Optimism Discussion: The Laker's Sky Is Not Falling

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  1. gcclaker

    gcclaker Moderator Staff Member

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    I want to run with who we have... Given it is unappealing to some who WANT star power and glamour. I just HATE having the pundits really kicking us when we are down. Clowns relishing our struggles.

    Still waters run deep.
     
    gcclaker, Jul 1, 2018
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    LOL. I think I can find posts like this from you at this time of the year going back each of the last 4 years (maybe even to ClubLakers days).

    That said, I am glad Dwight rejected us. That LA rejected us. That Melo rejected us. And I bet we will feel the same way about PG next year too.
     
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    “You thought you were Kobe? They don’t love you like that!”
     
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  4. therealdeal

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    I'm the resident optimist my friend and honestly given the mood in this place, this thread is a desperate need. Yikes.
     
    therealdeal, Jul 1, 2018
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    I'm going to basically lay off the other threads for now. Some of you guys are clearly having a tough time coping with Paul George deciding to stay in Oklahoma. The sky isn't falling. The Lakers aren't failures. There's time, there's opportunities. Go for a walk. Enjoy the sunshine. Do something life affirming because we're going to be fine.
     
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    But whatever you do, please keep posting. Because it’s entertaining :)
     
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    Every Lakers forum is in panic mode, fire Rob and Magic mode because we haven’t landed 2 stars by noon on July 1st of free agency. I don’t know why I expected better, but we are fine. Even if we completely struck out, which we won’t, we aren’t coming back to a garbage team, the future is bright. You’d think the way some people are acting we are coming back to this roster. Always remember how bad it actually WAS at one point and how much better Rob and Magic have our future looking. If you feel depressed, really take a hard look at these rosters and you should feel better.

    https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/2014.html

    https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/2015.html
     
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    Optimism: teams are running out of cap space, we still have a ton, LeBron, DeMarcus, and also other bargain bin free agents like Avery Bradley, Lopez etc are still available. We will have a better team than last year. It's about internal growth as well, I'm hoping this will be the year Ingram or Randle (if retained) will make an all star. #Lakerfaithfulheadsup
     
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    As it stands right now, it looks like we’ll be retaining Randle for what, like 12mil?

    That’s way better than the 16-20mil some of us thought it would take to keep him
     
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    Heck we may honestly end up keeping him for the QO if things keep going this way.
     
    therealdeal, Jul 1, 2018
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    Are we going to keep having to hear this positive BS? Lakers have been horrid for 5 years. What are you talking about? This isn't situation where it's been bad for
    Angst is the perfect word to describe the mood right now.
     
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    It appears you got lost looking for this thread

    lakersball.com/threads/official-whine-moan-complain-thread-18-19.1570/page-146

    Optimism thread is a haven for optimism, WMC thread is for complaining all you want.
     
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    Look where you're at. Why don't you just go and be the commander of the whine and complain thread.
     
    Battle Tested20, Jul 1, 2018
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    That line on top was for another post, do not know why it showed up on here. And I was agreeing with the post. That's positiveness and stuff.
     
    OX1947, Jul 1, 2018
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    Wow! Thats even better. So like 5-6mil for next year?

    That’s amazing
     
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    I mean there's very little money out there right now. Sacramento and Atlanta are the only teams with significant money i believe. We could do Julius a solid and then maybe try to lock him up long term at a solid price, or both sides might agree it's better for him to get into the FA pool next year.

    The relationship with Mintz right now will be fascinating.
     
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    We're finally out of FA missing purgatory. First big FA acquisition since Shaq in 1996.

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    Can we sticky this?
     
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    I’m just glad the shoe has finally dropped and the LeBron question and the PG question have been answered. Now just let everything else happen when it happens. I will enjoy watching summer league tomorrow.
     
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