Bet Bill Simmons hate toward Lakers win last night was in full gear with refs "helping us out" and our "mean team".
Not much on the forum about the win but here’s a few things. Clint Park (Kawhi’s trainer) is causing some issues with his tweets about players on the team. Way to work on team chemistry. I’m sure someone in Kawhi’s inner circle talking about Clipper players will really help that. This is the title of an article on their forum. Yes but the Clippers got the best player ever at the deadline and the Lakers were scrambling for left overs. I know it’s not that unusual to give star’s friend team positions but supposedly Kawhi’s camp demanded the Raptors give Castleberry (Kawhi’s bestie) be given a raise so significant that he would become the highest paid coach on the team. I don’t like to post rumors but I found it interesting if true. I guess Ballmer bucks was fine with that. Probably bought him a nice house for Kawhi to use also.
Yah, and so many in here were swallowing it all like Nick Wright drinking Lebron's love juice. So, those whom I haven't named that were hook, lined and sinkered from all the media hype, don't come in here and start bragging about how the Clippers burned. So many of you were gargling it up and wanting to hang Rob from his feet and claim the Clippers have taken over. Sell outs.
So Kawhi had the Big Head coming in with his demands, load managed and still ran out of physical something plus choked in the playoffs and his trainer is like Lavar Ball talking crap about his teammates and Snake won’t shut him the hell up. Truly that team is a dumpster fire now in so many ways. Love it!!!!
good info, cookie. the trez situation was something folks were talking about even before the season. he's probably only got one shot at a big payday, and this was it. but he's best as a 20-25mpg off the bench player. we know you can find those for low money (dwight, caruso), so he had to show this year that he wasn't that (or he had to win a title, which ups your salary automatically, see green, danny). but he didn't do either. and i'm sure fingers were pointed in all directions. that one was foreseeable. i'm wondering if they're smart enough to let him walk/s&t him if his agent goes nuts with his demands.
Cookie I bow to your delivery of requested Paperclip doom! You my dear are underappreciated for your skills!
I don’t have a lot of time bu here’s some doom for the last part of the game. 9-26, 8-22, 3-10 and 4-13 from 3. More like Amityville horror. Brown was the only good shooter. Sorry that jail cell bed is already taken by Luol Deng. Corners need love too. Beans and stale bread, sounds like a meal the C Bags deserve. You got crunched in crunch time. Here, have another 3. Went into your Houston rocket mode and it worked about as good as it did for them. Little too fast on counting those chickens. You jinxed them. Brown for giannis....are drugs legal in Massachusetts? Folding like a card table. Too bad you didn’t trade your treasure trove for him. Yep, even missed the technical. Obviously the basketball gods are not happy with your team. Don’t forget a rookie and J Crowder. Hopefully it will be as good as Wayoff P’s. I seem to recall some team doing it recently. I think the name started with Clip something. But ESPN told us he’s a God. They couldn’t possibly be wrong. Giannis, KD, Butler...the more the merrier. Yes they have contracts, so you can’t just throw them to the curb like you did Isaiah Thomas. Karma is a b**ch. It’s a sure thing on the elbow happening and I’d love for the second thing to happen also.
1962 was the last year the Lakers had the most titles in the NBA. The same year Frank Selvy missed a wide open shot that would have won it for the Lakers and likely would have changed NBA history when it came to the C Bags vs Lakers rivalry. 17th banner after 58 years means more than any one players legacy. 32 Finals appearances and 17 Championships puts the Lakers in the top spot for sure.
The 2019 draft saved us. The Pels were more willing to do a deal as they got Zion, and we had pick 4 to trade. But ignoring that for a second, LOL@C Bags.
I don’t want Heat fan doom about the end result, but if possible I’d love to see some doom from the general Laker haters that I’m sure were talking a lot of trash after the Heat went up 23-10.