Lakers Majority Owner Mark Walter Discussion

If we were waiting to end the season to hire FO guys, I imagine we're poking other teams?
It doesn't affect the basketball team so not sure why else would you lose some weeks/months to add them

Didn't like moving the G-league just for money reasons when it impacts basketball operation, close connection with the A team that benefited both sides. Even more when we preach and so much need player development

But well, giving the benefit of the doubt

 

Hard disagree .... we're the gawdamned Lakers no excuses!

 

Rob addressed one benefit to kicking out the G- League squad

 

**cough**detroit**cough**
**cough**dennis lindsey**cough**

 

Big move to help with the conditioning and healing

These moves will pay off in the mean time and long run

 

Okay, this makes sense, but sending the G-League squad all the way out to Choachella? That seems a bit extreme.
If I had that kind of money, I would have trolled Ballmer by building a beautiful facility in Inglewood- to start taking back our old turf.

 

So the fact that they didn't have this in their facility just tells me that it was a money issue? Because I highly doubt the G-League is a big issue for the Lakers in regards to this.

Did the Lakers (Buss family) just refuse to spend money on it thinking it was a waste of money?

 

The problem with the G league team is they were practicing in El Segundo and playing in Oceanside. That is an hour and a half away with no traffic. No traffic is an oxymoron. That was a huge drive for these players. Now they have the practice facility and the arena right near each other in the desert. Makes way more sense. Might cause a slight wrinkle in the teams ability to call up a two way player on a moments notice. In traffic, that drive could take upwards of 3 hours or more. Yuck.