Well so we're in our 3rd?...4th?....season of futility. For me at least there's only so much WMCing I can do until I'm just repeating myself. Also it doesn't look like things are gonna get better anytime soon so I figured: you know what? Why don't don't we live in the past for a bit. People always accuse us of living in the past in regards to our championship years. I say, why not? Unlike other teams, we actually have a past to reminisce on. So I say, lets call to mind some great moments we as Laker fans have been privileged to have witnessed. We have some who have been around since Wilt, showtime, Shaq and Kobe, and so on. Favorite Laker moments, favorite videos, stories, whatever. Anything in Laker history that we loved and remember fondly. I'm making this thread specifically to remember the good times while presently enduring the hard times now. (So no WMC here! There's a thread for that. )
I have lots of good memories so I'll start with one. I remember when Phil...
The Vertical's Top 100 Free Agents (Underlined = Changed Teams)
1. SF Kevin Durant, 27 - Golden State, 2 years, $54.3M
2. SF/PF LeBron James, 31
3. PG/SG Dwyane Wade, 34
4. SG DeMar DeRozan, 26 - Toronto, 5 years, $139M
5. C Andre Drummond, restricted, 22 - Detroit, 5 years, $130M
6. C Al Horford, 30 - Boston, 4 years, $113M
7. SF Nicolas Batum, 27 - Charlotte, 5 years, $120M
8. C Hassan Whiteside, 27 - Miami, 4 years, $98M
9. PG Mike Conley, 28 - Memphis, 5 years, $153M
10. SG Bradley Beal, restricted, 23 - Washington, 5 years, $128M
11. PF/C Pau Gasol, 35 - San Antonio, 2 years, $30M
12. PF Ryan Anderson, 28 - Houston, 4 years, $80M
13. SG/SF Evan Fournier, restricted, 23 - Orlando, 5 years, $85M
14. PF Dirk Nowitzki, 38 - Dallas, 2 years, $40M
15. SF Chandler Parsons, 27 - Memphis, 4 years, $94M
16. C Dwight Howard, 30 - Atlanta, 3 years, $70M
17. SF Harrison Barnes, restricted, 24 - Dallas, 4 years, $94M (offer sheet)
18. PF/C Al Jefferson, 31 - Indiana, 3 years, $30M
19. SG...
I know we're all getting on Byron and rightfully so because my God you talk about ineptitude and incompetence as a head coach. He's second to none right now.
However to me I'll never be as disgusted with him as MDA. This guy ruined one of the truly, truly all time greats career. I mean it really takes a special kind of moron to play Kobe, a guy who has been in the NBA since he was a 17 year old kid what was it 45 minutes a game the last month. That's basically an entire game for a 34 year old who really is closer to 36 and 37 in terms of overall mileage.
Kobe is my favorite player of all time. Argurably the greatest player of this era. If he's not the greatest Laker of all time he's right behind the Magic man. Kobe has given absolutely everything to this franchise. Absolutely everything. There's gonna be a statue outside of Staples Center one day. He is the closest thing the game has seen to Michael Jordan since him. He is a rare breed in terms of competiveness and and will to...
