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PostPosted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:23 am    Post subject:

I have to say, I'm totally OK with Jerry West not being here.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 6:42 pm    Post subject:

Dr. Laker wrote:
CervantesRises wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
AshesToAshes wrote:
end of the day laker fans should be happy.

if you believe in Jwests' opinion; he's gone from commenting on the circus to basically admitting he sees something here with this team and Jeanie's onto something. Enough so that he wants back in.

You would think with his history with Pjax he'd have been all in on Jim. But he never peeped a word like this.


It is actually the opposite, Jerry wasn't interested before because Mitch was here. The guy he groomed and trained for 20 years. Now Mitch is gone and Jerry sees rookies with a combined 0 years of FO experience and thinks he can help. Only they want no help so he will likely stay with the Warriors, they will continue to be in the Finals and the Lakers will continue to struggle for the playoffs


Can you substantiate this opinion?

Because the quote Jerry gave was about retiring a Laker which seems much more self-interested than altruistic.

Why does he need to work at 79 after 50+ years in the NBA without many breaks?

If he were to consult...what would he actually do? Help with FA acquisitions more than Magic, Rob, and Kobe? Help with the draft more than Ryan and Jesse have already proven entirely capable of?

Or be a feel good figure head so fans feel like the band is getting back together? What would you pay him $1-2M when you already have the people you hoped to have?

Jerry was awesome...but, beyond sentimental value, can you tell me what he brings to the organization at this juncture in his life that we don't already have covered?


You are using logic when the motivations of the detractors (IMO) are 2-fold:

1 - Nostalgia. The Logo reminds them of "The Good Old Days."
2 - Refocused anger from the Jim Buss firing - people are putting Jeannie/Magic under an electron microscope to find faults.


Logic says if Jim Buss had still been in charge, you would have absolutely killed him if he rebuffed Jerry West.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 7:15 pm    Post subject:

venturalakersfan wrote:
AshesToAshes wrote:
end of the day laker fans should be happy.

if you believe in Jwests' opinion; he's gone from commenting on the circus to basically admitting he sees something here with this team and Jeanie's onto something. Enough so that he wants back in.

You would think with his history with Pjax he'd have been all in on Jim. But he never peeped a word like this.


It is actually the opposite, Jerry wasn't interested before because Mitch was here. The guy he groomed and trained for 20 years. Now Mitch is gone and Jerry sees rookies with a combined 0 years of FO experience and thinks he can help. Only they want no help so he will likely stay with the Warriors, they will continue to be in the Finals and the Lakers will continue to struggle for the playoffs


You're both wrong. Jerry West was already showing interest in January (hit the media in early February), while Jim and Mitch were still here. It likely had more to do with Phil's breakup with Jeanie than anything.
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