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DaKing23 Starting Rotation
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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troy wrote: | Again, there's no way you can fire Luke Walton while Lebron and Rondo are hurt. Luke's employment will be based on how the Lakers play when at full strength. |
Sadly if we wait for Bron and Rondo to get back we will end up out the playoffs...This is the West...Loses are monumental no matter who we play. |
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Runway8 Franchise Player
Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 22883 Location: La Jolla, San Diego
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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24Legend007 wrote: | Well we are missing our two best players |
LOL! Rondo as our second best player isn't comforting. These #2 picks not grabbing the mantle is concerning. And these boys should show Lebron that he made the right decision by beating the Cavs without him. This is embarrassing, probably for Lebron too. |
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TDRock Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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Sentient Meat wrote: | troy wrote: | Again, there's no way you can fire Luke Walton while Lebron and Rondo are hurt. Luke's employment will be based on how the Lakers play when at full strength. |
I don't know about you... but I could.
I said nothing after New York... but this was absolutely unacceptable. |
Yeah. I’ve been indifferent on keeping Luke or not but very vocal on needing to change his coaching staff.
I have to chime in and say don’t forget they fired Thibs after a win. And they fired Dwayne Casey after he won coach of the year. So... |
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SuperNutZ Starting Rotation
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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These guys play like they just don't care. the Clippers play with more heart than this |
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DaKing23 Starting Rotation
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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Oh and where are the ones who said this would be an easy win and jinxed us like always. No team is an easy win for the Lakers at the moment...NO TEAM IS AN EASY WIN! |
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troy Star Player
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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Mr. Luke Walton is between a rock and a hard place. If he doesn't go off on his players, they won't respond to him and they'll play like they did tonight. If he gets angry and yells at them, they will tattle on him to Earving "Magic" Johnson, thus giving Mr. Johnson the ammunition he needs to get rid of Luke. Luke needs to keep on his players good side, or else he's unemployed. |
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Inspector Gadget Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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SuperNutZ wrote: | These guys play like they just don't care. the Clippers play with more heart than this |
Imagine if we had Doc as our coach? He would make the team thrive right now without LeBron... because he knows how to utilize players. |
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TMG Star Player
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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Inspector Gadget wrote: | SuperNutZ wrote: | These guys play like they just don't care. the Clippers play with more heart than this |
Imagine if we had Doc as our coach? He would make the team thrive right now without LeBron... because he knows how to utilize players. |
Doc actually has a good team overall. I dont get why people act like clippers are a bad team. They have legit talent on that squad. |
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troy Star Player
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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Sentient Meat wrote: | troy wrote: | Again, there's no way you can fire Luke Walton while Lebron and Rondo are hurt. Luke's employment will be based on how the Lakers play when at full strength. |
I don't know about you... but I could.
I said nothing after New York... but this was absolutely unacceptable. |
Its just not fair to Luke, though. Put the blame on the players. |
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Sentient Meat Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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TDRock wrote: | Sentient Meat wrote: | troy wrote: | Again, there's no way you can fire Luke Walton while Lebron and Rondo are hurt. Luke's employment will be based on how the Lakers play when at full strength. |
I don't know about you... but I could.
I said nothing after New York... but this was absolutely unacceptable. |
Yeah. I’ve been indifferent on keeping Luke or not but very vocal on needing to change his coaching staff.
I have to chime in and say don’t forget they fired Thibs after a win. And they fired Dwayne Casey after he won coach of the year. So... |
When you see Popovich lose Kawhi... start out poorly and make adjustments... you see what a coach can do.
I get that LBJ and Rondo are out... but we played 12-4 for a stretch last January.
No excuse to lose to bad teams over and over. |
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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cirehawk wrote: | CandyCanes wrote: | How the (bleep) do you lose a game to the Cavs when you’re fighting for the 8 seed? |
Could it be possible that without Bron, the Cavs are actually better than us? |
Not when their best player is out also. |
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Sentient Meat Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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troy wrote: | Sentient Meat wrote: | troy wrote: | Again, there's no way you can fire Luke Walton while Lebron and Rondo are hurt. Luke's employment will be based on how the Lakers play when at full strength. |
I don't know about you... but I could.
I said nothing after New York... but this was absolutely unacceptable. |
Its just not fair to Luke, though. Put the blame on the players. |
Coaching is a brutal business.
If he stays... I'd like to see some sign of consistency and fight.
They are behind and just slowly dribbling the ball down the court like they are protecting a lead. |
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PayasoLoco Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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TMG wrote: | Inspector Gadget wrote: | SuperNutZ wrote: | These guys play like they just don't care. the Clippers play with more heart than this |
Imagine if we had Doc as our coach? He would make the team thrive right now without LeBron... because he knows how to utilize players. |
Doc actually has a good team overall. I dont get why people act like clippers are a bad team. They have legit talent on that squad. |
To be fair outside of bron he clippers have a much better team than us... |
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troy Star Player
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Okay, well hell, what can we fans do? Should we start an online petition to have Luke Walton fired? |
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lakersfever714 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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troy wrote: | Again, there's no way you can fire Luke Walton while Lebron and Rondo are hurt. Luke's employment will be based on how the Lakers play when at full strength. |
That's why the Lakers haven't had a winning season under Jeanie. She's never been on the basketball side of the Lakers. When her dad was still in charge, she was always taking care of the administrative stuffs. Now she's tasked with making basketball related decisions and she's been terrible at it. From extending Kobe for his last two years to keeping Jim Buss in charge for many years to being loyal to Luke, she just doesn't have a basketball mind like her dad did. _________________ Playoffs is good enough. - Jeanie Buss 2024
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PayasoLoco Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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Sentient Meat wrote: | TDRock wrote: | Sentient Meat wrote: | troy wrote: | Again, there's no way you can fire Luke Walton while Lebron and Rondo are hurt. Luke's employment will be based on how the Lakers play when at full strength. |
I don't know about you... but I could.
I said nothing after New York... but this was absolutely unacceptable. |
Yeah. I’ve been indifferent on keeping Luke or not but very vocal on needing to change his coaching staff.
I have to chime in and say don’t forget they fired Thibs after a win. And they fired Dwayne Casey after he won coach of the year. So... |
When you see Popovich lose Kawhi... start out poorly and make adjustments... you see what a coach can do.
I get that LBJ and Rondo are out... but we played 12-4 for a stretch last January.
No excuse to lose to bad teams over and over. |
Last years team was way better than this team (when bron is not playing) you had blo, Randle, IT3 |
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TMG Star Player
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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PayasoLoco wrote: | TMG wrote: | Inspector Gadget wrote: | SuperNutZ wrote: | These guys play like they just don't care. the Clippers play with more heart than this |
Imagine if we had Doc as our coach? He would make the team thrive right now without LeBron... because he knows how to utilize players. |
Doc actually has a good team overall. I dont get why people act like clippers are a bad team. They have legit talent on that squad. |
To be fair outside of bron he clippers have a much better team than us... |
it's not even close. Im rooting for the young core but they haven't shown enough. Doc has a really good team. |
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Sentient Meat Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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PayasoLoco wrote: | Sentient Meat wrote: | TDRock wrote: | Sentient Meat wrote: | troy wrote: | Again, there's no way you can fire Luke Walton while Lebron and Rondo are hurt. Luke's employment will be based on how the Lakers play when at full strength. |
I don't know about you... but I could.
I said nothing after New York... but this was absolutely unacceptable. |
Yeah. I’ve been indifferent on keeping Luke or not but very vocal on needing to change his coaching staff.
I have to chime in and say don’t forget they fired Thibs after a win. And they fired Dwayne Casey after he won coach of the year. So... |
When you see Popovich lose Kawhi... start out poorly and make adjustments... you see what a coach can do.
I get that LBJ and Rondo are out... but we played 12-4 for a stretch last January.
No excuse to lose to bad teams over and over. |
Last years team was way better than this team (when bron is not playing) you had blo, Randle, IT3 |
Yeah but they should be doing better than losing to the Knicks and Cleveland.
I'm just venting... but this is the first time I've really had it with Luke. |
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anth2000 Franchise Player
Joined: 16 Apr 2001 Posts: 12290 Location: Pasadena, CA
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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So, laker fans...let's rally...
Is this Luke, the FO or the team?
Horrible shooters
Horrible defenders
Horrible coaching |
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drae Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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anth2000 wrote: | So, laker fans...let's rally...
Is this Luke, the FO or the team?
Horrible shooters
Horrible defenders
Horrible coaching |
We've needed a reliable, consistent, 3 point shooter all year. All the shooters we have are streaky |
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SuperNutZ Starting Rotation
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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anth2000 wrote: | So, laker fans...let's rally...
Is this Luke, the FO or the team?
Horrible shooters
Horrible defenders
Horrible coaching |
The team is sh!t, we need to stop sugar coating these bust.
https://twitter.com/LakerFilmRoom/status/1084670709949816832 |
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drae Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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The talent is there, plain as day, they're just not developing |
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anth2000 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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I know I am negative but I want a positivesolution here. |
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TMG Star Player
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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anth2000 wrote: | So, laker fans...let's rally...
Is this Luke, the FO or the team?
Horrible shooters
Horrible defenders
Horrible coaching |
It's everything. When your players wont even give you effort on the floor there is clearly something wrong with the team.
And FO is a joke bunch of old heads still living in the past of how the game used to be played. Why did you get Lebron if you didn't bother with shooters?What is this team heading for? Because i dont see a bright light anywhere. Are we going to depend on Lebron to take us all the way? Thats not the way i want things to happen. We need a future for when Lebron is gone and im seriously starting to wonder how things will pan out. Should have hired competent staff instead of paying tribute to Legends by giving them too much.
This isn't all Luke but this team right now without Lebron to cover it up is showing it's true colours. |
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Harlemlakerfan Star Player
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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SuperNutZ wrote: | These guys play like they just don't care. the Clippers play with more heart than this |
That’s a reflection on the coaching!!!!! |
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