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Yes and yes

 

Schroder and Drummond didn't really fit our system. They can be vital parts of other teams.

Matthew's isn't what he used to be, father time waits for no one.

 

I was just referring to the results, those 3 guys, one season after Lakers, considering what they made the year prior to coming. Whatever the reasons didn’t go well here.

 

The curse is real. For whatever reason guys come here for the most part and never do as well as they dis with their prior teams. I don't know why that is but there's a long track record of it occuring.

 

Playing in LA can be a double-edged sword. LA and Miami, and maybe NY nightlife can give the home teams an advantage, but if the home players aren’t careful, they could fall prey as well. Dunno.

 

it's possible that it could be explained by la being a desirable location. players coming off their best years generally have more options, and la is one of the top options perennially. this wouldn't explain guys coming over in trade and then dipping, though.

 

sorry; addendum to previous post:

i think others have gone on to do just fine elsewhere. and as i said above: if it is the end, that also makes sense in that these are accomplished players that every team wanted at the minimum. they're bound to fall off at some point. and it's almost certain to be playing for a good team. if all you have is charlotte on a minimum and you've made a ton of cash already, you probably just pack it in.

it's part of what interested me about vince carter late in his career. when he was young, i really wondered if he loved the game (he was so talented but not always as effective as he should have been). as he got older, it became clear to me he did. he took vet mins for fringe teams just to keep playing, even though he certainly did not need the money.

i'm digressing now.

 

I don't think so. Schroder was a cautionary tale for the ages. Drumm plays the game like it's still the 90s. And most of the vet min wing 3 and/or D guys are still out there (Ennis, RHJ, Stanley Johnson, GR3, Bradley, ET Moore, etc) and they'll find homes in the next 6 weeks before camp starts.

Drumm in particular got endorsement opportunities on his social that I know he wasn't getting in a Ohio or Michigan. He got them because he was a Laker, even if he was struggling, the name brand still brings with it international attention.

I don't think he loved the game when he was half man, half season. I don't think he enjoyed rehabbing only to get hurt again (who would?). He was Mr. Glass during his earlier high flying years. Ironic considering he was an iron man in the final years.

 

Things going to be awkward for Dre at camp. You can't say those things about your current GM and head coach.

 

Draymond is the one guy that can say those things and walk in like nothing happened. He's not sensitive like Durant and any fallout from this on the Dubz will be short lived.

Durant on the other hand, how many times is he gonna change his story and blame something/someone else for his shortcomings? There's one thing I respect about people that stands out to me more then almost anything else, it's taking responsibility for your own actions....

 

Someone needs to tell Kevin Durant he's a b****. Sorry. This dude is straight up like those dudes who don't do s*** all day, playing video games.

 

I hate to tell everyone, but LA is not nearly as great a place to live as it used to be. The shine is coming off that story. But perhaps that is only for the middle class. For all you younger guys, I feel sorry for you not really knowing what California used to be like. It was so cool and easy and cheap to live. Now it is one huge rat race of unaffordability. Of course for the filthy rich, nothing matters. They can still bang the hottest babes from the beach and they will always be there for them. I'm bailing because I'm not rich. I have around 100K per year in retirement income and that is barely month to month here, along with a huge house payment. I can trade my condo for a house with cash to spare elsewhere. Lots of nice places out there and I will be able to get my Lakers on League Pass that blocks me now.

 

Thanks for sharing! I appreciate the honesty and on the ground knowledge. I look at the way Cali was immortalised in the movies from its heyday of the 70s to 90s and it looked like a cool place to grow up and spend your youth. Now it holds little appeal in comparison.

 

am i the only one who doesn't think they're actually agreeing with each other in that video, even though they say they do? sounds like green is saying he didn't need to apologize, and kd is saying he needed to long before kerr and myers felt the need to step in (because he didn't apologize). sounded to me like kd was upset that the team didn't rally around him (or at least try to defuse the argument themselves), and green was just trying to blame the old white guys. i think kerr knows exactly what kd wanted and was trying to make that happen without calling a team meeting himself (which is how green said it needed to happen).

honestly, both guys come off as pretty immature here, and blaming it on a common enemy was just a way to move through the awkward conversation.

i grew up in huntington beach/simi valley until i was about 7, and i remember loving it. my dad had always wanted to live there (he was from tucson) and had left a good job in chicago for an ok one there. he said he enjoyed those 8 years immensely, but we couldn't afford to live the life he wanted if we stayed. so he moved us to dallas, where instead of having a net worth of zero, he was able to buy a house three times the size, have great schools for us, and was able to retire early and live comfortably (where i live now in SC).

when i was younger, i dreamed of going back (tried to go to college at pepperdine--couldn't afford even after huge academic scholarships), but i eventually accepted it couldn't happen. i ended up on the opposite coast (a bit inland) and have a nice place and affordable lifestyle, proximity to mountains and beach, and decent (by no means socal) weather.

 

It's definitely an...off conversation.

I've said this before, but this further proves KD is the most immature and insecure superstar I've ever seen. I really am curious to see how his poor relationship with the media, his twitter behavior, and his team jumping play into how he's regarded 10-15 years from now. It's a shame too, because his game is a work of art and had he not went the mercenary route, I would actually get enjoyment out of watching him Hoop.

Dre comes off with a (Lakers) Shaq approach, which is not a good look, either. At least KD is saying this as a former employee and not as a current one.

Not sure why Kerr and Myers even had to or felt the need to get involved. The two grown men... allegedly, should've handled this in the locker room. If cooler heads needed to prevail, there was still a bus ride and a plane ride home. They both have phones, could've slept on it and hashed it out the next day. Also curious as to where Curry and Klay were during this. If the two weren't going to be adults and handle it, then it's on them to mediate and get these guys in a room and talk it through.

But blaming Kerr and the GM is childish and a way for both of them not to continue to point the finger at each other or in the mirror.

 

:Vogelheaving:

Hollins needs to keep his damn thoughts to himself.


Not gonna fly.
1) Russ would end his existence on this planet.
2) I'd have to turn off the TV when he's in the game.

If this is something that is being hypothetically discussed by Rob and assistant GM Bron, I will start a go fund me for the Grizz to pay for Rondo's buyout. f***, give me any of those retired PGs we worked out over Bev.

 

I'll start wearing green and root for the C Bags before i welcome Beverly on the Lakers. f*** THIS GUY!!!

 

Rat Fink's clipper stink won't wash out

 

i still can't get over how IT was talking "back up the brinks truck" and now 3-4 years later he's on twitter begging teams for workouts and just trying to do anything to make it back to the league

of course boston deals him for kyrie any day of the week, but that pretty much ended his career