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I'm sure Laker fans support Deng and want him to succeed but the continusely whining of his contract and play makes me think parting ways will be good for all involved even if it's trading him for no value, I bet these guys read what people say and they really take it to heart.
We need to support our players or the FO needs to trade them. |
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Per Baxter Holmes:
| Quote: | | Lakers forward Luol Deng is out indefinitely with a sprained right wrist, the team announced Tuesday before facing the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center. Deng injured his right wrist Sunday against the Detroit Pistons. |
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dcarter4kobe
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Injuries piling up for Luol.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Shut him down until ASB. |
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yinoma2001
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Deng is questionable. Sadly sounds like a summation of the year.
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:58 am Post subject: |
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | | Deng is questionable. Sadly sounds like a summation of the year. |
I think the play early in the season was adjusting to playing with a youthful team, he's always had to play with veterans, as you can see once he started to know how he can use his game with the team he started to produce more.
Deng will be more helpful to a team like the Clippers or Toronto teams who are in the winning environment. |
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adkindo
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| akk7 wrote: | https://twitter.com/luoldeng9/status/826186188650221568
After reading that you guys can go back to complaining about his contract as scheduled. |
if you go out to the index, there are other forums where this fits, but this thread is limited to him and basketball related items. |
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yinoma2001
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| akk7 wrote: | https://twitter.com/luoldeng9/status/826186188650221568
After reading that you guys can go back to complaining about his contract as scheduled. |
One of my proudest moments in law school was helping a young man from South Sudan receive asylum. Very very sad history in that country. Just indescribable pain. My client lived 5 years in a squalid refugee camp in Kenya.
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akk7
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| adkindo wrote: | | akk7 wrote: | https://twitter.com/luoldeng9/status/826186188650221568
After reading that you guys can go back to complaining about his contract as scheduled. |
if you go out to the index, there are other forums where this fits, but this thread is limited to him and basketball related items. |
Exactly. His story has shaped him into the individual he is today. A individual that every team he has been on has had glowing reviews about as a person, leader, and mentor. All those characteristics stem from a lot of his life experiences. |
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akk7
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | | akk7 wrote: | https://twitter.com/luoldeng9/status/826186188650221568
After reading that you guys can go back to complaining about his contract as scheduled. |
One of my proudest moments in law school was helping a young man from South Sudan receive asylum. Very very sad history in that country. Just indescribable pain. My client lived 5 years in a squalid refugee camp in Kenya. |
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danzag
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | | akk7 wrote: | https://twitter.com/luoldeng9/status/826186188650221568
After reading that you guys can go back to complaining about his contract as scheduled. |
One of my proudest moments in law school was helping a young man from South Sudan receive asylum. Very very sad history in that country. Just indescribable pain. My client lived 5 years in a squalid refugee camp in Kenya. |
I'm glad you could help him. |
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Dylandogg
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| And maybe that is why the Laker Front Office gave him that huge contract. They saw the immaturity of our young players last year, but also saw their potential. And felt that adding a consummate professional, a leader, a person who embodies everything they want our young guys to become, would be the most valuable thing they could give our young guys. And they thought it would take more than 2 tears around that type of person for it to rub off. Just a thought. |
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| akk7 wrote: | | adkindo wrote: | | akk7 wrote: | https://twitter.com/luoldeng9/status/826186188650221568
After reading that you guys can go back to complaining about his contract as scheduled. |
if you go out to the index, there are other forums where this fits, but this thread is limited to him and basketball related items. |
Exactly. His story has shaped him into the individual he is today. A individual that every team he has been on has had glowing reviews about as a person, leader, and mentor. All those characteristics stem from a lot of his life experiences. |
I disagree, the post refers to comments by Deng that were made directly in response to a hot political issue in the country today, lets not pretend he woke up on a random Monday posted his thoughts, and although I do not have strong opinions on the subject, some posters may have experiences and comments from very different angles and perspectives, and it is likely that some would be more welcome than others.....but in the end, none of it is related to basketball. |
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| danzag wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | | akk7 wrote: | https://twitter.com/luoldeng9/status/826186188650221568
After reading that you guys can go back to complaining about his contract as scheduled. |
One of my proudest moments in law school was helping a young man from South Sudan receive asylum. Very very sad history in that country. Just indescribable pain. My client lived 5 years in a squalid refugee camp in Kenya. |
I'm glad you could help him. |
I actually tried to get in touch with Manute Bol who was also Sudanese. But he was from a rival tribe so he said no thanks.
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| Terrible job with this one Mitch. |
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pio2u
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 5:29 am Post subject: |
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| Time for Deng to have a big game. |
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paolomagma
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| Chad09 wrote: | | Terrible job with this one Mitch. |
To be fair, Deng wasn't Mitch's first choice. Although Bazemore isn't doing too well right now either.
It's just bad luck IMO. We probably could have had H.Barnes if we waited for KD to make his decision. It's ironic that the year we don't wait for the big fish to make their decision is another year where we miss out on a good signing. |
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danzag
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | | danzag wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | | akk7 wrote: | https://twitter.com/luoldeng9/status/826186188650221568
After reading that you guys can go back to complaining about his contract as scheduled. |
One of my proudest moments in law school was helping a young man from South Sudan receive asylum. Very very sad history in that country. Just indescribable pain. My client lived 5 years in a squalid refugee camp in Kenya. |
I'm glad you could help him. |
I actually tried to get in touch with Manute Bol who was also Sudanese. But he was from a rival tribe so he said no thanks. |
Damn. That's very sad to hear.
It's a shame that even after colonization some people from Africa still see their fellow africans as enemies. |
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| danzag wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | | danzag wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | | akk7 wrote: | https://twitter.com/luoldeng9/status/826186188650221568
After reading that you guys can go back to complaining about his contract as scheduled. |
One of my proudest moments in law school was helping a young man from South Sudan receive asylum. Very very sad history in that country. Just indescribable pain. My client lived 5 years in a squalid refugee camp in Kenya. |
I'm glad you could help him. |
I actually tried to get in touch with Manute Bol who was also Sudanese. But he was from a rival tribe so he said no thanks. |
Damn. That's very sad to hear.
It's a shame that even after colonization some people from Africa still see their fellow africans as enemies. |
Not to get too political, but just seeing the rest of the world through my client's eyes was just so life changing. As an American, I take so many things for granted, like not having my family hunted down for political/tribal affiliations, being moved to a squalid refugee camp for years, etc.
Deng is also from Manute's Dinka tribe. They have some TALL folks in that tribe (though my client was a 6'3 kid too)!
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | | danzag wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | | danzag wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | | akk7 wrote: | https://twitter.com/luoldeng9/status/826186188650221568
After reading that you guys can go back to complaining about his contract as scheduled. |
One of my proudest moments in law school was helping a young man from South Sudan receive asylum. Very very sad history in that country. Just indescribable pain. My client lived 5 years in a squalid refugee camp in Kenya. |
I'm glad you could help him. |
I actually tried to get in touch with Manute Bol who was also Sudanese. But he was from a rival tribe so he said no thanks. |
Damn. That's very sad to hear.
It's a shame that even after colonization some people from Africa still see their fellow africans as enemies. |
Not to get too political, but just seeing the rest of the world through my client's eyes was just so life changing. As an American, I take so many things for granted, like not having my family hunted down for political/tribal affiliations, being moved to a squalid refugee camp for years, etc.
Deng is also from Manute's Dinka tribe. They have some TALL folks in that tribe (though my client was a 6'3 kid too)! |
For sure. Although I'm not American, I too had a peaceful life (despite all the social problems here in Brazil) and can consider myself real lucky to have a family who gave me love and support all the way. And I'm finishing law school next month 
Going to school, eating 3 meals a day, having a house, sleeping on a confortable bed... There are a lot of people in the world who don't know what is this. |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 11:47 am Post subject: |
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| Chad09 wrote: | | Terrible job with this one Mitch. |
Terrible is right. Was it Mitch or Jimmy? |
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It's hard to believe that Harrison Barnes only makes about 5 million more per year than Deng (both have 4 year deals).
Unfortunately, this is something that is common in pro sports. We saw it with Steve Nash, and it happens all the time. Players will play their asses off in contract years. They'll even hide injuries - Steve Nash played 62 games in the season before us signing him. You just can never really know which players will do what.
That's also why you have to admire athletes who continue to perform, even after getting their guaranteed money. |
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