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venturalakersfan
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| LoyalLakerfan44 wrote: | | sirronstuff wrote: | Dynasty?
Mitch thinks everyone just needs to calm down a bit |
No no no, Mitch wants your blind optimism so that you run out and buy season tickets. |
You can't, they are all bought. With a long waiting list.
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tox
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 9:54 am Post subject: |
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| focus wrote: |
I know but it's pretty disappointing. The very first thing you want is effort in a young player, for whatever level of talent. Didn't Avery Johnson, DFish, Kawhi, Kobe...all guys with different levels of talent show that you get the most by hustling? He said Kobe was his idol or one of his idols...the first thing you get out of being a fan of Kobe was drive, work, effort, fundametals, mental strength, resiliency, competition. If you're a fan of Kobe primarily because of his dunking style, or putting points up alone...you're in the minority of Kobe fans because that is not the main thing he symbolizes. If you're a fan of Bynum, maybe drive is not the first thing of his you admire. Jeez, he was out for a whole season and has proved nothing. That's what you want to show as your basketball character to opponents? I really hope this is just about recovering from a long time off and just takes that long to get fully fit, because that was absurd. Like you, I am hopeful |
Maybe he was a fan of the older Kobe who played defense 5% of the time until the playoffs rolled around |
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nash
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 11:45 am Post subject: |
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| We are closer to a lottery dynasty than to a championship one. |
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yinoma2001
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 11:48 am Post subject: |
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| nash wrote: | | We are closer to a lottery dynasty than to a championship one. |
How the heck do you even know that?
From reading/listening to various NBA writers/bloggers I've seen many of them consider DLO/Ingram as possible superstars. That's at least 2 to start with, and they're 20 and 18 years old respectively. Then you have a nice core of young projected starter-level, rotation-level players in JC/Randle/Nance/Zub.
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nash
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | | nash wrote: | | We are closer to a lottery dynasty than to a championship one. |
How the heck do you even know that?
From reading/listening to various NBA writers/bloggers I've seen many of them consider DLO/Ingram as possible superstars. That's at least 2 to start with, and they're 20 and 18 years old respectively. Then you have a nice core of young projected starter-level, rotation-level players in JC/Randle/Nance/Zub. |
I'm kidding because at this moment we are a lottery team for 3 straight seasons and after four it can be called a dynasty. I believe we have a good young core, but I think it will take at least one more season of development to avoid lottery so it's clear we are closer to a lottery dynasty than we are to win it all four times. |
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RI Laker
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:45 am Post subject: |
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| We are a lottery dynasty. |
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yinoma2001
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 5:18 am Post subject: |
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| RI Laker wrote: | | We are a lottery dynasty. |
What does that even mean?
I have readily conceded that there is a possibility we end up with a bottom 5 record this upcoming season.
However, after this season, I do think we will have a shot at making the playoffs with our young guys finally coming into their own.
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