A King and an Empire: The Official GOAT franchise Boss Angeles Lakers 2018-19 season

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1) I find it funny how you guys put more stock in reports than the person's actual words.

2) Plans changed. He had fun playing with Westbrook and his year in OKC didn't end how he wanted to.

You can blame Magic and the FO for not trading for PG but blaming them for signing Bron because PG was going to come here if he didn't is by far the dumbest thing I've read today.




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But please believe reports over what the man said multiple times. He felt some type of way we didn't trade for him and that was a big reason why he didn't give us a meeting.


you call PG a hoe and then you want us to believe his words :childplease:

Perhaps his plans did change cuz he liked playing with Westbrook. But even if he HATED playing with Westbrook, he's gonna respond to that by coming to play with Bron? :mjpls:
 

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PG was giving the lakers the impression he was coming here regardless. Thats why the Lakers didn't feel compelled the trade for him.

you taking about Woj podcast, well as early as Feb 2017 this is what the Lakers were told via Woj....

Lakers were told not to trade young core for Paul George

Feb 2017.... PG didn't even request a trade by that time.


He got traded June 2017 and requested a trade a few weeks prior to that so that article is irrelevant.

Woj's podcast with PG was done way after that article in February.
 

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Report: Paul George telling friends he plans to play for Lakers in 2018

Here's why there are so many Paul George to the Lakers rumors (PG telling friends he LOVES Zo)

PG was out here giving the Lakers every reason NOT to trade for him cuz he was gonna come here anyway

Those articles are just rumors and speculation, without any real sources or facts.

"According to people not authorized to speak publicly".............Like WTF?

IMO, George did not sign with LA because he didn't want the pressure of playing on a high profile team in a big market....PG has a history of choking in the playoffs.
 

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Those articles are just rumors and speculation, without any real sources or facts.

"According to people not authorized to speak publicly".............Like WTF?

IMO, George did not sign with LA because he didn't want the pressure of playing on a high profile team in a big market....PG has a history of choking in the playoffs.

This is a good point. For example, PG played like dog shyt against the Jazz but Russ took most if not all the blame. Meanwhile in LA, the young guys play their heart out and get the blame.
 

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PG has a history of choking in the playoffs.
No, he doesn’t. He’s a good playoff performer and was an underdog in every series he lost except last year.

PG didn’t come because he likes playing with Westbrook and they had the most money to offer. He doesn’t care about market size and said he was a Clippers fan growing up.
 

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HE CAN SAY WHATEVER HE WANTS, FACT REMAINS THAT WE TREATED HIM LIKE LEFTOVERS AND THATS WHAT TRULY BOTHERED HIM

I CAN PRETTY MUCH GUARANTEE THAT IF MAGIC WOULDA GAVE HIM THE FEELING THAT HE WAS A TOP PRIORITY, HE WOULD BE HERE RIGHT NOW

It's like when you're at a party and trying to get at some hoes, you really gotta cash in on your first choice or two because once the other ones notice it's a wrap. PG got that Thot mentality and probably felt second rate hearing all the Bron to LA whispers :yeshrug:
 

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So tell me how Magic was supposed to do that when he's under contract with the Pacers? League is already on our ass with tampering. Magic didn't even get a meeting with him during free agency. His mind was made up as soon as we didn't trade him for him and playing with Russ.

BRUH THERE ARE WAYS TO COMMUNICATE THINGS WITOUT LETTING THE WORLD KNOW.....

IF IT WOULDA BEEN MADE CLEAR THAT PAUL GEORGE WAS A TOP PRIORITY, HE WOULDA RAN TO US.

ITS LIKE IF A FEMALE GETS THE FEELING THAT U ARE EYEING ANOTHER CHICK BUT U KEEPIN TABS ON HER IN CASE OPTION 1 FALLS THROUGH, SHE IS FAR LESS LIKELY TO FUX WIT U AND WILL PROLLY END UP GOIN FOR SOME1 ELSE OUTA SPITE.
 

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This is a good point. For example, PG played like dog shyt against the Jazz but Russ took most if not all the blame. Meanwhile in LA, the young guys play their heart out and get the blame.
No, he didn’t play like dog shyt he was bad in the elimination game but dropped 30+ three times in the series and Jazz were the number two ranked defense

Playoff P is a real thing
 

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It's like when you're at a party and trying to get at some hoes, you really gotta cash in on your first choice or two because once the other ones notice it's a wrap. PG got that Thot mentality and probably felt second rate hearing all the Bron to LA whispers :yeshrug:


MONEY!

I JUS TYPED BASICALLY THE SAME THING AS U SIMULTANEOUSLY

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BRUH THERE ARE WAYS TO COMMUNICATE THINGS WITOUT LETTING THE WORLD KNOW.....

IF IT WOULDA BEEN MADE CLEAR THAT PAUL GEORGE WAS A TOP PRIORITY, HE WOULDA RAN TO US.

ITS LIKE IF A FEMALE GETS THE FEELING THAT U ARE EYEING ANOTHER CHICK BUT U KEEPIN TABS ON HER IN CASE OPTION 1 FALLS THROUGH, SHE IS FAR LESS LIKELY TO FUX WIT U.

You are agreeing with me and you don't even know it.


"If it wouda been made clear that PG was a top priority"


"The Lakers didn’t want to give up anything to grab me so that was a salty taste to be vulnerable like, ‘Hey, I want to come home.'”

That's how we would have shown he was a top priority. Not by saying, hey spend your season in OKC and we'll sign you in the summer. That's the opposite of prioritizing.
 

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Feb 2017.... PG didn't even request a trade by that time.


He got traded June 2017 and requested a trade a few weeks prior to that so that article is irrelevant.

Woj's podcast with PG was done way after that article in February.

Breh you act like June 2017 was the beginning of the PG to LA rumors. shyt was bubbling way before that and even before he officially requested a trade he was heavy in trade rumors during the 2017 trade deadline.

After tumultuous trade deadline, the Paul George trade drama is only beginning

As long as the Lakers keep building in the right direction (which is a separate issue), and communicate to George’s people that they’ll be interested, they’ll be in a position to land him no matter what.


On Wednesday, USA Today reported that George had sent a message to ownership: he wants to stay in Indiana if they can contend, but if not, he’s headed to L.A..


you dont have to "request a trade", when you're publicly noncommittal to the team you're on, you're pretty much saying you want to be traded

Pacers' George won't commit to signing new deal

to act like the PG trade rumors weren't serious until he officially requested in June 2017 is naive
 

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No, he didn’t play like dog shyt he was bad in the elimination game but dropped 30+ three times in the series and Jazz were the number two ranked defense

Playoff P is a real thing

Shot 40% from the field
36% from 3
had 8 more turnovers than assists

If that's first round playoff P then I don't want to know how he plays in the Finals

He got outplayed by Ingles.
 

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Breh you act like June 2017 was the beginning of the PG to LA rumors. shyt was bubbling way before that and even before he officially requested a trade he was heavy in trade rumors during the 2017 trade deadline.

After tumultuous trade deadline, the Paul George trade drama is only beginning




you dont have to "request a trade", when you're publicly noncommittal to the team you're on, you're pretty much saying you want to be traded

Pacers' George won't commit to signing new deal

to act like the PG trade rumors weren't serious until he officially requested in June 2017 is naive

Of course not but they officially got real when he announced he was leaving the next summer. In fact, he didn't even want to get traded, he wanted to play his last year in Indy. Once Indy said hell nah, we're trading you, he wanted LA to make a move. IN HIS OWN WORDS. Once they didn't, HE SAID, he was salty. Like, we're arguing reports over actual words from the source. Let me ask you this, what incentive does Paul have to say that he was salty that they didn't trade for him?
 
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