Was Shannon Brown responsible for the end of the Lakers title run?

[keep-itreal]

There were rumors that shannon brown slept with gasol's gf. Gasol didn't play well in the playoffs because of this, and also led to chemistry being ruined for the team.

Thoughts?

[Droid101]

Obviously yes. Look at Gasol now? Many years removed from Shannon Brown, and he's back to full form.

[Heavincent]

No, they were just worn down and tired, and got beat by a ridiculously hot team.

[HOoopCityJones]

No, they were just worn down and tired, and got beat by a ridiculously hot team.

This.

But there was some truth to it.

[navy]

The Lakers stopped using him correctly and kept trying to trade him. Destroyed his confidence.

[Imtheman]

No..Lakers lost their ambition to win

[Legends66NBA7]

IIRC, it was combination of things and if that really went down it only compounded the problem.

Kobe also underperformed in those playoffs.

Artest and Bynum played like idiots. Not much of a bench outside of Odom. I think Phil was very lackadaisical in his coaching.

Injured squad too. They had a good run, though.

[COnDEMnED]

If we're being truthful, the NBA is the cause for the end of the Lakers title runs. Accepted, then ultimately overturned trades are the cause of this current downfall, coupled with the new CBA. The implications of said overturned trades will mark David Stern, nay, the NBA, with infamy.

Never before, and hopefully never again, will such an awkward, bizarre, unfortunate, quasi dysfunctional and corrupt situation occur to any team ever again.

That bizarre situation and outcome was foreseen by the great Phil Jackson, approximately a year before it happened. He knew what was coming.

The implications from that vetoed trade crushed the chemistry of 2 incredibly important pieces to our championship aspirations. Lamar Odom was mentally demolished, sending his life in a drug induced downward spiral that he would never recover from, promptly exiting him from his NBA career. Pau Gasol was never the same, and his disappointment and lack of focus was shown on the court night in and night out. He had the looming threat of being traded hang over his head every year until the trade deadline. He had reason to worry, he had already been traded from the Lakers once.

These are the reasons the Lakers are where they are, not Shannon Brown. CP3, Dwight, and Kobe would be Lakers if not for that WTF butterfly effect unfortunate chain of events.

[keep-itreal]

If we're being truthful, the NBA is the cause for the end of the Lakers title runs. Accepted, then ultimately overturned trades are the cause of this current downfall, coupled with the new CBA. The implications of said overturned trades will mark David Stern, nay, the NBA, with infamy.

Never before, and hopefully never again, will such an awkward, bizarre, unfortunate, quasi dysfunctional and corrupt situation occur to any team ever again.

That bizarre situation and outcome was foreseen by the great Phil Jackson, approximately a year before it happened. He knew what was coming.

The implications from that vetoed trade crushed the chemistry of 2 incredibly important pieces to our championship aspirations. Lamar Odom was mentally demolished, sending his life in a drug induced downward spiral that he would never recover from, promptly exiting him from his NBA career. Pau Gasol was never the same, and his disappointment and lack of focus was shown on the court night in and night out. He had the looming threat of being traded hang over his head every year until the trade deadline. He had reason to worry, he had already been traded from the Lakers once.

These are the reasons the Lakers are where they are, not Shannon Brown. CP3, Dwight, and Kobe would be Lakers if not for that WTF butterfly effect unfortunate chain of events.

I'm only talking about the 2011 season.

What happened afterwards is irrelevant

[COnDEMnED]

I'm only talking about the 2011 season.

What happened afterwards is irrelevant

Let us know you're only talking about the 2011 season in your OP then. You ask a vague question, you get a vague reply.

[keep-itreal]

Let us know you're only talking about the 2011 season in your OP then. You ask a vague question, you get a vague reply.

everyone else in this thread know that except you, idiot

[COnDEMnED]

everyone else in this thread know that except you, idiot

"End of the Lakers title run" can mean a lot of things **** face. As I said, if you want to quantify it to the 2011 season alone, you should have been specific. You asked for "Thoughts?" You got it.

[keep-itreal]

"End of the Lakers title run" can mean a lot of things **** face. As I said, if you want to quantify it to the 2011 season alone, you should have been specific. You asked for "Thoughts?" You got it.

I didn't ask for your worthless opinion, retard lmao

[COnDEMnED]

I didn't ask for your worthless opinion, retard lmao

Inner city kid with an inner city education. Pants up, don't loot.

[SamuraiSWISH]

3 Reasons:

- Shannon Brown banging Gasol's fiance.
- Paula Gasoft.
- Kobe's selfishness, and rapid decline.