Classic mismanagement

Jun 15, 2017
10:54:15am

donnerstag All-American

Paying Kobe for a few too many years when the team was going nowhere and not recovering when Dwight Howard left via free agency to the Rockets.

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Can anyone tell me why the Lakers aren't better? Why isn't Lebron there?

(Private)

6/15/17 10:50am

Classic mismanagement

donnerstag

6/15/17 10:54am

Kobe's greed sunk the franchise, just like I knew it would. So delicious.

SandYFan

6/15/17 11:09am

The nash and Howard trades hurt more than Kobe's contract

Huge Manatee

6/15/17 11:28am

Jerry West left

RC Vikings

6/15/17 10:59am

and Jerry Buss died

Faceman

6/15/17 11:02am

Hard to be good when you give big money to an older Luol Deng and Mosgov

calvindyer

6/15/17 11:04am

I have a hard time believing the Lakers don't have money.

(Private)

6/15/17 11:12am

They have money

I'mBatman

6/15/17 12:26pm

They have plenty of money from their local TV deal alone. According to Forbes

Faceman

6/15/17 11:18am

Point being, Sam Hinkie was locking up Rob Covington's at 1 million a year

calvindyer

6/15/17 11:45am

gave Kobe a sympathy/loyalty contract at the end; paid him far more than he was

cwilke1

6/15/17 11:07am

not exactly...they were told by their TV partner they had to have kobe...

ds7

6/15/17 11:13am

or their local tv partner who had already signed a 20 year contract

cwilke1

6/15/17 12:28pm

it's just what i heard on the herd the other day...

ds7

6/15/17 6:43pm

Don't forget about the league blocking Chris Paul from joining the Lakers.

Ryan M

6/15/17 11:22am

No kidding... that was ridiculous. But they still let Durant go to GSW.

(Private)

6/15/17 11:25am

David Stern said that Kupchak panicked during negotiations

donnerstag

6/15/17 11:32am

Stern's story changes every time

Huge Manatee

6/15/17 11:34am

Can't trust Stern

spugeddy24

6/15/17 12:15pm

Gambled and traded all their assets for Steve Nash and Dwight

Huge Manatee

6/15/17 11:29am

Stern with his huge overreach in the CP3 deal

spugeddy24

6/15/17 12:14pm

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