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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 11:18 am    Post subject:

It would be pretty ironic if Russell averaged 20 ppg this season.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:58 pm    Post subject:

Practice wrote:
It would be pretty ironic if Russell averaged 20 ppg this season.
Even more so if they win more games than us.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 3:53 pm    Post subject:

The salary dump wasn't the main motivation behind the trade, it was just a convenient excuse. The trade was all about avenging Byron. Russell was a dead man walking the moment Magic was hired.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 3:56 pm    Post subject:

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The salary dump wasn't the main motivation behind the trade, it was just a convenient excuse. The trade was all about avenging Byron. Russell was a dead man walking the moment Magic was hired.

I loathe conspiracy theories in every other walk of life...but this is obviously true. Don't cross the Showtime Mafia.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 3:58 pm    Post subject:

has there ever been any concrete evidence of this so called "attitude" DLO had?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:07 pm    Post subject:

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has there ever been any concrete evidence of this so called "attitude" DLO had?


No. It was all rumor and innuendo.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:54 pm    Post subject:

Practice wrote:
It would be pretty ironic if Russell averaged 20 ppg this season.


I think he will.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 5:13 pm    Post subject:

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Practice wrote:
It would be pretty ironic if Russell averaged 20 ppg this season.


I think he will.


Maybe, although maybe not with their unselfish scheme.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 5:52 pm    Post subject:

Basketball players make terrible executives.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:54 pm    Post subject:

Dominator wrote:
The salary dump wasn't the main motivation behind the trade, it was just a convenient excuse. The trade was all about avenging Byron. Russell was a dead man walking the moment Magic was hired.

I was posting in this thread that Russell would be gone before the next season as soon as Magic and Pelinka came aboard.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:56 pm    Post subject:

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Practice wrote:
It would be pretty ironic if Russell averaged 20 ppg this season.
Even more so if they win more games than us.


The biggest irony would be if he became an All Star in the depleted East and then came to the LA All Star game without the Lakers having an All Star of their own.

Jeanie Buss wrote:
“Next season, Los Angeles is hosting the NBA All Star Game at Staples Center and I’m concerned that we won’t have an All Star on the team. And that would break my heart.”
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:25 pm    Post subject:

Baron Von Humongous wrote:
Dominator wrote:
The salary dump wasn't the main motivation behind the trade, it was just a convenient excuse. The trade was all about avenging Byron. Russell was a dead man walking the moment Magic was hired.

I loathe conspiracy theories in every other walk of life...but this is obviously true. Don't cross the Showtime Mafia.


I told multiple friends, Lakers fans or otherwise, that D'Lo was gone the moment Magic was hired. I also said that I knew I sounded like a crazy conspiracy theorist. So, you aren't alone.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:26 pm    Post subject:

fiendishoc wrote:
Vancouver Fan wrote:
Practice wrote:
It would be pretty ironic if Russell averaged 20 ppg this season.
Even more so if they win more games than us.


The biggest irony would be if he became an All Star in the depleted East and then came to the LA All Star game without the Lakers having an All Star of their own.

Jeanie Buss wrote:
“Next season, Los Angeles is hosting the NBA All Star Game at Staples Center and I’m concerned that we won’t have an All Star on the team. And that would break my heart.”


Damn.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:57 pm    Post subject:

KBH wrote:
fiendishoc wrote:
Vancouver Fan wrote:
Practice wrote:
It would be pretty ironic if Russell averaged 20 ppg this season.
Even more so if they win more games than us.


The biggest irony would be if he became an All Star in the depleted East and then came to the LA All Star game without the Lakers having an All Star of their own.

Jeanie Buss wrote:
“Next season, Los Angeles is hosting the NBA All Star Game at Staples Center and I’m concerned that we won’t have an All Star on the team. And that would break my heart.”


Damn.


It would be a real nice wake up call to Magic and Jeannie.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 8:05 pm    Post subject:

nickuku wrote:
KBH wrote:
fiendishoc wrote:
Vancouver Fan wrote:
Practice wrote:
It would be pretty ironic if Russell averaged 20 ppg this season.
Even more so if they win more games than us.


The biggest irony would be if he became an All Star in the depleted East and then came to the LA All Star game without the Lakers having an All Star of their own.

Jeanie Buss wrote:
“Next season, Los Angeles is hosting the NBA All Star Game at Staples Center and I’m concerned that we won’t have an All Star on the team. And that would break my heart.”


Damn.


It would be a real nice wake up call to Magic and Jeannie.


I doubt that.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 8:09 pm    Post subject:

Omar Little wrote:
nickuku wrote:
KBH wrote:
fiendishoc wrote:
Vancouver Fan wrote:
Practice wrote:
It would be pretty ironic if Russell averaged 20 ppg this season.
Even more so if they win more games than us.


The biggest irony would be if he became an All Star in the depleted East and then came to the LA All Star game without the Lakers having an All Star of their own.

Jeanie Buss wrote:
“Next season, Los Angeles is hosting the NBA All Star Game at Staples Center and I’m concerned that we won’t have an All Star on the team. And that would break my heart.”


Damn.


It would be a real nice wake up call to Magic and Jeannie.


I doubt that.


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 8:16 pm    Post subject:

nickuku wrote:
KBH wrote:
fiendishoc wrote:
Vancouver Fan wrote:
Practice wrote:
It would be pretty ironic if Russell averaged 20 ppg this season.
Even more so if they win more games than us.


The biggest irony would be if he became an All Star in the depleted East and then came to the LA All Star game without the Lakers having an All Star of their own.

Jeanie Buss wrote:
“Next season, Los Angeles is hosting the NBA All Star Game at Staples Center and I’m concerned that we won’t have an All Star on the team. And that would break my heart.”


Damn.


It would be a real nice wake up call to Magic and Jeannie.


Nope cuz they're convinced Bron and PG13 are coming this summer.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 8:18 pm    Post subject:

Omar Little wrote:
nickuku wrote:
KBH wrote:
fiendishoc wrote:

The biggest irony would be if he became an All Star in the depleted East and then came to the LA All Star game without the Lakers having an All Star of their own.

Jeanie Buss wrote:
“Next season, Los Angeles is hosting the NBA All Star Game at Staples Center and I’m concerned that we won’t have an All Star on the team. And that would break my heart.”


Damn.


It would be a real nice wake up call to Magic and Jeannie.


I doubt that.


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:10 pm    Post subject:

Omar Little wrote:
nickuku wrote:
KBH wrote:
fiendishoc wrote:
Vancouver Fan wrote:
Practice wrote:
It would be pretty ironic if Russell averaged 20 ppg this season.
Even more so if they win more games than us.


The biggest irony would be if he became an All Star in the depleted East and then came to the LA All Star game without the Lakers having an All Star of their own.

Jeanie Buss wrote:
“Next season, Los Angeles is hosting the NBA All Star Game at Staples Center and I’m concerned that we won’t have an All Star on the team. And that would break my heart.”


Damn.


It would be a real nice wake up call to Magic and Jeannie.


I doubt that.


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 10:40 pm    Post subject:

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I don't understand why we had to make the salary dump NOW. We could have at least showcased him for a year and then dumped him for more, and only if we knew both LeBron and George were coming.



There is the possibility that it will be more difficult to get rid of unwanted contracts (Mozgov & Deng) next summer than it was this past summer.

If they have LeBron and PG ready to sign and the final hurdle is clearing enough cap space, stretching both Mozgov and Deng would be a huge hit against the team salary for five seasons.

If they would want to dump Mozgov with no salary coming back in a difficult market, the cost could be higher than just Russell if the deal is even possible.

Agreed.
But the flip side is -- you only need to dump Mozgov or Deng IF you have two maxes coming in the first place.

It's why I've always said that the trade will ultimately be judged on whether we get 2 maxes or not. Though I think the Ingram vs. Russell angle might haunt us down the line, too.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 10:41 pm    Post subject:

Practice wrote:
Dominator wrote:
The salary dump wasn't the main motivation behind the trade, it was just a convenient excuse. The trade was all about avenging Byron. Russell was a dead man walking the moment Magic was hired.

I was posting in this thread that Russell would be gone before the next season as soon as Magic and Pelinka came aboard.

Same. For a few weeks Magic did have me convinced he'd be patient, admittedly.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 11:51 pm    Post subject:

I'm really still not over DLO. That's how much of a blunder I think it is. Its not like Pedro Martinez or anything but it sure as hell feels like it.

Am I supposed to give Byron and Magic passes because they are legendary Lakers? I'm just so sick of the showtime dinosaurs.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 2:04 am    Post subject:

Practice wrote:
Dominator wrote:
The salary dump wasn't the main motivation behind the trade, it was just a convenient excuse. The trade was all about avenging Byron. Russell was a dead man walking the moment Magic was hired.

I was posting in this thread that Russell would be gone before the next season as soon as Magic and Pelinka came aboard.


Well, too be fair, I don't think Luke Walton went to bat for D'Lo.

The funny thing is if the Lakers offered Ingram for Russell now, the Nets would not be motivated unless we took Mozgov's contract. LOL! And to make contracts work, we need to throw in Brook's expiring.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 2:43 am    Post subject:

I'm still amazed how many people would keep a best friend that sets you up and ruins your relationship for giggles/internet attention.


If you like Dlo, be happy he gets to play in the East to show out a bit.

Dlo, lin are not the second coming of the splash bros they're just a couple starters in the east.
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