Wmc 15/16: We are finally at the END! BYE BYRON!!!

Did FA start yet? Oh yeah, we got Sacre back.

 

The FO is starting to really put a damper on my hopes for the Lakers. 3 years of this crap and everyone is saying the same thing about us.

This is definitely not good going into FA next year. Negative report after negative report. Something has to change if they don't turn it around.

 

All that post draft high is out the window...

 

I call BS on this "Kobe and Aldridge didn't gel" horse crap. What's there to gel on?

Did Kobe say "btw lamarcus, after this year imma stay for 3 more years, I want 18M per season"

 

So Shumpert is now the Back Up Plan????????

 

I'm mad at myself for getting sucked in, totally changing my focus to our young guys and Kobe.

 

I think Jeanie said if we're not contenders by 2017, heads will roll (that could be Jim and Mitch).

 

With the amount of bigs that were out there, its an embarrassment not to come away with one. The FO really has to look at themselves and evaluate where they went wrong.

 

Last year, Jim said he'd step down if the Lakers weren't contending in 3 or 4 years. So that could be 2017 or 2018.

 

This will be blunt but is not meant to be disrespectful. For me, the elephant in the room is the ridiculous contract given to a declining Kobe Bryant. I mean, showing respect and feel-good vibes yada yada are all well and good, but what can you really do with that business-wise? They touched on this topic on AM710...all of the selling points the organization put forth for that gesture have amounted to jacksquat. Generous loyalty? Nobody cares! Nobody wants to come here. We can't keep resting on our laurels and living on past achievements and what we DID before. And like it or not, Kobe is quickly becoming part of that past. It's kinda ugly and brutal, but that's sports. Maybe it's time to start establishing a new post-Kobe era identity. What are we going to do? What are we capable of doing? Who are we? Yes Kobe isn't dead yet and he should be part of this process, but it's time to start evolving. Luckily, we have some nice young pieces that will hopefully help us do just that.

 

I know this is a WMC thread but everyone needs to calm down and step away from the ledge.

I'm disappointed with how things turned out but I don't think it has anything to do with Mitch or Jim or the Lakers legacy, etc.

It boils down to the team is not ready to compete for championships yet. LMA wants to play for a championship. Think about it for a sec .... who would you play for if given the same amount of money? A franchise that has consistently been in the hunt, has the best coach in the game and can make quick fixes to be in the hunt - OR - a young, unproven team, that has a okay coach and is several years away from being in the hunt.

For the FAs it comes down to the most attractive roster. Period. The Lakers are not there yet. If the Lakers strike out this offseason, it is not a big deal to me. They will rebound like always has been done before. I remember during the rebuild with Nick, Elden, Eddie, etc. I cannot recall a big name FA signing other than Shaq.

Mitch has deftly put the Lakers in a great position by shedding salary and have reloaded with young talent. What's not to like?

 

You know, this is worse then I could of imagined. I did not know the FO was THIS bad.

 

I dunno, I'm still excited for Summer League

Actually, that might be a little sad.

 

At this point though, I think we will miss out on Monroe and Lopez. This was my fear before, the Lakers waiting around taking their time with the meetings for the top tier platers letting the FA market dry up in the process.

 

Lol, it's almost sad. I heard the flippers need more die hard fans.