[:: LAKERS 2014 THREAD | POLL: Who Should Coach Next Year? ::]

[licensed to ball]

What about Exum? Everyone's connecting him to us. Who do you compare him to?

If he's lucky, a little Payton-Rondo hybrid. A cross between 1-2 guard, long arms, can penetrate and defend, just needs to improve his jumper and he could be real nice.

Rondo-Esque huh? Sounds like my kinda
Pg (minus his inability to get along with coaches, i don't like that).

If he improves his shot like you say he could be an excellent start for our rebuild.

I am going away this weekend but I want to watch highlight tapes and become more familiar with these guys soon

 

[grandtheftbike]

I didn't start it today
I wasn't planning to bring his name up anymore.

But I should resist the urge to respond next time. I gotta be stronger gtb. Gimme some tips on zen, I need to meditate

open your third eye

http://niketalk.com/t/586048/i-just-opened-my-3rd-eye-what-a-trip

 

[senorroboto2k5]

Exum is like Rondo in some ways, mainly his size. He doesn't have the court vision, playmaking, or flash of Rondo though. He seems to have just decent court vision, which might be made better by his size and length.

He looks like he has more offensive tools than Rondo. He can attack the basket and his shot actually looks okay mechanically - though a lot of places seem to say he needs to work on that.

This is all based on the few videos that are on Youtube. And most of those are based on international play and one game against US college players. So it's hard to say how any of this will translate. This is a complete armchair opinion

 

[licensed to ball]

I didn't start it today
I wasn't planning to bring his name up anymore.

But I should resist the urge to respond next time. I gotta be stronger gtb. Gimme some tips on zen, I need to meditate

open your third eye

http://niketalk.com/t/586048/i-just-opened-my-3rd-eye-what-a-trip

That sounds crazy.
I might try it out when I'm back from my trip

 

[rck3sactown]

 

 

I didn't start it today

I wasn't planning to bring his name up anymore.

But I should resist the urge to respond next time. I gotta be stronger gtb. Gimme some tips on zen, I need to meditate

open your third eye

http://niketalk.com/t/586048/i-just-opened-my-3rd-eye-what-a-trip

That sounds crazy.
I might try it out when I'm back from my trip

where ya goin?

 

[darthska]

What if I told you...

... that we have scrubs... AND MDA is NOT a good defensive coach?

And that it doesn't have to be that our abysmal record is either because we have an outstanding coach and scrubs... OR... because we have stellar player being coached by a scrub...

... but...

... BOTH?

*mind: blown*

(just want to add, again, that I don't condone axing MDA right NOW... BUT ONLY BECAUSE THE OPTION IS TO PICK UP SOME NEWB, and I'm not w/ that)

 

[licensed to ball]

 

 

I didn't start it today

I wasn't planning to bring his name up anymore.


But I should resist the urge to respond next time. I gotta be stronger gtb. Gimme some tips on zen, I need to meditate

open your third eye

http://niketalk.com/t/586048/i-just-opened-my-3rd-eye-what-a-trip

That sounds crazy.

I might try it out when I'm back from my trip

where ya goin?

Yay Area.
It's Persian New Years. Time to celebrate with the fam

 

[kal-el-8]

What about Exum? Everyone's connecting him to us. Who do you compare him to?

consensus has been russy west right

Fran frachella or whatever his name is compared him to a mike Jordan at unc.
With all the potential in the world.

Or he may have said that his body reminds him of a mike Jordan at unc

 

[licensed to ball]

What if I told you...

... that we have scrubs... AND MDA is NOT a good defensive coach?

Exactly.
It's not A or B.
It's all of thee above.

 

[pmatic]

What if I told you...

... that we have scrubs... AND MDA is NOT a good defensive coach?

And that it doesn't have to be that our abysmal record isn't because either we have an outstanding coach and scrubs... OR... because we have stellar player being coached by a scrub...

... but...

... BOTH?

*mind: blown*

(just want to add, again, that I don't condone axing MDA right NOW... BUT ONLY BECAUSE THE OPTION IS TO PICK UP SOME NEWB, and I'm not w/ that)

And what if I told you..

...you are right.

...Huh?

HUH?!??!?!

Spoiler

 

[licensed to ball]

P finally turned the corner

Now it's CP's turn.
Be gray minded CP, do it.
Word to Ben Stiller.

 

[CP1708]

Tell ya what, when you dudes can figure out that having a solid core getting you to 60+ wins is nice, but selling off 5 years worth of first round draft picks would effect the depth of that roster negatively, thus preventing a coach from possibly advancing further than WCF, then we'll talk.

Since you all ain't want to go there, have a handful.

 

[licensed to ball]

Dat black and white.

I had a brief moment of hope for you CP

 

[darthska]

Tell ya what, when you dudes can figure out that having a solid core getting you to 60+ wins is nice, but selling off 5 years worth of first round draft picks would effect the depth of that roster negatively, thus preventing a coach from possibly advancing further than WCF, then we'll talk.

Since you all ain't want to go there, have a handful.

"Nice?! I don't want 'nice'!! I want a parade on Figueroa!! Keep 'nice' for them other 2-bit franchises!"

- some dude (paraphrased)

 

[sb]

Maaan. Adam Silver HAS to help us out over that Stern Veto BS.

The NBA NEEDS us to be great lol

silver is too busy looking for sponsors to put on nba jerseys to 'help' out the lakers

 

[licensed to ball]

Tell ya what, when you dudes can figure out that having a solid core getting you to 60+ wins is nice, but selling off 5 years worth of first round draft picks would effect the depth of that roster negatively, thus preventing a coach from possibly advancing further than WCF, then we'll talk.


Since you all ain't want to go there, have a handful.

"Nice?! I don't want 'nice'!! I want a parade on Figueroa!! Keep 'nice' for them other 2-bit franchises!"
- some dude (paraphrased)

I could of sworn some dude also said any season that doesn't result in a championship is a failure, no excuses... if you don't win it doesn't matter if you're 2nd or 32nd (paraphrased).

Where's Vin Diesel to make sense of winning?

 

[had pants]

silver is too busy looking for sponsors to put on nba jerseys to 'help' out the lakers

 

[grandtheftbike]

had pants on desktop > had pants on mobile

 

[licensed to ball]

gtb where you from

 

[rck3sactown]

gtb where you from

You guys were basically neighbors at one time

 

[CP1708]

Tell ya what, when you dudes can figure out that having a solid core getting you to 60+ wins is nice, but selling off 5 years worth of first round draft picks would effect the depth of that roster negatively, thus preventing a coach from possibly advancing further than WCF, then we'll talk.


Since you all ain't want to go there, have a handful.

"Nice?! I don't want 'nice'!! I want a parade on Figueroa!! Keep 'nice' for them other 2-bit franchises!"
- some dude (paraphrased)

I could of sworn some dude also said any season that doesn't result in a championship is a failure, no excuses... if you don't win it doesn't matter if you're 2nd or 32nd (paraphrased).

Where's Vin Diesel to make sense of winning?

Are you two slow?


Read, again. 60+ wins = nice

But possibly KEEPING 5 YEARS worth of draft picks, could iono, elevate past just those 60+ wins AND Western Conference Finals appearance?

In more detailed terms for you

Nash + Amare + Marion + Bell + Barbosa = 60 wins, out in WCF

Nash + Amare + Marion + Bell + Barbosa + Rondo + Deng + Gortat + Rudy + Nate = 60 wins and very much more possible, advance thru WCF.


When you guys can figure that out, then we can talk about Mike and Pau and defense, etc. Til then, just wasting my keystrokes.

 

[CP1708]

thus preventing a coach from possibly advancing further than WCF

I'm not sure how that could be read incorrectly, but you guys seemed to pull it off quite nicely.

 

[denni5themenace]

CP, the know all and be all.

 

[CP1708]

"He's never won ****"

*explains, carefully what might have stopped him from winning *****

"He's never won ****."

Way to look deeper into the situation fellas.

 

[CP1708]

CP, the know all and be all.

That's the thing tho, I'm not saying that it's 1000000000 percent wrapped up. I never have.

But to sit here and spit in my face and tell me that FIVE years worth of 1st round picks, IN A ROW, would not help push a team up over the top, is just plain stupid.

Period.

60 win team, add 1 player, maybe they move up.

60 win team, add 2 players, maybe they move up.

60 win team, add 3 players, maybe they move up.

60 win team, add 4 players, maybe they move up.

60 win team, add FIVE GOD DAMN PLAYERS, maybe they might move up??????



But naw, we'll sit here and say nope, add 53 players, they weren't gonna win more than 60 games and a few playoff games, that's it.