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ReysonDrabek:
He was a star who couldnt get into the playoffs before lebron came.

Hahahaha you're a funny guy. Could LeNomad get into the playoffs his first two years in the league? Didn't it take the addition of Larry Hughes to help him get there?

ReysonDrabek:
LOL And what did they do when lebron was absent, kuzma was bricking shots and the lakers fa.g base were asking for ingram to get traded. Somehow even without lebron playing thats lebrons fault too yes? if his arrival disrupts growth, why didnt it disrupt kyrie since he was averaging similar numbers as ingram? why did kyrie continue to grow with lebron? maybe the young guys arent as good as they thought, maybe the lakers just cant improve them. Just imagine trading D-lo, not giving randle peanut change and taking lonzo over tatum. SMH!

Laughable that a young team is not expected to go through growing pains. Even the Heatles with seasoned vets didn't get it right at first try, including your LeNomad but somehow you are expecting second year pros to do so. Smh

Because Kyrie was in his 4th and 5th season. Duhhh

ReysonDrabek:
LOL so woj, one of lebrons most blatant haters because he cant get zilch on him is now a lebron fanboy because he was told magic was incompetent. Talk about moving the goal post.

You're preaching to the choir. I have talked about Magic's incompetence long before it became cool to do so.

ReysonDrabek:
Its not that simple. Its not all about free agents but role players as well. At the end of the day, magic still had at least another year, he didnt have to go, no one blamed him, at least not from the other side of the fence. Something happened with him jeanie and rob that he isnt saying and this is obvious. I still dont know how it is lebrons fault that he resigned.

But even the role players were supposed to be to LeNomad's tastes, the complaint from LeNomad was that rather than the shooters he had at Cleveland he wanted more playmakers. It's why they got Rondo, it's why they got Stevenson.

What does it matter? If Magic didn't go Luke would have gone. Somehow someway people were going to lose their jobs. Luke was more or less doomed and setup to fail. As some NBA executives said

ReysonDrabek:
Lebron only spoke about AD when it was already public knowledge. AD wanted to leave and Rich did what every agent would do. I'm sorry, does it have to be at lebrons bidding for magic to go after a top 5 player in the league? its friggin AD not some other journey man of course Magic would go after him. He was trying to do what he felt was best for the roster. Granted It blew up in his face but stop blaming lebron for it. And how do you explain the trades he did after that giving away svi and zubac? The other teams were literally laughing at him. I guess that was also at lebrons behest right?

That speaks to his awful leadership skills. Speaking on another player that his agency represents that's still under contract on another team. From his yes man to Magic to LeNomad it was one gaffe after the other which ended up sabotaging another team's postseason chances and invariably his own.

Because you don't spend weeks berating your own teammates and wooing other players and be surprised your teammates are not busting their balls for you

SmooshCHN:
All I know is, LeGM didn't force Magic Johnson to resign. He also didn't make Luke Walton quit. It's just the normal pressure LeBron brings. Those guys including Rob Pelinka owe it to themselves for not doing anything. Anyways, Bron and the players as well have their faults but the front office was a mess to begin with. Magic's job ended when LeBron signed with the Lakers.

That's the point. The same guy that knighted him goodnighted him. Advertently or inadvertently

ReysonDrabek:
Kyrie went from all star to elite guard with lebron because kyrie is the truth. Not everyone is kyrie. But heres a better thought, name one young player that improved playing for the lakers? russell left and is balling, so is randle. The lakers at heart cant seem to develop young players.

Not solely on magic because pressure? excuse me isnt the job of a GM to build a team around their best player? if thats too much pressure, building a team that can win with the best player in the world then you have no business being a GM. That goes for pelinka as well, i hope they trade lebron or he gets sacked. Imagine thinking lebron can chase magic out of the lakers?

Who instigated it? LOL! are you kidding me? its not magic, pelinka or any of the front office, of course its lebron who instigated it because hes the GM like you ingenuous dweebs like to believe.

You goofballs like to say lebron never takes the blame when he loses, but somehow even when grown men do dumbshit and pay for it, when grown men make decisions. Its always lebrons fault.

Kyrie? Lmaooo. He was a star even while having to deal with Dion Waiters being his second best player. That's how good everyone knew Kyrie was so he doesn't count

Kuzma, Randle, Ingram were doing pretty ok. All they needed was time which the Lakers understandably did not have but LeNomad's arrival disrupts all probability of these players having a fair chance to develop. How can they improve? When they are not sure they won't be traded. Denying that LeNomad's arrival throws all development out the window is just being intellectually dishonest.

So when someone is talking about Magic not being at some obscure gym in Eastern Europe I'm wondering how many Eastern Europeans were in any of LeNomad's roster that wasn't already in the league. Cut the crap! He tried moving two lottery picks and a second year product (all with less than 3 years experience) to get an All-star and you fanboys are talking about he doesn't travel, he doesn't scout. As if these Lakers actually have the mandate to do any type of player development

Of course. The job to build around their best player is any GM's mandate. And in this instance the plan was to go via the Free agent route!

Anthony Davis joined LeNomad's proxy, LeNomad openly courted AD and LeNomad's proxy naively tried to strong arm his client's team to a trade. Of course Magic wanted to do a trade. But at whose bidding? You think Magic would try to trade half the roster including the guy he drafted and swore would have his number in the rafters if he wasn't trying to make LeNomad happy?

Lol you're a joker

hoopLA:
Ogbeni keep kwayet.


When Kyrie won All Star MVP, he wasnt elite? Or when he was Rookie of the Year? Or when he was FIBA MVP in 2014? All before LeBron returned with his drama.

All this megedefegede like eedris abdulkarim doesnt make you know jack§hit.

Omo get your tongue out of LeBum's arse. I know its so far up in there, you can taste what he had for breakfast. Kyrie was already the truth before LeBitch came back with his drama.

Lmaooooooooo. I just tire bro

I hope this narrative that Ferrari has the faster car can finally die a natural death

Khanben:
With due respect to Magic. He is not equipped to run basketball operations in a NBA team. He is more like an owner type of person. A president of a NBA team has to be more hands on than he ever was. Travel to watch player in dingy gyms (at college or in Europe), watch films, read scouting reports, improve player development staff etc. All of these Magic failed to do.
how it became Lebron's fault I don't understand.

Player development? Name one player that was developed while playing in a team assembled for LeNomad. That one is mission impossible. Everything is geared towards getting stars to play with him right now so this whole idea of scouting, development flew out the window the minute LeNomad was coming

This is not solely about Magic. There is more than enough blame to go around. Though I agree he made numerous unpardonable gaffes evaluating personnel but some of these gaffes were based on pressure and the need to get instant impact players or players that fit with LeNomad

It's about the fact that half the team was going to be traded at Midway point. Who instigated that? The uncertainty in the franchise with the coaching and the younger players from the all Star break to the trade deadline. Whose advisor set those wheels in motion? There is no way you can tell me LeBron played no role in this mess. Not hearing that. Sorry

ReysonDrabek:
David Blatt
And when he was asked about the perception that he had a bad relationship with the “King”, Blatt implies that things are not always what they seem to be: “I just don’t think that’s true. I don’t think we had a bad relationship. In today’s world and in today’s media there’s nothing more important than a narrative. But as you all can understand the narrative is not always correct. And we can move on from that…”

Ty Lue
"If he has a problem or disagrees with you, he's going to talk to you. He's not going to make a big scene or blow up. Occasionally you see him [upset] on the bench, but ... people blow it out of proportion, like it's something crazy. ... It's just the surrounding s--t that they try to make it hard." Lue continued: "If he happens to wear a different shoestring, it's, 'What's wrong with Bron?' If he happens to wear a different wristband, 'What's wrong with Bron?' It's always a story." He said: "I mean, [he] never cussed a coach out. Never. Sometimes there will be disagreements—that's just part of the game—but he's respectful, does things the right way."

Mike Brown
“He knows the game inside and out on both ends of the floor. Luke should feel extremely lucky, blessed and fortunate, like anybody who has had a chance to coach LeBron and be able to work with him. There’s no magic in it. He’s a great guy and you coach him as you see fit. He’ll buy into anything you say. Best of luck to them both, except when they play us.”


You know what A40, you're the person i've been trying to figure out on this thread. With most of the other guys on this thread its easy, they're simpletons, i mean pure stupidity oozes out of most of the things they type and for a while i pegged you as such. I've realized now that you're not stupid at all, far from it and yet even worse. Your're a gullible Joe Bloggs. You're like most of the people that fill this paltry ball of dirt, bland, vapid, credulous, ordinary, sad. People like you are media narratives sell. What a terrible existence.


BTW, I have a bridge to sell you.

Stop being so emotional. Lmaooo.

What am I supposed to do with this trailer load of PC garbage you posted here? You expected them to curse him and go on some tirade? You think everyone is like Antonio Brown. Save it!! And accept that everywhere LeNomad goes there is always upheaval and anarchy in his wake.

A GM, A coach and 1 President of Basketball Ops lost their job in an absolute shitstorm of a season where a beloved Laker legend was reduced to tears and you're telling stories

SmooshCHN:
Magic Johnson is gone.
Luke Walton is gone.

Guys!!! LeGM has been activated by force.

Lmaooo LeCoach Killer strikes again. Luke must be cursing the day LeNomad joined the Lakers

Time to drop my picks without further Adu like Freddy

East

Bucks vs Pistons: Bucks in 5.

Raptors vs Magic: Raptors in 5.

Sixers vs Nets: Depending on Embiid's health this series might get very complicated. Nets matchup well with Sixers. I'd still say Sixers in 6

Celtics vs Pacers: Celtics in 6. Or 5! Pacers don't match up well with Boston at all

West
Warriors vs Clippers: Warriors sweep

Nuggets vs Spurs: Contrary to popular opinion and the mere fact that the Spurs best perimeter player is desperately allergic to 3's I like the Nuggets for this series. Nuggets in 6.

Blazers vs OKC. OKC in 7. Provided Westbrook doesn't go Bricko mode

Rockets vs Jazz: Rockets in 5

Paul Pierce get him own but for how much longer is the World going to deal with Uncle Toms like Jason Whitlock.

Do you need to be a coon to work for Fox? I know they are largely a right learning network but this nigga is like the Uncle Tom MVP. Uncle Ruckus

tobianthony:
UFC 239 ?

Thoughts ...

Jeez this would be the dopest card I've seen in recent memory

Bones vs Thiago Santos

Ngannou vs Cigano!!!! FFS

And then Rockhold fighting too

I think the winner between Cigano and Ngannou should get a shot at DC. Btw where the fuq is Miocic? You don't just take an L and go into hiding

This for me is certainly Izzy's most difficult and hardest hitting opponent. I see so much of Bones in Izzy though and I feel like any style you want he can give you. Overall I just feel the reach advantage Izzy has would tell as the fight goes on and Izzy scores the win

Roland17:
@A40

You no dey watch the NHL playoff? Your Pengs are struggling with the forecheck of the Islanders. How about the lightening surrendering a 3 goal lead and lose to the Jackets. I Dey enjoy the early upsets.

Since my Blackhawks are on vacation, I Dey support my usual.. Any team that has P.K Subban

I saw highlights. Our defensemen Maata and Letang cost that game. If I see Maata in that lineup Game 2 we are losing that game for sure. What an errorist

These Jackets na initial gra gra. Na so them do last year. Won Games 1 and 2 on the road then lost 4 straight. However this one they were crowning the Lightning Stanley Cup Champions. It never works that way. The playoffs are a different beast

Some really good matchups this year. Jets and the Blues and Golden Knights vs Sharks

OKC just hit the jackpot! With the 6th seed they avoid Golden State till potentially the Conference Finals.

Likely now though we are probably going to see a Rockets, Warriors second round. That loss on Tuesday night dooms the Rockets to that fate

However something tells me the Nuggets might give OKC problems (spoiler alert: Nuggets to beat Spurs)

birdman:
@A40 people hating on westbrooks triple dubs . I have to say though, WB's stats dont have the effect that a triple double should.

So I went and looked it up. It turns out Westbrook is top 10 in rebounds. Top 5 in defensive rebounds, but not in the top 50 for offensive rebounds . So those rebounds are not carrying the weight the should...there should be a healthy mix of 2 or 3 OREB in 10 total rebounds for a center/forward.

This means Westbrook is more really a double double guy, 20pts, 10 assists. Still rock solid, all star material. But not the type of rating the triple dubs are giving him

Triple dubs are really so watered down now I don't put too much stock to it. It's so easy to generate with zero consequence to actual outcome of the game I no too send am

The way Russell chases it, dragging rebounds with his bigs has spoiled the fun for me

Roland17:
The NHL playoff is here.

Consecutive seasons without making the postseason is no joke for my Blackhawks. We need to go into the draft with a different direction. I think the core of Kane and Toews can still good runs as shown in the pursuit of the wildcard spot but they ran out of energy and burst because we relied heavily on both. We need to find a way to continue to help DaBrincat who was my player of the year to continue to grow so he can become that 3rd corner piece.

Your team lacks depth. Gone are the days where you are good with performance from just your top 2 lines. Your 3rd and 4th line has to bring something to the table.

I also think your defensemen especially Brent Seabrook is pretty much finished. You guys don't have an NHL caliber goalie either so I don't know what miracle can happen even next year. The decline has been slow and steady since that suprise Preds sweep

I was impressed by the recent poll results that showed 73% of players currently think MJ is the GOAT. You would notice that the players who actually play this game are unanimous about who the GOAT is both present and retired. It's so-called analysts that will always have contrary opinions

Secondly why y'all do my boy Russ like this?

birdman:
Funny i read his story just a few days back.

The few times ive been to europe, especially the non english speaking countries, you will just see young unemployed black youth chilling like an eyesore everywhere. selling fake trinkets then running once police is near. Honestly they all looked like giannis. dark, tall, bushy hair. Only difference is Giannis found a way out.

Giannis understands poverty in a way an American cannot. The young man appears to have his head on straight. More power to him.

Them say person wey suffer. E suppose get sense

donlittle25:
Niggas declining to chill with the king. You either chill while you are ahead, or see yourself become a villain. You hate to see it

I don't know why you would want to chill with him when your aim should be to dethrone him. Especially if you're supposed to be a generational talent like Anthony Davis (in a way that's what would always keep KD out of the GOAT discussion)

I read Giannis's story. The kid is all about the basketball man. He's not here for Hollywood or GQ life

I heard Giannis declined to be in Space Jam 2. I think I'm completely sold on this kid already

A throwback to the old school ninjas. Not trying to make no friends

Roland17:
Magic steps down as president of basketball operations of the Lakers.

When he was hired I made it clear that it was an emotional decision by the Lakers and his subsequent actions proved me right.

What would be his legacy as an NBA executive though? Bringing an already washed LeBum to LA? Not making the postseason while he was there or how he almost sold the future of the Lakers for pieces of silver in New Orleans?

The guy was all mouth as an executive. This is the best decision the Lakers have made in a very long time.

Books will be written on how not to "Basketball Operations" using Magic as an example. It's insane that the GOAT PG did such a terrible job constructing and evaluating talent it's unreal and worse than Maradona in World Cup 2010

You need to read the breakdown of just how many gaffes he made. While I wouldn't exonerate Luke for his dodgy coaching, Magic's decision making left him no chance. I mean they let Brook Lopez walk and Milwaukee paid $3.3m for him, the Lakers didn't even make an offer while they spent a combined $25m on Rondo, Stephenson and KCP. Lopez played all 81 games and has made 60 more 3's than LA's best shooter. From the Center position!

Thank You Dirk.

For all the memories. #OnlyOne41

This has not fully sunk in yet

Roland17:
They just need to keep a clean sheet going into the 2nd leg.

Best possible outcome for Tottenham. They will surely score at the Etihad. Whether they can avoid losing by a two goal margin that one me I no fit say, but City are the ones feeling the pressure now

Greatihex:
Real Madrid won't meet Hazard price
Real Madrid are unwilling to meet the €116 million (£100m/$130m) asking price set by
Chelsea , according to the Daily Mail.
However, the club is asking Hazard to force his way into making his dream move by publicly stating his intentions to leave Stamford Bridge for Madrid.
All parties believe a deal will be finalised, but it remains to see what price will be paid for the Belgian star.

From goal.com

Real Madrid will not pay the £100m asking price of Chelsea winger Eden Hazard this summer but will instead ask him to force his dream move.

Sky sports.

This was the reason he didn't leave last summer. He doesn't want the courtious situation

Chai. Madrid is like that man who keeps sampling the Ukwu without wanting to pay bride price. Is this the team Hidden Shakushaku is crying to go to? They clearly don't rate him

Essentially they are telling him to elope instead of just paying his bride price which is a pittance in today's transfer market for a player with his supposed pedigree.

Hardetayour:
See this clown. You've been talking rubbish since. Lakers rejuvenated Javale? What the Fogg mehn.

If Warriors hadn't given the guy a chance, u think he'll still be in the NBA today? Talmbout LeBron rejuvenating, keep suckling those balls bruh

Hahahaha this is what I've been coping with these last few days.

Why not ask him where McGee would see 23 mins of time if the Lakers were a contender. Would McGee play that many mins for the Bucks, Raptors, Sixers or Rockets?

birdman:
Nick is trying to hold a job. Sharpe is for real.

On big ben, AB is not the only person he had issues with. What of Bell, who is more level headed. The QB cannot be spreading blame for team losses, chain of command or not. Brady doesnt do it. Rogers doesnt do it. Ben has an overinflated sense of his worth - he even likes to put mouth into other players contract issues. And that is why AB, as bad as he is, had some locker room support.

This is partly the owners doing, condoning this crap and partly the coach's doing, trying to be the fun players coach. But I'm not sure the coach can do much though, we all know who writes the checks. Is Ben's contract not coming up soon? E go hear am from AB

Nick is unbearable. His wack takes cut across all sports and even non LeNomad issues

Bell? What issues did he have with Bell? Anyway I don't see the need to keep dragging about two disgruntled elements who have left, gotten paid and still bitter. I have increased respect for Ben for taking the high road and keeping mute all this time. There is nothing those two quitters would say that should hold any value especially with this show of madness by AB. Anybody still in doubt that these guys were the problem is just not being sincere

Ben didn't say AB was responsible for the loss. He only suggested AB ran a better route, that's all he said! Perhaps the medium was inappropriate but that's a guy that has thrown you 70+ TD's and 11k yards. Big Ben played a huge role in making him whether he likes it or not.

Who are the players contract issues he has put mouth in? He's yet to say a word

Aaron Rodgers? The same Aaron Rodgers that got Mike McCarthy fired and called him a buffoon in private? Lmaooooo

There is nothing the owners did wrong here, AB was duly compensated as at when due. And if he wanted more money you could have done it without driving your trade value to the ground, Julio Jones, Russell Wilson. Do they have two heads?

Recent events show me we were dealing with a psychopath all this time. I have always known and said it here that AB was never a team guy and always about his numbers. I didn't know it was this bad

Ben will get paid for sure

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/kyle-korver-utah-jazz-nba
Thought provoking piece by Kyle Korver

donlittle25:
And you are lying ojukoroju

E say 15th season

birdman:
its both. big ben got tons of issues too. sharpe is always objective - when it comes to lebron, he speaks that way to counter his counterpart...cant even remember his name . sharpe is a serious dude, and his first fo round on TV years back didnt end well. He partly clowns to keep things funny and improve his appeal.

Big Ben is not perfect, but in any organization there is always a chain of command. You might be an otherworldly talent but by virtue of position alone you will not have the cache of a Quarterback. Now when that Quarterback has actually won two Superbowls and a 15 year veteran to boot, to suggest you're an equal is laughable.

I'm thankful he has left the team and looking back now we should have let him go sooner. You can never win with these types of diva receivers, never

I actually like Sharpe, even with his LeNomad fanboyism which I find mildly irritating I still prefer him to the Nick dude.

Never knew Shannon Sharpe can be this objective. He seems to possess this trait when LeNomad is not the subject matter.

Big shame on Antonio Brown for hating on my boy JuJu Smith Schuster. You're old enough to be his uncle! Got paid and is still bitter! I was telling Roland these guys are the problem not the locker room. Shey you see now

steady986:
You're funny o. You just watched one game, probably only the highlights, and you're making your conclusions. I've watched the Lakers the whole season and I'm convinced Lebron has made everyone better. Just look at JaVale for instance, who ever thought he could play this way?

1 game? Lmaooo. Simple question we have asked you since you just dey kalolo. Show your workings.

He's made everyone better but the Lakers have been out of playoff contention since mid-March

E say Javale?

SmooshCHN:
Incle, leave Javale McGee out of this. The warriors rejuvenated this guy. Don't even try to credit Bron on this one.

Shey you can see what I've been dealing with. These LeNomad fans are insufferable. Can you believe this ninja??