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

Time to unleash Caruso-gawd. Give young Ernie Johnson 30 minutes he’ll get you legendary stats like 8/5/5
 
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Just because they lost doesn't mean you don't watch the game...
It’s not the L. You ever turn off the tv early in a game when you just know it’s over. Usually on the road when random guys are hitting 3s and shimmying on you, meanwhile your team is playing like they wearing blindfolds and have one hand behind their back? Ya it’s kind of like that except I predicted it before the game. That’s how much experience I have watching these games.

One team I forgot to add is @utah

I remember all those Matt Harpring/Kirilinko lead teams that would kill Kobe and Shaq at Utah lol

We will bounce back and win the next two.
 
I wish BI would stop hesitating and just shoot the three. It messes up the offense. Dude loves hesitating on an open three into a contested mid range shot smh.

Magic have been playing well recently u gotta give em props. Denver has lost 3 games at home all year and are historically one of the best home teams in the league.

The starting point didn’t play in the 2nd. Backup point is hurt. SG has a bum ankle and hasn’t been making his usual impact lately. They got Indiana without Vic & Dallas backtoback, they can win bounce back and win both.

Step back for a second. We’re 20 games in & only 3 losses back. Still a loooooooot of room for improvement. I’ll take it.
 
cant nobody score when bron is out.

need a cat like jamal murray who can score that rock....take over the game.

Dude can just come down and pull up for 15 anytime he want, all money.....meanwhile brandon ingram over here dribbling around for 12 seconds and putting up cinder blocks from12 feet smh....this doods go-to move is a mid range brick.
 
Lol and here I thought Ingram was starting to turn a corner. His shots are starting to fall but I still don't like his style of play right now. He's taking selfish shots and gets tunnel vision hard. He won't break thru until he becomes more of a playmaker. He's reminding me a lot of Randle in that way. There was a play where he drove in with basically all 5 guys in the paint and still put up a shot..that should never happen. It still hasn't clicked in his head that tough defense=pass/reset. He draws way too much attention not to make better plays. It's clear he's being groomed to carry the load and spell LeBron. I'm hoping that as he gets more comfortable with his individual offense he'll start to open up his game
 
ive been saying BI is trash for years but how you regresding at this point? fool is gunna dead any trade opportunities unless he realllly ups his level of play
 
Ultimately I think Bron is gonna have to play off Ingram. Not that he's better but it would make things easier for Bron who is relying on pull up 3s more than he ever has. BI just has to do a much better job of creating for others which he's capable of. It's frustrating to see him take the Clarkson route and go from showing playmaking instincts to being a gunner
 
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Oh and Luke is ******* trash by the way. I'm not mad at him for throwing beas and svi out there because nobody else was doing anything. But our defense is basically just rely on McGee/Chandler or get engulfed in flames with some positionless lineup. And offense is just give it to Bron or Ingram and hope something good happens. Mix in some Zen techniques he picked up from sacred hoops and you have Luke Walton's coaching style. He pretty much just rolls the ball out. He fits the profile of an assistant coach
 
It’s not the L. You ever turn off the tv early in a game when you just know it’s over. Usually on the road when random guys are hitting 3s and shimmying on you, meanwhile your team is playing like they wearing blindfolds and have one hand behind their back? Ya it’s kind of like that except I predicted it before the game. That’s how much experience I have watching these games.

One team I forgot to add is @utah

I remember all those Matt Harpring/Kirilinko lead teams that would kill Kobe and Shaq at Utah lol

We will bounce back and win the next two.

No...I don't turn off the TV. Do you...but it doesn't make sense to me. I don't get the opportunity to watch every single game due to my job so any time I can tune in, I will. Imagine being stationed overseas getting up at 3 or 4am to watch them.

Just me though.
 
Down 12 at home is different than down 20 at Denver or Portland while other team cannot miss
 
Salute the courage you guys are showing watching this game. I have this as an automatic L and will not be watching. Gotta use my games wisely, will not waste it on this. I see we are down 7 in second. 5 for 10 from free throw. Murray with 15 already.

Basically save yourselves the heartache and avoid games @Denver, @portland, @orlando.

You said you won’t be watching at all though. Come on man, have some faith in your squad. I watch blowouts too cuz that’s when fights can break out when teams are frustrated :lol: and you see guys on the end of the bench get some run
 
Ingram’s been disappointing. His finishing ability seems like it has regressed even when he takes it to the cup instead of those cringe midrange bricks. He needs to start finishing strong or playmake
 
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