And that is just it. We are acting like we know what we are doing but in reality it's emulating and not authentic. Players can see that - or call d12 and melo
Our meetings in a nutshell.. DJ: Why should I join the Lakers? Mitch: 16 rings. Byron: Kobe Bean Bryant. DJ: Okay...what's your plan going forward? Mitch: 17 rings. Byron: D'Angelo Danté Russell.
Think of today like the .com bubble, real estate bubble where new money is going crazy - eventually everyone ends up in rehab or crying when they realize they overextended and that's when the smart buyers make a killing!
I'd throw max at Tobias. What is that anyway? 16 mil?. Considering the projected cap in the next few years that may be a nice discount if his flashes of brilliance turn into pure brilliance.
JSM, therealdeal, Barnstable, docbrown and trodgers... That's my five off the top of my head. My sincere apologies to whom I may have left off who feel they deserve one of the slots.
Give up, it will lessen the disappointment in the end. I've given up, I can't be disappointed much more, I can only laugh, then cry.
Maybe our expectations were to high? "Why don't they want our money?" Well, weren't Aldridge and DJ strongly favoring SA and Dallas anyway? Isn't it rare for a top tier FA to choose a rebuilding team (unless it's his home town or something)? Don't agents leak info about the Lakers to drive up value? In all likelihood, the only thing we failed at was being unable to sway already mostly made up minds. If/when 2nd tier FAs turn us down to go to crappy teams, then i'll be disgusted.
Maybe hope was a strong word. I'm not going to let myself slip into depression until we finally miss on those two. When we re-sign Hill/Davis and start throwing money at bums like Lin... Then it's time...
