The Official NBA Season Thread: NBA Cup Begins | Embiid Debut | Klay Return

[tupac003]

Yeah...why not?

 

[Based Jesus]

Except they're not losing by 20 every night. They're losing a lot of close games and to compound him looking lethargic and disinterested, the cast majority of the struggles can be attributed to his *** just simply not being available to play.

I told yall not to trust him. I told yall not to trust Russ too! They're only useful from game to game, not long term.

Should start trusting me but instead yall wanna act like I'm wrong and make jokes about Randle like I even like his ***

 

[antidope]

Another Laker Nation revisionist smear campaign in the works. Basketball Fox News over there. Equally as nasty.

 

[king j]

Lakers are the best retirement home in the NBA

Imagine being a Knicks fan saying this

 

[Mister Meaner]

This **** still upsets me to no end. Another moment for the RJ Barrett development highlight reel robbed by cacka refereeing



And mhtbafhcking 1

 

[tupac003]

Just to be clear MVP is not and does not represent Laker Nation...

 

[Based Jesus]

Imagine being a Knicks fan saying this

I said they were the best, not the only. We're not the best at anything

 

[lawdog1]

Yeah...why not?

I have never been a Russ guy, but I think I understand what the Clippers might be thinking.

They have a better infrastructure (for lack of a better term) in place to get a lot more good Russ than bad Russ. Vet heavy locker room, where one of the stars is his friend and former teammate and the other star is low-key Kawhi. Russ will also have another former teammate there in Eric Gordon. Plus, the Clippers have a roster of guys who are more complimentary to what Russ does well. I think that's the reasoning, but I'm very iffy on whether it will actually work.

 

[MVP]

Just to be clear MVP is not and does not represent Laker Nation...

 

[noblekane]

Imagine being a Knicks fan saying this

damn had no idea tmac was a knick

 

[tupac003]

I mean you coo...

But that Russ stanism puts your Laker Nation card in question....

Spoiler

Its all jokes

 

[antidope]

Just to be clear MVP is not and does not represent Laker Nation...

• Russell Westbrook is his favourite player... turned his back on him.
• He pounded the table on AD being the best player in the world... turned his back on him.

Sounds like HE is Laker Nation more than YALL.

 

[akajae]

MVP turned his back on Westbrook? News to me.

 

[noblekane]

clippers really bout to start westbrook?


balmer is insane

 

[ill steelo]

Russ is owed $47M. I wonder how much of that he’s giving back. He doesn’t have much time left in the league & it’s only minimums from here on out. I’d just finish the year out in Utah.

 

[akajae]

Rather be Laker Nation than the United Nations jumping from team to team.

 

[MVP]

• Russell Westbrook is his favourite player... turned his back on him.
• He pounded the table on AD being the best player in the world... turned his back on him.

Sounds like HE is Laker Nation more than YALL.

Didn't turn my back on Russ. Even now I'm hoping he lands in a good situation, didn't deserve the level of vitriol and all the blame he got here.

AD did it to himself with his effort. The talent is there hell we saw it earlier this season but the heart and will to consistently do it is lacking.

 

[tupac003]

lawdog1 would the Clippers start him at PG?

One rumor is he does want to start and I can't see that with the Clippers.

But I also can't see that with the Bulls or the Heat...

 

[waukeganwill]

Yeah...why not?

I need the writers to push this script through and get it approved for pure shenanigans purposes.

 

[MVP]

Russ is owed $47M. I wonder how much of that he’s giving back. He doesn’t have much time left in the league & it’s only minimums from here on out. I’d just finish the year out in Utah.

He's only owed the remaining salary from this season which is around 16 mil. Lakers have paid the other amount already.

 

[Mark Antony]

AD probly feels like he's taking crazy pills watching the Lakers lose by 20 every night but Bron scored 37 so who cares

Maybe some of those crazy pills could keep him on the court too.

 

[lawdog1]

Russ is owed $47M. I wonder how much of that he’s giving back. He doesn’t have much time left in the league & it’s only minimums from here on out. I’d just finish the year out in Utah.

I hear you, but Russ doesn't exactly have the best history with the state of Utah. I doubt he wants to live there even for just 5 months.

 

[king j]

• Russell Westbrook is his favourite player... turned his back on him.
• He pounded the table on AD being the best player in the world... turned his back on him.

Sounds like HE is Laker Nation more than YALL.

Sound like you should join as well since you display the same traits.You TURNED your back on the Spurs to be a full time Warrior fan

 

[B Sox]

I have never been a Russ guy, but I think I understand what the Clippers might be thinking.

They have a better infrastructure (for lack of a better term) in place to get a lot more good Russ than bad Russ. Vet heavy locker room, where one of the stars is his friend and former teammate and the other star is low-key Kawhi. Russ will also have another former teammate there in Eric Gordon. Plus, the Clippers have a roster of guys who are more complimentary to what Russ does well. I think that's the reasoning, but I'm very iffy on whether it will actually work.

Certainly helps to have him on a minimum contract instead of having his $45M contract take away the ability to have actual role players.

Certainly wouldn’t trust having him in to close any games. And the thought of him and Bones playing together is

 

[ill steelo]

He's only owed the remaining salary from this season which is around 16 mil. Lakers have paid the other amount already.

Howd I miss that?