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

[lovehateself]

Rob working the phones as we speak
Making sure the Cleveland GM saw this

 

[MIKE LOWERY]

DLo/Reddish/JHS one of Rui/Vando and a 1st

 

[grittyman]

Didn’t bother to watch the game… Dodgers and NCAA Football for me.

I’m done with preseason basketball, see yall opening night.

 

[CP1708]

 

[MVP]

We showl know how to pick them milk men don't we?

 

[had pants]

 

[darthska]

We showl know how to pick them milk men don't we?

Carushow
AR-15
Knecht 4
Hell, let's throw Kurt Rambis in there.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[atlsfinest]

 

[grittyman]

Brace yourself pmatic lol

 

[pmatic]

Brace yourself pmatic lol

Unless someone else is out, I don't think there will be many minutes to be had. Maybe 5-8 minutes depending on the matchup?

 

[earldagoat]

 

[pmatic]

Just compete on D.

 

[akajae]

Brace yourself pmatic lol

This feels like a threat

 

[grittyman]

Just compete on D.

Didn’t watch the game, but that’s a good sign.

Said this already but DK will need to do more than be a volume scorer to get significant minutes this season. Gotta have role players next to Lebron and AD who can defend and hit shots, not helping as much if they’re only doing 1 or the other. I’m joking with those Reddish posts, but there’s a reason people are even entertaining the thought of him being a part of the rotation…

*To be clear this isn’t a negative take, he looks like a very promising rookie! I may not have the same expectations as some people may have when it comes to rookies/young players in general.

 

[grittyman]

Harry Giles is available again

 

[had pants]

 

[darthska]

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

How yall like the Young Dalt show last night

 

[SORIANOTRON]

Didn’t watch the game, but that’s a good sign.

Said this already but DK will need to do more than be a volume scorer to get significant minutes this season. Gotta have role players next to Lebron and AD who can defend and hit shots, not helping as much if they’re only doing 1 or the other. I’m joking with those Reddish posts, but there’s a reason people are even entertaining the thought of him being a part of the rotation…

*To be clear this isn’t a negative take, he looks like a very promising rookie! I may not have the same expectations as some people may have when it comes to rookies/young players in general.

u just dont like whiteboys

 

[frink85]

Video: Snoop Dogg Nicknames Dalton Knecht 'Westside Knecht' Ahead of Lakers' Season

Iconic rapper Snoop Dogg gave Los Angeles Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht his stamp of approval Friday by bestowing a nickname upon him. During an appearance on…

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I like it better than Knecht Four lol

 

[grittyman]

u just dont like whiteboys

It’s well documented that there’s no one I hate more on this team than DLo and he’s not white.

But for the record there are 3 role players I’ve been critical of at times: DLo, Rui, and occasionally Austin.

What do they all have in common? I’ll give you a hint

 

[lovehateself]

i thought his name was
D'alton Knee-chett

Spoiler

 

[darthska]

Said this already but DK will need to do more than be a volume scorer to get significant minutes this season. Gotta have role players next to Lebron and AD who can defend and hit shots

That's it, though: defend & hit shots.
Specifically, play the passing lanes and knock down 3s. Boobie Gibson, Larry Hughes, Matthew Dellavedova, Mario Chalmers, Jr. Smith, Danny Green; play the passing lanes and hit 3's.
From what I've heard JJ say, the focus is on 3s first.
Anyone expecting Westside Knecht* to be a stellar defender, ya might need to temper that expectation.

*Or anyone other than AD.

 

[nermindee]

This kid smh

 

[grittyman]

That's it, though: defend & hit shots.
Specifically, play the passing lanes and knock down 3s. Boobie Gibson, Larry Hughes, Matthew Dellavedova, Mario Chalmers, Jr. Smith, Danny Green; play the passing lanes and hit 3's.
From what I've heard JJ say, the focus is on 3s first.
Anyone expecting Westside Knecht* to be a stellar defender, ya might need to temper that expectation.

*Or anyone other than AD.

Defend and be competent on offense, that’s really all I need my role players to do… if you can hit the 3 that’s even better. Don’t need my role players to “COOK”… because I believe in a natural pecking order where the best players are taking the majority of the shots and others kinda get what’s left over.

On a night where let’s say Lebron takes 25 shots, and AD gets his shots (which he often doesn’t, but that’s another story for another day) there’s just only so many shots available to go around. Offense is not the biggest problem with this roster…. They can’t defend and rebound consistently enough to win at a high level. So either you bring a skill to the table that’s a part of the solution or you’re kinda redundant.

With Dalton all I said was I don’t know how much he’s going to play if he’s not doing other things besides scoring. I do think he’s a very promising prospect, he can play but he’s not plugging in any of the major holes on the roster. Didn’t think that was even like a remotely controversial take, but guess I was wrong lol.

*Almost forgot… I guess I don’t like Austin because I don’t believe he’s a stAR but I’d probably would trade him for my favorite white role player Donte Divincenzo