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My new favorite anti Laker argument
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--- Quote from: M Dogg on May 31, 2010, 01:55:33 PM ---Celtic fans have been posting on the LA Times lately that the Laker's first 5 title's don't count because they happened in Minneapolis. LOL. Growing up in California, we always counted those titles, and then when I moved to Minnesota, they don't count those titles to the T-Wolve. In Staples Center, they have a banner honoring those great Lakers team, in Minneapolis they have a statue of George Mikan but no banners honoring the Minneapolis Lakers, but no banners. So my conclusion is that the Lakers titles belong to the Lakers, and not Minneapolis.
17 titles to 15 titles.
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of course they still count. They were still the Lakers. Now if they changed their name that might be a different story. Browns/Ravens comes to mind.
theremedy360:
--- Quote from: still not decided on May 31, 2010, 02:02:16 PM ---lmao @ moving clubs to other cities. That's the most ridiculous thing about US sport.
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Tell me about it :-\. But yeah, in terms of the Lakers Minneapollis titles, I think history should be left in the city that it happened. The fact that Clay Bennet took Seattle's 1979 championship and wants to retire Gary Paytons number makes me want to kill someone.
M Dogg™:
--- Quote from: TheRemedy360 (back from the dead) on May 31, 2010, 03:59:50 PM ---
--- Quote from: still not decided on May 31, 2010, 02:02:16 PM ---lmao @ moving clubs to other cities. That's the most ridiculous thing about US sport.
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Tell me about it :-\. But yeah, in terms of the Lakers Minneapollis titles, I think history should be left in the city that it happened. The fact that Clay Bennet took Seattle's 1979 championship and wants to retire Gary Paytons number makes me want to kill someone.
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Since it's recent history, I can understand that. But I have no problem with the Raiders taking their title with them from their Los Angeles days.
With Seattle, what stands out is they changed the name and everything. The Lakers actually came from Detroit as the Gems before moving to Minneapolis. I would never wish to take the Detroit Gems' history because to me, it wasn't the Lakers. But the move from Minneapolis, the Lakers moved to stay alive, even though they won 5 titles and just made it to the finals again with a promising rookie. To me, Minneapolis lost the Lakers as much as the Lakers left. And actually, some people from Minneapolis agree, and will talk about wishing the Showtime era happened in Minneapolis... lol. I know one thing, the West/Baylor era would have been typical Minnesota, just liked the Vikings of the 70's. LOL
theremedy360:
--- Quote from: M Dogg on May 31, 2010, 06:26:34 PM ---
--- Quote from: TheRemedy360 (back from the dead) on May 31, 2010, 03:59:50 PM ---
--- Quote from: still not decided on May 31, 2010, 02:02:16 PM ---lmao @ moving clubs to other cities. That's the most ridiculous thing about US sport.
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Tell me about it :-\. But yeah, in terms of the Lakers Minneapollis titles, I think history should be left in the city that it happened. The fact that Clay Bennet took Seattle's 1979 championship and wants to retire Gary Paytons number makes me want to kill someone.
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Since it's recent history, I can understand that. But I have no problem with the Raiders taking their title with them from their Los Angeles days.
With Seattle, what stands out is they changed the name and everything. The Lakers actually came from Detroit as the Gems before moving to Minneapolis. I would never wish to take the Detroit Gems' history because to me, it wasn't the Lakers. But the move from Minneapolis, the Lakers moved to stay alive, even though they won 5 titles and just made it to the finals again with a promising rookie. To me, Minneapolis lost the Lakers as much as the Lakers left. And actually, some people from Minneapolis agree, and will talk about wishing the Showtime era happened in Minneapolis... lol. I know one thing, the West/Baylor era would have been typical Minnesota, just liked the Vikings of the 70's. LOL
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They did change the name, but took our history and retired jerseys, even when we do get a new team we have to "share" our history with that fucking shithole city, but I could go on for days about that. I guess as a fan who has seen his team history stolen I feel like history should be left with the cities. You presented a good point with your Raider situation, but with them it was only a matter of moving to a city in the same state, not taken and moved across the country, different situation.
Jaydc:
--- Quote from: 7even on May 31, 2010, 02:04:19 PM ---
--- Quote from: still not decided on May 31, 2010, 02:02:16 PM ---lmao @ moving clubs to other cities. That's the most ridiculous thing about US sport.
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niggas take capitalism to another level
just ask remedy or any previous sonics fan how they felt when their franchise basically got sold to oklahoma :D
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Or how vancouver lost the grizzlies eevn though they have less fans in memphis then they did here :'(...still pisses me off to this day.
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