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ocho
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 Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 11:41 am Post subject: Lakers Announce Plans To Build Pat Riley Statue |
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| Quote: | | Los Angeles Lakers announced they have commissioned a statue of Pat Riley to join Lakers legends on Star Plaza outside of Crypto.com Arena. |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 11:47 am Post subject: |
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| Nice... with suit and slick back hair of course. What's the odds on that? Easy money. |
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Zillethai
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| Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe he'll recommend the same guy he used to do Wade's statue |
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DrWolf
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If this is the case, are they also going to make one for Phil?
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| Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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| DrWolf wrote: | | If this is the case, are they also going to make one for Phil? |
Seems inevitable.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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Considering the streak of bad statues lately with Kobe’s and the most infamous, Wade’s….
Got a bad feeling they’re gonna make Pat Riley look like a Walmart Al Pacino from Scarface.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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| ocho wrote: | | DrWolf wrote: | | If this is the case, are they also going to make one for Phil? |
Seems inevitable. |
Both deserve, I mean 10 chips 
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| Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Zillethai wrote: | | Maybe he'll recommend the same guy he used to do Wade's statue |
It’s the same artist. He’s already released a mock up of the Riley statue:
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| Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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| ocho wrote: | | Zillethai wrote: | | Maybe he'll recommend the same guy he used to do Wade's statue |
It’s the same artist. He’s already released a mock up of the Riley statue:
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Well, he got the hair right. |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Unpopular opinion alert: this franchise is getting way too statue happy. |
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Lakerfan 4 Life
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| Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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| pjiddy wrote: | | Unpopular opinion alert: this franchise is getting way too statue happy. |
Lakers have too many greats. They all deserve a statue |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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| pjiddy wrote: | | Unpopular opinion alert: this franchise is getting way too statue happy. |
Well Lakers are to the NBA what the Yankees are to MLB. Yankees have their own Monument Park where they celebrate all their legends. Lakers are doing the same except with statues. |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| pjiddy wrote: | | Unpopular opinion alert: this franchise is getting way too statue happy. |
Marketing and hype..Trying to keep staples relevant while the Clippers have their new shiny arena.
Fans love statues even bad ones, and it helps for trying to show players and coaches how well we take care of our stars. |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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| lakez34 wrote: | | pjiddy wrote: | | Unpopular opinion alert: this franchise is getting way too statue happy. |
Marketing and hype..Trying to keep staples relevant while the Clippers have their new shiny arena.
Fans love statues even bad ones, and it helps for trying to show players and coaches how well we take care of our stars. |
Thats all the team is now is marketing and hype. The Bronny hype has died down... the team is likely not gonna contend anytime soon. Lebron doesnt have any other huge milestones to reach --- gotta generate fan involvement somehow.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:37 am Post subject: |
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| PLATNUM wrote: | | lakez34 wrote: | | pjiddy wrote: | | Unpopular opinion alert: this franchise is getting way too statue happy. |
Marketing and hype..Trying to keep staples relevant while the Clippers have their new shiny arena.
Fans love statues even bad ones, and it helps for trying to show players and coaches how well we take care of our stars. |
Thats all the team is now is marketing and hype. The Bronny hype has died down... the team is likely not gonna contend anytime soon. Lebron doesnt have any other huge milestones to reach --- gotta generate fan involvement somehow. |
It has been like that since a looong time....
Return of Tragic (with zero experience running a team at any level)....
return of showtime Lakers Commander Scott as the coach
Kobe's last 3 seasons were all about garbage stats when them was winning less than 20 games
Hiring of hiring Pelinka (Lakers connection is mandatory for every president)
drafting Bronny...father son drama
Next season they should also put father-son duo statue and bring back commander Scott |
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| Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:41 am Post subject: |
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Can we please get an artist who will make him look like, oh say maybe.... Pat Riley?
Please not the same one who committed the crime known as that Dwayne Wade statue. |
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TooMuchMajicBuss
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| Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:45 am Post subject: |
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| ocho wrote: | | Zillethai wrote: | | Maybe he'll recommend the same guy he used to do Wade's statue |
It’s the same artist. He’s already released a mock up of the Riley statue:
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Ouch. |
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| Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:45 am Post subject: |
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| pjiddy wrote: | | Unpopular opinion alert: this franchise is getting way too statue happy. |
was thinking the same thing. NO Dr. Buss statue? |
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Trevacious2
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| Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2024 11:54 am Post subject: |
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| TooMuchMajicBuss wrote: | Can we please get an artist who will make him look like, oh say maybe.... Pat Riley?
Please not the same one who committed the crime known as that Dwayne Wade statue. |
I don't think any NBA organization should hesitate to tear down a terribly unsatisfactory statue.
They can use better screening of these artists, and there should be a fair way to put some quality measures into the contract. |
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Dominic1981
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| Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2024 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I’m still confused how poor renditions of statues ever get made? Doesn’t the artist before they make it know exactly what it’s supposed to look like? And shouldn’t they have that image signed off on by everyone involved? I think of a statue similar to a tattoo. Nobody is going to get permanent tattoo unless they have the sketch of exactly what it looks like first and approve of it |
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| Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2024 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, but why now? Pat's been a Miami guy since the 1990s.
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| This would have made a good episode of Winning Time |
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pjiddy
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| Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2024 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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| defense wrote: | | pjiddy wrote: | | Unpopular opinion alert: this franchise is getting way too statue happy. |
was thinking the same thing. NO Dr. Buss statue? |
From your lips to Jeanie’s ears. I’m sure before she dies we’ll have one for Dr. Buss, one for Lebron, Pau, AD, Metta, Michael Cooper, Stu, Jack Nicholson, and two more for Kobe. |
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Hammett
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| Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2024 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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| pjiddy wrote: | | defense wrote: | | pjiddy wrote: | | Unpopular opinion alert: this franchise is getting way too statue happy. |
was thinking the same thing. NO Dr. Buss statue? |
From your lips to Jeanie’s ears. I’m sure before she dies we’ll have one for Dr. Buss, one for Lebron, Pau, AD, Metta, Michael Cooper, Stu, Jack Nicholson, and two more for Kobe. |
Imagine a Jack statue that's actually taking up the courtside seat inside the arena.
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Dominic1981
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| Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2024 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Hammett wrote: | | pjiddy wrote: | | defense wrote: | | pjiddy wrote: | | Unpopular opinion alert: this franchise is getting way too statue happy. |
was thinking the same thing. NO Dr. Buss statue? |
From your lips to Jeanie’s ears. I’m sure before she dies we’ll have one for Dr. Buss, one for Lebron, Pau, AD, Metta, Michael Cooper, Stu, Jack Nicholson, and two more for Kobe. |
Imagine a Jack statue that's actually taking up the courtside seat inside the arena. |
That would be awesome! I’ve seen statues like that of a person sitting on a park bench. You could definitely do it. It shouldn’t happen till after Jack has passed away but I think that would be one of the coolest ideas ever |
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