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re: Yahoo: Lakers to fire Walton after the season ends

Posted on 3/5/19 at 11:29 am to
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
84788 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 11:29 am to
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Walton's gotta go, but he isn't the problem in LA.


Well which is it?


Walton didn't cause the drama, but he has no clue how to handle it. You either stand up to LeBron completely, or you defer completely. The half arse stuff doesn't cut it, and his coaching acumen isn't exactly irreplaceable.
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
73571 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 11:48 am to
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Do you live near LA or even a Laker fan?
no
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So you are lying about knowing if Laker fans were excited about the Magic hire. I'm surprised by that
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
Member since Nov 2010
83459 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 12:02 pm to
I know Laker fans here. And other places on the interwebs.
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
73571 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 12:05 pm to
Oh ok so Bandwagoners got it
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
145142 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 12:07 pm to
quote:

Walton's gotta go, but he isn't the problem in LA.

uh hes very much been a problem
Posted by Strannix
District 11
Member since Dec 2012
48904 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 12:33 pm to
Lebron is a piece of trash, he's a liar and a fraud. He could have done so much good in the world but embraced the false narrative of muh institutional racism, he is reaping the whirlwind
Posted by JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
15825 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 12:37 pm to
The Lakers blame in order is: 1) Magic 2) Lebron/Clutch 3) Luke. He's an easy scape goat.
Posted by c on z
Zamunda
Member since Mar 2009
127398 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 12:41 pm to
If they fired Walton after that home loss to the Cavs, would the Lakers have a chance to salvage the season?
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
Member since Nov 2010
83459 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 12:45 pm to
Real Laker fans don't post online?

And wouldn't it be a positive for bandwagoners if they've disliked Magic as a GM?
Posted by extremetigerfanatic
Denham Springs
Member since Oct 2003
5364 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 1:42 pm to
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Jordan didn't try to very publicly strong arm the 76ers into sending him Allen Iverson for a pile of garbage


Correct. There are a lot of bron/mj comparisons you can make but this isn’t one

MJ went to Washington to finish his career and start the process of becoming an nba exec. He wasn’t actively trying to undermine other teams negotiations with their star players to try to force them to deal Kobe Bryant or Kevin Garnett to the wizards for a package of kwame brown, Christian laettner , tyronne lue and Larry Hughes

LeBron was trying to help force NO’s hand and get them to accept a pile of poo for an all star.
This post was edited on 3/5/19 at 1:43 pm
Posted by Rep520
Member since Mar 2018
10413 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 1:45 pm to
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MJ went to Washington to finish his career and start the process of becoming an nba exec. He wasn’t actively trying to undermine other teams negotiations with their star players to try to force them to deal Kobe Bryant or Kevin Garnett to the wizards for a package of kwame brown, Christian laettner , tyronne lue and Larry Hughes 


I'm confused why MJ the Wizards exec wouldn't want to get Kobe for that price. That would have been a solid deal for the Wiz.

Although in fairness, MJ is a pretty bad exec, so maybe he actually wouldn't have wanted that deal.
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
Member since Nov 2010
83459 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 5:44 pm to
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MJ went to Washington to finish his career and start the process of becoming an nba exec. He wasn’t actively trying to undermine other teams negotiations with their star players to try to force them to deal Kobe Bryant or Kevin Garnett to the wizards for a package of kwame brown, Christian laettner , tyronne lue and Larry Hughes
Well MJ sucked after 47,000 minutes and Lebron is still one of the best players in the league, so..
Posted by ForkEmDemons
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since May 2014
2235 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 6:20 pm to
Being a Laker fan I think everyone is to blame.

Magic did a horrible job putting pieces around LeBron

Luke has done a horrible job with rotation and offensive plays

LeBron hasn’t been the leader this team needed

Add injuries to the list and the season has spiraled.

Definite changes are needed next year. Have to get some perimeter shooting, better coaching and better front office moves.

Posted by go ta hell ole miss
Member since Jan 2007
13624 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 6:22 pm to
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He’s a terrible coach. Comes up with terrible rotations and makes no in game adjustments. Once he’s fired he won’t be a head coach again in the nba


Wrong.

He’ll be coaching almost immediately. He was developing young players pretty well until his majesty showed up (or failed to show up).
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
145142 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 6:24 pm to
Uhhhhh
Posted by VADawg
Wherever
Member since Nov 2011
44830 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 6:27 pm to
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He’ll be coaching almost immediately


My gut feeling is that he'll land the UCLA or Arizona (if it comes open) job.
Posted by philabuck
NE Ohio
Member since Sep 2008
10378 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 6:59 pm to
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He’ll be coaching almost immediately


I wouldn't be surprised if he got a hard look by the Cavs. Organization loved him when he played here.
Posted by Goldrush25
San Diego, CA
Member since Oct 2012
33794 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 7:02 pm to
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The fans want Magic and LeBron gone and want Luke to stay


Fans are stupid. They just hate Lebron that much that they'd spite themselves just to be rid of him. Also, they resent that he's better than Kobe.
This post was edited on 3/5/19 at 7:05 pm
Posted by ForkEmDemons
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since May 2014
2235 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 7:11 pm to
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Fans are stupid. They just hate Lebron that much that they'd spite themselves just to be rid of him. Also, they resent that he's better than Kobe.


Almost every Laker fan I’ve seen wants Luke gone.

Magic is 50/50

Haven’t really heard that much animosity towards LeBron
Posted by JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
15825 posts
Posted on 3/5/19 at 7:20 pm to
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Also, they resent that he's better than Kobe.


5>3. You may say he won 3 with Shaq as the lead. Well having 2 super teams negates that.
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