Lakers Vs. Lil Clips, The Battle For Los Angeles

When the lil' clips were up 3-1 on the rockettes I had the feeling the tide could very well turn in the battle for L. A. Now a week later, the lil' clips embarrassed all of So. Cal. with their epic choke job, and...the Lakers secure the #2 pick in the upcoming draft. The lil' clips are hamstrung with salary cap issues( remember those days?), in danger of losing their best defensive player to free agency, with the Lakers have max level cap space , possibly even more this year, and next year with the cap exploding upward, Kobe's contract up, they will have tons of cap space. All is right in Los Angeles again! Ballmer and his new toy would be well advised to pack their bags and move up to Seattle, take the Sonics name, and wipe clean the lil' clips legacy of misery and failure.I found it hilarious when the rockettes/ lil' clips game 7 score was announced at Dodger Stadium and the whole stadium erupted in cheers. Ballmer should look at that long and hard as an indicator of the hopeless battle he faces in developing a lil' clip brand in L. A.

 

I agree 100%. It would be in the team's best interest to bathe in all the love and hope and new start karma that would be in Seattle, with that city starving for a team again after losing the Supersonics. Rams fans from L.A. say hello.

BUT. Ballmer has to eat bleep yet again for his business decisions (yeah, the genius laughing at and then getting SMOKED by the iPhone) and bend over and take it AGAIN with the intrinsic value of the franchise moving to smaller market Seattle...... that he paid over 2 BILLION dollars (for).

 

HARD CORE Clippers!


El Oh Effing El

 

They are a mess moving forward. The mighty lose DJ but don't have the cap room to replace him and fill out their holes. Doc, while a decent coach, is not a great GM. He planned for the now, not the later and that back fired. While the Lakers are on the up and up after two seasons of garbage, those two seasons were the best time for the Clippers to make some noise. They made some noise, sounded more like farts than it did of a parade.

Lakers have a #2 pick, randle returning, first team all rookie, kobe returning plus cap space for the next couple years to add max players and solid role players. Tell me which sounds better?

 

"They made some noise, sounded more like farts" ..... for the win! LOL.

 

Just please get the hell out of Tinseltown. That's all I ask.

 

i was at dodger stadium when paul hit the shot against San Antonio and was amazed at how many angelinos let out a groooan (of displeasure)... this is a lakers town and always will be.

This is (for the clips) the end of the era. Like when they had that team in the 90's that finally made the playoffs and had a nice run (won a game). Someone said it best in a meme I saw - Clippers Hang Selfies Lakers Hang Banners (referring to clips covering up championship banners with their own 'banners'). Honestly, even as a Laker fan I would have been 'ok' (this year) seeing them go to the finals and win one. Have nothing against them when Lakers suck and are building for future. But Clippers fans? (And their players) too pre-occupied for fighting to not be no. 2 in LA. Its like a Jets and Giants thing in NY Football - which organization wins Super Bowls? Why is that?

No. 2 pick does not guarantee we will not suffer a 50 point beat down from them in the near future. Its just the luck of the lakers giving us an opportunity to see the bridge to the future.

 

Yup. It wasn't a cheer....that is for absolute certain...it wasn't a 'boo' but a aaaahhwww. Which is what made me double check on my phone to see what happened...(thought he missed). no highlight on the diamond vision either....

 

"No. 2 pick does not guarantee we will not suffer a 50 point beat down from them in the near future. Its just the luck of the lakers giving us an opportunity to see the bridge to the future."

Oh I think it does when put into the context of what our entire roster is going to be like next year, and for the years to come. There will be no more beat downs, with caveat of "reasonable" NBA luck in the health department as FREAKING ALWAYS. Going out on a limb here.

 

52,000+ fans on any given night at Dodger stadium should tell them ALL they need to know whenever Clipper anything is announced, other than getting BEAT.

(apologies to CP3's kids)

 

the Clippers have a nice little team over there, and it was good to see them have some success
Looks like they will face a few challenges going forward, but hopefully this type of year is more of the norm moving forward than the exception
Passion, energy, and money will carry you a long ways. The owner obviously can't be too concerned with the salary cap, so I doubt they will drop off a cliff
However, it will take decades of success to supplant the Lakers as the local loved team. Just WAYYYY too much history. I call those "basketball reasons"

 

Back in the day I didn't mind clippers success at all. Every one loves to pick on their little brother. So that's the way I saw them the loveable losers if LA trying so hard. So cute. But it started with the Shaq defectors going over there, then the red head and his fans.. Then the veto and their success coupled with our demise. Then all of the sudden all Lakers haters were suddenly clippers fans.. Wtf.. So now I see them as a self serving never accomplished anything riding in our coattails only famous cause we are jealous little beeotch brother.. The locker room and the banners sealed it.. They disrespect us they don't deserve ours.. As far as I'm concerned.. The days of not minding them doing good are gone. I wish they would just leave and stop pining after our wife and life

 

A Darth sighting..... And apparently ^^^ as well, freaking Clippers balloons tied to one or more of Lakers' greats' statues out in front during the playoffs. Eff em all. Sick of all the giant LED Clipper signs at L.A. Live. Here's your "Rise Up" ..... hanging.



I wanted to agree with you too soon apparently and missed this gem at the very end....

Quote I wish they would just leave and stop pining after our wife and life Unquote

Classic.