Is Jim Buss reason why FAs avoiding the Lakers?

[Bilz]

All I'm reading from the "it's Kobe's fault side" is a bunch of random hatred and defense of the honor their favorite player being inferior to Bean. His salary is taking up this much of the cap, he's making this much the next 2 years, well guess the fukk what...We still had space to offer Carmelo the max and then re-sign Pau if we got Melo.

It's not about Kobe at all. The only reason Melo took an extended look at LA is BECAUSE OF BEAN. The fact is, nikkas been waiting a long time to throw shade at Bean. Whether it's owning the Spurs soul, pissing of MJ fans with his greatness, or just being an a$$hole and not giving a fukk about being PC or hurting people's feelings. This is the opportunity to pile on and shyt on him with full knowledge that right now he isn't in a position to fight back. A player of his stature can only fight back with championships and all the haters know he aint seeing no more championships. So now is the time try to make everybody forget about the last 17 years and focus on these last two.

BTW, it's the usual suspects with the same bullshyt to say about Kobe. You nikkas are comical!

Even if you say that Kobe is all that was attracting Melo to LA, you have to also acknowledge the flip side, that Kobe's contract made winning (Melos alleged priority) very unlikely. Kobe Melo and Pau would have been a deadly combo 5 years ago, but now it would just be another Larry Holmes Voltron, everyone knows that.

As long as Kobe is still playing and demanding super max salaries, the Lakers aren't getting shyt.

 

[Jesus Herbert Christ]

How was that the nail in the coffin? It only stopped us from signing two max players but we could still sign one so why couldn't our stellar front office convince one of those guys to sign? How bout you stop coming up with gay analogies about Kobe and tell me how the contract was so detrimental that not one player wanted to take the max, especially considering that 2 seasons later we'd have space for another max player. Maybe, superstar players understand that the Lakers aren't the Lakers right now and that's not because of a 2 year deal that didn't at all prevent us from making other impactful signings. Stop letting this bum ass front office off the hook with your faggit fantasies about Kobe.

I'm sure you can't do that so you just keep conjuring up more homoerotic posts involving Kobe in order to make your point you bytchmade faggit.

I told you how the contract is detrimental: every other star free agent knew a contender wasn't possible with kobe taking that much, not because the "lakers aren't the lakers right now" fukk does that even mean? And impactful signings? Ryan Kelly, crippled Dr. Xavier Henry, and overpaid jordan hill and the Asian sensation? Wow

And I make analogies about your fakkitry cuz you're a fakkit.. Simple.

 

[verbaltelekinesis]

Even if you say that Kobe is all that was attracting Melo to LA, you have to also acknowledge the flip side, that Kobe's contract made winning (Melos alleged priority) very unlikely. Kobe Melo and Pau would have been a deadly combo 5 years ago, but now it would just be another Larry Holmes Voltron, everyone knows that.

As long as Kobe is still playing and demanding super max salaries, the Lakers aren't getting shyt.

Why are you ignoring facts, we offered Melo the max WITH KOBE'S CONTRACT! And next summer we will have even more cap space WITH KOBE'S CONTRACT!

http://lakeshowlife.com/2014/07/19/lakers-salary-cap-plans-two-tiered-2015-2016/

Looking at the Lakers Team Cap page from BasketballInsiders, the Lakers are nearly topped off for this year. However, next year when there are only six players under contract, they will have freed up $30 million in contracts altogether. Steve Nash, Jeremy Lin, and Carlos Boozer would be off the books at the end of the 2015 season. That frees up roughly $20 million in cap space, after Jordan Hill gets officially signed.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

I told you how the contract is detrimental: every other star free agent knew a contender wasn't possible with kobe taking that much, not because the "lakers aren't the lakers right now" fukk does that even mean? And impactful signings? Ryan Kelly, crippled Dr. Xavier Henry, and overpaid jordan hill and the Asian sensation? Wow

And I make analogies about your fakkitry cuz you're a fakkit.. Simple.

Look its 2014 so I have to accept your lifestyle choices but don't put that shyt on me cuz I ain't on that type of time you dikk suckin fukk nikka.

Are you this slow all the time? I asked how Kobe's contract prevented the front office from making other moves and you didn't answer. No one told these idiots to trade for Lin or sign Hill to that contract. They had plenty of money to form a squad around Kobe, you haven't answer why Melo would put the future of his career in the hands of a front office that has proven to be wholly inept? Kobe was the reason we bombed on two coaches right? Kobe was the reason we traded picks for a nearly 40 year old steve fukkin nash hampering us from making moves right?

We had room for Bledsoe, we had room for Stephenson, we had room for Bosh, we had room for quite a few players but you've made Kobe's contract seem as though we can only sign MLE type players and had no money for a max deal. Everybody and they mama knows Kobe's contract is an issue, but not for a good front office. For that matter, a good front office wouldn't of did that deal at such a bad time to begin with. Kobe definitely has to live with the fact that he signed that deal, but my problem is with the front office that even decided to do that shyt.

 

[Rakim Allah]

Even if you say that Kobe is all that was attracting Melo to LA, you have to also acknowledge the flip side, that Kobe's contract made winning (Melos alleged priority) very unlikely. Kobe Melo and Pau would have been a deadly combo 5 years ago, but now it would just be another Larry Holmes Voltron, everyone knows that.

As long as Kobe is still playing and demanding super max salaries, the Lakers aren't getting shyt.

You like that trade rumor of Josh Smith going to the Kings?? Would he help the Kings become relevant again??

 

[Trece]

No it's not both, this is 100% jim buss period. Do you think if Phil had jim's job that players would avoid the Lakers because Kobe is a psychotically hard worker. If he was so difficult to get along with we had no business winning any titles with him at all. No young player wants to waste good years playing under incompetent management. Who besides smush has talked about Kobe being a bad teammate? Why didn't things fall apart on those Olympic teams then? I swear yall make Kobe sound like he's T.O. or some shyt...

Ignore the garbage in a position of power to spin a bullshyt narrative brehs.

Exactly how in the phuck does a cancer win 5 titles and go to the finals 7 times??
Guess Bron is a cancer too then for going 2 for 5.
Anyone that takes their team to the finals that many times is not a cancer.
If PJ was still here ( which he should be) then Carmelo stays along with softy Gasol and Ariza is probably back too.
No ONE respects the little Buss.

 

[Trece]

It's Kobe, to think otherwise is delusional, maybe if he were younger people would go there but if you're not KD or Bron, you go there knowing it'll be his team and even though he's coming off major injuries he's going to control the offense. On top of that he'll be making more money than you too.

If it were truly about Jim Buss, or an owner of a team in general, why the hell is anyone following LeBron to Cleveland? Kevin Love would sign an extension in Cleveland and play for Dan Gilbert.

So we going to try and act like Dan Gilbert hasn't done a better job than Jim Buss? Besides that stupid letter he has a pretty stacked team right now. If anything dude is at least lucky. Compare that to Fredo who is one of the unluckiest people alive. If dude touches a plant it would wilt over and die.

 

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

free agents don't give a shyt about jim buss.Nobody wants to play 2nd fiddle to no 36 year old kobe

Who happens to be better than all of them

 

[Lakerman0834]

Stephan A. Smith is a Kobe stan. He disses Duncan and claims Kobe is better.

He's right though check there head to head in the playoffs and one of them wasn't irrelevant from 2008-2013

 

[Bilz]

Why are you ignoring facts, we offered Melo the max WITH KOBE'S CONTRACT! And next summer we will have even more cap space WITH KOBE'S CONTRACT!

http://lakeshowlife.com/2014/07/19/lakers-salary-cap-plans-two-tiered-2015-2016/

Looking at the Lakers Team Cap page from BasketballInsiders, the Lakers are nearly topped off for this year. However, next year when there are only six players under contract, they will have freed up $30 million in contracts altogether. Steve Nash, Jeremy Lin, and Carlos Boozer would be off the books at the end of the 2015 season. That frees up roughly $20 million in cap space, after Jordan Hill gets officially signed.

And the fact is, a lot of teams had similar cap space and even with the Lakers premium location, they couldn't get any of the elite players to come. This was even after they had spent years ensuring that they'd be able to make a splash in this offseason. Then Kobe killed the plans in order to take all of the capspace for himself. Now they punted this season away on third down with hopes that next offseason will yield the star players they need.

 

[Killer Instinct]

All I'm reading from the "it's Kobe's fault side" is a bunch of random hatred and defense of the honor their favorite player being inferior to Bean. His salary is taking up this much of the cap, he's making this much the next 2 years, well guess the fukk what...We still had space to offer Carmelo the max and then re-sign Pau if we got Melo.

It's not about Kobe at all. The only reason Melo took an extended look at LA is BECAUSE OF BEAN. The fact is, nikkas been waiting a long time to throw shade at Bean. Whether it's owning the Spurs soul, pissing of MJ fans with his greatness, or just being an a$$hole and not giving a fukk about being PC or hurting people's feelings. This is the opportunity to pile on and shyt on him with full knowledge that right now he isn't in a position to fight back. A player of his stature can only fight back with championships and all the haters know he aint seeing no more championships. So now is the time try to make everybody forget about the last 17 years and focus on these last two.

BTW, it's the usual suspects with the same bullshyt to say about Kobe. You nikkas are comical!

In a nutshell. Folks have been waiting for their get back at Bean ever since he won that ring in '09 after they said he'd never sniff the Finals again without Shaq. Just cat like jealousy. Dudes referencing his age like he didn't put up 25+ on 45% Now he's done again, despite of the fact he was supposed to be done in '04 and '08. Probably missing a few years, but folks have been literally praying for sons dropoff for so long it's hard to keep track. When he comes back and posts 20+ on 45%, they'll still call him washed despite of the fact he's still posting better numbers in his 18th season than their favorite player in their 11th.

 

[Da_Eggman]

and unlike Lebron.........Jim Buss ain't NEVER going anywhere so have fun laker fans

 

[FAH1223]

The Lakers main issue is they never replinished their talent pool through the draft or hit enough on late picks or undrafted guys. I really thought after that 2010 Finals they would look to find the PG of the future and a young wing player through trial and error. They had lost a 23 year old Ariza the year before and never replaced him with a long term project to learn and eventually take over for Artest.

Their scouting department probably needs an overhaul since they have struggled since 2010 to keep a quality bench.

They've needed youth at the PG position for years and won back to back titles despite a washed up Fisher starting.

Kobe started slowing down in 2011 with that knee but got revitalized after the lockout and played very well in 2012-13... but his defense since 2010 has dropped like a fly. There's been no depth behind him to limit his minutes.

Lamar Odom won 6th man and then his life fell apart and he lost the will to play after the veto'd CP3 trade.

Pau played out of position since his MVP level play to start 2010-11 season and since has had stretches of good play but he's disappointed in the playoffs and now has left.

Bynum/Howard deal was a disaster and trading assets for a 40 year old PG was a disaster as well. Obviously no one knew Nash would get injured but the Lakers gave up a bit to get him when they really shouldn't have.

Mitch has kept trying to pull a 2008 Pau Gasol type haul and it just isn't happening.

The new CBA certainly impacted some things but they've lacked athleticism and defense in the backcourt and wings for a while now and last year really had the floods come thru the door.

Kobe's contract doesn't help things with regards to getting two stars there but his deal isn't the worst thing.

The Lakers just have done a bad job of getting younger and deeper. They didn't make the right coaching decisions to boot.

 

[kingofnyc]

Stephan A. Smith is a Kobe stan. He disses Duncan and claims Kobe is better.

SAS is just a straight up dikkryder
most of that adversity that kobe endured was self-inflicted

 

[gho3st]

SAS is just a straight up dikkryder
most of that adversity that kobe endured was self-inflicted

must have been hard growin up on Kerry Kittles