[::2009 Champion LAKERS OFF-SEASON THREAD Vol. Boring Non-News Days Causing In-Thread Tension::]

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With a stacked lineup like Fish, Kobe, Artest, Pau, and Bynum, you know who we are? The Yankees.

How have the Yankees done this decade with buying everyone else's star players? Abreu from Philly, Giambi from Oakland, Damon from Boston, Soriano from Texas, Gary Sheffield from Atlanta, Randy Johnson from Houston, Kevin Brown from the Dodgers... and what do they have to show for it this decade?

Apples and Oranges Ska....

 

[rocathajordans23]

Originally Posted by 23ska909red02

Hai gaiz... I just had a thought.

A bad one.

With a stacked lineup like Fish, Kobe, Artest, Pau, and Bynum, you know who we are? The Yankees.

How have the Yankees done this decade with buying everyone else's star players? Abreu from Philly, Giambi from Oakland, Damon from Boston, Soriano from Texas, Gary Sheffield from Atlanta, Randy Johnson from Houston, Kevin Brown from the Dodgers... and what do they have to show for it this decade?

I don't mind going down the road 'buy other team's stars' if it leads to 'buy other team's stars and win championships, but if the Yanks are indication, that's not how it always works out.

Sorry for the sprinkles; I know there are two parades going on with us right now.

No.

 

[kb8sandiego]

Originally Posted by 23ska909red02

Hai gaiz... I just had a thought.

A bad one.

With a stacked lineup like Fish, Kobe, Artest, Pau, and Bynum, you know who we are? The Yankees.

How have the Yankees done this decade with buying everyone else's star players? Abreu from Philly, Giambi from Oakland, Damon from Boston, Soriano from Texas, Gary Sheffield from Atlanta, Randy Johnson from Houston, Kevin Brown from the Dodgers... and what do they have to show for it this decade?

I don't mind going down the road 'buy other team's stars' if it leads to 'buy other team's stars and win championships, but if the Yanks are indication, that's not how it always works out.

Sorry for the sprinkles; I know there are two parades going on with us right now.

I feel like a kid who just got a cone of vanilla ice cream and my older brother smacking it out of my hand and it falling to the ground.

 

[travman24]

What number yall think he gonna wear? 73?

 

[MVP]

Originally Posted by 23ska909red02

Hai gaiz... I just had a thought.

A bad one.

With a stacked lineup like Fish, Kobe, Artest, Pau, and Bynum, you know who we are? The Yankees.

How have the Yankees done this decade with buying everyone else's star players? Abreu from Philly, Giambi from Oakland, Damon from Boston, Soriano from Texas, Gary Sheffield from Atlanta, Randy Johnson from Houston, Kevin Brown from the Dodgers... and what do they have to show for it this decade?

I don't mind going down the road 'buy other team's stars' if it leads to 'buy other team's stars and win championships, but if the Yanks are indication, that's not how it always works out.

Sorry for the sprinkles; I know there are two parades going on with us right now.

We have Phil and Kobe not A-Fraud and Girardi proven winners not like the Yanks...we just did something really smart and for all the flack we were giving Mitcha few years ago...dude is a freaking GENIUS. If he finds someway to get rid of Sasha....I'm calling it GOAT!!

 

[bigmike23]

Originally Posted by franchise3

Kobe tells Yahoo if Phil isn't back he'd like JVG or Nate McMillen to take over the reigns. I can't cut and paste stuff on my phone, so yeah

then laker fans should be happy the front office stop letting kobe play GM

 

[tupac003]

Originally Posted by 23ska909red02

Hai gaiz... I just had a thought.

A bad one.

With a stacked lineup like Fish, Kobe, Artest, Pau, and Bynum, you know who we are? The Yankees.

How have the Yankees done this decade with buying everyone else's star players? Abreu from Philly, Giambi from Oakland, Damon from Boston, Soriano from Texas, Gary Sheffield from Atlanta, Randy Johnson from Houston, Kevin Brown from the Dodgers... and what do they have to show for it this decade?

I don't mind going down the road 'buy other team's stars' if it leads to 'buy other team's stars and win championships, but if the Yanks are indication, that's not how it always works out.

Sorry for the sprinkles; I know there are two parades going on with us right now.

But I don't see how we "bought" him. WE wanted to give that money to Ariza. He didn't want it. So we made a move.

We just have to see how it works. This is going to be one hell of a season anyway.

Bob Plaske is killing the Lakers on KLAC right now.

I think the only way this comes back to bite us is if Trevor does go to the Cavs.

 

[purplerelgn]

the 04 squad was more like yankees imo

 

[japanair21]

Not to compare yall to the Clippers......

.....But Elton Brand made the same kind of commitment to the Clippers, saying he'd come to LA with Baron.

He verbally agreed upon it just as Ron Artest has.











I'm just saying...

 

[guttagetsbusy]

Whoa this some outta nowhere kinda stuff...didn't see this coming at all!!

I thought nobody wanted him on the squad lol

 

[franchise3]

Mike

Article is somewhere on tdn.com for those who care to read it

 

[Los Angeles]

How does Plashke still have a job?

He was on ATH today saying 100% ariza will be back, now he's looking as dumb as he did when he was on his period ranting on about Manny Ramirez.

 

[darth dnzy]

--Ska...Bynum and Fish are hardly "stars".
--But KB, Pau and Ron is a HUGE "Big 3".

 

[goldmember]

 

[Lizakers]

Originally Posted by 23ska909red02

Hai gaiz... I just had a thought.

A bad one.

With a stacked lineup like Fish, Kobe, Artest, Pau, and Bynum, you know who we are? The Yankees.

How have the Yankees done this decade with buying everyone else's star players? Abreu from Philly, Giambi from Oakland, Damon from Boston, Soriano from Texas, Gary Sheffield from Atlanta, Randy Johnson from Houston, Kevin Brown from the Dodgers... and what do they have to show for it this decade?

I don't mind going down the road 'buy other team's stars' if it leads to 'buy other team's stars and win championships, but if the Yanks are indication, that's not how it always works out.

Sorry for the sprinkles; I know there are two parades going on with us right now.

Fish, Odom and Bynum are not all-stars
Artest hasn't been an all-star in many years

Kobe and Pau are the only legit all-stars on this team
Look at the Lakers of the 80s - 3 HOFers on one team, and that's not including McAdoo, Wilkes, Cooper, Green, Scott

....and those teams did pretty well

 

[darthska]

Mamba MVP:

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We have Phil and Kobe not A-Fraud and Girardi proven winners not like the Yanks
That's what's up.

tupac003:

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23ska909red02:

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With a stacked lineup like Fish, Kobe, Artest, Pau, and Bynum, you know who we are? The Yankees.

How have the Yankees done this decade with buying everyone else's star players? Abreu from Philly, Giambi from Oakland, Damon from Boston, Soriano from Texas, Gary Sheffield from Atlanta, Randy Johnson from Houston, Kevin Brown from the Dodgers... and what do they have to show for it this decade?

But I don't see how we "bought" him. WE wanted to give that money to Ariza. He didn't want it. So we made a move.
I wasn't so much talking about 'buying other team's stars' as much as I was simply havingother team's stars.

purpleRElGN:

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the 04 squad was more like yankees imo
True, but how'd that work out? Losing in the Finals? We just did that again a couple years ago. Bump that.

Lizaker4Lizife:

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Artest hasn't been an all-star in many year
That's my other point: going after people who were stars on other teams then picking them up after they haven't been All Stars for awhilehasn't worked out for the Yanks.

And I hope we're not heading down that road, or if we are, it bodes better for us.

 

[purplerelgn]

Originally Posted by 23ska909red02

purpleRElGN:

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the 04 squad was more like yankees imo

True, but how'd that work out? Losing in the Finals? We just did that again a couple years ago. Bump that.

i meant that squad doesnt really look like the current one

 

[got shoes]

So sad for Ariza, see you later my dude

 

[gaseousfashion]

Originally Posted by purpleRElGN

the 04 squad was more like yankees imo

So true! I wouldn't want to relive that.

 

[tannervon]

duuuuuude best news in a while

RON RON!!!

 

[stephonurkel]

Originally Posted by 23ska909red02

Mamba MVP:

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We have Phil and Kobe not A-Fraud and Girardi proven winners not like the Yanks

That's what's up.

tupac003:

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23ska909red02:

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With a stacked lineup like Fish, Kobe, Artest, Pau, and Bynum, you know who we are? The Yankees.

How have the Yankees done this decade with buying everyone else's star players? Abreu from Philly, Giambi from Oakland, Damon from Boston, Soriano from Texas, Gary Sheffield from Atlanta, Randy Johnson from Houston, Kevin Brown from the Dodgers... and what do they have to show for it this decade?

But I don't see how we "bought" him. WE wanted to give that money to Ariza. He didn't want it. So we made a move.
I wasn't so much talking about 'buying other team's stars' as much as I was simply having other team's stars.

purpleRElGN:

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the 04 squad was more like yankees imo
True, but how'd that work out? Losing in the Finals? We just did that again a couple years ago. Bump that.

Lizaker4Lizife:

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Artest hasn't been an all-star in many year
That's my other point: going after people who were stars on other teams then picking them up after they haven't been All Stars for awhile hasn't worked out for the Yanks.

And I hope we're not heading down that road, or if we are, it bodes better for us.

Dont b dumb fam... awful comparison... because n the past 2 years weve picked up 2 stars from other teams?

The Yankees picked up more than that this offseason alone... now if we go sign Rasheed or sumone completely unnecessary i could maybe see it

making one key acquisition a year has proven to be a successful practice...

now who thinx we winnin 72 games?

 

[iminchucks5]

artest is making the all star out west...with LA voting for him..

 

[dyyhard]

haha win one for ron ron.

well you get ariza at bargain basement price, sign him to a one year deal and give him sig minutes(improve his own market value), win a chip. ariza i'msure has no complaints, he's in a much better situation than 1-2 years ago. if anything, we can just get him back sometime in the future.

yeah he was nice bc he was not overtly brash and made a difference in the run, but if you asked anyone last summer who they would want - artest or ariza -anyone would have said artest.

 

[rapsteady1]

Originally Posted by got shoes

So sad for Ariza, see you later my dude

Peace ariza.

I hope ariza signs with the clippers so he can be a spectator at the next parade.

 

[darth dnzy]

--Ariza can be a spectator no matter where he signs. (unless its with the Lakers of course).