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

[essential1]

I'm still giving kellz the benefit of the doubt for playing out of position all season. Like to see if he can finish strong now that he's the starting 4. All that said I don't see where he fits with randle/black/davis/? going forward.

I'd put Kelly ahead of Black in a rotation...

Why? Offers something different than the others.

What Black offers, Davis can provide. Doesn't mean Black doesn't get minutes. Just means I'd put him behind Kelly

 

[teamlakers909]

WOke up to the news of the SIxers losing by 1.  ******* sixers, I hate them. Had 70 pts in the first half.  Owner probably called the coach at halftime and made threats like in the "The Longest Yard"

**** you sixers **** you lakers **** you nba

 

[pmatic]

 

[pmatic]

Tank Watch 3/25
Lakers vs T'Wolves...Second night of a back to back in Minnesota, big game. Go T'Wolves.
Sixers vs Nuggets...After a close loss to the Kings, the Sixers travel to Denver. Go Sixers.
Hawks vs Magic...One more win and the Magic are taken off Tank Watch wooo. Go Magic.

 

[noblekane]

I never thought ryan kelly would be in the nba after we drafted him.

Hes not very good but there have been worse

He does remind me of mclovin tho

 

[teamlakers909]

Should we go after Enes Kanter this summer?

 

[kal-el-8]

 
Should we go after Enes Kanter this summer?

 

[teamlakers909]

 

I dont get it?

if we strike out on every other free agent this summer (which we will) and he comes to us wanting 10 mill a year. you woulnt take him? 

Hes averaging like 20+ 10+ since leaving Utah

 

[kal-el-8]

 

 

I dont get it?

if we strike out on every other free agent this summer (which we will) and he comes to us wanting 10 mill a year. you woulnt take him? 

Hes averaging like 20+ 10+ since leaving Utah

Twas a joke my man. 

And I don't think he's a good enough defender, especially next to Julius.

Same reason alot of us prefer towns over okafor. If there offensive games are comparable, but one will be much better on the defensive side, I'll take the defensive guy.

If we strike out on everyone (assuming we slip in the draft and get a guard), and Kanter is our guy. We're ****** defensively anyway 

 

I think Boss would put up similar numbers if he was playing with Russ. I'd like to get him at any number under 10 million.

 

[pmatic]

Nah. I want nothing to do with him.

 

[lovehateself]

Whoa, Clarkson.

 

[essential1]

This is Sacre's last year here, unless Ed ends up at 7-8-9mil and is out of our price range, which could happen.

Sacre hasn't been bad defensively. He's actually had the biggest impact on the team out of anyone which is a mind boggling & confusing tidbit of the season.

He's just inept offensively. And Tarik Black has a positive impact on/off court, can replicate what Sacre does on defense all while providing something on offense.


At the very least we have a full bench going into the Free Agency

Clarkson
Young / Brown
Rockets Pick (RHJ fits because of perimeter defense, Levet probably the better chance to succeed)
Kelly / Black
Davis / Black

Problem is all our question marks are in the Starting Lineup

 

[kingjaffejo]

The reason why Kellz prob won't be around long in the league is his shooting and size isn't that exceptional at his position.
No matter if he is coming off the bench playing against other 2nd stringers. He is waaaaay to slow and stuff. About a 1 on the athletic scale. Not strong enough. And it's not like his shooting is more exceptional than most PF's in the league.
I dunno I think he was another player that was a product of D'Antoni. Can he be serviceable? Sure. Does he change anything on any significant level? No.

 

[CP1708]

The reason why Kellz prob won't be around long in the league is his shooting and size isn't that exceptional at his position.
No matter if he is coming off the bench playing against other 2nd stringers. He is waaaaay to slow and stuff. About a 1 on the athletic scale. Not strong enough. And it's not like his shooting is more exceptional than most PF's in the league.
I dunno I think he was another player that was a product of D'Antoni. Can he be serviceable? Sure. Does he change anything on any significant level? No.

You do realize he hasn't gotten to play his own position this year, right?

Yesterday was his first real game at PF all season.


You can't grade a guy who's being forced to play out of position and say he's finished, let him go, etc.

He was good last year, because he got to play his actual position, this year he hasn't. As a bench PF, he could be useful, and last year showed as much, but he hasn't been allowed to develop cuz we have Boozer and Hill all up in our roster wasting his minutes.

 

[mj 23]

NBA should have a limit for how many years you can tank, for teams like the sixers

 

[pmatic]

It's only been two years.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

I remember when tanking was a last month of the season kinda thing

 

[lovehateself]

NBA should have a limit for how many years you can tank, for teams like the sixers

that was the basis for the proposed changes to the nba draft and lottery system

 

[kal-el-8]

It's funny to me, everyone is killing the sixers and celtics (even though they're in the running for the playoffs since they have a great coach), but at least they have a plan. Acquire assets, and keep capspace while competing most nights.

The sixers are a d'angelo russel and one free agent away from making the playoffs. Embiid comes back, Dario saric, noel, d'angelo or johnson? I mean Brett Brown can coach his *** off. 

Hinkie sold high on MCW. but sold really low on KJ mcdaniels. Don't get that one.

I'm really intrigued with there plan, and think it's gonna work out in there favor.

Us? No plan, rhyme, or reason. Hire Byron cause he knows the "laker way", draft julius and then sign boozer,  give Nick young 4 years 20 million, give Jordan hill 12 mill a year.

I mean unless they used the analytic's to tank, none of this **** makes sense. 

They banked on a healthy kobe and nash, hoped Julius would be a ROY candidate, hoped Lin would channel linsanity, and then hoped Boozer would #holdat all year, and hoped Nick Young would be 6th man of the year to sneak into the playoffs..

**** on the sixers and celtics all you want, at least they have a clear plan.

We have Byron and no plan. We lucked into the tank, and hopefully we don't **** it up.

 

[MVP]

Sixers have it down packed, I'm actually jealous. Had 105 points up 3 with 2:30 left and ended the game with 105 points and a loss, that actually takes effort. Them not showing up at all every 3rd quarter has been amazing.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

A healthy randle/kobe and this team ain't bottom 5 so you do what you can to win some games and lower the pick you give away. When that doesn't work stealth tank, rinse and repeat

 

[pmatic]

We'll never know, but I don't think Kobe and Randle would have changed much, if anything at all.

 

[MVP]

We would have probably been behind the Pelicans right now if everyone stayed healthy.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Team is only like 4 wins from 5th worst. Wouldn't take much

 

[kal-el-8]

We would have probably been behind the Pelicans right now if everyone stayed healthy.

middle of the road team. Basketball purgatory