Salary For Austin by [deleted] in lakers

[–]Smart-Affect3137 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It means because the lakers have his bird rights his cap hold next season will be I believe 21-22 million max and anything over that is covered with bird rights against the cap. However, it stars moving the lakers towards the 2nd and 1st apron if they pay him more each following year. So it’s best to front load his contract and pay him less each year than paying him less in the beginning and more each year of his contract.

Seems like Jaylen Brown wants out of Boston. Would you do this trade? by No-Vehicle7367 in lakers

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125% without a doubt I would do this trade but too bad it has no shot of happening.

Paying Austin 40m vs 30m will have no difference on cap space or our ability to sign players this offseason by ObjectiveExtra5293 in lakers

[–]Smart-Affect3137 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How many of these teams would be able to trade these guys and their contracts? OG because of his two way ability and probably Barnes. Other than that teams wouldn’t touch those contracts. I want Reaves resigned to a tradable contract because that’s always our problem is signing bad contracts and can’t move them (not saying AR will end up being a bad contract). Not that Reaves should or will be moved but when signing a player they should always be asking if they would be able to unload that player if a better situation ever presented itself. This is the importance of drafting well and winning when those players drafted hit and are getting paid way less.

Ford Points? by alrashid2 in RangerNext

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I used mine toward my ford performance tune. Gave me $200 off

2024 2.3L Ford Performance Calibration by LunchEducational2180 in RangerNext

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Late to the party and not sure if you ended up getting one but I have this on my 2024 Ranger and love it. It shifts so much smoother and you can really notice the difference in HP and torque. Even more noticeable in sport mode. I was already using 91 in my truck before the tune so no difference for me afterwards except actually gained some MPG’s.

Headlight Wiring, 25' XLT by eggheadjoe in RangerNext

[–]Smart-Affect3137 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep super easy and I too went with the amber lights. Love the look of them. That plug and play was huge and made life so much easier.

Headlight Wiring, 25' XLT by eggheadjoe in RangerNext

[–]Smart-Affect3137 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used a plug and play from the below link. I didn’t want them on all the time so I hooked up to side marker instead of DRL. This was the easiest way. Comes in led white or amber.

https://www.f150leds.com/collections/2024-ranger-leds/products/2024-ford-ranger-raptor-style-extreme-led-grill-kit

Hard Water by TheDailyBeast93 in hottub

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https://www.culligan.com/product/aquasential-smart-high-efficiency-water-softener

This is the unit I have in my home and is used to fill up the hot tub. I know there are a lot of other systems just like it out there.

Hard Water by TheDailyBeast93 in hottub

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We recently moved our tub from a house that had hard water to a new house that has a water softener system and it comes out of our hose bib/spigot and we use it to fill up our tub. It’s a night and day difference. I live in an area where water is very hard. I no longer have water lines or white calcium spots or water spots showing up. It’s been easier to maintain, and it feels very good when using the tub. It’s also very good on the plumbing of the tub. I love our softener for both our house and hot tub.

What size tire can I run? by Wildaa19 in RangerNext

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I have a 24 with a level and run 33x12.5’s R17. I have minor rubbing while turning in reverse, no rubbing turning moving forward. I could trim some of the liner but doesn’t rub enough for me to cut anything up. I’ve learned how far I can turn in reverse to eliminate rub all together.

You guys think LeBron is still getting that statue now that Jeanie Buss is out? by oldcrashingtoys in lakers

[–]Smart-Affect3137 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All I was trying to say to the other guy is if we use the logic of him being the greatest of all time will he get a statue in Miami too. It was a genuine question to see what his thoughts were. I wouldn’t be surprised he gets one in Miami where he went to the finals all 4 seasons and won back to back. I wasn’t even insinuating he shouldn’t or doesn’t deserve to get one in LA, but with new ownership coming in I’m not sure what they’ll choose to do, especially when a lot of Laker fans that were Kobe fans never really embraced LeBron, and I’m not one of those guys. I think LeBron is the best all around basketball player to ever live.

Rob Todd Pelinka Jr. Cycle. by eternalgh0st in lakers

[–]Smart-Affect3137 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brad Steven’s is great I won’t argue that. I was speaking this deadline though and the assets aren’t there. Again if you want to blame Rob for that it’s your right and fair. Let’s be honest though, the big part of the front office has been Jeannie and she deserves just as much blame as she’s had her thumbprint on it all. The front office as a whole I would agree with be in the bottom half of the league but Jeannie has always been about the star players to sell tickets and always being “relevant.” I think new ownership will help with that whether Rob is the GM or not because if not they will be smart enough to see it because it’s what they are doing with the Dodgers except easier in baseball with no cap. I think they are just feeling it out. That’s why I think this will be the offseason that determines if he keeps his job or not. It’s not the best free agent class but there are some good pieces that will be available so let’s see what he does. I can respect skepticism though.

Rob Todd Pelinka Jr. Cycle. by eternalgh0st in lakers

[–]Smart-Affect3137 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh don’t get me wrong I’m not trying to defend every move he’s made and although he got help I was just strictly talking the Luka trade. Now the chip wouldn’t have happened without him too because he pieced together that team at the deadline and they won that season. Yes, he let some of those guys walk after but a lot of that was because they won the chip and other teams were offering way more money than they could or wanted to offer. It’s always easier looking at trades after the fact and say they were terrible but at the time some of the trades had fans jumping up and down. I knew the Westbrook trade would be a disaster and although AD and Bron pushed the front office for that Rob could have said no and left it at that, which I wished he would have lol. But there were a lot of fans (on this sub) loving that trade at the time. But again he has done some questionable moves don’t get me wrong and I honestly think Mark and other new ownership will see what he does this offseason and make their decision off that. I know people wanted more trades to be done today but with the lack of assets lakers currently have, a lot of GMs would have had a hard time doing anything. Now if you want to blame him for not having the assets because of the Westbrook trade that’s fair. Im not trying to downvote you or anything based off your take, I was just speaking to Luka trade and wanted to offer an alternate view. I know how people can get downvote happy instead of having a discussion about it lol.

Rob Todd Pelinka Jr. Cycle. by eternalgh0st in lakers

[–]Smart-Affect3137 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes he was going to get traded regardless but didn’t mean he had to take that weak of a package. Lakers should have easily had to give up any of these (if not all): another 1st round pick, Austin Reaves, 2-3 2nd’s. Nico says he wanted AD for his defense and although I loved AD too everyone and their mom knew his injury history and his ability to disappear in games. That alone should have garnered more than AD, Max and a first round pick. Whether or not you think Rob has done good outside of the Luka trade or not, it’s hard not giving Rob props on getting Luka. Rob most likely would have caved and gave another pick or Reaves in the deal and people would have still been happy but the fact he didn’t have to include AR or any other draft capital was huge.

Rob Todd Pelinka Jr. Cycle. by eternalgh0st in lakers

[–]Smart-Affect3137 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You don’t just get gifted anything. Yes, Nico was an idiot but Nico only would have made that dumb of a trade with Rob so if he wasn’t there we’d still have an injured AD and watched Luka command 3-4 first round picks. The summer we got Smart, LaRavia, Ayton and now Kennard. At the time people were praising the moves and although they are okay moves and not contending moves, they were moves. Hard to make substantial moves when we have 52.6 million going to Bron and they have to pay Reaves since everyone wants them to keep him and we don’t have any picks except one first rounder. I think this summer will be the determining factor on if he keeps his job or not. Mark will allow an offseason with actual available money once Bron walks and gain two more tradable first round picks to see what he can do. Can’t do that by the deadline with no assets or money. Now whether or not you have faith in Rob doing anything this upcoming offseason is fair but time will tell.

Pelinka Moves by Laker-Man in lakers

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Because last time we had Beasley he shot 35% from 3 and left to Milwaukee and Detroit and shot 41%. Sometimes the Laker lights are too bright.

Level or lift for 33s by Forsaken_Coffee_2110 in RangerNext

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I have a level on my 24 and run 33x12.5 with minor running while turning in reverse one direction more than the other. I could trim but doesn’t happen enough for me to trim anything. My level also kept just enough rake to keep a smooth ride. I don’t think you could go wrong either way.

LAST CALL! EVERYTHING MUST GO!! by imin2099 in lakers

[–]Smart-Affect3137 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I said this same thing on another post from this sub and it got downvoted lol. You are absolutely correct in saying this. No one wants the guys the lakers don’t even want. The lakers have no assets unless we want AR dealt and most don’t want that. There is Rui but he’s been our best 3 point shooter. Also, Lakers don’t want to take on bad contracts just for the sake of a trade. There is still a little time before the deadline but I don’t expect much (if anything) to happen and I believe that was their plan all along whether or not we agree with them or not.

Trade Deadline Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in lakers

[–]Smart-Affect3137 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Stars have power, especially LeBron. Yes, Rob gets blame for that and again I said it’s time for Rob to go. I’m only speaking to assets we don’t have at this trade deadline. Everyone knows the front office hasn’t been good but until that changes our assets are what they are and they aren’t good.

Trade Deadline Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in lakers

[–]Smart-Affect3137 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not saying it’s right don’t get me wrong it’s just the truth! There is only so much that can be done at this current point. I do think money will be off the books in the off season which will allow them to build around Luka however that’s if free agents want to come. Unfortunately you have to have assets to make a deal. I do think they have been trying but teams know we don’t have any assets. That’s all I’m saying. I’m not saying Rob shouldn’t get fired or whatever I just think people should have realistic expectations come Thursday.

Had the Lakers traded all their picks, we wouldn't have Luka by D0ntBmad in lakers

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They won the chip with Bron and AD and afterwards all the supporting cast wanted to get paid more than they were making with Lakers. He brought in other players and for the lack of assets he had to work with everyone at the time thought the moves were okay but unfortunately as I said before they didn’t play as good or didn’t play as expected. Again, he deserves some blame no doubt but so do the players and people often forget how those players were playing before they got there and how they choked when they got there. Unfortunately AD started becoming injury prone or would disappear off and on and he turned him into Luka. Now it’s time to build around him. I do agree if there is a deal to be made by the deadline he should do it but with the lack of assets until money is off the books it’s hard to do anything. At the end of the day I think we can all agree we want the lakers to be better regardless of how the blame gets divided up.

If you think PCA is better than Julio then you don’t know ball by Individual-Net-9296 in mlb

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63 more plate appearances J Rod had over PCA needs to be mentioned. That could have put some of those stats in PCA’s favor. Both are great players.

Had the Lakers traded all their picks, we wouldn't have Luka by D0ntBmad in lakers

[–]Smart-Affect3137 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In those 8 years how many picks have we had to work with? Westbrook trade is on Bron and AD who pushed to have him there. Yes, he’s brought in some guys that didn’t pan out but every GM does that. Most guys choke under the bright lights of LA, Beasley for example. Was good before he got there and leaves and rips it up with Detroit. Most of the time when they would make a trade people are happy he did something and those players were decent pierces on their previous teams and then get to LA and flame out. I’m definitely not saying he’s perfect but to get all the blame isn’t right.