WMC 24-25: Free Threw It Away!

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  1. ElginTheGreat

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    Some of the worst basketball I’ve ever seen from a pro team. Last years team was special for all the wrong reasons.
     
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    Still think it was The worst trade in Laker history. Just hangs over the franchise now.
     
  3. sirronstuff

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    we haven't done squat in free agency yet SMH

    "Lebronshame"
     
  4. abeer3

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    lol, was just harping about this in the FA thread. the knicks have already signed (or executed a s&t!) brunson, wall to the clippers (and everyone else it seems), but man, if we're linked to anyone, the press will be after it with the hammer of thor.
     
  5. ZenMaster

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    I can't tell you how much that tip ceremony with Bron's between the legs pass back to a hopping Brick annoyed me. It was dumb and looked the part.
     
  6. FrontOfJersey22

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    Bush League, but completely fitting for that season.
     
  7. Savory Griddles

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    Don't you get it? That was Lebron telling the world, "We all love each other. Get ready for the fun to begin!"


    Begin it did. Begin it did.
     
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  8. abeer3

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    i wonder what that conversation between two grown men and future hall of famers sounded like.

    "hey, you wanna do a football snap thing to start the game?"

    "i'm really glad you asked; because i was up all night thinking about the post-jumpball ritual and also not playing any defense at all this year."
     
  9. ElginTheGreat

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    More people should’ve been fired over the Russ deal.
     
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    Cringe-inducing and embarrassing, to be honest.

    I was always thinking about this:

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    We will never get another one like this and it saddens me to no end.
     
  11. abeer3

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    yeah, a frightening thought occurred to me that maybe rambis's job is so safe because he privately warned against the russ trade or something. just nightmare fuel.
     
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    just imagine that maybe our dumbest FO person has that one ace in the hole for eternity...it's like some bizarro version of jerry west drafting kobe.
     
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    I don't want to watch Lakers games next season if Westbrook is on the team. OK, they might keep him because they can't find any reasonable deal for him -- but I still don't want to watch. I just can't.
     
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    Come on … Nut up!

    :KobePoint: :D
     
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    It’s a “contract/rest of his career” year. He can’t be that dumb to not do what’s required, right? Never mind, rhetorical question.

    :(
     
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    honestly, if he thought it was that kind of year, he would have played harder last year and opted out to get a long-term deal. he talks like he knows nobody's going to pay him again, imo. lots of reference to prior greatness and things he's earned or whatever. very little reference to what he's actually bringing right now or working on.
     
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    Think how motivated he’ll be on his next team after this year playing for vet min likely or “maybe” at most TPMLE max money.
     
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    unless they make some great signings this offseason to actually improve the defense, i'm not going to even bother watching most of the time with westbrick still on the team because it'll just be a rewind of last season. no defense, missed layups, lebron iso ball, etc
     
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