Lakers @ Warriors Thursday, January 14th 2016 7:30/10:30 TNT

[Sedale Threatt]

Miss Jerry so much. Always regret that his tenure here came to an end.

Yeah it hurts to watch him say "From all of us at the Golden State Warriors..", he had been with the Lakers for around 30 years and we couldn't even keep him around only to have Jimmy boy running amateur hour around here.

It makes me sad just thinking about it. A lot of it was West's fault with how thin-skinned and fragile he is. But he should be a Laker, period.

[Slava]

Miss Jerry so much. Always regret that his tenure here came to an end.

Yeah it hurts to watch him say "From all of us at the Golden State Warriors..", he had been with the Lakers for around 30 years and we couldn't even keep him around only to have Jimmy boy running amateur hour around here.

It makes me sad just thinking about it. A lot of it was West's fault with how thin-skinned and fragile he is. But he should be a Laker, period.

Buss should have locked him up by offering him a share of the franchise when he wanted it, God knows he's done more than enough to deserve it. Its no coincidence the Warriors turned around as soon as he went there.

[TyCobb]

6 steals from Nance today.

That's 16 steals in his last 7 games. He is so active in the passing lanes with his anticipation skills.

[DEEP3CL]

Game was at least competitive for a while. But a team like the Warriors or any good team for that matter will hit their stride at some point. They can hit a switch and just go, but I am seeing a bit of growth from our boys. Once they learn how put together the mental part a little better we can take another step.

[N3LL]

Why does Randle have such a hard time setting picks?

[ArC_man]

Apologize if this has been posted, but Jerry West gave a beautiful pregame tribute to Kobe. Brought a little tear to my eye. Always appreciated and admired the relationship between these two. Props to the Warriors for engineering this.

http://www.nba.com/video/games/warriors/2016/01/15/0021500592-lal-gsw-kobe-west-tribute.nba/

He also had a longer interview with ESPN before the game. Very touching.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=14573158

Also press conference
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttAqq5Zii8Y[/youtube]

[Sofa King]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHKGKM4EqUs[/youtube]

Luke Walton talks Kobe Bryant, coaching the All-Star game and Steph Curry

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eKfonNwPa8[/youtube]

[TylersLakers]

Liked what I saw from Tarik Black. Hopefully Hibbert gets put on the bench soon in favour of Black and Bass.

[ALL HAIL]

Yeah it hurts to watch him say "From all of us at the Golden State Warriors..", he had been with the Lakers for around 30 years and we couldn't even keep him around only to have Jimmy boy running amateur hour around here.

It makes me sad just thinking about it. A lot of it was West's fault with how thin-skinned and fragile he is. But he should be a Laker, period.

Buss should have locked him up by offering him a share of the franchise when he wanted it, God knows he's done more than enough to deserve it. Its no coincidence the Warriors turned around as soon as he went there.

+1000

Sometimes I wish Shaq and Kobe didn't need Phil Jackson as much as it seemed they did.

If another coach was at the helm during the three-peat, West would still be here.

Personally, and anyone that reads my stuff should know this, I consider Jerry West the smartest team- building basketball mind on the planet.

I know it's easy to say now, but I'd have said it then, I would have kept West over Jackson and not've even bat an eye in the process.

It almost feels like the Lakers are living out bad karma because of this quantum mistake.

[crazyeights]

It makes me sad just thinking about it. A lot of it was West's fault with how thin-skinned and fragile he is. But he should be a Laker, period.

Buss should have locked him up by offering him a share of the franchise when he wanted it, God knows he's done more than enough to deserve it. Its no coincidence the Warriors turned around as soon as he went there.

+1000

Sometimes I wish Shaq and Kobe didn't need Phil Jackson as much as it seemed they did.

If another coach was at the helm during the three-peat, West would still be here.

Personally, and anyone that reads my stuff should know this, I consider Jerry West the smartest team- building basketball mind on the planet.

I know it's easy to say now, but I'd have said it then, I would have kept West over Jackson and not've even bat an eye in the process.

It almost feels like the Lakers are living out bad karma because of this quantum mistake.

Yeah but they won 4 championships after he left. 2 of which were with a hugely rebuilt team. Obviously they were in-part due to the pieces he secured, but I don't know how we could consider what happened bad karma.

Actually if there's any reason that we are where we are (and not making a value judgement) it's Kob. His insistence on having so much control has made it tough to turn the page. You could easily argue that that is a management problem, which it certainly is, but I'd also say this is simply what happens when a team let's a star go out naturally.

We are rebuilding, I don't see it as karmic.

Still, agree that West should have been a Laker for life. Dr. Buss is never spoken ill of, but he should have handled West and Phil much better.

[ALL HAIL]

Buss should have locked him up by offering him a share of the franchise when he wanted it, God knows he's done more than enough to deserve it. Its no coincidence the Warriors turned around as soon as he went there.

+1000

Sometimes I wish Shaq and Kobe didn't need Phil Jackson as much as it seemed they did.

If another coach was at the helm during the three-peat, West would still be here.

Personally, and anyone that reads my stuff should know this, I consider Jerry West the smartest team- building basketball mind on the planet.

I know it's easy to say now, but I'd have said it then, I would have kept West over Jackson and not've even bat an eye in the process.

It almost feels like the Lakers are living out bad karma because of this quantum mistake.

Yeah but they won 4 championships after he left. 2 of which were with a hugely rebuilt team. Obviously they were in-part due to the pieces he secured, but I don't know how we could consider what happened bad karma.

Actually if there's any reason that we are where we are (and not making a value judgement) it's Kob. His insistence on having so much control has made it tough to turn the page. You could easily argue that that is a management problem, which it certainly is, but I'd also say this is simply what happens when a team let's a star go out naturally.

We are rebuilding, I don't see it as karmic.

Still, agree that West should have been a Laker for life. Dr. Buss is never spoken ill of, but he should have handled West and Phil much better.

You're stuck on that word "karma".

Simply put, letting him walk out the door was a bad move that, to me, has had far-reaching ramifications.

Would Jerry West stand by as the Lakers sell first round picks?

Letting him go, moreso even than letting Phil Jackson go and Dr. Buss' passing, has set this franchise back the furthest.

Don't forget dude, I don't know how old you are, but the genius of West lies in the years between Magic and Shaq.

I can't explain this transition in great detail right now, but if you were around then, you saw West masterfully aquire talent (even as he missed ie. George Lynch).

Trust me man, Kobe's role in this thing is overstated and the short-sidedness of the front office is understated.

[Mamba Mentality]

Am I the only one who cringes every time Randle puts the ball on the floor? He has been trash the last month or so.