Oddly enough, whining fans exhibit excellence in their chosen lifestyle while the Lakers are losing or winning. Just check the board after any loss during a championship season.
Good fans complain constantly. Great fans remember great moments and enjoy.
Perhaps you'd rather go for:
Nuggets, Suns, Cavaliers, Clippers, Jazz, Pelicans, Timberwolves, Magic, Grizzlies, Rapters or Hornets. All teams that have never won a championship.
Seven teams have won only 1 championship in their history. Only 1 team other than Celts and Lakers has 5 or more. IN THEIR ENTIRE HISTORY.
We have 16.
Get some perspective and stop the constant whining. "Oh, we'll never win again." "Oh, my world is crumbling!" "Oh, life is the worst ever"
Oh, I see, you're the tough one here. No one is losing overall perspective of the Lakers greatness. What is highly concerning is the past 3 years, and the lack of apparent vision going forward.
I mean, we've all but looked forward to the 3rd Thursday in May for the past 3 seasons and the draft thereafter. Is that a path you want this great franchise to be on?
There will always be ups and downs. What's the overall picture?
The overall picture is still fuzzy.
Our coach is not respected. The FO is dysfunctional. The players on the team are unproven.
There is nothing to indicate that the overall picture will improve.
There is nothing to guarantee that Russell, Clarkson and Randle will develop into perennial all stars or that we will recruit talented players.
Oddly enough, whining fans exhibit excellence in their chosen lifestyle while the Lakers are losing or winning. Just check the board after any loss during a championship season.
Good fans complain constantly. Great fans remember great moments and enjoy.
Perhaps you'd rather go for:
Nuggets, Suns, Cavaliers, Clippers, Jazz, Pelicans, Timberwolves, Magic, Grizzlies, Rapters or Hornets. All teams that have never won a championship.
Seven teams have won only 1 championship in their history. Only 1 team other than Celts and Lakers has 5 or more. IN THEIR ENTIRE HISTORY.
We have 16.
Get some perspective and stop the constant whining. "Oh, we'll never win again." "Oh, my world is crumbling!" "Oh, life is the worst ever"
Oh, I see, you're the tough one here. No one is losing overall perspective of the Lakers greatness. What is highly concerning is the past 3 years, and the lack of apparent vision going forward.
I mean, we've all but looked forward to the 3rd Thursday in May for the past 3 seasons and the draft thereafter. Is that a path you want this great franchise to be on?
There will always be ups and downs. What's the overall picture?
The overall picture is still fuzzy.
Our coach is not respected. The FO is dysfunctional. The players on the team are unproven it will make things a lot easier.
There is nothing to indicate that the overall picture will improve.
There is nothing to guarantee that Russell, Clarkson and Randle will develop into perennial all stars or that we will recruit talented players.
Management needs to simply decide what direction they want to head this summer. It will make things a lot easier.
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Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 1473 Location: Colton, CA
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:07 am Post subject:
laker4life wrote:
japanesebeef1 wrote:
yinoma2001 wrote:
japanesebeef1 wrote:
Oddly enough, whining fans exhibit excellence in their chosen lifestyle while the Lakers are losing or winning. Just check the board after any loss during a championship season.
Good fans complain constantly. Great fans remember great moments and enjoy.
Perhaps you'd rather go for:
Nuggets, Suns, Cavaliers, Clippers, Jazz, Pelicans, Timberwolves, Magic, Grizzlies, Rapters or Hornets. All teams that have never won a championship.
Seven teams have won only 1 championship in their history. Only 1 team other than Celts and Lakers has 5 or more. IN THEIR ENTIRE HISTORY.
We have 16.
Get some perspective and stop the constant whining. "Oh, we'll never win again." "Oh, my world is crumbling!" "Oh, life is the worst ever"
Oh, I see, you're the tough one here. No one is losing overall perspective of the Lakers greatness. What is highly concerning is the past 3 years, and the lack of apparent vision going forward.
I mean, we've all but looked forward to the 3rd Thursday in May for the past 3 seasons and the draft thereafter. Is that a path you want this great franchise to be on?
There will always be ups and downs. What's the overall picture?
The overall picture is still fuzzy.
Our coach is not respected. The FO is dysfunctional. The players on the team are unproven.
There is nothing to indicate that the overall picture will improve.
There is nothing to guarantee that Russell, Clarkson and Randle will develop into perennial all stars or that we will recruit talented players.
Try expanding your overall picture beyond this moment. This is easily the darkest moment in 60 years. I'm just sayin' . . . . there have been some great moments. Great fans do not despair. Great fans do not threaten, "I'm going somewhere else." Great fans suffer and yet remember with joy great moments. Great fans have perspective. Great fans do not forget. REMEMBER!
Try expanding your overall picture beyond this moment. This is easily the darkest moment in 60 years. I'm just sayin' . . . . there have been some great moments. Great fans do not despair. Great fans do not threaten, "I'm going somewhere else." Great fans suffer and yet remember with joy great moments. Great fans have perspective. Great fans do not forget. REMEMBER!
I get that, and I use this argument with my Knicks friends who ironically mock the Lakers when we won a ring 6 years ago; meanwhile they are 40+ years and counting.
However, the other side of your argument is that because we have seen such greatness from this team, and a great product on the court, it is very surprising and disturbing to see what's been put out there the past 3 years. Without the cover of the Kobe Farewell Tour, what is the excuse next year?
I will be disappointed if next year is the equivalent of watching the team bleed out so Jeannie can bring in her regime in 2017 (not making any judgments on whether that's better or worse, but saying 2016 will assuredly be sacrificed). _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
Joined: 26 Sep 2010 Posts: 4451 Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 9:08 am Post subject:
Funny enough, I didn't think i forgot what winning felt like UNTIL Kobe's last game. the excitement from that game made me realize that I actually did forgot what it was like to be a winning team. so sad. this needs to change =\
I originally posted this yesterday b/f the great Prince passed away today:
Quote:
If Byron returns this is just too much to stomach. I'm starting to forget what winning felt like. I guess this is what it feels when doves cry (Artist formerly known as Prince voice).
#RIPrince.
_________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 1473 Location: Colton, CA
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 4:23 pm Post subject:
yinoma2001 wrote:
Quote:
Try expanding your overall picture beyond this moment. This is easily the darkest moment in 60 years. I'm just sayin' . . . . there have been some great moments. Great fans do not despair. Great fans do not threaten, "I'm going somewhere else." Great fans suffer and yet remember with joy great moments. Great fans have perspective. Great fans do not forget. REMEMBER!
I get that, and I use this argument with my Knicks friends who ironically mock the Lakers when we won a ring 6 years ago; meanwhile they are 40+ years and counting.
However, the other side of your argument is that because we have seen such greatness from this team, and a great product on the court, it is very surprising and disturbing to see what's been put out there the past 3 years. Without the cover of the Kobe Farewell Tour, what is the excuse next year?
I will be disappointed if next year is the equivalent of watching the team bleed out so Jeannie can bring in her regime in 2017 (not making any judgments on whether that's better or worse, but saying 2016 will assuredly be sacrificed).
Fair enough. Who's not disappointed with losing. But, again I say in my best Winston Churchill impression, "Nevah forget!"
Oddly enough, whining fans exhibit excellence in their chosen lifestyle while the Lakers are losing or winning. Just check the board after any loss during a championship season.
Good fans complain constantly. Great fans remember great moments and enjoy.
Perhaps you'd rather go for:
Nuggets, Suns, Cavaliers, Clippers, Jazz, Pelicans, Timberwolves, Magic, Grizzlies, Rapters or Hornets. All teams that have never won a championship.
Seven teams have won only 1 championship in their history. Only 1 team other than Celts and Lakers has 5 or more. IN THEIR ENTIRE HISTORY.
We have 16.
Get some perspective and stop the constant whining. "Oh, we'll never win again." "Oh, my world is crumbling!" "Oh, life is the worst ever"
Oh, I see, you're the tough one here. No one is losing overall perspective of the Lakers greatness. What is highly concerning is the past 3 years, and the lack of apparent vision going forward.
I mean, we've all but looked forward to the 3rd Thursday in May for the past 3 seasons and the draft thereafter. Is that a path you want this great franchise to be on?
There will always be ups and downs. What's the overall picture?
The overall picture is still fuzzy.
Our coach is not respected. The FO is dysfunctional. The players on the team are unproven.
There is nothing to indicate that the overall picture will improve.
There is nothing to guarantee that Russell, Clarkson and Randle will develop into perennial all stars or that we will recruit talented players.
Try expanding your overall picture beyond this moment. This is easily the darkest moment in 60 years. I'm just sayin' . . . . there have been some great moments. Great fans do not despair. Great fans do not threaten, "I'm going somewhere else." Great fans suffer and yet remember with joy great moments. Great fans have perspective. Great fans do not forget. REMEMBER!
i'm not sure how you made it through lakers basketball between 2003-2009, a 6 year time span. Or 89-00, an 11-year time span without a championship. _________________ i drink haterade. and i drink it by the gallons.
The last memories of the lakers being on top is game 7 from 2010. Crazy how far we are from that mountain top.
6 years isn't even that long. Shows how spoiled the Lakers franchise have made it for the fans. The gap between the last Showtime Lakers championship and the Shaq-Kobe championship was 12 years.....
Heck, lets look at the Warriors, they had a 40 year gap between championships.
Joined: 14 Feb 2011 Posts: 6738 Location: Studio City
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:27 pm Post subject:
lakersken80 wrote:
yinoma2001 wrote:
The last memories of the lakers being on top is game 7 from 2010. Crazy how far we are from that mountain top.
6 years isn't even that long. Shows how spoiled the Lakers franchise have made it for the fans. The gap between the last Showtime Lakers championship and the Shaq-Kobe championship was 12 years.....
Heck, lets look at the Warriors, they had a 40 year gap between championships.
I don't think people would be complaining about 6 years if this were a playoff team on the upswing. If it's been 6 years since the last title and now you're at 17 wins, maybe it's time to complain?
If the Buss brats could stop the public sibling rivalry maybe we could focus on hiring a good coach, not letting quality free-agents slip away while we swing for the fences, and crap like that.
I don't think people would be complaining about 6 years if this were a playoff team on the upswing. If it's been 6 years since the last title and now you're at 17 wins, maybe it's time to complain?
Bingo _________________ DISGUSTING:
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I haven't forgotten, but it is insane that we've basically been doormats in the Western Conference and the Association for 8 or 9 of the last 12 years.
It was 3 or 4 years of modest struggle between the Kareem + Magic and Shaq + Kobe eras, but this ish is ridiculous ...
Not yet, but the door is closing. And interestingly, that's what keeps me watching as a laker fan: the memories of winning. Late showtime, the Lakeshow, adding Shaq and Kobe, the Phil Jackson era, Pau and Lamar. Dominating in the playoffs, or always being there. Epic series with Phoenix and San Antonio. I still tune in to parts of these playoff games today and imagine laker jerseys on TV and the announcers saying 'Bryant for three'.
But it won't last forever, soon these losing seasons will replace the winning ones. That's why if we're bad again next year I won't watch. Because i want to keep the good memories alive. Specially if Scott is still here, he's now got the stench of the worst laker coach, record wise. They should let him go to start the road to recovery.
I don't think people would be complaining about 6 years if this were a playoff team on the upswing. If it's been 6 years since the last title and now you're at 17 wins, maybe it's time to complain?
Thank you! I'm as patient as anyone but I want to enjoy the season and be in the running in the conference. Is that too much to ask??? Apparently it is to some people! _________________ Do you believe it now, Trinity? - Morpheous
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