The Optimistic Thread! (TRD's FREEDOM THREAD!)

when i make a thread and it's declared useless & then gets locked why is this optimism thread still open?

hollywood swinger wrote:when i make a thread and it's declared useless & then gets locked why is this optimism thread still open?

C'mon, bro.

You're better than this.

Clark. And Pau's attitude seems like a one way ticket out.

Legendary wrote:

hollywood swinger wrote:when i make a thread and it's declared useless & then gets locked why is this optimism thread still open?

C'mon, bro.

You're better than this.

Apparently he's not, because he was warned to stop that stuff in this thread and he can't seem to stop, but instead keeps whining. This thread serves a purpose, some people want to look for the positive, nothing wrong with that, if he doesn't like it it's so easy to stay out of or ignore.

Only optimism i have is these losses are starting to hurt less.

hollywood swinger wrote:when i make a thread and it's declared useless & then gets locked why is this optimism thread still open?

Because not everyone relishes in the bad play of their team in the hopes that they can be "right" about the team playing badly. Again, the entire point of your post is to do what? Say, "Hey guys look I knew we would suck and you all are dumb for not listening." Do you feel better? Is that the optimism you wish us to see? Yes, that must make you whole like the others who have spent the season dumping on the team, the coaches and the FO.

The losses being less painful notwithstanding - i thought today was a good show by Nash on O. Looked for/took/made his shots.

Still believe in this team. And whether they make the playoffs or not, us fans still get the privilege to watch the greatest franchise in the NBA and a top 5 player of al time in Kobe.

Time to get another hobby, cross stitching maybe?.... I'm broke because I splurge on ebay when my Lakers lose.

Can someone give me anything to be optimistic about?

I'm really trying hard to think of something, but all I'm getting back in a whole lot of negative.

MadMax wrote:Can someone give me anything to be optimistic about?

I'm really trying hard to think of something, but all I'm getting back in a whole lot of negative.

the only thing I'm optimistic about is that this torture will end in less than 3 months.

KareemTheGreat33 wrote:Time to get another hobby, cross stitching maybe?.... I'm broke because I splurge on ebay when my Lakers lose.

LOL! Binge shopping ftw!!!

Here's some optimism: in a year and a half, Mitch will have the opportunity to build a completely new team. I'm looking forward to it.

KareemTheGreat33 wrote:Time to get another hobby, cross stitching maybe?.... I'm broke because I splurge on ebay when my Lakers lose.

All that money we've been saving up for playoff tickets... we can go to a lot more Dodger games now That is, if they are more than just a good team "on paper."

Doc Brown wrote:

karacha wrote:Here's some optimism: in a year and a half, Mitch will have the opportunity to build a completely new team. I'm looking forward to it.

I was just thinking about this, posted a question about it in the Steve Nash thread.

I'm looking at guys like Young/Mayo/Foye/Crawford type players getting <5million dollar deals and it just makes me salivate thinking about how we have no contracts and can 2 of that type of player + Hill/Clark + 2 max guys and have room to build around that even more.

35 million on max guys
20 million on Hill/Clark + 2 of the type of guys mentioned above
5 million left to play with
Full MLE if we play our cards right
Vet.min contracts

It's really going to be a blank canvas to work from.

This is exactly what I was thinking. Actually, if you even look at going into this summer, there is some contracts you can move; Pau, Morris, and Ebanks; Blake is another move you can move. These are contracts that are going to be expiring next year. I believe there is more. WTS, you can start looking building right now by getting rid of some of this deadweight.

Assuming whether or not Dwight re-signs, it positions us to tailor a system to a head coach whomever may be in charge at that particular time. If Dwight does re-sign, we can start building around him. The only remants I want left next year if possible are Dwight, Kobe, Nash, Hill, & Clark. I believe Mitch is going to trying to field a competitive team for Kobe in his last year while building around our centerpiece Dwight if he opts to stay.

This is another reason why Woj reported the Lakers don't want any long-term money when fielding offers for Pau. They want the everything wiped off the books financially and nothing to interfere with their plans.

Convince Dwight to stay, throw money at Bron, Love (if he's healthy), Irving (or a similar player), get some young, energetic, fast role-players (like Clark) and two cheap veterans who can shoot. Trade Nash's expiring contract. It has to be possible to get a balanced, young team with two star players to carry the team.

KB24 wrote:

MadMax wrote:Can someone give me anything to be optimistic about?

I'm really trying hard to think of something, but all I'm getting back in a whole lot of negative.

the only thing I'm optimistic about is that this torture will end in less than 3 months.

This will the longest, most painful less than 3 months ever...

KareemTheGreat33 wrote:Time to get another hobby, cross stitching maybe?.... I'm broke because I splurge on ebay when my Lakers lose.

LOL. Me too. My sneaker collection is growing by leaps and bounds.

Congo Cash wrote:

KB24 wrote:

MadMax wrote:Can someone give me anything to be optimistic about?

I'm really trying hard to think of something, but all I'm getting back in a whole lot of negative.

the only thing I'm optimistic about is that this torture will end in less than 3 months.

This will the longest, most painful less than 3 months ever...

dont forget off season drama we'll have to deal with in regards to Dwightmare if he isn't traded

Dont have much optimism right now, so thought I'd bring back an oldie but goodie...



Ahhh, better times...