What will you do if we lose the pick?
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 3:10 pm    Post subject: Re: What will you do if we lose the pick?

Shaqman55 wrote:
We end up losing the pick?

Right now there's a 17.2% chance that we draw outside of the top 5...sending the pick to Philly.

In this thread, please describe what your reaction will be. What are you doing to prepare for the nightmare scenario? What will be your first tweet/Instagram/Status update?

Personally if we lose the pick, I call for Byron Scott's head on a platter.

I'll probably pour a tall glass of bourbon, no ice and get wrecked. Probably roll a nice thick blunt.

Then I'm going to prepare some picket signs and heading down to Laker's HQ and calling for Jim and Mitch's head for botching the tank this season.


What will you do?


It won't be no different than watching Magic pull a hammy in the 89 finals, Suns running circles around us in 90' when it was suppose to be our pay-back year, MJ killing us in 91, Magic announcement of HIV, Kobe Colorado thing, Kobe going down with a torn Achilles, Julius breaking his leg... What I'm saying is that it will be the same punch to the stomach in some shape or form that we've experienced before as Laker fans. A lot of quiet time... and then you pick up your jaws and move on with your life.
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 3:29 pm    Post subject:

Bard207 wrote:
Lakers2015 wrote:
Bard207 wrote:
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kwase wrote:
I'm not a fan of building through the draft. Obviously I don't want to lose the pick, but it would go to show everyone that tanking is NOT a recipe for success.


Tell that to San Antonio, OKC, Golden State, and Atlanta.




From my POV, Atlanta doesn't belong in that group.*

Horford....#3 - 2007
Millsap....Free Agent Signing (#49 - 2006)
Teague.....#19 - 2009
Korver...Traded by the Bulls for Cash (#51 - 2003)
Sefolosha....Sign and Trade from OKC (#13 - 2006)
Scott....#43 - 2012
Carroll....Free Agent Signing (#27 - 2009)
Mack....Free Agent Signing (#34 - 2011)
Bazemore....Free Agent Signing (Undrafted - 2012)
Brand....Free Agent Signing (#1 - 1999)
Schroder....#17 - 2013
Jenkins....#23 - 2012
Antic....Free Agent Signing (July 2013)
Muscala....Free Agent Signing (#44 - 2013)
Daye.... Free Agent Signing (#15 - 2009)



After eliminating those signed as Free Agents or traded for, that leaves:

Horford....#3 - 2007
Teague.....#19 - 2009
Scott....#43 - 2012
Schroder....#17 - 2013
Jenkins....#23 - 2012


Out of the five players that the Hawks have drafted and still have on their roster, Horford is the only Lottery pick and the other four players were drafted outside of the Lottery.

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The Spurs have already been discussed multiple times on LG.


It's still building through the draft. Three of their key cogs on a team that's made the Eastern Confence Finals were top 20 picks. That's clearly building through the draft when three of your best players are draft picks.


Earlier the discussion was about tanking with Atlanta being placed by you in a group with OKC and Golden State.

Now you have moved the goal posts to a discussion about building through the draft.


What the hell are you talking about? My statement was those four teams all built through the draft. I never wavered from that stance and provided the proof. Duncan, Ginobli, Parker, Leonard all draft picks. Atlanta with Schroder, Horford, and Teague. OKC with KD, Westbrook, and Ibaka. Golden State, Curry, Klay, Barnes and Green.

Quit putting words in my mouth.
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 3:37 pm    Post subject:

I'll be here, engaging in random flame wars as LG self-destructs!

Actually, I'll be over at the chowderheads forum pi$$ing them off!
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 3:38 pm    Post subject:

One more thing I forgot to add: if we lose the pick, I hope the top 5 players picked turn out to be busts and it ends up being one of the worst drafts in memory... That would be sweet justice
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 3:38 pm    Post subject:

Sulk for a few minutes..complain about the people at the top of the franchise and then move on.
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 3:40 pm    Post subject:

Call for mitch resignation. 3 unprotected draft picks for 1 season of coward and nash

You camt defend that
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 3:44 pm    Post subject:

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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 3:50 pm    Post subject:

I will blame the FO if we lose this pick. But if we grab a great FA it'll soften the blow.
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 3:53 pm    Post subject:

Lakers2015 wrote:

What the hell are you talking about? My statement was those four teams all built through the draft. I never wavered from that stance and provided the proof. Duncan, Ginobli, Parker, Leonard all draft picks. Atlanta with Schroder, Horford, and Teague. OKC with KD, Westbrook, and Ibaka. Golden State, Curry, Klay, Barnes and Green.

Quit putting words in my mouth.





Lakers2015 wrote:
kwase wrote:
I'm not a fan of building through the draft. Obviously I don't want to lose the pick, but it would go to show everyone that tanking is NOT a recipe for success.


Tell that to San Antonio, OKC, Golden State, and Atlanta.



You should have deleted the bolded when you quoted kwase.
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 4:01 pm    Post subject:

Come up with delusions of free agency success to cloud the fact that I'm broken inside.
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 4:03 pm    Post subject:

we are getting the 2nd pick. welcome to la kat
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 4:08 pm    Post subject:

Fending off Clipper fans who have nothing better to do now.
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 4:11 pm    Post subject:

literally attempt to board a flight to LA with a pitchfork (from Australia)

and go bat/ape (ish) crazy when the security attempts to stop me
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 4:15 pm    Post subject:

kobe_luver wrote:
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we have 3 more picks.


2 more picks


I thought we have our 2nd round pick, clippers, and rockets 1st?
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 4:23 pm    Post subject:

Outspoken wrote:
kobe_luver wrote:
Outspoken wrote:
we have 3 more picks.


2 more picks


I thought we have our 2nd round pick, clippers, and rockets 1st?


The Clippers finished the regular season strong and the pick fell outside the range that had it going to the Lakers.
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 4:26 pm    Post subject:

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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 4:30 pm    Post subject:

Bard207 wrote:
Outspoken wrote:
kobe_luver wrote:
Outspoken wrote:
we have 3 more picks.


2 more picks


I thought we have our 2nd round pick, clippers, and rockets 1st?


The Clippers finished the regular season strong and the pick fell outside the range that had it going to the Lakers.


Oh ok. Thank you.
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 4:34 pm    Post subject:

I already let out all my frustration and anger through the season on how we didnt go all in and just crap out to worse record in the league which would lock us into a top pick. I've already accepted what "can" happen and am pretty numb to it.
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 4:35 pm    Post subject:

So (bleep) rigged if we lose this...
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 4:38 pm    Post subject:

bryants2hot2handle wrote:
So (bleep) rigged if we lose this...


Almost 1 in 5 chance we should lose it. Don't need to rig it to lose it.
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 4:45 pm    Post subject:

I hope we get our pick regardless of where it's at, but I won't be that thrilled to grab #5. Unless we make an unexpectedly big splash in FA, adding a guy like Winslow is unlikely to push us out of a single-digit pick, and we'd lose that pick instead.

Picking 5 this year vs picking 8 next year isn't a life-changer for me. Grabbing top 3 would be huge, though.
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 5:08 pm    Post subject:

Lock this up! =)
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 6:53 pm    Post subject:

ringfinger wrote:
Lock this up! =)


Man I'm so happy right now
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 6:54 pm    Post subject:

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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 6:54 pm    Post subject:

akbroker wrote:
we are getting the 2nd pick. welcome to la kat


Nice guess dude
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