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“This is what happens when you make the wrong decisions, two coaching wrong decisions, giving Steve Nash that deal, it’s backfired,” Johnson said during a meeting at The Times between Dodgers officials and Times writers and editors. Johnson is a part owner of the Dodgers.
“The biggest problem they’re going to have right now … you’ve got to get a guy like Jerry West to be the face of the team. ...
“You’ve got to have someone helping Jim. He’s got to quit trying to prove a point to everybody that he can do it on his own, get his ego out of it, and just say, ‘Let me get someone beside me to help achieve the goals I want.' "
Johnson acknowledged that getting West to return would be difficult, but added that having an empowered person in the general manager's role is critical. “You need to get someone like Jerry to be the face, so agents are comfortable, players are comfortable, knowing the Lakers are going for a championship….
“Look what Pat Riley did in Miami,” referring to the former Lakers coach who assembled the current team featuring LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
“If Pat Riley’s not there, you don’t get LeBron to buy in.”

leeprettyp wrote:http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-magic-johnson-lakers-20140115,0,2446795.story#axzz2qWFjE7tI

“This is what happens when you make the wrong decisions, two coaching wrong decisions, giving Steve Nash that deal, it’s backfired,” Johnson said during a meeting at The Times between Dodgers officials and Times writers and editors. Johnson is a part owner of the Dodgers.
“The biggest problem they’re going to have right now … you’ve got to get a guy like Jerry West to be the face of the team. ...
“You’ve got to have someone helping Jim. He’s got to quit trying to prove a point to everybody that he can do it on his own, get his ego out of it, and just say, ‘Let me get someone beside me to help achieve the goals I want.' "
Johnson acknowledged that getting West to return would be difficult, but added that having an empowered person in the general manager's role is critical. “You need to get someone like Jerry to be the face, so agents are comfortable, players are comfortable, knowing the Lakers are going for a championship….
“Look what Pat Riley did in Miami,” referring to the former Lakers coach who assembled the current team featuring LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
“If Pat Riley’s not there, you don’t get LeBron to buy in.”

dockingsched wrote:magic johnson was kissing the front office's ass after they pulled off the steve nash trade. to now make these comments is so laughable.

dockingsched wrote:magic johnson was kissing the front office's ass after they pulled off the steve nash trade. to now make these comments is so laughable.

The Skyhook wrote:

dockingsched wrote:magic johnson was kissing the front office's ass after they pulled off the steve nash trade. to now make these comments is so laughable.

I was going to say the same thing when I read that piece. I'm sure if we went back to Magic's twitter after we signed Nash he was saying good things about him.

myersia wrote:

The Skyhook wrote:

dockingsched wrote:magic johnson was kissing the front office's ass after they pulled off the steve nash trade. to now make these comments is so laughable.

I was going to say the same thing when I read that piece. I'm sure if we went back to Magic's twitter after we signed Nash he was saying good things about him.

Your point is? If we tracked all of your tweets, facebook messages, or personal conversations we wouldn't find any contradictions or things that you either regret saying or spoke too soon on? Seriously guys who cares what he said before what he is currently saying has merit.

The Skyhook wrote:

myersia wrote:

The Skyhook wrote:I was going to say the same thing when I read that piece. I'm sure if we went back to Magic's twitter after we signed Nash he was saying good things about him.

Your point is? If we tracked all of your tweets, facebook messages, or personal conversations we wouldn't find any contradictions or things that you either regret saying or spoke too soon on? Seriously guys who cares what he said before what he is currently saying has merit.

My point is that he is annoying because he contradicts himself all the time. First he is kissing ass and when something goes wrong he backs away and acts as if he never thought it was a good idea. He did the same thing with Dwight.

myersia wrote:I see your point and respect your opinion. I just think his contradictions tend to be the result of his love and passion for this team. He really wants to see this team win. I am not saying that he doesn't tends to jump the gun a lot. But what he is saying this time around is very real and true. Their is a good chance that this franchise may never be the same again unfortunately. We need to really repair the image of this franchise around the league so we can attract free agents. Their is a good chance that we could be screwed for years to come. We can blame Kobe all we want but getting rid of Kobe I think hurts us more. So many elite players love/respect Kobe which is quite shocking. I really think Jim is a HUGE issue. Jim was likely the one that signed and sealed that contract Kobe got. We have a huge issue on our hands and our team may be in trouble. Mitch is great. But he doesn't have any power right now. Nor does MDA. Jim is running this ship into the ground.