LBJ apologizes to Lakers fans for their mediocrity.

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this is the thing so many people don’t want to discuss how the Lakers have minimal trade assets in order to improve the team. Granted they traded most of them for AD. But even after that the roster is filled with minimum vets and middling role players prospects.

They gave up more to get Westbrook than Phoenix did to get CP3 who has coming off 2nd Team All NBA that year. Washington was always going to win the trade by getting off Westbrook's contract and the Lakers made it worse by attaching a first round pick to the deal when they didn't necessarily have to as they had all the leverage.
 

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:unimpressed: knew it wasnt gon work, westbrook and bron needs the ball
lebron and mj are similar when u so great at playing u cant evaluate talent
nikkas coulda had DeRozan and buddy heild :unimpressed:

took russ instead smh


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the issue isn’t both of them not being able to share the ball.

Russ is completely washed now & AD can’t stay healthy as usual and wasn’t playing like a top 5 player when he was healthy.
 

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They gave up more to get Westbrook than Phoenix did to get CP3 who has coming off 2nd Team All NBA that year. Washington was always going to win the trade by getting off Westbrook's contract and the Lakers made it worse by attaching a first round pick to the deal when they didn't necessarily have to as they had all the leverage.

That was ridiculous. Might end up being a top 5 most lopsided trade of all of time. Westbrook would be like the 3rd best player in that trade now.
 

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they will be okay ... but this shyt isnt a good look to panic and shyt

of course they arent favorites to win but it can only get better
the panic is the problem with the game, cats wont just play they need to run from L's


Lebron and KD have been in an Arms race with eachother since Miami vs OKC
ive been trying to tell yall and you wont listen, thats the reason they grabbed Russ

I dont think Russ will be this bad for a long time... but he's one of my favorites... I already know he cant finish games.
the huge logjam happening now is ... you would want Westbrook to control the game and get comfortable... but at the same time you cant stat pad and cruise control while he's doing that
But if you stat pad and cruise control, you're making the other players lazy as fukk. All while having a big target on your back. Games swing fast when you got Westbrook fukking up possessions and Lebron going for easy 30 with absolutely no urgency when the games swing
he's gonna be able to get more points the more they are down... so he's gotta pick one or the other. Does he actually score to keep them in the game, or let it fall apart and just get that scoring title.


shyt reinforces what ive been saying for years... KD would always bail OKC out after russ would fukk up. And the fact that points only matter if you are winning with them. The same way cats wanna pretend I'm wrong, but hypocritically get mad at Westbrook for chasing triple doubles and losing. Saying shyt like "get less points Russ and more assists for open shots!" Brooklyn is going through the same exact shyt... they look shakey as fukk out there and dont play confident team ball.
 

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IMO Lebron keeps overplaying his hand...I believe it's better to have 2 stars and quality depth rather than 3 stars and limited depth...Having a 3rd max player puts a heavier burden on the top 3 players...but what makes the Westbrook situation even worse is that he's not a good fit nor is he a good offensive or defensive player.
 

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IMO Lebron keeps overplaying his hand...I believe it's better to have 2 stars and quality depth rather than 3 stars and limited depth...Having a 3rd max player puts a heavier burden on the top 3 players...but what makes the Westbrook situation even worse is that he's not a good fit nor is he a good offensive or defensive player.


you're finally coming to terms :wow:
 

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you're finally coming to terms :wow:

I've never been a fan of the Big 3 BS....2 superstars and quality role players should be enough to win a championship or at the very least be in the championship mix.

I kind of find it ironic that when Lebron won in Miami, Wade/Bosh had to take a lesser role...and when Cleveland won, Love wasn't a huge factor...and when LA won, kCP was the 3rd option.
 
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I've never been a fan of the Big 3 BS....2 superstars and quality role players should be enough to win a championship or at the very least be in the championship mix.

I kind of find it ironic that when Lebron won in Miami, Wade/Bosh had to take a lesser role...and when Cleveland won, Love wasn't a huge factor...and when LA won, kCP was the 3rd option.

:wow: I said all of this in the off season. One of the three always suffers in a Bron big 3.
 
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