2014-15 Lakers Season Thread (21-61) KAT

[drones]

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[WAKKO!]

What happened to Peyton siva

 

[drones]

He's on the Magic D League affiliate. I remember being so sure he was a pro, now its looking like Gorgui Dieng will be the best player from that team.

 

[cruzair13]

Bad back and some nerve damage ey?

 

[kal-el-8]

Bad back and some nerve damage ey?

I despise him.

Sabotaged this team

 

[pmatic]

There's a difference between recreational golf and playing NBA basketball for 10 months.

 

[kvsm23vs24]

We were playing pretty good. Oh well

 

[pmatic]

Kings now have two wins.

 

[had pants]

 

[essential1]

Lin is great at what he does well. Getting to the bucket and the line. And has pretty decent passing ability

But he's always been a okay starter and a great backup PG. His ability to get backups going is really good.

To say he sucks ignores a lot.

Wes Johnson sucks.

 

[CP1708]

Kings now have two wins.

Jazz got one over the Suns too.

Needed the Wolves to hold on vs the Bulls.

 

[drones]

Lin has been inconsistent his whole career.  His ceiling to me is third guard playing combo off of the bench.  Sucks to think we could've had Isaiah Thomas at a bargain had we not waited so long for Carmelo and Bronny Basketball.

Reggie Jackson seems like he wants to play somewhere else, maybe the Lakers go for him after this season.

 

[Lovetohate3000]

^^Lin is not that good of a passer. Dude has a reputation of getting stuck in the air. I've seen it enough to be annoyed by it already. watching dude play. He sucks.

 

[drones]

^^Lin is not that good of a passer. Dude has a reputation of getting stuck in the air. I've seen it enough to be annoyed by it already. watching dude play. He sucks.

I don't think he sucks outright but I'll give you this, once teams stop letting him go right he starts getting out of control and turning the ball over.   He'll get into the lane and start dribbling with his head down, then come the bonehead passes.

 

[essential1]

Good passing ability means the ability to set people up, which he is pretty good at just off the basis of getting to the hoop very well.

The reason he is a high turnover guy is because he tries to take risks with passes near the basket, and is always driving. His turnovers are not some cross court pass which is a far worse turnover, because that is an almost definite fast break.

By third guard I assume you mean you have a starting PG, Starting SG.. Lin is #3 guard in terms of minutes. Which would mean a great backup. Because if you're saying he's a #3 PG on a team that's just ludicrous.

You know why he hasn't looked good.. Look at the offense. Just horrible spacing. He needs some space to get to the hoop which allows him to get an easy bucket, get to the line, or easy dish. It's no surprise that the game we got good spacing, he went 17 & 9.

Also ask yourself why Davis looks good, but looks so much better on the floor with Lin.

I concede he's not a Top Starting PG, and would be bottom 3rd as a starter. But to say he sucks.. It's laughable.

 

[kal-el-8]

Kings now have two wins.

Jazz got one over the Suns too.

Needed the Wolves to hold on vs the Bulls.

Yall starting early this year

 

[mjsaver]

Yall starting early this year

Unfortunately yes but peep the thread title , root how u wanna root........even if it's against your own team then so be it.

I don't agree with it but let em cook , as long as they're not calling out folks for wanting to win lets attempt to keep the peace in here.

 

[darthska]

Yall starting early this year

Unfortunately yes but peep the thread title , root how u wanna root........even if it's against your own team then so be it.

I don't agree with it but let em cook , as long as they're not calling out folks for wanting to win lets attempt to keep the peace in here.

*myman.gif*

Exactly. Republican/democrat, Christian/atheist. tank/win; if someone else ain't hurting you and they're not disrupting the way you rock, leave them be. Let the tank people talk tank; let us talk wins.

No biggie.

Solid post. Repped.

 

[CP1708]

 

[kal-el-8]

Yall starting early this year

Unfortunately yes but peep the thread title , root how u wanna root........even if it's against your own team then so be it.

I don't agree with it but let em cook , as long as they're not calling out folks for wanting to win lets attempt to keep the peace in here.

*myman.gif*

Exactly. Republican/democrat, Christian/atheist. tank/win; if someone else ain't hurting you and they're not disrupting the way you rock, leave them be. Let the tank people talk tank; let us talk wins.

No biggie.

Solid post. Repped.

Hey I wasn't judging them

I was just pointing that they were counting games 4 games into the season

No problem here

 

[CP1708]

Like I said during the summer, I think we all know where each side stands, no need to elaborate or argue over the details. Last year was sort of new for everyone, ya know? I really think everyone will be cooler this year.

On my phone, but new Yahoo article, Kobe says he will not ask for a trade to a contender. P will probably post in AM.

 

[kingjaffejo]

Lin does what he does well. He's a good back up PG. That's it. He really belongs with the 2nd unit. The problem is this whole team is a 2nd unit lol

 

[senorroboto2k5]

Here's the article

OAKLAND, Calif. – With the Los Angeles Lakers still searching for their first victory of the season, Kobe Bryant's quest for a sixth NBA championship has never appeared more difficult. Bryant, however, isn't ready to start issuing trade demands.

"I hear the chatter of Kobe should ask out and he should go and play for a contender in this latter stage of his career," Bryant told Yahoo Sports. "But that's not what I do. I'm extremely loyal to the Lakers.

"I believe in fighting through the tough times as well as enjoying the good times. It's my responsibility to get us to be the best that we can be. It's important that we approach that on a day-to-day basis."

The Lakers' 0-4 start is their worst since they also went 0-4 to begin the 1957-58 season, back when the franchise was in Minneapolis. Their upcoming schedule also won't afford them any easy opportunities with games against the Phoenix Suns, Charlotte Hornets and Memphis Grizzlies.

Lakers guard Steve Nash is ruled out for the season because of a nagging back injury. First-round pick Julius Randle broke his right leg in the opener and is out for the season. The Lakers are also playing without Nick Young and Ryan Kelly, who have injuries.

"We can't get discouraged by it," Bryant said. "It's a very long season. You just have to stay the course. Keep on looking to improve, keep on looking to get better and things will eventually break.

"I've enjoyed a great amount of success here. You can't just enjoy the successful times and then run away from the bad ones. No, I don't even think about [departing]. I'm a Laker."

Bryant's contract (he makes $23.5 million this season and $25 million next season) and age (36) would likely limit the Lakers' trade opportunities. In 2007, Bryant asked for a trade after the Lakers' front office failed to make any strong moves to improve the franchise. He dropped his trade request after the Lakers acquired Pau Gasol in a trade and they followed by advancing to the 2008 NBA Finals. This time, Bryant wasn't upset with the fruitless free agency for the Lakers this past offseason.

Carmelo Anthony appeared to be the biggest potential free-agent acquisition, but he opted to return to the New York Knicks. LeBron James left the Miami Heat to return home to the Cleveland Cavaliers and didn't take the Lakers seriously. The Lakers also lost Gasol to the Chicago Bulls.

"It was really tough to land those free agents just because of the opportunities that they had," Bryant said. "You got 'Melo going back to New York, LeBron going back home to Cleveland. The odds just weren't in our favor. But I took comfort in the fact that the Lakers did absolutely everything possible to make it happen. Absolutely everything possible.

"We offered Pau an incredible deal. I saw them put the work in. It's much different than in 2007 when I felt like they were just sitting on their hands. This is not that case. They were going after it and being aggressive. I will fight for that till the end. They tried, tried and tried and it didn't work out. I stand behind them 110 percent. I bleed purple and gold."

One silver lining for the Lakers has been Bryant's strong play so far after he appeared in just six games last season because of injuries. He is averaging 24.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists in four games this season. He scored a season-high 31 points against the Phoenix Suns last Wednesday and threw down an acrobatic vintage against the Los Angeles Clippers last Friday that even surprised him.

"I knew I was ready, I was healthy and my skill was there," Bryant said. "I did everything possible and that's the important thing. Everything I could control, diet, training, stretching, therapy. …I did everything physically possible.

"I do have a lot of comfort in the fact that I didn't try to take a lot of shortcuts and because of that my body feels great."

Lakers fans have enjoyed 16 titles and aren't accustomed to losing. Bryant offered a message to the frustrated fans.

"You have to understand there is nothing you can do with what's transpired," Bryant said. "You have to move on to tomorrow. Right? You have to. Kicking and screaming is not going to do anything.

"Lakers fans know it's a process. Things can turn pretty quickly. We've seen it there before. If there is anything we're relying on, we're relying on our history, what we've been able to accomplish and how quickly we are able to turn things around."

 

[essential1]

Lin does what he does well. He's a good back up PG. That's it. He really belongs with the 2nd unit. The problem is this whole team is a 2nd unit lol

yup

Kobe & maybe Randle were only guys who could have started game 1.


If Lin ends up a bit cheaper than he was. I'd love for a Lin / Swaggy / Kelly / Davis bench with Clarkson and a perimeter defender sprinkled in. Would be a fun bench to watch and do what you need benches to do.

 

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