[:: LAKERS 2014 THREAD | POLL: Who Should Coach Next Year? ::]

[lovehateself]

at robert Horry and big game James....

dudes shouldve definitely had swaggy p's back...not necessarily start fighting but at least keeping your teammate from being outnumbered. kelly was the only dude in the paint while everyone else never even crossed the arc  

 and i know this all happened quick and it was unpredicted but initial reactions should have been different

as for kendall marshall...you was "chilling out" in the d-league 2 weeks ago bruh, you need to be a team player and not spot up for the 3 while this guy needs you in the trenches. 

 

[grandtheftbike]

that pau meme

idc

 

[darthska]

if i was coaching 50% of the blame would be on pau for the careless pass but the other 50% would be on marshall and young for not actively running to him or yelling for the ball

My sarcasm meter is being all weird, but I'll respond as if you're being serious.

Wallace, I get that.

But Young? Young could have practically stole the ball from Pau, but Pau goes to Wallace instead.

Makes no sense.

whos wallace? 

Yeah I'm confused as hell.

Who's Wallace?

Ska you forget your pills this morning?

pau is team tank

Gotta be. 

 

Like, dude had to have SAW Young, then thought "Wiggings" and decided to pass to a not-so-open-at-ALL Wallace.

Nah, 'cause see, what had happened was...

 

[drones]

I was at the game yesterday. As soon as Nick Young came up squabblin' all the old folks around me were like 'look at them, they're spoiled Hollywood brats!'

The game was pretty empty too which is weird considering that the Suns, despite horrible jerseys and a horrible court, are pretty good this season.

Ryan Kelly looks scared right now, first he's shaking like a leaf when those bum Morris twins get in Youngs face then throughout the game he keeps passing up open looks to shoot - if you're a 3 PT shooter and we don't have many players out you passing doesn't help us. I'm starting to think we should've kept Williams because Kelly is looking real jittery and scared.

 

[darthska]

YOOOO!!!!

I'm JUST now getting onto to this Nick Young deal.

Crazy busy w/ my boy & work yesterday, only followed the game on my phone because I figured we'd get our back broke anyways, and was honestly surprised when I saw we only lost by 7.

Didn't watch SportsCenter or anything last night, checked the thread this morning from where I last left off ("Wallace" 

... 

)

Saw the clip, read the comments, and my final tought:

Yes, manup, I said that coaches like Sloan and Pop and Phil probably DO instill in their roster an attitude of "Hey, whoever's involved in a squabble, let THEM handle it. We're trying to win a championship, and that's not gonna happen w/ people being ejected" (see: MDA)

But our team? Man, we ain't winning no damn chip. Them dudes should have all been off the bench. Make Stern suspend the whole team for leaving the bench. 

 What's that gonna cost us? A loss? We collect them joints by the handful anyways.

Love Nick's attitude, though.

Marshall out there like "I mean, I just got here. He ain't MY brother, not yet. 

 "

 

[nermindee]

knocked out early last night, had no clue what happened till right now...

sucks for nick... being surrounded by a bunch of charmins...

 

[tuna629]

Suns announcers were like "oh look out he's done" then "iono wtf nick was doing it wasn't even a hard foul" then "dude he didn't even fell down hard he just grabbed his shoulders" then "ok so what he just got hit in the face just suck it up and play ball"

 

[drones]

Suns announcers were like "oh look out he's done" then "iono wtf nick was doing it wasn't even a hard foul" then "dude he didn't even fell down hard he just grabbed his shoulders" then "ok so what he just got hit in the face just suck it up and play ball"

I watch a lot of Suns games and those announcers are huge homers. And the black dude stays ****ing, 'well what's his name, Saggy P, Baggy P? Doesn't make any sense to me, I dunno what that's about.' He's just glad to be the only negro in the booth.

 

[CP1708]

Bucks 7 wins
Magic 10 wins
Jazz 13 wins
76ers 13 wins
Celtics 14 wins
Lakers 14 wins
Cavs 14 wins
Kings 14 wins


We're currently at 6, a game away from #3.

Good news is, the Magic and Jazz start to play the easier part of their schedule the second half of the year. As do the Kings.

The Lakers? 3rd toughest schedule in the NBA the last 43 games.



The bad news. Kobe, Blake, Farmar, and X all could be back soon to **** this all up for us. Somebody in that front office better explain this to the org all the way down to the towel boys.
Play hard, work on your game, learn your roles, your teammates, be professionals, but don't be out there playin 42 minutes tooth and nail like last year.
Everyone get in that 28-32 minutes, work out your game, do your job, and take the L in the final 4-5 minutes to prosper with goin forward.

That's not "tanking", that's just realizing you ain't goin anywhere. Don't lose games on purpose, but don't kill yourself tryin to win them like last year either. Keep everyone healthy, and let the contracts sort themselves out next year goin forward.

Me myself, I've seen enough to want a further look at Farmar, X, Wes, and Marshall for next season. Some might want Swaggy, some want Hill, some might want Meeks, that's fine, but for me personally, the 4 I listed have the most youth, upside, and cheapest in terms of what we hope to accomplish in the next 2-3 years.

For instance, Farmar as a backup PG is more important to me than Swaggy as a backup 2-3.
X is much younger and more versatile than Meeks or Young.

Etc etc.

 

[darthska]

Suns announcers were like "oh look out he's done" then "iono wtf nick was doing it wasn't even a hard foul" then "dude he didn't even fell down hard he just grabbed his shoulders" then "ok so what he just got hit in the face just suck it up and play ball"

Literally said "I mean, it wasn't even a hard foul," then when the replay comes up "Yeah, he got hit hard, but..."

Same guy said that, in a span of like 20 seconds. 

 

 

[CP1708]

why are u guys infatuated with fat *** kyle lowry?

Iono, maybe the 16 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 40% from 3, 81% from the foul line (does need to come up tho) and the PER right around 20?


Oh, and did I mention that's in Toronto, not under the Mike D'Antoni miracle PG grow that he'd be here in LA?

And he's 27

And a free agent.


Other than that, not sure why we'd want someone like that, especially when we have Steve Nash's 40 year old self, and Steve Blake's about to be 34 year old self and they combined don't add up to those numbers.

But hey, thas just me.

 

[daddyrabbit251]

Like James and Rob said, if the team runs to nick after the initial foul the other stuff doesn't happen... I mean I even think Pau would've at least ran to Nick to nick to help him off the court if he'd been on the floor


It's one thing to protect yourself but sheesh, MDA got them boys looking like pudding out there.


Imagine if Barnes and Ron would've still been on the team


Kyle Lowry


Hope we not the team to waste bread on that Fool's Gold this offseason.

 

[darthska]

Bucks 7 wins
Magic 10 wins
Jazz 13 wins
76ers 13 wins
Celtics 14 wins
Lakers 14 wins
Cavs 14 wins
Kings 14 wins


We're currently at 6, a game away from #3.

Good news is, the Magic and Jazz start to play the easier part of their schedule the second half of the year. As do the Kings.

The Lakers? 3rd toughest schedule in the NBA the last 43 games.

The bad news. Kobe, Blake, Farmar, and X all could be back soon to **** this all up for us. Somebody in that front office better explain this to the org all the way down to the towel boys.
Play hard, work on your game, learn your roles, your teammates, be professionals, but don't be out there playin 42 minutes tooth and nail like last year.
Everyone get in that 28-32 minutes, work out your game, do your job, and take the L in the final 4-5 minutes to prosper with goin forward.

That's not "tanking", that's just realizing you ain't goin anywhere. Don't lose games on purpose, but don't kill yourself tryin to win them like last year either. Keep everyone healthy, and let the contracts sort themselves out next year goin forward.

Me myself, I've seen enough to want a further look at Farmar, X, Wes, and Marshall for next season. Some might want Swaggy, some want Hill, some might want Meeks, that's fine, but for me personally, the 4 I listed have the most youth, upside, and cheapest in terms of what we hope to accomplish in the next 2-3 years.

For instance, Farmar as a backup PG is more important to me than Swaggy as a backup 2-3.
X is much younger and more versatile than Meeks or Young.

Etc etc.

Nah, I'm w/ you.

Stage of grief:

#acceptance

#feelsbatman

 

[essential1]

why are u guys infatuated with fat *** kyle lowry?

Iono, maybe the 16 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 40% from 3, 81% from the foul line (does need to come up tho) and the PER right around 20?


Oh, and did I mention that's in Toronto, not under the Mike D'Antoni miracle PG grow that he'd be here in LA?

And he's 27

And a free agent.


Other than that, not sure why we'd want someone like that, especially when we have Steve Nash's 40 year old self, and Steve Blake's about to be 34 year old self and they combined don't add up to those numbers.

But hey, thas just me.

Also one of the better defenders at PG.

 

[CP1708]

Have faith my friend.

All this bad luck we've had since CP3, we pick THIS season to be terrible, right in time for our 1 draft pick in like a decade, smack dab in the middle of the best draft in a dozen years.


Orrrrrrrrrr, we could blow out that rooks knee, Kobe never is the same ever again, Love decides to sign with the Clippers, while LeBron decides to sign with the Kings, and Durant gets traded to the Suns.


Could go either way here.

 

[CP1708]

why are u guys infatuated with fat *** kyle lowry?

Iono, maybe the 16 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 40% from 3, 81% from the foul line (does need to come up tho) and the PER right around 20?


Oh, and did I mention that's in Toronto, not under the Mike D'Antoni miracle PG grow that he'd be here in LA?

And he's 27

And a free agent.


Other than that, not sure why we'd want someone like that, especially when we have Steve Nash's 40 year old self, and Steve Blake's about to be 34 year old self and they combined don't add up to those numbers.

But hey, thas just me.

Also one of the better defenders at PG.

Yes, but Mike doesn't defense, so it won't matter ya see....

 

[grandtheftbike]

not saying much but lowry has been the best pg in the east this year

 

[sea manup]

not saying much but lowry has been the best pg in the east this year

what about mario chalmers?

 

[lovehateself]

not saying much but lowry has been the best pg in the east this year

same conference with d-will, rondo, d-rose...oh wait

j wall has been the best so far...kyrie is slightly behind lowry per hollingers PER stats this year

 

[lovehateself]

what about mario chalmers?

obama cosigns 

 

[licensed to ball]

Looks like everyone's on TeamCP these days.

Dudes couldn't hold their ground for very long

 

[grandtheftbike]

not saying much but lowry has been the best pg in the east this year

same conference with d-will, rondo, d-rose...oh wait

j wall has been the best so far...kyrie is slightly behind lowry per hollingers PER stats this year

if you want to do advanced stats, lowry has a higher Win Share at a much lower usage rate

 

[senorroboto2k5]

Kyle Lowry will probably be high on Mitch's list this offseason. Let's say he fetches between $8-10 mil/yr. It would leave Mitch just a little bit of money to spend on other multi-year contracts if he wants to preserve a full max slot for 2015. Or he could disregard that and add other similarly priced players like Deng at around the same yearly price. Or Mitch could pass on both and add 3-4 lesser players instead, build towards 2015.

Basically he can repeat his strategy this year with eyes on 2015, or not. What would you guys do? I know some of your answers..

 

[kingjaffejo]

This season couldn't be going more perfect.
All we need now is a Pau trade

With a Pau trade I think Kobe will be pissed and finally give up on this year and look to next year seeing as his championship buddy is gone

 

[kookcle]

D-Leaguer Manny Harris being signed to a 10 day contract...

So i googled the guy.........

Corperryale L'Adorable "Manny" Harris (born September 21, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA

Corporal Adorable



Someone CLEARLY HACKED his Wiki page right and changed the name