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

[darthska]

And what did Ham do all playoffs? Go Small

I have no idea why he REFUSES to play the plethora of QUALITY bigs we have!

 

[drewsone]

Did we not say this after last year’s WCF?

And what did Ham do all playoffs? Go Small

There’s a famous saying that’s been around the NBA for half a century….

Go Big or Go Home

thats on the brass man they keep getting players that dont end up working out. they trying to force the team to be something that they arent lol

tryna be a finesse every player all-skilled and it dont work lol

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

D'lo. Smdh

 

[darthska]

Am I misremembering, but didn't he want like a fafillion dollars?

 

[CP1708]

Am I misremembering, but didn't he want like a fafillion dollars?

No, it was just part of the Russ deal.

Irony being, sending KCP is what led to Washington sending KCP to Denver.

Not only did it weaken us as a franchise, it strengthened another team in the West that we literally can not get a single Win against now.

 

[CP1708]

Am I misremembering, but didn't he want like a fafillion dollars?

And he re-upped with the Wiz for 100 mil over 4 years. Alot, surely more than I make, but not fafillion.

 

[darthska]

No, it was just part of the Russ deal.

Irony being, sending KCP is what led to Washington sending KCP to Denver.

Not only did it weaken us as a franchise, it strengthened another team in the West that we literally can not get a single Win against now.

Aaaaaah. So I'm GROSSLY misremembering.

 

[darthska]

100 mil over 4 years.

THAT'S what I was mixing up in my head. I knew there was a dollar amount that would make sure he never has to ever worry about Wendy's 4 for $4, ever.

 

[CP1708]

Aaaaaah. So I'm GROSSLY misremembering.

AD got hurt vs the Suns after we were up 2-1 and had a double digit lead in game 4, and we couldn't stay in the fight any longer.

So AD and Bron cried and said they needed another star, and we fired Vogel and packaged KCP, Kuzma, Trezz, and draft picks for Russ, and then cut loose Caruso. And that was that.

 

[darthska]

AD got hurt vs the Suns after we were up 2-1 and had a double digit lead in game 4, and we couldn't stay in the fight any longer.

So AD and Bron cried and said they needed another star, and we fired Vogel and packaged KCP, Kuzma, Trezz, and draft picks for Russ, and then cut loose Caruso. And that was that.

Would love Kuz & KCP right now.
And Vogel.
And 2 bigs.
With AD & Bron? Guarantee that's a championship squad.

 

[CP1708]

Fittingly, Russ is melting down on live TV right now.

 

[grittyman]

 

[CP1708]

Another coach gon take the fall with Russ on the roster......

 

[grittyman]

Shots at DLo and Rui?

 

[Hijo Del Promo]

No worries if we dont win 4 in a row, well get KD and Vogel next year.

It Dwight can be a Laker 6x, Frank can be coach twice.

Phil was Lakers coach twice.

 

[darthska]

Shots at DLo and Rui?

Me PERSONALLY, I think a small percentage of what we think are subliminal shots are actually subliminal shots, and I don't think this was one. Obviously, he has an extremely strict training regimen to be his age performing at the level we're seeing. I think he was just a speaking matter-of-factly. "I don't know what it's like to just be a ho-hum, go through the motions player."

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

I have no idea why he REFUSES to play the plethora of QUALITY bigs we have!

You don’t think TT, Bamba, and Gabriel were quality last year when he did the same thing?

Jackson Hayes has been their best pickup this summer and you bench him against a bigger team and play Prince and Gabe all those minutes?!

I know you ain’t as dumb as Ham

 

[darthska]

last year

 

[grittyman]

Me PERSONALLY, I think a small percentage of the subliminal shots are actually subliminal shots, and I don't think this was one.

What? Lmao had to check the url for a second and make sure this was NKTLK.com

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Yeah and last year they got swept too. Against the SAME team and the SAME coach and Ham is doing the SAME thing again THIS YEAR like the moron he is LOL

And Ham didnt learn his lesson. So what would YOU do?

Now I know you ain’t as dumb as Ham cause you know dam well Hayes’ size, energy, length, and athleticism brings 100x the QUALITY and value Gabe or Prince brings. Especially against a team with a big front court.

#rocketscience

 

[Hijo Del Promo]

What is Kuzma talking about? He doesnt fit the criteria of the second part of that lyric.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

You wild

 

[grittyman]

Watching Suns vs Wolves.. wasn't Phx this huge preseason favorite to contend with the Nuggets in the west?

Well they're about to get the broom treatment too, yet all I've been hearing about is how this Laker season is such a disappointment.

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Minnesota is built just like the 2020 Lakers

3 Impact Bigs - KAT/Rudy/Naz…..a la AD/McGee/Dwight

Leading Scorer and playmaker - Edwards, a la Bron

Veteran Battle Tested Clutch Floor GENERAL playing with something to prove - Conley, a la Rondo

All kinds of two-way wing players and guards with a nice mix of veterans and youth - Caruso, KCP, Kuzma, DGreen, Kieff….. a la Alexander-Walker, McDaniels, Anderson, Warren, Morris

Meanwhile the Lakers did the opposite while every other wise playoff contender went big, copied the Lakers 2020 championship formula, and got better

 

[noblekane]

i do have to say guzman is a better rebounder than anyone on our team besides ad and maybe bron.

we are truly pathetic at rebounding

we are all amazed at how lebron is offensively at this stage in his life but hes completely horrendous on defense and its probably cuz hes old and cant do both anymore.

we really do need a third scorer who can take the load from him, a rebounding forward, a back up center who can rebound and defend, and a consistent three point threat.

not sure we can get anything like that with rui, russell, and our draft picks.