Laker History

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  1. Shapecity

    Shapecity S2/JBB Teamster Staff Member Administrator

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    Team Founded: 1948-49
    Team History: 1947-48 - Minneapolis Lakers (American Basketball Association)
    1948-60 - Joined NBA
    1960-Present - Los Angeles Lakers

    Team Colors: Royal Purple & Gold

    Arena Address:
    STAPLES Center
    1111 S. Figueroa Street
    Los Angeles, CA, 90015
    (310) - 426-6001

    Opened: October 20, 1999
    First Official Game: November 3, 1999 vs. 103-98 win against the
    Vancouver Grizzlies
    Arena Capacity: 20,000

    Owner: Dr. Jerry Buss
    Vice President of Basketball Operations: Mitch Kupchak
    General Manager: Mitch Kupchak
    Head Coach: Phil Jackson

    Championships (LA) (10):

    2009
    2002
    2001
    2000
    1988
    1987
    1985
    1982
    1980
    1972

    Championships (Min) (5):
    1954
    1953
    1952
    1950
    1949

    Retired Numbers: (7)

    13 - Wilt Chamberlain
    22 - Elgin Baylor
    25 - Gail Goodrich
    32 - Magic Johnson
    33 - Kareem Abdul Jabar
    42 - James Worthy
    44 - Jerry West

    Lakers in the Hall of Fame: (10)

    1959 - George Mikan
    1975 - Bill Sharman
    1976 - Elgin Baylor
    1977 - Jim Pollard
    1978 - Wilt Chamberlain
    1978 - Pete Newell
    1979 - Jerry West
    1981 - Slater Martin
    1995 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    1996 - Gail Goodrich
    2003 - James Worthy

    Most Valuable Player

    (Maurice Podoloff Trophy)
    1976 - Kareem Abdul Jabbar
    1977 - Kareem Abdul Jabbar
    1980 - Kareem Abdul Jabbar
    1987 - Magic Johnson
    1989 - Magic Johnson
    1990 - Magic Johnson
    2000 - Shaquille O'Neal
    2008 - Kobe Bryant

    Rookie of the Year

    (Eddie Gotlieb Trophy)
    1959 - Elgin Baylor (Minneapolis)

    Coach of the Year

    (Red Auerbach Trophy)
    1972 - Bill Sharman
    1990 - Pat Riley
    1995 - Del Harris

    Executive of the Year

    1995 - Jerry West
     
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  2. notmuchgame

    notmuchgame JBB JustBBall Member

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    "Big Game" James Worthy is now in the Hall too if i'm not mistaken...
     
  3. Shapecity

    Shapecity S2/JBB Teamster Staff Member Administrator

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    Added thanks.
     
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    30 standing ver JBB JustBBall Member

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    I forgot Del Harris won coach of the year in 95. If Kobe stays with the Lakers, anybody think he'll ever win MVP?
     
  5. Shapecity

    Shapecity S2/JBB Teamster Staff Member Administrator

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quoting 30 standing ver:</div><div class="quote_post">I forgot Del Harris won coach of the year in 95. If Kobe stays with the Lakers, anybody think he'll ever win MVP?</div>
    Absolutely. He's always been in the running and will he might possibly even win it with Shaq still around. We've already seen Shaq's role get smaller during the regular season, and Kobe's game is expanding. He's become the closer for the Lakers and is their 1st option during the end of quarters. Shaq is still the post season MVP, but Kobe has a chance to be the regular season MVP in the next 2 or 3 seasons.
     
  6. Mamba

    Mamba The King is Back Staff Member Global Moderator

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    If Kobe is cleared of the charges, Payton leaves next year, he returns, he will win it. Next year will be his year to shine, He will be the number one option, Shaq will move down to number 2, and Malone 3. I think by the time his career is over he will have 2-4 MVP Awards.
     
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    he is the best, he can't be stopped spaciallyy when he is in the air
     
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    30 standing ver JBB JustBBall Member

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    He did put up MVP numbers last season. To bad the team record wasn't to good for them. I think if everything goes smoothly for him, he will win MVP next season too.
     
  9. notmuchgame

    notmuchgame JBB JustBBall Member

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    I didn't like Del Harris when he was here (I hated his substitution patterns) but I do agree with the idea that he got a bad wrap...people always say that he couldn't win a title with Kobe and Shaq, but many forget he had a teenage Kobe....It would have been interesting to see what kind of results he would have had with today's squad.
     
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    30 standing ver JBB JustBBall Member

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">It would have been interesting to see what kind of results he would have had with today's squad.</div>
    Word, I can't make a decision if they would've won 3 championships before Phil came.
    Just don't know.
     
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    bentalldayeveryday JBB JustBBall Member

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    The Lakers are possibly the greatest professional sports team ever.
     
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    Kobe should have won the MVP in the 02'-03' season, arguably his finest...Averged 30ppg, had that 9 straight 40+pt game streak, and single handidly carried the lakers from below .500 at the break to playoffs while shaq was injured.

    Duncan robbed kobe of the MVP just like he robbed kidd the year before. Not to take anything away from timmy, but thats the way i see it.

    Lakers have been to more finals then any other NBA team ever.

    DMK
     
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    Iguodala JBB JustBBall Member

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    I agree with you ^

    also what happened to Tierre Brown
     
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    All you LA Fakers out there, you guys were born in Kansas City BABAY! GO WARRIORS BABAY!
     
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    Wow I never realized there were only 3 different players in the Los Angeles Organization that ever won the MVP. I could've sworn Elgin Baylor won it one year.

    Nice write up
     
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    shape you need to put up the years that lakers won their conf. finals and the years they won it all, i mean if you really want to get laker'd out.
     
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    I love Lakers history, I wasn't around during the Showtime era, but I watch those games whenever they're on. They played the game the way it's supposed to be played. If anyone here hasn't watched an 80's Lakers game, it should be your new priority, lol. I'll let you borrow my Lakers Dynasty DVDs, heh.
     
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    When did the MVP begin getting distributed because i know mikan had to have won a few player of the year awards. Also i dont think his number is retired in minny (although he has a baller statue) why isnt it retired in LA?
     
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    <div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheFreshPrince:</div><div class="quote_post">When did the MVP begin getting distributed because i know mikan had to have won a few player of the year awards. Also i dont think his number is retired in minny (although he has a baller statue) why isnt it retired in LA?</div>

    It's sorta retired, they have a seperate banner with names of the old Minny Lakers dynasty on it.
     
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    huevonkiller Change (Deftones)

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    Added Kobe's MVP to Shape's original post. Actually this is a pretty decent idea and I'll try to update this thread later.
     

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