re: The Lakers disaster is LeBron's fault

LOL surprising a media story blew something out of proportion...

Like I said earlier, I'm not much of an NBA fan. What are these terrible FO decisions you keep referencing that are Lebron's fault?

ETA: I'm trying to learn where this animosity is coming from. Because from what I've read recently, Magic Johnson was a terrible GM and Luke Walton wasn't a good head coach.

I rarely watch NBA.

Walk me through the terrible FO decisions that are attributable to Lebron. I honestly want to know which decisions diverted the franchise from "right direction" to "wrong direction."

Pretend to know nothing = not going to discuss it
Actually know nothing = not going to discuss it

Guess it's easier to deflect than back up your opinion.

I don't watch.

I wanted to know what these terrible FO decisions were. Then you started this BS charade.

ETA: And hold up, what did you back up that I never responded to?

Ok

1. If you don’t follow the NBA, me pointing out terrible FO decisions would be pointless correct? Because you don’t know whether they’re bad or not. You wouldn’t know the people I’m talking about etc. So why would I go through them?

2. I just told you what I backed up the first time you pretended to not know anything about the NBA. It’s in this thread. You can either reread the post you just responded to or go back in your own post history. Look up the first time you said you didn’t watch the NBA in this thread. And see my response to it. Then see your lack of response.

I don’t know why I need to keep repeating myself. Either quit floating in the wind with no stance or just don’t have this convo. You clearly have opinions on it to be so confident that I don’t have support when I do

Ok frick it. Float it in the wind with no stance.

1. He hired Lue
2. Gave Thompson a 5 year 82 million dollar contract
3. Gave Shumpert a 4 year 40 million dollar contract
4. Gave JR a 4 year 52 million dollar contract
5. Got caught wanting to trade Kyrie blew up in his face.
6. Traded away almost the entire team last year right before the deadline
7. All those dumb decisions everybody was laughing at the Lakers making last year, you don’t think Lebron at least signed off on it?
8. Put the ADtrade stuff out in the public before it happened. Pissed NOLA off made them want to take a lesser deal before giving it to the Lakers.

He makes dumb short sighted decisions time and again. Then moves to the next town. But everybody’s happy because we keep Lebron happy.

But of course none of that means anything to you because you don’t watch the nba so...

And inb4 Lebron shills come in here claiming he’s not involved with any of it.

Karma

1. Who won a championship in Cleveland? Doesn’t happen without a competent coach.
2. Worst - but collectively agreed upon by the majority of people in the NBA (straight miss)
3. Bad - he was never a defensive lockdown player and at best streaky shooter who was overhyped
4. He, Jr, quit trying which makes this seem worse than it was at the time/isn’t aging well
5. Kyrie was shopping first? I must’ve missed this completely as it is contrary to all reports that stated Kyrie wanted a franchise to himself
6. Worked out well as they made a nice run and were a couple boneheaded plays from a legit series with an all star team
7. Agreed UNLESS whatever the hell their plan was worked out - I.e. lakers acquire whoever as a FA
8. Lakers young guys seem insecure and can’t handle the “Lebron” light which makes this a bad move.

Hard to deny that the Lakers were showing decently around Christmas before the injury bug hit. Balls injury that hasn’t been really discussed was significant as well. What was their record when the 3 core pieces played? Something like 25-8.... someone would have to fact check, I just remember that it was solid.

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1. He hired Lue
2. Gave Thompson a 5 year 82 million dollar contract
3. Gave Shumpert a 4 year 40 million dollar contract
4. Gave JR a 4 year 52 million dollar contract
5. Got caught wanting to trade Kyrie blew up in his face.
6. Traded away almost the entire team last year right before the deadline
7. All those dumb decisions everybody was laughing at the Lakers making last year, you don’t think Lebron at least signed off on it?
8. Put the ADtrade stuff out in the public before it happened. Pissed NOLA off made them want to take a lesser deal before giving it to the Lakers.

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You had no opinion on whether the Lakers were heading in right direction pre-Lebron because you wanted to see what I would say first. You had no opinion on Lebron’s FO decisions before I said anything because again you want to here what I say first.

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horseshite. I had no idea which direction they were heading pre-Lebron. Which is why I asked. They were pretty irrelevant for a few years there. The only I knew about the Lakers is that they drafted Lonzo.

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How do you know any of this? You don’t follow the NBA. How do you know those are true/good things?

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I read TD. That's where I get all of my info. I don't watch NBA. General consensus is that Magic was a terrible GM, Luke was a mediocre to bad coach, and that the last statement is common sense.

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What I said was a prediction was it not? What do you use to make predictions? Past results. You just going to sit here and assume he’s going to make good decisions with no basis. That’s the definition of floating in the wind. I never said he’s already made the bad decisions. I said we’ll be worse off when he leaves then we would’ve been had he never come.

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You said the Lakers were heading in the right direction pre-Lebron and will be worse off post-Lebron. You referenced all the terrible FO decisions... and cited the Cleveland deals. Makes sense.

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Bold stance for somebody who knows nothing about the NBA. But I’d did happen.

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Who got traded? I remember the fallout of him trying to trade everyone (with the Lonzo instagram post) but I don't remember anyone actually being traded.

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Because I can see what you’re doing. Sorry for calling it out. Also all of this started on this page so not sure how it’s been “a couple pages”

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You honestly can't. You're seeing a boogyeman when none exists.

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So you’re just blatantly saying you follow the NBA now.

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The magic Google machine helped me out. Here are my statements as to how much I follow the NBA.

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I don't follow the NBA much.

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I'm not much of an NBA fan.

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I rarely watch NBA.

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A. You're losing it.
B. You still haven't told me about these terrible FO decisions that changed the direction of the franchise. All I've got so far is that he tried to trade away half the roster and he might have leaked the AD trade info. Surely there's more than that.

ETA: I haven't dealt with such a sensitive individual in quite a long time. This all stems from me asking about the FO decisions that changed the course of the franchise. To which you've done your best to emulate an 15 year old girl.