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LakerSD
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| KingKobe20 wrote: | | LakerSD wrote: | They aren’t winning one until they move on from a 40+ year old as a first or second option.
| Quote: | | LeBron when asked about the Lakers’ roster needs this offseason especially at center: “No comment, because AD said what he needed and he was gone the following week.” |
Yes, the pathological liar control freak who pretends he didn’t know jack (bleep) about the AD trade.
Enough of repeating the same (bleep) insanity EVERY DAMN SEASON. Just move on already, he isn’t a 1/2 that can carry a team and if you don’t have that…the championship window is slammed shut.
We got lucky to get Luka. Now we need a younger 2. Lebron can’t carry any team for more than 1 game it’s that (bleep) simple.
Stop letting Klutch dictate the franchise when it’s damn clear their main client won’t win you (bleep) as one of the “Star” players. |
Luka’s the clear cut #1 option. Even LeBron admitted that repeatedly.
If LeBron and Klutch knew about the trade before it happened shouldn’t we give them praise instead of hate?
AD is also Klutch so by Bron and Rich Paul agreeing to get rid of their own for the greater good of the Lakers future isn’t that worthy of praise?
Your illogical hate is confusing asf  |
What hate? 40 year old Lebron is not a 1 or a 2 for a sustained run.
Let’s stop banging our head on the wall thinking we have 30 year old Lebron.
We need to move on if we are serious about catching Foston again.
And if you didn’t know the obvious…Klutch will sell out anyone not named Lebron. So hope that answered your question. |
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KingKobe20
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 8:04 am Post subject: |
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| LakerSD wrote: | | KingKobe20 wrote: | | LakerSD wrote: | They aren’t winning one until they move on from a 40+ year old as a first or second option.
| Quote: | | LeBron when asked about the Lakers’ roster needs this offseason especially at center: “No comment, because AD said what he needed and he was gone the following week.” |
Yes, the pathological liar control freak who pretends he didn’t know jack (bleep) about the AD trade.
Enough of repeating the same (bleep) insanity EVERY DAMN SEASON. Just move on already, he isn’t a 1/2 that can carry a team and if you don’t have that…the championship window is slammed shut.
We got lucky to get Luka. Now we need a younger 2. Lebron can’t carry any team for more than 1 game it’s that (bleep) simple.
Stop letting Klutch dictate the franchise when it’s damn clear their main client won’t win you (bleep) as one of the “Star” players. |
Luka’s the clear cut #1 option. Even LeBron admitted that repeatedly.
If LeBron and Klutch knew about the trade before it happened shouldn’t we give them praise instead of hate?
AD is also Klutch so by Bron and Rich Paul agreeing to get rid of their own for the greater good of the Lakers future isn’t that worthy of praise?
Your illogical hate is confusing asf |
What hate? 40 year old Lebron is not a 1 or a 2 for a sustained run.
Let’s stop banging our head on the wall thinking we have 30 year old Lebron.
We need to move on if we are serious about catching Foston again.
And if you didn’t know the obvious…Klutch will sell out anyone not named Lebron. So hope that answered your question. |
Once again Luka’s the clear cut #1 option. Even LeBron admitted that repeatedly.
If LeBron and Klutch knew about the trade before it happened shouldn’t we give them props?
AD is also Klutch so by Bron and Rich Paul agreeing to get rid of their own for the greater good of the Lakers future isn’t that worthy of praise?
At this point copying and paste is what you get lol |
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LakerSD
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 11:55 am Post subject: |
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| KingKobe20 wrote: | | LakerSD wrote: | | KingKobe20 wrote: | | LakerSD wrote: | They aren’t winning one until they move on from a 40+ year old as a first or second option.
| Quote: | | LeBron when asked about the Lakers’ roster needs this offseason especially at center: “No comment, because AD said what he needed and he was gone the following week.” |
Yes, the pathological liar control freak who pretends he didn’t know jack (bleep) about the AD trade.
Enough of repeating the same (bleep) insanity EVERY DAMN SEASON. Just move on already, he isn’t a 1/2 that can carry a team and if you don’t have that…the championship window is slammed shut.
We got lucky to get Luka. Now we need a younger 2. Lebron can’t carry any team for more than 1 game it’s that (bleep) simple.
Stop letting Klutch dictate the franchise when it’s damn clear their main client won’t win you (bleep) as one of the “Star” players. |
Luka’s the clear cut #1 option. Even LeBron admitted that repeatedly.
If LeBron and Klutch knew about the trade before it happened shouldn’t we give them praise instead of hate?
AD is also Klutch so by Bron and Rich Paul agreeing to get rid of their own for the greater good of the Lakers future isn’t that worthy of praise?
Your illogical hate is confusing asf |
What hate? 40 year old Lebron is not a 1 or a 2 for a sustained run.
Let’s stop banging our head on the wall thinking we have 30 year old Lebron.
We need to move on if we are serious about catching Foston again.
And if you didn’t know the obvious…Klutch will sell out anyone not named Lebron. So hope that answered your question. |
Once again Luka’s the clear cut #1 option. Even LeBron admitted that repeatedly.
If LeBron and Klutch knew about the trade before it happened shouldn’t we give them props?
AD is also Klutch so by Bron and Rich Paul agreeing to get rid of their own for the greater good of the Lakers future isn’t that worthy of praise?
At this point copying and paste is what you get lol |
If you want to give them props for selling out on AD, no problem, I don’t care either way.
My main concern is we aren’t winning jack (bleep) until we move on from Lebron as the number 2 option. It’s really that simple.
He’s more than welcome to take a pay cut and become the 3rd option if he so desires.
I’m tired of the same old bull (bleep) where Lebron is a max player and is either 1 (with AD) or a 2 (with Luka).
We aren’t winning (bleep) until we address this problem. They can bull (bleep) all they want that it’s Luka being fat or JJ rookie coach or role player mix.
It’s all scapegoating and deflection from the true root problem that 40 year old Lebron isn’t capable of being a #1 or #2 on a championship team. |
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Treble Clef
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There was a lot of talk on the radio today about the roster being imbalanced or that it’s impossible to win with such a big roster change midseason but I’m not buying that talk.
The Lakers have two guys who can be the best player in the NBA on any given night. They have Reaves who can step in as the third guy. They had a roster full of guys who would be automatic from 3 if the defense tried to cheat toward Luka or LeBron. Jaxson isn’t a star by any means but he was providing a great lob threat over the last few months.
In the run starting before the trade, the lakers were absolutely blitzing their western conference rivals. They plugged in Luka and did more of the same. The Lakers looked unfairly good as they embarrassed OKC, Clippers, Warriors, Nuggets, Memphis, Rockets etc night after night. They were an overwhelming favorite to beat this Minnesota team.
I don’t know if they flamed out or if there was something behind the scenes going on but the Lakers already proved over the last few months that they could dominate with this roster. |
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Halflife
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Lukas presence gave the appearance of a contender-especially since he took a 5th seed to the finals.
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DLaker
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| Being the underdog vs being the favorite makes a difference. Minn has nothing to lose, all the pressure is with LA. But this roster is flawed, we got Luka late and have no time to actually make the roster right. If Maxi was healthy when we did the trade maybe we stand a better chance. A big that can stretch the floor is a dynamic we needed. Hayes and Vando are all hustle and have no clear skillset we can depend on. |
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Brawn13
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Being the 3rd seed was a mirage. Outside of the 1st and 2nd seed, 3-7 were basically even.
One more loss in the regular season (and one more win from any lower seeds) and we could’ve been fighting for our lives in the play-in again.
I expect the Wolves to handle the winner of the Rockets/Warriors in 6 games |
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Denny_Russo
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I just read so many people lost money betting on the Lakers. Apparently they had the 4th highest championship odds, and 11 out of 11 so-called ESPN "analysts" predicted they would beat the Wolves. A sign to never trust the betting odds or analysts.
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TheBlackMamba
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| LakerSD wrote: | | KingKobe20 wrote: | | LakerSD wrote: | | KingKobe20 wrote: | | LakerSD wrote: | They aren’t winning one until they move on from a 40+ year old as a first or second option.
| Quote: | | LeBron when asked about the Lakers’ roster needs this offseason especially at center: “No comment, because AD said what he needed and he was gone the following week.” |
Yes, the pathological liar control freak who pretends he didn’t know jack (bleep) about the AD trade.
Enough of repeating the same (bleep) insanity EVERY DAMN SEASON. Just move on already, he isn’t a 1/2 that can carry a team and if you don’t have that…the championship window is slammed shut.
We got lucky to get Luka. Now we need a younger 2. Lebron can’t carry any team for more than 1 game it’s that (bleep) simple.
Stop letting Klutch dictate the franchise when it’s damn clear their main client won’t win you (bleep) as one of the “Star” players. |
Luka’s the clear cut #1 option. Even LeBron admitted that repeatedly.
If LeBron and Klutch knew about the trade before it happened shouldn’t we give them praise instead of hate?
AD is also Klutch so by Bron and Rich Paul agreeing to get rid of their own for the greater good of the Lakers future isn’t that worthy of praise?
Your illogical hate is confusing asf |
What hate? 40 year old Lebron is not a 1 or a 2 for a sustained run.
Let’s stop banging our head on the wall thinking we have 30 year old Lebron.
We need to move on if we are serious about catching Foston again.
And if you didn’t know the obvious…Klutch will sell out anyone not named Lebron. So hope that answered your question. |
Once again Luka’s the clear cut #1 option. Even LeBron admitted that repeatedly.
If LeBron and Klutch knew about the trade before it happened shouldn’t we give them props?
AD is also Klutch so by Bron and Rich Paul agreeing to get rid of their own for the greater good of the Lakers future isn’t that worthy of praise?
At this point copying and paste is what you get lol |
If you want to give them props for selling out on AD, no problem, I don’t care either way.
My main concern is we aren’t winning jack (bleep) until we move on from Lebron as the number 2 option. It’s really that simple.
He’s more than welcome to take a pay cut and become the 3rd option if he so desires.
I’m tired of the same old bull (bleep) where Lebron is a max player and is either 1 (with AD) or a 2 (with Luka).
We aren’t winning (bleep) until we address this problem. They can bull (bleep) all they want that it’s Luka being fat or JJ rookie coach or role player mix.
It’s all scapegoating and deflection from the true root problem that 40 year old Lebron isn’t capable of being a #1 or #2 on a championship team. |
Feels like you made up your mind already on this, but most of the advanced stats have Lebron in the top 5-10 in these playoffs, and our top ranking player btw. I think he can absolutely still be a #2 because Luka is a world ending #1 type. Just my opinion, though.
Also, I think it also makes sense from a timing perspective to keep Lebron as the #2 for one more year, then you have options open up in free agency in 2026/2027. There's really no avenue to getting a legit #2 for this upcoming season without selling everything, and even that probably isn't enough for a Giannis. That's really the level of player you're asking for if you want someone better than Lebron. Hell no to any JJJ types being a better option. |
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