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

[grittyman]

 

[Korofi]

AD is not a center. When will this be understood?

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

AD is a center. AD is a PF. Bron isn't a true PF. That's why Vando is so important because he does all the dirty work to support AD

 

[moonman818]

A hobbled Vando is tanking this offense.

Doesn't even matter if bro is not 100%

 

[SORIANOTRON]

AD is not a center

He's a PF that CAN PLAY center if needed.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

AD isn't a center because there's 3 centers in the league he can't guard. See yall on gameday

 

[Korofi]

AD isn't a center because there's 3 centers in the league he can't guard. See yall on gameday

NO. He's not a center at all. HE's a PF that can play Center. Same how Bosh was a PF who could play Center. Same how KG was a PF that could play Center. Same how Duncan was a PF that could play Center. Same how Kevin Love is a PF that has played center. Same how Pau was a PF that could play Center. This is basic basketball.

 

[grittyman]

AD isn't a center because there's 3 centers in the league he can't guard. See yall on gameday

Gotcha.

So DLo isn’t a pg because there’s 29 other PGs in league that he can’t guard… (probably more than that, but I’m just including starting PG’s)

 

[MVP]

I'm the modern NBA, AD is 100% a center and it's his best position to boot. Literally won a chip with him at that position.

 

[Korofi]

I'm the modern NBA, AD is 100% a center and it's his best position to boot. Literally won a chip with him at that position.

False. He spent the bulk of his minutes as PF and only closed as a Center

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Let's just make up ****

It's not my opinion. But it doesn't matter and yall can say whatever

 

[tupac003]

Truly hilarious that only one person continues to say that some of us believe that coaching doesn't matter when no one in this thread has said that....

If you take ham off this team are magically 2-0 vs the defending champions?

Doubt it.

Ham didn't tell Bron to take a damn 3 with 10 seconds left on the shot clock in a tie game.

I would think the smartest player on the planet would have driven to the basket, especially with his defender on the floor...

But Ham....

 

[Korofi]

He's a PF. Everyone knows it

 

[tupac003]

Insane stat

 

[grittyman]

[Done w/ the 90’s voice] Man the Lakers bench has been BIG TRASH…. Dinwiddie layups? THATS GAWBAGE…. ON MY MOMMA If Gabe Vincent shoots another big brick….

 

[Lizakers]

AD is not a center. When will this be understood?

I agree. But what do you do? Let’s say they get a legit center. You put AD at the 4 to guard Aaron Gordon, Jabari smith, keegan Murray, Tobias Harris etc? He’ll be on the perimeter getting in foul trouble and NOT utilizing his amazing rim protecting and shot altering abilities

I think we need a legit big to back up AD and give us 15 minutes

 

[SORIANOTRON]

I agree. But what do you do? Let’s say they get a legit center. You put AD at the 4 to guard Aaron Gordon, Jabari smith, keegan Murray, Tobias Harris etc? He’ll be on the perimeter getting in foul trouble and NOT utilizing his amazing rim protecting and shot altering abilities

I think we need a legit big to back up AD and give us 15 minutes

AD can guard 1-5 on D and able to switch anything

He shines protecting the rim, but he also alters shots and has active hands/steals when he's on the perimeter

He's a PF on OFFENSE

 

[grittyman]

Choose your own adventure:

Option 1) AD defending Joker

Option 2) Axtion Jaxson Hayes defending Joker

I’m more of the mind that the Lakers would be better off finding a more physical PF to guard Gordon while LeBron defends MPJ

 

[pmatic]

AD's jump shot (or lack there of) kinda boxes him and the team to making him a center. I think it's worth exploring playing him next to a brute center, but there are disadvantages to that (slow team footspeed, shrinked floor in offense).

 

[grittyman]

SOMETIMES WE DONT KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING OUT THERE....



That includes boxing out lmao smh

 

[pmatic]

 

[grittyman]

I thought we wanted all the smoke and wasn't ducking no fades?

WTF WE ARE WE DOING OUT THERE MAN?!?

 

[tupac003]

SOMETIMES WE DONT KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING OUT THERE....



That includes boxing out lmao smh

Crazy part is if Lebron is leaving because of that, we can find unlimited amounts of tape of him giving ZERO effort on defense and blaming another player....

 

[noblekane]

id keep vanderbilt

 

[tupac003]