**LA LAKERS THREAD** Sitting on 17! 2023-2024 offseason begins

[sohi 23]

It sounded to me like he was just trying to entice a center to take the vet Min spot

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Pretty sure Rob only said they want a center to play next to AD and some folks ran with the starting lineup narrative.

I don’t think that’s what he was suggesting at all

I think that's exactly what he was suggesting.

And why I think is also the reason Rob has said they are actively looking for a center for that 14th roster spot. Because Hayes will start, and the new center they're going to add will be the backup center, and the plan is to move AD back to PF where he belongs.

Vando odd man out cause Rui gonna get ALL the backup PF minutes behind AD.

If AD started at center again ntm closed at center, then there's no reason to carry 2 backup centers like they did last playoffs which clearly wasn't near good enough to win it all.

Since it's been broken the last three dam years, Fix It.

 

[Korofi]

I think that's exactly what he was suggesting.

And why I think is also the reason Rob has said they are actively looking for a center for that 14th roster spot. Because Hayes will start, and the new center they're going to add will be the backup center, and the plan is to move AD back to PF where he belongs.

Vando odd man out cause Rui gonna get ALL the backup PF minutes behind AD.

If AD started at center again ntm closed at center, then there's no reason to carry 2 backup centers like they did last playoffs which clearly wasn't near good enough to win it all.

Since it's been broken the last three dam years, Fix It.

HW....

 

[noblekane]

HW....

or dwight howard

 

[Maximus Meridius]

 

[grittyman]

I think that's exactly what he was suggesting.

And why I think is also the reason Rob has said they are actively looking for a center for that 14th roster spot. Because Hayes will start, and the new center they're going to add will be the backup center, and the plan is to move AD back to PF where he belongs.

Vando odd man out cause Rui gonna get ALL the backup PF minutes behind AD.

If AD started at center again ntm closed at center, then there's no reason to carry 2 backup centers like they did last playoffs which clearly wasn't near good enough to win it all.

Since it's been broken the last three dam years, Fix It.

Of course you would think that

 

[pmatic]

 

[lovehateself]

Or y’all can zelle me now and I’ll cop for you at the local swap meets

 

[had pants]

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

If Steph wants to eventually tie Bron with ring #5, he should come to LA and join AD when he becomes an UFA in 2026 at age 37 for one last dance cause he ain't winning another ring playing with smurfs in San Francisco.

 

[kingjaffejo]

I hate that all of a sudden we are treating Vando like he is just expendable. Like he wasn’t a primary reason we made the playoffs.
I know Lakers players prob hate Lakers fans. We can be fickle. I swear every time DLo made a shot he proudly pointed to the Lakers logo on his jersey. He has a bad series or 2 and the pitch forks are out. No loyalty, no possibility for him to bounce back next year. I really hope he kills in the playoffs to shut everyone up

 

[grittyman]

I hate that all of a sudden we are treating Vando like he is just expendable. Like he wasn’t a primary reason we made the playoffs.
I know Lakers players prob hate Lakers fans. We can be fickle. I swear every time DLo made a shot he proudly pointed to the Lakers logo on his jersey. He has a bad series or 2 and the pitch forks are out. No loyalty, no possibility for him to bounce back next year. I really hope she kills in the playoffs to shut everyone up

I posted something similar last week and was met with some denial about that these types of conversations haven’t been taking place. I believe that IF HEALTHY this team will have just as good of a chance as any other contender. Vando is cool, but the deeper the run in postseason the fewer the minutes you can see on court if you’re a specialist. Hopefully he’s in the gym this summer… funny thing I met his family in Vegas, and his pops I believe told me he was LOCKED in this off-season. Of course I automatically assumed that normally he must be bs’ing around for his pops to say that

 

[kingjaffejo]

I posted something similar last week and was met with some denial about that these types of conversations haven’t been taking place. I believe that IF HEALTHY this team will have just as good of a chance as any other contender. Vando is cool, but the deeper the run in postseason the fewer the minutes you can see on court if you’re a specialist. Hopefully he’s in the gym this summer… funny thing I met his family in Vegas, and his pops I believe told me he was LOCKED in this off-season. Of course I automatically assumed that normally he must be bs’ing around for his pops to say that

Yea I just think we as fans need to do a better job of lifting our players up and giving them room to fail and get better instead of just turning on them and shipping them off.
What Vando did for us was so good. Hopefully he is working on that corner 3.
Hopefully DLo is working on his back to the basket game so he isn’t so one dimensional (if his shot isn’t falling he is useless). But I feel it is as fans just keep throwing away our players as soon as they fail will be bad. Who would want to play here dealing with that.

 

[tupac003]

Can't wait for the season to start.

It is interesting though. This playoff run could have been fools gold. We matched up well with Memphis since they had no bigs.

Same with GS.

We face a team with a great big and lost 4 straight.

The start of this season feels much better then last season though.

 

[grittyman]

All I can say is Laker fans have high expectations and can sometimes be hard on players when they’re not performing BUT will also go hard for guys who are playing well… so it kinda goes both ways.

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

It is interesting though. This playoff run could have been fools gold. We matched up well with Memphis since they had no bigs.

Same with GS.

We face a team with a great big and lost 4 straight.

For once I agree with one of your comments.. Yes, the run to the conf Finals was definitely fool's gold. Which is why LA trying to add a center or two to play next to AD.

But what you said above is something I was already saying during the WCF when Ham showed he had no confidence I using TT and Bamba. When Ham decided that by game 2 he was going to go small and play AD and Rui at center the whole series, that's when I knew LA wasn't going to beat Denver.

 

[tay1]

How far you make it in the playoffs is circumstantial. And that’s perfectly normal. Giannis won his ring where it seemed like every star or superstar during that playoff run was getting hurt. Doesn’t take away from how well his team played.

 

[grittyman]

How far you make it in the playoffs is circumstantial. And that’s perfectly normal. Giannis won his ring where it seemed like every star or superstar during that playoff run was getting hurt. Doesn’t take away from how well his team played.

Nah you have to be successful a specific way or it doesn’t count basically

#TwoBigs

 

[pdino]

There seems to be narratives that we got lucky in the playoffs or something.. I think would have beat the kings, Clips, Timberwolves. Suns might have been only rough matchup. Clips got their stars out, Kings has injuries, T wolves McDaniels out, can say everybody got lucky if you wanna frame it like that.

Bron rushed back from injury and probably wasn’t at his best. Only really healthy team in the west was Denver

 

[pmatic]

 

[grittyman]

Good conversation about Vando on the latest episode.

Was kinda surprised to hear someone say they’d like to see AD going back to shooting a couple of 3’s a game while playing next to Vando… I don’t hate that idea, but of course he’ll have to make them. Bron’s going to keep jacking them too, hopefully the way he shot the ball season was a fluke.

 

[SORIANOTRON]

Colorway aside....

the design of the shoe itself looks awesome, alot better than what Nike Basketball has been putting out lately IMO

Materials appear to be decent/premium as well

 

[noblekane]

i bet he plays better in the playoffs than dangelo russell

 

[atlsfinest]

I like the kids energy. Seems like he's very professional and polished for someone so young.

 

[SORIANOTRON]

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