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KobeBryant24
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 Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:05 pm Post subject: The Lakers started out as the Detroit Gems??? |
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History:
Detroit Gems
1946-1947
Minneapolis Lakers
1947-1960
Los Angeles Lakers
1960-present
What the hell......and I never knew that the Heat retired Jordan's jersey, making them the only team to retire a player's jersey who didn't even play for their franchise, how pathetic.
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Coca James
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: The Lakers started out as the Detroit Gems??? |
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| KobeBryant24 wrote: | History:
Detroit Gems
1946-1947
Minneapolis Lakers
1947-1960
Los Angeles Lakers
1960-present
What the hell......and I never that the Heat retired Jordan's jersey, making them the only team to retire a player's jersey who didn't even play for their franchise, how pathetic.
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What the Hell?
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KobeBryant24
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:12 pm Post subject: Re: The Lakers started out as the Detroit Gems??? |
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| Coca James wrote: | | KobeBryant24 wrote: | History:
Detroit Gems
1946-1947
Minneapolis Lakers
1947-1960
Los Angeles Lakers
1960-present
What the hell......and I never that the Heat retired Jordan's jersey, making them the only team to retire a player's jersey who didn't even play for their franchise, how pathetic.
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Is that right? Detroit Gems? So we started out at Detroit? How ironic. |
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hig
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:16 pm Post subject: Re: The Lakers started out as the Detroit Gems??? |
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| KobeBryant24 wrote: |
What the hell......and I never that the Heat retired Jordan's jersey, making them the only team to retire a player's jersey who didn't even play for their franchise, how pathetic.
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What's worse is that the Heat retired Dan Marino's jersey too! 
Not only didn't he play for the Heat..not even in the NBA!! 
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activeverb
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:19 pm Post subject: Re: The Lakers started out as the Detroit Gems??? |
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Some team histories don't recognize the Gems, because they existed only one season and dissolved before the NBA came into existance.
| KobeBryant24 wrote: | | Coca James wrote: | | KobeBryant24 wrote: | History:
Detroit Gems
1946-1947
Minneapolis Lakers
1947-1960
Los Angeles Lakers
1960-present
What the hell......and I never that the Heat retired Jordan's jersey, making them the only team to retire a player's jersey who didn't even play for their franchise, how pathetic.
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What the Hell? |
Is that right? Detroit Gems? So we started out at Detroit? How ironic. |
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ShowtimeDynasty_24/7
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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| yep, I was going to change my username to Gem's_Ashes before when I found that out, yeah they played for like one year then they went backruptcy or something, collapesed and then were bought by the Minnepolis Lakers owner... |
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KobeBryant24
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:26 pm Post subject: Re: The Lakers started out as the Detroit Gems??? |
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| hig wrote: | | KobeBryant24 wrote: |
What the hell......and I never that the Heat retired Jordan's jersey, making them the only team to retire a player's jersey who didn't even play for their franchise, how pathetic.
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What's worse is that the Heat retired Dan Marino's jersey too!
Not only didn't he play for the Heat..not even in the NBA!! |
lol, horrible.
Los Angeles Gems, that sounds pretty weird. Maybe they should make a Las Vegas Gems, that sounds good. |
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PopcornMachine
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The Lakers played in Mineapolis!?!
What the heck does Minnesota have to do with Lakes????  |
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24KaratGold
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| PopcornMachine wrote: | The Lakers played in Mineapolis!?!
What the heck does Minnesota have to do with Lakes???? |
IMO, Los Angeles Lakers sounds waaaaay better than Mineapolis Lakers. I mean, just he L's, and the fact that the Mineapolis Lakers make almost opposite sounds. Well, I don't know what it is, but it's something.
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Yeah, I wouldn't be suprised to see the Heat retire Florida residents Tiger Woods and Ken Griffey Jr., how bad do you need jerseys in your rafters? You look up at the Garden and they're running out of numbers, you look up in Miami and in the future you'll see: "Wade" "O'Neal" "Marino" "Crocket" "Tubbs"
Nice find KB24, never had a clue. |
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prisma8slg
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| PopcornMachine wrote: | The Lakers played in Mineapolis!?!
What the heck does Minnesota have to do with Lakes???? |
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Legacy
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Maybe Miami will retire Kobes jersey after he retires.
I'm guessing L.A. will get to pick if they get #8 or #24 first though.
Oh and they will probably retire Wades jersey before Wade himself actually retires. |
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astrallionheart
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| prisma8slg wrote: | | PopcornMachine wrote: | The Lakers played in Mineapolis!?!
What the heck does Minnesota have to do with Lakes???? |
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The state is borded by Lake Superior, which itself is linked up with the other Great Lakes, Superior to Huron, Huron to Michigan, Huron to Erie and Ontario. |
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rchanou
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| astrallionheart wrote: | | prisma8slg wrote: | | PopcornMachine wrote: | The Lakers played in Mineapolis!?!
What the heck does Minnesota have to do with Lakes???? |
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The state is borded by Lake Superior, which itself is linked up with the other Great Lakes, Superior to Huron, Huron to Michigan, Huron to Erie and Ontario. |
Minnesota is also known as "Land of 10000 lakes" |
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WestCCa
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| rchanou wrote: | | astrallionheart wrote: | | prisma8slg wrote: | | PopcornMachine wrote: | The Lakers played in Mineapolis!?!
What the heck does Minnesota have to do with Lakes???? |
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The state is borded by Lake Superior, which itself is linked up with the other Great Lakes, Superior to Huron, Huron to Michigan, Huron to Erie and Ontario. |
Minnesota is also known as "Land of 10000 lakes" |
I do believe it was a joke. |
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Coca James
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Wait.. the Lakers play in Los Angeles??
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What is this "Los Angeles" you speak of?
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LakerLegend
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So what, theoretically, Connie Hawkins can be retired as #42 with James Worthy? Connie is in the HOF, and the Lakers only retire HOF players, right? Anyway, Go Gems!
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prisma8slg
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didn't the guy who bought the gems buy them only because he wanted their draft position (due to poor record), and as a brand new franchise he wouldn't get it.
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| fansincemagic wrote: | ...you look up in Miami and in the future you'll see: "Wade" "O'Neal" "Marino" "Crocket" "Tubbs"
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