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Lakers 2.0: The failed reboot of the NBA's crown jewel

Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:28 am
Posted by whatiknowsofar
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Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:28 am
Holy hell. ESPN lays waste to Lake Show with Rob and Magic stories. One of my favorites from the article

LOLakers

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Pelinka's penchant for "storytelling," multiple Lakers staffers told ESPN, is viewed as disingenuous -- at best.


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One story shared around the organization unfolded in March 2018, when Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was addressing the team at the Lakers' practice facility as part of the franchise's "Genius Talks" series.


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"There was one time when Kobe, who I worked with for 18 years, was going back to play in Madison Square Garden, and he had just seen 'The Dark Knight,'" Pelinka said. "Obviously, you guys saw that movie, and he's like, 'Hey, hook me up with dinner with Heath Ledger, because he got so locked into that role. I want to know how he mentally went there.' So, he had dinner with Heath, and he talked about how he locks in for a role.
"And Kobe used some of that in his game against the Knicks."
"The Dark Knight" was released in July 2008, six months after Ledger died. A source with direct knowledge said no such arrangement was made and no dinner ever took place.


This post was edited on 5/28/19 at 8:06 am
Posted by BURASBOI
Member since Mar 2007
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Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:32 am to
Kyrie, Kawhi, and Lebron is gonna be nastee
Posted by dj30
New Orleans
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Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:37 am to
Posted by hendersonshands
Univ. of Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:40 am to
Rob Pelinka looks like Rob Lowe with fetal alcohol syndrome.
Posted by rsbd
banks of the Mississippi
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Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:46 am to
Original title, almost like straight of the tv
Posted by SwaggerCopter
H TINE HOL IT DINE
Member since Dec 2012
27226 posts
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:47 am to
It feels good to know that some NBA organizations are more incompetent than my employer.
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
72938 posts
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:54 am to
What a disaster of an organization

Posted by Bench McElroy
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:54 am to
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Rob Pelinka looks like Rob Lowe with fetal alcohol syndrome.


Posted by BayouCatFan
Member since Jul 2008
4580 posts
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:57 am to
Why would any top free agent even consider signing with the Lakers?
Posted by Weagle25
THE Football State.
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 5/28/19 at 8:03 am to
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ESPN lays waste to Lake Show

You mean ESPN loves to play up the dysfunction of any major market team???

I’m shocked
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
72938 posts
Posted on 5/28/19 at 8:16 am to
Magic

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In his remarks, Johnson expressed excitement about the task ahead, but he also made clear he didn't accept excuses or mistakes, and that those who weren't on board with the new management and their mission should leave, according to six staffers who were present.

Pointing upstairs, toward his office, Johnson drove home his point. He had a large stack of resumes sitting on his desk -- "a thousand" of them, multiple staffers recall him saying -- and he could replace any of them at any time.


Posted by jackwoods4
Member since Sep 2013
28667 posts
Posted on 5/28/19 at 8:19 am to
Man, our owner put goats in the GM's office, and the Lakers make us look like a well-run organization.
Posted by NawlinsTiger9
Where the mongooses roam
Member since Jan 2009
34753 posts
Posted on 5/28/19 at 8:25 am to
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Hey, hook me up with dinner with Heath Ledger, because he got so locked into that role. I want to know how he mentally went there.' So, he had dinner with Heath, and he talked about how he locks in for a role.
"And Kobe used some of that in his game against the Knicks."
"The Dark Knight" was released in July 2008, six months after Ledger died. A source with direct knowledge said no such arrangement was made and no dinner ever took place.


Holy shite

For starters, I don’t think anybody has needed mind games to beat the Knicks in like 45 years.

Secondly, no wonder the Lakers ran this clown off.

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Pelinka said


Oh...

Yikes.
Posted by SPEEDY
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Member since Dec 2003
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Posted on 5/28/19 at 8:30 am to
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As one ex-Lakers star privately told confidants, "It's f----ng crazy over there."



sums up the Lakers perfectly
Posted by dj30
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 5/28/19 at 9:08 am to
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The Dark Knight" was released in July 2008, six months after Ledger died. A source with direct knowledge said no such arrangement was made and no dinner ever took place.


Video of him discussing this.


LINK
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32330 posts
Posted on 5/28/19 at 9:29 am to
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Video of him discussing this.

That is embarrassing and the Lakers are an embarrassment.

ESPN went in deep in this article
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
72938 posts
Posted on 5/28/19 at 9:34 am to
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Video of him discussing this.


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Rambis & Rambis
@sweepandroll Replying to @JohnnyNBA and @DaveDuFourNBA

Maybe he saw an advance copy. I’m a Lakers fan trying to justify the clown show yes.



Posted by Mr Perfect
Member since Mar 2010
17836 posts
Posted on 5/28/19 at 9:35 am to
hey dude. remember when you dingbats blamed it all on LeBron. good times. I should bump that thread
Posted by FiddleHead
Knoxville, TN
Member since Aug 2011
14776 posts
Posted on 5/28/19 at 9:42 am to
Throwing gasoline on a fire sure doesn’t help put it out
Posted by hendersonshands
Univ. of Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
Member since Oct 2007
160104 posts
Posted on 5/28/19 at 9:44 am to
A lot of that article makes LeBron and his people look pretty bad.
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