re: Pels going to try with AD, Meeting Tentatively set in May

Or link the podcast. I think as long as it was not something with racial undertones, they can get past it if they really want to do so.

I actually think that Gayle has the perfect counter to this in the meeting: My husband tried to move the Saints to San Antonio after Katrina and was hated initially even after the Saints stayed. However, his dedication to the City and changed attitude eventually won out and now he has a statue built in his honor on the steps of the Dome. She helped Tom with that, and can do the same for AD.

AD can overcome this. To Crewz point, most of us posting here represent the minority of the fan base that has followed this in great detail. Most casual local fans see his wanting out as being due to the "losing" and "ineptitude" of the franchise, and don't blame him. They will be fine if he stays.

ETA: Seeing NolaJakes post, I do listen to the podcast regularly and would appreciate if you could expand more on, not necessarily with the specific moment, but the context of what soured him (i.e. more interested in Saints, etc). I assume you are referring a lot to the comments on podcast about rehabbing Gayle's image, which I know you have commented on a lot over past couple of months.

If that's the case it's believable. It's been pretty well documented that the organization wasn't set up for success. However, it would seem like hiring Griff and the renewed commitment from ownership would change that.

And the way it was said to AD maybe wasn't put the best way. I think that's some of it.

Agreed on the Griffin hire showing a new commitment to winning. But that will have only been the case for a month or so. Does AD believe that will continue into the future? Griffin believes it and maybe he can sell that.

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but, again, I don't but, again, I don't see him making that choice. I don't see him doing the smart thing, because I honestly don't think AD is all that smart.see him making that choice. I don't see him doing the smart thing, because I honestly don't think AD is all that smart.

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There’s a chance with the guy doing the selling being Griffin, who built a title winner in Cleveland, as opposed to Dell, who I think built a combo at Taco Bell.

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Dell didn't have a 10th of the luxuries Griffin had and will be afforded

I think he did an underrated job with what he had

Why the hell did he want Solo so bad

The ridiculous Asik extension has to be top 2 blunders

Obtaining Tyreke had its repercussions, but on face value was a good acquisition

I don’t give him full blame on Asik.

That whole mess, plus Ajinca, were done due to AD refusing to spend heavy minutes at the 5.

Asik wouldn’t have even been our radar if he hadn’t sent out Robin Lopez as part of acquiring Tyreke.


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With regards to Tyreke himself, my main bitches are twofold.

One, he cost us valuable assets to acquire by being an RFA received in a sign and trade.

Two, he had NO range to his shot. Mix that with a young AD who was expected to be a high defense low offense big and you have spacing issues, especially if Aminu is on the court since he couldn’t hit water if he fell out of a boat.

It only takes one idiot to sign someone to a huge contract.

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Putting yourself in THAT exact scenario. Get out of your fandom. How could you possibly blame him from wanting LA over NOLA?

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Thats not the point at all. Wanting one over the other aint got nothing to do with it. There is no scenario where that trade would happen. When you frame it as playing for the Lakers vs. the Pels then yeah ok.

But the options were playing for the Pels vs. playing for the Pels, blowing up a franchise, shitting on your teammates and ruining your reputation (even if temporarily) with a lot of people outside of LA.