Rob had zero good moves and made the best of a craptastic situation. We can still get John Wall, if that truly is the best we can do, and I expect a lot of shifting will happen based on how the playoffs go. We can still move THT who will, in essence be the equivalent of an expiring deal next season.
What is becoming more and more galling are all the moves Rob walked away from: Schroeder as a backup would have been light years better than anything we have now. Caruso walked for nothing. Could have had both to work with and THT and Nunn…ridiculous.
The bed was made by many hands and so many can now lay in it and reflect. Maybe an entire franchise shouldn’t ride on the whims and notions of one player, no matter how good. Maybe one of the most popular sport’s franchises ever needs to start acting like it and keep up better. Maybe defense really does win championships and not old guys.
Regardless, the team can now move forward onto whatever destiny they can carve out of this giant pile of poop they’ve been sitting in. Rohan isn’t riding over the hill, nobody gonna feel sorry for us…go out and be your best version of you.
Oh hey, Simmons got traded to Brooklyn. Didn’t see that one comin…
There is a good|bad element when you acquire LeBron. The good is you get one of the best to ever do it. The bad is GM LeBron is part of the package. He’s left each team he’s played for in tatters when he moves on.
You get an unqualified GM combo in Lebron and Rich Paul and an unholy alliance with Krutch Sports. This is the braintrust that pushed for Russ, need I remind you? When Lebron was at his peak, you could swallow that pill. When experience just started to outpace physical prowess, you were still pretty good. Now, when you’ve got a a Lebron rounding out the final couple of laps, he needs to play with guys better than him to be relevant, and with the current roster, no such guys exist. Overall 3 of 4 years of bitter disappointment with Lebron as a Laker. One well-timed 3 month layoff to get him and his fragile running mate right for the bubble bowl, and they got the Lakers another ring. Do you hang his jersey for that? I wouldn’t. If he demands a trade, I gladly oblige.
Personally, I wasn’t expecting much of anything at this trade deadline though I was hoping for a miracle. That did not happen and so no surprise at all. I knew we would have to ride this roster for a while unless Rob pulls a rabit out of a hat. The roster has too many constraints to facilitate changes by way of trades. It is what it is and so time to move on while also keeping an eye on the buyout market.
“The bed was made by many hands and so many can now lay in it and reflect. Maybe an entire franchise shouldn’t ride on the whims and notions of one player, no matter how good.”
Yup, you got it right. And speaking of many hands, too many hands spoil the cook, and to those who the cap fits let them wear it and accept the reality of a season we are dealt with. No turning back.