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If WW3 breaks out and we start to become low on food, we’ll cook the dog first.
 
Hoopguru said:
Lakers have really blown it with high lottery picks.
Since 2015 they've had 3 second picks in the draft, and 1 fourth pick in the draft.
None are on the team now!
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They have a title to show for it though so I’d take that
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Wait...

Jerry West didn't want to draft Magic and quit as Laker's coach because he didn't want to coach him?!?

This true?
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I read a lot of this show isn’t accurate much. Like for example Jerry West never drank alcohol and in the show they have him drink a lot. Some famous super agent who works for the pistons now wrote a piece on how the show isnt true much. But it is good so far I watched the first two episodes!

here’s the piece he wrote

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t...-tellem-winning-time-guest-column-1235113928/
 
Never forget the architect of "Showtime" as a scheme was none other that Jack McKinney, who left the Blazers under Jack Ramsay to coach the L*kers.
 
And I absolutely love this series. The casting is amazing, not just Reilly and Clarke. Danny Noonan perfectly captures Jack Kent Cooke, who Tony Kornheiser dubbed "The Squire"
 
maxiep said:
And I absolutely love this series. The casting is amazing, not just Reilly and Clarke. Danny Noonan perfectly captures Jack Kent Cooke, who Tony Kornheiser dubbed "The Squire"
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You see tonight's episode? Loved Tark! Great casting!
 
AldoTrapani said:
They have a title to show for it though so I’d take that
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The last one didn't come through the draft though. Thats my point. Unless you are fortunate to have a couple super stars on the team it a tough prize to attain. And they never drafted James and Davis.
 
Hoopguru said:
The last one didn't come through the draft though. Thats my point. Unless you are fortunate to have a couple super stars on the team it a tough prize to attain. And they never drafted James and Davis.
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Right but they used those draft assets you listed to acquire the piece(s) to get that title
 
For those who have yet to watch, Episode 4 is titled "Who The F*** Is Jack McKinney?". Watch and learn a bit of Blazer history.

Also John C. Reilly eats lobster wearing a bib and a swimsuit. Hilarious.
 
maxiep said:
For those who have yet to watch, Episode 4 is titled "Who The F*** Is Jack McKinney?". Watch and learn a bit of Blazer history.

Also John C. Reilly eats lobster wearing a bib and a swimsuit. Hilarious.
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I genuinely didn't know about Jack McKinney! So the Lakers stole showtime from the Blazers!

Also didn't know that Paul Westhead taught English in college. Live and learn.
 
maxiep said:
For those who have yet to watch, Episode 4 is titled "Who The F*** Is Jack McKinney?". Watch and learn a bit of Blazer history.

Also John C. Reilly eats lobster wearing a bib and a swimsuit. Hilarious.
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Just watched it and that was fucking awesome!

Such a great show!
 
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That was a tough episode to watch, you knew how it was going to end.

Still a fun show!
 
I think the only thing I haven't liked about it was how they referred to the Blazers team that won a title as a "bunch of nobodies". Back then, most NBA teams had 1 star and several role players. Also I think they had McKinneys wife (? maybe it was a different character..maybe it was Gabby Hoffmans character) say something about how at least now they're going to a star team (the Lakers), when the year before the Lakers won a whole 2 games more than the Blazers did.
 
Fun fact about the 79-80 season. The Lakers lost 1 season series that entire year.

The team they lost the season series against?

The Portland Trail Blazers. The Blazers won the series 4-2.

Against the rest of the league the Blazers were 34-42. Against the rest of the league the Lakers were 58-18.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
That was a tough episode to watch, you knew how it was going to end.

Still a fun show!
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I think they got confused and thought it was a story about baseball.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...traction-apology-portrayal-hbo-series-winning
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LOLZ.

I'm enjoying the hell out of the show. It's pretty clear that there are some things that are made up or highly exaggerated.

Do I believe that Jerry West was a raging asshole? Don't care.

Would I be upset if the Blazers hired Jerry West to help Cronin or whoever our next GM is? No. I would welcome him.

That HBO series is not doing any damage to West. There are a ton of teams that would love to hire him.
 
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