Laker Silver Linings thread

Jellojigglin · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 5:11 am Post subject: Laker Silver Linings thread

Feel free to add positives here in this thread. I'll start with a few basics.

- Mark Madsen did not dance tonight

- A relative\friend of Jordan Hills did not drive through the lobby of Staples

- Mike Brown still has his LA privileges revoked

- Kobe didn't release a new album

- Kevin Mchale is still ugly

- Blake Griffin is not a Laker going through rookie rehab. JR is...

- Travis Knight is not on the squad

- The bring back Dwight Howard campaign failed

- Cedric Ceballos will not abandon this team for a Lake Havasu trip
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Purp 32 · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 5:18 am Post subject:

No one's been mauled by a bear yet?

ElginBaylor · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 5:58 am Post subject:

- At least Julius didn't go down at the peak of his career and as the face of the franchise.

- The Celtics aren't going to be good this year either.
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pmacla · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:03 am Post subject:

I can handle the losing, its part of life with every sports franchise, but losing your first top pick in decades in the first game of the year is a tough one

Jellojigglin · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:04 am Post subject:

LakerRush · Star Player Joined: 14 Oct 2002 Posts: 1172

Man I was at the game, and this injury bothered me all night. On top of that, Mitch passed right in front of me as he headed down from his seat to the tunnel, and he had a look of disbelief on his face. Almost like his own son had suffered the injury. Can't get that sight out've my mind.

gumby · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:08 am Post subject:

So mid season he comes back if it is that?

Interesting.

Hopefully he gets back his good first step, that will be key in the future.

Bye.
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pmacla · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:08 am Post subject:

freethrow · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:17 am Post subject:

- There's another game tonight

pmacla · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:17 am Post subject:

one thing that bothers me was when Byron said Nash hasnt been around since his announcement, dude cant tell his coach or teammates face to face he cant play and is just gonna sit back and collect his checks ??

They say what a great guy he is yada yada yada but this just doesnt sit right with me, I am probably over reacting after last night gut punch

KobeRe-Loaded · Franchise Player Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 14944

Silver lining... Lakers will get a top 5 pick in the draft so Phoenix will have to wait.
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Jellojigglin · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:21 am Post subject:

pio2u · Retired Number Joined: 26 Dec 2012 Posts: 54624

Swaggy-P is one game closer to returning!

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We're one day closer to our next championship...whenever that day will come.
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angrypuppy · Retired Number Joined: 13 Apr 2001 Posts: 32755

At least it wasn't the Achilles.

lakerboy · Star Player Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 2524

for me there is no silver lining here at all

i made peace with the fact that we will probably miss the playoffs again and had no problem with it (it's part of the game.. sometimes you're up and sometimes down) and that's mainly because i was looking foward to watch julius as he grows as a player on the basketball court. and all of this gone in the first night of a nearly 6 months season?

wow. i mean... just wow

freethrow · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:38 am Post subject:

There's always something to root for even if your team is completely dysfunctional and out of contention.

For example, my favorite moments from last season was Lillard's 3 to end Dwight's postseason in the most sudden and painful way imaginable. And Lebron losing by the largest margin in finals history.

meows a lot · Starting Rotation Joined: 11 Jul 2014 Posts: 294

Swaggy P and Xavier have yet to play. When they return, they will be able to stretch the floor more. lacking 3 point shooting badly, as it makes opponents easy to guard us. jus tpack the paint and its GG as you can see last night.
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calistrtballr · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:45 am Post subject:

injury not serious, tons of cap next year and we get a top 5 pick as well as rockets 1st

laserboy · Starting Rotation Joined: 11 Oct 2014 Posts: 658

Silver lining... It was only the first game and we still have 81 left to surprise all the naysayers. It can't get any worse than last night. The guys will look back at the season opener as the low point, and a game that helped them build character.

Purp 32 · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:52 am Post subject:

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pmacla · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:31 pm Post subject:

for those Laker fans who live in Southern California the silver lining is even if we have a horrible season we live in Southern California and not Boston or Cleveland or Houston or Buffalo or any other crap town that usually wins nothing

Hard_Butter · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:41 pm Post subject:

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silver lining was watching Kobe console Randle like a big bro