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send Sun Yue back to China already. He's a bum
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Kobe with the dig at Bron.. Good.
- Jan 18, 2006
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The Luke Walton deal was a mistake. They know it.
Since then the front office has done a good job IMO. Maybe they moved on Bynum to early but it's good to lock up a good center early. Ariza let another manmake a mistake for him so that's something they have to deal with.
I think most of us knew the negotiations with LO would take time. LO is a great versatile player and he deserves to be paid. We just can't give him the 10mil he wants a season. The cap just won't allow that to happen. At least LO doesn't have a dumb agent that will run and just take any deal withouttalking so somebody first. The deal will be done and LO will be where he is supposed to be.
Now our big problem is going to come when Gasol is free. You HAVE to pay him. I just wonder how much in tax penalties will the front office be willing to pay?
All in all good job by Mitch.
- Sep 11, 2004
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the walton contract will never make any sense
at least sasha was hitting some 3's in the playoffs before his contract
at least sasha was hitting some 3's in the playoffs before his contract
- Nov 22, 2002
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^^^ needed to hear it and and see it on vid. 100x better...
- Jan 18, 2006
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Well here is my bulls-eye pic for the season....
Let's rumble....
Let's rumble....
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- Feb 14, 2003
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a little off topic, but i can now retire for the season. great season for my bro D*FISH!!! and also a great shoe season for him and the rest of thelakers. but like i said earlier, i'm done now that i have the final piece of the family...the alternate or second road powermax pe!!!
here's a comparison w/ the og pe (ie hohla release). the og pe had more prpl accents and also had a nubuck upper. the alt or second pe is all leather.
here's a group shot of all the powermax pe's
finally...pics of all NIKE D*FISH 08-09...what a great year...
*also noted that he wore inlines for los locos night and pop's for parade...but they weren't tagged w/ d fish anywhere, so i'm not goin to countthose.
here's a comparison w/ the og pe (ie hohla release). the og pe had more prpl accents and also had a nubuck upper. the alt or second pe is all leather.
here's a group shot of all the powermax pe's
finally...pics of all NIKE D*FISH 08-09...what a great year...
*also noted that he wore inlines for los locos night and pop's for parade...but they weren't tagged w/ d fish anywhere, so i'm not goin to countthose.
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you must have a short term memory. that year when luke got his contract he was averaging 11 5 5. and at one point of the season he was shootingthe highest % from the 3pt line IN THE LEAGUE. (probably really early in the year, but still).
the hate for luke walton is amazing. even when he plays well people still still call him trash.
- Sep 30, 2007
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Dope kicks Shaq.. I got my gasol Hypermax yesterday along with DD Kobes and purp/gold dunks..
herman818
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Tupac03, you are missing the bigger picture here regarding the Walton deal. Yes the Lakers did give him and Vujacic generous contracts partly because they didperform decent their contract years but if you think about it the cost of Walton's salary is also used as a bargaining chip. Many teams with talent signedonto multi-year deals that know they cannot make it anywhere with their current squad are always looking to take on large salaries such as Waton's in hisfinal year to free up cap space and re-tool even if it means giving up one of their better pieces. This is where the genius of Kupchak and Buss come in becausethey trade "role players" like Walton and/or Vujacic for a more talented player to match salaries. I don't know if I'm making any sense but Ihope you know what I mean. In other words, if Walton's salary is not enough, we must give up more of our players to make a trade for their star player withthe bigger salary.
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I remember that and still stand by my statement. He had to many boneheaded plays that offset his weak stats. 11 5 5 does not warrant a lifetimecontract
- Jan 18, 2006
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I do understand what you are saying. I was going to type but who would take on luke walton...then I thought hell we did trade Vlad. You may be very right.
Shaq, You had a great year brother. Will you still have the hook up once you dip?
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just got it yesterday after waiting in the mail for 3 weeks...
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pac...you know how i do...haha. nah, but i'll be around for a min. and for the record, i think we both had a good year...
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What a greatOriginally Posted by tupac003
Well here is my bulls-eye pic for the season....
Let's rumble....
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Originally Posted by knightngale
I remember that and still stand by my statement. He had to many boneheaded plays that offset his weak stats. 11 5 5 does not warrant a lifetime contract
Luke Walton was paid because he knows his role and fits in perfectly to what the Lakers do.
You expect him to be a knockdown shooter, but he's more of a "glue" player than an offensive skilled one.
notorious 858
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I thought I was done buying championship gear, but this I might just have to cop:
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Originally Posted by Notorious 858
I thought I was done buying championship gear, but this I might just have to cop:
Oh and I hope like hell those rumors are true about Lamar bein close.
I need some friggin good news already.
I want the roster complete so we can look ahead already, get rid of Sun, get Morrison up to speed so we have another shooter to eat some of Luke's minutes,and let's get the schedule out so we can see if we reach 50 nationally televised games or not.
I need some friggin good news already.
I want the roster complete so we can look ahead already, get rid of Sun, get Morrison up to speed so we have another shooter to eat some of Luke's minutes,and let's get the schedule out so we can see if we reach 50 nationally televised games or not.
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lol thats the first thing i thought lol
those kobe videos are funny!...hurry up and sign LO!
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You lose.
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Originally Posted by Notorious 858
I thought I was done buying championship gear, but this I might just have to cop:
