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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 3:33 am    Post subject: Comfortably Numb Thread

Ok, I know I'm not the only one, but I officially have lost all feeling for this organization/team. It kills me to admit that I've become numb to this entire fiasco. I don't want the team to tank and I no longer get upset when they lose. As a 15+ year fan, I feel nothing.

What is there left at this point?
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 3:35 am    Post subject:

I don't feel much either. I try to focus on the developement of the young players and that's it. Winning or losing doesn't affect me that much anymore.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 3:54 am    Post subject:

I just hte the jeanie and jims of this organization. They need to dissapear and focus on spending their profits. Let mitch call every single shot.

Hire the lady from san antonio as our HC
Bring nash as Asst head coach

Go after whiteside and durant


PG.russell / clarkson
SG.clarkson / lou
SF.durant / kobe
PF.randle / bass
C.whiteside /
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:49 am    Post subject:

I've become numb to losses

The only thing that irks me now is when the young guys don't get enough playing time
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:52 am    Post subject:

I'm still enjoying the season, primarily just watching the young kids mature. The Lakers have an awful record so far, but most of the games have been entertaining.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:06 am    Post subject:

Don't know f this is right analogy but we are basically pavlovs dogs.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:23 am    Post subject:

I've watched more laker basketball now than the last 2 seasons so no
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:24 am    Post subject: Re: Official Comfortably Numb Thread

crackadon wrote:
Ok, I know I'm not the only one, but I officially have lost all feeling for this organization/team. It kills me to admit that I've become numb to this entire fiasco. I don't want the team to tank and I no longer get upset when they lose. As a 15+ year fan, I feel nothing.

What is there left at this point?


You cannot put your finger on it now, the child is grown, the team is gone.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:28 am    Post subject:

ainsley wrote:


The only thing that irks me now is when the young guys don't get enough playing time


HEY! BYRON! Leave them kids alone!
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:33 am    Post subject:

Hooray for fantasy basketball, lol (unfortunately, most of the Lakers are garbage in FBB, too).
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:34 am    Post subject:

I was watching yesterday feeling nothing, I am expecting losses but they don't hurt anymore. My whole focus when watching is the development of our young guys Clarkson, Randle, Russell and I've also added Nance to the list. Nothing else really matters. I wish they could play 40 min each.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:36 am    Post subject:

I still wear my laker gear every where I go. Weather it's a t shirt or a hat or a sweatshirt. I use to get props for the different style of shirts that I have. Now I get none. I see more clipper stuff roaming about. It's kind of sad really. Sad in the sense that we have turned into the Cletics of the 90's or the Knicks of the 2000's.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:05 am    Post subject:

I don't mind the losses, but I'm way more interested in games now than I have been the last two years. I actually look forward to watching now rather than feeling like it's an ordeal to be endured. I'm excited to see what the rookies (including Randle) do. They haven't been amazing so far, but I still like seeing it when they do pretty much anything. Unlike the last couple of seasons, I haven't dozed off during a game yet.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:10 am    Post subject:

I find that I am content right now. It's been a roller coaster the past few seasons. Rooting for them to win. Then rooting for them to lose. Now, I don't really know what I want (winning helps our off-season free agent acquisitions, but losing helps our draft positioning). Thus, I just focus on the young guys and continue to find a glimmer of hope / future in them.

Last nights game was the first time I've seen that hope in DLo.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:17 am    Post subject: Re: Official Comfortably Numb Thread

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crackadon wrote:
Ok, I know I'm not the only one, but I officially have lost all feeling for this organization/team. It kills me to admit that I've become numb to this entire fiasco. I don't want the team to tank and I no longer get upset when they lose. As a 15+ year fan, I feel nothing.

What is there left at this point?


You cannot put your finger on it now, the child is grown, the team is gone.


Hello! Is there anybody in there!

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:43 am    Post subject:

The moment Kobe was re-signed to that bloated contract, not that the current state is entirely a result of that, I knew we were locked in for two mostly wasted seasons, and cancelled my satellite subscription. Maybe there's some individual development value for the young players, getting their feet wet and such, but as far as building continuity and establishing good habits it's a complete waste.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:47 am    Post subject:

It's called rebuilding people. We are so spoiled. It's a process.

Enjoy watching the young guys develop and be happy that Kobe and Byron will be gone next year. We have the most cap space in the league and one of the best GMs in the league.

We are far from a lost cause, especially if we get a top 3 pick again.

Relax and enjoy the process. Every NBA team goes through lulls.

Be happy we arent the Nets who have some bad contracts on their books and very few draft picks in the next 5 years.

We have no major bad contracts on our books. (Young and Williams are small contracts in the new NBA)

Complain about Byron all you want, but its not like this is a wasted season. Our young guys will grow and enjoy their progress.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:49 am    Post subject:

cvballa wrote:
It's called rebuilding people. We are so spoiled. It's a process.

Enjoy watching the young guys develop and be happy that Kobe and Byron will be gone next year. We have the most cap space in the league and one of the best GMs in the league.

We are far from a lost cause, especially if we get a top 3 pick again.

Relax and enjoy the process. Every NBA team goes through lulls.

Be happy we arent the Nets who have some bad contracts on their books and very few draft picks in the next 5 years.

We have no major bad contracts on our books. (Young and Williams are small contracts in the new NBA)

Complain about Byron all you want, but its not like this is a wasted season. Our young guys will grow and enjoy their progress.


Are they learning good habits or bad out there?
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:52 am    Post subject:

greenfrog wrote:
The moment Kobe was re-signed to that bloated contract, not that the current state is entirely a result of that, I knew we were locked in for two mostly wasted seasons, and cancelled my satellite subscription. Maybe there's some individual development value for the young players, getting their feet wet and such, but as far as building continuity and establishing good habits it's a complete waste.


The contract used to upset me. But now I wonder if any stars would've filled the salary gap. When Kobe signed that contract we were losing allstar big men left and right.
Kobe's staying elite for over a decade maybe blinded us. We've been overdue for a rebuild. With the current CBA, it's not as easy to "reload" with all star free agents stolen from other teams.
Sure Aldridge left Portland for SA, and Dwight left us for Houston. But they both went to a state with no income tax. So they didn't lose alot of money for leaving their teams.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:54 am    Post subject:

greenfrog wrote:
cvballa wrote:
It's called rebuilding people. We are so spoiled. It's a process.

Enjoy watching the young guys develop and be happy that Kobe and Byron will be gone next year. We have the most cap space in the league and one of the best GMs in the league.

We are far from a lost cause, especially if we get a top 3 pick again.

Relax and enjoy the process. Every NBA team goes through lulls.

Be happy we arent the Nets who have some bad contracts on their books and very few draft picks in the next 5 years.

We have no major bad contracts on our books. (Young and Williams are small contracts in the new NBA)

Complain about Byron all you want, but its not like this is a wasted season. Our young guys will grow and enjoy their progress.


Are they learning good habits or bad out there?


They are learning good work ethic habits and getting experience playing in NBA games.

Is it ideal? No. Byron is horrible. But he won't be the coach much longer. I want him to be fired as much as the next guy, but it could be worse.

At the end of the day, all is not lost. We have a good young core and a bright future. Just enjoy the young guys and dont care about wins. They are pointless anyway and frankly detrimental.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:02 am    Post subject:

When you have the strong potential for being mathematically eliminated from the playoffs in December, it should piss you off.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:20 am    Post subject:

The losses haven't bothered me the last 3 seasons.

What bothers me now is how badly our front office has misread their free agency and team building choices.

Jordan Hill, Nick Young, and Carlos Boozer signings last year? Lou Williams, Brandon Bass, and Huertas this year?

Not even trying to resign Bazemore or Ed Davis, passing on Whiteside despite having him under contract.

Completely whiffing on every major free agent as they misread what is actually important to those players.

Rather than just accept that the team will be terrible and that they should focus on the youth, they've tried to sort of half-compete with these "veteran" signings. They looked desperate and of course it completely failed.

It's not a good sign at all.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:25 am    Post subject:

i agree with everything the OP has said.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:46 pm    Post subject:

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I was watching yesterday feeling nothing, I am expecting losses but they don't hurt anymore. My whole focus when watching is the development of our young guys Clarkson, Randle, Russell and I've also added Nance to the list. Nothing else really matters. I wish they could play 40 min each.


This is exactly how I feel at this point. I do really like all the young guys and I'm excited for their development, but the losses don't hurt anymore.

I've cried tears of joy and happiness over our Lakers and it honestly kills me to flat-out feel nothing nowadays.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:49 pm    Post subject:

I'm only watching for Russ Clark and Julius
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