by KobeMVP888 » Sat Apr 30, 2016 7:28 am
Let's put this in a fresh perspective that flatters MItch and Jim. We live in an immediate gratification society, so if something doesn't happen RIGHT NOW, it's deemed a failure. The more I ponder this move, which is useless without adding players, of course, the more I applaud Mitch and Jim's LONG TERM patience. In terms of the perspective I referred to, we can all agree that the Lakers are all about championships, not mediocrity, so it's just as bad to finish in the middle of the pack like we did in the 90's as it is to be a bottom feeder. In the 90's it took 9 seasons of Mike Dunleavy, Randy Pfund (remember him?) and Del Harris (with other interims sprinkled in) before the arrival of a certain Philip Douglas Jackson. This time we went through 3 head coaches in only 6 seasons before hopefully arriving at the right one (who the fuck really knows though).
Let's also remember the shit roster Phil Jackson inherited in 2005 in his second stint with us, a roster that included a freshly overpaid starting small forward in Luke Walton, with Smush Parker and Kwame Brown rounding out the starting 5. Lamar was our power forward and #2 option, but we did have Kobe in his prime. While Luke inherits a vastly different shitty roster, supposedly he loves our young players, which is encouraging to me.
Anyway, our last chip before Phil guided us to the Promised Land in 2000 was in 1988. If Luke matches that dry spell, we're looking at 2022 for our next one. I can live with that, but I am hopeful that it will come sooner.
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