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The young Thunder, Warriors, Magic, and Wolves have all been very terrible.

Given all the other factors (coaching, vets, minutes), it's pretty hard to stack these teams up against each other to make such a definite conclusion. And pretty pointless to predict where they might be in a few years in comparison to today's Damian Lillard.

I'm just saying young KD, Russ, harden, Klay, steph, dray, KAT, Wiggins, etc were all better than Dlo, Randle and Clarkson. Maybe that's just my opinion

My Lillard comment was to point out how difficult it is to become perennial NBA all star talent and that our young players may never get to that level, whereas with those other young teams you could see the bright future star potential early on
 
Many of those young players on the teams you mentioned had very pedestrian rookie years. Many definitely didn't prove they'd be anything special or that they'd be perennial All-Stars with a definite bright future. Of course that's a difficult thing to become, but there's really no point in worrying about that.
 
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I'm just saying young KD, Russ, harden, Klay, steph, dray, KAT, Wiggins, etc were all better than Dlo, Randle and Clarkson. Maybe that's just my opinion

My Lillard comment was to point out how difficult it is to become perennial NBA all star talent and that our young players may never get to that level, whereas with those other young teams you could see the bright future star potential early on


That's exactly my point. I don't see it at all in these kids and frankly idk how others are seeing it. just watching these kids I don't see one of them being an all star and I also don't see them being lead franchise guys. They all seem like complimentary pieces at best. One of the reasons I hate the draft. It's no guarantee these kids will pan out or be stars.

We need to get a big time free agent.
 
Go back and watch Steph, Harden, Klay, Or Westbrook's rookie years and see if those guys look like they'd become "lead franchise guys."

Or go back and watch Hassan Whiteside (one of the big free agents many want the Lakers to sign) with the Kings, see if what you see looks like the player he's become.
 
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That's exactly my point. I don't see it at all in these kids and frankly idk how others are seeing it. just watching these kids I don't see one of them being an all star and I also don't see them being lead franchise guys. They all seem like complimentary pieces at best. One of the reasons I hate the draft. It's no guarantee these kids will pan out or be stars.

We need to get a big time free agent.


Its half way through their rookie seasons bro, you need to walk yourself off that ledge my good fellow. Don't do it to yourself.
All of those players you mentioned resemble none of who they are today as they did their rookie years. Only time will tell unfortunately my man.
 
3 seasons of tanking has messed with my mental , I admit

But I gotta say, it just seems like we're gonna end up waiting and hoping for these guys to become great but they'll end up being Shaun Livingston, monta Ellis and Malik Rose :lol:
 
Its half way through their rookie seasons bro, you need to walk yourself off that ledge my good fellow. Don't do it to yourself.
All of those players you mentioned resemble none of who they are today as they did their rookie years. Only time will tell unfortunately my man.

I'm not on a ledge. Ans I don't care if it's their rookie seasons. I have a long history of basketball in my life. These dudes don't show flashes. Y'all can come up with all the stats you want. Just watch the games that's al, you need to see. Not what percentage they shoot from the left side of the court from 5 feet away. Watch the skill set. The ability to read and react. The ability to challenge defenders and combination of moves or quickness they display. Watch the iq and how to use screens. Everybody just looks at stats. I see players that look like they fully don't understand the game. Randle definitely doesn't I'll tell you that. Russell does but has limitations that he could possibly overcome with work ethic and proper coaching.

Russell has good court vision and has a nice touch on his shot, but I haven't seen him break his man down and create for another player all season without a screen. And he can't get off his pull up jumper that has no elevation without a ball screen so he can get to the elbow and shoot. He also plays in slow motion. I legit haven't seen him make more than 1 hustle play all season. He looks like he is coasting the whole game. Lastly fam needs to hit the weights. Bad. If he's dedicated he can be a solid player. But the jury is out on that.

Randle iq is terrible. Just awful. Can't shoot. Can't go to his right and he can't finish over length in the paint. And he's undersized on defense against a lot of teams. He rebounds well and he hustles. Kwame brown also rebounded will at times. So what. A lot of players rebound.

Those are the 2 top draft picks that we hope will be stars.

Uncloud y'all judgement and stop blaming Byron for everything. He's a horrific coach. But these players also have so many flaws and need A lot of work.

Y'all jus want them to be good SO badly. To save LA and bring the Lakers back to earth. Lakers need a star to want to come to LA and put the team back on the map. This team will be horrific next year if all we do is add a draft pick and a whiteside. It will be damn near unwatchable. Just wait and watch.

Clarkson and nance are good players and great draft picks for the slots that Mitch got them. But they damn sure aren't franchise leading players. If you think they are than we don't even need to be having this conversation. And I love the intangibles that both those players bring,
 
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3 seasons of tanking has messed with my mental , I admit

But I gotta say, it just seems like we're gonna end up waiting and hoping for these guys to become great but they'll end up being Shaun Livingston, monta Ellis and Malik Rose :lol:

Bc that is prob what they are going to be. Somebody actually told me randle is odom. I almost slapped them.

Dumb *** comparison
 
mamba2481 mamba2481 spittin truth

That's the eyeball test I talked about regarding DLO in the preseason

Not being able to break down a defense and create for himself or others is a major concern for a PG, and his inability to attack the basket is a glaring weakness

He has upside in that he can get strong and post up more and become a better shooter. But I'm afraid speed and quickness can't be developed
 
They don't have to be super stars to be valuable for us.

We just need them to be solid, contributing players. Once we have a good coach, and they've developed their bodies in the weight room, their IQ in the film room, and experience on the court over the next few years, all of them will be contributing role players AT THE LEAST.

That's ALL we need to draw in super star free agents.

Anything more than role players will be a bonus. You guys expect every draft pick to be KD or Harden, but it doesn't happen that easily man.

Livingston prior to his knee cap injury was going to be a star, if DLo ends up being anything like pre-injury Livingston then I'd count it as a W.

Bring the expectations down a notch and you'll see a lot of positivity and optimism in our core.
 
mamba2481 mamba2481 spittin truth

That's the eyeball test I talked about regarding DLO in the preseason

Not being able to break down a defense and create for himself or others is a major concern for a PG, and his inability to attack the basket is a glaring weakness

He has upside in that he can get strong and post up more and become a better shooter. But I'm afraid speed and quickness can't be developed

Thank you. How are you going to be an all star starting point guard in this league if you can't get by your guy without a ballscreen.

I've seen him do it a handful of times. That's point guard 101 to be able to break your man down and create for yourself and create for others,

He currently cannot do that. Not even close to on a consistent basis. And y'all claiming he has all star potential, miss me with that,

He develops that and some strength than we can talk about being an above average NBA player.

He can make some nice swing passes and some occasional pocket passes. Whoop Dee doo,

Get by your damn man and create a damn shot.

Get by your man and give a dump off pass to a big. Yea Hibbert sucks. But russell can't even get below the free throw line.

Bynum even showed flashes. I could tell he had a pretty good understanding of the game and good footwork at a young age.

And I'm not saying I'm giving up on russell. But I'm a realist. Y'all just clouded with the fact that he's the Lakers #2 pick and it's impossible for him to be bad. Newsflash he is.

Oh he's 19, give him time to grow. Fine.

Tell him to play harder than. Stop looking like you are jogging everywhere, this is the NBA. It's a men's game.
 
They don't have to be super stars to be valuable for us.

We just need them to be solid, contributing players. Once we have a good coach, and they've developed their bodies in the weight room, their IQ in the film room, and experience on the court over the next few years, all of them will be contributing role players AT THE LEAST.

That's ALL we need to draw in super star free agents.

Anything more than role players will be a bonus. You guys expect every draft pick to be KD or Harden, but it doesn't happen that easily man.

Livingston prior to his knee cap injury was going to be a star, if DLo ends up being anything like pre-injury Livingston then I'd count it as a W.

Bring the expectations down a notch and you'll see a lot of positivity and optimism in our core.

I'm actually fine with that. I'm ok with them being solid role players or good basketball players. But miss me with this future franchise guys or 10 time all stars. Maybe but I don't see that.

I do agree they can be contributing players though.

That's why I said we need a big time free agent bc these kids aren't the future stars of LA.

But I dont agree with you in that's all we need to draw super star free agents,
 
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Good God.

DLo needs to hit the weights? No ****? The 19 year old needs to get stronger? Thank God we have you to point this out.

Cuz 19 year old Kobe was certainly a finished product. :lol:

Randle "isn't good" and is a double double machine, not playin 30 minutes a night.

They'll get there. It's called work. And they'll do it. That's what the off season is for, working.

It's how Steph, Klay, Durant, Ibaka, Garden, Griffin, Wall, Cousins etc all got better. Work.

Stop judging players off 50 ******* games. None of the names I just gave were great after 50 games. It takes time.

We didn't draft these kids for their rookie years, we drafted them for their career's. Which have barely even started.

They will learn. They will grow. They will improve. All it takes is work.

Kobe and Fisher spent their rookie years playing one on one, cuz they never saw the court during games. 4 years later.......

Rookies develop over time. Not overnight.
 
mamba2481 mamba2481 spittin truth

That's the eyeball test I talked about regarding DLO in the preseason

Not being able to break down a defense and create for himself or others is a major concern for a PG, and his inability to attack the basket is a glaring weakness

He has upside in that he can get strong and post up more and become a better shooter. But I'm afraid speed and quickness can't be developed

Thank you. How are you going to be an all star starting point guard in this league if you can't get by your guy without a ballscreen.

I've seen him do it a handful of times. That's point guard 101 to be able to break your man down and create for yourself and create for others,

He currently cannot do that. Not even close to on a consistent basis. And y'all claiming he has all star potential, miss me with that,

He develops that and some strength than we can talk about being an above average NBA player.

He can make some nice swing passes and some occasional pocket passes. Whoop Dee doo,

Get by your damn man and create a damn shot.

Get by your man and give a dump off pass to a big. Yea Hibbert sucks. But russell can't even get below the free throw line.

Bynum even showed flashes. I could tell he had a pretty good understanding of the game and good footwork at a young age.

And I'm not saying I'm giving up on russell. But I'm a realist. Y'all just clouded with the fact that he's the Lakers #2 pick and it's impossible for him to be bad. Newsflash he is.

Oh he's 19, give him time to grow. Fine.

Tell him to play harder than. Stop looking like you are jogging everywhere, this is the NBA. It's a men's game.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
 
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Good God.

DLo needs to hit the weights? No ****? The 19 year old needs to get stronger? Thank God we have you to point this out.

Cuz 19 year old Kobe was certainly a finished product. :lol:

Randle "isn't good" and is a double double machine, not playin 30 minutes a night.

They'll get there. It's called work. And they'll do it. That's what the off season is for, working.

It's how Steph, Klay, Durant, Ibaka, Garden, Griffin, Wall, Cousins etc all got better. Work.

Stop judging players off 50 ******* games. None of the names I just gave were great after 50 games. It takes time.

We didn't draft these kids for their rookie years, we drafted them for their career's. Which have barely even started.

They will learn. They will grow. They will improve. All it takes is work.

Kobe and Fisher spent their rookie years playing one on one, cuz they never saw the court during games. 4 years later.......

Rookies develop over time. Not overnight.


Wouldn't expect nothing less from you. You have convinced everybody that tanking is a good thing.

Oh yeah I won't finish my reply without these: :rofl: :rofl:

It's your signature go to move.
 
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I do agree with mamba about DLo jogging everywhere tho. He acts too nonchalant on court, and he admitted that yesterday or the other day to the media.

So even he's said he can give more effort and not be so lackadaisical on the court.
At least he admitted it.

But yeah, the skill we can give patience on.
The effort? Not so much.

He needs to step the hustle up, whether he's 14 years old or 36.
He can definitely try harder.
 
I do agree with mamba about DLo jogging everywhere tho. He acts too nonchalant on court, and he admitted that yesterday or the other day to the media.

So even he's said he can give more effort and not be so lackadaisical on the court.
At least he admitted it.

But yeah, the skill we can give patience on.
The effort? Not so much.

He needs to step the hustle up, whether he's 14 years old or 36.
He can definitely try harder.

I'm good with that. That's my ultimate biggest beef on him.

Sure he can improve everything else. But man hustle. Act like you are excited to play.

Chase a rebound. Chase a loose ball. Sprint on your close out, not jog.

Attack your man on the strong side harder.

Try and beat your man to the spot.

Fight through a damn pick.

Show me that you are hungry to play and hungry to be in the NBA.

Stop going through the motions and playing so carefree,
 
Lulz at Bynum showed flashes.

Indeed, rookie Bynum played 46 games, shot 40% (as a 7 foot Center) to the tune of 1.6 points, and 1.7 rebounds per game. Averaging 7 minutes per game. :wow:

Yet, 3-4 years later, Bynum really grew into his game. Strange, players growing & all.

Even when they do absolutely nothing as rookies......

"I just knew Bynum was gonna be great his rookie year, errrrr, 10 years later."


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Lulz at Bynum showed flashes.

Indeed, rookie Bynum played 46 games, shot 40% (as a 7 foot Center) to the tune of 1.6 points, and 1.7 rebounds per game. Averaging 7 minutes per game. :wow:

Yet, 3-4 years later, Bynum really grew into his game. Strange, players growing & all.

Even when they do absolutely nothing as rookies......

"I just knew Bynum was gonna be great his rookie year, errrrr, 10 years later."


:lol: :lol: :lol:

Reading is fundamental. I said he had a good understanding of the game. I SAID nothing about stats, nothing. But keep listing those off.

Never said anything about what he was going to be in 10 years.

Oh yeah I need some more of these :lol:. :lol:
 
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Lulz at Bynum showed flashes.

Indeed, rookie Bynum played 46 games, shot 40% (as a 7 foot Center) to the tune of 1.6 points, and 1.7 rebounds per game. Averaging 7 minutes per game. :wow:

Yet, 3-4 years later, Bynum really grew into his game. Strange, players growing & all.

Even when they do absolutely nothing as rookies......

"I just knew Bynum was gonna be great his rookie year, errrrr, 10 years later."


:lol: :lol: :lol:

Reading is fundamental. I said he had a good understanding of the game. I SAID nothing about stats, nothing. But keep listing those off.

Never said anything about what he was going to be in 10 years.

Oh yeah I need some more of these :lol:. :lol:

Had a good understanding of the game......at 7 minutes a game.

You picked up all that? You must be a God.

Or you're making **** up to fit your argument.

Rookie Bynum wasn't doin jack ****. Just stop already. He had one play the entire year that was awesome. (And it was).

These guys are light years ahead of where Bynum was. But he worked his *** off to improve, so will they. (Hopefully)
 
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