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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:31 am    Post subject:

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Championship window closed the day we traded for this guy


It was closed when last season ended


No. If Lakers had made the Buddy trade, kept Caruso, KCP and then used the mmle wisely we’d be the favorite.

Lakers instead created a lottery team for the next 7 years.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:37 am    Post subject:

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Championship window closed the day we traded for this guy


It was closed when last season ended


No. If Lakers had made the Buddy trade, kept Caruso, KCP and then used the mmle wisely we’d be the favorite.

Lakers instead created a lottery team for the next 7 years.


Not true, there is no way that team could compete with GS and Phoenix. They probably would have been expected to win a similar 44-46 games.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 4:03 pm    Post subject:

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Sigh, The saddest part of all this mess is Lakers are paying tax for this sh1t sh0w.


You hit the nail right on the head - many fans think this is merely a sports debacle. Far from it. Any rational business owner would be even more upset than the fans: management gave away $60+ million of the owner's cash to field a team that will likely miss the later playoff rounds - which is where the real money gets made; there's no bigger pain for ownership than the one they feel in their pocketbooks.

There's no doubt that heads will roll if AD/Nunn/Pelinka don't manage to reverse course. Unfortunately, it will likely not be the "right" heads. Here's hoping that AD/Nunn/Pelinka do turn things around.
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Russell Westbrook on Magic Johnson's Criticism

"I do not have a reaction," Westbrook said after the loss, via ESPN. "Everybody is entitled, in this world, to their opinion. Regardless of what that it is. You can either take it and run with it or you can take it and put it in one ear and out the other or you cannot respond to it.

"Magic's entitled to his opinion. And he's not here every day. He's not around us every day. He's not aware of what's going on internally with us and trying to figure things out. But I have no response to that ... Like I said, everyone in this world is entitled to their opinion and that's that."

"We just got to play hard," Westbrook said, via ESPN. "Sometimes, the schemes and how you play doesn't really matter. You got to just play hard sometimes. Teams are playing harder than us, simple as that."

https://sports.yahoo.com/russell-westbrook-unbothered-by-magic-johnson-criticism-after-37-point-loss-denver-nuggets-215753650.html





It goes beyond... playing hard Russ.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 5:30 pm    Post subject:

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Russell Westbrook on Magic Johnson's Criticism

"I do not have a reaction," Westbrook said after the loss, via ESPN. "Everybody is entitled, in this world, to their opinion. Regardless of what that it is. You can either take it and run with it or you can take it and put it in one ear and out the other or you cannot respond to it.

"Magic's entitled to his opinion. And he's not here every day. He's not around us every day. He's not aware of what's going on internally with us and trying to figure things out. But I have no response to that ... Like I said, everyone in this world is entitled to their opinion and that's that."

"We just got to play hard," Westbrook said, via ESPN. "Sometimes, the schemes and how you play doesn't really matter. You got to just play hard sometimes. Teams are playing harder than us, simple as that."

https://sports.yahoo.com/russell-westbrook-unbothered-by-magic-johnson-criticism-after-37-point-loss-denver-nuggets-215753650.html





It goes beyond... playing hard Russ.


How bout he lead by example then. Whens the last time he played hard on defense or when the ball is not in his hands.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 5:59 pm    Post subject:

I have no words.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 6:07 pm    Post subject:

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I have no words.


I have not seen him take accountibility once

Yikes
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 6:09 pm    Post subject:

Ksig wrote:
MJST wrote:
Russell Westbrook on Magic Johnson's Criticism

"I do not have a reaction," Westbrook said after the loss, via ESPN. "Everybody is entitled, in this world, to their opinion. Regardless of what that it is. You can either take it and run with it or you can take it and put it in one ear and out the other or you cannot respond to it.

"Magic's entitled to his opinion. And he's not here every day. He's not around us every day. He's not aware of what's going on internally with us and trying to figure things out. But I have no response to that ... Like I said, everyone in this world is entitled to their opinion and that's that."

"We just got to play hard," Westbrook said, via ESPN. "Sometimes, the schemes and how you play doesn't really matter. You got to just play hard sometimes. Teams are playing harder than us, simple as that."

https://sports.yahoo.com/russell-westbrook-unbothered-by-magic-johnson-criticism-after-37-point-loss-denver-nuggets-215753650.html





It goes beyond... playing hard Russ.


How bout he lead by example then. Whens the last time he played hard on defense or when the ball is not in his hands.


Ikr. Just because he goes full speed when attempting a layup doesn’t mean he plays hard
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 6:13 pm    Post subject:

Brawn13 wrote:
Ksig wrote:
MJST wrote:
Russell Westbrook on Magic Johnson's Criticism

"I do not have a reaction," Westbrook said after the loss, via ESPN. "Everybody is entitled, in this world, to their opinion. Regardless of what that it is. You can either take it and run with it or you can take it and put it in one ear and out the other or you cannot respond to it.

"Magic's entitled to his opinion. And he's not here every day. He's not around us every day. He's not aware of what's going on internally with us and trying to figure things out. But I have no response to that ... Like I said, everyone in this world is entitled to their opinion and that's that."

"We just got to play hard," Westbrook said, via ESPN. "Sometimes, the schemes and how you play doesn't really matter. You got to just play hard sometimes. Teams are playing harder than us, simple as that."

https://sports.yahoo.com/russell-westbrook-unbothered-by-magic-johnson-criticism-after-37-point-loss-denver-nuggets-215753650.html





It goes beyond... playing hard Russ.


How bout he lead by example then. Whens the last time he played hard on defense or when the ball is not in his hands.


Ikr. Just because he goes full speed when attempting a layup doesn’t mean he plays hard


I read somewhere last time he was going so hard attacking the rim the ball didn't even touch the rim. Just the backboard 😂
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:43 pm    Post subject:

He’s never heard of playing smart. Dumbass. Doesn’t belong with film room geek Lebron.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 1:37 am    Post subject:

Westbrook needs to get triple doubles for us to be in the winning category.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 6:12 am    Post subject:

Trainwreck.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 8:08 am    Post subject:

LakerMindLA wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
Dennis100mtrash wrote:
Championship window closed the day we traded for this guy


It was closed when last season ended


No. If Lakers had made the Buddy trade, kept Caruso, KCP and then used the mmle wisely we’d be the favorite.

Lakers instead created a lottery team for the next 7 years.


Not with AD hurt.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 8:26 am    Post subject:

Dr. Laker wrote:
LakerMindLA wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
Dennis100mtrash wrote:
Championship window closed the day we traded for this guy


It was closed when last season ended


No. If Lakers had made the Buddy trade, kept Caruso, KCP and then used the mmle wisely we’d be the favorite.

Lakers instead created a lottery team for the next 7 years.


Not with AD hurt.


AD was healthy at the beginning of the season but we were still molested by the top teams like we are right now. Injuries and chemistry are just excuses that everyone seems to bring up to justify the underachievement of this team. I mean even without AD, we should at least be able to handle teams like Sacto. The Clippers made it all the way to WCF without Kawhi last year.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 10:41 am    Post subject:

Just stop the bank shots please
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 11:12 am    Post subject:

Dennis100mtrash wrote:
yinoma2001 wrote:
I have no words.


I have not seen him take accountibility once

Yikes


Yah, its that........ he "eludes" to being personally accountable at times throughout his career but he hardly ever blames himself for losses or leads by example in terms of leaving it all out on the court to get the win. Just not really a leader, IMO.

By way of comparison, Kobe wasn't exactly a leader at all times either but you very rarely questioned his desire to win and accountability in losses. There were times, I literally thought he was going to die on the court looking at how hard he was playing.... miss that dude.....
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 11:14 am    Post subject:

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Just stop the bank shots please


That's his most efficient shot.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 11:28 am    Post subject:

MJST wrote:
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Just stop the bank shots please


That's his most efficient shot.

very true.
to be frank, a badly missed bank shot is exactly the same as a shot that rim in and out.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 12:47 pm    Post subject:

MJST wrote:
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Just stop the bank shots please


That's his most efficient shot.



Where can I look at these stats?
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 1:32 pm    Post subject:

I guess whatever he said about making it work with Lebron and AD was all talk lol.

Russ just loves being Russ. On the court and off it too.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 1:51 pm    Post subject:

LakerMindLA wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
Dennis100mtrash wrote:
Championship window closed the day we traded for this guy


It was closed when last season ended


No. If Lakers had made the Buddy trade, kept Caruso, KCP and then used the mmle wisely we’d be the favorite.

Lakers instead created a lottery team for the next 7 years.

that's wishful thinking. with the way AD played this season and the injuries, i don't think we would have any different records. if you actually watched Buddy play, the best move was probably no trade at all.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:41 pm    Post subject:

is he starting tonight? significant minutes again? just want to make sure my friends Jazz -4.5 is still a solid lock.

go Westbrook - keep shooting!!!
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:42 pm    Post subject:

windycitycane wrote:
is he starting tonight? significant minutes again? just want to make sure my friends Jazz -4.5 is still a solid lock.

go Westbrook - keep shooting!!!

jazz at -4.5 is a steal....
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:45 pm    Post subject:

make sure to vote for him for asg.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 3:11 pm    Post subject:

Halflife wrote:
make sure to vote for him for asg.


Does he deserve it?

If not, why reward him for poor attitude and subpar play?
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