I just had an incredibly moving encounter with another Laker fan picking up some breakfast this morning.
I had just ordered some breakfast burritos when this dude comes up and says “Go Lakers,” (I was wearing a Laker cap) and I said something like ‘you know it. Let’s get #18 now’ back to him. More small talk, when he casually says that last year’s Lakers saved his life. Not knowing how literal he was being, and partly wary he was gonna start some Jesus talk with me, I said something like how it saved a lot of our collective sanity, when he said, ‘no, seriously. The Lakers really saved my life.’ That got my attention.
He went on to say how he was recently divorced when lost his father late last year, then (ugh) lost his only son to COVID this July. He had no one in his life at that point, nothing that meant anything, and had sunk to the darkest depths of grief that he decided to just end his life. (Here’s where some details are a little foggy for me but) then something reminded...
Which team will win the 2021 NBA Finals?
1. Los Angeles Lakers – 81%
2. LA Clippers – 11%
Also receiving votes: Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat Last year: LA Clippers – 46%
If you were starting a franchise today and could sign any player in the NBA, who would it be?
1. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee – 43%
Luka Doncic, Dallas – 43%
3. Anthony Davis, L.A. Lakers – 7% > Also receiving votes: LeBron James, L.A. Lakers; Zion Williamson, New Orleans
> Last year: Giannis Antetokounmpo – 86%
Which player forces opposing coaches to make the most adjustments?
1. James Harden, Houston – 32%
2. LeBron James, L.A. Lakers – 29%
3. Stephen Curry, Golden State – 11%
4. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee – 7%
Luka Doncic, Dallas – 7%
Nikola Jokic, Denver – 7% > Also receiving votes: Anthony Davis, L.A. Lakers; Damian Lillard, Portland
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Because of this crazy schedule, training camp opens today, so we should get a ton of interviews, and hopefully some pictures and video of the first practice day.
The Lakers won the Championship. They beat the odds. They beat the bubble. They gave pride to the memory of the Mamba. They gave us #17. We fans were happy. We celebrated. We yelled. We laughed at the JV squad floundering like they do. We laughed at Doc getting axed. We praised every player (not named Green) for their roles no matter how small. We were happy. But "happy" isn't the way of the Laker fandom. Oh no..... We must....
COMPLAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So here we have it the official complain thread where you can wax unpoetically about how horrible things are in Lakers land. The season is around the corner and we fans must be ready to hate on our squad like never before. Without further delay I give you.....
