Kawhi will have made nearly a half billion in (above board) basketball income by the time his current contract is done. In his career, he has played on the order of 800 basketball games, regular season and playoffs. He has played this very well. _________________ The King, the Don and the Daddy walk into the arena...
That contract was pure insanity. He makes 50 million for 3 more years but he's already cooked. They may get him through the regular season with load management, but the knee issues have been constant and kept him out of the playoffs. Not his fault obviously because he has a lot of mileage on his body, but this is exactly why teams don't want to give BI a fat contract. _________________ Yi Jianlian Fanboy. Respect The Chair.
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Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 1:18 pm Post subject:
Denny_Russo wrote:
That contract was pure insanity. He makes 50 million for 3 more years but he's already cooked. They may get him through the regular season with load management, but the knee issues have been constant and kept him out of the playoffs. Not his fault obviously because he has a lot of mileage on his body, but this is exactly why teams don't want to give BI a fat contract.
Yeah, what was with people saying Kawhi took a team friendly deal so the Clippers could have more flexibility to contend? That’s an albatross of a contract. _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
Kawhi for LaVine, which team sending picks? _________________ “The main goal for the Lakers is to win a championship. All I care about, all we care about, is to raise another banner in the rafters.“
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Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 1:20 pm Post subject:
Dr. Laker wrote:
CandyCanes wrote:
LakerSD wrote:
Stick a fork in Kawhi, he’s done.
Lakers lucked out with him not joining. The Spurs were correct in their medical assessment.
What was the Spurs’ medical assessment? What do you think would have happened if we had signed Kawhi? Would we have still won in 2020?
Great question! I don't know the answer, but had we focused on Jimmy Butler instead, I think we'd have won multiple rings. I understand the FO staying with Kawhi until the bitter end. I just hate that he was so disingenuous - the Lakers hadn't done jack to him, but Kawhi (and West, btw) were just malicious in their attempts to sabotage the Lakers (remember the Serge Ibaka fiasco the following summer?).
I don't wish injury on anyone. I am very glad that the Clippers are coming apart at the seams.
Yeah… With Butler you still have the elite perimeter defense that KCP/Green brought while also getting the third option we were missing.
The only thing that makes me feel better is some claiming that Jimmy always wanted to be the #1 guy and would not have come here.
How about if we had signed Paul George in 2019? _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
Lakers lucked out with him not joining. The Spurs were correct in their medical assessment.
What was the Spurs’ medical assessment? What do you think would have happened if we had signed Kawhi? Would we have still won in 2020?
Great question! I don't know the answer, but had we focused on Jimmy Butler instead, I think we'd have won multiple rings. I understand the FO staying with Kawhi until the bitter end. I just hate that he was so disingenuous - the Lakers hadn't done jack to him, but Kawhi (and West, btw) were just malicious in their attempts to sabotage the Lakers (remember the Serge Ibaka fiasco the following summer?).
I don't wish injury on anyone. I am very glad that the Clippers are coming apart at the seams.
Yeah… With Butler you still have the elite perimeter defense that KCP/Green brought while also getting the third option we were missing.
The only thing that makes me feel better is some claiming that Jimmy always wanted to be the #1 guy and would not have come here.
How about if we had signed Paul George in 2019?
thought JB didn't want to play with bron. _________________ Trade Bronny East.
How do you finish -53 on a 50-win team?
This game today is a little bit more soft, to call anybody a GOAT nowadays is disrespectful to ... the awards and accolades [MJI and Kobe have won.
What happened to the core of Kawhi, PG13, Harden and Westbrook? It barely lasted a season....
I’m glad they gave up lol! That squad went something like 25-5 iirc over a stretch where they had almost prematurely been anointed as the champ. Typically Clips! _________________ When reasonably possible, I expect the Lakers to go after a ship like it can’t be denied. I haven’t seen a completely committed effort by the GM for the last 2 off seasons nor the last 2 trade deadlines. What is going on?
It would be funny if they STILL end up with a better record than the Lakers.
You honestly can't count out the possibility. They've consistently been better even with all the injuries to their stars over the years. PG himself has missed a lot of time over the years.
They have a well-balanced team that can score AND defend.
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2024 6:57 pm Post subject:
Japago wrote:
It would be funny if they STILL end up with a better record than the Lakers.
You honestly can't count out the possibility. They've consistently been better even with all the injuries to their stars over the years. PG himself has missed a lot of time over the years.
They have a well-balanced team that can score AND defend.
Well, they can hang some "good record" banners then in the new Stadium because once they get to the Playoffs, it's not like they're killing it even when they were healthy both Kawhi and PG13 absolutely fell apart in classic Clippers fashion.
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2024 7:31 pm Post subject:
Japago wrote:
It would be funny if they STILL end up with a better record than the Lakers.
You honestly can't count out the possibility. They've consistently been better even with all the injuries to their stars over the years. PG himself has missed a lot of time over the years.
They have a well-balanced team that can score AND defend.
It would be funny if they STILL end up with a better record than the Lakers.
You honestly can't count out the possibility. They've consistently been better even with all the injuries to their stars over the years. PG himself has missed a lot of time over the years.
They have a well-balanced team that can score AND defend.
I don't really see much scoring. Their 3rd option is Powell at 14ppg. Harden fell off a cliff post ASG and I'm not sure he's a 20ppg guy anymore. When Kawhi sits out they're going to be hurting for offense. They're really going to be depending on Kevin Porter Jr. as a featured player. _________________ It was reminiscent of one of those Most Interesting Man in the World advertisements: "I don't always shoot 6-for-28 from the field, but when I do, I become the youngest player in league history to score 28,000 career points."
Who would have thought 5 years later this would be one of our strongest threads?!?! Wonder how Austin the Bartender is doing these days? My favorite LG moment of all time! _________________ “You have to dance beautifully in the box that you are comfortable dancing in.” - Kobe Bryant
Lakers lucked out with him not joining. The Spurs were correct in their medical assessment.
What was the Spurs’ medical assessment? What do you think would have happened if we had signed Kawhi? Would we have still won in 2020?
Tough to say as we wouldn’t have had that plan B depth.
I guess if we assume 4 months off due to Covid, Kawhi probably holds up but I still don’t want to short change the role players in place of him…KCP, Rondo, Caruso, Green, Dwight, etc. all key contributors in the bubble.
All I know is now looking back on it, that bastard spurs FO turned out to be correct in not committing long term to Kawhi.
Kris Dunn, KPJ, Norman Powell, Zubac, Mann… I mean these guys arguably are similar level to our role players except our superstars are a level above… all those billions and no chip. Banner over Balmer, always. Pay your last month rent and move out, so long suckas _________________ “The main goal for the Lakers is to win a championship. All I care about, all we care about, is to raise another banner in the rafters.“
"Guys like me who've been very willing to pay the luxury tax -- it's not about the luxury tax anymore. It's about the penalties in terms of how you get better. I'm not willing to sacrifice getting better. Still willing to pay the money. But it's more than money now."
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Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2024 7:49 pm Post subject:
A Mad Chinaman wrote:
Balmer's Present Plan
"Guys like me who've been very willing to pay the luxury tax -- it's not about the luxury tax anymore. It's about the penalties in terms of how you get better. I'm not willing to sacrifice getting better. Still willing to pay the money. But it's more than money now."
I can only picture him yelling this entire quote while flailing his arms all over the place like he's trying to attract people to a used car lot while drenched in sweat.
"Guys like me who've been very willing to pay the luxury tax -- it's not about the luxury tax anymore. It's about the penalties in terms of how you get better. I'm not willing to sacrifice getting better. Still willing to pay the money. But it's more than money now."
So the painful CBA works _________________ “The main goal for the Lakers is to win a championship. All I care about, all we care about, is to raise another banner in the rafters.“
yes, that is the reality that the clippers will always face when bringing in a star. It can't feel good playing for a city that isn't really behind you, even when you are the superior team. Facts can hurt. They are just lucky Kawhi could not care less about that but they are unlucky he can't stay on the court.
Moving to the best area in sports may help them but at the end of the day, its team B. love to see it.
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