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Okay...that's one way of going about it. Kinda quitting like the team. Fans soon to follow?

Don't know where you got that. I respect the shit out of the laker organization. Well...the last two years not so much...but big ups to what they've done the last decade and a half.

Their fans?...not real knowledgeable. They tend to try and make crap convenient to suit their needs. Other than that?...they're alright.

It's a laker board...who would I target (address)? Would it make sense if I addressed Rocket fans here?

Every team has that type of fan...but laker fans are above and beyond the call of duty.

I asked a simple question. Answer it or don't. I really don't give a f' if laker fans just pass on the subject. But Lamar as a Clipper has to sting at least a little.

Lakers tried to move into the 20's to get Sullinger or Jones. I wonder how dumb management feels for trading away a 1st round pick to dump Fishers salary.

They could have traded the rights to that pick for a 1st in this draft.

They didn't free up any cap space really. They are over the cap and will be there after the trade.

The Lakers not accomplishing anything via the draft cements their finish in the middle of the pack in the West next year. They won't accomplish anything of importance via free agency and will field a team very similar to what they had this year.

IMO, this was a really stupid handling of the draft by Laker management. Gasol isn't the key to the Lakers winning a championship and he's got about 2 years of potentially being good left. It was really dumb not to move him, especially if Atlanta was giving up Josh Smith for him. Age value alone on the Josh Smith trade makes it worth it.

I guarantee the Lakers will not win the Championship or the West this coming season, I'm willing to bet they won't make the finals either. Sticking with the current roster and expecting something different will cost us at least one season, and more likely, all the seasons that Kobe is still a player in the NBA.

a Bill Laimbeer type?

IDK man, he sounds pretty bad. Only good thing is his free throws.

Strengths: Prototypical center size – a legitimate 7-footer with bulk … Very much an old-school center with a handful of back-to-the-basket post moves ... Has made himself into an outstanding FT shooter (~80% from the line) who is able to get himself to the line consistently. He might be the best FT shooter of any true post player alive … Smart defender and solid shot blocker, relying more on size and positioning than explosiveness when getting blocks … Shown improvement. He’s developed all aspects of his game substantially since arriving at Gonzaga … While not called on to do so often, he has shown an ability to hit a face-up jumper from the 12-15 foot range … Has good lateral quickness on D for a big man which shows in his ability to defend against screens …

He has a mean steak tough....

Your self inflated opinion of yourself is highly unwarranted.

The sad thing is the Lakers traded some cash back to Dallas to get the second round pick back that they traded for Lamar Odom. I think Dallas is a winner since they get their trade exception back and clear money if the Lamar Odom trade to the Clippers is completed with the Utah Jazz.

It wasn't possible to trade Pau straight up for Smith. ATL needed to include more players and likely wouldn't have done it.

It is hard to complain because this team has won championships recently, but you can make a very strong argument that the Lakers have been horribly mismanaged under Kupchak and Jim Buss.

It is like the Lakers won in-spite of their GM because they were lucky enough to have the best player in basketball and then given Pau. The Lakers would be in a far better position if they had the Spurs GM.

They have overpaid for FAs (Sasha, Fisher, Walton, Artest, Radman, Blake) and then had to trade away assets to get rid of their bad contracts. Even doing simple things like a straight up S&T of Artest for Ariza would have allowed the Lakers to use their MLE on another player. The Lakers should have been buying 1st round picks instead of selling them and it probably would have saved them more money in the end and extended Kobe's window to win.

It is like the end of the Shaq era, instead now there is no Kobe waiting in the wings to lead the team.

Right now the Lakers should be trying to trade Pau for Bargnani and Calderon. Toronto wants to go after Nash and I think having Pau would make them more attractive. Pau can also teach their young C some post moves. Bargnani is probably a better fit next to Bynum with his range and his poor rebounding numbers.