Official 2016-2017 NBA Season Thread - NBA rules Chris Bosh has a career ending injury

[pjdabullsfan]

GG @PMatic @Mamba MVP @Kal-El-8 @LiCeNseD To BaLL @CP1708 and lakers fans etc

Thanks fam we need that pick. 

 

[MVP]

 
Lakers losing that game on purpose was pretty obvious.

I didn't get to watch but looks like Lou was in there to close the game, that means Puke was trying to win unfortunately. 

 

[rck3sactown]

Being a Kings fan is the worst.

 

[P C H]

 
Lakers losing that game on purpose was pretty obvious.

Huh? Nah man they were actively trying to win that game and if the Lakers don't move Lou and / or Nick, I don't think they'll keep the pick.

I mean Lou is that destructive towards tank

 

[a-friend]

 

 
Lakers losing that game on purpose was pretty obvious.

.. that means Puke was trying to win unfortunately. 

He wasn't though.

Watchin it, it was obvious.

He took out Nance (and Randle)....meh it doesn't matter.

 

Lakers losing that game on purpose was pretty obvious.

I feel this completely undercuts and devalues the Kings W.

Not sure how to feel about this now.

Kings played well and deserve the win.

They're tired man. Collison playing 40+min for what 2 weeks now?

 

[MVP]

 
Huh? Nah man they were actively trying to win that game and if the Lakers don't move Lou and / or Nick, I don't think they'll keep the pick.

I mean Lou is that destructive towards tank

THIS 

 

[a-friend]

They were not trying to win that game dude, this is comedy

Luke has yall fooled though, Master Tank Commander. 

 

[P C H]

There's no way Luke keeps one of the best 4th quarter scorers in the league, a 30+ year old, in favor of D'Lo in that 4th quarter if he wasn't trying to win.

 

[MVP]

They were not trying to win that game dude, this is comedy

Luke has yall fooled though, Master Tank Commander. 

They were down 11 going into the 4th I believe, the bench spearheaded by Lou brought them back. This is a regular occurrence, he does the same thing Byron did by running with the vets too long and it almost cost is dearly tonight. Only way the Lakers will go full development and actively try and keep that pick is selling off Lou and Nick.

 

[a-friend]

It's hard to Tank without looking like it.

Luke does it well.

Saying Lou was in so he was trying to win also makes any smart man  ask if that was the case why does Lou only play 20mpg?

Luke has yall fooled, he's good.

 

[P C H]

 
It's hard to Tank without looking like it.

Luke does it well.

Saying Lou was in so he was trying to win also makes any smart man  ask if that was the case why does Lou only play 20mpg?

Luke has yall fooled, he's good.

Because he doesn't start? Every rotation player on the Lakers plays about the same amount of minutes give or take

 

[a-friend]

Randle should have already been in stretching out Boogie.

Nance should have also but he was on the bench while Sac's bigs (exhausted) were in. 

He only put Nance in because Tarik fouled out and by rotation, that should have been Randle going in not Nance, but he sent Nance.

Luke can fool yall, but not me.

 

[MVP]

It's hard to Tank without looking like it.

Luke does it well.

Saying Lou was in so he was trying to win also makes any smart man  ask if that was the case why does Lou only play 20mpg?


Luke has yall fooled, he's good.

Lou plays 2 minutes less a game than the starting PG does and is almost always out there during the majority if the 4th quarter. Nick Young too as well to a lesser extent in favor of the young guys who are prone to mistakes.

 

[vtotheinay]

I mean luke had nance guarding cousins for the final couple minutes after tarik fouled out. Didn't bother to throw in mozgov randle or zubac after seeing nance get bodied multiple times.

 

[MVP]

I mean luke had nance guarding cousins for the final couple minutes after tarik fouled out. Didn't bother to throw in mozgov randle or zubac after seeing nance get bodied multiple times.

The bigs are ultimately inconsequential. I'm talking from a macro prospective. This team wins and loses with guard/wing play. They would have not even been in a position to win had Lou not gotten the burn he did, but he always gets it.

 

[P C H]

The bigs are ultimately inconsequential. I'm talking from a macro prospective. This team wins and loses with guard/wing play. They would have not even been in a position to win had Lou not gotten the burn he did, but he always gets it.

Bingo. Luke is consistently playing the guy who's tossing up 20 point fourth quarters and riding him the entire fourth while the prized 2nd year future of the franchise PG sits.

That screams I'm trying to win. Like, that's literally the definition of it

 

[a-friend]

I mean luke had nance guarding cousins for the final couple minutes after tarik fouled out. Didn't bother to throw in mozgov randle or zubac after seeing nance get bodied multiple times.

Randle was cooking a little bit in the 3rd too.

He was up in Boogie.

Taking Lou out would have been a little too obvious, so you just put the worst guys around him and watch him up his value going ham, and hope he doesn't win it..

 

[a-friend]

Playing Lou 35mpg would be the definition of trying to win.

Lou plays 2ompg.

Stop it Shoe, 

 

[MVP]

Playing Lou 35mpg would be the definition of trying to win.

Lou plays 2ompg.

Stop it Shoe, 

Nobody on the Lakers plays over 30 minutes. Lou plays 24, D'Lo plays 26, Young 27, Randle 28, etc. They're all around the same. The WHEN they play those minutes is what matters. I can almost guarantee a 1/3 of Lou's minutes come in the 4th quarter.

 

[P C H]

 
Playing Lou 35mpg would be the definition of trying to win.

Lou plays 2ompg.

Stop it Shoe, 

Lou will is a designated 6 man. That's his NBA role, and that was his role when he came to LA. No 6th man int he NBA is playing 35 minutes bro. I mean there isn't a single NBA bench player in the league playing that many minutes. And that has nothing to do wit the tank, that's just a commonality with reserves in the league.

And again the Lakers have 9 players playing between 16 and 28 minutes. Their entire rotation basically. So idk what you're talking about but that minutes thing makes no sense because no one on the team plays that many minutes.

 

[a-friend]

Oh I'm aware of how of  his  minutes are dispersed, and why.

Yea, I digress.

Sounds like trying to win, for sure. ( I won't even mention not taking a timeout at the end there)

 

[rck3sactown]

The last time the Kings won four in a row, they immediately lost 5 of 6.

 

[P C H]

Plenty of times opt to not take a time out in that situation.

There's no point in finishing games with your vets instead of your young guys unless you're clearly trying to win. (Which is why LAL should for sure trade some of these vets if they can. Riding your vets in the 4th and still being at the bottom of conference and losing is pointless. If you're going to lose, you midas whale lose with D'Lo, Ingram, Randle, etc. trying to make plays and develop, but instead they're giving their fourth quarter minutes to their vets in the name of winning)

 

[a-friend]

So you're saying that the lineup Luke had on the floor to close,  was the best lineup he had available to get the Win?

This is what you are telling me?

 

[P C H]

 
So you're saying that the lineup Luke had on the floor to close,  was the best lineup he had available to get the Win?

This is what you are telling me?

What I'm telling you is that that lineup got them back in the game and because he was trying to win, he was hesitant on making changes to said lineup