Yup, nice having an actual squad and no westbrook stupidity. Why they played him as opposed to sending him home to wait for a trade will forever be a mystery, along with insisting on starting Pat.
It’s the Laker modus operandi for forever now. Start the money, start the experience, they hire coaches who vibe with that, they commit to it over and over. It’s not always smart, it often doesn’t make sense. And yet…
Well that money ends up more than lost by not having playoff revenue. At some point you have to put your stupid notions aside in favor of winning basketball. You’d think someone who spent 40+ years intimately involved with running one of the cornerstone franchises in all sports would get that.
therealhtj says
Yup, nice having an actual squad and no westbrook stupidity. Why they played him as opposed to sending him home to wait for a trade will forever be a mystery, along with insisting on starting Pat.
3 Point curse still in effect.
Jamie Sweet says
It’s the Laker modus operandi for forever now. Start the money, start the experience, they hire coaches who vibe with that, they commit to it over and over. It’s not always smart, it often doesn’t make sense. And yet…
Jamie Sweet says
There was no way they would send Russ home simply because of money
therealhtj says
Well that money ends up more than lost by not having playoff revenue. At some point you have to put your stupid notions aside in favor of winning basketball. You’d think someone who spent 40+ years intimately involved with running one of the cornerstone franchises in all sports would get that.
Jamie Sweet says
Agreed, feels like this pattern really started with Kobe’s last extension. We saw Rob learn some GM 101 lessons, maybe the higher ups will, too.