New Member saying "Hello!"

EddieJones · Post #1 » by **EddieJones** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:29 pm

Hey Laker fam, I've been a longtime lurker (was around before the kalel/star24 fiasco), and finally decided to join in on the fun. I've actually only been a huge Laker fan since '94 when the Lakers drafted a quiet, skinny little Eddie Jones from Temple. Before that, I, like many others, were in constant awe of Jordan himself.

I'm not a huge poster myself, but I look forward to continuing to read many of your well-informed and analytical posts. And considering a lot of Laker fans are on suicide watch this season, I figured now is as good of a time to be as supportive to the Laker community as possible.

- Optimistic Laker Fan

GAME TIME · Post #2 » by **GAME TIME** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:32 pm

EddieJones wrote:- Optimistic Laker Fan

We need more of these in the forums :lol:

DEEP3CL · Post #3 » by **DEEP3CL** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:33 pm

Welcome EJ !

Ha ha...you mentioning star24 brings back memories of my boy TonyMontana's slap fest battles they had!

Sofa King · Post #4 » by **Sofa King** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:36 pm

Eddie Jones was one of my favorite players back in the day. Welcome!

I don't remember so much of the star stuff except he was annoying. :lol:

Post #5 » by **dockingsched** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:38 pm

rank from favorite to least favorite

nash, kobe, mwp, pau, howard, d'antoni, jim buss, blake, duhon

EddieJones · Post #6 » by **EddieJones** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:52 pm

dockingsched wrote:rank from favorite to least favorite

nash, kobe, mwp, pau, howard, d'antoni, jim buss, blake, duhon

Kobe, Nash, MWP, Pau, Howard, Blake, Duhon, D'Antoni, Jimmy Buss

Jetset · Post #7 » by **Jetset** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:54 pm

i know you're new and everything, but i feel like i've already known you my whole life.

EddieJones · Post #8 » by **EddieJones** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 7:02 pm

destro wrote:i know you're new and everything, but i feel like i've already known you my whole life.

I appreciate the sentiment. And as long as I've been lurking, I feel the same way about many of the posters here.

Sofa King · Post #9 » by **Sofa King** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 7:06 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6inwzOooXRU[/youtube]

KB24TBOTB · Post #10 » by **KB24TBOTB** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 7:16 pm

Welcome aboard

looking forward to seeing you post here

BEazy · Post #11 » by **BEazy** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:17 pm

Welcome! Remember, a thick skin is needed to be a successful poster here.

EArl · Post #12 » by **EArl** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:09 pm

Welcome aboard and you voting Kobe as your first is going to make Doc mad :lol:

Post #13 » by **TyCobb** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 11:36 pm

Welcome to the board, and if you can reference star24 then you already how this place operates. :lol:

Dr Aki · Post #14 » by **Dr Aki** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 11:47 pm

optimism is nice

some prefer to wallow in the absurdity that is this season

AcecardZ · Post #15 » by **AcecardZ** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 12:29 am

Aki wrote:optimism is nice

some prefer to wallow in the absurdity that is this season

Absurdity is a good word. Black is white. Up is down. The Lakers aren't in contention for a playoff spot. What's next?

Welcome to the board EJ! It's been a rough season but Lakers faithful aren't giving up1

Before the season started I was really looking forward to how much fun it was going to be around here as the playoffs began. Playoffs? smh!

AcecardZ · Post #16 » by **AcecardZ** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 12:34 am

blah... Accidental post.

DEEP3CL · Post #17 » by **DEEP3CL** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 12:49 am

Lakers-Texas wrote:Welcome! Remember, a thick skin is needed to be a successful poster here.

You mean the GB right LT ? Cause that's where the most ignorant of ignorant posters live. You get some smart ones but it's only a few.

Dr Aki · Post #18 » by **Dr Aki** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 12:55 am

AcecardZ wrote:
Aki wrote:optimism is nice

some prefer to wallow in the absurdity that is this season

Absurdity is a good word. Black is white. Up is down. The Lakers aren't in contention for a playoff spot. What's next?

Welcome to the board EJ! It's been a rough season but Lakers faithful aren't giving up1

Before the season started I was really looking forward to how much fun it was going to be around here as the playoffs began. Playoffs? smh!

indeed, we're going to look back at this season and laugh one day

in fact, im already laughing at it, everything that couldve gone wrong has gone wrong. its a dark comedy of errors and its only halfway through

AcecardZ · Post #19 » by **AcecardZ** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 1:06 am

Aki wrote:
in fact, im already laughing at it, everything that couldve gone wrong has gone wrong. its a dark comedy of errors and its only halfway through

It's really true isn't it? Nash's fluke injury. Brown firing. MDA hiring. Hill's injury. Dwight's labrum/shoulder. Pau's nose/cranium. Blake's injury.

All just too much for this team to overcome when they're trying to learn a new system with a new coach and new players. A slow start would have been fine but the anemic start we had is just too much. Perhaps if we were a younger team we could make a charge during the 2nd half of the season but we're banged up and running on tired old legs. I just don't see us turning into a .750 team overnight. This is one time I very much hope I'm wrong.

GAME TIME · Post #20 » by **GAME TIME** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 1:09 am

DEEP3CL wrote:
Lakers-Texas wrote:Welcome! Remember, a thick skin is needed to be a successful poster here.
You mean the GB right LT ? Cause that's where the most ignorant or ignorant poster live. You get some smart ones but it's only a few.

This!

I find it kind of odd, that the Laker fans or kobe fans are trolls, but Kobe basher and Laker bashing is welcomed in the GB. OP, beware of the GB boards, stay in here if you want some real Laker talk