Nash and Kman are injury prone. I say tank the season and try to get Andrew Wiggins or Jabri Parker. Lakers will not be a contender for years to come. On another note, why don't the Lakers just get their own stadium? Seems like the reason why people watch basketball in Socal is because of the Clippers. Clippers should be covering up those statues in front of Staples.
Guarantee Koby will get injured again as long as he's wearing low top shoes.
Why don't the Lakers move to Anaheim? They can play in the Honda Center.
fishinarteest
12-04-2013, 08:33 PM
Lakers more than likely will not make the playoffs. If they just happen to grab the 7th or 8th seat, gone in the first round. Koby, Nash and Kman are injury prone. I say tank the season and try to get Andrew Wiggins or Jabri Parker. Lakers will not be a contender for years to come. On another note, why don't the Lakers just get their own stadium? Seems like the reason why people watch basketball in Socal is because of the Clippers. Clippers should be covering up those statues in front of Staples.
Guarantee Koby will get injured again as long as he's wearing low top shoes.
Why don't the Lakers move to Anaheim? They can play in the Honda Center.
Number one. Why does everyone think the lakers are trying to win a championship this year. I thought it was apparent that we were looking toward this coming free agency period. Secondly L.A. will always be laker town. Chris paul is the best point guard in the league, and aging, and probably won't make it past age 35 or 36 playing in the league on a knee with next to know cartlidge, then the clippers will be back to being irrelevant and it will be laker town again, but tbh the clippers don't really look like a contender right now anyway, they looked like a slightly better coached version of last year. Thirdly, wiggins is a beast, but right now I'll take parker over him any day in the draft. And lastly, anyone who believes lebron is going to L.A. has not watched basketball for any meaningful amount of time, and should drop the rediculous notion right now. The dude has two rings in miami, and quite frankly cares about nothing else except for having a legacy. One which will be tainted going to a third team for no apparent reason. And as a side note, the lakers should not go after melo. he is a non defense playing, knuckleheaded, chucker! Plain and simple. The dude couldn't win squat except for a scoring title on new york, why would he do anything on the lakers where he'd be number 2 to kobe. Melo i might add is also the same guy who is rumored to also not shoot off screens when wide open because he believes he can make the shot with a defender in his face. So yeah, we want him because?
superbigfish
12-06-2013, 09:09 AM
Number one. Why does everyone think the lakers are trying to win a championship this year. I thought it was apparent that we were looking toward this coming free agency period. Secondly L.A. will always be laker town. Chris paul is the best point guard in the league, and aging, and probably won't make it past age 35 or 36 playing in the league on a knee with next to know cartlidge, then the clippers will be back to being irrelevant and it will be laker town again, but tbh the clippers don't really look like a contender right now anyway, they looked like a slightly better coached version of last year. Thirdly, wiggins is a beast, but right now I'll take parker over him any day in the draft. And lastly, anyone who believes lebron is going to L.A. has not watched basketball for any meaningful amount of time, and should drop the rediculous notion right now. The dude has two rings in miami, and quite frankly cares about nothing else except for having a legacy. One which will be tainted going to a third team for no apparent reason. And as a side note, the lakers should not go after melo. he is a non defense playing, knuckleheaded, chucker! Plain and simple. The dude couldn't win squat except for a scoring title on new york, why would he do anything on the lakers where he'd be number 2 to kobe. Melo i might add is also the same guy who is rumored to also not shoot off screens when wide open because he believes he can make the shot with a defender in his face. So yeah, we want him because?
Wait a minute, CP3 is only 28. CP3 doesn't have knee problems, he is not Andrew Bynum. If he plays till 35, there be at very least be 3 championships hanging in Staples. Don't forget about Blake Griffen. BG and CP3 statues will be outside the Staples center within the next 20 years. Now, how are the Lakers going to compete with 35/36 year old Koby? He's going to be gone in 2 years. He takes up more than 40% of the Laker salary cap. With a salary cap in place, all teams have even even level playing field. You can pay the luxury taxes, but how many teams are willing to do that? Even if you did, you might end up like the Nets.
No superstar is ever going to play with Kobe. D12 is a great example. Melo just needs the right pieces around him. If he had a nice PG like CP3 and a shooters to space the floor...Too bad the lakers have neither.
You don't think the Clippers are contenders? You got to be kidding me.
reservoir dog
12-06-2013, 09:35 AM
...why don't the Lakers just get their own stadium?
REALLY? Have you even been inside of the Staples Center and looked up at the rafters? Last time I was there I don't recall seeing not one championship banner by the Clippers. You bandwagon Clipper fans crack me up. :ROFL:
City Dad
12-06-2013, 10:44 AM
...there is no chance in HE$$ that LBJ would be coming to LAL...
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb225/timmeinhart/LBJ_zpsae7b7d50.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/user/timmeinhart/media/LBJ_zpsae7b7d50.jpg.html)
superbigfish
12-06-2013, 12:06 PM
REALLY? Have you even been inside of the Staples Center and looked up at the rafters? Last time I was there I don't recall seeing not one championship banner by the Clippers. You bandwagon Clipper fans crack me up. :ROFL:
We live in a new era. Those banners don't mean anything. You can no longer buy championships thanks to the salary cap ;)
Those banners mean the same as Barry Bonds getting in the Hall of Fame.
reservoir dog
12-06-2013, 02:03 PM
Those banners don't mean anything.
So you're saying championships won by Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, the Showtime Era and even Bill Russel and the Boston Celtics don't mean anything? How about the 6 rings that Michael Jordan has? Like the saying goes...haters gonna hate! :Idiot:
superbigfish
12-06-2013, 07:04 PM
So you're saying championships won by Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, the Showtime Era and even Bill Russel and the Boston Celtics don't mean anything? How about the 6 rings that Michael Jordan has? Like the saying goes...haters gonna hate! :Idiot:
Exactly. If Wizards, Bucks and Bobcats were able to pay top players when there was no salary cap, they would have multiple championships. Those rings Jordan has doesn't count either. Like I said, it's a new era.
bman90278
12-06-2013, 07:34 PM
Wait a minute, CP3 is only 28. CP3 doesn't have knee problems, he is not Andrew Bynum. If he plays till 35, there be at very least be 3 championships hanging in Staples. Don't forget about Blake Griffen. BG and CP3 statues will be outside the Staples center within the next 20 years. Now, how are the Lakers going to compete with 35/36 year old Koby? He's going to be gone in 2 years. He takes up more than 40% of the Laker salary cap. With a salary cap in place, all teams have even even level playing field. You can pay the luxury taxes, but how many teams are willing to do that? Even if you did, you might end up like the Nets.
No superstar is ever going to play with Kobe. D12 is a great example. Melo just needs the right pieces around him. If he had a nice PG like CP3 and a shooters to space the floor...Too bad the lakers have neither.
You don't think the Clippers are contenders? You got to be kidding me.
Clippers haven't even sniffed the NBA Finals and now u are ordering 3 banners and statues for BG and CP3 in the future...lmao
-brian
superbigfish
12-06-2013, 08:41 PM
Clippers haven't even sniffed the NBA Finals and now u are ordering 3 banners and statues for BG and CP3 in the future...lmao
-brian
I'm talking about the future. You bet Clipper management is already drawing up the parade routine and drafting ring designs. 1 Pacific Division champ banner under our belt. NEW ERA.
reservoir dog
12-06-2013, 11:09 PM
1 Pacific Division champ banner under our belt.
Exactly! And not even a Western Conference Champions banner...LMAO!!! Playoff bound yes but still not a championship caliber team.
http://youtu.be/Bmap4-FdzMA
http://youtu.be/WFnla3T_kDE
vncnt
12-07-2013, 12:08 AM
i'm a life long clippers fan. i've been going to their games since i was 8 years old. i've been playing and watching the game since 4. while i don't like the lakers or many their fans much, kobe deserved an extension and all the money he got. he's made that franchise a whole lot of money and brought them a lot of success. no rings without shaq, pau or ron ron though... its kinda nice to see that there's still loyalty in sports. boston blew up there championship roster to rebuild, super stars are teaming up to manufacture championships. coaches are getting canned left and right. there's hardly any continuity or loyalty left...
not all clippers fan are bandwagon fans. i'd say there are more lakers bandwagon fans. they want to like what everyone else likes. they're afraid to go against the grain and be different. a lot of my friends that are lakers fans agree... i do respect the lakers for all their success. respecting your opponents was a very important lesson i've learned from a lifetime of sports. i've run into too many lakers fans with the gang mentality... its ridiculous... these tough guys had nothing to do with the lakers other than having a bro crush on kobe... he's good and plays with sick style, but he's no MJ.
the clips are turning things around. it started with signing baron davis (LA native and former bruin) just too bad that didn't work out. blake brought excitement, but i'd like to see him get traded for kevin love. cp3 is the whole damn team and its tough for a 6 foot tall point guard to lead a team deep into the playoffs when you gotta face guys like KD, westbrook, the big fundamental and complete teams like memphis and golden state... they're making strides and moving forward, but the west is too talented and deep. not to mention a likely finals opponent in lebron or maybe even paul george.
anyway... good for kobe and good luck to the lakers. while LA will probably always be a lakers town, the clippers are running the show now and will for the next few years. they'll hang a banner or two and i'll enjoy it while it lasts.
superbigfish
12-07-2013, 01:19 AM
Exactly! And not even a Western Conference Champions banner...LMAO!!! Playoff bound yes but still not a championship caliber team.
http://youtu.be/Bmap4-FdzMA
http://youtu.be/WFnla3T_kDE
LOL, I can't believe you listen to Barkley. He gets paid to entertain. You might as well listen Skip Bayless and Chris Chase. Sure Blake is a great dunker. It's just one part of his game. His mid range job shot is there, free throws are better, the guy can rebound and has a low post game. Just look at his numbers for proof. Just look at how long he's been in the league. How long did it take Karl Malone to be the mailman? Give it time and Jack will be sitting next to Billy Crystal at Clipper games. Don't worry, Lakers can have the Kardasins, Bieber and Lil Wayne.
superbigfish
12-07-2013, 01:22 AM
You have to love Lob City http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzxFJa6rfsg
DarkShadow
01-15-2014, 11:01 AM
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DarkShadow
02-19-2014, 02:52 PM
I hear the laker wagon needs new shocks from how many people are jumping off.
;-)
“People think it’s so far-fetched that I would stay in Minnesota,” Love told GQ Magazine (http://www.gq.com/style/grooming/201403/kevin-love-minnesota-timberwolves-hair-beard-upgrade). “And I’m not shi†ting on the Lakers, but we have the better team, the better foundation. I’m having fun.”
http://sportsglory.com/nba/kevin-love-wolves-better-team-better-foundation-lakers/13955#ixzz2toJEaAjP
Well, there goes that acquisition.
But that's all good. We still have Kobe Bryant!
My first 2 Laker tickets just fell into my lap. I've never been to Staples Center and I'm going tonight!!! BUT......
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO ROOT FOR THEM TO WIN OR TANK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what a crappy dilemma :(
DarkShadow
04-01-2014, 03:57 PM
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO ROOT FOR THEM TO WIN OR TANK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You should be rooting for a ceiling tile to hit Jim Buss in the dome.
Why root for them to tank? You seriously think Short Buss is gonna make a wise decision if he's even handed a high draft pick? :LOL::LOL::LOL: He'll probably trade it off for a 3rd round pick, then sign Kobe for another 2 year extension.
DarkShadow
04-29-2014, 01:48 PM
Hey, at least our owner is a moron, and not a bigot.
We have THAT going for us!
Laker Gang!!!!
All it takes is for this to drag out in court enough that the Clippers don't know if he is still the owner at the start of the season. Then the possibility that they all - including Doc Rivers - become free agents exists and a few get picked up by the Lakers.
GO LAKERS
DarkShadow
04-29-2014, 03:10 PM
All it takes is for this to drag out in court enough that the Clippers don't know if he is still the owner at the start of the season. Then the possibility that they all - including Doc Rivers - become free agents exists and a few get picked up by the Lakers.
GO LAKERS
LOL, our salvation is the Clippers being broken up and us picking up their talent?
Pinch me, I'm in a nightmare, and Dr. Buss is rolling over in his grave.
LOL, our salvation is the Clippers being broken up and us picking up their talent?
It's not salvation and it doesn't hurt.
Opening for a coaching job now.
Timing is everything.
wellbilldancesays
05-01-2014, 09:17 AM
Hey, at least our owner is a moron, and not a bigot.
We have THAT going for us!
Laker Gang!!!!
Lol, I secretly wish it was the boy who made these comments and was being banned for life.
DarkShadow
05-01-2014, 10:20 AM
Lol, I secretly wish it was the boy who made these comments and was being banned for life.
wbds,
long time no talk, bud. ;-)
wellbilldancesays
05-01-2014, 11:48 AM
Yeah starting up again, figured I see if I could poach any info off FNN. Was glad to see the Sport topics still going.
keepemlo
05-21-2014, 03:40 PM
Lakers are done,, clippersare still missin a piece,,if the clippers got Kobe,, hmmm,,other than that la is off the map for championships unless a time machine is built before the next season
DarkShadow
05-21-2014, 04:12 PM
...if the clippers got Kobe,, hmmm
I'd LOVE to know what would happen if the Clippers got Kobe.
Please let us know your analysis.
keepemlo
05-24-2014, 08:25 AM
THE problemen is,now we are in THE post à player kobe era,aged players have à real issue with injurys,they dont last à full session,by playoffs old players start to break down from THE increased effort it takes to entend THE season,kobe off THE bench,great but his ego Will not allow him to sacrifice for THE team in that manner,i hate to say it but i dont like doc rivers rotations,hè doesnt go deep enough into THE bench,,at least with Dantoni, everybody played and they felt they could contribute,