Mozgov and Deng happens when you are told to get FAs and everyone shoots you down. They even had to overpay to get them. That is how unattractive the Lakers were.
why were they so unattractive? I was busy with life the last couple of years so I missed the drama
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 2:14 pm Post subject:
VicXLakers wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
Mozgov and Deng happens when you are told to get FAs and everyone shoots you down. They even had to overpay to get them. That is how unattractive the Lakers were.
why were they so unattractive? I was busy with life the last couple of years so I missed the drama
We were a bottom 2 team with a fractured FO and no optimism on the horizon. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023.
Considering just how bad the previous office was, it's great to see such quick results to the initial decisions of the new guys.
Call it what you want but IMO this new atmosphere is the energy from people who actually care about the brand and the game. Whether decisions are good or bad, their hearts are in it.
Again, people need to realize what we watched for the last few years was a guy focused on avoiding bankruptcy by selling off a stake.
(and no i don't mind repeating that considering the number of digs the new office has received on a FAN forum!)
So the new regime does exactly as the old did and it is better? Bias much?
Sorry but receiving the #2 pick is already a very different result then Jim was after.
I don't believe they signed moz to bench him. I don't believe they were shopping lou.
Jim was after an improvement gap in wins large enough to save his hide.
and we're not even looking at the atmosphere/culture they're developing which Jim was miserable at.
Mike Brown almost got arrested for feelin himself a bit too much. Jim got fired. Both of them should have realized their place and done what was needed in general.
End of the day his game-of-thrones plan was obviously terrible and even bigger insight into his abilities and intentions. _________________ KOBE!!!
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 7:26 pm Post subject:
We were on the same path to this #2 pick at the time Jim was fired. Pelinka and Magic have been a positive force so far and are building momentum, but to say they have done anything thus far in terms of player acquisition or on the floor product is just unfounded. _________________ LakersGround's Terms of Service
We were on the same path to this #2 pick at the time Jim was fired. Pelinka and Magic have been a positive force so far and are building momentum, but to say they have done anything thus far in terms of player acquisition or on the floor product is just unfounded.
The Lou trade helped getting us a pick and solidified a better chance to suck even a little more. Perception alone means a ton. The family infighting narrative being gone is a relief. But agree. They are on the clock
Speaking to the media, including Mark Medina of the Orange County Register, Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said that the Lakers were relentless on the draft day trade market and even spoke with the Pacers about a possible Paul George deal.
Draft Evaluation and Offseason Outlook With Rob Pelinka
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elinka also touched on the team’s plan for free agency both for the coming weekend and for next summer, in addition to discussing the makeup of the roster and how he and President of Basketball Operations Magic Johnson are attempting to shape it.
Who is the Lakers Head of Analytics? Summer league is in 24 hours but has a new head of this department been hired...? _________________ Austin Reaves
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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2017 2:26 pm Post subject:
BigBallerBrand wrote:
justsomelakerfan wrote:
justsomelakerfan wrote:
Who is the Lakers Head of Analytics? Summer league is in 24 hours but has a new head of this department been hired...?
isnt it mark madsen
Uh, no. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 10:46 pm Post subject:
I just watched the KCP presser. Am I the only one that finds Pelinka's "stories" incredibly cheesy? I'm kind of over them already, like, does he have to tell one every time he gets on the mic?
That's all, thanks. _________________ In Rob I trust.
I just watched the KCP presser. Am I the only one that finds Pelinka's "stories" incredibly cheesy? I'm kind of over them already, like, does he have to tell one every time he gets on the mic?
That's all, thanks.
Maybe he's auditioning for Kobe's film business as a scriptwriter. Yea, sometimes he's cheesy. I liked his Lavar Ball story when they went to Ball house for 2nd workout. _________________ Showtime 2.0
I just watched the KCP presser. Am I the only one that finds Pelinka's "stories" incredibly cheesy? I'm kind of over them already, like, does he have to tell one every time he gets on the mic?
That's all, thanks.
Maybe he's auditioning for Kobe's film business as a scriptwriter. Yea, sometimes he's cheesy. I liked his Lavar Ball story when they went to Ball house for 2nd workout.
liking his stories better than his jacket last night! what was that?
I just watched the KCP presser. Am I the only one that finds Pelinka's "stories" incredibly cheesy? I'm kind of over them already, like, does he have to tell one every time he gets on the mic?
That's all, thanks.
Pelinka comes across like a sketch comedy character
I just watched the KCP presser. Am I the only one that finds Pelinka's "stories" incredibly cheesy? I'm kind of over them already, like, does he have to tell one every time he gets on the mic?
That's all, thanks.
Lol. He also always makes it a point to say he is a story teller. _________________ Previously LBJ23
Renaissance man: GM Rob Pelinka, Kobe's former agent, is trying to revitalize the Lakers
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If you didn’t know Rob Pelinka was one of the most important people in this post-Kobe Bryant Lakers era, the yin to Magic Johnson’s yang in the front office overhauled by owner Jeanie Buss in February, you might mistake him for one of those well-to-do fans who watches from his front row seat at Staples Center.
Whatever decisions Magic and Pelinka have made. I think its pretty much beyond question that the 2 rookies they have drafted have been nothing short of awesome.
Lonzo - still has issues to work out - but youngest player to hit a triple double since Lebron
Then all the way at the end of the draft.
They get freaking Kuz who did his best mamba impression today against the top team in the West!
PS: oh yeah there's josh hart and thomas bryant too
The team still has a long way to go but I feel it like the old days with nick the quick and eddie again
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