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Lakerfan 4 Life
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 Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 12:04 pm Post subject: Happy Birthday, Gary Payton! |
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| Today, GP turns 47. Send him shout outs on his Twitter https://twitter.com/GaryPayton_20 Happy birthday, Gary! |
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ocho
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Chauncey Billups stole his birthday cake and Gary couldn't do a thing about it. |
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ainsley
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Still mad he screwed us on the Cs trade |
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KindCrippler2000
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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| We could have had Marcus Ebanks! |
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NoMoreGame7s
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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As a Laker fan, I hope his birthday sucks.
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ocho
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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| ainsley wrote: | | Still mad he screwed us on the Cs trade |
The dog catcher came for our Doberman on that fateful day. |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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| ocho wrote: | | Chauncey Billups stole his birthday cake and Gary couldn't do a thing about it. |
hah! |
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golaker
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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Just bumped into him in vegas on Saturday. Asked him if he was still a Laker fan and he responded "I was never a laker fan".
Convo went on and it was clear he wasn't fond of his time here and has no respect for the organization.
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greenfrog
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| golaker wrote: | Just bumped into him in vegas on Saturday. Asked him if he was still a Laker fan and he responded "I was never a laker fan".
Convo went on and it was clear he wasn't fond of his time here and has no respect for the organization. |
No (bleep). The guy basically tanked it in the Finals and playoffs for us...and we have a thread wishing him "Happy Birthday".  |
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rst08tierney
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Don Draper
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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mirak
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| greenfrog wrote: | | golaker wrote: | Just bumped into him in vegas on Saturday. Asked him if he was still a Laker fan and he responded "I was never a laker fan".
Convo went on and it was clear he wasn't fond of his time here and has no respect for the organization. |
No (bleep). The guy basically tanked it in the Finals and playoffs for us...and we have a thread wishing him "Happy Birthday". |
I'm going to play Devil's advocate. I think the truth is somewhere in the middle, but the flip side of the anti-GP argument is that he signed in LA for less than market value, led an injury-depleted team during the regular season (when Shaq, Kobe, Malone were down), expected to be treated like the all-time great player that he was, then was unceremoniously dumped after having enrolled his kids in school in LA without so much as an honest conversation with Mitch.
Let's not pretend that Mitch has the best people skills. Shaq, Payton, Horry, D-Fish, Gasol…lots of guys felt mistreated on their way out of LA. |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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If the glove fits, I suppose
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Laker_Town
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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He and Malone were never Lakers. Why is this on the lounge?
More Lakers than those two:
Penberthy
Mihm
Morrison
Pig Miller |
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Legacy
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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Happy birthday GP.
Wasn't a fan of yours any more than you we're a fan of us.
#glorifiedlosersclub. |
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AuraStar
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Happy b-day to GP.
I think Payton Jr. is returning Oregon State for his senior season. He could be a nice pick-up for somebody in next years draft though.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Don Draper wrote: | | rst08tierney wrote: | | |
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japanesebeef1
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| mirak wrote: | | greenfrog wrote: | | golaker wrote: | Just bumped into him in vegas on Saturday. Asked him if he was still a Laker fan and he responded "I was never a laker fan".
Convo went on and it was clear he wasn't fond of his time here and has no respect for the organization. |
No (bleep). The guy basically tanked it in the Finals and playoffs for us...and we have a thread wishing him "Happy Birthday". |
I'm going to play Devil's advocate. I think the truth is somewhere in the middle, but the flip side of the anti-GP argument is that he signed in LA for less than market value, led an injury-depleted team during the regular season (when Shaq, Kobe, Malone were down), expected to be treated like the all-time great player that he was, then was unceremoniously dumped after having enrolled his kids in school in LA without so much as an honest conversation with Mitch.
Let's not pretend that Mitch has the best people skills. Shaq, Payton, Horry, D-Fish, Gasol…lots of guys felt mistreated on their way out of LA. |
So this is a pity "happy birthday"? He was mistreated so he deserves cake and ice-cream all these years later? You miss the point. The point is he's not a Laker. Fete him somewhere else. |
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mirak
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| japanesebeef1 wrote: | | mirak wrote: | | greenfrog wrote: | | golaker wrote: | Just bumped into him in vegas on Saturday. Asked him if he was still a Laker fan and he responded "I was never a laker fan".
Convo went on and it was clear he wasn't fond of his time here and has no respect for the organization. |
No (bleep). The guy basically tanked it in the Finals and playoffs for us...and we have a thread wishing him "Happy Birthday". |
I'm going to play Devil's advocate. I think the truth is somewhere in the middle, but the flip side of the anti-GP argument is that he signed in LA for less than market value, led an injury-depleted team during the regular season (when Shaq, Kobe, Malone were down), expected to be treated like the all-time great player that he was, then was unceremoniously dumped after having enrolled his kids in school in LA without so much as an honest conversation with Mitch.
Let's not pretend that Mitch has the best people skills. Shaq, Payton, Horry, D-Fish, Gasol…lots of guys felt mistreated on their way out of LA. |
So this is a pity "happy birthday"? He was mistreated so he deserves cake and ice-cream all these years later? You miss the point. The point is he's not a Laker. Fete him somewhere else. |
Clearly you missed the point. I wished no one a happy birthday. Check your anger big guy. |
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japanesebeef1
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| mirak wrote: | | japanesebeef1 wrote: | | mirak wrote: | | greenfrog wrote: | | golaker wrote: | Just bumped into him in vegas on Saturday. Asked him if he was still a Laker fan and he responded "I was never a laker fan".
Convo went on and it was clear he wasn't fond of his time here and has no respect for the organization. |
No (bleep). The guy basically tanked it in the Finals and playoffs for us...and we have a thread wishing him "Happy Birthday". |
I'm going to play Devil's advocate. I think the truth is somewhere in the middle, but the flip side of the anti-GP argument is that he signed in LA for less than market value, led an injury-depleted team during the regular season (when Shaq, Kobe, Malone were down), expected to be treated like the all-time great player that he was, then was unceremoniously dumped after having enrolled his kids in school in LA without so much as an honest conversation with Mitch.
Let's not pretend that Mitch has the best people skills. Shaq, Payton, Horry, D-Fish, Gasol…lots of guys felt mistreated on their way out of LA. |
So this is a pity "happy birthday"? He was mistreated so he deserves cake and ice-cream all these years later? You miss the point. The point is he's not a Laker. Fete him somewhere else. |
Clearly you missed the point. I wished no one a happy birthday. Check your anger big guy. |
Sorry to pin the OP's idea on you . . . true that it wasn't fair. Still, in my mind, this is off topic and belongs in the general basketball area. Was he good. Yeah. Does he deserve fans. Yeah. Was he a Laker? Not in any sense that mattered. |
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