Lakers Already Have a Better Future than Rockets LOL

[AirTupac]

So much for that championship Window :roll: :roll: :roll:

Howard leaving was such a good move in hindsight.

Now we have 60 mill in cap space

Messina / Luke Walton as coach

top 3 pick this season hopefully

Randle, Nance, Russell, Clarkson

Eat it boyzzz

[IllegalD]

So much for that championship Window :roll: :roll: :roll:

Howard leaving was such a good move in hindsight.

Now we have 60 mill in cap space

Messina / Luke Walton as coach

top 3 pick this season hopefully

Randle, Nance, Russell, Clarkson

Eat it boyzzz

:banana: :hammertime: :yaohappy:

[Spurs m8]

Rockets have cancer and your team has aids....CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

[AirTupac]

Mitch Kupchak will ALWAYS be better than Morey

[Smook A.]

Not gonna lie, Lakers do have a bright future. Kobe retired at the perfect time.

[Jameerthefear]

not really they have a better player than anyone on la

[AirTupac]

Not gonna lie, Lakers do have a bright future. Kobe retired at the perfect time.

Now say Mitch Kupchak is better than Morey :banana:

[Smook A.]

Now say Mitch Kupchak is better than Morey :banana:
Haha, nice try bud :lol

[Mr. Jabbar]

rockets "championship window" cracks me up every time :roll:

[ImKobe]

They never had a championship window. Their best run was a blown 3 - 1 series lead by the Clippers, making the WCF was an overachievement for them.

[Mike smith]

So much for that championship Window :roll: :roll: :roll:

Howard leaving was such a good move in hindsight.

Now we have 60 mill in cap space

Messina / Luke Walton as coach

top 3 pick this season hopefully

Randle, Nance, Russell, Clarkson

Eat it boyzzz
I don't know about that rockets have a top 10 player to build around still and lakers have a bunch of young players that have a bunch of unknowns.

[bobopenguin]

I don't know about that rockets have a top 10 player to build around still and lakers have a bunch of young players that have a bunch of unknowns.

rockets' future with harden = 2 years left.

Lakers' future with randle, dangelo, JC + ben simmons/ingram = so bright it's actually hurting my eye.

[Inferno]

Rockets have cancer and your team has aids....CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

:lol :lol

[bobopenguin]

Rockets have cancer and your team has aids....CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
i heard duncan likes man.

[Mike smith]

rockets' future with harden = 2 years left.

Lakers' future with randle, dangelo, JC + ben simmons/ingram = so bright it's actually hurting my eye.
Lol you can't predict the future. First of all they don't have Simmons or Ingram yet. 2 you don't even know how those guys will be in the nba. 3: you don't know how the team will mesh 4: lakers don't even have a coach yet 4: how do you know what they will do to build around harden?? They will have cap room and have assets on there team

[coin24]

What a time... WHAT A TIME!!:rockon:

Stupid ass rockets fans thought we were just being salty haha Dwert sucks do you finally agree?
So glad he saved us from stupid FO..

[Spurs m8]

i heard duncan likes man.

I mean, even if he did, so what? LOL

Its 2016, champ

Gay c*nts gon gay c*nt

[AirTupac]

Lol you can't predict the future. First of all they don't have Simmons or Ingram yet. 2 you don't even know how those guys will be in the nba. 3: you don't know how the team will mesh 4: lakers don't even have a coach yet 4: how do you know what they will do to build around harden?? They will have cap room and have assets on there team

Lol Lakers have Clarkson, Russell, Randle, Potential top 3 pick this year, Nance
+ 60 mill cap space + Messina or Luke Walton coming to coach.


No one would pick Rockets future over Lakers. Top 10 player Harden who has no effort on D? Sure build around that buddy. 1st round exit everytime doesnt constitute as success. Lakers on the other hand know how to build championship teams. Morey sucks.

[Mike smith]

Lol Lakers have Clarkson, Russell, Randle, Potential top 3 pick this year, Nance
+ 60 mill cap space + Messina or Luke Walton coming to coach.


No one would pick Rockets future over Lakers. Top 10 player Harden who has no effort on D? Sure build around that buddy. 1st round exit everytime doesnt constitute as success. Lakers on the other hand know how to build championship teams. Morey sucks.
Lakers have also been bottom 5 team last few years so I guess only way is up

[AirTupac]

Lakers have also been bottom 5 team last few years so I guess only way is up

Well hmmmm Kobe off the books + everyone else of the books + 60 mill in cap + potential top 3 pick (ingram / simmons)

Yeah ur right genius

[ImKobe]

Lol you can't predict the future. First of all they don't have Simmons or Ingram yet. 2 you don't even know how those guys will be in the nba. 3: you don't know how the team will mesh 4: lakers don't even have a coach yet 4: how do you know what they will do to build around harden?? They will have cap room and have assets on there team

Rockets are right back to where they were 3 years ago man...a 7-9 seed with no future prospects. Harden is not going to take you to a championship as the first option or as the sole superstar on the team. Their only hope right now is that KD wants out of OKC to play with Harden in Houston. Even then, you're looking at a team with two elite scorers and no rim protection/bench, a poor man's version of this year's OKC. Dwight will either straight up leave OR take the player option and demand for a trade(he would be smart to take the option and make 23 mil next year as no team's going to sign him to a 100mil+ contract).

Lakers have a core to build around + most likely a top 3 pick AND huge cap space. They got rid of the dead weight (Scott, Kobe), they are in a better situation because no one expects them to contend this year or the next so their young guys can develop comfortably with no pressure to win a ton of games since they are coming off the worst regular season record in franchise history, now that Kobe's gone, there should be no reason that stars wouldn't want to come to the Lakers, right? If KD decides to leave OKC, Westbrook is a prime candidate to join the Lakers next season. I think we'll be alright either way while the Rockets will be forced to either blow it up and start their rebuild now OR sign a bunch of medicore players just to be a lower seed in the playoffs.

[AirTupac]

Rockets are right back to where they were 3 years ago man...a 7-9 seed with no future prospects. Harden is not going to take you to a championship as the first option or as the sole superstar on the team. Their only hope right now is that KD wants out of OKC to play with Harden in Houston. Even then, you're looking at a team with two elite scorers and no rim protection/bench, a poor man's version of this year's OKC. Dwight will either straight up leave OR take the player option and demand for a trade.

Lakers have a core to build around + most likely a top 3 pick AND huge cap space. They got rid of the dead weight (Scott, Kobe), they are in a better situation because no one expects them to contend this year or the next so their young guys than develop comfortably with no pressure to win a ton of games since they are coming off the worst regular season record in franchise history, now that Kobe's gone, there should be no reason that stars wouldn't want to come to the Lakers, right? If KD decides to leave OKC, Westbrook is a prime candidate to join the Lakers next season. I think we'll be alright either way while the Rockets will be forced to either blow it up and start their rebuild now OR sign a bunch of medicore players just to be a lower seed in the playoffs.

People are still mad the Lakers train is coming full steam ahead.

Luke Walton
Ingram
Randle
Russell
Larry Nance
Clarkson

+

Durant?
Horford?
Derozan?
Whiteside?
Batum?

We're getting shit done boys.

[ImKobe]

People are still mad the Lakers train is coming full steam ahead.

Luke Walton
Ingram
Randle
Russell
Larry Nance
Clarkson

+

Durant?
Horford?
Derozan?
Whiteside?
Batum?

We're getting shit done boys.

Hopefully we get a starting SG that can play elite defense to mask Russell's weaknesses on D, Clarkson is best served as a 6th man, KD joining LA would be HUGE but I don't think it's going to happen. Derozan or Batum would be a really nice signing.

[AirBonner]

People are still mad the Lakers train is coming full steam ahead.

Luke Walton
Ingram
Randle
Russell
Larry Nance
Clarkson

+

Durant?
Horford?
Derozan?
Whiteside?
Batum?

We're getting shit done boys.
Derozan and Harden are the only signings Lakers will get.

[Fire Colangelo]

The Lakers have a pretty good future if everything works out, but that's the problem. Everything you guys have right now is an unknown.

We don't know how good Simmons/Ingram will be
We don't know how Russell/Randle/Clarkson will develope
We don't know if Walton is really that good
We don't know if any players want to sign with LA, outside of DeRozan.

[ImKobe]

The Lakers have a pretty good future if everything works out, but that's the problem. Everything you guys have right now is an unknown.

We don't know how good Simmons/Ingram will be
We don't know how Russell/Randle/Clarkson will develope
We don't know if Walton is really that good
We don't know if any players want to sign with LA, outside of DeRozan.

But they have a fresh start and a lot of options, which is the point of this thread as Houston is back to being MEDICORE. In just 3 years :oldlol:

[AirTupac]

The Lakers have a pretty good future if everything works out, but that's the problem. Everything you guys have right now is an unknown.

We don't know how good Simmons/Ingram will be
We don't know how Russell/Randle/Clarkson will develope
We don't know if Walton is really that good
We don't know if any players want to sign with LA, outside of DeRozan.

People seem to forget that even though markets are all "big". The Lakers still dominate. Companies like Nike etc. have incentives for big players to go play for NYK , LA etc.

At the end of the time, coming to LAL, brings you CRAZY exposure. Nick Young is a model for Forever 21. Russell was just in a gatorade commercial and Randle was in a big commercial just recently as well. I can guarantee you no one would care about these guys except some localass Car dealership if they were playing for Bucks or whatever.

LA is LA baby. Now that Kobe's out, the world is theirs. Durant we waiting bruh

[Mike smith]

People seem to forget that even though markets are all "big". The Lakers still dominate. Companies like Nike etc. have incentives for big players to go play for NYK , LA etc.

At the end of the time, coming to LAL, brings you CRAZY exposure. Nick Young is a model for Forever 21. Russell was just in a gatorade commercial and Randle was in a big commercial just recently as well. I can guarantee you no one would care about these guys except some localass Car dealership if they were playing for Bucks or whatever.

LA is LA baby. Now that Kobe's out, the world is theirs. Durant we waiting bruh
Durant isn't signing with the lakers neither is Westbrook. Lakers have been lottery team last 3 years and guarantee will be a lottery team again next year. You guys are getting so excited over Walton but who knows what kind of coach he will be. He coached a team coming off a championship for 40 games and that team is experience who know how he is at developing players and coaching a team full of young players.

[Nick Young]

Durant and Whiteside coming to play with the coaching prodigy Walton and the point guard prodigy 3'Angelo Bucketsdale

[Nick Young]

Durant isn't signing with the lakers neither is Westbrook. Lakers have been lottery team last 3 years and guarantee will be a lottery team again next year. You guys are getting so excited over Walton but who knows what kind of coach he will be. He coached a team coming off a championship for 40 games and that team is experience who know how he is at developing players and coaching a team full of young players.
you sound furious bro, take a few deep breaths and relax. Durant is coming to LA, it's just how it is.

[bobopenguin]

Derozan and Harden are the only signings Lakers will get.

harden can stay in houston. no thx.

[Fire Colangelo]

People seem to forget that even though markets are all "big". The Lakers still dominate. Companies like Nike etc. have incentives for big players to go play for NYK , LA etc.

At the end of the time, coming to LAL, brings you CRAZY exposure. Nick Young is a model for Forever 21. Russell was just in a gatorade commercial and Randle was in a big commercial just recently as well. I can guarantee you no one would care about these guys except some localass Car dealership if they were playing for Bucks or whatever.

LA is LA baby. Now that Kobe's out, the world is theirs. Durant we waiting bruh

Maybe the "exposure" is good for up and coming stars, but for guys like Durant? He's one of the best players in the world, he has enough exposure. I'm pretty sure guys like Westbrook and Durant are more concerned with winning than anything else.

Maybe the big market could entice someone like DeRozan or Horford, but are these really the pieces you want to throw max money at?

[Jameerthefear]

we need to stop acting like a Russell/Randle/Clarkson core is actually scary
if you aren't the wolves or the bucks the core is just so unknown you can't really say whose future is better

[bobopenguin]

we need to stop acting like a Russell/Randle/Clarkson core is actually scary
if you aren't the wolves or the bucks the core is just so unknown you can't really say whose future is better

wolves: KAT, wiggins, lavine, rubio - missed playoff
bucks: monroe, jabari parker, giannis, missed playoff
lakers: deangelo, JC, randle + potential ben simmons/ingram.

i do think lakers' future is atleast as bright as wolves.
bucks can stay losing.

[ImKobe]

we need to stop acting like a Russell/Randle/Clarkson core is actually scary
if you aren't the wolves or the bucks the core is just so unknown you can't really say whose future is better

Houston - Harden and a bunch of journeymen = low seed every year, not good enough to contend for titles, not bad enough for a great draft pick
Lakers - three promising young players, 60 mil in cap space + top 3 pick

which team is in a better situation moving forward? Houston would have to blow it up but problem is that Harden is in his prime and won't stick around for the rebuilding process.

Even if they want to blow it up right now, Howard has a player option for 23 million for next year, he's going to be taking that money considering how bad he looked this year, good luck trading him and getting anything back if any team is stupid enough to go for him :oldlol:.


It's pretty obvious that Lakers are currently in a better situation. No dead weight, young core, cap space. Rockets were medicore for over a decade, got lucky with a big FA signing and ended up making one bad signing after another so they would be forced to blow it up again...

[Jameerthefear]

wolves: KAT, wiggins, lavine, rubio - missed playoff
bucks: monroe, jabari parker, giannis, missed playoff
lakers: deangelo, JC, randle + potential ben simmons/ingram.

i do think lakers' future is atleast as bright as wolves.
bucks can stay losing.
:roll:
that's if they even hold onto their draft pick.
as it stands, the wolves core is by far #1 and the bucks core clearly #2

[Jameerthefear]

Houston - Harden and a bunch of journeymen = low seed every year, not good enough to contend for titles, not bad enough for a great draft pick
Lakers - three promising young players, 60 mil in cap space + top 3 pick

which team is in a better situation moving forward? Houston would have to blow it up but problem is that Harden is in his prime and won't stick around for the rebuilding process.

Even if they want to blow it up right now, Howard has a player option for 23 million for next year, he's going to be taking that money considering how bad he looked this year, good luck trading him and getting anything back if any team is stupid enough to go for him :oldlol:.


It's pretty obvious that Lakers are currently in a better situation. No dead weight, young core, cap space. Rockets were medicore for over a decade, got lucky with a big FA signing and ended up making one bad signing after another so they would be forced to blow it up again...
we dont know if the lakers will get to keep their pick
as it stands, harden is a better player than anyone on the lakers even projects to be. randle clarkson and russel aren't 'special' players. i don't really like randle since he doesn't fit into today's NBA anyways, so i wouldn't even call him a part of a young core

[KobesFinger]

Don't get ahead of yourselves, your only setting yourself up for disappointment when we don't sign a star, or overpay for someone

[AirTupac]

Russell has the potential to be an allstar
Randle averaged a double double in his rookie season
Larry Nance is a solid role player
Clarkson could be traded or become a 6th man of the year type of player if he gets his defense better.

Potential Ingram / Simmons?

60 mill in cap means lots of things. Lakers could package the pick or some players to entice a player to come here.

We ain't even mad. There is absolutely no way anyone would pick Rockets situation at this point. Dwight is probably leaving, the rest of their team are straight skeleton ass. Beasley is their second best player at this point. Harden plays ZERO defense. They wont make the playoffs at this point... . THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP WINDOW :lol