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hoopcoach said:
If Jeannie and Jim can't handle it sell the team to Magic's group..Magic said a couple of months ago on first take he would be first in line..Get jerry west back hire Tibbs and turn this cluster around..
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Having Magic own the team is even worse.
 
This summer will show if I should give up on Mitch & (to a lesser extent) Jim.
1st of all if you have the audacity to keep Byron at this point then we have more to worry about than just this year at that point. That would mean they have full on fell into utter delusion. If the FO can't make the correct adjustments as far as hiring the correct coach (which they have yet to do), make the proper contract FA signings, etc... Then at that point I will be calling for their heads, which I didn't think I'd ever do. I have defended Mitch fiercely in here multiple times.
O and they better have a real good contingency plan once this draft pick is given up, because all hell will break loose once that happens. Think we have been dragged thru the mud before ...my gawd it will be constant 24/7 media scrutiny, opposite fan bases digging in, our own fans running around like its the Watts riots....it's gonna be bad....So I hope they have a plan b and c.


O and has Byron ever accepted fault for anything since he has been here? :lol:
Like has he ever just once said "Ya know...this one was on me, I can do better"...???? Like I don't think he has put anything on himself no matter what it was.
He always puts the blame or fault on his players and on this team the young players. It's quite disgusting.
His quotes last night really really irked me. It's obvious the team has mailed it in. Mentally checked out and honestly gave up on him, and I think he knows it.
But for him to say "Oh these players need to show why they deserve to be here...." And I'm sitting here like bro what have YOU done to show that you deserve to be here?!!

The Lakers organization desperately needs a figurehead. We need an Obama to our America, ya know someone really great at talking and persuasion, looks good on camera, says all the right things, confince people to believe in him and follow him, but all the moves and strings are being done by other people in the background. Like Mitch is really good at what he does but he is so drab, monotone, & uninspiring lol.
 
Byron never speaks of the team as "we" or "us". It's always "them" or "I".

Great way to bring the team together.
 
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The problem is he doesn't even want to develop players.

It's one thing to not be good at it. It's another to not even want to.
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Pretty much. He's just not the right coach for young players. Him and Jim Buss gotta go.


I wouldn't mind it if Magic was brought in at some position. He knows the game and he knows how speak to players in the league.
 
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Again what does Jim Buss have to do with it.

If Jim has to go. Mitch has to go.


I don't think some of us here don't get that while some things in the past 3 seasons could have been avoided (Byron most specifically). The franchise was headed for a nose dive regardless.
 
Tell you what, I'd rather have Jeanie go before anybody. All her decisions would be based off feeeeelings & the Laker way :smh:
 
Holy moly wants going on in here....

Defending Byron?

Max wants Magic as coach or GM?


:smh: :smh: :smh:

I legit don't think there is a worse coach than Byron Scott in the L, Brian Shaw and Jeff Hornecek would be better
 
Magic is dumb as ****, why would anyone want him to own the Lakers? You cannot trust his decision making at all.

Jim and Mitch are fine as is. The toxic image the franchise has developed these last few years can be cleansed with strong drafting (which we are doing), smart FA signings (which you could say is failing, but not really) and a commitment to developing young players (which has been uneven for reasons both within our control and without). We are a strong coaching staff away from showing that this is a team on the rise, and that is my only area of concern.
 
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Back up the Brinks.
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cleansneaksonly21 said:
Holy moly wants going on in here....

Defending Byron?

Max wants Magic as coach or GM?


:smh: :smh: :smh:

I legit don't think there is a worse coach than Byron Scott in the L, Brian Shaw and Jeff Hornecek would be better
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Hell no not as a coach. :lol:

Some position in the front office? Yes.


Y'all can say whatever y'all want about the stuff Magic puts on Twitter or wherever y'all get the impression that he's some fool. I mean I laugh at some the **** too but the man knows basketball, he's smart (you don't get to where he's at just by other people being in your ear) and he's got a great relationship with players around the league. Magic would be a great recruiter. He knows the modern day athlete.
 
Essential1 said:
Again what does Jim Buss have to do with it.

If Jim has to go. Mitch has to go.


I don't think some of us here don't get that while some things in the past 3 seasons could have been avoided (Byron most specifically). The franchise was headed for a nose dive regardless.
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Couldn't agree more.

The biggest things that affected the Lakers the most was the last NBA LOCKOUT & the new & current COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.

The smaller markets were fed up with the old CBA where the Lakers didn't care and happily payed the dollar for dollar luxury tax and the smaller market teams were really scared when they heard about the Lakers billion dollar TV network deal.

Those are the main reasons why the Lakers have sucked the past 3 years and counting.

Today's NBA really forces any team to tank a couple seasons and build your team with lottery draft pick players.
 
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NBA players turn into fans in hunt for Kobe's autographed shoes


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SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood torched the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, scoring 30 points -- all in the first half -- as his team rolled to a 48-point win.

But when the lopsided beatdown ended, Hood joined dozens of others, including the governor of Utah, outside the Lakers' locker room at Vivint Smart Home Arena.


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They were all waiting on Kobe Bryant.

Holding a pair of sneakers, Hood patiently waited while Bryant made the rounds, meeting with numerous friends, friends of friends, family members of those friends and numerous others, such as retired Jazz star Andrei Kirilenko.

Finally, after Bryant posed for countless pictures, signed endless autographs and shook more hands than a politician, it was Hood's turn to have a moment with the Lakers icon who's retiring this summer after 20 seasons in the NBA.

"Ooooooh boy!" Bryant shouted at Hood. "Cooking with gasoline tonight!"

The two embraced, and Bryant took out a marker and signed the sneakers Hood held, carrying on a popular postgame tradition at both home and road games during Bryant's farewell tour, where as soon as the fourth-quarter buzzer sounds, opposing players transform from professional athletes into giddy, autograph-seeking fans.

These players' ultimate goal? Coming away with sneakers signed by Bryant -- either a fresh pair, the ones he wore that night, or whatever's available.

It has become such a ritual, in fact, that Bryant estimates he has signed and given away at least 30 pairs of shoes to opposing players -- and even players from other professional sports -- this season.


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In fact, on average Bryant brings about five pairs to each road game -- and as many as seven in at least one instance -- because he knows the demand is especially high.

So what are the requirements for receiving an autographed pair?

"Why? You want some?" Bryant joked when he was asked this week.

"Nah, generally guys that got the cojones to ask, I give it to them. I've got plenty of them back there, so I'm not going to run out, so it's all good."

Bryant often doesn't just sign his name. He'll add a message too.

To Draymond Green, Bryant wrote, "Make history!"

To Tony Allen, Bryant wrote, "The best defender I ever faced!"

To Kevin Durant, Bryant wrote, "Be the greatest."

Bryant has signed pairs for Paul George and LeBron James, for former teammates Trevor Ariza and Caron Butler, and for many other NBA players.

He even signed a pair for Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, who recently ventured into the visiting training room in Phoenix to meet with Bryant.

Bryant also gave the pair off his own two feet to some young fans seated near the bench late in a game in Denver. Bryant said he chose those fans because he gave them a question that they correctly guessed -- the name of his dog (Crucio).


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But the circus truly begins right after the games end, when opposing players parade one at a time into the locker room or training room where Bryant is typically receiving some kind of treatment on his 37-year-old, oft-injured body.

Generally, many players are quick to post photos of their haul on social media after games. In other instances, players, such as Durant, act rather shy about it.

"Yeah, don't tell nobody though, man," Durant joked at the time, confirming that he received a signed pair from Bryant. "I don't want to be looked at as a softie."

Bryant, for one, doesn't mind all the company, knowing that many players have to wait him out after his postgame media availability, followed by meet-and-greets.

"It's great," Bryant said this week, "because they know. During competition in previous years, there's no time for that. Now, it's different. You get a chance to talk and catch up and give some advice and things like that."

Bryant's impact on opposing players can't be understated, as they regard him in almost mythical fashion and are openly discussing that topic during his final season.


When asked what it was like to face Bryant, Denver Nuggets rookie Emmanuel Mudiay recently remarked, "I almost cried."

When asked a similar question Sunday, Washington Wizards guard John Wall replied, "I'm glad my mom was here to see it."

Similar comments have laced through the season, underscoring why so many players vie for a piece of signed memorabilia from Bryant after games.

And if they don't catch Bryant in the locker room or training room, many athletes simply stand in nearby hallways that swell with fans and others hoping for a photograph, autograph or even a few words with Bryant.

All in all, this postgame crush means that it takes Bryant, who is shepherded by at least one and sometimes three personal security guards on the road, quite a while before leaving the arena.


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Sometimes, in fact, it feels as if it takes Bryant 10 minutes to simply move 10 feet because he stops every few inches or so to shake hands, sign autographs, share a few words and/or have his picture taken with a fan, who at times is an athlete.

Bryant recently recalled his first autographs -- Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, Penny Hardaway and even future Lakers teammate Shaquille O'Neal.

"How funny is that, though? Shaq was really nice to me when I met him," Bryant said. "I remember I was like 15 years old. He was really, really nice to me. Penny, not so much. I kind of carried that with me for the rest of my career."

So Bryant makes time to sign everything. He knows what it's like to be in a fan's shoes -- and now he knows what it's like to give his own away, every single night.
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This should be exhibit A of why Byron needs to be fired.....

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Byron on if he believes the Lakers' next franchise player will more likely be free agent than young player. Byron: "That would be nice."

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Byron on young core: "I don’t look at any of those guys as being our next Kobe anyway. They can be a piece of it."
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I don't care if you think Russell / Clarkson / Randle are horrible.. As a head coach, you build them up the best you can.

Saying I don't think they can be franchise guys.... I hope so and so comes.. Is disheartening for a player. It kills your confidence because you now know that your coach doesn't believe in you.


Why is it so hard to say?: "I hope one of them, or all of them can reach Kobe's level. It's going to be tough. It will take a lot of work to be great, but who thought a skinny kid picked 13th would become a legend. I have faith in them. If they work hard, great things will happen for them."


With that you completely dodge the question, don't even answer it, if you feel they won't be great or Kobe or whatever.. But you still instill confidence among your players.
 
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Kobe said the same thing though in so many words, that there's nobody to pass the torch to on the team. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing.
 
No he didn't he said its not given its earned.

He didn't say no one is worthy of the torch. No one can be me :lol:

**** Byron
 
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