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Triple-S said:
It's not as if Cleveland has been used in Hollywood blockbusters lately...
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Fast and Furious was just filmed in Cleveland, no? Thought I remember @The Oi bitching about not being able to make it to his favorite massage parlor for a few weeks.
 
LBJ soapboxing about players being distracted and not having basketball as their number one focus after they got rolled by the Pelicans.

Dude........
 
SK808 said:
LBJ soapboxing about players being distracted and not having basketball as their number one focus after they got rolled by the Pelicans.

Dude........
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Heh - this is right up there with "guys should stay off social media."
 
The Lakers miss Lonzo Ball. For all his failings he actually plays defense with some intensity and purpose. LBJ is deplorable on that end during the regular season now, he will always get his stats but the decline is obvious(and understandable, he is 34 with a massive workload behind ffs.) in the rest of his game.

League is going to have to find a reason to suspend some of these Clippers and Kings players, the panic is real for the NBA.
 
SK808 said:
LBJ soapboxing about players being distracted and not having basketball as their number one focus after they got rolled by the Pelicans.

Dude........
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This sounds familiar, only difference is he’s in the west now and throwing a mini winning streak together could easily still not cut it. This is a sad reason for me to track Lakers’ stats, but I was kind of hoping for this.
 
Jontibs said:
The Lakers miss Lonzo Ball. For all his failings he actually plays defense with some intensity and purpose. LBJ is deplorable on that end during the regular season now, he will always get his stats but the decline is obvious(and understandable, he is 34 with a massive workload behind ffs.) in the rest of his game.

League is going to have to find a reason to suspend some of these Clippers and Kings players, the panic is real for the NBA.
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They will need “outside forces” to play a role for sure. I can already see the Lavar/LeBron/Magic memers plotting if they don’t make the playoffs.
 
I still can’t believe he gave up his shot to go to more finals by leaving Cleveland.

I mean at least if stayed he could of declined gracefully with a fan base that was completely devoted to him....

Now? He’s a fading star on a team whose fan base will never completely open their arms to him....

At some point Laker fans will totally turn on him once they realize they don’t the OX version of Lebron who can just snap his fingers and make magic happen.
 
jvpertz said:
I still can’t believe he gave up his shot to go to more finals by leaving Cleveland.

I mean at least if stayed he could of declined gracefully with a fan base that was completely devoted to him....
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I feel bad for him* that he's sort of wasting away there. I never hold any ill will towards him, I'm glad he got us a title, I wish for the best in his personal life, etc.

I don't feel bad for the NBA Talking heads (read: SAS), Lakers fans, etc. They all wanted this and the karma is sort of funny. How many years did we see these dipshits photoshop jerseys of various stars?

But Jeanie Buss got what she wanted I guess.

*in a vacuum where I'm ignoring the fact he's insanely wealthy.
 
Its interesting to see the daily drama that surrounds the Lakers this season, especially lately. I remember during the last 4 years with LeBron here, wondering why it always seemed like the season was miserable and full of negative stories. I used to wonder if it was just the Cavs dysfunctional organization at play.

Now I see that it's the same in LA. So it truly is LeBron that causes it. Thats not to say that the Cavs are a model organization, cuz clearly they aren't. But one of Lebrons big flaws is that he really disrupts whatever team he is on from a chemistry perspective in a pretty major way.
 
Triple-S said:
I feel bad for him* that he's sort of wasting away there. I never hold any ill will towards him, I'm glad he got us a title, I wish for the best in his personal life, etc.

*in a vacuum where I'm ignoring the fact he's insanely wealthy.
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I don't -- not in the slightest.

What's happened in L.A. isn't the result of bad luck for LBJ, or to circumstances completely beyond his own control. It's largely due to his own deliberate choices.

In terms of his basketball career, LBJ has always been about himself first. Everything from the Decision, to leaving Miami, to coming to Cleveland and then leaving again for L.A., has been about what is best for him. He's never really shown any legitimate concern for the desires of other players, and has always forced others to adapt completely to his game rather than giving a bit. And he's shown a willingness to be petulant, to manipulate others, and to pursue his own individual stats at the expense of helping other players. He's always been after his own legacy. And for the most part, it's gotten him exactly what he's wanted in his career.

He's entitled to do all that, and I certainly wouldn't wish him any ill-will in terms of his personal life. But professionally...this looks a lot like some chickens are finally coming home to roost. Other franchises that don't like being manipulated via end-runs around the CBA are standing firm. Most other high-level players considering the opportunity to play with LBJ are thinking about the effect it might have on their games, and are choosing differently. In other words, other players and teams are starting to think of LBJ they way he's always thought of them, and it isn't turning out well for him. He hasn't built up a reservoir of goodwill to help him out now, and the result is what we're seeing in L.A..

So I don't feel sorry for him at all. It's a bed he made by himself, very carefully, and now he's got to sleep in it.
 
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If I only watched tonight, I would swear that Chandler Parsons & Joakim Noah were still relevant players. They are taking it to the Lakers.
 
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