Fuck Wade, he's Steve Nash part two. Have they not learned a damn thing? Use the #2 pick for a big, use the 27th pick (Jerry West style and take a chance on Robert Upshaw), or trade up from 27 with whatever it takes to get two top 5 (D'Angelo and whoever Minnesota does' t draft) picks and you have a strong nucleus with Randle, Mudiay or D'Angelo and a big man . Fuck Kobe and that look at me contract, let his ass go/walk or just GTFO in 2016. He's single handedly destroyed my Lakers over the past 4 seasons
Lakers Draft if they don't move
#27 for Delon Wright, PG, Utah Robert Upshaw, C, Washington Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, SF, Arizona
Wade would be a terrible signing. Unless you are contending for a championship, taking on a past his prime, yet still big money free agent would be really, really FS.
The Lakers ideally should tank this season for another high draft pick, but it's only top 3 protected because of the Steve Nash trade. But this season should be all about seeing what you have in Okafor/Russell/Mudiday, Randle, Clarkson, etc. Let Kobe and Jordan Hill's combined 33 million come off the books and go big in free agency the next couple years. A couple big free agents paired with some hopefully established young guys and the Lakers will be back.
It shouldn't be too difficult, but the Buss children seem like fucking morons. They will probably try to appease Kobe, sign fairly expensive free agents like Rondo, Wade, and/or Paul Millsap and enjoy barely missing the playoffs or losing in the first round while fucking up the future.
Jimmy Buss is an idiot ... Jeanie will be running the total show in 24 months.
What has Jeanie Buss ever done other than fuck Phil Jackson?
You mean besides running the business side of the Lakers and locking them into the super lucrative tv deal with Time Warner? Hard to argue that she's made any wrong call in that regard since Jerry Buss's death.
Hard to read any article with her and not see that she's sharp and Jimmy is an idiot:
Jimmy Buss is an idiot ... Jeanie will be running the total show in 24 months.
What has Jeanie Buss ever done other than fuck Phil Jackson?
You mean besides running the business side of the Lakers and locking them into the super lucrative tv deal with Time Warner? Hard to argue that she's made any wrong call in that regard since Jerry Buss's death.
Hard to read any article with her and not see that she's sharp and Jimmy is an idiot:
Lol at giving Jeanie Buss any credit for the tv deal. The Lakers were long established as a premier franchise before Jeanie took over. They got the tv deal because of the demand. Giving her credit for that is like giving Donald Sterling credit for having a franchise worth 2 billion.
She's social and knows how to play the media game better than Jim. Aligning with Phil Jackson helped perceptions as well. I really don't know what she has done to earn any praise.
Jimmy is on the basketball side and mostly cedes the decision making to Kupcheck. People hate nepotism and Jimmy likes to drink and drug. He's probably an idiot, but I've never understood why he gets all the shit and Jeanie gets a pass. It seems like media bullshit to me.
The Lakers are after Cousins and the 6th pick for the 2nd pick and the kid from Kentucky that was hurt all year
Getting Cousins would be a great move for the Lakers. The Kings might be the dumbest team in the league.
Let's not shortchange Jordan and the Bobcat, errr, hornets. The model of a franchise is letting jordan be your owner/GM when his barometer is whether he can beat a player 1-1
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Lakers Draft if they don't move
#27 for
Delon Wright, PG, Utah
Robert Upshaw, C, Washington
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, SF, Arizona
#2 for
Jahill Okafor or Emmanuel Mudiay
DJ. BP. ET.
The Lakers ideally should tank this season for another high draft pick, but it's only top 3 protected because of the Steve Nash trade. But this season should be all about seeing what you have in Okafor/Russell/Mudiday, Randle, Clarkson, etc. Let Kobe and Jordan Hill's combined 33 million come off the books and go big in free agency the next couple years. A couple big free agents paired with some hopefully established young guys and the Lakers will be back.
It shouldn't be too difficult, but the Buss children seem like fucking morons. They will probably try to appease Kobe, sign fairly expensive free agents like Rondo, Wade, and/or Paul Millsap and enjoy barely missing the playoffs or losing in the first round while fucking up the future.
Let kobe fire up 35 shots a game and get his $$$. Then walk away after next year. Everyone wins.
As RD said, go big in FA in another year after kobe is gone and you have a nice substantial amount of young talent.
Hard to read any article with her and not see that she's sharp and Jimmy is an idiot:
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12000240/lakers-owner-jeanie-buss-says-tanking-unforgivable
She's social and knows how to play the media game better than Jim. Aligning with Phil Jackson helped perceptions as well. I really don't know what she has done to earn any praise.
Jimmy is on the basketball side and mostly cedes the decision making to Kupcheck. People hate nepotism and Jimmy likes to drink and drug. He's probably an idiot, but I've never understood why he gets all the shit and Jeanie gets a pass. It seems like media bullshit to me.
But then again, this is why the Lakers are the Lakers and the Kings are the Kings.