Karl Malone and Gary Payton.. Saw this one another board..thought you might like to see this...Of course you won't like it....For the record if Payton and Malone went to Spurs,Kings or Mavs people wouldn't keep bringing this up and making pictures like the one below...Some people I guess hate L.A TOO MUCH.... Karl Malone and Gary Payton
Maybe Utah and Seattle/Bucks fans did this? They felt betrayed of course. For Karl and GP, the ring's the thing.
That picture doesn't make ANY sense. The Lakers are not the NYY of basketball. If the Lakers had actually PERSUADED GP and Malone to come there using $$, then it would make sense. We all know that they both went their willingly, and receive a lot less money. And for the record, I'm a Laker-hater.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Trail_Blazer76:</div><div class="quote_post">That picture doesn't make ANY sense. The Lakers are not the NYY of basketball. If the Lakers had actually PERSUADED GP and Malone to come there using $$, then it would make sense. We all know that they both went their willingly, and receive a lot less money. And for the record, I'm a Laker-hater.</div> Exactly. Karl Malone came to LA to have a chance of winning a title, and so did G.P. They took sacrifices on pay cuts, so is that a crime that they play for the Lakers? I don't think so.
I don't see how they validate it. The Lakers couldn't lure them with tons of money. They went to LA because they saw the chance to win. Alonzo went to NJ for the same reasons. He might not have thought that the Mavs could make it out of the West, whereas the Nets have came out of the East two years in a row. I'm not too much a Laker fan than a casual observer and believe this is hogwash. It is baseless and full of spite. Oh well though.
Who doesn't want to be a part of the Lake show? GP and Karl's careers aren't going to last to much longer, so they want to know how the feeling is to win championship. NOTHING is automatic, so that doesn't make any sense.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Purple N Gold:</div><div class="quote_post">Who doesn't want to be a part of the Lake show? GP and Karl's careers aren't going to last to much longer, so they want to know how the feeling is to win championship. NOTHING is automatic, so that doesn't make any sense.</div> But you have to pay due notice to those who stayed loyal to their teams. I would be hurt if I was a die-hard Jazz fan. Which I'm not. You have to give props to guys like AI who wants to end his career with the franchise he built. Ring or no ring. I'm not saying that taking a huge pay-cut is wrong to get a ring somewhere else. There are just some die-hard fans who felt betrayed.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting InNETSweTrust:</div><div class="quote_post">But you have to pay due notice to those who stayed loyal to their teams. I would be hurt if I was a die-hard Jazz fan. Which I'm not. You have to give props to guys like AI who wants to end his career with the franchise he built. Ring or no ring. I'm not saying that taking a huge pay-cut is wrong to get a ring somewhere else. There are just some die-hard fans who felt betrayed.</div> Yea, I can feel where there coming from, but instead of hating, maybe they can support their players and hope they do get that championship, obviously the franchise that they were with weren't getting the job done, and both teams futures didn't look great, so you can't blame them.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Purple N Gold:</div><div class="quote_post">Yea, I can feel where there coming from, but instead of hating, maybe they can support their players and hope they do get that championship, obviously the franchise that they were with weren't getting the job done, and both teams futures didn't look great, so you can't blame them. </div> When it comes to Payton and Malone.It was them who couldn't get the job done.They had their chances to win titles on their own but they didn't do it.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting allnet:</div><div class="quote_post">When it comes to Payton and Malone.It was them who couldn't get the job done.They had their chances to win titles on their own but they didn't do it.</div> They definetley had their chances, but you can't blame them for not getting the job done. Their franchises weren't bringing in enough talent either.
I don't buy that at all.Malone had the best point guard of all-time on his side.Very good support players..great shooters.Payton had Shawn Kemp who was AMAZING in his prime..Good shooters and support players as well.Malone choked in the playoffs..Always has.Of course MJ was the reason they have no rings but they had the talent there and the players to do it.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting allnet:</div><div class="quote_post">I don't buy that at all.Malone had the best point guard of all-time on his side.Very good support players..great shooters.Payton had Shawn Kemp who was AMAZING in his prime..Good shooters and support players as well.Malone choked in the playoffs..Always has.Of course MJ was the reason they have no rings but they had the talent there and the players to do it.</div> Your right, but that wasn't enough to take down MJ and the Bulls. It wasn't really a "choke" situation, it was the Bulls being an awesome team.
Nah Malone never does good in the playoffs..Alot of times he didn't make any shots when it mattered late on.Rodman always got the best of him.he put him off his game.He just basically didn't come up with the goods when it mattered.Payton on the otherhand did play the best he could.GP has always been one of my favourite players.You have to respect everything he has done in this league.Getting a ring would really be deserving for what he has done in his time in the NBA
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Purple N Gold:</div><div class="quote_post">Your right, but that wasn't enough to take down MJ and the Bulls. It wasn't really a "choke" situation, it was the Bulls being an awesome team.</div> The Jazz were the best team to face the Bulls in the Finals in my opinion, they played them very well. If not for Jordan's will, I say the Jazz would have won in that last series. Rodman, Pippen, Kukoc were all banged up and they still got it done. You can't say that any team choked when facing the Bulls, they did after all never lose an NBA Finals series.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting allnet:</div><div class="quote_post">Nah Malone never does good in the playoffs..Alot of times he didn't make any shots when it mattered late on.Rodman always got the best of him.he put him off his game.He just basically didn't come up with the goods when it mattered.Payton on the otherhand did play the best he could.GP has always been one of my favourite players.You have to respect everything he has done in this league.Getting a ring would really be deserving for what he has done in his time in the NBA</div> It's deserving for what both of them have done for the NBA.
Maybe so but I have never liked Malone..always looking to get cheap shots in on players just to weaken them.It has never changed. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">You can't say that any team choked when facing the Bulls, they did after all never lose an NBA Finals series.</div> I didn't say they as a team choked.I said Malone himself did as he never came up with the goods when it mattered.Losing to the MJ Bulls is not something to get down about. But the way Malone played late in games is.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting allnet:</div><div class="quote_post">Maybe so but I have never liked Malone..always looking to get cheap shots in on players just to weaken them.It has never changed. I didn't say they as a team choked.I said Malone himself did as he never came up with the goods when it mattered.Losing to the MJ Bulls is not something to get down about. But the way Malone played late in games is.</div> Believe me, I couldn't stand Malone either, until he became a Laker. :mrgreen: Always hated him, I couldn't even see through his greatness with my hate for him. But now it's all love.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">always looking to get cheap shots in on players just to weaken them.It has never changed. </div> Exactly^^I hate him,and think that he is selling out for ring which Stocton went home ,no selling out from him.. Selling out is a strong statement but that is what it is ,no matter what anyone says and i dont agree with players doing that. I mean when/if he gets a ring,it will never be looked on as a proper one
