DEEP3CL wrote:Why are you talking about things that are irrelevant ? Nobody is saying Kobe had to take less for them to come here. Hell for that matter I don't think it's was one educated Laker fan who even thought that was reality.....I sure as hell knew damn well it wasn't reality. Your comments are coming from a fans prospective who actually thought that Kobe taking less made it more of a reality of getting Melo and James, again that was NEVER going to happen. But Kobe taking less than his value probably meant the Lakers could've enticed Lance Stevenson with more than just a $9 mil a year offer...probably could've been 13 we don't know because Kobe left Mitch with very little money to work around.guest81 wrote:There was zero percent chance a superstar like a Lebron or a Melo was going to go to LA even if Kobe took the minium.Again this is hear say after the fact.....every smart mind knows it was going to take more than just even a Bledsoe to be a threat. And that scenario you speak of also was a pipe dream, because every team in the league knew of the Suns stance on the matter. Bledsoe end up getting the very amount team could've threaten with anyway. It was a reason no teams made an attempt to tender and offer sheet.guest81 wrote: Even if the Lakers would of signed a guy like Eric Bledsoe, it's doubtful they would of made the playoffs this year. The Lakers are in the position they're in 100% because of bad Laker management, 0% because of Kobe
Fact is the situation is on both parties, yes management has made their mistakes. But Kobe can't come with the "I wanna win" mantra while at the same time not giving the team some financial leverage. Like some have said you can't have it both ways, and I'm one of the most loyal Laker fans but I'm not bogus either...I can call what I see. But to say it's 100% on management is bull *hit.
Lance?! That's the reason why Kobe should of taken less? Have you seen him this year? He's been awful. And you think giving him 13 mil would somehow make the Lakers better? How about not giving away so many draft picks so you can contiunue to develop young talent. How about hiring a coach that isn't terrible.
The Lakers somehow got to the point where they have no young talent, or any picks or assets they could use in trades. That's bad management. The Laker management was stupidly banking on the fact that free agents will come just because they're the Lakers. What the hell is the plan going forward? That has nothing to do with Kobe