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

[dontsteponmyshoes]

Its crazy look like Pat Bev never ran a 3 man weave drill before

 

[Lizakers]

Pretty clear it’s about poor roster construction not poor coaching

No shooters
No defensive bigs
Beverly and Westbrook the big trades past two seasons

 

[tupac003]

Can we please trade Pat and None.

Especially Pat. His production just isn't worth everything that comes with him.

4 on 1 break....smh

 

[CP1708]

Pretty clear it’s about poor roster construction not poor coaching

No shooters
No defensive bigs
Beverly and Westbrook the big trades past two seasons

That was clear last year too.

 

[darthska]

"Bad roster!"
"Nuh uh! Bad coach!"
"Bad roster!"
"Bad coach!"

boththingscanbetrue
boththingscanbetrue
boththingscanbetrue
boththin...

-foe

 

[grittyman]

Not really sure what to do with the starting lineup..

PG - Gotta go with experience, so either Dennis or RW
SG - Could go either way w/ Lonnie or Austin, but I do think Reaves has better chemistry with Russ
SF - Brown sucks, Christie isn’t quite ready yet, Bev by process of elimination
PF - Bron
C - Bryant

Wenyen is another guy that plays better w/ Westbrook. Nunn, Jones are basically unplayable. AD and JTA are injured. Am I missing anyone else?

 

[darthska]

grittyman , why not Gabriel & Bryant together w/ Bron at the 3, DS & Reaves in the backcourt? Not like any of us control anything so I hope you don't think I'm trying to argue with you. But why not that?

-foe

 

[DLF]

I only saw the first quarter and then the last 5 seconds

Why was the last 5 second play with bron shroeder Russ and Bev lol lol

 

[grittyman]

Why not Gabriel & Bryant together w/ Bron at the 3, DS & Reaves in the backcourt? Not like any of us control anything so I hope you don't think I'm trying to argue with you. But why not that?

-foe

I know everything isn’t an argument still possible to have an honest discussion on here (I think)

To answer the question, if you’re not playing Jones then those 3 guys are your only realistic options at PF/C. There’s no big men to bring off the bench unless you play Jones, who really stinks right now or Brown at the 4 which is really bad too. Lebron at the 3 is fine on offense but overall not great defensively.

This chart has Walker at the 3, which should say Bev but other wise it’s a good way to look at the options available and how to make the pieces fit… which they really don’t.

 

[tupac003]

We have now hit the coaching cycle...

Page me when something important comes up.

 

[pmatic]

Bryant, Bron, Brown Jr, Walker IV, Schroder starting with Gabriel, Christie, Reaves and Brick off the bench.

 

[Lizakers]

Our paint defense is atrocious. Id actually start Wenyen and TB with Lebron, Walker and Reaves. Need some size. Dudes just get to the rim too easy without AD

 

[grittyman]

Bryant, Bron, Brown Jr, Walker IV, Schroder starting with Gabriel, Christie, Reaves and Brick off the bench.

Got no problem with this either, it really comes down to Brown or Bev being out of the rotation. Neither gives much on offense, although Bev has started to hit some 3’s. Defensively I think Pat’s better as well. Best thing Troy has going for him is height.

You can flip a coin before tipoff with those two I guess but I’m also not crazy about Bev and Russ together so IDK

 

[pmatic]

 

[DLF]

I already know whoever they hire is gonna suck. Time to just bet against anything Jeanie and co put their stamp on

 

[Lizakers]

It’s gonna be some off the rails guy like DETROIIITT B-B-B ASKETBALLLLLLL.

THE KING FOR THREEEEEEEE WHERE YOUR MATRESS IS FREEEEEE

Jeanie sell the team. But Linda is such a nice lady lol

 

[pmatic]

IDK, Lakers brand is to be professional and prestigious so I think they will go with another "boring" guy (Tanter is cool with me, but it's the truth). Can't see them hiring a guy that goes off the rails.

 

[had pants]

 

[Korofi]

Hassan Whiteside. Sign him man

 

[noblekane]

IDK, Lakers brand is to be professional and prestigious so I think they will go with another "boring" guy (Tanter is cool with me, but it's the truth). Can't see them hiring a guy that goes off the rails.

tanter was terrible. sounded like hes going to fall asleep any moment.

musta been related to someone

 

[Lizakers]

I like tanter

“The Laker girlsssss”

“Too many steps”. Didn’t he start that?

 

[frink85]

LT has the perfect voice for PA announcing

 

[WAKKO!]

They should switch billy mac for that role after.

 

[dontsteponmyshoes]

How bout the Oh Baby dude from the And1 mixtape tour

 

[CP1708]

Heh.