Whether it's Mike D'Antoni or Byron Scott coaching, whichever part of Kobe Bryant's body isn't working right, the past two seasons have been marked by the Los Angeles Lakers having no choice but to invest in irrational hope that someone as soft as Johnson suddenly grows nails.
Of course, that hasn't happened, which is why Johnson wasn't even in the Lakers' injury-depleted starting lineup as they played a forgettable Wednesday night game against the Milwaukee Bucks in front of only 12,544 fans.
The Lakers' starting lineup might well have been the worst ever fielded in franchise history: Jordan Clarkson, Wayne Ellington, Ryan Kelly, Tarik Black and Robert Sacre. Their season scoring average—all added together—was 27.9...
Ish Smith (guard on the Thunder) posted this yesterday. The Tweet has since been deleted, but apparently Smith can't be traded until February 6th. Maybe he got word of the trade and preemptively posted this before realizing the trade wouldn't be official for another few days. There's a chance it might be fake or he might've been hacked, but who in the hell would hack Ish freakin' Smith for a fake trade?
Anyways, if it ends up being true, I highly doubt Smith is the centerpiece. I'd guess that he's filler in a Lin or Hill trade for Reggie Jackson.
Mitch trying really hard to keep that Poker face going when talking about winning games, but the possibility of falling back and getting our own pick back. haha
I just came across that debate. And I also read that rumor somewhere but I can't find the link. This seems to be whispers around the team but what do you guys think about that?
I can see Jim and possibly Mitch getting fired if the stink up another offseason. But selling the team? Would you be open to a new owner? I like the team staying within the buss family but maybe Jeanie needs to pick up more of the control on the basketball side. But if there is some (possible) friction within the family for the foreseeable future maybe a new owner could rejuvenate the whole organization. As long as the Lakers stay in LA (I guess that's never gonna be a question) I'm open to that idea. Maybe get some former Lakers involved (Kobe?!) - I'm just throwing around ideas but would be interesting to hear what you guys think.
