Showtime isn't coming back. If you won't like PG13, then it may be a while for you as a Lakers fan. Not sure what else can be said.
how dare you!
You've got to move on. I was there for Showtime, loved it. Then the Shaq/Kobe era. Loved it. Then Kobe/Pau. Loved it.
There are iterations subject to different cap rules and personnel constrictions.
Comparing today with the 1980s team (which operated under completely different set of rules, doubtful they could have kept that Showtime team together for as long as they did under today's rules) is just going to make you depressed. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
Showtime is over. It’s been over for 30 years. Get out of the past and look at where we are right now, because that’s where the blind spot is in your reasoning. The Lakers aren’t in a position to decide who they’re too good for. George is an elite two-way player who would immediately be the best player on this team if he signed today. This is about upgrading the team, not sitting around waiting and hoping that a top 5-10 player will come here by himself. _________________ “Christ did not die to forgive sinners who go on treasuring anything above seeing and savoring God. And people who would be happy in heaven if Christ were not there, will not be there."
- John Piper
I'm not expecting rambis to come flying back across the court into the 5th row if that is what you are insinuating.
Do you even understand what the "Showtime" ethos is all about? do you?
I do. I lived through it.
Your issue will be that people aren't made from that same cloth anymore.
This is a total different NBA than what it was back then.
If you can't enjoy PG13, maybe LBJ and a young core, and that isn't exciting to you, not sure what I can say about your chances of remaining a Lakers fan. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
And guess what. Magic, he of Showtime fame, is the one at the helm signing PG13. You think he gets "it?" _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 1:41 pm Post subject:
As a brainless Laker fan I will cheer for whatever product ends up on the floor but mark my words Showtime is not dead, its just riding the pine for a breather.
As a brainless Laker fan I will cheer for whatever product ends up on the floor but mark my words Showtime is not dead, its just riding the pine for a breather.
You call 30+ years a breather?
Showtime is dead b/c the NBA is so reliant on 3 ball and analytics at the winningest levels. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
If this is an inappropriate comment - I apologize and please delete
But some people on here are treating a max contract like a girl holding onto her virginity.
Translation: Some people on this forum have too high of standards when it comes to giving a max contract out if they think PG13 isn't a max player
I understand the basketball part. But in the analogy, is the virgin girl thinking too highly of herself in waiting for the right man to take it away? Or are we thinking in the perspective of guys unreasonably salivating at deflowering a girl? _________________ Billions Billions Billions
I very openly admit that I didn’t exist during the Showtime era. I was even too young to experience the Shaq-Kobe era as a serious fan. But I was a serious fan during the Kobe-Pau era. Great times. Every once in awhile I even rewatch games from that era. But as great as it was to experience that as a fan, I’m not stuck on the triangle and hoping it makes a comeback That era is over with. The only thing I care about is the Lakers assembling a team that can compete in today’s league and in this era. That’s all that counts. Take your Kurt Rambis glasses off. It’s over with. _________________ “Christ did not die to forgive sinners who go on treasuring anything above seeing and savoring God. And people who would be happy in heaven if Christ were not there, will not be there."
- John Piper
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 2:37 pm Post subject:
yinoma2001 wrote:
dubaholic1 wrote:
Showtime happens every time there is a fast break due to a good defensive play.
Showtime is a no look pass and a slam dunk.
Showtime is back to back 3 pointers and then a third three pointer for good measure.
Sure other teams do these things but the difference is they are not doing it in a Laker uniform.
Showtime is not dead because Magic and Pelinka and Jeannie still believe in it and so do I.
So do you have 3 HOFers in hand to implement this 1980s style of play?
Yeah Josh Hart, Zubac and Andre Ingram. All 3 of them LOVE being a Laker and I feel the passion every time they step out onto the floor. When Zu was drafted he was elated when he said that he'd been a lifelong Laker fan and how this was a dream come true. Thats good enough for me.
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 2:39 pm Post subject:
yinoma2001 wrote:
dubaholic1 wrote:
As a brainless Laker fan I will cheer for whatever product ends up on the floor but mark my words Showtime is not dead, its just riding the pine for a breather.
You call 30+ years a breather?
Showtime is dead b/c the NBA is so reliant on 3 ball and analytics at the winningest levels.
I considered the Shaq/Kobe years as Showtime. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023.
Showtime happens every time there is a fast break due to a good defensive play.
Showtime is a no look pass and a slam dunk.
Showtime is back to back 3 pointers and then a third three pointer for good measure.
Sure other teams do these things but the difference is they are not doing it in a Laker uniform.
Showtime is not dead because Magic and Pelinka and Jeannie still believe in it and so do I.
So do you have 3 HOFers in hand to implement this 1980s style of play?
Yeah Josh Hart, Zubac and Andre Ingram. All 3 of them LOVE being a Laker and I feel the passion every time they step out onto the floor. When Zu was drafted he was elated when he said that he'd been a lifelong Laker fan and how this was a dream come true. Thats good enough for me.
Right, let’s fill the roster with guys who love being Lakers, regardless of their talent. We stink, but who cares? Showtime is back. _________________ “Christ did not die to forgive sinners who go on treasuring anything above seeing and savoring God. And people who would be happy in heaven if Christ were not there, will not be there."
- John Piper
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 2:48 pm Post subject:
dubaholic1 wrote:
yinoma2001 wrote:
dubaholic1 wrote:
I am totally in the minority here but I think PG is vastly over rated,as well as possessing a shall we say " less than competitive spirit"
We may have hated Greg Foster but at least he had the balls to make a throat slitting gesture or two.
PG is a little light in the loafers you feel me?
Maybe this is just an indictment of the league as a whole these days.
That's what your barometer is in terms of players?
yes 100%
I want to be entertained which is why "Showtime " was created in the first place.
It doesn't make me less of a fan because I dont know the status of someone's Bird rights or what a salary cap really is and it doesn't make stat geeks more of a fan because they do.
I'd rather we spend money on a player who will bring passion every time they wear the golden armor and it bothers me terribly to see so much money potentially spent on one player like PG who barely registers a pulse most nights. Same reason why I always disliked Melo.
I just want my Showtime back. I want passionate players.
If Paul George does come I hope he brings the passion for the team.
After All, his initials PG = Purple and GOLD
How much of Paul George's career have you actually watched? He's clearly not the MVP-level heir to Magic and Kobe, but he can ball and the guy plays hard. Remember those hard fought playoff runs the Pacers had? _________________ "Chick lived and breathed Lakers basketball…but he was also fair and objective and called every game the way it was played."
-from Chick: His Unpublished Memoirs and the Memories of Those Who Knew Him
Showtime happens every time there is a fast break due to a good defensive play.
Showtime is a no look pass and a slam dunk.
Showtime is back to back 3 pointers and then a third three pointer for good measure.
Sure other teams do these things but the difference is they are not doing it in a Laker uniform.
Showtime is not dead because Magic and Pelinka and Jeannie still believe in it and so do I.
So do you have 3 HOFers in hand to implement this 1980s style of play?
Yeah Josh Hart, Zubac and Andre Ingram. All 3 of them LOVE being a Laker and I feel the passion every time they step out onto the floor. When Zu was drafted he was elated when he said that he'd been a lifelong Laker fan and how this was a dream come true. Thats good enough for me.
to each their own. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
Boy, if I got a dollar every time I heard someone say that Zubac will be in the Hall of Fame, I’d have....one dollar. _________________ “Christ did not die to forgive sinners who go on treasuring anything above seeing and savoring God. And people who would be happy in heaven if Christ were not there, will not be there."
- John Piper
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 3:30 pm Post subject:
Judah wrote:
dubaholic1 wrote:
yinoma2001 wrote:
dubaholic1 wrote:
Showtime happens every time there is a fast break due to a good defensive play.
Showtime is a no look pass and a slam dunk.
Showtime is back to back 3 pointers and then a third three pointer for good measure.
Sure other teams do these things but the difference is they are not doing it in a Laker uniform.
Showtime is not dead because Magic and Pelinka and Jeannie still believe in it and so do I.
So do you have 3 HOFers in hand to implement this 1980s style of play?
Yeah Josh Hart, Zubac and Andre Ingram. All 3 of them LOVE being a Laker and I feel the passion every time they step out onto the floor. When Zu was drafted he was elated when he said that he'd been a lifelong Laker fan and how this was a dream come true. Thats good enough for me.
Right, let’s fill the roster with guys who love being Lakers, regardless of their talent. We stink, but who cares? Showtime is back.
Wait are you implying that Zubac Hart and Andre Ingram are not all stars next year ? Go be a Clippers fan they need you
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? Go be a Clippers fan they need you 
