‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’ Season 2 Thread | HBO

[TheNatureBoy]

It's hard to repeat

Coaches bickering on the plane

 

[threattonature]

Westhead was seeing ghost but he wasn’t really wrong not trading norm for Thompson is crazy though.

They got lucky as that was right when David Thompson's drug issues spiraled all out of control.

 

[JordanwiththeWiz]

That airball against the Rockets was the beginning of Tragic Magic. Next year he choked against the Celtics and earned that nickname. In hindsight it was great they didn’t trade for David Thompson he was a full blown cokehead. They ended up getting Byron Scott for Norm Nixon so that’s a win.

 

[Sbp]

Jerry West spazzing out never gets old

Bill Sharman with the hoarse voice too

 

[Ribbs]

They absolutely should have made that trade.

 

[FlyRy]

Adrien Brody is so good

 

[Black Mamba]

 

[FunkDoc1112]

I notice they've gotten way better with the editing this season so far. They used to switch to the videotape filter at random but now they only use it during situations where there'd actually be a video camera around.

 

[FlyRy]

Best of three first rounds is wild

 

[FunkDoc1112]

That airball against the Rockets was the beginning of Tragic Magic. Next year he choked against the Celtics and earned that nickname. In hindsight it was great they didn’t trade for David Thompson he was a full blown cokehead. They ended up getting Byron Scott for Norm Nixon so that’s a win.

Nah they won it all again the next season after they fired Westhead. The Celtics choke comes 3 years later

 

[Bryan Danielson]

Man this Ep was so good…. They do a great job of making you get behind or hate specific characters.

It’s hard to really say who stealing scenes cuz everyone is pretty much killing it when they get the opportunities

 

[jwinfield]

They absolutely should have made that trade.

They lucked out.

Thompson has said his drug issues began in 1980. Going to LA during that time could've been disastrous.

 

[Digital Omen]

The writing and acting on this is A-1, specifically the tension created between Westhead and Riley

Spoiler

You could see Westhead's soul leaving his body when the reporter put him up on game
Did Pat lead a coup against Westhead? or did he resign on some irreconcilable differences shyt?
Man was about to have a stroke in the back of the plane

 

[Danie84]

'You look like the bottom of a shoe'

...West was spittin that hot CAC ETHER to Westhead: Princess

Marvin Gaye's GOAT acapella crescendo Magic's airball perfectly

 

[Danie84]

Best of three first rounds is wild

If only Adam Silver's NBA had guts to go back to this format, the league could rival NFL's frenetic playoffs