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Other than Christie, not much young talent to get excited about IMO. Most teams got a couple guys to look forward to
**LA LAKERS THREAD** Sitting on 17! 2023-2024 offseason begins
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Imagine not making the playoffs for 8 seasons, then saying the last 5 years haven't been worth it 
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That's fair.
darthska
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Anything to drag Bron.Imagine not making the playoffs for 8 seasons, then saying the last 5 years haven't been worth it
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Darvin Ham is likely going to get the axe at some point. Ham is like the 6th coach they’ve had since Phil quit (not counting interim coaches). At some point the problem is much more organizational than it is the head coach. Ham will be the fall guy, but I doubt whoever ends up replacing him lasts more than 2 seasons either. So hard to build anything sustainable when it’s all types of constant roster turnover, the constant roster turnover has been a recurring thing going back to Kobe’s last few years where they were just milking his farewell tour and stockpiling picks.
The organization has this outdated way of thinking. They want to be a brand more than a winning basketball franchise, and are more concerned about what celebrities are at the games and think every superstar player automatically wants to play in LA for the Lakers just because it’s the Lakers.
Like don’t get me wrong. I’m sure the market, history, and it being the Lakers helps and has appeal. But only if you have a winning culture in place. Like when they got Shaq in the summer of 96, that was a 53 win team with lots of young talent which was a major selling point.
The organization has this outdated way of thinking. They want to be a brand more than a winning basketball franchise, and are more concerned about what celebrities are at the games and think every superstar player automatically wants to play in LA for the Lakers just because it’s the Lakers.
Like don’t get me wrong. I’m sure the market, history, and it being the Lakers helps and has appeal. But only if you have a winning culture in place. Like when they got Shaq in the summer of 96, that was a 53 win team with lots of young talent which was a major selling point.
darthska
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We don't rebuild; we retool.
Wemby coming in purple & gold.
Wemby coming in purple & gold.
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This team will have no problem adding talent Post Bron. because we always do it through free agency or trade anyway.
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Imagine not making the playoffs for 8 seasons, then saying the last 5 years haven't been worth it
First year - No playoffs
2nd year - title
3rd year - 1st rd exit
4th year - No playoffs
5th year - WCF
6th year - looks to be following the pattern
For what Bron did before he came West, yeah it's been real meh outside of 2020.
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So 3 playoff appearances, a WCF appearance, and a championship for a team that had been picking in the lottery since 2014 is meh???
Hijo Del Promo
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Hijo Del Promo
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This year is wasted by Ham.
Last year was wasted by Ham.
Year before that was wasted by Rush.
Year before that was wasted by injuries.
They are lucky I still support them.
Hijo Del Promo
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Wow, they are terrible, pllease keep posting stats like this, so the blind in the thread can see
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For a guy that went to 10 straight Finals, yea. Excuse me if I expected a little more.
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How many teams have been to the conference finals twice and won a championship since 2019?
Hijo Del Promo
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How many teams have been to the conference finals twice and won a championship since 2019?
IT doesnt matter, we are the Lakers, more is expected, we only play for greatness, its similar how I post in this thread, for greatness.
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Post what Kobe did in LA after 2010, and then post what the Lakers did before Bron signed.
The Lakers should be grateful.
Hijo Del Promo
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1. Helped us get Dwight
2. Helped us get Nash
3. Helped us get D'Lo
4. Helped us get Lonzo
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How many teams have been to the conference finals twice and won a championship since 2019?
Bucks, Warriors, Nuggets.
And this means what exactly?
Hijo Del Promo
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Bron should of won us 3 titles by now, Covid title, the year after and last year.
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the east was a cakewalk for the past 20 years
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We're in good company.
Not gonna win the finals every year big dawg.
Lebron Era has been fun, the bubble/kobe year was AMAZING
Hijo Del Promo
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We should win every year, we cant even compete with Marvel.
LeBron era was fun 1 year, and it was unfortunately the year Kobe died.
LeBron's run n the Lakers has been a disaster, cause were stuck with AD and Clutch.
Bron chose this coach and got the last coach who was actually good, fired.
Lakers should of signed Kawhai.
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Facts
MVP would have a point if we weren't an embarrassment for almost a decade before he came
MVP would have a point if we weren't an embarrassment for almost a decade before he came
