Are the Lakers the new Knicks?

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Thoughts?

[SouBeachTalents]

If they go another 40 years without a title, then maybe we can have this discussion

[oh the horror]

Uhhhhh what? :roll:


They just won a title a few seasons ago man. HARDLY "the new Knicks"

[RoundMoundOfReb]

If they go another 40 years without a title, then maybe we can have this discussion

- Delusional fan base which thinks it's gonna sign everyone

- End up getting Nobody

[raprap]

Kobe effect. The guy needs to retire man. D'angelo will out alpha him this season no doubt. :bowdown:

[dubeta]

Huge Laker fan, but yes they are, sadly


Lakers, Heat, Knicks all taking the L for the next few years

[Droid101]

- Delusional fan base which thinks it's gonna sign everyone

- End up getting Nobody
Um, that's absolutely NOT what made the Knicks the Knicks, especially this last decade.

They traded for a bunch of hyper-expensive, over-the-hill dudes and never had any draft picks. Hence the user on this very site named NewYorkNoPicks.

Jesus christ you can't even craft a joke thread properly. Swiftly kill yourself.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

bunch of hyper-expensive, over-the-hill dudes


Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Carlos Boozer

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Huge Laker fan, but yes they are, sadly


Lakers, Heat, Knicks all taking the L for the next few years
Same, bro. Lifelong Laker fan. Sucks to see us heading down this path.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Uhhhhh what? :roll:


They just won a title a few seasons ago man. HARDLY "the new Knicks"

5 years down, 35 to go...:( Kobe has destroyed the reputation of our beloved organization

[LeFraud James]

Lol @ OP and dubeta acting like Lakers fans...

By far 2 of the worst posters on ISH, time and time again showing their complete and utter incompetence.

[dubeta]

#rentfree :lol

[D-Rose]

Huge Laker fan, but yes they are, sadly


Lakers, Heat, Knicks all taking the L for the next few years
Heat? :biggums:

Dragic, Wade, Bosh, Whiteside, Deng.

[Braincells]

They are the new Lakers.

[coin24]

Huge Virgin, sadly


im holding the L for the next few years

:cheers:

[TheBigVeto]

It would be great for the league and the sport of basketball if that happens.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

It would be great for the league and the sport of basketball if that happens.
It's happening bro

[Legends66NBA7]

Hell no.

[imnew09]

We got 2 great potential rookies and enough cap to sign 3 max players next season. New knicks LOL. Lakers won a back go back 5/6 years ago

[VeeCee15]

no one wants to play in LA when Kobe is still there.
Once he leaves the free agents will flock in.

[chazzy]

We actually have lottery players and cap space. Nice comparison

[RoundMoundOfReb]

We got 2 great potential rookies and enough cap to sign 3 max players next season. New knicks LOL. Lakers won a back go back 5/6 years ago
It's happening, bro. Russel and Randle bust, Lakers get desperate, trade away picks for mediocre players, voila...new Knicks

[chazzy]

It's happening, bro. Russel and Randle bust, Lakers get desperate, trade away picks for mediocre players, voila...new Knicks
And in the mean time, your Raptors will ...

[Patrick Chewing]

Knicks will have a better next 5-10 years than the Lakers.

[Ne 1]

Yet, the Lakers have more championships than the Knicks, the "RoundMoundOfRebound" and LeBron James combined. :oldlol:

[RoundMoundOfReb]

And in the mean time, your Raptors will ...

Not be a big market NBA team failing to meet expectations. Stay on topic please.

[Droid101]

Knicks will have a better next 5-10 years than the Lakers.
:roll:

[Bosnian Sajo]

Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Carlos Boozer

Booz signed for 3m, and he is a free agent atm. Steve Nash was a mistake, I agree 100%, and Kobe brought us 5 championships you moron what are you trying to prove by adding his name there? The fact that we gave him a 2yr/48m deal? You do realize when Kobe won his last 2 chips, he was on a 3yr/90m contract, right? Worked out well.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Booz signed for 3m, and he is a free agent atm. Steve Nash was a mistake, I agree 100%, and Kobe brought us 5 championships you moron what are you trying to prove by adding his name there? The fact that we gave him a 2yr/48m deal? You do realize when Kobe won his last 2 chips, he was on a 3yr/90m contract, right? Worked out well.
Kobe is ridiculously overpaid. He is arguably the worst player in the NBA when factoring in contract and playing time. And this is coming from a HUGE Laker fan, bro.

[Legends66NBA7]

Not be a big market NBA team failing to meet expectations. Stay on topic please.

Off topic, but the Toronto is a big market NBA team.

But they are a different problem all together because they are in a different country. The biggest problem is taxes and players not wanting to pay double of them... and obviously they haven't had good basketball teams to lure anybody.

The LMA interview, while he won't sign here, is still step in the right direction. They don't get an interview with a player lime that 5-10 years ago.

[Bosnian Sajo]

Kobe is ridiculously overpaid. He is arguably the worst player in the NBA when factoring in contract and playing time. And this is coming from a HUGE Laker fan, bro.

He's earned it...not like it's hurting us now anyways, we have enough cap to sign max players and no ones biting anyways. You guys act like he signed a 10yr/500m deal, it was a 2 year deal ffs.

And I doubt you are truly a Laker fan, no true Laker fan would ever compare our golden team to the disease that is New York basketball. Ever.

[Droid101]

And I doubt you are truly a Laker fan, no true Laker fan would ever compare our golden team to the disease that is New York basketball. Ever.
Dude, he's 100% trolling branstan. Do not even bother responding.

[Mr. Jabbar]

Huge Laker fan

i can confirm this

[chazzy]

Not be a big market NBA team failing to meet expectations. Stay on topic please.
Beta mentality

[clipps]

I think the Lakers are the Raiders of the NBA.

[I<3NBA]

lol. as bad as the Lakers are, i think they'll still rebuild faster than the Knicks.

[Sharmer]

The Lakers are in terrible shape here's why.

Here

[Prime_Shaq]

[QUOTE=Sharmer]The Lakers are in terrible shape here's why.

Here

[imdaman99]

Both Lakers and Knicks got high risk, high reward guys in the draft. I have a feeling both will pan out and the 2 franchises are on their way up (really, couldn't get worse than last year anyway lol).

[Lakers Legend#32]

Please, retire Kobe.

[Sharmer]

Name one high caliber free agent the Lakers have signed?

They have pretty much swindled their way to rings, through the back door, dirty deeds, that allowed for unimaginable trades to go down.

[chazzy]

The Lakers are in terrible shape here's why.

Here’s the big difference between the Lakers and the other two teams bad teams(Wolves and Sixers). Those two teams are now loaded with young talent (Wiggins, Towns, and Levine for the Wolves and Embiid, Noel, and Okafor for the Sixers).
They've also been bad for years and have had plenty of opportunities with lottery picks.

This post is pathetically copied and pasted from the comment section of this (http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/01/report-lamarcus-aldridge-rules-out-lakers-in-free-agent-decision/) article because english is your 3rd language, so I shouldn't waste my time.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

https://twitter.com/ramonashelburne

Lakers are done :(

[RoundMoundOfReb]

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/7/2/8880797/la-lakers-lamarcus-aldridge-rumors-nba-free-agency-2015

^Great article.

[branslowski]

Op still Butthurt over 2/6 and Barkley with 0 rings:roll: :roll: :roll:

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Op still Butthurt over 2/6 and Barkley with 0 rings:roll: :roll: :roll:
Stay on topic please, bro. I'm just concerned that my beloved franchise has been rotted from the inside out. I can't even recognize it anymore.

[Done_And_Done]

And in the mean time, your Raptors will ...

Please don't remind me that this piece of sh1t quietly roots for the team I love.

[STATUTORY]

Knicks can't even secure 2nd round meeting with Lamarcus

[GIF REACTION]

Knicks can't even secure 2nd round meeting with Lamarcus
Lakers fans so delusional they celebrating "2nd round meetings" :roll: :roll: :roll:

[FireMcFailPlease]

Laker and Knicks fans assured everyone bolts from small markets to the big markets, IE New York and LA...MARKETABILITY!!!




















LMFAO

[bluechox2]

silver needs to make it more favorable to go to big markets now

[brownmamba00]

silver needs to make it more favorable to go to big markets now
this

don't see big market owners writing 2 paged letters to silver like that dumb **** Dan Gilbert

[Legends66NBA7]

this

don't see big market owners writing 2 paged letters to silver like that dumb **** Dan Gilbert

I think I remember James Dolan wrote some letter trashing a fan and said that he should root for the Nets just because he hated the direction the Knicks have been going through since his tenure.

[gts]

Tim MacMahon ‏@espn_macmahon 23m23 minutes ago
Has Phil Jackson tweeted to tell us how free agency is goink yet?

[FireDavidKahn]

Off topic, but the Toronto is a big market NBA team.

But they are a different problem all together because they are in a different country. The biggest problem is taxes and players not wanting to pay double of them... and obviously they haven't had good basketball teams to lure anybody.

The LMA interview, while he won't sign here, is still step in the right direction. They don't get an interview with a player lime that 5-10 years ago. Toronto is a fairly big market, yes, but they aren't a desirable market.

Big market does not equal desirable market

[FireDavidKahn]

I like how everyone always claims that 'big markets are good for the NBA. Fact is that the big markets will always be cash cows no matter what their win/loss record is.

[Hey Yo]

I like how everyone always claims that 'big markets are good for the NBA. Fact is that the big markets will always be cash cows no matter what their win/loss record is.
The small markets get some of that cash, though.

[imdaman99]

I think I remember James Dolan wrote some letter trashing a fan and said that he should root for the Nets just because he hated the direction the Knicks have been going through since his tenure.
James Dolan is a tool and not indicative of NY fans. KNICKS fans are starving. We have waited patiently for a winner. The NBA is better with the biggest markets doing well. Does the NBA need them to contend to be successful? No, but it would only help.

James Dolan is a moron and almost every Knick fan will acknowledge that.

[FireDavidKahn]

The small markets get some of that cash, though.
Yes. But a small market with a crap record won't contribute nearly as much income to the league versus if they were good. The big markets will never have that problem. Of course, everyone wants the big markets to win, but from purely a financial point of view it would be better for small market teams to be good

[Legends66NBA7]

Toronto is a fairly big market, yes, but they aren't a desirable market.

Big market does not equal desirable market

What do you mean by desirable ?

Just talking about the team history or the city ? I completely agree with team history, it shouldn't favour us. Can't see why it's not a desirable place as a city, it's always on the top of the best cities to live in and visit. Like I said before, the biggest turn off about it and possibly not being desirable as a city is because it's nnot located in the States.

[Legends66NBA7]

James Dolan is a tool and not indicative of NY fans. KNICKS fans are starving. We have waited patiently for a winner. The NBA is better with the biggest markets doing well. Does the NBA need them to contend to be successful? No, but it would only help.

James Dolan is a moron and almost every Knick fan will acknowledge that.

Yeah, I get the Dolan thing. Sucks for you guys he's still owner of the team.

[DirkLegend41]

No. Lakers are the new Celtics.