Interesting...
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Interesting...
I'd be more interested in this if it came from either
A) Someone with actual insight on the Pelicans organisation, whether that be someone like Shamit Dua or a national guy like Woj who is trustworthy
B) Someone who isn't Ric Bucher, the guy who is most famous for saying that his 'sources' told him that Lebron was '100%' going to New York before The Decision
He's a professional idiot.
Basketball.
A time stamp would have been nice. Lol. It was right at the 9 min mark.
The quote came from a LAKERS reporter for ESPN. It didn't come from Ric Bucher it came from Dave McMenamin. The title like usual of people posting stuff on YouTube is just click bait.
The full quote is basically, It was attractive back then but looks a lot different now with the Ingram blood clot issue.
I'm taking that with a HUGE grain of salt. I simply don't believe any Lakers reporter on this stuff. They have their own spin they are trying to push.
Just watched the full clip, and you're right. I was kind of jumping the gun on that.
That said the fact the quote they're discussing doesn't even really have any content either, this is kind of a non-story, right? ''Oh yeah, someone else said that the trade was interesting but they didn't actually do it and now it looks worse'', which is kind of just what we all knew anyway, no? We heard from Shamit back in February that Gentry was pushing for them to take the Lakers trade, which lines up with sources ''inside the Pelicans organisation'' saying that we were ''interested'', but that nothing came of it.
So it's kind of a nothing segment.
This is really old news Ric.
I'm pretty sure we heard back then that it wasn't that we didn't like their offer, it was why should we jump on the only offer we could take at the time and also act before we know the lottery results? Because it's beneficial to the Lakers? Pfft.
I'm just glad the Lakers have totally cratered...well below where we stand today.
If Ingram’s health issue gets the clear then the Lakers still have a great offer. I’m sure we did like the offer but no reason to take it at the time when lots of teams can enter the trade discussion this off season.
For me, I don't want him.
In the past, I've been totally clear that I don't think Ingram is the best thing on the market. I'm not trying to pretend that I've ever thought differently.
But I acknowledged, openly, that there was always a chance he could make things work and improve (I even said I'd be surprised if he didn't improve at least in some areas like rebounding), and that if we ended up getting him in a trade, I wouldn't be happy about it but I would keep my fingers crossed that I was wrong and he would break out and be awesome. Cause once someone is on your team, you want them to be great.
Now though, from this blood clot revelation? I want absolutely no parts of him at all. I accept I could be still wrong, but this is the kind of thing that could be fatal if there's an error. Unless he's cleared by the NBA's doctors, and the Pelicans doctors, and the Lakers doctors, and an independently hired consultant or two as well, then I would be deathly afraid of trading for him.
Even if true is meaningless. The trade never happened and those people are more than likely not here anymore.
I don’t believe it’s anything more than posturing by the Lakers. They feed false info to the press through whoever for damage control. They didn’t have what we wanted and that is that.
I don't want Ingram. Risk not worth the reward at this point. The Pels would have to seriously value the other pieces in that trade (Ball, picks, Kuz) for that to be a good trade.
I've stayed away from posting because 1.) I gave it up for lent and 2.) there isn't much to say until after the lottery.
IMO, the Lakers have to jump into the top 4 of the lottery to have the best package that will be out there.
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