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[Johnny_Cakes]

Cut Nick Young. Damn the repercussions.

 

[darthska]

^ Yes, please.

 

[kingjaffejo]

Clarkson has developed so nicely. He is under control at all times. Its funny how the 2nd rounder is the best player on the team lol (excluding: no one)

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Jimmy

 

[Lizakers]

Young's slow trotting on offense and defense, his lackluster cuts on offense , his non passing, his head down when he doesn't get the ball, so much more

He is a cancer and chemistry killer. I don't even know him and I hate his guts

And DLO is so disappointing so far. He's slow and can't get by anyone. First half iso with some slow white guy guarding him and he passed the ball without trying to attack....smh

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

I'm going to assume Byron doesn't bring D'Angelo back in after the first quarter because he's already decided he's the unquestioned starter.

 

[WAKKO!]

Kelly just needs to stop playing basketball

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Anyone in here buy All League Pass online and connect it to their cable/internet provider? I'm having trouble getting it on TV with AT&T U-Verse.

 

[MVP]

Nick Young has value though according to some in here.

 

[illvine]

Kelly just needs to stop playing basketball

 

[sea manup]

why dlo mad tho 

 

[CP1708]

Liked the Buss article, but why the writer got mistakes?????

Randle wasn't 4th, he was 7th.
Nash was hurt in 2012-2013, not 2011-12
And the SI cover was Nash and Howard. Not Nash/Howard/Bryant.

Editor much?

 

[lovehateself]

Marcelinho, my main man

 

[CHAOSE57]

Not sure if Huertas or Steve Nash...


www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RQxIQgIGTY

 

[sb]

huertas

 

[pmatic]

24. LOS ANGELES LAKERS (25.5)

This could be the most watchable awful team in NBA history. They’d have ranked higher, if not for a local broadcast team that makes it seem as if every single shot — and especially every Kobe chuck — is a MASSIVELY IMPORTANT PART OF AN EPIC TALE THE BARDS WILL SING FOR CENTURIES. Close your eyes, listen to Bill Macdonald narrate a random L.A. loss, and you might think Kobe was leading the Lakers into battle against the Celtics in Game 7. If Kobe throws two straight passes that indicate a basic understanding of basketball, brace yourselves for high-pitched proclamations about FACILITATOR MODE.

Kobe’s fight against time, and his refusal to acknowledge what it has done to his game, is great theater. He has resisted the step down from star to role player, but the Lakers have enough ball handlers now — Jordan Clarkson, D’Angelo Russell, Lou Williams, the rising Julius Randle — that Kobe should feel comfortable dialing back his usage. But there will be games when Kobe loses patience with the kiddos, when every teammate seems as soft as Charmin, and he reaches down for the pivots, spins, and fadeaways that were once unguardable. Those shots rarely go in anymore, and they require more and more arc as Kobe’s hops expire. They stand against every trend of the post-2010 NBA. Still, they carry a potent nostalgia.

Also potent is the Lakers’ unmatched collection of unintentional comedy fodder: Williams, Kobe, and Nick Young sharing one ball; Young doing literally anything; Ryan Kelly’s hair; Metta World Peace and Marcelo Huertas being here for some reason; Robert Sacre’s bench antics; the inevitable blank stare from Roy Hibbert when Kobe screams at him; fans slowly realizing Clarkson is about to become a free agent even though the team had the leverage and cap room to push for a longer deal; and Byron Scott, dead man walking.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-annual-nba-league-pass-rankings-part-1-2/

 

[VinMillerHearn58]

Huertas is playing like how I imagine Nash would have played with us.

 

[essential1]

The likelihood that Lakers lose Clarkson in Free Agency is slim to none. That Arenas provision will keep teams from pursuing him. Especially because if they do it gives the Lakers plenty of time with a short contract to get a marquee FA before his cap number explodes for a single season.

 

[kal-el-8]

This clown Stephen A Smith man.

Calling out Jim Buss again.. right after the article.

 

[pmatic]

The likelihood that Lakers lose Clarkson in Free Agency is slim to none. That Arenas provision will keep teams from pursuing him. Especially because if they do it gives the Lakers plenty of time with a short contract to get a marquee FA before his cap number explodes for a single season.

The issue isn't keeping him, because in all likelihood they were going to. The issue is they could have extended it another year or two, instead of paying him this summer.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

I don't get why that's an issue tho. It won't effect other moves. We're not bringing in 2 max guys so the cap money had to go somewhere anyway

 

[pmatic]

It's been evident that Mitch is going to chase the max guys first and foremost, so it would make absolute sense to keep the cap clean heading into the summer. Clarkson could easily pull a Parsons and chase the money, forcing the Lakers against the clock to get two max guys to sign contracts.

Also:

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[lovehateself]

gotta be a regional cover

 

[sea manup]

I don't get why that's an issue tho. It won't effect other moves. We're not bringing in 2 max guys so the cap money had to go somewhere anyway

spending extra money just because you have nothing else to spend it on is terrible logic and poor financial planning 

 

[mr j 858]

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