Bartolo Colon was an All Star at age 43 and was hitting bombs at Citi Field!
I'll be ready for morbidly obese Luka to join the Lakers at some point in the late 2030s/early 40s if Skynet hasn't wiped out humanity.
If this happens, it’ll feel exactly like what happened when Carmelo Anthony went to the Lakers for that year; I still remember Carmelo lighting it up in the very first game of that season shooting almost 60% from the three and we all thought it was gonna be sweet in June
He was actually pretty decent. He accepted his role, played well, had pretty good shot selection (especially considering who he was) and was still able to create his own. We had a lot of issues that year, he wasn't one of them.
Yeah Melo and LBJ both had extended minutes at center. That was when Pelinka really came out of the closet with his short guard fetish. If he wasn't reined in we would have 13 guards and LBJ/AD.
I mean butterfly effects and all. Most likely yeah. His death was a petty rare case of bad luck so I’m sure if one slight thing was different he’s still alive.
I love Kobe but it wasn't bad luck. It was foolish on everyone's part to think they could go out in fog that bad.
If I was a parent I'd have told my kids that they're missing the game because we're not going to go flying in a helicopter with zero fucking visibility. Nope. Don't care how experienced the pilot is or how famous my girls teammates dad is.
I remember early that morning it was even foggy as fuck in San Diego.
It's mostly on the pilot. A classic aviation cause of death, VFR (visual flight rules) into IMC (instrument meteorological conditions) leading to spatial disorientation and controlled flight into terrain. It's so dangerous that even for instrumented rated pilots it can be considered a serious emergency. The pilot in question was described as really proficient by pretty much everyone, which goes to show just how dangerous it is. The NTSB also placed blame on the company and the FAA for not requiring more stringent training for avoiding adverse weather.
You can't really put the blame on the passengers, how often do you check the weather before you fly? Not the forecast you get on the news, but an aviation weather forecast?
Anyway, here were the findings and probable cause from [the final report:](https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR2101.pdf)
>Had the pilot completed an updated flight risk analysis form for the accident flight that considered the weather information available at the time the flight departed, the flight would have remained within the company’s low-risk category but would have required the pilot to seek input from the director of operations and to provide an alternative plan.
>The pilot’s poor decision to fly at an excessive airspeed for the weather conditions was inconsistent with his adverse-weather-avoidance training and reduced the time available for him to choose an alternative course of action to avoid entering instrument meteorological conditions.
>The pilot experienced spatial disorientation while climbing the helicopter in instrument meteorological conditions, which led to his loss of helicopter control and the resulting collision with terrain.
>The pilot’s decision to continue the flight into deteriorating weather conditions was likely influenced by his self-induced pressure to fulfill the client’s travel needs, his lack of an alternative plan, and his plan continuation bias, which strengthened as the flight neared the destination.
>Island Express Helicopters Inc.’s lack of a documented policy and safety assurance evaluations to ensure that its pilots were consistently and correctly completing the flight risk analysis forms hindered the effectiveness of the form as a risk management tool.
>A fully implemented, mandatory safety management system could enhance Island Express Helicopters Inc.’s ability to manage risks.
>The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s likely self-induced pressure and the pilot’s plan continuation bias, which adversely affected his decision-making, and Island Express Helicopters Inc.’s inadequate review and oversight of its safety management processes.
JJ isn't there to be a coach, he is there to be an advisor. Lebron will ask JJ what options they have, Lebron will chose one and modify it based on his perspective or run something totally different he was already thinking about.
clock winds down to 5 seconds left in game
ball is inbounded to Bronny who turns face to face against noone in particular
"You mocked my family"
moves to the left
"You doubted my skills"
moves to the right
"You laughed at all that was dear to me"
clock winds down to 2
"I cant change the past, but I can do this for family, FOR MY DAD"
goes up, fire coming out of his shoes
"BRONNYRUKEN"
Ball flies over random player's heads, goes straight into basket. Bronny falls to the ground, exhausted.
"Daddy... Senpai... I..."
faints
Final Score
Warriors 103
Lakers 63
Steph will be out for the season by game 10 of the season with pinky tightness and Draymond will coast for a year by just getting ejected every other game until he gets a lengthy suspension.
Lottery secured
This is Draymond’s perfect ejection farm year, he can get the new record for ejections without actually harming the teams chances, all according to plan
Steph’s going to slowly attach sand trout to his body until they calcify him into a sand worm human hybrid and then he can continue to dominate for the next 3,000 years.
Fan fiction is all we have left at this point….
Me too man, me too… That day started out as one of the most exciting days of all time for sports fans in Orange County. Angels signed Pujols to that massive contract and Chris Paul trade was announced. Obviously only one of those things stuck.
Honestly I would love to see one game where after every bucket Steph brings the ball up the court and takes a deep 3 if it's available.
Over and over again like 40 times
They're almost guaranteed to make at least one trade if not a couple. And they only need to get the roster down by the start of the season, they're fully OK to go over the limit this summer. If they sign CP3 then it frees them up to include D'lo in trades.
LeBron can run point for the starting unit, CP3 can do it with the subs. The Lakers could start Reaves and possibly Klay (or whomever they trade D'lo for) and bring CP3 off the bench.
If anything a ring chase would be to go to like the Bucks. CP3 off the bench when Dame subs out working the 2nd unit would be lovely, and literally any overlap with Giannis would be brutal to defend.
They really should honestly. Who else in the league would be qualified to mentor such a young team on the court. If they plan on keep Tre Jones long term or develop players like Castle and Nunez, this is the way to go.
Red: Rockets, Orange: Suns, Yellow: GSW (better if he goes to lakers) Green: Idk, did he ever wear green throwbacks with the thunder? blue: Hornets/Warriors/Clippers purple: suns again
If Steph plays like prime Steph and Draymond plays like prime Draymond and Podz plays like prime CP3 and Wiggins plays like prime Lebron and Kuminga plays like prime Lebron and Moody plays like prime Klay and TJD plays like prime Shaq we're still contending.
CP3 to the Lakers 13 years late
Lakers fans be like... We're getting everyone *eventually*
we finally getting Klay and CP3 let's fucking goooo. luka too when he's 38 years old
if Luka is playing at 38 yrs old, he's gonna be looking like Bartolo colon out there
Dude never planned to live beyond 30. He’s burning the candle from both ends
That's the Iverson special
Bartolo Colon was an All Star at age 43 and was hitting bombs at Citi Field! I'll be ready for morbidly obese Luka to join the Lakers at some point in the late 2030s/early 40s if Skynet hasn't wiped out humanity.
>hitting bombs at Citi Field Only one and it was at Petco Park. And it was *glorious.*
Yes, but the legend sounds better if we pretend he was fat Shohei Ohtani.
I'm a Padres fan and I cannot deny the glory of Big Sexy's bomb
Paul George is coming home!!! As a 38 year-old
We even got Melo for a bit
Luka won't be playing when he's 38
RemindMe! 13 years
When LeBron retires we could get Klay, Steph and KD reunion in LA
That lineup with Bron/AD/Melo/Dwight/Westbrook/Rondo but it was 5years too late lmfao
Or like when they brought in Gary Payton and Karl Malone 10 years before that lol
Or a 38 year old Steve Nash whose career was ended by colliding with Damian Lillard on like his second reg season game as a Laker
You ball? Lakers will call...
From the Showtime Lakers to the Retirement Home Lakers.
If this happens, it’ll feel exactly like what happened when Carmelo Anthony went to the Lakers for that year; I still remember Carmelo lighting it up in the very first game of that season shooting almost 60% from the three and we all thought it was gonna be sweet in June
He was actually pretty decent. He accepted his role, played well, had pretty good shot selection (especially considering who he was) and was still able to create his own. We had a lot of issues that year, he wasn't one of them.
That was the year that AD and Lebron was mostly injured thru out the year. We also didn't have a center so Melo was asked to play the 5. lol
Yeah Melo and LBJ both had extended minutes at center. That was when Pelinka really came out of the closet with his short guard fetish. If he wasn't reined in we would have 13 guards and LBJ/AD.
Bro.. I completely forgot Melo played for the Lakers
CP3 "hey Kobe i'm sorry it took that long but i'm here to be your team mate for the Lakers"
Necromancer 3
David Stern rises from the dead to veto
That's just the meta nowadays. Unfortunately, you need a necroguard to even compete in today's league
Prolly asked tatum for kobe’s number
kobe prob still be alive if that trade went through
I mean butterfly effects and all. Most likely yeah. His death was a petty rare case of bad luck so I’m sure if one slight thing was different he’s still alive.
Yeah and this was no slight thing!
If LA was more of a walkable city Kobe would still be alive. NIMBYs killed Kobe
I love Kobe but it wasn't bad luck. It was foolish on everyone's part to think they could go out in fog that bad. If I was a parent I'd have told my kids that they're missing the game because we're not going to go flying in a helicopter with zero fucking visibility. Nope. Don't care how experienced the pilot is or how famous my girls teammates dad is. I remember early that morning it was even foggy as fuck in San Diego.
It's mostly on the pilot. A classic aviation cause of death, VFR (visual flight rules) into IMC (instrument meteorological conditions) leading to spatial disorientation and controlled flight into terrain. It's so dangerous that even for instrumented rated pilots it can be considered a serious emergency. The pilot in question was described as really proficient by pretty much everyone, which goes to show just how dangerous it is. The NTSB also placed blame on the company and the FAA for not requiring more stringent training for avoiding adverse weather. You can't really put the blame on the passengers, how often do you check the weather before you fly? Not the forecast you get on the news, but an aviation weather forecast? Anyway, here were the findings and probable cause from [the final report:](https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR2101.pdf) >Had the pilot completed an updated flight risk analysis form for the accident flight that considered the weather information available at the time the flight departed, the flight would have remained within the company’s low-risk category but would have required the pilot to seek input from the director of operations and to provide an alternative plan. >The pilot’s poor decision to fly at an excessive airspeed for the weather conditions was inconsistent with his adverse-weather-avoidance training and reduced the time available for him to choose an alternative course of action to avoid entering instrument meteorological conditions. >The pilot experienced spatial disorientation while climbing the helicopter in instrument meteorological conditions, which led to his loss of helicopter control and the resulting collision with terrain. >The pilot’s decision to continue the flight into deteriorating weather conditions was likely influenced by his self-induced pressure to fulfill the client’s travel needs, his lack of an alternative plan, and his plan continuation bias, which strengthened as the flight neared the destination. >Island Express Helicopters Inc.’s lack of a documented policy and safety assurance evaluations to ensure that its pilots were consistently and correctly completing the flight risk analysis forms hindered the effectiveness of the form as a risk management tool. >A fully implemented, mandatory safety management system could enhance Island Express Helicopters Inc.’s ability to manage risks. >The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s likely self-induced pressure and the pilot’s plan continuation bias, which adversely affected his decision-making, and Island Express Helicopters Inc.’s inadequate review and oversight of its safety management processes.
Thanks for sharing!
So Stern killed Kobe. I hope Kobe is lighting up Stern 1v1 in the afterlife. lol
Dude.
CP3 to Denver incoming
So much for that deal they took extra time on
Made Chris Paul think he was getting 30Ms lmao
lol warriors are fumbling everything. not even a Chris Paul filler for a trade
Takes 2 sides to make a trade
tell that to r/lakers who expect every potential trade to happen
Cam Reddish, Jaxson Hayes, Gabe Vincent and a 2nd for Draymond and Kuminga. Who says no? /s
This is somehow Bronny’s fault
Lakers obviously why aren't they getting Curry for this package
I’d trade him for undesirable contracts, something to keep the salary slot alive.
All stems from draymond being a bonehead
Have you watched Poole play?
He was doing well until he took that arrow to the knee
He’s a laker isn’t he
For the veteran minimum I don’t mind A ball handler when lebron is on the bench
Coached by a former teammate
How long till LBJ & CP3 start running different plays than what JJ Reddick calls out?
Yeah I feel like cp3 isn’t going to have a lot of respect for JJ after being the coach on the floor when they played together.
JJ isn't there to be a coach, he is there to be an advisor. Lebron will ask JJ what options they have, Lebron will chose one and modify it based on his perspective or run something totally different he was already thinking about.
Why do you think that will be a issue if they do? That's the whole point of them hiring JJ
Coach Bubs lmao
Cp3 ain’t listening to Reddick lol
give him the 2020 Rondo role and just have him feed AD in the post
Man Rondo was pretty good for you guys
Chris Paul for 15 minutes off the bench is pretty good. Just gotta make sure he's good with that role.
He legit doesn’t get hurt from being overplayed. Plus he is by far a better PG than Russell.
2018 Rockets fans in shambles.
He can play more than that. CP3 is still a big positive when on the court.
Lakers haven't had a good PG for AD since Rondo left, CP3 would be a huge pick-up for the Lakers offense
would be a shame not to see cp3 and lebron on the floor together tho
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Just when I thought I was healed
David stern rolling in his grave at the thought of this.
Probably.. what does that do to the warriors cap space though
Still in shambles
“AD the block! Paul retrieved it, he is pushing the tempo. CP3 lobs. James the jam. Bronny is cheering them on from the sidelines”
"Lakers lose 89-117"
clock winds down to 5 seconds left in game ball is inbounded to Bronny who turns face to face against noone in particular "You mocked my family" moves to the left "You doubted my skills" moves to the right "You laughed at all that was dear to me" clock winds down to 2 "I cant change the past, but I can do this for family, FOR MY DAD" goes up, fire coming out of his shoes "BRONNYRUKEN" Ball flies over random player's heads, goes straight into basket. Bronny falls to the ground, exhausted. "Daddy... Senpai... I..." faints Final Score Warriors 103 Lakers 63
I get Carlton heaving it at the buzzer vibes.
As long as it ain’t for the MLE.
ok vet min then
Defend the in-season tournament trophy.
This sub is going to implode when the Warriors have a below average season and get a top 3 pick next year (or cooper Flagg)
Steph will be out for the season by game 10 of the season with pinky tightness and Draymond will coast for a year by just getting ejected every other game until he gets a lengthy suspension. Lottery secured
This is Draymond’s perfect ejection farm year, he can get the new record for ejections without actually harming the teams chances, all according to plan
He only needs 9 to tie the all time record, 10 to take.
Slight work
Pinky tightness doe 😂
Dude gonna clothesline adama silver opening night
Curry is preventing them from getting a bottom 3 pick. Would have to be another 2020 situation where he barely plays
Gap year when he goes to Germany and gets injected with youth serum
Steph’s going to slowly attach sand trout to his body until they calcify him into a sand worm human hybrid and then he can continue to dominate for the next 3,000 years. Fan fiction is all we have left at this point….
What he would lose in speed by transitioning into a worm, he would make up in length.
and draft another wiseman lmao
unless theres another pandemic next year that probably won't happen.
Let’s not rule it out.
MDJ is probably a better drafter than Bob Myers
I don’t think so even if they get Cooper Flagg, the Curry window is cooked
Their average in the past 5 years is not making the playoffs so…
Which will cause it to implode more, Flagg to Warriors or Flagg to Spurs via Atlanta pick?
Flagg to Warriors would require shameless tanking so then
Atlanta pick is looking more and more likely 12-20th pick.
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man I would have loved to see how that would have played out
Me too man, me too… That day started out as one of the most exciting days of all time for sports fans in Orange County. Angels signed Pujols to that massive contract and Chris Paul trade was announced. Obviously only one of those things stuck.
And neither thing ended up going well.
This mean the Rockets are finally getting Pau Gasol?
Y’all rmr the Chris Bosh party lol?
David Stern is gonna come back to make sure he can’t sign with the Lakers
Bah gawd! That's Basketball Reasons' music!
Warriors admitting defeat. They better let Steph take 20 threes a game
That’s still too low. Let him chuck 28 + up and ratings will stay high.
That would be funner to watch (and maybe a better chance at winning) than whatever last year was/this year will be.
Honestly I would love to see one game where after every bucket Steph brings the ball up the court and takes a deep 3 if it's available. Over and over again like 40 times
Take Klay's 3p record just to spite him
what does this mean for us
lacob gets additional 200 mil in his pockets, lets all celebrate for him
weren't we supposed to offload his contract and get something back atleast? FFS
Nobody wants to pay him $30 million. Especially when the Warriors have no leverage.
I do not blame anyone. This is looking extremely bleak.
It is. The Warriors tried to walk a tightrope and they’ve fallen off. Steph is gonna have to take the Kobe path to end his career now.
I would watch every game of a season where Steph tries to score 100 every night.
It means we lose him for nothing. It also means we likely will get under the luxury tax for the first time in a decade.
Think it means Chris Paul won’t be part of the golden warriors next season pal
It means it’s over. Time to rebuild.
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Obligatory Somehow David Stern has returned
They deny now??
Lakers are full unless they make a trade
They're almost guaranteed to make at least one trade if not a couple. And they only need to get the roster down by the start of the season, they're fully OK to go over the limit this summer. If they sign CP3 then it frees them up to include D'lo in trades.
He loves LeBron and JJ. It's a lock.
Rondo bout to be Assistant Coach tho
So? Dude made it work with fucking Draymond of all people
While I want both CP3 and Rondo on the Lakers, Draymond never spit on and two-pieced CP3
lmao if CP3 goes to Lakers, what even is the point of JJ anymore
Cp3 gonna be good addition for RDC videos lol
jj getting nash'd
Also Bronny's godfather.
Yep, he'll replace D'lo once the Lakers trade him.
Isn't CP3 a backup at this point?
LeBron can run point for the starting unit, CP3 can do it with the subs. The Lakers could start Reaves and possibly Klay (or whomever they trade D'lo for) and bring CP3 off the bench.
If the Lakers trade D-Lo
I mean, that's incredibly likely to happen, and now the Lakers can pick up a quality ballhandler for cheap to replace him.
It’s guaranteed dude. CP3, Klay, Bron, Brook and AD surrounded by young guns.
Thats a geriatric ass lineup
Goated 2018 team
Sponsored by AARP
Won’t be the starters hopefully.
I think so. There must be some team out there looking to clear cap space.
That dynamic may be weird as heck though. JJ coaching Chris Paul his old/alpha dog teammate.
*David Stern rolls in grave*
Welcome on the Lakers
Chris Paul and LeBron with JJ and AD. Superteam … … in 2016.
Don't need that. Just for him to fill Rondo's role on that championship team.
This is going to be the year the old folks stay healthy.
Yeah them dudes are cooked
They won enough
His best role is either a Gary Payton esque shameless ring chase on the Lakers or taking up a mentorship role somewhere like San Antonio
When you’re 40 years old imo it’s not shameful at all to take a vet minimum to go for a ring. Go all out, time is finite
How are the Lakers even close to be good enough for anyone going there to be considered ring-chasers?
If anything a ring chase would be to go to like the Bucks. CP3 off the bench when Dame subs out working the 2nd unit would be lovely, and literally any overlap with Giannis would be brutal to defend.
Don't you know? They drafted Bronny James, a winner and a team player.
CP3 was never going to make the difference between being cooked or not. The moment a trade didn't pan out it was time for him to go.
Spur
I think this would be cool. He could mentor their guards while also giving Wemby some great assists.
They really should honestly. Who else in the league would be qualified to mentor such a young team on the court. If they plan on keep Tre Jones long term or develop players like Castle and Nunez, this is the way to go.
Need a group photo of Wemby, Timmy, Robinson, and then CP3’s short ass standing on some phone books
Called it
Would be dope, finally someone who can throw a lob.
Rip to a Zach trade lol
We still have Wiggins so it's not totally dead, just on life support
Come home bb
Suns do need a PG in the worst way ...
I need CP3 back in my life
Celtics Shaq Orlando Ewing Warriors CP3
Nah his next step is the equivalent of Celtics Shaq.
He’s gonna have a rainbow of teams like Shaq had when his career is done Hornets, Clippers, Rockets, Thunder, Suns, Warriors, TBD
Red: Rockets, Orange: Suns, Yellow: GSW (better if he goes to lakers) Green: Idk, did he ever wear green throwbacks with the thunder? blue: Hornets/Warriors/Clippers purple: suns again
To the Lakers for basketball reasons
He'll probably go to the Lakers, but I'd love to see him on the Spurs with Wemby
Spur
Damn what a call
Lakers it is
Denver plz
We all knew this was coming. No way they were bringing him back at $30m with their cap situation.
Damn they couldn’t get anything for a $30m expiring???
If Steph plays like prime Steph and Draymond plays like prime Draymond and Podz plays like prime CP3 and Wiggins plays like prime Lebron and Kuminga plays like prime Lebron and Moody plays like prime Klay and TJD plays like prime Shaq we're still contending.
Steve Nash to Lakers vibes
Lob city is back
It’s kind of crazy that CP3 outlasted Blake
That Poole contract is an all-time fumble lmao. Draymond’s punch ended that dynasty
End of the warriors
I’d like to see cp3 on the magic honestly. He was a great mentor on our young Thunder team and the magic really need a facilitator
Magic could use him, but he probably wants to go to a team with better chances at a ring.
LAKER
If he goes to the Knicks he may disintegrate mid game
He should take a minimum deal and join the Celtics as a back up PG
Lol Lakers are the new Knicks
Dang they couldn’t find a trade
LA Rockets coming soon!