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adkindo
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| was one of the best GM's in the NBA for over a decade....probably too soon, but eventually the team needs to recognize his contributions. 3x NBA Champion as player (2 with Lakers) and 5 Championships as GM. |
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yinoma2001
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| The Logo wrote: | | I honestly doubt it happens although he should be honored for his years of service |
Imagine the PR benefits of doing so. Jim Buss relationship is burned beyond recognition. But Dr. Buss probably trusted Mitch as a consigliore for the family. Would show that Jeannie isn't made purely with manipulative and vindictive gemstones. 
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The Logo
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| Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:13 am Post subject: |
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | | The Logo wrote: | | I honestly doubt it happens although he should be honored for his years of service |
Imagine the PR benefits of doing so. Jim Buss relationship is burned beyond recognition. But Dr. Buss probably trusted Mitch as a consigliore for the family. Would show that Jeannie isn't made purely with manipulative and vindictive gemstones. |
Problem is I think she is completely manipulative so I'm a skeptic he gets honored |
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That would be nice.
Won't happen.
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TooMuchMajicBuss
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| Yes - Mitch deserves some formal recognition from the Lakers for his contributions over the past 37 years. Lakers won a lot of titles during the span in which Mitch played a role in the Lakers, including his tenure as GM. I've yet to see anyone with a hint of credibility and inside knowledge of the organization log in to LG and state Mitch did not play a role in the Lakers success. From everything credible that I've read he performed his role to the best of his abilities and did so with a lot of class, and with more success than most GM's ever aspire to. Perhaps his time has come and gone, but yes Mitch deserves recognition. |
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fiendishoc
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| Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:31 am Post subject: |
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| They're going to put him on a boat and shooting a flaming arrow at it. |
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| Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:38 am Post subject: |
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Excellent idea Yinomes and I am all for it!
Do it Mi-....err...do it Jeanie! |
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yinoma2001
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| fiendishoc wrote: | | They're going to put him on a boat and shooting a flaming arrow at it. |
that flies past the boat lighting a cauldron that says, "Thank you Mitch, love Jeannie."
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King Randle
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| Yes and presenting the award will be Luol Deng. |
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| King Randle wrote: | | Yes and presenting the award will be Luol Deng. |
I didn't know that's the only player he's signed during his tenor with the Lakers. Typical "what have you done for me lately" kind of response.
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Legacy
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Engrave his name into one of these and put a glass case around it.
Seriously though, I always supported Mitch. I wanted him to stay, but I'm excited about what we have going on now.
Honor the man.
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venturalakersfan
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| rwongega wrote: | | He eventually will when time passes. Unfortunately, he allied himself with the wrong Buss and had to go down with his inbred captain. |
He didn't ally himself with any Buss. He only did his job. Overreaction by Jeanie, but I hope she can learn from it.
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| venturalakersfan wrote: | | rwongega wrote: | | He eventually will when time passes. Unfortunately, he allied himself with the wrong Buss and had to go down with his inbred captain. |
He didn't ally himself with any Buss. He only did his job. Overreaction by Jeanie, but I hope she can learn from it. |
No overreaction. He deserved to be fired. When you do a bad job year after year that's what you deserve. |
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JerryMagicKobe
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| IceInMyVeins wrote: | | venturalakersfan wrote: | | rwongega wrote: | | He eventually will when time passes. Unfortunately, he allied himself with the wrong Buss and had to go down with his inbred captain. |
He didn't ally himself with any Buss. He only did his job. Overreaction by Jeanie, but I hope she can learn from it. |
No overreaction. He deserved to be fired. When you do a bad job year after year that's what you deserve. |
And what do you deserve when you loyally serve a team for 36 years helping them to win 9 Championships? |
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| IceInMyVeins wrote: | | venturalakersfan wrote: | | rwongega wrote: | | He eventually will when time passes. Unfortunately, he allied himself with the wrong Buss and had to go down with his inbred captain. |
He didn't ally himself with any Buss. He only did his job. Overreaction by Jeanie, but I hope she can learn from it. |
No overreaction. He deserved to be fired. When you do a bad job year after year that's what you deserve. |
Yep people acting like he wa an innocent bystander. If it wasn't for Kobe's brilliance he would have been fine a lot sooner |
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PRLakeShow
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| JerryMagicKobe wrote: | | IceInMyVeins wrote: | | venturalakersfan wrote: | | rwongega wrote: | | He eventually will when time passes. Unfortunately, he allied himself with the wrong Buss and had to go down with his inbred captain. |
He didn't ally himself with any Buss. He only did his job. Overreaction by Jeanie, but I hope she can learn from it. |
No overreaction. He deserved to be fired. When you do a bad job year after year that's what you deserve. |
And what do you deserve when you loyally serve a team for 36 years helping them to win 9 Championships? |
Relevance? He still deserved to be fired. |
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JerryMagicKobe
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| Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:26 am Post subject: |
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| IceInMyVeins wrote: | | JerryMagicKobe wrote: | | IceInMyVeins wrote: | | venturalakersfan wrote: | | rwongega wrote: | | He eventually will when time passes. Unfortunately, he allied himself with the wrong Buss and had to go down with his inbred captain. |
He didn't ally himself with any Buss. He only did his job. Overreaction by Jeanie, but I hope she can learn from it. |
No overreaction. He deserved to be fired. When you do a bad job year after year that's what you deserve. |
And what do you deserve when you loyally serve a team for 36 years helping them to win 9 Championships? |
Relevance? He still deserved to be fired. |
I thought this thread was about honoring him after he was fired. |
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yinoma2001
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| IceInMyVeins wrote: | | JerryMagicKobe wrote: | | IceInMyVeins wrote: | | venturalakersfan wrote: | | rwongega wrote: | | He eventually will when time passes. Unfortunately, he allied himself with the wrong Buss and had to go down with his inbred captain. |
He didn't ally himself with any Buss. He only did his job. Overreaction by Jeanie, but I hope she can learn from it. |
No overreaction. He deserved to be fired. When you do a bad job year after year that's what you deserve. |
And what do you deserve when you loyally serve a team for 36 years helping them to win 9 Championships? |
Relevance? He still deserved to be fired. |
So can someone still be let go and given honor for his contributions?
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| JerryMagicKobe wrote: | | IceInMyVeins wrote: | | JerryMagicKobe wrote: | | IceInMyVeins wrote: | | venturalakersfan wrote: | | rwongega wrote: | | He eventually will when time passes. Unfortunately, he allied himself with the wrong Buss and had to go down with his inbred captain. |
He didn't ally himself with any Buss. He only did his job. Overreaction by Jeanie, but I hope she can learn from it. |
No overreaction. He deserved to be fired. When you do a bad job year after year that's what you deserve. |
And what do you deserve when you loyally serve a team for 36 years helping them to win 9 Championships? |
Relevance? He still deserved to be fired. |
I thought this thread was about honoring him after he was fired. |
Yes but my response was to ventura's statement about Jeannie overreacting. |
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YA'LL ARE TOO FAST!
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PRLakeShow
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | | IceInMyVeins wrote: | | JerryMagicKobe wrote: | | IceInMyVeins wrote: | | venturalakersfan wrote: | | rwongega wrote: | | He eventually will when time passes. Unfortunately, he allied himself with the wrong Buss and had to go down with his inbred captain. |
He didn't ally himself with any Buss. He only did his job. Overreaction by Jeanie, but I hope she can learn from it. |
No overreaction. He deserved to be fired. When you do a bad job year after year that's what you deserve. |
And what do you deserve when you loyally serve a team for 36 years helping them to win 9 Championships? |
Relevance? He still deserved to be fired. |
So can someone still be let go and given honor for his contributions? |
Yes and I'm not arguing against that. Seriously is it not clear that I responded to ventura's post? |
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| Jesus did anyone notice that I responded to ventura's post? Wow. |
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| IceInMyVeins wrote: | | venturalakersfan wrote: | | rwongega wrote: | | He eventually will when time passes. Unfortunately, he allied himself with the wrong Buss and had to go down with his inbred captain. |
He didn't ally himself with any Buss. He only did his job. Overreaction by Jeanie, but I hope she can learn from it. |
No overreaction. He deserved to be fired. When you do a bad job year after year that's what you deserve. |
Yes overreaction. Mitch's NBA knowledge is about 100 times that of our current FO. A consultant role would have been smart, Jeanie has never proven to be smart.
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| IceInMyVeins wrote: | | JerryMagicKobe wrote: | | IceInMyVeins wrote: | | JerryMagicKobe wrote: | | IceInMyVeins wrote: | | venturalakersfan wrote: | | rwongega wrote: | | He eventually will when time passes. Unfortunately, he allied himself with the wrong Buss and had to go down with his inbred captain. |
He didn't ally himself with any Buss. He only did his job. Overreaction by Jeanie, but I hope she can learn from it. |
No overreaction. He deserved to be fired. When you do a bad job year after year that's what you deserve. |
And what do you deserve when you loyally serve a team for 36 years helping them to win 9 Championships? |
Relevance? He still deserved to be fired. |
I thought this thread was about honoring him after he was fired. |
Yes but my response was to ventura's statement about Jeannie overreacting. |
I simply asked what the man deserved after 36 years and 9 Championships. Seems reasonable to thank the man for his contributions regardless of why he was fired. Phil was let go. So was Riley. Even Magic left the team for a while. Shaq was traded and smacked everyone on the way out the door. Mitch was nothing but class and poise. A true gentleman and had more FO success than all but a handful of elite GMs. He earned his rings and deserves to be recognized. |
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