Ramona says LA would have to give us compensation to take on guys under contract like Olshey. I'd trade Neil to LA for their 2018 first round pick.
Ok this is getting a little ridiculous. They don't even have Neil that high on their list imo. They would just move on to a guy who they don't have to give up compensation for.
I'm too lazy to write about Laker management, so I'll just write an outline. You fill in the details. I. Majority owners used to call themselves President A. examples II. Minority owners used to call themselves GM B. examples III. One of the first professional GMs A. Bob Whitsitt in Seattle B. Bob Whitsitt in Portland C. Bob Whitsitt period ..1. no one else compares IV. Dentist Jerry Buss buys the Lakers from Jack Kent Cooke A. drunk off his ass all the time, probably on chloryphyll B. puts his whining young children into hands-on management C. lets baritone Phil Jackson bully Jerry West D. Jerry West is driven out ..1. he was the brains of the outfit E. passive moron Mitch "Wordless" Kupchak succeeds West F. Buss dies in a stupor, Los Angeles worships his dental genius 1. this should make you appreciate the childless Paul Allen F. after 31 years of being asst GM or GM, Kupchak silently rides into the sunset 1. good riddens, and, you're clip-clopping too loudly G. is replaced by Magic Johnson, another moron ..1. brings back his thousand women ..2. imagine how the conservative Oregonian would treat this fool H. the LA media announces these cycles will continue until the last Buss dies I. Commissioner what's his name, the gay one, sells team to himself J. Jerry West dies ..1. Kareem complains there's no statue of Kareem K. U.S. Government announces end of men's basketball, keeps women's ..1. to achieve equality, heights of men and women must be equalized ..2. SlyPokerDog announces new political career, starts Neutral Middleman party L. in a surprise nuclear strike, China ends hopes of U.S. to rule eternally ..1. evacuates half of Chinese to Siberia before U.S. retaliation M. Portland is forced to merge with Seattle ..1. turns down option of Provo, Utah N. China makes Jerry West new President of the American People's Republic ..1. West accepts on condition of no trade for Kevin Love ..2. Oregonian dislikes developments, runs page for years dedicated to complaints
Fuck. There are 2 Fs. Well, figures. Now I see that I killed off West then brought him back. You fill in how that happened. This is an outline.
First Jeannie dumps Phil. Then a month later she dumps her brother and takes up with Magic. She likes the 6 foot 9 guys, if you know what I mean. I expect Magic to last about as long as he lasted as coach. What started this was Jerry Buss' power-sharing model. All teams should follow it. The owner puts his dental experience to work. He makes his daughter a power, his son a power, the nephews and nieces a power, Fluffy the Dachsund a power, then hires a neophyte straight out of his playing days, Kupchak, who was not known as a smarter than average player. Then he lets the bigmouth coach, Jackson, run rampant over the introverted West who got the superstars he has. After West leaves, the whole retarded Los Angeles media decides that it's Buss' genius which got those stars, as the team slowly dies from inattention. Similarly, I saw the Sonics slowly die after Wally Walker replaced Bob Whitsitt. When a team improves, no one praises the coach or GM, they just say that the guy managing it all doesn't matter, it's the stars who matter. After Buss died the Laker media woke up, but a decade late. Kobe saw what was happening about 2008 was it, when we read that he wouldn't mind being traded if the team wouldn't bring in talent. The media covered it as, he's throwing a hissy fit. I thought, he's right, but don't tell Los Angeles.
Phil and Jeannie "divorced" a couple of months ago, so I looked it up, and found this picture. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...il-jackson-riding-bus-viral-article-1.2973992
The drafting and subsequent re-signing of Meyers Leonard (sounds like a horror movie, but sadly it's not) Signing Ezeli