The Los Angeles Lakers: Professional Basketball's Casting Couch

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  • Опубліковано 8 чер 2019
  • Hollywood has always been a land of intrigue, cunning, and cutthroat tactics. To the joy of many in the basketball world, the Los Angeles Lakers have adopted many of the negative aspects of Tinseltown. Countless cases of backstabbing and betrayal, organizational nepotism, public outbursts of drama, and some really bad basketball.
    At the very least, the Lakers know how to put on a good show... for all the wrong reasons. This video will show you what went wrong. Buckle in, there's a lot that did.
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  • @ihonestlydontevenknow4359
    @ihonestlydontevenknow4359 2 роки тому +645

    It aged horrifically over a year, became relevant over the next year, and is pretty much accurate again. They’re a shitshow right now that only has LeBron playing up to standards.

    • @KalmoK
      @KalmoK 2 роки тому +18

      Well it is the UT Curse, he trash-talks some organization and they instantly get better after that 😂

    • @pwx13
      @pwx13 2 роки тому +2

      Not really, they stole anthony Davis from the pelicans because LeBron is a bitch who isn't a competitor. They should stick that 2020 title up their asses

    • @ChiefBlue4298
      @ChiefBlue4298 2 роки тому +16

      @@KalmoK and then goes right back to trash short after lol

    • @Skopokes
      @Skopokes 2 роки тому +6

      The phoenix suns bit was classic Tree anti Jinx

    • @djtrankilo231
      @djtrankilo231 2 роки тому +1

      @@KalmoK does that mean the Tampa Bay Lightning will be trash soon?

  • @Flamingbro69
    @Flamingbro69 2 роки тому +343

    I swear, this video found a way to age well despite the Lakers winning a title only a year and a half ago. Especially with how the mentality of that 2020 team died quicker than the success of Vanilla Ice.

    • @dsl32
      @dsl32 2 роки тому +8

      This video aged like a good scotch and a fine wine

    • @KickItToTheKing
      @KickItToTheKing 2 роки тому +13

      We really going to count the Bubble Championship? Give aging LeBron and Injury Prone AD how many months off, of course they are going to be fresh and dominate. In a normal season flow, it's yielded 1 year no playoffs, 1 year bounced in the 1st round, and this year possibly no Play In tournament eligibility

    • @ChiefBlue4298
      @ChiefBlue4298 2 роки тому +2

      @@KickItToTheKing yeah besides that blip, the LeBron era in LA is a epic disaster

    • @xraider9091
      @xraider9091 2 роки тому +4

      @@KickItToTheKing Except they were the 1st seed prior to the bubble, it's not like they played horrible then randomly got good.

    • @jamalwalker
      @jamalwalker 2 роки тому +6

      @@xraider9091 the fact that people are using the argument that since the lakers were healthy their title doesn't count lol

  • @ryanpags6906
    @ryanpags6906 3 роки тому +330

    Yet another UrinatingTree reverse jinx

    • @joesakic91
      @joesakic91 3 роки тому +14

      The Lakers are the latest to Tree's reverse jinxes. Who's next?

    • @Kurzov
      @Kurzov 3 роки тому +1

      To be fair I think of the Lakers as the NBA's version of a Brady-era Patriots team, or at least the Patriots until last year (LOL, TENNESSEE)
      However I don't follow the NBA that closely so I'm probably wrong. Oh well.

    • @TheShapeshifter
      @TheShapeshifter 3 роки тому

      @@Kurzov they're not. In fact, they're even bigger than the Patriots tbh

    • @azlan758
      @azlan758 2 роки тому +1

      it does not happen enough :(

  • @carolinekelman2403
    @carolinekelman2403 Рік тому +166

    2020: This aged poorly
    2021: This aged well
    2022: This aged beautifully

    • @dannyboiiiii1274
      @dannyboiiiii1274 Рік тому +14

      2023 then: This Aged Marvelously
      2023 now: This Aged poorly
      Edit: This comment isn't going to age well one bit

    • @yaboithegod5007
      @yaboithegod5007 Рік тому +2

      @@dannyboiiiii1274 not anymore

    • @ChiefBlue4298
      @ChiefBlue4298 Рік тому

      @@yaboithegod5007it still aged greatly

    • @yaboithegod5007
      @yaboithegod5007 Рік тому

      @@ChiefBlue4298 (it has not)

    • @grahamdamberger7130
      @grahamdamberger7130 Рік тому +2

      @@dannyboiiiii1274 Lakers are now just half a game back of the Warriors who have taken a huge fall from grace since the Patriots did after Brady and Gronk initially called it quits, as well as their inferior sibling in the Clippers for 5th in the West. And considering the NBA regular season ends around the same time as the NHL season, the Lakers could be laughing in our faces when the final regular season buzzer goes off.

  • @angelmaster765
    @angelmaster765 5 років тому +2084

    From the creators of "Days of our Steelers" and "Sacksonville Abbey"... Lakers 90210

    • @enigmaskull3495
      @enigmaskull3495 5 років тому +52

      This week on Days of our Lakers

    • @jorgerodriguez85
      @jorgerodriguez85 5 років тому +41

      As The Lakers Stomach Turns.

    • @JShaggy
      @JShaggy 5 років тому +109

      This week on The Bron and the Restless

    • @bigguyCIA4u
      @bigguyCIA4u 5 років тому +11

      DO IT, TREE

    • @C-Lightning
      @C-Lightning 5 років тому +2

      Good one 😂 😂 😂 😂!

  • @patrickb33339
    @patrickb33339 5 років тому +841

    More like “The Los Angeles Lakers: Basketball’s California Wildfire.”
    Edit, 10/11/2020: this comment is now outdated.

    • @MikeTheKoopaWarrior
      @MikeTheKoopaWarrior 5 років тому +41

      Or "Profession Basketball's Overhyped Soap Opera"

    • @jacksonbear1
      @jacksonbear1 5 років тому +12

      MikeTheKoopaWarrior That might be the Knicks next month

    • @MikeTheKoopaWarrior
      @MikeTheKoopaWarrior 5 років тому +2

      I wouldn't say that for the Knicks, since they didn't have hope coming into this season by making the "finals" unlike what Lakers fans thought. For the Knick's all they need to get rid of is Dolan.

    • @enigmaskull3495
      @enigmaskull3495 5 років тому +2

      Or “NBA’s Pittsburgh Steelers”

    • @Eduar6996
      @Eduar6996 5 років тому +2

      @@enigmaskull3495 That would require having a talented core, so they can play down to their competition. It's more of a californian tradition, it seems: Having a team going through a golden age with an owner that knows what to do, but has to legate because reasons... Just to watch it crash due to incompetence.

  • @MisterMarioKart
    @MisterMarioKart 5 років тому +354

    Even though I’m a diehard Pistons fan: Please do “The Detroit Pistons: Basketball’s Horrific Car Crash”

    • @thepassingstatic6268
      @thepassingstatic6268 4 роки тому +31

      The Detroit Pistons: Professional Basketballs Nuclear Winter

    • @OrangeJuice984
      @OrangeJuice984 4 роки тому +8

      The Detroit Pistons: Pro basketballs urban decay

    • @samt3412
      @samt3412 3 роки тому +2

      The Detroit Pistons: The Incarnation of Detroit

    • @TheGameCube64Guy
      @TheGameCube64Guy 3 роки тому +4

      At least you've beaten the Lakers twice in the Finals (1989, 2004)

    • @BlueBlur24
      @BlueBlur24 3 роки тому +1

      Professional Basketball's Rust Belt.

  • @piranhasforscissors
    @piranhasforscissors 3 роки тому +22

    Can we talk about how Amazing that "Space Jam 2" comment aged 🤣

  • @jismjacket
    @jismjacket 5 років тому +896

    "All he wanted to do was be close to Hollywood and star in Space Jam 2!"
    UrinatingTree for the win

    • @jimbo-fk4dq
      @jimbo-fk4dq 5 років тому +41

      More confusing is why do we need a "Space Jam 2"?
      We need "Space Blitz", starring Cam Newton.

    • @iamhungey12345
      @iamhungey12345 5 років тому +15

      Space Jam wasn't even good to begin with even with Jordan.

    • @YankeesFan0620
      @YankeesFan0620 5 років тому +6

      Haha that’s why Anthony Davis wanted to be traded there.

    • @nonamesinenomine
      @nonamesinenomine 4 роки тому +2

      @@YankeesFan0620 he already look like a monstar in real life

    • @lewisjones411
      @lewisjones411 4 роки тому +1

      URINATING TREE SHOULD DO A VIDEO ON THE NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS BECAUSE THEY R STINKING UP THE PLACE THIS YEAR &THIS IS COMING FROM A STEELERS FAN!

  • @JohnDeCarlo-bm6du
    @JohnDeCarlo-bm6du 5 років тому +1675

    As a diehard NBA fan, it’s always a beautiful day when Tree makes an NBA video

  • @Flamingbro69
    @Flamingbro69 3 роки тому +118

    UT: Makes video about Lakers
    Lakers: That's when it became personal to me...

    • @ChiefBlue4298
      @ChiefBlue4298 2 роки тому

      The Suns: Are you sure about that?

  • @superbruhz2602
    @superbruhz2602 3 роки тому +203

    Summer 2019: This isnt gonna age well
    2020: This is aging terribly
    2021: This aged well

    • @djtrankilo231
      @djtrankilo231 2 роки тому +2

      2022: it's gonna age horribly again, as the Lakers will get hot after the All-Star break. NBA needs that "feel-good" story and more importantly, a star-studded Lakers-Nets Finals to make up for last season.

    • @parklife27
      @parklife27 2 роки тому +1

      it's like lebron repeating his 2015-2018 Cavs years, recruiting mediocre or old players who's buddy-buddy with him or just because he likes them, then the cavs cycle all over again, 1st year failed, 2nd year win, 3rd failed, 4th? maybe failed again

    • @zachcoggins9018
      @zachcoggins9018 2 роки тому +9

      2022: This aged beautifully. They’re still doing the same things mentioned, just they got a ring. After Lebron leaves, they’re gonna be a lottery team again.

    • @ChiefBlue4298
      @ChiefBlue4298 2 роки тому +4

      @@djtrankilo231 this aged soooooo badly lol

    • @djtrankilo231
      @djtrankilo231 2 роки тому +2

      @@ChiefBlue4298 I'm glad to be wrong lol

  • @JohnWick-pencil
    @JohnWick-pencil 5 років тому +627

    All things equal. I just think that the golden knights pk unit is too good right now

    • @NoName-wr6yq
      @NoName-wr6yq 5 років тому +27

      You're about 2 months late

    • @klm7514
      @klm7514 5 років тому +17

      No Name it’s never too late to be way too good right now

    • @UHOH_415
      @UHOH_415 5 років тому +13

      I just think Jordan Binnington is too good right now.

    • @NoName-wr6yq
      @NoName-wr6yq 5 років тому +3

      @@klm7514 rinne has been too good for about 2 years now, so maybe you're right.

    • @NoName-wr6yq
      @NoName-wr6yq 5 років тому +2

      @@UHOH_415 If the blues collapse, you'll be hunted down.

  • @Pranaynaynay
    @Pranaynaynay 5 років тому +246

    I can't stop seeing "Discount Rob Lowe" whenever you show Rob Pelinka

  • @brandonmcdaniel5447
    @brandonmcdaniel5447 4 роки тому +751

    RIP to Kobe and his daughter Gigi man. You both will be missed.

    • @tomassantos87
      @tomassantos87 4 роки тому +3

      RIP

    • @rtbmb
      @rtbmb 4 роки тому +2

      Brandon McDaniel him and Shaq were a force to be reckoned with

    • @onesonofjacob
      @onesonofjacob 4 роки тому +5

      @@deme5160 no likes. no attention from anyone besides me. Was it worth disrespecting the dead?

    • @deme5160
      @deme5160 4 роки тому +3

      Gabriel Lyles was it worth respecting a rapist?

    • @rtbmb
      @rtbmb 4 роки тому +5

      deme he was innocent asshole

  • @brianchua4240
    @brianchua4240 2 роки тому +48

    This video really needs a sequel given how the Lakers have been the last 3 years since this video has been posted.

  • @iaintwritebacktho7230
    @iaintwritebacktho7230 5 років тому +516

    "D'Angelo Russell isn't a leader"
    ~Magic Johnson after trading Russell

    • @hunternichols9463
      @hunternichols9463 5 років тому +27

      Immediately tries to sign AD who isn't proven to be a Leader

    • @BuckingBadger
      @BuckingBadger 5 років тому +44

      And D'Angelo is the reason why they missed the playoffs oh the irony is delicious

    • @iaintwritebacktho7230
      @iaintwritebacktho7230 5 років тому +23

      @@BuckingBadger Lol I know right? That game must of been so satisfying for him

    • @afnaansyed5975
      @afnaansyed5975 5 років тому +11

      @@iaintwritebacktho7230 I bet he jacks off to the highlights of it twice a week. I totally would

    • @Tony__Tone
      @Tony__Tone 5 років тому +1

      I think the other part of it is they may have felt they needed to move him in order to attract free agents because of his snitch reputation. He's had a little time to distance himself from that situation now, it may not affect Brooklyn this off season with FA.

  • @natebellville3621
    @natebellville3621 5 років тому +237

    Love the California Love soundtrack. Nice work!

  • @UrinatingTree
    @UrinatingTree  3 роки тому +724

    So the Lakers are probably going to win a championship a year after I made this video. Congratulations. You brought in a star player and a bunch of ring chasers. Nothing's truly changed, except that you bought your way out of the shit situation you were in. And this is why I hate the NBA.
    Couldn't have happened to a less deserving fanbase. I'll take my dunkings.
    EDIT: So this aged... interestingly.

    • @tonysamosa1717
      @tonysamosa1717 3 роки тому +100

      Bro take your L. Rondo and KCP are critical in this championship team. Tack on a reinvigorated Dwight Howard and and unstoppable AD who they finally got and they are set up to have a dynasty. Let’s just see what happens with players like Caruso who will probably get huge offers and the way the Nuggets bounce back. I do not see any threat from the Warriors

    • @nathanmeagher7869
      @nathanmeagher7869 3 роки тому +73

      LA deserves 20-30 years of mediocrity and shit, fucking joke

    • @akshatrout9075
      @akshatrout9075 3 роки тому +54

      @@tonysamosa1717 BRUH U SAID DYNASTY THIS TEAM HAS NO FUTURE CUS THEY CAN'T DEVELOP PLAYERS, look at Brandon Ingram and DeAngelo Russell

    • @tonysamosa1717
      @tonysamosa1717 3 роки тому +7

      akshat rout bro if they stay together we aren’t talking bout a long one but they can certainly go back to back

    • @blanc18
      @blanc18 3 роки тому +12

      the NBA sucks, but trades and players moving is not why. its the fuckin foul calls.

  • @THERSC216
    @THERSC216 2 роки тому +72

    This video still rings true despite the title in 2020.

  • @Jame5man
    @Jame5man 2 роки тому +26

    I love how this aged so poorly that it boomeranged back to being accurate

  • @tecnolog2000
    @tecnolog2000 3 роки тому +40

    It feels like when Tree makes a video on any team they win a championship or have success one or two years later!

    • @nicksojka7457
      @nicksojka7457 3 роки тому +1

      @A Character Not to mention the Capitals, the Blues, and Andy Reid.

    • @crowtservo
      @crowtservo 3 роки тому +4

      Except the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Pirates.

    • @Deltasquad382943
      @Deltasquad382943 3 роки тому +1

      @@crowtservo And the Steelers

    • @tobznoobs
      @tobznoobs 2 роки тому +1

      @@crowtservo and the 76ers.

    • @tobznoobs
      @tobznoobs 2 роки тому +1

      forgot the mariners

  • @DDVargas1983
    @DDVargas1983 3 роки тому +6

    I can't wait for the Congratulations Lakers video filled with salt from the Tree.

  • @ChiefBlue4298
    @ChiefBlue4298 Місяць тому +6

    I’m here after they were eliminated by the Denver Nuggets for the second straight season

    • @Swaggernaut64
      @Swaggernaut64 Місяць тому +2

      Same, plus that sorry ass "in season championship" banner. And AD, D-lo, and Ham all being scapegoated for this latest failure. 😂😂😂

  • @nox1ck589
    @nox1ck589 2 роки тому +10

    This Video has only gotten better with age

  • @goldeneve
    @goldeneve 3 роки тому +7

    LAKERS 2020 CHAMPIONS…Thanks for the motivation urinatingtree now keep entertaining me with funny knicks and Mets video

  • @lordwiedergeboren
    @lordwiedergeboren 2 роки тому +13

    This video has aged well.

  • @hecksters423
    @hecksters423 4 роки тому +6

    Can't fucking wait for Tree's "Revisiting the Lakers" video after about... 3 months.

  • @patrickb33339
    @patrickb33339 3 роки тому +194

    Who’s here after the Lakers won the title?

    • @bluntfello
      @bluntfello 3 роки тому +1

      Me. The guy who made this video is a joke.

    • @Skyostin
      @Skyostin 3 роки тому +32

      @@bluntfello he isnt this team was shit when he made this video

    • @bluntfello
      @bluntfello 3 роки тому +2

      @@Skyostin Did he really think the Lakers would stay shit for long, especially after they got Lebron? That's where he went wrong.

    • @Skyostin
      @Skyostin 3 роки тому +23

      @@bluntfello this guy just makes fun of teams he never even said they wouldn't win a championship, he just makes fun of nba teams,MLB teams, NHL teams, and NFL teams

    • @soaringeagle175
      @soaringeagle175 3 роки тому

      Me

  • @catalystv7520
    @catalystv7520 5 років тому +23

    I didn’t know Rob Pelinka was Kobe’s old agent, a lot more makes sense now 😂

  • @AlexM-ry7ih
    @AlexM-ry7ih Місяць тому +3

    This video has aged like the finest of wines

  • @ChiefBlue4298
    @ChiefBlue4298 2 роки тому +34

    The Russell Westbrook trade is looking very ugly for the Lakers

    • @shermanngjazz
      @shermanngjazz 2 роки тому +3

      IKR I really don't understand why the Lakers traded away their young guys for an aging Westbrook and his game has fallen off.

    • @MikeTheKoopaWarrior
      @MikeTheKoopaWarrior 2 роки тому +3

      The LA Lebrons are eliminated!

    • @brandonmaddox4862
      @brandonmaddox4862 2 роки тому +1

      I never understood bringing in Westbrook, he’s a team cancer and he throws up so many bricks they could build a new stadium

  • @Benjamin-lq1sf
    @Benjamin-lq1sf 5 років тому +82

    An honest to god Basketball lolcow video. It’s a sight to behold

    • @natebellville3621
      @natebellville3621 5 років тому

      The King Of The Internet, formerly known as GRC a second LeBron NBA Lolcow I might add

    • @UHOH_415
      @UHOH_415 5 років тому +3

      Are times changing? Are more NBA vids coming?

    • @brandoniskewlig
      @brandoniskewlig 5 років тому

      Nice Kenny Omega pfp

  • @justinsolomita9283
    @justinsolomita9283 2 роки тому +110

    The Lakers in the LeBron era:
    1. Trade the entire team to New Orleans for big man Anthony Davis
    2. Acquire hall of famers past their prime in Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, and Russell Westbrook
    3. Act shocked when the team sucks
    4. Blame Westbrook to the point where he wants to get the fuck out of dodge

    • @ChiefBlue4298
      @ChiefBlue4298 2 роки тому +5

      And AD is made of glass and is constantly injured

    • @justinsolomita9283
      @justinsolomita9283 2 роки тому +5

      @@ChiefBlue4298 LeBron too.

    • @hecksters423
      @hecksters423 2 роки тому

      Man, if it was 10 years ago, number 2 would've been soooo OP

    • @martytu20
      @martytu20 Рік тому

      @@hecksters423 Lakers had Howard 10 years ago and still were a dumpster fire.

    • @epic7608
      @epic7608 Рік тому

      @@justinsolomita9283 not really ad should be in his prime lebron is 38 try again

  • @marcocatanzaro5463
    @marcocatanzaro5463 5 років тому +73

    7:50
    "You know who blames everyone else for their own demise?
    Failures."
    OUCH

    • @lucascongdon309
      @lucascongdon309 5 років тому +4

      Coco Dqn bro I want to say that so many people right now

    • @MarloSoBalJr
      @MarloSoBalJr 4 роки тому +3

      @@lucascongdon309 My sister on a daily basis

  • @platformperil1853
    @platformperil1853 2 роки тому +14

    My Suns did it to the Lakers again. The comments on this video aging like milk and then wine again couldn't be more correct.

    • @ChiefBlue4298
      @ChiefBlue4298 2 роки тому +1

      Exactly!

    • @shermanngjazz
      @shermanngjazz 2 роки тому +4

      The Suns better win the chip this year. This year is their best chance.

    • @ChiefBlue4298
      @ChiefBlue4298 2 роки тому +2

      @@shermanngjazz yep, I’m hoping for the same thing. Win so they can end their LoF bid

    • @cmurphy0707
      @cmurphy0707 2 роки тому +2

      @@shermanngjazz I picked them to win it all this year.

    • @platformperil1853
      @platformperil1853 2 роки тому

      @@shermanngjazz Update, they didn't. It hurts being a Suns fan; it really does.

  • @JMoneyHive
    @JMoneyHive 5 років тому +80

    The Lakers is pretty much NBA's version of the Boy's Club

    • @niall_sanderson
      @niall_sanderson 5 років тому +22

      The Lakers make the Ottawa Senators look like a well run organization by comparison, and Jeannie Buss could give Melnyk a run for his money in terms of shit ownership.

    • @Jimmy_Hopkins15
      @Jimmy_Hopkins15 5 років тому +2

      The NBA Version of the Cowboys

    • @void4582
      @void4582 4 роки тому

      My name is Connor 20-3

    • @jackharrington697
      @jackharrington697 Місяць тому

      The NBA’s version of the cowboys

  • @STEEZY_TREV16
    @STEEZY_TREV16 2 роки тому +17

    Now they've become one of basketball's biggest soap operas en route to a playoff elimination. They're fucked. And what do they have to show for it? A bubble ring that no one takes seriously. Not a single soul feels bad for them

  • @C-Rad95
    @C-Rad95 4 роки тому +111

    Who's here after the Kobe passing? RIP to the goat Kobe.

    • @C-Rad95
      @C-Rad95 4 роки тому +2

      @Harry Engel facts

  • @evanhum
    @evanhum 2 роки тому +7

    3 years later we need a revisit

  • @treymagathan847
    @treymagathan847 5 років тому +35

    Nice use of Tu-Pac's "California Lovin'" there, Tree!

  • @crowtservo
    @crowtservo 5 років тому +29

    Fun facts about the Lakers. They are currently at six straight non-playoff seasons. Before this streak, the longest the Lakers had gone without going to the playoffs was two straight seasons. And the Clippers have finished ahead of them for seven straight years now, before 2013, the Buffalo Braves/San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers had only finished ahead of the Lakers six times. I’m loving the current Lakers.

    • @fbistatmajor5918
      @fbistatmajor5918 Рік тому +1

      And then the Lakers won and the clippers are still a mess lol

  • @josephD32
    @josephD32 3 роки тому +11

    2020 - Yeah, this video aged well....
    2021 - Well, actually...

  • @JorgeGarcia-gp5cf
    @JorgeGarcia-gp5cf 2 роки тому +12

    Tree's video aged like a fine wine. Enjoy sitting at home watching that HBO show about ye olde glory days while the real teams play in the playoffs.

  • @TheReviewingNetwork
    @TheReviewingNetwork 5 років тому +14

    So basically Jeanie Buss is the NBA equivalent to Rachel Phelps in Major League....I honestly wouldn't be surprised if she decides to tank so hard so they can move the team somewhere else.

  • @dtango8345
    @dtango8345 5 років тому +4

    At the end, no one saw Kawhi and the Raptors coming. History in the making.

    • @ckendall67
      @ckendall67 5 років тому +1

      - Yep, before the season began all the hype surrounded the Lakers in the West & the Celtics & Sixers in the East, not to mention the Warriors were still the favorites to repeat. The Raptors & Kawhi were overlooked by many experts, especially with the fuss surrounding the trade & coach Dwane Casey's firing. But it turns out these bold moves mad by Masai Ujiri could result in the ultimate payoff if the Raps win the whole thing. :-D

    • @dtango8345
      @dtango8345 5 років тому +1

      I knew the championship is over, when Kawhi beat sixer on the buzzer. The sixer were underrated. The sixer were more powerful thengoldenstate -the KD. Definitely more of a threat then the bucks. Beating the sixers sealed the deal.

  • @erics.czernecki7333
    @erics.czernecki7333 3 роки тому +8

    This video aged well.

  • @KyleBerthoud2
    @KyleBerthoud2 Рік тому +22

    In hindsight, Cleveland probably won by letting LeBron go elsewhere. They were pretty much in the same situation with LeBron that the Lakers are in with him currently, and they are quietly improving atm. Meanwhile, the Lakers are severely underwhelming despite the championship in 2020. Hell, outside of that year, they haven't even made it out of Round ONE with LeBron. THINK about that. To me, we are seeing a new trend of big signings/trades backfiring on teams, with not only LeBron and the Lakers, but also Kyrie and KD with the Nets, Kawhi and PG with the Clippers, Harden and Westbrook with the Rockets, etc etc

    • @w4tt322
      @w4tt322 Місяць тому

      An now after Cleveland has recovered he might try and crawl back

  • @stephens.6226
    @stephens.6226 5 років тому +91

    I heard that they renewed the Lakers soap opera for several new seasons

  • @dominicpontrelli9079
    @dominicpontrelli9079 5 років тому +76

    That's not Rob Pelinka that's Rob Lowe and don't dare tell me otherwise

    • @lurchlogan
      @lurchlogan 5 років тому +1

      More like Rob Blowe!!

    • @clipobserver
      @clipobserver 5 років тому +2

      I think Rob Lowe would do a better job.

    • @SvenDzahov
      @SvenDzahov 3 роки тому

      I swear they look alike

  • @aekaralagonisi
    @aekaralagonisi 4 роки тому +11

    Boy, this has not aged well.

  • @nathanhosea489
    @nathanhosea489 Рік тому +9

    This aged horribly, then aged well, then aged horribly again.

  • @WolfToonsYT
    @WolfToonsYT 5 років тому +129

    I knew this would come someday...

    • @Noro3000
      @Noro3000 5 років тому +2

      We all did bro

    • @WolfToonsYT
      @WolfToonsYT 5 років тому

      Nororax I watch ur vids I haven’t in awhile though. Weren’t you I liek memes.

    • @Noro3000
      @Noro3000 5 років тому

      @@WolfToonsYT yes

    • @scawfan75
      @scawfan75 5 років тому

      That's what she said 😏😏😏

  • @mmicb0b
    @mmicb0b 2 роки тому +21

    this video somehow aged like milk and wine at the same time (They're gonna be so fucked if Lebron goes back to Cleveland again which tbfh if I'm Cleveland I actively WOULDN'T Want Lebron because he'd want to play LeGM)

  • @zionsmith1992
    @zionsmith1992 3 роки тому +8

    This video has aged weirdly, with the Lakers winning the championship in the bubble then getting knocked out by the SUNS this year in the first round. I don't know how to feel.

    • @sawyertuide7636
      @sawyertuide7636 3 роки тому +2

      I mean
      Yes, they won a championship, and most of the issues within seem to be gone (Walton in SAC, Kidd in DAL, Magic in retirement)
      But the window seems to be one of the shorter ones in the NBA

  • @crazyluigi6664
    @crazyluigi6664 3 роки тому +19

    Who's back now after the Suns beat the Lakers in 6 in the first round?! 🤣

  • @brianchua4240
    @brianchua4240 5 років тому +8

    Funny, PG13 and Kawhi are now with the Clippers. Talk about adding more insult to injury 😂

    • @hecksters423
      @hecksters423 5 років тому +2

      Consolation prize, they eventually GOT AD and Danny Green

    • @brianchua4240
      @brianchua4240 5 років тому +2

      @@hecksters423 my biggest question now that they got Boogie is, CAN THEY STAY HEALTHY?

  • @bengoet89
    @bengoet89 5 років тому +10

    Oh lord, what could be better than a beautiful sunday including a new video of tree? Thx tree 💪

  • @hecksters423
    @hecksters423 5 років тому +45

    6 months later:
    *Revisiting... The Los Angeles Lakers*

    • @lukeallen5714
      @lukeallen5714 5 років тому +8

      hecksters423 the Lakers will find a way to fuck this situation up

    • @crazyluigi6664
      @crazyluigi6664 4 роки тому +3

      @@lukeallen5714 And if DeMarcus Cousins is anything to go by, it's going to come through injuries.

    • @void4582
      @void4582 3 роки тому +1

      hecksters423 huh

    • @hecksters423
      @hecksters423 3 роки тому +2

      @@void4582 Tree has fucked up on his predictions on this video, so he'll make another perspective of the Lakers of today.

    • @ChiefBlue4298
      @ChiefBlue4298 2 роки тому

      @@lukeallen5714 there you go

  • @EPICPWNZOR3TM
    @EPICPWNZOR3TM 5 років тому +7

    Really good editing on this one Tree! Love the commentary as always

  • @felipebrunetta2106
    @felipebrunetta2106 3 роки тому +11

    This aged brutally bad

  • @Jonathan-fx4jc
    @Jonathan-fx4jc 4 роки тому +18

    RIP Kobe. You will be forever missed.

  • @stirrgaming
    @stirrgaming 4 роки тому +10

    I watched this again about 2 hours before Kobe died. RIP Kobe

  • @RudieObias
    @RudieObias 3 роки тому +6

    I love watching this after the LA Lakers won the NBA Championship a year after this video was uploaded.

    • @Deltasquad382943
      @Deltasquad382943 3 роки тому +4

      They then proceed to collapse to the Phoenix Suns, giving Lebron his first loss in the first round of the playoffs

    • @brianchua4240
      @brianchua4240 2 роки тому +1

      @@Deltasquad382943 Update: They then proceed to collapse and fittingly loses to the Phoenix Suns to be eliminated from playoff contention ENTIRELY!

  • @deshaunwatsonsmasseuse2371
    @deshaunwatsonsmasseuse2371 3 роки тому +13

    Whose here after the Lakers lost to the Suns in the first round

  • @dragroch5536
    @dragroch5536 Рік тому +10

    Their 2020 title is honestly the most forgettable sports title ever.

    • @ChiefBlue4298
      @ChiefBlue4298 Рік тому

      Yep, since it was basically all for nothing to the Lakers

    • @fbistatmajor5918
      @fbistatmajor5918 Рік тому +1

      you remembered it though lol

    • @Tim_Raths
      @Tim_Raths 8 місяців тому

      Probably because it was done in the bubble and didn’t feel legit. Yes it still counts but it was a weird situation.

  • @MikeTheKoopaWarrior
    @MikeTheKoopaWarrior 2 роки тому +14

    They just missed the playoffs after their "fans" talked all that shit after winning a mickey mouse ring 2 seasons prior 🤣🤣🤣

  • @illusioNery
    @illusioNery 2 роки тому +6

    Who's here after the Basketball Avengers assembled in purple and gold a few days ago?

  • @DanJilek
    @DanJilek 5 років тому +10

    I appreciate the Sonic 3 music cues!

  • @mxchump
    @mxchump 5 років тому +16

    As a Kings fan hearing you would rather go to the Kings makes me tear up

  • @ericradford2142
    @ericradford2142 4 роки тому +8

    Maybe this year will be different. Oh wait... DeMarcus Cousins tore his ACL.

    • @pucksandrocks
      @pucksandrocks 4 роки тому

      And now, word is they're looking at Dwight Howard and Joakim Noah as possible replacements. Woof.

    • @ericradford2142
      @ericradford2142 4 роки тому +2

      Juggler.exe they signed Dwight Howard. This soap opera is going to be fun.

    • @Ph3nom1998
      @Ph3nom1998 4 роки тому

      @@ericradford2142 Well I gotta give it to you, its fun as fuck. But I don't think this was the fun you were expecting...

  • @martytu20
    @martytu20 2 роки тому +49

    It’s almost like they won a ring in 2020 in spite of Pelinka and the inept ownership.

    • @gauravagochiya4218
      @gauravagochiya4218 2 роки тому +7

      They won in spite of Frank Vogel. Along with the names included above, that’s why the Lakers are in purgatory. Win now mode, but because of horrible roster construction, they’re not anywhere close to competing with the top of the West.

    • @UrinatingTree
      @UrinatingTree  2 роки тому +35

      They won because the bubble was built specifically for them to win. The Lakers were allowed to rest and heal. The only team that had a real chance to beat them choked in the second round. Miami played over their heads.

    • @ChiefBlue4298
      @ChiefBlue4298 2 роки тому +5

      @@UrinatingTree exactly! And for all of the Lakers fans trash talking you after that bubble championship, get humbled!

    • @gauravagochiya4218
      @gauravagochiya4218 2 роки тому +7

      @@ChiefBlue4298 And now they’re fucked in the long term because they’re locked into contracts with aging players, they have no youth, and they have no assets. Not to mention inept coaching and ownership.

    • @ChiefBlue4298
      @ChiefBlue4298 2 роки тому +6

      @@gauravagochiya4218 and not a single soul feels pity for the Lakers

  • @IndieGamerChick
    @IndieGamerChick 5 років тому +388

    I thought UA-cam had strict rules about posting porn. This was incredible. I need a cigarette.

    • @taco2728
      @taco2728 4 роки тому +7

      Wtf stop smoking losing money.

    • @taco2728
      @taco2728 4 роки тому

      No replys?

    • @thomasjefferson2813
      @thomasjefferson2813 4 роки тому +6

      @@taco2728 reply

    • @skinWalkman
      @skinWalkman 4 роки тому +2

      taco highlite pretty unamerican of you to tell people how to spend their money

    • @HappyLol999
      @HappyLol999 4 роки тому +1

      How?

  • @cooperwolfe5478
    @cooperwolfe5478 2 роки тому +4

    5:32 What’s funny is that I was supposed to go to that Lakers-Pacers game.

  • @jphforex2151
    @jphforex2151 5 років тому +17

    The best sports content on YT...period. Amen. The 39 down votes are from Fredo Buss - and his crew.

  • @Matt-dp7ze
    @Matt-dp7ze 2 роки тому +6

    You know what’s funny about the coaching search section? Monty Williams, Tyronn Lue and even Jason Kidd went on to be successful head coaches elsewhere

  • @casualnoob7316
    @casualnoob7316 3 роки тому +6

    A few months later
    Everyone: *WHos hErE aftEr tHe lAkers Won tHE ChAMPionShip*

  • @LukeMillner
    @LukeMillner 5 років тому +4

    The NBA version of the Oilers

  • @ryange.8600
    @ryange.8600 3 роки тому +4

    This video somehow gets even worse after the Lakers won a ring. Regardless of how the AD trade didn't really get rid of any good Lakers besides Brandon Ingram and Rondo (and Rondo went right back to the Lakers that offseason) now Pelinka is having a hell of an offseason as GM getting Schroder, Wesley Matthews, and Montrezl Harrell. I think Magic being a bad executive was the one thing Tree actually hit on.

    • @Flamingbro69
      @Flamingbro69 3 роки тому +1

      The Lakers have only gotten stronger since this video came out, as the Dynasty blueprint the Lakers planned in 2018 when they got LeBron has been a Complete Success. TBH, the Lakers in 2019 would’ve possibly fallen short in the second round of the playoffs had LeBron never gotten injured.

    • @Flamingbro69
      @Flamingbro69 3 роки тому +1

      @@matthewchen8452 Exactly

  • @ChiefBlue4298
    @ChiefBlue4298 3 роки тому +11

    And now Monty Williams and the Suns are in the NBA Finals

  • @kenzosrevenge8451
    @kenzosrevenge8451 Рік тому +5

    This aged wonderfully.

  • @hdx4437
    @hdx4437 5 років тому +74

    The Lakers are now the NBA equivalent of the Kardashian Circus in the city of The Angels.

    • @danshazam8511
      @danshazam8511 4 роки тому +2

      City of angelsssssssssssss

    • @qm586
      @qm586 3 роки тому +2

      I mean the players are fucking em so it’s bound to happen

  • @benpickard3203
    @benpickard3203 3 роки тому +68

    This has aged like fine shit. Now that LeBron is balling and AD is on the team.

    • @JamesGhee3
      @JamesGhee3 3 роки тому +24

      Welcome to the urinatingtree jinxing tradition
      A video that he spends days on ruined a couple months or a year later

    • @jatinrao2541
      @jatinrao2541 3 роки тому +12

      Having endless resources to get AD and Kyle Kuzma and then grab a bunch of ring-chasers will do that. Their success has nothing to do with the executive branch. But it won't matter since no one cares about the lack of parity in this league anymore.

    • @vincentfrank74
      @vincentfrank74 3 роки тому +9

      Jatin Rao From day 1 the Clippers were the “expert” favorites to win and the Lakers bench was “the worst next to the Warriors”. Now its a lack of parity due to “endless resources?” GTFO LMAO

    • @jatinrao2541
      @jatinrao2541 3 роки тому +3

      Vincent Frank okay, but is there any other reason that players signed with LA except for that Lebron was there? LA lucked into Lebron because he just wanted to move to LA with the rest of his family and then all the players were like FREE RINGS WOOOO, and to attract them, the Lakers execs needed the money to attract them, and the Busses are loaded. So yes! It’s due to having the money to sign any players they want and kicking into Lebron to be a magnet for great players like AD and ring chasers like Dwight Howard. If Lebron went to Phoenix for example, which I think is a relatively small market team compared to LA, do they become championship contenders over night? I don’t think so, because the suns need more than just Lebron to make it to the Finals. We saw that with Lebron’s first year in LA. Players would want to go to Phoenix to play with Lebron but I don’t think the team would have enough money to sign said players, so they’re not as successful. LA lucked into their situation, and the Western Conference and maybe the NBA as a whole is worse for it. But I can’t complain since this is legal and the rules are the rules

    • @vincentfrank74
      @vincentfrank74 3 роки тому +7

      Jatin Rao They have more chemistry than the rest of the league stop trying to paint this team like the fucking ‘17 Warriors. No one bitched and joined the team they fucking choked to literally the very same season. This isn’t even close. You weren’t complaining when Kawhi brought the dude who literally was 3rd MVP voting to the fucking Clippers.

  • @timothymcgraw8038
    @timothymcgraw8038 5 років тому +2

    great work dude, this is an hilariously awesome/true analysis

  • @dsl32
    @dsl32 Рік тому +11

    Who is here after The Lakers lost The Western Conference Finals

  • @eddiesanchez551
    @eddiesanchez551 5 років тому +31

    As a lifelong Lakers fan you were spot on in everything you said

    • @Nooblet92Ca
      @Nooblet92Ca 5 років тому +2

      Eddie Sanchez right we suck

    • @splashnskillz37
      @splashnskillz37 5 років тому

      @@Nooblet92Ca for once

    • @Nooblet92Ca
      @Nooblet92Ca 5 років тому

      Splash'n'Skillz #37 in the Jordan era we didn’t win anything idk what you talking about for once

    • @scoobycarr5558
      @scoobycarr5558 5 років тому

      Don't like basketball since Michael Jordan retired, but my heart breaks at your plight as a Lakers fan at the tragic shitshow they're putting on the court.

    • @steel749
      @steel749 4 роки тому

      Oh nah

  • @Flamingbro69
    @Flamingbro69 4 роки тому +3

    48-13. Dang, you're the master of jinx Tree. Still love your videos you proud Yinzer.

  • @osubreeze
    @osubreeze 2 роки тому +4

    I didn't realize this was 2 years old until a minute left in the video. Basically Part 1 now

  • @LordLowe
    @LordLowe 5 років тому +118

    The Lakers a bigger disappointment than Game of thrones

    • @treymagathan847
      @treymagathan847 5 років тому +14

      LordLowe
      Not really. At least Game of Thrones managed to actually hype people up, this entire saga over the past 8 years with the Lakers has been a pitiful clown show with no end in sight.

    • @LordLowe
      @LordLowe 5 років тому +4

      Trey Magathan BTW this is the fate that awaits The Patriots once Bellichick & Brady Retire

    • @Xhoven
      @Xhoven 5 років тому

      @@treymagathan847 I don't understand your comment. You say "not really," but you seem to be agreeing with the original post?

    • @Xhoven
      @Xhoven 5 років тому +3

      @@LordLowe I don't think this is necessarily what awaits the Patriots. They will take huge steps back without Brady and Belichick, but the Lakers are the worst run team in their entire sport. I'd imagine the Patriots will at least remain average.

    • @splashnskillz37
      @splashnskillz37 5 років тому

      @@treymagathan847 since the death of Dr.Buss

  • @TheHuskyK9
    @TheHuskyK9 5 років тому +9

    Been a Laker fan since 2002 and I have to say that this drama is worse than the time Kobe demanded to be traded to the Bulls if the Lakers didn't bring in better players around him.

  • @Awolfx
    @Awolfx 5 років тому

    I loved the use of Sonic music and sounds. A nice subtle touch Tree.

  • @Ahmoddholland
    @Ahmoddholland 5 років тому

    I gotta appreciate the Sonic music in the background. Excellent work Tree.

  • @goldenstatewarriors9418
    @goldenstatewarriors9418 Рік тому +14

    How is it possible that this video is STILL true even though they won a title.

    • @ChiefBlue4298
      @ChiefBlue4298 Рік тому +4

      2020 is a fluke because of the bubble and that break between March and August

  • @LuckyBird551
    @LuckyBird551 4 роки тому +4

    Those Sonic sounds during the LeBron recap were comedy gold.

  • @Gimili10
    @Gimili10 5 років тому

    I appreciate how much knowledge you're armed with even for these NBA videos (since you're not a fan of this league).

  • @AI_BigY
    @AI_BigY 5 років тому +1

    Very fitting that you play Shook Ones at the end of this. Hit the nail on the head

  • @thenfldude8305
    @thenfldude8305 3 роки тому +7

    That Big Poppa music in the background was great

    • @notoriouseagle1074
      @notoriouseagle1074 3 роки тому +3

      Ironic that he's putting East coast rap instrumentals in a video about a team from Los Angeles.

  • @coolmatthew2136
    @coolmatthew2136 4 роки тому +8

    I’m not saying this aged well but this is more of the Lakers 18-19 season in a nutshell

  • @Mattitude23
    @Mattitude23 5 років тому

    I've been waiting for this to come out

  • @Flamingbro69
    @Flamingbro69 5 місяців тому +1

    No matter what happens, this video somehow manages to age like fine wine every few months.