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Post by jmost on Apr 10, 2019 6:47:56 GMT -5
I never thought Magic would be a good GM. I think he always believed that the combined allure of playing for the Lakers, everything the L.A. area offers, and his own personal magnetism, would be enough to attract premium free agents. It wasn't. He was a mediocre judge of talent, seeming to value a guy like Lonzo Ball - whose pass-first game mirrored his own, but whose shot is fatally broken - over D'Angelo Russell, who has blossomed in NY. Magic had no real plan to build a team other than signing LBJ and hoping to attract free agents to play with him - basically copying what Riley lucked into in Miami. But LBJ is no longer the draw he once was for other players. I'm sorry to see Magic quit - because someone who has a clue may take over for the Lakers.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Apr 10, 2019 14:23:44 GMT -5
Yeah, it didn't work out as they had expected. Paul George choosing OKC over LA was interesting.
If Rob Pelinka continues on as a decision maker there, we have nothing to worry about.
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Post by Roadrunner on Apr 10, 2019 18:17:34 GMT -5
I was surprised how it went down. LAL is definitely not the allure of the past. If you exclude L James signing, every move of made by Johnson was poor.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Apr 10, 2019 19:22:16 GMT -5
Even before that, with an old Steve Nash, and the ever volatile Dwight Howard, that organization was heading on a downward spiral.
It's become a toxic organization.
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Post by Roadrunner on Apr 11, 2019 18:25:34 GMT -5
Even before that, with an old Steve Nash, and the ever volatile Dwight Howard, that organization was heading on a downward spiral. It's become a toxic organization. I really think the magic of LAL was the elder owner. He died, and so did the organization. |
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Apr 11, 2019 18:37:09 GMT -5
Even before that, with an old Steve Nash, and the ever volatile Dwight Howard, that organization was heading on a downward spiral. It's become a toxic organization. I really think the magic of LAL was the elder owner. He died, and so did the organization. Yup, you’re right. I don’t think Jeanie or Pelinka know how steer this ship out of the storm. |
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Apr 12, 2019 15:17:08 GMT -5
Luke Walton and Lakers mutually part ways.
Laker-land really in a state of uncertainty right now.
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Post by Roadrunner on Apr 12, 2019 18:19:34 GMT -5
Luke Walton and Lakers mutually part ways. Laker-land really in a state of uncertainty right now. I think Walton knew the writing was on the wall. I think he has a good shot at the SAC coaching role. |
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