The Show Must Go On: 2013-14 Los Angeles Lakers thread

[Bilz]

you sure about that?

 

[PTBG]

Pau Gasol for Brook Lopez?

It would seem, on the surface, that merely posing such a question is a moot point given that Lopez is out for the season after re-breaking his troublesome right foot.

Beneath the surface, though, there are at least two reasons to address it here:

1. Sources with knowledge of the discussions told ESPN.com that the Lakers did indeed engage the Nets earlier this month in some exploratory talks to see if Brooklyn had interest in such a swap. Sources say that the Nets balked at the idea when it was presented before Lopez's injury, but it's still noteworthy if it happened.

2. The Lakers were known to be, at the very least, calling around to gauge Gasol's value before they decided to pull Pau off the market earlier this month. So determining how serious the Lakers really were with their Lopez interest is tricky ... especially since Lopez's health misfortune extinguishes any realistic hope of Pau-for-Brook talks re-igniting between now and the Feb. 20 trade deadline. Yet the mere concept of Gasol and Lopez exchanging jerseys nonetheless gets you thinking, because Lopez is owed $32.5 million over the next two seasons after this one.

And because trading for a player with guaranteed money due beyond 2014-15 would almost certainly affect the Lakers' free-agent flexibility in the summer of 2015.

 

[IGSaint12]

The nets could use pau if they still wanna make the playoffs but they don't have any players I want, nor draft picks either.

 

[MustafaSTL]

Biggest reason I doubt any tanking is going on is that this roster is full of players who are playing for their NBA futures. They don't give two fukks about the Lakers' tanking plans when they are trying to play for a new contract after this season.

 

[Colejeezy]

Biggest reason I doubt any tanking is going on is that this roster is full of players who are playing for their NBA futures. They don't give two fukks about the Lakers' tanking plans when they are trying to play for a new contract after this season.

Dont matter..guys are still playing to win but still lack the talent to win..and throw in the injuries in the mix..we gon lose enough games to be in the bottom.

 

[MustafaSTL]

Dont matter..guys are still playing to win but still lack the talent to win..and throw in the injuries in the mix..we gon lose enough games to be in the bottom.

They could continue to lose, but it won't be because they are trying to lose. Dudes like Xavier, Wes, Meeks, etc. have a future to worry about, and playing as hard as they can will go a long way to determining if they indeed have an NBA future.

 

[Regular_P]

I would fukking vomit if they traded for Brook Lopez, even if it was a straight up Sacre/Lopez swap.

 

[Long Live The Kane]

They could continue to lose, but it won't be because they are trying to lose. Dudes like Xavier, Wes, Meeks, etc. have a future to worry about, and playing as hard as they can will go a long way to determining if they indeed have an NBA future.

That's almost ALWAYS the case though..tanking is generally a top-down strategy coming from the front office, dictated by personnel and coaching decisions...it's not like the players on the floor are out there deliberately throwing games...we're trotting out line-ups full of players that are on the verge of not being in the league at all a year or two from now...it kinda takes care of itself

 

[Colejeezy]

I would fukking vomit if they traded for Brook Lopez, even if it was a straight up Sacre/Lopez swap.

Trade was discussed before brook got hurt, still glad nets rejected it.

 

[MustafaSTL]

That's almost ALWAYS the case though..tanking is generally a top-down strategy coming from the front office, dictated by personnel and coaching decisions...it's not like the players on the floor are out there deliberately throwing games...we're trotting out line-ups full of players that are on the verge of not being in the league at all a year or two from now...it kinda takes care of itself

So they could possibly tell a coach who everybody feels may be on the hot seat to make "coaching decisions" that will allow them to lose? Only for them to then fire him? He ain't purposely making coaching decisions to lose only to get fired later for the greater good of the organization.

 

[gho3st]

@PTBG
@ the audacity of this trade proposal. This front office really thought the NETS were going to trade Brook Lopez for Pau Gasol

We are in bigger trouble than i originally thought

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Pau and Kobe will get this tank express off track in due time. Knowing Kobe he'll be back by the first week of February.

 

[Long Live The Kane]

So they could possibly tell a coach who everybody feels may be on the hot seat to make "coaching decisions" that will allow them to lose? Only for them to then fire him? He ain't purposely making coaching decisions to lose only to get fired later for the greater good of the organization.

I'm saying it doesn't matter what they tell him, or much of anything else...we just fukking suck ...i think everyone gets that the lakers on the floor aren't deliberately losing, they just have crappy talent..."tanking" comes into play with sh!t like maybe telling kobe to not rush back or making sure to milk his rehab as much as possible...having players like Pau sit out games where he could have possibly played or looking to trade him for something that obviously won't help them win now..or just accepting your fate and not going out and trying to make moves that could better your standing....i'm saying it's not a thing where they sit all the players down in the locker room and go "well guys...could maybe only give 65% tonight"

 

[gho3st]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...n-los-angeles-lakers-when-team-needs-him-most We called this shyt from a mile away.

 

[Regular_P]

Trade was discussed before brook got hurt, still glad nets rejected it.

I wouldn't have wanted that before Pau got hurt. Lopez has an awful contract.