[SlickBouncePassParticipant]

 "No one wants to play where you live" – Must be the dumbest thing I ever heard.  Guys with fake personas like Kobe, want to be out in LA.  Only thing I respect about Kobe is his on the court game, he doesn’t realize it but if he had played somewhere in the East (Boston, Philly, NY) he would’ve been revered far more than playing for a plastic franchise like the Lakers, because the way he plays on the court translates a lot better with our fans.  It woudln’t have mattered either, because frontrunner Laker fans would then be Boston/Philly/NY fans.

Out on the East Coast, we actually care about sports.  We care less about your latest hairstyle, and more about the effort that you put in the game.  I never thoguht once about Nerlens Noel hair, but if I saw that he had a new haircut every two days and he wasn’t getting on the court, I’d say "shave the hair, go work out".  

You would never get this, but if you come to Philly when any of its teams are in the Playoffs, you’d realize the level of intensity that is created by both the team and the fans.  AI was AI because he played in Philly.  

Anyway, in 3 years, after circus-Kobe retires, and in 2018 when the Lakers don’t have a first round pick again, are D’Angelo Russell and Julius Randle going to carry this team to the next wave of success that is expected of the great Lakers franchise…….

Or will Shaq and Pau Gasol "magic"ally fall into their laps again.  Maybe a less arrogant Kobe can still play and another FA will want to play with him.  

Maybe it’ll be Nick Young and Jodie Meeks that lead to the next championship. 

Damn in 2018, its going to be even more fun than it is now watching the Sixers.  I can’t wait for opening game 2018.  Unless the NBA gets KD and RW to go to LA, watching D’Angelo Russell make pretty passes but getting muscled up the rest of the game will be fun too. 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

[SlickBouncePassParticipant]

the Sixers who are blatantly tanking yet play hard…

or the Lakers who sign guys like Nick Young and Roy Hibbert and Lou Williams (who I actually like), and claim they will make the playoffs and that they aren’t tanking, but then end up with possibly the worst record in the league.  

  

[SlickBouncePassParticipant]

the Sixers who are blatantly tanking yet play hard…

or the Lakers who sign guys like Nick Young and Roy Hibbert and Lou Williams (who I actually like), and claim they will make the playoffs and that they aren’t tanking, but then end up with possibly the worst record in the league.  

  

[SubZeroParticipant]

How in the world can you hate on Kobe for sticking with one team? People always revere guys who play for one team for most of their career instead of guys who bounce around every few years. If anyone in the NBA couldn’t care less about what he looks like and anything besides basketball, it’s Kobe. I’m guessing you’re from Philly, because it sounds like you’re upset Kobe never came back

[SubZeroParticipant]

How in the world can you hate on Kobe for sticking with one team? People always revere guys who play for one team for most of their career instead of guys who bounce around every few years. If anyone in the NBA couldn’t care less about what he looks like and anything besides basketball, it’s Kobe. I’m guessing you’re from Philly, because it sounds like you’re upset Kobe never came back

[T Rex]

 Nobody could possibly revere Kobe more than LA Dbags.

 

 

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 Nobody could possibly revere or swallow more Celtic gravy than T-Rex.  He is counting the days until he gets a five guy cream pie from Rozier, Olynyk, Hunter, Mickey… and you know who has shotgun on anus… Marcus Smart.

This Celtic team should be one of the greatest assembled and definitely one of the best Celtic teams of the last 25 years.  Mostly because they have had like 2 or 3 good years in that span.

One thing Laker fans don’t do… create threads talking about Boston D Bags.

T-Rex loves Brad Stephens CHOWDA

 

 

 

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 Nobody could possibly revere or swallow more Celtic gravy than T-Rex.  He is counting the days until he gets a five guy cream pie from Rozier, Olynyk, Hunter, Mickey… and you know who has shotgun on anus… Marcus Smart.

This Celtic team should be one of the greatest assembled and definitely one of the best Celtic teams of the last 25 years.  Mostly because they have had like 2 or 3 good years in that span.

One thing Laker fans don’t do… create threads talking about Boston D Bags.

T-Rex loves Brad Stephens CHOWDA

 

 

 

[T Rex]

 I’m not familiar with all your gay lingo, but whatever works for you in LA.

 

 

[T Rex]

 I’m not familiar with all your gay lingo, but whatever works for you in LA.

 

 

[ZachAttackParticipant]

[ZachAttackParticipant]

[Rip256]

 Haha killer thread

[Rip256]

 Haha killer thread

[T Rex]

 Nobody could possibly revere Kobe more than LA Dbags.

 

 

[SlickBouncePassParticipant]

I respect his game, tenacity, poise, psychotic approach to the game, although he never had the maturity to realize he needed his teammates, which is kind of sad.  He was blessed to be around Phil Jackson, and have role players like Harper, Fox, Horry, etc who could kind of beat it into him that his selfishness would not fly.

I will always think Kobe for Divac, was a setup by the NBA.  Possibly one of the most marketable stars (before he raped someone), going to LA?  NBA is still feeding off that.  No-brainer.  Aaron McKie used to say he knew Kobe would be one of the greatest when he was at Temple, Kobe was in HS, and was balling with those Temple teams (which were very good).

So my regret is that even with AI, the Sixers didn’t take Kobe #1, or Tim Duncan didn’t come out that year and waited until 1997.  

Regardless, if we took Kobe, would we have been spoon-fed other Hall of Famers that we didn’t draft to play with so that our most marketable star could win championships.

I remember T-Mac saying if he could play with anyone, he wishes he could have played with Shaq.  I mean, I don’t think T-Mac ever had the mental tenacity that Kobe played with, but I still think he would have won with Shaq, probably more than 3, because I don’t think T-Mac would have had the same tension build-up like Kobe did with Shaq.  

Anyways, enoguh reminiscing, let’s focus on the currently bright-future of the Lakers.  Russell-Randall-Clarkson, how many championships will that get you?  Or is the sun and fun gonna attract more stars for the Lakers fans to roll around in the beach over?

Imagine if Aaron Gordon or Victor Oladipo or that entire Orlando Magic team was on the Lakers, they’d be on national TV every night.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 Russell, RANDLE and Clarkson will probably get us as many championships as the 76ers organization has had in the past 30 years…. ZERO

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 Russell, RANDLE and Clarkson will probably get us as many championships as the 76ers organization has had in the past 30 years…. ZERO

[SlickBouncePassParticipant]

I respect his game, tenacity, poise, psychotic approach to the game, although he never had the maturity to realize he needed his teammates, which is kind of sad.  He was blessed to be around Phil Jackson, and have role players like Harper, Fox, Horry, etc who could kind of beat it into him that his selfishness would not fly.

I will always think Kobe for Divac, was a setup by the NBA.  Possibly one of the most marketable stars (before he raped someone), going to LA?  NBA is still feeding off that.  No-brainer.  Aaron McKie used to say he knew Kobe would be one of the greatest when he was at Temple, Kobe was in HS, and was balling with those Temple teams (which were very good).

So my regret is that even with AI, the Sixers didn’t take Kobe #1, or Tim Duncan didn’t come out that year and waited until 1997.  

Regardless, if we took Kobe, would we have been spoon-fed other Hall of Famers that we didn’t draft to play with so that our most marketable star could win championships.

I remember T-Mac saying if he could play with anyone, he wishes he could have played with Shaq.  I mean, I don’t think T-Mac ever had the mental tenacity that Kobe played with, but I still think he would have won with Shaq, probably more than 3, because I don’t think T-Mac would have had the same tension build-up like Kobe did with Shaq.  

Anyways, enoguh reminiscing, let’s focus on the currently bright-future of the Lakers.  Russell-Randall-Clarkson, how many championships will that get you?  Or is the sun and fun gonna attract more stars for the Lakers fans to roll around in the beach over?

Imagine if Aaron Gordon or Victor Oladipo or that entire Orlando Magic team was on the Lakers, they’d be on national TV every night.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

 I would say playing in LA has worked out just fine for Kobe and I’m pretty sure he doesn’t regret that he wasn’t drafted by philly. Anyway, that was 20 years ago. I think it’s time to move on.

Kobe for divac was not a set-up by the NBA. Kobe wanted to play in LA and Jerry west saw the potential in Kobe so he traded his starting center for Kobe. It was actually a pretty big risk at the time considering divac was an established player and they hadn’t signed shaq yet at the time. Kobe was far from a surefire superstar according to most scouts (he was drafted 13th behind guys like samaki walker and vitaly potapenko).

 

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

 I would say playing in LA has worked out just fine for Kobe and I’m pretty sure he doesn’t regret that he wasn’t drafted by philly. Anyway, that was 20 years ago. I think it’s time to move on.

Kobe for divac was not a set-up by the NBA. Kobe wanted to play in LA and Jerry west saw the potential in Kobe so he traded his starting center for Kobe. It was actually a pretty big risk at the time considering divac was an established player and they hadn’t signed shaq yet at the time. Kobe was far from a surefire superstar according to most scouts (he was drafted 13th behind guys like samaki walker and vitaly potapenko).

 

[NBAjunkie81Participant]

 & which one is working better… I have no desire to bash Kobe… He’s taken far too much of the blame for the mismanagement of that team & he’s on the verge of retirement-

 it’s time to apprececiate’s Kobe’s contribution to the game no matter how any of us felt about him while he was at the top… 

[NBAjunkie81Participant]

 & which one is working better… I have no desire to bash Kobe… He’s taken far too much of the blame for the mismanagement of that team & he’s on the verge of retirement-

 it’s time to apprececiate’s Kobe’s contribution to the game no matter how any of us felt about him while he was at the top… 

[SlickBouncePassParticipant]

and also, about how shallow LA fans are.  Not only do they have the sun and the girls, they also brag about NBA players wanting to play in LA and how somehow it makes them superior fans and franchise.  Clearly, you are seeing the results of how their franchise operates when the sun and fun is marred by playing with circus-Kobe.    

Kobe being drafted 13 was a testament to the time, drafting HS players wasn’t in fashion at the time, nor did he go to some powerhouse academy, and AAU ball wasn’t where it is.  

I wonder if all that existed, would you take Kobe or AI #1.  AI was one of my most favorite players in college at a time when the Big East was amazing.  

When an NBA player is telling you he just knew Kobe was going to be great, and you look at his HS games and see that he could literally do everything on the court, its a no-brainer.  The Sixers really messed up being that the kid was playing in their backyard.

More of a testament to the Best Player Available vs appease the Fans.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

[NBAjunkie81Participant]

 are turning on Kobe kind of under scores your point about "plastic" fans… As far as the 96 Draft & one year earlier it was a really big deal that Kevin Garnette a High School kid was drafted in the Top 5…. HS kids just didn’t go directly into the Draft back then…

I lived in Phila during that time, I was in High School & Kobe’s dad Jelly Bean Bryant who was a star at LaSalle University & an NBA 1st round pick in the mid 70’s took a job as asst coach to Speedy Morris at LaSalle University in 1995…

 The whole city was Buzzing that Kobe was going to play at LaSalle for One year & it was going revitalize the "Big 5" which Any one from Phila knows all about the old time "Big 5" local college basketball rivalry between Temple, Villanova, St. Joe’s, Univ of Penn & LaSalle…

 At sporting events & parties, the LaSalle kids were Always bragging that Kobe was going to LaSalle & that even one year of Kobe would put LaSalle basketball back on the map (they were National Champs inthe 50’s I think) & recruiting would be positively effected for 20 years b/c Kobe would Always be associated w/ LaSalle…

The Sixers Never seriously considered taking Kobe (at least not publicly), remember there wasn’t social media like there is today – the only internet people really used was AOL, so rumors were swirling that Kobe was going pro & threatening to go to Europe if the Nets drafted him at #7…. The Sixers took Iverson & people really do not understand how great Iverson was & what a popular figure he was… in 2002, Iverson was the most popular player in the Country – by Far… the kids Loved A.I. & if you look up the stats Kobe was just really entering Super Stardom in that 2nd Lakers Champioship run… 

But I’ll never forget the Friday before the 1996 NBA Draft, despite the rumors, everyone figured that Kobe would play at least one year in college, b/c that’s just the way it was back then… But on that Friday, LaSalle’s campus the origin of the realization that Kobe was going pro & it went Viral b/c Jelly Bean didn’t show up for work at LaSalle…. & immediately people realized that he wasn’t going to LaSalle & that he was probably going pro – at least to Europe if he had to…

Word spread all over the city & out to the whole country – it was really amazing to remember that time… Anyway, so sorry for the long post… 

 

 

 

 

[NBAjunkie81Participant]

 are turning on Kobe kind of under scores your point about "plastic" fans… As far as the 96 Draft & one year earlier it was a really big deal that Kevin Garnette a High School kid was drafted in the Top 5…. HS kids just didn’t go directly into the Draft back then…

I lived in Phila during that time, I was in High School & Kobe’s dad Jelly Bean Bryant who was a star at LaSalle University & an NBA 1st round pick in the mid 70’s took a job as asst coach to Speedy Morris at LaSalle University in 1995…

 The whole city was Buzzing that Kobe was going to play at LaSalle for One year & it was going revitalize the "Big 5" which Any one from Phila knows all about the old time "Big 5" local college basketball rivalry between Temple, Villanova, St. Joe’s, Univ of Penn & LaSalle…

 At sporting events & parties, the LaSalle kids were Always bragging that Kobe was going to LaSalle & that even one year of Kobe would put LaSalle basketball back on the map (they were National Champs inthe 50’s I think) & recruiting would be positively effected for 20 years b/c Kobe would Always be associated w/ LaSalle…

The Sixers Never seriously considered taking Kobe (at least not publicly), remember there wasn’t social media like there is today – the only internet people really used was AOL, so rumors were swirling that Kobe was going pro & threatening to go to Europe if the Nets drafted him at #7…. The Sixers took Iverson & people really do not understand how great Iverson was & what a popular figure he was… in 2002, Iverson was the most popular player in the Country – by Far… the kids Loved A.I. & if you look up the stats Kobe was just really entering Super Stardom in that 2nd Lakers Champioship run… 

But I’ll never forget the Friday before the 1996 NBA Draft, despite the rumors, everyone figured that Kobe would play at least one year in college, b/c that’s just the way it was back then… But on that Friday, LaSalle’s campus the origin of the realization that Kobe was going pro & it went Viral b/c Jelly Bean didn’t show up for work at LaSalle…. & immediately people realized that he wasn’t going to LaSalle & that he was probably going pro – at least to Europe if he had to…

Word spread all over the city & out to the whole country – it was really amazing to remember that time… Anyway, so sorry for the long post… 

 

 

 

 

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 Hold on man, Lakers fans and a subset of Lakers fans I have titled strictly "Kobe fans" who won’t be around when he retires… are bailing on him?  He has been on the team for 20 years and the last few have been painful to watch.  Just because we are ready to move on maybe before he is ready doesn’t mean anybody is bailing on him.  It’s just time…. I’d say we had a good run.

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 Hold on man, Lakers fans and a subset of Lakers fans I have titled strictly "Kobe fans" who won’t be around when he retires… are bailing on him?  He has been on the team for 20 years and the last few have been painful to watch.  Just because we are ready to move on maybe before he is ready doesn’t mean anybody is bailing on him.  It’s just time…. I’d say we had a good run.

[NBAjunkie81Participant]

 Loyal as any other team’s core fan base…. But the way Kobe has been thrown under the bus & blamed for the team’s downfall has gotten ridiculous… Every town has the "what have you done for me lately" idiots that make the whole fan base look bad… So I did a poor job of differtiating & I hope you can forgive me for that…

[NBAjunkie81Participant]

 Loyal as any other team’s core fan base…. But the way Kobe has been thrown under the bus & blamed for the team’s downfall has gotten ridiculous… Every town has the "what have you done for me lately" idiots that make the whole fan base look bad… So I did a poor job of differtiating & I hope you can forgive me for that…

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 Yes Laker fans are a unique bunch.  Half are fans of the team, half  (extremely loose numbers) are almost purely Kobe fans.  When he retires those fans will most likely go with him, onto the next bandwagon… most likely the Warriors and Steph Curry.  

The fans that typically make the noise "fire him" "trade him" are usually the Kobe fans.  It is a very unique situation, and one that I am ready to move on from.  Not because of his play, or how he carries himself, simply because he is just a huge cloud over the organization which feels obligated to do "right" by him.  

Obviously Laker fans are appreciative of the 5 rings he has contributed… which also happen to be more than the 76ers and Celtics combined in the past 25 years.  But it’s time to move on.  If he retired tomorrow I would be bummed because I didn’t get to see him play in person one last time.  From an organizational standpoint I would encourage it.  I also would have encouraged it last year.

It doesn’t have to be about what he is doing or not doing, but when it’s time it’s time.

I am not accusing you of anything, just trolls like T-Rex usually try to label all Laker fans as created equal, when we most certainly are not.  I know you’re not trolling.

 

 

 

 

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 Yes Laker fans are a unique bunch.  Half are fans of the team, half  (extremely loose numbers) are almost purely Kobe fans.  When he retires those fans will most likely go with him, onto the next bandwagon… most likely the Warriors and Steph Curry.  

The fans that typically make the noise "fire him" "trade him" are usually the Kobe fans.  It is a very unique situation, and one that I am ready to move on from.  Not because of his play, or how he carries himself, simply because he is just a huge cloud over the organization which feels obligated to do "right" by him.  

Obviously Laker fans are appreciative of the 5 rings he has contributed… which also happen to be more than the 76ers and Celtics combined in the past 25 years.  But it’s time to move on.  If he retired tomorrow I would be bummed because I didn’t get to see him play in person one last time.  From an organizational standpoint I would encourage it.  I also would have encouraged it last year.

It doesn’t have to be about what he is doing or not doing, but when it’s time it’s time.

I am not accusing you of anything, just trolls like T-Rex usually try to label all Laker fans as created equal, when we most certainly are not.  I know you’re not trolling.

 

 

 

 

[SlickBouncePassParticipant]

and also, about how shallow LA fans are.  Not only do they have the sun and the girls, they also brag about NBA players wanting to play in LA and how somehow it makes them superior fans and franchise.  Clearly, you are seeing the results of how their franchise operates when the sun and fun is marred by playing with circus-Kobe.    

Kobe being drafted 13 was a testament to the time, drafting HS players wasn’t in fashion at the time, nor did he go to some powerhouse academy, and AAU ball wasn’t where it is.  

I wonder if all that existed, would you take Kobe or AI #1.  AI was one of my most favorite players in college at a time when the Big East was amazing.  

When an NBA player is telling you he just knew Kobe was going to be great, and you look at his HS games and see that he could literally do everything on the court, its a no-brainer.  The Sixers really messed up being that the kid was playing in their backyard.

More of a testament to the Best Player Available vs appease the Fans.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 Did my honest depiction of the arm pit of America… or your home town Philly strike some chords with you?  Are you feeling a little bit sensitive when you stop and realize that no free agents will go to your "hard-working" (which is just a translation for coal mining type work) east coast franchises?  

I challenge you to name the last time 76ers had a relevant team… I can answer it for you, it was in a super lame East… and A.I was on the team.  How did that end up?  In fact can you tell me who they played and who beat them?  Philly fans have been living off of A.I stepping over Tyron Lue for 15 years now… and you want to talk to me about substance?  

Now try to name the last noteable free agent… or even trade for an actual NBA player that the 76ers have made….Andrew Bynum? lol.  This terrible Lakers team really got one over on you there I suppose.  

You can say all you want about Lakers fans, and the West coast but it won’t change the facts.  You talk about sunshine and girls as if they are problems.  Who doesn’t like those two things?  Philly fans I suppose.  Certainly not NBA players.  The West routinely slaps the East around.  The 6th or 7th best team in the West would be a top 2 team in the East.

In fact Philly fans are so dumb they have let Stinkie convince them that routinely losing is their best course of action… as if it is some vast difference between their last course of action… the only difference is they are intentionally losing now… where as before they weren’t.  

Why do Laker fans hold out hope that a big free agent will show up in LA?  Because it usually always happens.  

You don’t seem like the type to pay attention to things like facts, or history (which is the best indicator for the future).  Instead, you spend your time chasing canarys and eating cheesesteaks.  

The only success the East has had recently has come from Miami… which tries it’s hardest to be exactly like the West coast that you hate.  

You couldn’t make it out here, this much is obvious.  There is not one thing that the 76ers have done better than the Lakers besides losing.  Lakers have been challenging them on that front the past couple of years but nobody can quite compare to the 76ers in regards to losing.

All it really sounds like is that you are still sour about Kobe not wanting to play in Philly.  When really, he isn’t alone in that regard.  Nobody wants to play there.  It’s a losing culture… completely different than the Lakers current situation of just losing.  Losing is embedded in the 76ers DNA… that’s what you guys do.  It’s what you will continue to do when all of your lottery picks leave after their rookie contracts.

76er fans calling out Laker fans… or the Lakers organization for that matter is laughable.  There is no comparison to be made.  

If you’re going to use a west coast team to compare to the 76ers use the Kings.  It’s a much more accurate comparison.  

It’s also nice to see that the public education system in Philly is working wonders for your intelligence.  I notice improvement from you with every post.

Hair cuts lol.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 Did my honest depiction of the arm pit of America… or your home town Philly strike some chords with you?  Are you feeling a little bit sensitive when you stop and realize that no free agents will go to your "hard-working" (which is just a translation for coal mining type work) east coast franchises?  

I challenge you to name the last time 76ers had a relevant team… I can answer it for you, it was in a super lame East… and A.I was on the team.  How did that end up?  In fact can you tell me who they played and who beat them?  Philly fans have been living off of A.I stepping over Tyron Lue for 15 years now… and you want to talk to me about substance?  

Now try to name the last noteable free agent… or even trade for an actual NBA player that the 76ers have made….Andrew Bynum? lol.  This terrible Lakers team really got one over on you there I suppose.  

You can say all you want about Lakers fans, and the West coast but it won’t change the facts.  You talk about sunshine and girls as if they are problems.  Who doesn’t like those two things?  Philly fans I suppose.  Certainly not NBA players.  The West routinely slaps the East around.  The 6th or 7th best team in the West would be a top 2 team in the East.

In fact Philly fans are so dumb they have let Stinkie convince them that routinely losing is their best course of action… as if it is some vast difference between their last course of action… the only difference is they are intentionally losing now… where as before they weren’t.  

Why do Laker fans hold out hope that a big free agent will show up in LA?  Because it usually always happens.  

You don’t seem like the type to pay attention to things like facts, or history (which is the best indicator for the future).  Instead, you spend your time chasing canarys and eating cheesesteaks.  

The only success the East has had recently has come from Miami… which tries it’s hardest to be exactly like the West coast that you hate.  

You couldn’t make it out here, this much is obvious.  There is not one thing that the 76ers have done better than the Lakers besides losing.  Lakers have been challenging them on that front the past couple of years but nobody can quite compare to the 76ers in regards to losing.

All it really sounds like is that you are still sour about Kobe not wanting to play in Philly.  When really, he isn’t alone in that regard.  Nobody wants to play there.  It’s a losing culture… completely different than the Lakers current situation of just losing.  Losing is embedded in the 76ers DNA… that’s what you guys do.  It’s what you will continue to do when all of your lottery picks leave after their rookie contracts.

76er fans calling out Laker fans… or the Lakers organization for that matter is laughable.  There is no comparison to be made.  

If you’re going to use a west coast team to compare to the 76ers use the Kings.  It’s a much more accurate comparison.  

It’s also nice to see that the public education system in Philly is working wonders for your intelligence.  I notice improvement from you with every post.

Hair cuts lol.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SlickBouncePassParticipant]

added nothing.  empty.  pretty stupid at times.  Like a Lakers fan.  Not even worth replying because I’m so confused as to the nature of your points.  I’m saying, the majority of LA fans hype their team and players up, which is merely reflective of their lack of ability to judge talent, or most importantly, be real about the talent on their team.

It was really sad seeing Kobe wearing an LA Dodgers hat in 2008 during MLB playoffs.  I mean, that only means he so badly wanted to be loved in Philly but he’s not, he was despised for a long time because people saw him acting a fool (which he has done many times in his life), trying to show he didn’t care about Philly, when in reality, when you do something that blatantly obvious, all you really wanted was a hug from your home town, but your home town hates you, Classic fake-personality Kobe. We respect Kobe, but we hated Kobe’s personality at that time.  You woudln’t get it, its an East Coast thing. 

I’ll stop now before you throw in another mom-joke like its 2000 and you’re still 16.

NBA Junkie that was a great and informative post.  I was still young at that time.  Wish  I went to see him play even thoguh I dind’t live far from Lower Merion.  There was definitely a lot of hype around him in this area.   

Anyways, 2018, Philly or LA….

RanDALL-Clarkson-Russell….the future of the NBA.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

[SlickBouncePassParticipant]

added nothing.  empty.  pretty stupid at times.  Like a Lakers fan.  Not even worth replying because I’m so confused as to the nature of your points.  I’m saying, the majority of LA fans hype their team and players up, which is merely reflective of their lack of ability to judge talent, or most importantly, be real about the talent on their team.

It was really sad seeing Kobe wearing an LA Dodgers hat in 2008 during MLB playoffs.  I mean, that only means he so badly wanted to be loved in Philly but he’s not, he was despised for a long time because people saw him acting a fool (which he has done many times in his life), trying to show he didn’t care about Philly, when in reality, when you do something that blatantly obvious, all you really wanted was a hug from your home town, but your home town hates you, Classic fake-personality Kobe. We respect Kobe, but we hated Kobe’s personality at that time.  You woudln’t get it, its an East Coast thing. 

I’ll stop now before you throw in another mom-joke like its 2000 and you’re still 16.

NBA Junkie that was a great and informative post.  I was still young at that time.  Wish  I went to see him play even thoguh I dind’t live far from Lower Merion.  There was definitely a lot of hype around him in this area.   

Anyways, 2018, Philly or LA….

RanDALL-Clarkson-Russell….the future of the NBA.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 I use your mom because it’s obvious there are no other women in your life.  I’m not worth replying to, yet here you are.  

You speak of a majority, yet you are talking to a Lakers fan who is infinitely more knowledgeable than you in just about everything… this I am sure of.  

My posts which are clearly mocking yours are stupid and empty.  You trying to derive basketball information from a kids haircut is clearly not stupid and empty.  

In fact everyone of your posts thus far has had nothing to note about anything on the court, yet you point fingers at others for lack of intelligence?

You place a lot of emphasis on personality, or someone’s hair cut, or now even better… what baseball hat they are wearing at a game.  

If past success is any indication of future results (hint, it very much is) then absolutely LA in 2018.  Do you really have any reason to believe that Stinkie won’t trade Noel and Okafor next year to secure more picks?  

Cannan, Covington and Sampson 76ers 2018.  The future of Philly.  Over achievers who work hard… doesn’t that define Philly as a city?

76ers fan should be worried about their own team right now.  The laughing stock of the league.

 

 

 

 

 

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 I use your mom because it’s obvious there are no other women in your life.  I’m not worth replying to, yet here you are.  

You speak of a majority, yet you are talking to a Lakers fan who is infinitely more knowledgeable than you in just about everything… this I am sure of.  

My posts which are clearly mocking yours are stupid and empty.  You trying to derive basketball information from a kids haircut is clearly not stupid and empty.  

In fact everyone of your posts thus far has had nothing to note about anything on the court, yet you point fingers at others for lack of intelligence?

You place a lot of emphasis on personality, or someone’s hair cut, or now even better… what baseball hat they are wearing at a game.  

If past success is any indication of future results (hint, it very much is) then absolutely LA in 2018.  Do you really have any reason to believe that Stinkie won’t trade Noel and Okafor next year to secure more picks?  

Cannan, Covington and Sampson 76ers 2018.  The future of Philly.  Over achievers who work hard… doesn’t that define Philly as a city?

76ers fan should be worried about their own team right now.  The laughing stock of the league.

 

 

 

 

 

[SlickBouncePassParticipant]

Instead of being mired in mediocrity, its less Sam Hinkie and more Josh Harris that wanted to execute this plan.  He bought the Sixers for  287 million dollars in 2011, from a Comcast organization which was old and boring and cared more about the Flyers.  Currently the Sixers are worth 700 million, in their current state, not too bad eh?

Josh Harris wanted a bright NBA mind with a talent and statistics eye to do what he does to make his billions, which is simply buy low, rebuild, sell high.  I mean, its pretty smart and its the reason most Philly fans are on board with whats going on.  instead of keeping that brilliant baller Jrue Holiday and running him out there with Iggy and Korver and Thad Young, he decided to deconstruct and get some real talent, rebuild.  Embiid, Noel, Okafor…yeah I’d rather have these guys too

I’d much rather have a mind like that take charge, you know, someone with a vision beyond a couple years, who realizes that he doesnt’ have the fun and sun like they do in LA to attract a FA and think they really outsmarted everyone.  Jerry West and Jerry Buss are responsible for the great Lakers franchise, and Jerry West is brilliant.

Hoping the Sixers do the same.  Thats why most reasonable people (who can see beyond 3 years and were tired of mediocrity) are down with the program and will at least give it a shot.  Thats why the Lakers are essentially tanking this year too, after the brillaint-not Mitch Kupchak is doing whatever he can to keep his top-3 pick (pathetic) after he criticized the Sixers for doing the same.

So for me its not really about Lakers vs. Sixers…its more about the plastic fan-base that is in LA, how they think being in LA makes them a great franchise, where its just the weather, not the fans.  Nobody goes to LA because they love the LA sports fans, they go because they want to chum it up with Jack Nicholson, and I’m pretty sure you arent Jack Nicholson.  How every player that plays in LA becomes nationally recognized and is a little startlet.

Well, if Orlando was playing in LA right now, they’d be on national TV every night.  And that to me, is sad and fake about LA.  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

 

[SlickBouncePassParticipant]

Instead of being mired in mediocrity, its less Sam Hinkie and more Josh Harris that wanted to execute this plan.  He bought the Sixers for  287 million dollars in 2011, from a Comcast organization which was old and boring and cared more about the Flyers.  Currently the Sixers are worth 700 million, in their current state, not too bad eh?

Josh Harris wanted a bright NBA mind with a talent and statistics eye to do what he does to make his billions, which is simply buy low, rebuild, sell high.  I mean, its pretty smart and its the reason most Philly fans are on board with whats going on.  instead of keeping that brilliant baller Jrue Holiday and running him out there with Iggy and Korver and Thad Young, he decided to deconstruct and get some real talent, rebuild.  Embiid, Noel, Okafor…yeah I’d rather have these guys too

I’d much rather have a mind like that take charge, you know, someone with a vision beyond a couple years, who realizes that he doesnt’ have the fun and sun like they do in LA to attract a FA and think they really outsmarted everyone.  Jerry West and Jerry Buss are responsible for the great Lakers franchise, and Jerry West is brilliant.

Hoping the Sixers do the same.  Thats why most reasonable people (who can see beyond 3 years and were tired of mediocrity) are down with the program and will at least give it a shot.  Thats why the Lakers are essentially tanking this year too, after the brillaint-not Mitch Kupchak is doing whatever he can to keep his top-3 pick (pathetic) after he criticized the Sixers for doing the same.

So for me its not really about Lakers vs. Sixers…its more about the plastic fan-base that is in LA, how they think being in LA makes them a great franchise, where its just the weather, not the fans.  Nobody goes to LA because they love the LA sports fans, they go because they want to chum it up with Jack Nicholson, and I’m pretty sure you arent Jack Nicholson.  How every player that plays in LA becomes nationally recognized and is a little startlet.

Well, if Orlando was playing in LA right now, they’d be on national TV every night.  And that to me, is sad and fake about LA.  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

 

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 Are you retarded?  If Orlando was playing in LA right now, they would be LA.  Where is your logic?  They would be LA, thus LA would watch them.  How is that sad and fake?

What point are you trying to make?  That Philly fans are better than LA fans?  Okay, that’s great.  It’s not the least bit true but that’s great.  Can you quantify this?  Are we going off size of fan base?  Lakers, average home attendance?  Lakers.  Sell outs?  Lakers.  Sell outs in other arenas?  Lakers.  TV rights deal?  Lakers.  

All of these things are Laker fans.  

So far Stinkie hasn’t proven anything.  Embiid is a bust.  You are one injury re-ag away with Noel to have nothing but Okafor to show for all your sucking.

Kupchak?  You want to talk about Kupchak?  What other GM has traded for Chris Paul, Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol??  That was not West.  That was not Jerry.  

You’re just a typical internet troll.  A kid who tries to say other kids toys suck to make his sound better.  You were that kid, and you still are that kid

Everybody is laughing at Philly right now.  Yet you think you’re smarter than everybody else.  Keep those blinders on while your team continues to suck on purpose.

All teams suck at some point… well actually this would be a first for the Lakers.  But Philly is being absolute dog shit on purpose, there is a difference.

 

 

 

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 Are you retarded?  If Orlando was playing in LA right now, they would be LA.  Where is your logic?  They would be LA, thus LA would watch them.  How is that sad and fake?

What point are you trying to make?  That Philly fans are better than LA fans?  Okay, that’s great.  It’s not the least bit true but that’s great.  Can you quantify this?  Are we going off size of fan base?  Lakers, average home attendance?  Lakers.  Sell outs?  Lakers.  Sell outs in other arenas?  Lakers.  TV rights deal?  Lakers.  

All of these things are Laker fans.  

So far Stinkie hasn’t proven anything.  Embiid is a bust.  You are one injury re-ag away with Noel to have nothing but Okafor to show for all your sucking.

Kupchak?  You want to talk about Kupchak?  What other GM has traded for Chris Paul, Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol??  That was not West.  That was not Jerry.  

You’re just a typical internet troll.  A kid who tries to say other kids toys suck to make his sound better.  You were that kid, and you still are that kid

Everybody is laughing at Philly right now.  Yet you think you’re smarter than everybody else.  Keep those blinders on while your team continues to suck on purpose.

All teams suck at some point… well actually this would be a first for the Lakers.  But Philly is being absolute dog shit on purpose, there is a difference.

 

 

 

[SlickBouncePassParticipant]

I’m pretty sure that matters.  I’m pretty sure teams interview players.  I’m pretty sure Mel Kiper says the one thing he doesn’t have access to is the ability to interview players.  I’m pretty sure MJ and Kobe’s personalities had a lot to do with the players they are.  

I absolutely value numbers, but I also believe in watching a player and seeing how he reacts during a game to various situations.  For instance, I was saying what set Steph Curry apart was that during the 4th quarter, he is able to lock in and turn it on.  That has something to do with his personality, and numbers just help to describe his greatness.  Curry can turn it on the 4th, and as good as Lebron is, he wasn’t really able to do that.

Lastly, I said I woudln’t reply to a lot of your nonsense where you get personal, make mom-jokes, and act like DJ Khaled on First Take saying "we da best".  "west coast 4 lyfe" type of nonsense.  It had nothing to do with the West Coast (althoguh basketball is generally softer there and I do believe it has to do the fanbase, but thats just my theory, for instance, I could never Imagine the ’90s Knicks playing the way they did in Golden State), it has everything to do with LA and the Lakers making it seem like D’Angelo Russell is the next big star in the NBA, the LA hype machine created by the media and absolutely bought into by the fake fans that are out there.

On the East Coast its different, we’ll tell you if our team sucks.  And right now, without all the media attention, the Sixers are most certainly not the laughing stock of the NBA.  They keep their integrity by playing hard.  Lebron knows its coming and said "hopefully after I’m done".  

The laughing stock is the Bucks media who said on several occasions yesterday during the telecast that "wow this is surprisingly a game", as if the Bucks were championship contenders.  

Thats okay, our team will keep surprising the NBA with its solid play. We don’t need D’Angelo Russell and his new hair-cut every two days to help feed our ego.  

 

 

 

 

 

  

[SlickBouncePassParticipant]

I’m pretty sure that matters.  I’m pretty sure teams interview players.  I’m pretty sure Mel Kiper says the one thing he doesn’t have access to is the ability to interview players.  I’m pretty sure MJ and Kobe’s personalities had a lot to do with the players they are.  

I absolutely value numbers, but I also believe in watching a player and seeing how he reacts during a game to various situations.  For instance, I was saying what set Steph Curry apart was that during the 4th quarter, he is able to lock in and turn it on.  That has something to do with his personality, and numbers just help to describe his greatness.  Curry can turn it on the 4th, and as good as Lebron is, he wasn’t really able to do that.

Lastly, I said I woudln’t reply to a lot of your nonsense where you get personal, make mom-jokes, and act like DJ Khaled on First Take saying "we da best".  "west coast 4 lyfe" type of nonsense.  It had nothing to do with the West Coast (althoguh basketball is generally softer there and I do believe it has to do the fanbase, but thats just my theory, for instance, I could never Imagine the ’90s Knicks playing the way they did in Golden State), it has everything to do with LA and the Lakers making it seem like D’Angelo Russell is the next big star in the NBA, the LA hype machine created by the media and absolutely bought into by the fake fans that are out there.

On the East Coast its different, we’ll tell you if our team sucks.  And right now, without all the media attention, the Sixers are most certainly not the laughing stock of the NBA.  They keep their integrity by playing hard.  Lebron knows its coming and said "hopefully after I’m done".  

The laughing stock is the Bucks media who said on several occasions yesterday during the telecast that "wow this is surprisingly a game", as if the Bucks were championship contenders.  

Thats okay, our team will keep surprising the NBA with its solid play. We don’t need D’Angelo Russell and his new hair-cut every two days to help feed our ego.  

 

 

 

 

 

  

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 DJ Khaled is from your side of the country, the East.  The West would never have him.

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 DJ Khaled is from your side of the country, the East.  The West would never have him.

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 The fact that you are trying to even compare these two franchises is laughable.  They aren’t comparable.  The only similarity is they are both currently awful.  One is on purpose, the other by chance.  That is where the similarities end.

Keep focusing on haircuts and baseball hats.  Maybe that’s the reason the east is routinely getting slapped around by the west?

 

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 The fact that you are trying to even compare these two franchises is laughable.  They aren’t comparable.  The only similarity is they are both currently awful.  One is on purpose, the other by chance.  That is where the similarities end.

Keep focusing on haircuts and baseball hats.  Maybe that’s the reason the east is routinely getting slapped around by the west?

 

[SlickBouncePassParticipant]

again, mom jokes aside, i don’t even get where east vs west is an issue.

I get annoyed that a player gets drafted to the Lakers (Randle, Russell), and they are suddenly the heir apparaent to the NBA’s wealth and riches.  Its the hype-job.  You’ve basically agreed with me in saying "yes, the Lakers suck and Russell-Randle-Clarkson are worth 0 championships".  Thanks.

Just keep it real.  Right now, the Sixers, Magic, Bucks, and Timberwolves have clear paths to become contenders in 4 or 5 years.  The Lakers will rely upon fun and sun to attract some big names, and then the fans will pat themselves on the back for being so great.   

Its hard to argue against West being better than the East.  When you have Kobe, Duncan, Nowitzki, Nash, etc in your conference perennially the last 10 years against Lebron and Wade (who I never thought was a clear superstar but just a very very very good player, not mentioned among the players I’ve justmentioned except Nash) its hard to argue the West is superior to the East….but so what.  

My focus is only on the LA-hype job.  I hate players and franchises being overrated.  

 

 

 

 

 

  

[SlickBouncePassParticipant]

again, mom jokes aside, i don’t even get where east vs west is an issue.

I get annoyed that a player gets drafted to the Lakers (Randle, Russell), and they are suddenly the heir apparaent to the NBA’s wealth and riches.  Its the hype-job.  You’ve basically agreed with me in saying "yes, the Lakers suck and Russell-Randle-Clarkson are worth 0 championships".  Thanks.

Just keep it real.  Right now, the Sixers, Magic, Bucks, and Timberwolves have clear paths to become contenders in 4 or 5 years.  The Lakers will rely upon fun and sun to attract some big names, and then the fans will pat themselves on the back for being so great.   

Its hard to argue against West being better than the East.  When you have Kobe, Duncan, Nowitzki, Nash, etc in your conference perennially the last 10 years against Lebron and Wade (who I never thought was a clear superstar but just a very very very good player, not mentioned among the players I’ve justmentioned except Nash) its hard to argue the West is superior to the East….but so what.  

My focus is only on the LA-hype job.  I hate players and franchises being overrated.  

 

 

 

 

 

  

[Memphis MadnessParticipant]

 The Post-Magic Lakers teams were pretty mediocre (at best) until Shaq showed up.

Even before that, the Kareem Lakers didn’t go to the Finals until Magic showed up.

Unless the league hands them a superstar or a superstar falls into their laps in the draft, then I can very much see the Lakers struggling for an extended period of time.  

What hurts the Lakers is a lackluster front office, and entitled fans who want to WIN (AND be entertained) NOW.  

Not sure either side has the patience or the mental makeup to go through a steady rebuilding plan.

I can see them trying to reload on the fly like the Knicks have been trying to do since the 80’s…  

Then I don’t think Clarkson, Randle, and Russell are future All NBA players.  I don’t see any of those three having SUPERSTAR UPSIDE.  So, if they want to win another title sometime down the road, they will have to get a superstar.

I think their Plan A should still be to make a run at Anthony Davis.  He is a game changer, and the kind of guy that the Lakers have usually had success with.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Memphis MadnessParticipant]

 The Post-Magic Lakers teams were pretty mediocre (at best) until Shaq showed up.

Even before that, the Kareem Lakers didn’t go to the Finals until Magic showed up.

Unless the league hands them a superstar or a superstar falls into their laps in the draft, then I can very much see the Lakers struggling for an extended period of time.  

What hurts the Lakers is a lackluster front office, and entitled fans who want to WIN (AND be entertained) NOW.  

Not sure either side has the patience or the mental makeup to go through a steady rebuilding plan.

I can see them trying to reload on the fly like the Knicks have been trying to do since the 80’s…  

Then I don’t think Clarkson, Randle, and Russell are future All NBA players.  I don’t see any of those three having SUPERSTAR UPSIDE.  So, if they want to win another title sometime down the road, they will have to get a superstar.

I think their Plan A should still be to make a run at Anthony Davis.  He is a game changer, and the kind of guy that the Lakers have usually had success with.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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