Joe Lacob: Warriors were primary reason for salary cap increase, plan to use new technology to revolutionize basketball

Sedale Threatt · Post #81 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 9:30 pm

Contrast Lacob's arrogance with something RC Buford said after the Spurs whipped Miami's ass in 2014, the perfect opportunity to gloat: "Our intent is to try and play well and win games. To say there's one way (to play) that looks beautiful, I don't know how you can even judge that."

ingvald · Post #82 » by **ingvald** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 9:31 pm

NuggetsWY wrote:Did he invent the internet too?

and masturbating

Post #83 » by **City of Trees** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 9:47 pm

ingvald wrote:
NuggetsWY wrote:Did he invent the internet too?

and masturbating

Forward thinking: sign the real MVP

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Post #84 » by **magnumt** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 9:47 pm

1UPZ wrote:Disrespecting the Suns SSOL who started Marion at PF and Diaw at Center.

Kerr will set him straight..

These marketing spinner type CEOs slash owners might be brilliant business operators but terrible basketball minds.

Or, you know the 70's Knicks with a 6'6 PF and the Showtime Lakers. :blank:

--Mags

Little Digger · Post #85 » by **Little Digger** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 6:04 pm

Lacob's a great owner but absolutely a total a** ..Don Nelson (who Lacob fired) some credit for small ball..But it's Nellie's coach Red Auerbach who is the original user of small ball to help the C's win championships..He deserves at least 90% of the credit. Nelson has credited Red over and over ..But nobody cares about the real history of the NBA..

immortalone23 · Post #86 » by **immortalone23** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 6:26 pm

Ranadive talked about going small a couple years ago. "We want to be the Spurs, but exciting. Positionless basketball."

improper · Post #87 » by **improper** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 6:28 pm

immortalone23 wrote:Ranadive talked about going small a couple years ago. "We want to be the Spurs, but exciting. Positionless basketball."

Instead, they've become like the Sixers, but less exciting.

anatomicbomb · Post #88 » by **anatomicbomb** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 6:33 pm

BombsquadSammy wrote:Man, he's really doubling down on the bombast. I guess I have to tip my hat to him for not backing down from his 'light years ahead' bull**** after his team failed to win the title; that takes moxie.

Or frontal lobe damage.

anatomicbomb · Post #89 » by **anatomicbomb** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 6:38 pm

magnumt wrote:
1UPZ wrote:Disrespecting the Suns SSOL who started Marion at PF and Diaw at Center.

Kerr will set him straight..

These marketing spinner type CEOs slash owners might be brilliant business operators but terrible basketball minds.

Or, you know the 70's Knicks with a 6'6 PF and the Showtime Lakers.

--Mags

Showtime Lakers were special, in part, because, even though they were skilled at moving the ball to find open shots and looking for early offense, they were a big team.

Lacob talks about basketball like the team has a stock price depending on him to calm investors. Figures this brutal article comes from the Silicon Valley Business Journal; the writer probably had no idea how dumb Lacob sounds to sports fans.

sunless01 · Post #90 » by **sunless01** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:46 pm

Arrogant nerds are the worst

JesusHCoxMd · Post #91 » by **JesusHCoxMd** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:52 pm

Humble guy. Likeable.

bape_lovers · Post #92 » by **bape_lovers** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:53 pm

damn this thread is GOAT, so many over 10+ AND1s

Post #93 » by **jwise44** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:56 pm

evitcanI wrote:
tms386 wrote:Mike D'Antoni is sitting in Houston shaking his head right now.
Don Nelson is rolling over in his retirement home.

Winner

Kupchak9 · Post #94 » by **Kupchak9** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:58 pm

Lacob is a douche but I still respect the guy. He came from nothing to be a multi-billionare. There's owners that are entitled idiots (Jimmy Buss, Vivek, Dolan) and there's actually smart owners who just happen to be douches (Cuban, Lacob).

Anticon · Post #95 » by **Anticon** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:02 pm

This kind of hubris should be reassuring to the rest of the NBA. It's when the Warriors eventually learn humility that other teams will really need to be worried.

Jagic Mohnson · Post #96 » by **Jagic Mohnson** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:07 pm

He invented the only team in NBA history to choke a 3-1 lead in the finals.

nfmos · Post #97 » by **nfmos** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:15 pm

You know what, he does says some arrogant and outlandish things, and is obviously full of himself a bit, but I have never heard anyone say he was a jerk to work for. One of the reasons he got rid of Jackson was because even though Jackson had some success, he was a jerk to pretty much all the other employees except for the players. Lacob wanted an organization full of collaboration and respect, and Jackson was out of tune with that.

Also, Lacob has some strong opinions, but the thing that works with our team is that no one opinion rules any debates or discussions. He has also done some pretty cool things like chartering a plane and flying every full time Warriors employee to game 3 last year in Cleveland, and gave out over 200 championship rings to employees also. I have emailed him twice, once after the Mullin ceremony booing scene, and during the finals last year, and he replied with some positive messages.

I guess I just see him as our promoter, someone always talking about our the team and the brand, even when it comes off arrogant. Compared to our previous owner, and as long as the players and employees havent complained about working with him, I'm fine with him running his mouth.

Sephiroth · Post #98 » by **Sephiroth** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 11:14 pm

Light years ahead, indeed.

The Evidence · Post #99 » by **The Evidence** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 11:16 pm

Sign Kevin Durant.

Visionary thinker.

Soupman · Post #100 » by **Soupman** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 11:23 pm

It started with Don Nelsen,then Avery Johnson,then Mike D'Antoni,now Steve Kerr and Joe Lacob expanded on it.

Does this remind you of Darth Vader and Darth Sidious?