Optimism Discussion: The Laker's Sky Is Not Falling

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  1. pika1708

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    Last year we had Finals with Miami with Bam and Drago hobbled.

    With everyone healthy, it would be a close matchup with the Nets, not sure who would win
     
    pika1708, Jul 21, 2021
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    Are we allowed to be optimistic for the 2021/2022 season yet? ;)
     
    Helljumper, Jul 22, 2021
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    Edited the title just for you.

    Go on with your optimistic self!
     
    TIME, Jul 22, 2021
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    The exciting part of this year

    - Watching the greatness of the 3 HOFs
    - Hopefully getting to see THT and ACs development
    - Players 6 to 13 it will probably be young with some potential (Hope theres a few that pan out like AC did)
     
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    Exciting part of the year....

    Winning it all and hanging 18.

    The end.
     
    OX1947, Jul 31, 2021
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    No.

    The journey leading up to that. You only enjoy the champagne squirting in the locker room? ;)
     
    LTLakerFan, Jul 31, 2021
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    Yes, opposite of no.
     
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    Next summer Deng’s salary will finally be off the books and we can use that money on something other than a lump of coal. That’s optimism, right?
     
    Cookie, Aug 2, 2021
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    It took Deng's contract to end the Jim Buss era. We should be thankful.
     
    OX1947, Aug 2, 2021
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    Good take. :clap: :rofl:

    What if MozDeng or BonkScooter never happened?
     
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    Seeing the name of Lol Dung mentioned makes me so happy Lebron decided to come here. I'm glad the days of Dung, The Lush, and Boron are behind us. In one year the stench of Dung will be gone forever.
     
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    What's really crazy is that we managed to win a championship with Deng still on the books.
     
    TIME, Aug 2, 2021
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    BonkBcooter added a history, a legacy to the board. BonkScooter is also a story we could turn into a screenplay. I mean, no one would watch the movie except for the people on this board, but I'd watch the s*** out of that film.
     
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    Did the board do a deal with Palantir to sleuth that one out? Or was it worth the massive internal expense to undertake on its own?

    :Magic Brows:
     
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    From what I understand, Barnes was the Punisher. He tracked down the problem and destroyed it with no remorse. A little Batman in him as well. So Barnes was a combo of Batman and Punisher.
     
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    It’s gonna be another 3 years at least before we can determine who won the trade.
    :LLLLLebronlaughing:
     
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    And I was found innocent.

    not “not guilty” because I had a good lawyer, but innocent

    :ADnaughty:

    inB4 Kareem
     
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    WE GAVE UP TOO MUCH!!!

    seriously, though, watch them cut off their nose to spite their faces via signing schroder to his 100 million dollar deal.

    bloggers: "NO really playing chess here, helping that pick swap!"
     
    abeer3, Aug 2, 2021
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    :Laugh:
     
    LTLakerFan, Aug 2, 2021
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