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

Haven't listened yet, but Jovan went big time and went on Bill Simmons' podcast.

It’s pretty cringe. It’s amazing how little national media guys know about the lakers and also the stupidity with which they make comments

Here are some excerpts “I feel like they could have just waived Russell Westbrook and been in the same position” as he spoke about how Vanderbilt and Beasley and D’lo did nothing in wcf. (Completely ignoring the regular season and first two rounds)

“who you trading for trae? I’m thinking ad for trae and okongwu?”

Lol.
 
I do think the Dlo hate is a little harsh....

Loved what he brought to our team this year, disappointing conference finals but he wasn't the only one.

AR had his stretches, AD, LJ, Vando......BEASLEY by far the MOST DISSAPOINTING ON THE ROSTER

Dlo's positives this year far outweighed his negatives.

He's a good player, good locker room guy.

Would love him back for the right price.
Depends what you think a good price is for him? This year he got paid 31 mil, only behind AD at 38 mil and Bron at 44 mil.

DLo took up 17.4% of the the Lakers total salary cap, and more than half the roster combined: LW @ 6.4mil + Rui @ 6.2mil + Vando @ 4.3mil + DS @1.6mil + [email protected] = ~20 mil.

Think some criticism is appropriate for the 3rd max player needing to come off the bench to be most effective in the WCF.
 
Depends what you think a good price is for him? This year he got paid 31 mil, only behind AD at 38 mil and Bron at 44 mil.

DLo took up 17.4% of the the Lakers total salary cap, and more than half the roster combined: LW @ 6.4mil + Rui @ 6.2mil + Vando @ 4.3mil + DS @1.6mil + [email protected] = ~20 mil.

Think some criticism is appropriate for the 3rd max player needing to come off the bench to be most effective in the WCF.
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At one point he was considered the best player in the game…
Something AD will never be
Does that answer your question?
So I guess his offense was better than Kobe's too. AD has like 8 seasons better than KG's best on offense. It's not even a question
 
AD is better than KG ever was...
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Let me know when he gets one of these
 


interesting stat
his body language outside of g1 was pretty bad tho
think maybe joker hitting those shots and the amount of physicality they allowed on him w/o a call or w/e prob affected him

Ahhh....the good ol "EYE TEST" lol

Folks, especially those on NT, too blind to see it or too prideful to admit it.

They keep wanting to point out the stats while completely failing to realize that AD played against Smurfs in rounds 1 & 2.

And when AD played a team with a bigger frontcourt, that was all she wrote. AD became way less effective with no big man help.

To prove my point even further....thr moment we insert TT in the game, the Lakers thrive because all of a sudden, we have a big who can help take the load off AD'S shoulders allowing him to either rest for extended minutes or play weakside help defender while our TT man's the paint.

It's not a difficult concept to grasp but folls laught at the eye test just as much as I laugh at them so-called basketball fans LOL

Been saying this for the last 2 years but folks think I'm snorting so much drugs when really it's the naysayers and non-believeing stat geeks are the ones doing this :lol:
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AD needs to start at power forward next season if LA wants any chance at a chip.

And for those who think we need a high scoring guard, DID WE HAVE ONE IN 2020 when we won it all? Lol, We had Rondo, KCP, and Caruso.

We already know The Formula. Been the same since the NBA was formed.
 
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How old are you?

I'm 41 and KG I don't know where you ever heard that but KG was never talked about being better then Duncan or Kobe.

Yes KG has a MVP.

If AD was actually healthy this year he could have been in the running. People forget he CARRIED us when Bron when down.

Some of these nonsense takes man....lol
 
Skyhook???

He can’t even do what Pau could do in the post. How about develop a left hand?
If AD was ambidextrous like Pau he'd be a top 3 player in the league. AD really has no moves in the post.
Yes he’s not considered to be 🤔
If KG played today in his prime he literally would be the best player in basketball…
AD ever been considered that?
Yeah I feel like dudes really forgot how nice KG was :lol:
He was a great player when there were actually dominant bigs in the league

Don't get me wrong KG was a lot of bark and a little bite, but 01-05 KG would unquestionably be the best player in the league today. No doubt.
 
AD is better around the rim, on both ends.

KG a little better in space, shooting (neither really shoots 3s) and defending individually.




AD, even being up and down since getting to LA, is a muuuuuuuuuuuch better scorer tho. He probably gets the nod off that alone. IF AD could stay healthy like KG then 🔥
 
I'm 41 and KG I don't know where you ever heard that but KG was never talked about being better then Duncan or Kobe.

Yes KG has a MVP.

If AD was actually healthy this year he could have been in the running. People forget he CARRIED us when Bron when down.

Some of these nonsense takes man....lol
KG was never as talented as Kobe, but he's neck and neck with TD... to me.

Duncan was fortunate to be in a stable organization.
 
KG’s jumper and post up game was way better than AD in my opinion. He had great footwork.

AD has a better floater and better handles. He’s still strong in the post but doesn’t have those shake n bake type moves KG had
 
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