“I came here to put this franchise back where it needed to be. The league is not what it is if the Lakers are not winning.”
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 11:08 pm    Post subject:

I loved what Lebron said.

I wonder how true the last part is "The league is not what it is if the Lakers are not winning.

I remember last year TV ratings for the playoffs & finals were quite low relative to previous years. Lebron was believed to be the reason.

But I hear this year the ratings & revenues are up at least for the regular season (despite China bowing out). Is this partly due to the Lakers winning again?
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 11:23 pm    Post subject:

lar9149 wrote:
I loved what Lebron said.

I wonder how true the last part is "The league is not what it is if the Lakers are not winning.

I remember last year TV ratings for the playoffs & finals were quite low relative to previous years. Lebron was believed to be the reason.

But I hear this year the ratings & revenues are up at least for the regular season (despite China bowing out). Is this partly due to the Lakers winning again?


Partly if not mostly because the league has parity again. Nobody wanted another GSW-CLE or GSW-Anybody it got boring. Whats the point of having a regular season if a stacked HOF filled team is going to demolish teams in the end anyway.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 11:46 pm    Post subject:

TMG wrote:
lar9149 wrote:
I loved what Lebron said.

I wonder how true the last part is "The league is not what it is if the Lakers are not winning.

I remember last year TV ratings for the playoffs & finals were quite low relative to previous years. Lebron was believed to be the reason.

But I hear this year the ratings & revenues are up at least for the regular season (despite China bowing out). Is this partly due to the Lakers winning again?


Partly if not mostly because the league has parity again. Nobody wanted another GSW-CLE or GSW-Anybody it got boring. Whats the point of having a regular season if a stacked HOF filled team is going to demolish teams in the end anyway.


Partly why I'm not mad at Kawhi for not coming here. The ratings are going to be through the roof for tomorrow's game. Player constructed superteams are no fun and bad for the league, even if it's my own team. Nobody wants to watch a game if you already know the outcome.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 11:54 pm    Post subject:

Lakers surpassing the Celtics in chips > "Fun" NBA with more parity
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 11:59 pm    Post subject:

kwase wrote:
TMG wrote:
lar9149 wrote:
I loved what Lebron said.

I wonder how true the last part is "The league is not what it is if the Lakers are not winning.

I remember last year TV ratings for the playoffs & finals were quite low relative to previous years. Lebron was believed to be the reason.

But I hear this year the ratings & revenues are up at least for the regular season (despite China bowing out). Is this partly due to the Lakers winning again?


Partly if not mostly because the league has parity again. Nobody wanted another GSW-CLE or GSW-Anybody it got boring. Whats the point of having a regular season if a stacked HOF filled team is going to demolish teams in the end anyway.


Partly why I'm not mad at Kawhi for not coming here. The ratings are going to be through the roof for tomorrow's game. Player constructed superteams are no fun and bad for the league, even if it's my own team. Nobody wants to watch a game if you already know the outcome.


Im with you 100%.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 1:19 am    Post subject:

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Good on ya LeBron and thank you. From a very old school Lakers fan.


Hear, hear! Or here, here! Whichever is correct. I don't care. Only the sentiment behind it. Got it? Good.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 5:23 am    Post subject:

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Lakers surpassing the Celtics in chips > "Fun" NBA with more parity

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:01 am    Post subject:

TMG wrote:
lar9149 wrote:
I loved what Lebron said.

I wonder how true the last part is "The league is not what it is if the Lakers are not winning.

I remember last year TV ratings for the playoffs & finals were quite low relative to previous years. Lebron was believed to be the reason.

But I hear this year the ratings & revenues are up at least for the regular season (despite China bowing out). Is this partly due to the Lakers winning again?


Partly if not mostly because the league has parity again. Nobody wanted another GSW-CLE or GSW-Anybody it got boring. Whats the point of having a regular season if a stacked HOF filled team is going to demolish teams in the end anyway.


If it is the Lakers doing the demolishing, I'm all for it, boring or not.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 9:44 am    Post subject:

lar9149 wrote:
I loved what Lebron said.

I wonder how true the last part is "The league is not what it is if the Lakers are not winning.

I remember last year TV ratings for the playoffs & finals were quite low relative to previous years. Lebron was believed to be the reason.

But I hear this year the ratings & revenues are up at least for the regular season (despite China bowing out). Is this partly due to the Lakers winning again?


TV ratings are down for the second straight year, 16% this season. With a significant decline in the US.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 9:51 am    Post subject:

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lar9149 wrote:
I loved what Lebron said.

I wonder how true the last part is "The league is not what it is if the Lakers are not winning.

I remember last year TV ratings for the playoffs & finals were quite low relative to previous years. Lebron was believed to be the reason.

But I hear this year the ratings & revenues are up at least for the regular season (despite China bowing out). Is this partly due to the Lakers winning again?


TV ratings are down for the second straight year, 16% this season. With a significant decline in the US.


You are right. It’s is franchise values that up.

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2020/02/forbes-releases-2020-nba-franchise-valuations.html


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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 9:54 am    Post subject:

Probably a result of cord cutting too, some watch in ways that aren’t counted.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 9:59 am    Post subject:

This is what I found on revenues. It does appear they have dropped actually. But I don’t understand how franchise value goes up while revenues drop. Perhaps it is as said some sort of cutting going on or Forbes is upping value
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:08 am    Post subject:

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Probably a result of cord cutting too, some watch in ways that aren’t counted.


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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:35 am    Post subject:

I've never been a fan, but I appreciate him. We all should.

He's not what he used to be, but it is a testament to how great of a player he is and was, that he remains a top 5 player in the league.

Even if he's unsuccessful in getting us a chip (I like our chances) I won't have anything negative to say about his tenure with us.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:21 am    Post subject:

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:41 am    Post subject:

I think a lot of the reason for him coming here had to do with getting his kids more basketball opportunities. I do believe that he means this statement though.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 1:59 pm    Post subject:

it's good to have Lebron... not gonna lie... he looks good in purple and gold...
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 2:22 pm    Post subject:

We are spoiled as Lakers fans. We have witnesses to greatness for almost our whole existence as a franchise. From West to Kareem to Magic to Shaq to Kobe to LBJ. And there have been so many other greats in between
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 2:25 pm    Post subject:

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 3:00 pm    Post subject:

Yeah if you can’t enjoy him on the Lakers not sure what to say. To each your own.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:11 pm    Post subject:

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You want him to Shut up and dribble? Anything else master?

Where were you when PG13 did a 3 part ESPN documentary announcing his decision to stay in OKC?


You want to play this game? You’re going to lose. Lebron is the biggest drama queen EVER.

Shutting up and dribbling has nothing to do with what me or others are saying. Stop making every small milestone about yourself. Stop gloating. You’d never hear (bleep) like this from other guys. It’s ridiculous.

He likes being a Laker and knows what it means. He’s always valued the high end sports brands. Him and d wade talked about it before he came here.
Do you even like the lakers? What a hater. What’s wrong with your life?
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:59 pm    Post subject:

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For a moment I thought you said LeClown
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2020 3:58 am    Post subject:

RestEasyBlackMamba wrote:
We are spoiled as Lakers fans. We have witnesses to greatness for almost our whole existence as a franchise. From West to Kareem to Magic to Shaq to Kobe to LBJ. And there have been so many other greats in between


Indeed we have been spoiled across several decades. And there's another great player wearing the Forum Blue and Gold who deserves accolades this season too. I think his initials are "A" and "D", or something like that.

Sure is nice to have a great big man out there. Makes the game so much easier.
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