WMC 24-25: Seasonal Highs And Lows!

I think this team is going to make me pull the trigger. The only reason I have cable is to watch the Lakers. Everything else is available through streaming. (I do not sail the high seas for content. I think it's stealing, and it is wrong.)

I'm cutting the cord. I see no scenario where I will want to watch this team for the next year and a half. And this is our team for the next year and a half.

 

Aren’t you the least bit concerned that the only season that AD has been healthy with the LAKERS has been the bubble season which had a rest period we are probably not going to see again barring a lock out? AD was fantastic that season. I’ve seen games this year where he is bubble AD but it’s been inconsistent. We have been an average team IMO with and without AD this year. The trade for AD was the correct move 10 out of 10 times. I just hope his availability increases as time goes on and he is able to carry a heavy load after Bron is gone.

I think in general, fans show more loyalty to stars that show loyalty to the franchise. It was why I never had a problem with Kobe last contract even though it limited our options.


My WMC is this team is a total cluster and I don’t see the magic trade that is going to turn this season around. To say I’m frustrated watching this team make rookie mistakes, is an understatement.

 

That's not possible if you live in So Cal. League pass is blacked out locally.

 

I’m with OX. But I’m a die hard. I’ve been watching the Lakers since Kareem arrived when I was a kid. He was my first sports idol. I’ve been a rabid fan since Showtime when I was a teen. I’ve been through the Sedale Threatt era, Nick the Quick and Eddie Jones era, Shaq and Kobe, post Shaq Smush and Chucky Atkins era, the Kobe Gasol and Odom era, and the broken Kobe era and youth rebuild up to Lebron. Throughout my late teenage through adult life I’ve always watched as many games as I can whether we suck or rule. I think it’s odd that Russell Westbrook and this squad would be so polarizing to so many when I’ve seen years of much worse play when we didn’t have guys like Lebron and AD to root for!

 

I'm not saying I will cease to be a Laker fan. I'm in my 40s and I too have been through the ups and downs. But I am paying 150 bucks a month to watch (on average) one game a week (since I can't really stomach anymore). I enjoyed watching the kids lose because they were kids and they tried. This team is different. It's peak AAU "I am above this" basketball. I'm not abandoning the Lakers. But why torture myself by watching a team that makes my blood boil almost every time I watch them.

 

Absolutely, to each his or her own. And if there is a financial aspect too I get that. I still like this team and think they might be able to make a run, and regardless of outcome I’m going to watch anyway no matter what.

 

We are indeed spoiled as Lakers fans and we expect a lot. I think we are trying to contend this year and so I don’t see anything wasted. And ultimately Lebron was part of the decision making group in putting together this roster so he must feel that it’s not a waste either.

 

That's kind of the thing. I do not like this team in terms of the collection of players. I have never disliked our players like this, even during the Kelly Clarkson years. I find myself actually experiencing some level of satisfaction watching them lose to a crap team, mostly because I never liked Lebron before he came here, and it's his fault we are now in this position because we traded/not resigned a championship roster (that simply experienced a bunch of injuries the season before) so he could get a dude who ANYONE could have told you was just about the worst fit possible.

I don't even know if this is tinfoil. He ain't catching Jordan in rings, and even if he does, he knows people will still bring up his win percentage in the Finals. So he is going to try and add all time leading scorer to his resume, with the hope he can play with his son.

We are the Lakers. We shouldn't be simping for any player.

 

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People had great expectations/hopes I guess. I mean, we did have Matshall starting for us @ the 1, and he averaged 8/9, which is respectable. We also had this guy:



People still remember him fondly. He started 162 straight games for us.

There was also Chris Duhon, but at least he did not start.