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 Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2019 10:45 am Post subject: The Media's constant ATTACK on the Lakers... |
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Sad thing is, our fans are eating it UP!!!
LeBron with one other Superstar isn't fair for the rest of the NBA and everyone knows it. That's why they are keeping the constant drama cycle going.
Our team hasn't changed outside of trading Zu/Beasley/Svi...and only one of those guys started more than 5 games for us this year.
LeBron has been playing up to his usual superstar level.
Our TEAM has been trash...that has NOTHING to do with Magic/Pelinka not bringing back Randle and Lopez. That's Luke's coaching staff giving themselves an out because they know they are out and will need new jobs. Nothing to see there...
Lonzo sitting out has more to do with us not being in playoff contention than him actually not being able to play. Yes, I'm suggesting that he could play before the end of the season if the Lakers wanted him to. Perfectly normal.
The LeBron/Klutch Sports thing is the most hilariously obvious. NBA teams are trying to prevent anyone from joining LeBron by saying he/they have too much power and will make them the scapegoat.
Stop listening to pundits who obviously have agendas...and that agenda is to Keep LeBron ringless in LA AND to GET YOU TO CLICK ON THEIR LINKS!!!!
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Fake News!
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I think it's our Front Office keeping our team ringless for now.
I think a lot of the criticism is fair and should be a wake up call for Jeanie and the whole Lakers organization.
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LOL...essentially, yes, fake news...we need to stop letting it determine how we view reality.
We are ok. If you thought this season was going to be a good one even though 3/5ths of our starters had a combined 4 years of NBA experience entering this season, that's on you.
Team is bad right now. Don't let that fact get you riled up when stupid click-bait articles bashing the Lakers, Magic or Pelinka come out. You're doing exactly what they want you to do. |
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| GameCock-MD wrote: | | LOL...essentially, yes, fake news...we need to stop letting it determine how we view reality. |
Ok Jeanie.... |
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| GameCock-MD wrote: | LOL...essentially, yes, fake news...we need to stop letting it determine how we view reality.
We are ok. If you thought this season was going to be a good one even though 3/5ths of our starters had a combined 4 years of NBA experience entering this season, that's on you.
Team is bad right now. Don't let that fact get you riled up when stupid click-bait articles bashing the Lakers, Magic or Pelinka come out. You're doing exactly what they want you to do. |
Did you in your honest assessment, believe we be in the lottery?
It's one thing to think we were a 1st round playoff fodder for the Warriors.
But to be tied for 10th worse in the NBA, yeah...we deserve the criticisms against us b/c something is rotting from the top.
In the last 6 years, we are literally the worst team in the NBA. Think about that for a second.
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | I think it's our Front Office keeping our team ringless for now.
I think a lot of the criticism is fair and should be a wake up call for Jeanie and the whole Lakers organization. |
Criticism? Sure.
Hyperbole? No.
Lonzo isn't injury prone.
LeBron isn't toxic.
Magic/Pelinka have stuck to their plan to bring in 2 max players.
We were punting this year from the 1st day. Anyone who wanted to see the "Kids" next to LeBron has to know that the likelihood that end in a top 4 playoff seed were nil-to-none.
If you bought the early hype, sure...go jump off the nearest ledge.
If you saw things clearly and ignored the hype back then, do so again now. |
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| Quote: | We were punting this year from the 1st day. Anyone who wanted to see the "Kids" next to LeBron has to know that the likelihood that end in a top 4 playoff seed were nil-to-none.
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Very few Lakers fans thought we would be in our 6th consecutive lottery draft this season when we signed LBJ though.
Something is VERY wrong with this team.
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| By the way, there is literally one Lakers story about half way down ESPN's website right now. There is no "constant media attack" because the franchise is simply becoming irrelevant. But yeah, as the postmortems start being written, the knives will be coming out, and deservedly so. You can't be the worst team in the NBA over 6 years and expect not to be criticized. |
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | | GameCock-MD wrote: | LOL...essentially, yes, fake news...we need to stop letting it determine how we view reality.
We are ok. If you thought this season was going to be a good one even though 3/5ths of our starters had a combined 4 years of NBA experience entering this season, that's on you.
Team is bad right now. Don't let that fact get you riled up when stupid click-bait articles bashing the Lakers, Magic or Pelinka come out. You're doing exactly what they want you to do. |
Did you in your honest assessment, believe we be in the lottery?
It's one thing to think we were a 1st round playoff fodder for the Warriors.
But to be tied for 10th worse in the NBA, yeah...we deserve the criticisms against us b/c something is rotting from the top.
In the last 6 years, we are literally the worst team in the NBA. Think about that for a second. |
Be in the lottery? I wanted to trade all of the kids for Kawhi so yeah, I thought that punting the 2nd max player slot to 2019 would mean we'd likely be 6-8th seed if things worked out and a lottery team if they didn't.
Have to consider that NO ONE predicted this many injuries to STARTERS. |
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| GameCock-MD wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | | GameCock-MD wrote: | LOL...essentially, yes, fake news...we need to stop letting it determine how we view reality.
We are ok. If you thought this season was going to be a good one even though 3/5ths of our starters had a combined 4 years of NBA experience entering this season, that's on you.
Team is bad right now. Don't let that fact get you riled up when stupid click-bait articles bashing the Lakers, Magic or Pelinka come out. You're doing exactly what they want you to do. |
Did you in your honest assessment, believe we be in the lottery?
It's one thing to think we were a 1st round playoff fodder for the Warriors.
But to be tied for 10th worse in the NBA, yeah...we deserve the criticisms against us b/c something is rotting from the top.
In the last 6 years, we are literally the worst team in the NBA. Think about that for a second. |
Be in the lottery? I wanted to trade all of the kids for Kawhi so yeah, I thought that punting the 2nd max player slot to 2019 would mean we'd likely be 6-8th seed if things worked out and a lottery team if they didn't.
Have to consider that NO ONE predicted this many injuries to STARTERS. |
And that's why we had 1/3rd of the cap to spend on veteran players, and we spent it on KCP/Rondo/Lance/Beez who failed us this year when the starters incurred injuries. Who picked those guys?
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| Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2019 10:58 am Post subject: Re: The Media's constant ATTACK on the Lakers... |
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| GameCock-MD wrote: | | Stop listening to pundits who obviously have agendas... |
Are the media/pundits the only ones with an agenda? Your post is desperately trying to shield Magic and Lebron from any blame for this dumpster fire....and anyone that is living in "reality" would recognize they deserve a large portion of the blame for this season.
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| GameCock-MD wrote: | Lonzo isn't injury prone.
LeBron isn't toxic.
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Those two things are not coming from the media. Those are complaints on LG among fans. Those are not the issues the sports media is criticizing. |
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | | Quote: | We were punting this year from the 1st day. Anyone who wanted to see the "Kids" next to LeBron has to know that the likelihood that end in a top 4 playoff seed were nil-to-none.
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Very few Lakers fans thought we would be in our 6th consecutive lottery draft this season when we signed LBJ though.
Something is VERY wrong with this team. |
When we signed LBJ, we did not think we'd be punting the 2nd max slot to 2019. Almost everybody thought we'd get at least 1 other max level player, by trade or by Free Agency.
If that had happened, let's just say Kawhi/LeBron, no...there is no way we'd have been in our 6th lottery.
We gave LeBron 3 starters who had a combined 4 years NBA experience coming into this year and NOW we are shocked it didn't work out? LOL... |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:00 am Post subject: Re: The Media's constant ATTACK on the Lakers... |
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| GameCock-MD wrote: | Sad thing is, our fans are eating it UP!!!
LeBron with one other Superstar isn't fair for the rest of the NBA and everyone knows it. That's why they are keeping the constant drama cycle going.
Our team hasn't changed outside of trading Zu/Beasley/Svi...and only one of those guys started more than 5 games for us this year.
LeBron has been playing up to his usual superstar level.
Our TEAM has been trash...that has NOTHING to do with Magic/Pelinka not bringing back Randle and Lopez. That's Luke's coaching staff giving themselves an out because they know they are out and will need new jobs. Nothing to see there...
Lonzo sitting out has more to do with us not being in playoff contention than him actually not being able to play. Yes, I'm suggesting that he could play before the end of the season if the Lakers wanted him to. Perfectly normal.
The LeBron/Klutch Sports thing is the most hilariously obvious. NBA teams are trying to prevent anyone from joining LeBron by saying he/they have too much power and will make them the scapegoat.
Stop listening to pundits who obviously have agendas...and that agenda is to Keep LeBron ringless in LA AND to GET YOU TO CLICK ON THEIR LINKS!!!! |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:01 am Post subject: Re: The Media's constant ATTACK on the Lakers... |
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| adkindo wrote: | | GameCock-MD wrote: | | Stop listening to pundits who obviously have agendas... |
Are the media/pundits the only ones with an agenda? Your post is desperately trying to shield Magic and Lebron from any blame for this dumpster fire....and anyone that is living in "reality" would recognize they deserve a large portion of the blame for this season. |
Magic was my favorite player of all time. He's not my favorite executive. I'm not shielding him at all.
LeBron? LOL...I'M shielding LeBron? LOL...wow.
Consider everything we had go wrong this year.
Swap out LeBron for ANY other top 5 player.
Results remain the same...or worse. |
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| GameCock-MD wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | | Quote: | We were punting this year from the 1st day. Anyone who wanted to see the "Kids" next to LeBron has to know that the likelihood that end in a top 4 playoff seed were nil-to-none.
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Very few Lakers fans thought we would be in our 6th consecutive lottery draft this season when we signed LBJ though.
Something is VERY wrong with this team. |
When we signed LBJ, we did not think we'd be punting the 2nd max slot to 2019. Almost everybody thought we'd get at least 1 other max level player, by trade or by Free Agency.
If that had happened, let's just say Kawhi/LeBron, no...there is no way we'd have been in our 6th lottery.
We gave LeBron 3 starters who had a combined 4 years NBA experience coming into this year and NOW we are shocked it didn't work out? LOL... |
In fairness, they thought that second max was PG13. THey just didn't realize that if you do everything in your power to run off the fellow clients of his agent, and treat them poorly on the way out, you might lose points with him. Who knew?
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| GameCock-MD wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | | Quote: | We were punting this year from the 1st day. Anyone who wanted to see the "Kids" next to LeBron has to know that the likelihood that end in a top 4 playoff seed were nil-to-none.
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Very few Lakers fans thought we would be in our 6th consecutive lottery draft this season when we signed LBJ though.
Something is VERY wrong with this team. |
When we signed LBJ, we did not think we'd be punting the 2nd max slot to 2019. Almost everybody thought we'd get at least 1 other max level player, by trade or by Free Agency.
If that had happened, let's just say Kawhi/LeBron, no...there is no way we'd have been in our 6th lottery.
We gave LeBron 3 starters who had a combined 4 years NBA experience coming into this year and NOW we are shocked it didn't work out? LOL... |
Incorrect. By the time we signed LBJ, PG13 had already picked OKC. So we knew that when we signed LBJ, we were punting.
Again, look at the record when LBJ/Lonzo/BI played. It's really good and we'd be in the playoffs.
The vets that took up nearly 1/3rd of our cap failed. And the people who picked them have failed us too.
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| GameCock-MD wrote: |
If that had happened, let's just say Kawhi/LeBron, no...there is no way we'd have been in our 6th lottery. |
That kind of depends on how they filled out the roster. And lets not forget Kawhi has only played about 70% of the games this season. He has availability issues as well. |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:03 am Post subject: Re: The Media's constant ATTACK on the Lakers... |
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| GameCock-MD wrote: |
Swap out LeBron for ANY other top 5 player.
Results remain the same...or worse. |
Exactly, because of decisions made by the FO. Hence, they deserve criticism for being bad at their jobs. |
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| RG73 wrote: | | GameCock-MD wrote: | Lonzo isn't injury prone.
LeBron isn't toxic.
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Those two things are not coming from the media. Those are complaints on LG among fans. Those are not the issues the sports media is criticizing. |
Actually, they are. Remember back when KD made his comments about LeBron? Media ran with it.
Remember when AD pushed for a trade? Media turned it into a Klutch Sports/LeBron hostile takeover. They blamed LeBron for "putting the kids on the block".
Maybe you haven't been paying attention to the media...doesn't matter because the same things you would read/see/hear get repeated verbatim on these forums as though they were original thoughts. |
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | | GameCock-MD wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | | Quote: | We were punting this year from the 1st day. Anyone who wanted to see the "Kids" next to LeBron has to know that the likelihood that end in a top 4 playoff seed were nil-to-none.
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Very few Lakers fans thought we would be in our 6th consecutive lottery draft this season when we signed LBJ though.
Something is VERY wrong with this team. |
When we signed LBJ, we did not think we'd be punting the 2nd max slot to 2019. Almost everybody thought we'd get at least 1 other max level player, by trade or by Free Agency.
If that had happened, let's just say Kawhi/LeBron, no...there is no way we'd have been in our 6th lottery.
We gave LeBron 3 starters who had a combined 4 years NBA experience coming into this year and NOW we are shocked it didn't work out? LOL... |
Incorrect. By the time we signed LBJ, PG13 had already picked OKC. So we knew that when we signed LBJ, we were punting.
Again, look at the record when LBJ/Lonzo/BI played. It's really good and we'd be in the playoffs.
The vets that took up nearly 1/3rd of our cap failed. And the people who picked them have failed us too. |
What? Did you ignore the "by free agency OR by trade" part? |
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| GameCock-MD wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | | GameCock-MD wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | | Quote: | We were punting this year from the 1st day. Anyone who wanted to see the "Kids" next to LeBron has to know that the likelihood that end in a top 4 playoff seed were nil-to-none.
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Very few Lakers fans thought we would be in our 6th consecutive lottery draft this season when we signed LBJ though.
Something is VERY wrong with this team. |
When we signed LBJ, we did not think we'd be punting the 2nd max slot to 2019. Almost everybody thought we'd get at least 1 other max level player, by trade or by Free Agency.
If that had happened, let's just say Kawhi/LeBron, no...there is no way we'd have been in our 6th lottery.
We gave LeBron 3 starters who had a combined 4 years NBA experience coming into this year and NOW we are shocked it didn't work out? LOL... |
Incorrect. By the time we signed LBJ, PG13 had already picked OKC. So we knew that when we signed LBJ, we were punting.
Again, look at the record when LBJ/Lonzo/BI played. It's really good and we'd be in the playoffs.
The vets that took up nearly 1/3rd of our cap failed. And the people who picked them have failed us too. |
What? Did you ignore the "by free agency OR by trade" part? |
Even so, are you saying that you anticipated the Lakers to be a lottery team while we were searching for a 2nd max FA? B/c almost no one did.
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The OP spent a good amount of time trashing Ingram... then laid low during his period of resurgence.
I wouldn't have said anything, but acting like we are sheep for having an different opinion annoyed me.
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Actually, they are. Remember back when KD made his comments about LeBron? Media ran with it.
Remember when AD pushed for a trade? Media turned it into a Klutch Sports/LeBron hostile takeover. They blamed LeBron for "putting the kids on the block".
Maybe you haven't been paying attention to the media...doesn't matter because the same things you would read/see/hear get repeated verbatim on these forums as though they were original thoughts. |
KD said the environment around Lebron is toxic, not Lebron is toxic. The former statement has turned out to be correct.
If you think AD pushed for that trade all on his own without any push from Lebron then you are being willfully naive. And that failed trade made the environment around the team toxic.
So again, what are you going on about? |
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