Lakers officially out of race for Aldridge

[Shade8780]

Mike Bresnahan ‏@Mike_Bresnahan 1m1 minute ago

LaMarcus Aldridge will not be joining the Lakers, The Times has learned. They were a 50-50 choice but he disliked bball part of presentation

https://twitter.com/Mike_Bresnahan/status/616344498944151553


lolololol

[Ariza4three]

LA denying LA.

Goddamn.

[Mr. Jabbar]

good, we avoided overpaying a 30 year old overrated big already on his decline

[fiddy]

LMA=overrated

[dubeta]

And there goes another one :oldlol:

FA's avoiding Kobe like ebola




EbolaBe :lol

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

No more Jerry Buss
no more success

[Smook A.]

Mike Bresnahan ‏@Mike_Bresnahan 3m3 minutes ago

Aldridge was floored in a good way by Houston's analytics, on-court projections in their presentation. Not so with the Lakers.
He also tweeted this :)

[fiddy]

No more Jerry Buss
no more success
rip :cry:

[niko]

They took him to a gym to show him their offense and Kobe refused to let him touch the ball. True story.

BTW, I'm joking in case Statutory comes into the thread cause shit is difficult for him.

[Natureland]

"disliked bball part of presentation"

Kobe dropped the Tyson Chandler comparison again?

[Fudge]

:roll:

Hold this L, California.

[SaltyMeatballs]

Mike Bresnahan ‏@Mike_Bresnahan 4m4 minutes ago

More LMA: He and Kobe didn't quite gel. It's a little vague, but Aldridge apparently didn't quite get answers from Kobe he was seeking

BWAHAHAHAHAHA :roll: :roll:

[FLDFSU]

:roll: :roll:

[RoundMoundOfReb]

"disliked bball part of presentation" = realized he'd be playing with Kobe

[Nash]

Mike Bresnahan ‏@Mike_Bresnahan 1m1 minute ago

LaMarcus Aldridge will not be joining the Lakers, The Times has learned. They were a 50-50 choice but he disliked bball part of presentation

yeah they said 'you need to play with kobe'

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Mike Bresnahan ‏@Mike_Bresnahan 4m4 minutes ago

More LMA: He and Kobe didn't quite gel. It's a little vague, but Aldridge apparently didn't quite get answers from Kobe he was seeking

BWAHAHAHAHAHA :roll: :roll:
:roll: :roll:

[Dbrog]

Lakers better hope KD comes to save them (he won't). They are going to be stuck in mediocrity for a very long time. At least once Kobe retires they will have a chance at nabbing some players to legitimately build around.

As for the bball part of the presentation, they were probably gonna make him stand outside shooting jumpers and 3s all day for Kobe like Pau did. Sad times

[Droid101]

but Aldridge apparently didn't quite get answers from Kobe he was seeking


"disliked bball part of presentation"

What do these mean? I'd like to know, this is interesting.

[imnew09]

Disliked bball presentation.

Our trophies must have scared this beta loser

[Ariza4three]

Mike Bresnahan ‏@Mike_Bresnahan 4m4 minutes ago

More LMA: He and Kobe didn't quite gel. It's a little vague, but Aldridge apparently didn't quite get answers from Kobe he was seeking

BWAHAHAHAHAHA :roll: :roll:


:roll: :roll: Kobe with that me first mentality again.

[dubeta]

But it makes sense guys

Aldridge was never a great Offensive Rebounder, how the hell is he supposed to score under Kobe-ball?? :lol

[Trollsmasher]

Mike Bresnahan ‏@Mike_Bresnahan 4m4 minutes ago

More LMA: He and Kobe didn't quite gel. It's a little vague, but Aldridge apparently didn't quite get answers from Kobe he was seeking

BWAHAHAHAHAHA :roll: :roll:
:roll: :roll: :roll:

[DMAVS41]

Mike Bresnahan ‏@Mike_Bresnahan 4m4 minutes ago

More LMA: He and Kobe didn't quite gel. It's a little vague, but Aldridge apparently didn't quite get answers from Kobe he was seeking

BWAHAHAHAHAHA :roll: :roll:

Shocking.

[Nash]

What do these mean? I'd like to know, this is interesting.
at one point during the presentation they showed him this:

http://blacksportsonline.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/What-Kobe-Sees.jpg

[PJR]

Bruh, Kobe gotta be the most off putting dude in the world. :oldlol:

[imnew09]

Big dong Mitch prolly wanted Aldridge to come off the bench to back up Randle

[Riley Martin]

He doesn't want to play center.

[dazzer87]

dAMN Kobe is cancer........:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[RoseCity07]

good, we avoided overpaying a 30 year old overrated big already on his decline

So salty. You would have been so happy if he signed with LA.:roll:

[Fudge]

Laker fans/Kobe stans been holding the L for way too long. Don't know how much more they can take.

[Droid101]

at one point during the presentation they showed him this:

http://blacksportsonline.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/What-Kobe-Sees.jpg
Aldridge doesn't like photoshops?

[FireDavidKahn]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 7m7 minutes ago
As @Mike_Bresnahan says, Aldridge felt too much of Lakers presentation focused on outside opportunities; wanted clearer, better b-ball focus
LandofOppurtunityBe


Mike BresnahanVerified account
‏@Mike_Bresnahan
More LMA: He and Kobe didn't quite gel. It's a little vague, but Aldridge apparently didn't quite get answers from Kobe he was seeking.
BadRecruiterBe

[fiddy]

at one point during the presentation they showed him this:

http://blacksportsonline.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/What-Kobe-Sees.jpg
No ball in the second pic :facepalm

[Riley Martin]

Aldridge will stay in Portland.

[chazzy]

He was a long shot from the start. There's no foundation basketball-wise that the Lakers can present to free agents. Our most intriguing players are all rookies essentially, so they're totally unproven to guys who want to sign for 4 years

[Shade8780]

Mike Bresnahan ‏@Mike_Bresnahan 4m4 minutes ago

More LMA: He and Kobe didn't quite gel. It's a little vague, but Aldridge apparently didn't quite get answers from Kobe he was seeking

BWAHAHAHAHAHA :roll: :roll:
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view1/3806936/sesame-street-letter-l-o.gif

[PejaNowitzki]

Its being reported that the Lakers ****ed up the pitch badly, that they went too far in on the benefits of living in LA, the nightlife and not enough on the basketball portion, its like LMA went car shopping and the dude spent most of the time trying to sell him on the rims and sound system.

[PejaNowitzki]

He doesn't want to play center.


One of the reasons why the Suns signed Chandler. LMA wants to play the #4 strictly.

[FireDavidKahn]

Mike BresnahanVerified account
‏@Mike_Bresnahan
Kobe spoke for about three minutes in the presentation, said he envisioned LaMarcus Aldridge working with him the same way Pau Gasol did.:bowdown:

3MinuteRecruitmentBe

[Yoda]

good, we avoided overpaying a 30 year old overrated big already on his decline
https://dearjohnnarron.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/dodged-bullet-yoda.jpg

[Meticode]

No one wants to play with Kobe, even if it is for maybe one more year.

[fiddy]

No one wants to play with Kobe, even if it is for maybe one more year.
Yes, everyone wants to be Lebran's bitch :facepalm

[Meticode]

good, we avoided overpaying a 30 year old overrated big already on his decline
But you didn't avoid paying $25 million over two seasons a 36 (soon to be 37) year old chucker who has played 41 combined games the last 2 years and has had season-ending injuries the last 3 years, but yea...you avoided paying for a player in Aldridge the middle of his prime that will be considered actually a good deal once the cap goes up. L.A. obviously won this.

:roll:

[Meticode]

Yes, everyone wants to be Lebran's bitch :facepalm
It's not that, it's about the greatest chance to get to the Finals and possibly win it. The East is the easiest road, the Cavs have the best short-term future in the next 2-4 years regarding that.

[Shade8780]

Yes, everyone wants to be Lebran's bitch :facepalm
That's because LMA is not a bitch like Love.

Aldridge carving out a legacy of his own :applause:

[FireDavidKahn]

That's because LMA is not a bitch like Love.

Aldridge carving out a legacy of his own :applause:
A losing legacy. He's never going to the finals.

[ImKobe]

:kobe:'s pitch to LMA was that he could be his Pau Gasol

:kobe: :kobe:

[9erempiree]

Kobe doesn't recruit.

He is the last of a dying breed of players, playing the cards they were dealt. Kobe doesn't handpick his teammates like players do today.

This is why Kobe is top 5 GOAT. Even guys like Duncan are indirectly handpicking his teammates too by taking a pay cut. Who the heck gives up millions to win a ring.

I will keep my millions and still win a ring. -Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant

[The-Legend-24]

Fvck this nikka

Durant is free next year anyway :banana:

[ImKobe]

I wonder why Lakers keep using Kobe to recruit FA's though...he's going to be gone in a few years...unless the FA is openly a huge Kobe fan, he shouldn't be there and the focus should be selling the player that they have a young core that's ready to compete and that they are setting themselves up to sign a big name next season...

all they probably did was show him tapes of Magic, Shaq, Kobe winning rings and telling him he could have one in the future...

[The-Legend-24]

Save whatever dough we got left and use it on Durant

[chazzy]

Ramona Shelburne
‏@ramonashelburne
There was no talk of black swans or white swans;) Kobe just said he thought they'd be great together & compared it to the game he & Pau ran

Oh man, he ruined EVERYTHINGG

[STATUTORY]

Oh man, he ruined EVERYTHINGG

Kobe already showed LA a lot more respect than he did Howard, told Dwight he could be his Tyson Chandler

[DMAVS41]

Oh man, he ruined EVERYTHINGG

I bet it had more to do with what Kobe's future plans were.

I doubt LMA really is going in quizzing Kobe on how to play basketball.

If so....that wouldn't go well.

[The-Legend-24]

Kobe already showed LA a lot more respect than he did Howard, told Dwight he could be his Tyson Chandler
:roll:

[chazzy]

I bet it had more to do with what Kobe's future plans were.

I doubt LMA really is going in quizzing Kobe on how to play basketball.

If so....that wouldn't go well.
It ultimately comes down to the Lakers having nothing to show basketball-wise to free agents. I never anticipated any big FAs going into this off-season because of that, so I was surprised to hear the Lakers were even involved with these guys. But until guys like Randle, Clarkson, and Russell show some promise over the course of a season, there's no reason for any star to sign here.

[nzahir]

Laker fans saying they didnt want LA but if they signed him they wouldve gone crazy and crowned themselves champions already. I live in los angeles so I know of this first hand

[rezznor]

https://twitter.com/Mike_Bresnahan/status/616344498944151553


lolololol

Mike Bresnahan ✔@Mike_Bresnahan
More LMA: He and Kobe didn't quite gel. It's a little vague, but Aldridge apparently didn't quite get answers from Kobe he was seeking.:oldlol:

but but everyone wants to play with kobe

[chazzy]

Laker fans saying they didnt want LA but if they signed him they wouldve gone crazy and crowned themselves champions already. I live in los angeles so I know of this first hand
Yes we'd be champions with Aldridge and 3 rookies..

[DMAVS41]

It ultimately comes down to the Lakers having nothing to show basketball-wise to free agents. I never anticipated any big FAs going into this off-season because of that, so I was surprised to hear the Lakers were even involved with these guys. But until guys like Randle, Clarkson, and Russell show some promise over the course of a season, there's no reason for any star to sign here.

I'm talking about the reports that LMA didn't hear what he wanted to from Kobe.

Of course the Lakers situation isn't good for vet free agents right now.

[ArbitraryWater]

Mike Bresnahan ‏@Mike_Bresnahan 4m4 minutes ago

More LMA: He and Kobe didn't quite gel. It's a little vague, but Aldridge apparently didn't quite get answers from Kobe he was seeking

BWAHAHAHAHAHA :roll: :roll:

:roll:

[Spurs m8]

This Lakers salt is awesome hahahahahahhaha

Suck it up bitches

Ps. Kobe is so ****ing bad hahahahha

[bluechox2]

instead of saying i want to get you your first ring, kobe told LMA, my sixth finger feels naked

[PJR]

Laker fans gonna feel them Cedric Ceballos years Bruh. This ain't gonna be a quick rebuild...

[Bernkastel]

I don't know how the Los Angeles Lakers can fit any more L's into the name.

[warriorfan]

kobe with the saavy GM decision of telling Lamarcus to make like a dicc and beat it

GMBE just saved the Lakers 100 million dollars by not signing that soft PF that shoots long 2's all day

[K Xerxes]

Kobe's ego. :facepalm

Who in the hell green lighted him to say LMA could be his Pau.

[gts]

David Aldridge ‏@daldridgetnt 15 minutes ago
The @aldridge_12 camp pushing back hard against LAT story that he's already eliminated the Lakers from consideration: "completely false."

[navy]

David Aldridge ‏@daldridgetnt 15 minutes ago
The @aldridge_12 camp pushing back hard against LAT story that he's already eliminated the Lakers from consideration: "completely false."
I hope it is false. Why is LMA acting like he's some big shot 1st option.

The Lakers are a great place for LMA. What these free agents dont realize is that only 1 of them needs to go to the Lakers. Once 1 of them goes more will come.

That should be the Lakers pitch.

[Shade8780]

Kobe Bryant ‏@kobebryant 2m2 minutes ago

Social Media reporting shouldn't diminish the quality of content #justsayin

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CI3IcPhUMAA7N0y.jpg

https://twitter.com/kobebryant/status/616369117457571840

:roll: :roll: :roll:

[Rooster]

Kobe's ego. :facepalm

Who in the hell green lighted him to say LMA could be his Pau.

I am a Kobe apologist and maybe that was not the bottomline why Aldridge not considering the Lakers but that one certainly did not help. :oldlol:

[Jameerthefear]

https://twitter.com/kobebryant/status/616369117457571840

:roll: :roll: :roll:
Kobrick EXPOSED :roll: :roll: :roll:

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

David Aldridge ‏@daldridgetnt 15 minutes ago
The @aldridge_12 camp pushing back hard against LAT story that he's already eliminated the Lakers from consideration: "completely false."

Uh oh.. The usual suspects celebrating just a wee bit early. :oldlol:

[Bernkastel]

https://twitter.com/kobebryant/status/616369117457571840

:roll: :roll: :roll:

Denialbe :facepalm

[gts]

I hope it is false. Why is LMA acting like he's some big shot 1st option.

The Lakers are a great place for LMA. What these free agents dont realize is that only 1 of them needs to go to the Lakers. Once 1 of them goes more will come.

That should be the Lakers pitch.

I'm neither here or there on it all... LMA is a good player but he's not what the Lakers need, he's the final piece to the puzzle but not part of the foundation and Lakers are still laying out the foundation next couple seasons

If he comes Great!!! I'd be happy to have him but if not I'm not going to be upset in the least... the rebuild in today's CBA was always going to be slow, LMA would have been a good shortcut but that's it.. We've seen what he has to offer in Portland

[oh the horror]

Wait...so his camp is denying that he is definitively over the Lakers ....insists that him turning them down isn't true.


Wtf so why are these OTHER reports coming that he's signing with SA?



Jesus Christ here we go again with this nonsense

[BasedTom]

https://twitter.com/kobebryant/status/616369117457571840

:roll: :roll: :roll:
kobe showing shades of Foster5k

[ArbitraryWater]

did Kobe really make that meme himself? :lol

DenialBe

[ImKobe]

Kobe having a meltdown

[J Shuttlesworth]

:roll: :roll: :roll:

[gts]

Uh oh.. The usual suspects celebrating just a wee bit early. :oldlol::lol

well the reporter from the LA times that started it all is a solid reporter, he's good for post game stuff but he's not a guy I pay attention to for the most part...

He's one of those been around forever but when you toss his name out of Lakers beat writers everyone says who?

The Daily news and ESPN beat writers are way ahead of the curve when it comes to factual Laker news

Weird how the LA Times has fallen in the Lakers news hierarchy.. at one time they were the best with multiple reporters and the only thing you needed now they're not even the second tier of Lakers news

[gts]

LMA's agents

Wasserman Media Grp ‏@Wasserman 1h1 hour ago
.@aldridge_12 has not made any decisions yet. All reports to the contrary are false & he looks forward to sharing his plans soon.

[oh the horror]

LMA's agents

Wasserman Media Grp ‏@Wasserman 1h1 hour ago
.@aldridge_12 has not made any decisions yet. All reports to the contrary are false & he looks forward to sharing his plans soon.



Is this dude really gonna pretend like we all
Don't know where he's going? :rolleyes:

[Rooster]

LMA's agents

Wasserman Media Grp ‏@Wasserman 1h1 hour ago
.@aldridge_12 has not made any decisions yet. All reports to the contrary are false & he looks forward to sharing his plans soon.

Translation: still waiting for the Spurs to clear more cap space.

[navy]

I'm neither here or there on it all... LMA is a good player but he's not what the Lakers need, he's the final piece to the puzzle but not part of the foundation and Lakers are still laying out the foundation next couple seasons

If he comes Great!!! I'd be happy to have him but if not I'm not going to be upset in the least... the rebuild in today's CBA was always going to be slow, LMA would have been a good shortcut but that's it.. We've seen what he has to offer in Portland

LMA isnt that great. The thing is that if you want a quick rebuild (which the lakers do) you need players that other people want to play with.

Once you get a LMA type player you can attract Kevin Durant, Marc Gasol etc Realistically,

Which is why the Lakers need to pitch superteams because they have the money to do it. These 1-2 Kobe punches are laughable. And getting laughed at.

The reports about Kobe are greatly exaggerated, he's a douche bag no doubt, but the reality nobody wants to play with him because the Lakers roster is full of d leaguers and rookies. Andrew Wiggins was a great rookie last year, will end up a superstar probably, and he led the timberwolves to about 15 wins. Just the nature of the game.

I dont know what's allowed through the cba, but the lakers should throw reports of multiple big name agents signing at once. Get the players talking and hope they bite.

[coast2coast]

The lack of success came from not having Phil Jackson or a dominant post player. Those are the only reasons that the Lakers have been successful since 1999.

As far as LA is concerned, looks like Nelly was right.


No more Jerry Buss
no more success

[ArbitraryWater]

Unless Daniel Aldridge is actually LMA's brother, no...

[Bernkastel]

Translation: still waiting for the Spurs to clear more cap space.

He's wondering how ong it's going to take for Ginobli to get less money.

[ImKobe]

The lack of success came from not having Phil Jackson or a dominant post player. Those are the only reasons that the Lakers have been successful since 1999.

As far as LA is concerned, looks like Nelly was right.

we gonna act like Kobe wasn't #1 in points per post up and didn't have one of the highest FG% on post shots in the whole league at age 34 for damn near the entire season...

Nelly is just a hater, Kobe went to 3 straight Finals without a dominant post player.

[Bandito]

Lakers better hope KD comes to save them (he won't). They are going to be stuck in mediocrity for a very long time. At least once Kobe retires they will have a chance at nabbing some players to legitimately build around.

As for the bball part of the presentation, they were probably gonna make him stand outside shooting jumpers and 3s all day for Kobe like Pau did. Sad times
When did Gasol shoot threes because of Kobe? He only did that year Dwight was there because he started whining to coach "I dont like to draw defensive plays" Mr. Pringles...

Also arent you describing LeMe perfectly ironically?

[gts]

Is this dude really gonna pretend like we all
Don't know where he's going? :rolleyes::lol

He's 30, he's (possibly) leaving the Blazers because he wants a shot at a ring, the Lakers can't offer that at this place in time and never could but they've got to at least take a swing at the ball... Lakers fans would be making all sorts of noise if they never even took a meeting with the guy when he's open to listening

LMA not being a Laker is not a bad thing it's just a thing

[CelticBaller]

but but I thought everybody wanted to play for LA?

[bobopenguin]

but but I thought everybody wanted to play for LA?

of course, but not everyone get to play for LA. LA choose who they want, not the other way round.

[Bond007]

but but I thought everybody wanted to play for LA?

who is everybody?

[TheBigVeto]

of course, but not everyone get to play for LA. LA choose who they want, not the other way round.

LOL
Yea sure keep telling yourself that.

[alanLA92]

Don't get why people are shocked when they meet Kobe to join the team. You know he has a alpha mentality who wants you to join him and not play second fiddle to you. Seems like every FA has this fantasy of Kobe playing Robin or retiring immediately like that dumbass Howard thought two years ago. Kobe's been there and done that around 15 years ago.

[Fudge]

of course, but not everyone get to play for LA. LA choose who they want, not the other way round.
:roll:

I'm sure they wanted scrubs like Nick Young, Wesley Johnson, Tarik Black, and Wayne Ellington to be rotation players.

No, they didn't. They were just stuck with these rejects because nobody else wanted to play for them and HAD to sign these clowns to fill out roster space.

[tpols]

Why sign aldridge who will take mad shots and touches away from russel and Randle ? Kobe's already taking a bunch.. it's not like they'd have any chance of winning the west or even getting out the first round with the comp.. just let rookies develop.

[rezznor]

of course, but not everyone get to play for LA. LA choose who they want, not the other way round.
http://mavsblog.dallasnews.com/files/2013/06/dwight-howard-stay-with-lakers.jpg

[Jameerthefear]

:roll:

I'm sure they wanted scrubs like Nick Young, Wesley Johnson, Tarik Black, and Wayne Ellington to be rotation players.

No, they didn't. They were just stuck with these rejects because nobody else wanted to play for them and HAD to sign these clowns to fill out roster space.
GET EM FUDGE!!!
HOMIE WE MMAJAAAHHH!!!

[PickernRoller]

Lol at the bunch of fakkits here trying to shit on a franchise player that helped deliver 5 rings. We gonna act like anyone that's not a Duncan stan wished they had a franchise player like Kobe? Salty fakkits... that's all they got.

Hec, even Duncan stans would take domination, aka repeats and three-peats over sparse championship runs. Heat nation knows a thing or two about that. That's just a fact. Otherwise they would be lying to themselves and they know it.

Guess we'll look elsewhere. Plenty of talent left in free-agency still.

[sirkeelma]

LMA is not considering the lakers after the meeting. He was discouraged as all the meeting was about marketing and outside interests rather than basketball.

[oh the horror]

LMA is not considering the lakers after the meeting. He was discouraged as all the meeting was about marketing and outside interests rather than basketball.



I'm hearing the same thing. And I have to say if THAT is the selling point that they're rolling out so far it has been a failure with damn near every free agent they've encountered thus far. They need to rethink their strategy because the whole "hey we're glam and you'll be a STAR " shit isn't working anymore.

[bobopenguin]

:roll:

I'm sure they wanted scrubs like Nick Young, Wesley Johnson, Tarik Black, and Wayne Ellington to be rotation players.

No, they didn't. They were just stuck with these rejects because nobody else wanted to play for them and HAD to sign these clowns to fill out roster space.

u cant see it?
it's acts of kindness. if we dont give them job, they would be begging on the street.
we are a good organization that constantly provide supports to our society. we are developing the positive images that will impact on thousand of young kid, to encourage them focus on sport and follow their dream rather drags and violence.

that's something small cities cant do.

[dazzer87]

of course, but not everyone get to play for LA. LA choose who they want, not the other way round.

http://www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth/files/2013/06/BNzPa6DCUAA7s9V.jpg-large.jpg

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Lakers are an unfinished product equipped with young assets who've yet to prove themselves. Expecting LMA to sign there over any other contender, especially the Spurs, is wishful thinking. At this point all the Lakers CAN do is talk about off the court "opportunities" :oldlol:

[bobopenguin]

http://mavsblog.dallasnews.com/files/2013/06/dwight-howard-stay-with-lakers.jpg

yeah, obviously this child does not have a heart of man, he has a mind that thrive for easy, chilling and retirement life, so he went to where he belongs.

[Fudge]

u cant see it?
it's acts of kindness. if we dont give them job, they would be begging on the street.
we are a good organization that constantly provide supports to our society. we are developing the positive images that will impact on thousand of young kid, to encourage them focus on sport and follow their dream rather drags and violence.

that's something small cities cant do.
Meltdown.

Got eem!

[eeeeeebro]

good, we avoided overpaying a 30 year old overrated big already on his decline

i would not say on the decline but... he is over sized last i saw... he just seemed to be too big for his frame but he can easily lose a little weight and be effective.