Doomers gonna doom, alongside the shock-jock journalists all season no matter what.
Brilliant_Ebb_1787
Now he gonna go from Curry to Jalen Hood Schifino smh.
Such a shame for the Lakers not to get Curry and KD what is our front office doing !! 🤪
crankydogs
He did it to himself when he signed the brickÂ
outsidehere
Okay. We get it. The Front Office is ass
darthveer
No salary cap in the Olympics.
fatdamon26435
This is a pretty crap take. An all star team, against generally lesser competition, in a much smaller set of games.
Shame on you for sharing this stupidity with the rest of us.
nottherealstanlee
“Steph Curry was electric in the Olympics. Shame on the Warriors for wasting his brilliance.”
“Jokic was incredible in the Olympics. Shame on the Nuggets for wasting his brilliance.”
Devin Booker and Kevin Durant were spectacular in the Olympics. Shame on the Suns for wasting their brilliance.”
Funny how that works.Â
Emergency-Shirt2208
Westbrook trade after winning it all in 2020 ended the Bron/AD title contention project. Pretty much immediately. Bron was on board with the Russ trade or else the deal isn’t made.
Lakers have never returned to the 3 and D model since. Which is nuts.
_Aracano
The Lakers are cheap it’s sad but true
Kobe6Rings
So many Pelinka stans here. The OP is right. IMPROVE THE DAMN TEAM.
Potential-Judgment-9
Serious question … Is this still the Lakers sub or is it exclusively to dick ride Lebron ?
SameEnergy
Ok Irwin
InertState
How many accounts is this now u/MrBones2k ?
Constant_Macaron1654
LeBron, even with crappy teammates, could win an eight-team single-elimination playoff game.
Exhibit 1: The In-Season Tournament.
noknownothing
He’s not playing 35+ minutes in the Olympics. Lebron in spurts is still the beat player in the nba. But anyone who’s ever been to a Laker game knows he 100% coasts on defense and at times looks a little tored on offense. He’s still amazingly fucking great with a better jumper but is not the best player in the league.
TheWonderfulLife
Yea, shame on the Lakers to not play him in a 8 game season on a team with 12 all stars and all NBA players.
motorboat_mcgee
* 19-20 Championship after trading a bunch of young players and picks for his buddy AD * 20-21 Contenders until injuries from the short offseason (same as the other 19-20 final four) * 21-22 We get his buddy, Westbrook, pay his Klutch bro THT * 22-23 Undo the Westbrook mistake and get to the WCF * 23-24 Probably beat anyone not named the Nuggets, even with the “players coach” that was hired purely to manage Westbrook * 24-25 Hire his podcasting buddy to coach, and draft his kid
I love LeBron and I’m glad he’s on my team, but god damn this idea that we’ve somehow mistreated LeBron while he’s been here is absolutely absurd. Also if he was that unhappy he’s had plenty of opportunities to leave.
losroy
I think the zone between maximizing potential and wasting potential is big. We won a championship. Not sure I’d call that wasting.
DG04511
It’s too bad the Lakers have to play against teams with a full roster of NBA players rather than a few of them.
ToraLoco
Man just give this old guy a coach that runs sets and some good players around him. The Olympics is the proof.
Tangentkoala
Lmao yeah, right.
Curse the lakers organization for not signing Kevin Durant, Stephen curry, embiid, and Devin booker.
Lebron still has the defensive prowess of a sheep. Playing on team U.S.A just hide that. Come next season it’s gonna be the same story
Wise_Ad_112
Stupid ass take and lot of it going around during the Olympics. Like you have a salary cap and 30 teams, you can’t have a team with 11 all stars on it and the nba exiting.
Eric_T_Meraki
Olympics also show how you really need to stagger his minutes and the games were shorter as well. He can still be the best player on the planet in spurts.
exsisto
While I, as a lifelong fan, have tons of issues with Lakers mismanagement, this article is bullshit. You can’t compare international competition with the NBA. Sorry, no, nuh uh. It’s not the same.
No NBA team is going to give LeBron the same level of talent he had surrounding him on the floor in the Olympics. Other international squads, despite being the best players from their respective countries, are not comprised, top to bottom, of NBA superstars.
Have the Lakers and Rob Pelinka failed LeBron? Yes, sure, they have failed to assemble the pieces necessary to win a championship since 2020. But, the Lakers have to deal with salary cap limitations the Olympic team does not. They have to deal with NBA politics. They have to deal with asset limitations and future planning.
This article feels like an opportunistic Lakers hit piece, and it’s not smart or original.
UCanDoNEthing4_30sec
This is as stupid as people saying Lebron is amazing because he was clutch in the 4th quarter during an exposition game against war torn South Sudan.
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Clown post
Flared as news lol
Doomers gonna doom, alongside the shock-jock journalists all season no matter what.
Now he gonna go from Curry to Jalen Hood Schifino smh.
Such a shame for the Lakers not to get Curry and KD what is our front office doing !! 🤪
He did it to himself when he signed the brickÂ
Okay. We get it. The Front Office is ass
No salary cap in the Olympics.
This is a pretty crap take. An all star team, against generally lesser competition, in a much smaller set of games.
Shame on you for sharing this stupidity with the rest of us.
“Steph Curry was electric in the Olympics. Shame on the Warriors for wasting his brilliance.”
“Jokic was incredible in the Olympics. Shame on the Nuggets for wasting his brilliance.”
Devin Booker and Kevin Durant were spectacular in the Olympics. Shame on the Suns for wasting their brilliance.”
Funny how that works.Â
Westbrook trade after winning it all in 2020 ended the Bron/AD title contention project. Pretty much immediately. Bron was on board with the Russ trade or else the deal isn’t made.
Lakers have never returned to the 3 and D model since. Which is nuts.
The Lakers are cheap it’s sad but true
So many Pelinka stans here. The OP is right. IMPROVE THE DAMN TEAM.
Serious question … Is this still the Lakers sub or is it exclusively to dick ride Lebron ?
Ok Irwin
How many accounts is this now u/MrBones2k ?
LeBron, even with crappy teammates, could win an eight-team single-elimination playoff game.
Exhibit 1: The In-Season Tournament.
He’s not playing 35+ minutes in the Olympics. Lebron in spurts is still the beat player in the nba. But anyone who’s ever been to a Laker game knows he 100% coasts on defense and at times looks a little tored on offense. He’s still amazingly fucking great with a better jumper but is not the best player in the league.
Yea, shame on the Lakers to not play him in a 8 game season on a team with 12 all stars and all NBA players.
* 19-20 Championship after trading a bunch of young players and picks for his buddy AD
* 20-21 Contenders until injuries from the short offseason (same as the other 19-20 final four)
* 21-22 We get his buddy, Westbrook, pay his Klutch bro THT
* 22-23 Undo the Westbrook mistake and get to the WCF
* 23-24 Probably beat anyone not named the Nuggets, even with the “players coach” that was hired purely to manage Westbrook
* 24-25 Hire his podcasting buddy to coach, and draft his kid
I love LeBron and I’m glad he’s on my team, but god damn this idea that we’ve somehow mistreated LeBron while he’s been here is absolutely absurd. Also if he was that unhappy he’s had plenty of opportunities to leave.
I think the zone between maximizing potential and wasting potential is big. We won a championship. Not sure I’d call that wasting.
It’s too bad the Lakers have to play against teams with a full roster of NBA players rather than a few of them.
Man just give this old guy a coach that runs sets and some good players around him. The Olympics is the proof.
Lmao yeah, right.
Curse the lakers organization for not signing Kevin Durant, Stephen curry, embiid, and Devin booker.
Lebron still has the defensive prowess of a sheep. Playing on team U.S.A just hide that. Come next season it’s gonna be the same story
Stupid ass take and lot of it going around during the Olympics. Like you have a salary cap and 30 teams, you can’t have a team with 11 all stars on it and the nba exiting.
Olympics also show how you really need to stagger his minutes and the games were shorter as well. He can still be the best player on the planet in spurts.
While I, as a lifelong fan, have tons of issues with Lakers mismanagement, this article is bullshit. You can’t compare international competition with the NBA. Sorry, no, nuh uh. It’s not the same.
No NBA team is going to give LeBron the same level of talent he had surrounding him on the floor in the Olympics. Other international squads, despite being the best players from their respective countries, are not comprised, top to bottom, of NBA superstars.
Have the Lakers and Rob Pelinka failed LeBron? Yes, sure, they have failed to assemble the pieces necessary to win a championship since 2020. But, the Lakers have to deal with salary cap limitations the Olympic team does not. They have to deal with NBA politics. They have to deal with asset limitations and future planning.
This article feels like an opportunistic Lakers hit piece, and it’s not smart or original.
This is as stupid as people saying Lebron is amazing because he was clutch in the 4th quarter during an exposition game against war torn South Sudan.