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

[tay1]

So what's the plan for 2024 when we don't have our pick? Build around Reaves and Rui, let LeBron walk for nothing, trade AD for scraps and just a hand New Orleans a top five pick?

Please go to sleep.

AD ain’t it man. This confirms it for real for real.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

This was a weird series. That's the 3rd game we shoulda won.

 

[lvjordan238]

Lebron really literally gotta do everything in this game

Lebron didn't do anything offensively in the 2nd half. He played great defensively but dude stood still beyond the 3 point line most of the 2nd half.

 

[htg designs]

trAD3?

I wouldnt.

 

[tupac003]

So what's the plan for 2024 when we don't have our pick? Build around Reaves and Rui, let LeBron walk for nothing, trade AD for scraps and just a hand New Orleans a top five pick?

Please go to sleep.

I think we should probably mute off season talk for like 48 hours....until we all calm down a bit...

 

[DLF]

This was a weird series. That's the 3rd game we shoulda won.

Or the third game they let us think we could have.

Face it. Denver head and shoulders better than us. Their role players would be our 3rd best player

 

[mrdozo]

AD let us down. Where's the urgency ?

Crazy how Carmelo Anthony announces his retirement the same day the nuggets win the conf finals for the 1st time in their history

 

[VinMillerHearn58]

With where this team started, to losing in the WCF, let’s be real here, it’s not that bad. If y’all told me we were gonna make it this far, I would have slapped the hell out of you

 

[pdino]

Shaedon Sharpe or..?

 

[atlsfinest]

I think we should probably mute off season talk for like 48 hours....until we all calm down a bit...

Yeah, this is probably the best option. After a loss it's

"everybody sucks!"

"Blow it up"

"Trade everybody"

A lot of emotional grown men in this thread. I'll check back in later

 

[airblaster503]

Shaedon Sharpe or..?

For what exactly? Lol.

 

[frink85]

Lebron didn't do anything offensively in the 2nd half. He played great defensively but dude stood still beyond the 3 point line most of the 2nd half.

the sad part is no one else stepped up in the 2nd half to help either. everyone was collective garbage. he had that stop on Murray though so that was a high point.

38 points in the 2nd half

 

[VinMillerHearn58]

That's it for Lawrence Tanter, his voice was iconic with the Lakers as the Public Address person.

Is he retiring??

 

[pmatic]

Losing the series by a total of 24 points. Sucks, but they were better in all facets.

I'm still running this thing back next season.

 

[denni5themenace]

bummed but the better team won. props to the nuggets.

i'd like to think that this roster, with minor tweaks, could make another run, but unless reaves, rui, and christie take big jumps, i'm not so sure.

 

[tupac003]

Is he retiring??

Yeah they said it at the start of the year.

Gonna be hard to hear a new voice. I believe it's been him my whole life.

 

[Ube]

Lebron drives people get mad
Lebron passes people get mad
He did what we all want him to do and it didn’t work out. Gg to the nuggets. Hope their ***** asses lose.

Keep AR, Rui, and DS if possible.
Get rid of Dlo for sure. He’s a great spark on offense but on defense he’s a big ******* liability.
Get a legit center.
Run this **** again next year.
Hope LBJ gets healthy and gets surgery and see what we can do next year.

 

[D StaXX]

Lebron didn't do anything offensively in the 2nd half. He played great defensively but dude stood still beyond the 3 point line most of the 2nd half.

I mean he's 38 on a bad foot. I expected someone else to step up and shoulder the load.
Looking at you AD.

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

I have respect for Denver, but I'm rooting for Riles and Lakers East.

Spoelstra bout to show Ham how it's done with that old fashioned Bam Love frontcourt combo with a variety of wings and defenders plus HIMmy.

 

[lovehateself]

Win
Lose
Draw

That was fun

 

[atlsfinest]

Lebron didn't do anything offensively in the 2nd half. He played great defensively but dude stood still beyond the 3 point line most of the 2nd half.

To be fair, he had a 30-point half and the only reason we built that lead was because LeBron played god-tier. Someone else needs to pick up the slack. The plan can't be "38-year-old LeBron needs to drop 60 for us to win".

In the first two rounds, we were fortunate because there was always somebody else to step up. If LeBron didn't play well, Reaves, D'lo, Walker or AD stepped up. The reason we won in the first couple of rounds was because of the balanced attack, not LeBron dropping 40 every night

 

[the red model]

Lebron needs more help.

 

[lvjordan238]

I mean he's 38 on a bad foot. I expected someone else to step up and shoulder the load.
Looking at you AD.

That's fair but the offense was straight ****. They barely ran any sets much less drawing up plays for AD. There was a Tristan Thompson ISO near the end of the 3rd out of an inbounds FFS.

 

[moonman818]

Max Christie better be in the ****in lab all summer!

 

[atlsfinest]

It stings now, but this is one of my favorite non-title Laker teams I've watched.

04 Lakers
08 Lakers
98 Lakers
23 Lakers