Sports - Los Angeles Lakers #64: Because it wouldn't be an NBA season without Laker drama. - Page 20

living destiny · 08-17-2012, 02:17 PM

title for the next thread?

Nothing Else Matters · 08-20-2012, 01:52 AM

I'm so ready for the new season. Bring it on!

Can't stop smiling.

Let's go Lakers!

Title for next thread...

I was thinking of some quotes from Kobe's presser after the Lakers were knocked out of the playoffs earlier this summer.

"Mitch [Kupchak] has really done a phenomenal job this past decade building title teams pretty quickly."

"We’ve really been great at it [rebuilding] as an organization."

“I’m sure we’ll figure it out. We always have, and I’m sure we will again.”

"Come hell or high water, we’re going to be there again."

living destiny · 08-20-2012, 09:53 AM

i love the first or last one

Nothing Else Matters · 08-20-2012, 01:05 PM

living destiny · 08-20-2012, 03:28 PM

damn he looks good in that color

rizzoli-isles · 08-21-2012, 12:48 AM

You go, Howard. Rock that jersey!

Nothing Else Matters · 08-21-2012, 11:04 AM

living destiny · 08-22-2012, 09:28 PM

GORGEOUS

rizzoli-isles · 08-22-2012, 10:15 PM

Love all the Howard pics!

living destiny · 08-25-2012, 12:26 PM

almost almost new thread

Nothing Else Matters · 09-09-2012, 12:33 PM

Here's a really good Mitch interview.

Mitch Kupchak cautiously optimistic about new-look Lakers - Sam Amick - SI.com

Quote:

SI.com: I'm sure you heard he's been posting on Twitter some pretty positive comments about being with the Lakers. It's the kind of stuff that has your fans feeling like this may be a long-term relationship. Have you gotten any more of a sense from him about whether he's liking the thought of being a Laker past this season, the last season of his contract?

Kupchak: Other than our initial press conference -- that was very hurried -- I have not spent much time with him. I really only know what I hear, and a lot gets back to me from people who bump into him or people that he knows, and certainly reading newspapers or if there's a report from Twitter I hear about it. And it's all been very positive. Our feeling all along has been to just get him here and we're comfortable that after being in Los Angeles for a year, hopefully winning a lot of games, contending for a championship, being exposed to our fan base -- which, quite frankly, goes way beyond Southern California. We go into New York or Charlotte or Utah or Phoenix, and there are always two or three thousand fans there wearing Lakers gear. I just think that he'll feel that this is a special place, that the lifestyle will suit him. It's a big enough town where you can't be the sole celebrity, but there are so many Lakers fans here that you don't lose your celebrity. You can still feel special in a city this big. That's our approach, and a year from now we'll see where we stand.

SI.com: I know it was a little premature since you haven't formalized a deal with Eddie Jordan as an assistant coach, but I chatted with Pete Carril about the Princeton offense recently and how it might work with your team. Along those lines, how do you see Dwight and Kobe fitting together?

Kupchak: They're going to be just fine. I mean, Dwight's the future, and Kobe and Steve and Metta and Pau, they're the present. There shouldn't be any problem. Pau can play anywhere for anybody, Steve and Kobe, all they want to do is win. And Metta is completely comfortable being a complementary player. If he gets eight to 10 points a game and is a great defender and wins, he's so happy. So I've got no problems thinking that these guys can work it out and play together. When the clock gets short, Kobe will end up with the ball in his hands and Steve, regardless of the offense we play, will control the pace. We're not talking about introducing a new offense to a young, unproven team. It's a veteran group, and they'll figure out how to do it.

living destiny · 09-10-2012, 08:53 PM

oh mitch. how i can hate and love u so much

living destiny · 09-29-2012, 10:36 AM

Make Them Laugh · 09-30-2012, 11:49 AM

I can't wait to watch Lakers games again

How long will Howard be out

living destiny · 09-30-2012, 10:02 PM

ive heard he may be back opening game *fingers crossed*


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