When in doubt, send in Mark Madsen as your closer.
The Lakers blew their first meeting with LaMarcus Aldridge and as the expression goes, you never get a second chance to make a first impression.
Doesn’t matter what the Lakers said in the second meeting, Aldridge had already made up his mind. Only thing the Lakers did with the second meeting was allow Aldridge to get another $200 date out of them.
Lakers apologized to LMA for not getting into more hoops at first mtg, when it was over an hour before Kupchak/BScott talked
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) July 3, 2015
Lakers mtg with LaMarcus today lasted 90 mins. Basketball talk from Kupchak, Byron &Mark Madsen (who handles analytics for coaching staff)
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) July 3, 2015
Sources said Lakers had a" good presentation" with LaMarcus Aldridge Thursday, but Lakers "don't think he was wooed" by it.
— Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) July 3, 2015
Maybe Madsen should have danced for him?