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Lakers land D12

All we can hope for is that Kobe and Nash show a lot more of their age or the mileage that is on their legs in this coming season. This is exactly why people hate the NBA. Why not just contract every team besides LA, NY, Chicago, and Miami and have them play each other.
 
That the league allowed this is ridiculous. I can't remember a more stacked team in the decades I have watched this sport, other than the Dream Teams. I love how Kobe said something to the effect that some franchises make all the right decisions- equine droppings. They've gone too far with this one though and I do hope Howard has little if anything to offer for the rest of his career.

Bynum was good but he wasn't consistent and was injury prone. I think Dwight wanted to be somewhere where he was "the Man" and that won't happen in LA. I wonder what Stern has to say about this. Maybe Stern vetoed the CP3 deal so that he could really stack the Laker team.
 
Wow, most of you have the red headed step child complex going on.
Yeah, it sucks the Lakers got Howard, oh well. It was done according to the rules and each team did get what they wanted, even if in your hatred you want to deny this. Mitch did what Lakers GMs always do, got his man. It doesnt hurt that people would rather go to LA than Utah, its a reality.
 
Don't hate the Lakers here. It was Orlando who 1000% pissed the bed. They waited waaaay too long to trade him. Passed on several fair or somewhat fair offers and then at the end panicked and gave him away for spare parts. Everyone got screwed here except maybe Philly & Denver.
 
Scorpjazz said:
Wow, most of you have the red headed step child complex going on.
Yeah, it sucks the Lakers got Howard, oh well. It was done according to the rules and each team did get what they wanted, even if in your hatred you want to deny this. Mitch did what Lakers GMs always do, got his man. It doesnt hurt that people would rather go to LA than Utah, its a reality.
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I don't think I was questioning the legality of them getting D12. I said it was terrible for the NBA and it is. Same **** different year. Hey, maybe we should trade them Favors in 2 years for Ron Artest.....
 
They must be really sick of Bynum's immaturity to trade him for a guy with disc problems. Howard will be a great fit there if he recovers but my understanding is serious back issues like he has don't ever really go away.
 
Brown Notes said:
They must be really sick of Bynum's immaturity to trade him for a guy with disc problems. Howard will be a great fit there if he recovers but my understanding is serious back issues like he has don't ever really go away.
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Bynum does have serious immaturity issues.
 
trigg3r said:
I don't think I was questioning the legality of them getting D12. I said it was terrible for the NBA and it is. Same **** different year. Hey, maybe we should trade them Favors in 2 years for Ron Artest.....
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Actually, it is great for the NBA as a company. For most of the teams, yes, it sucks ***. But for the money making machine, it is great. Now they can pump Lakers vs Heat all year long, and if they both stay healthy, it will probably happen. It does suck, dont get me wrong, I hate it.
For parity, again, it gets pooped on.
 
Scorpjazz said:
Actually, it is great for the NBA as a company. For most of the teams, yes, it sucks ***. But for the money making machine, it is great. Now they can pump Lakers vs Heat all year long, and if they both stay healthy, it will probably happen. It does suck, dont get me wrong, I hate it.
For parity, again, it gets pooped on.
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It is fantastic for the big markets. There will however be consequences for the product as a whole. Now, I am not sure if I believe some of these people I have talked to or not. But they are seriously considering just not following the NBA any longer. I fell into this boat when I first heard about the trade. Since then, I think I have come back on that a little bit. I agree with you though, it certainly sucks for us.
 
I have always liked Dwight, but now that he is a Laker, I'd could care less if he has injury problems. I hope he does.

Dwight going to the Lakers is terrible news for us. I was hoping they would fall off for a while after Kobe. Not anymore. They will be good for years to come.
 
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