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That man made Linsanity a reality.
Lakers OFF-SEASON IS A WRAP
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Exactly I left him out cause that was obvious
Lin owes that man at least 15M
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I would assume he's the first to go if they let anybody go, assuming trades don't happen because he's a non-guaranteed contract.
Upshaw puts us at 15 players.
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Maaan, that version of Kobe seems like a lifetime ago, so many memories makin a brotha nostalgic
fair enough...but he still gets some credit by default.
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Anyone remember the type of offense Byron ran when he coached the Nets?
our current starting roster kind of reminds me of that squad (puts on flame suit, but hear me out)
Kidd / Russell: Pass first pg with great vision, not much athleticism but great size, Russell is a better shooter too
Kittles / Kobe : after 18 years and coming off of injuries Kobe is still as good as a prime Kerry kittles. Capable scorer with range, but Kobe can handle the ball and post up
RJ/Clarkson : young, athletic with explosiveness. RJ was better athleticly and Clarkson has the shooting range at an earlier stage
Martin/randle: physical pf's who love contact, can take the defender off the dribble and finish in traffic. Randle has the better handle and theyre about even in the athletiscm department although Kenyon may have had better ups.
Collins/Hibbert: guys who can man the paint, but Hibbert is way better offensively and athletically
Don't flame me too much
our current starting roster kind of reminds me of that squad (puts on flame suit, but hear me out)
Kidd / Russell: Pass first pg with great vision, not much athleticism but great size, Russell is a better shooter too
Kittles / Kobe : after 18 years and coming off of injuries Kobe is still as good as a prime Kerry kittles. Capable scorer with range, but Kobe can handle the ball and post up
RJ/Clarkson : young, athletic with explosiveness. RJ was better athleticly and Clarkson has the shooting range at an earlier stage
Martin/randle: physical pf's who love contact, can take the defender off the dribble and finish in traffic. Randle has the better handle and theyre about even in the athletiscm department although Kenyon may have had better ups.
Collins/Hibbert: guys who can man the paint, but Hibbert is way better offensively and athletically
Don't flame me too much
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Man thats pretty spot on IMO
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I can see some resemblances. But the competition is tougher, and we're much younger.
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Don't agree at all with the Randle & KMart comparison. KMart even at the college level and mainly in his NBA was clearly a high flying PF/C who mainly got his points on alley oops & and garbage put back dunks, defensively early on in his career he was an above average shot blocker & rebounding machine.
Randle does not have that leaping ability and shot blocking skills.A better comparison for Randle is Lamar Odom. He already has the ball handling skills and his game really relies on his first step and beating other players off the dribble. His mid range game is clearly his weakness right now that needs the most improvement.Again Kmart in college or in his NBA career didn't have the handles or really much of the ability to beat defender off the first step and blow by them, if he did it was usually in 5 to 10 foot range where he would explode and take off on the dribble for a dunk.
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Flashback time again:
Chick, Shaq, Kobe, Eddie Jones, Nick "The Quick" Van Exel, Derek Fisher, Cedric Ceballos, Travis Knight, Sean Rooks, Corey Blount, Byron Scott.
Cliffs:
-Kobe didn't play because he was still recovering from his broken hand injury he had while playing street ball pick up games at Venice beach.
-Cedric Ceballos later that year would get traded at the trade deadline for Robert Horry because of Horry tossing a towel in the face of Danny Ainge in the middle of a game.
-This was Byron Scott's last season as a player before he retired.
Chick, Shaq, Kobe, Eddie Jones, Nick "The Quick" Van Exel, Derek Fisher, Cedric Ceballos, Travis Knight, Sean Rooks, Corey Blount, Byron Scott.
Cliffs:
-Kobe didn't play because he was still recovering from his broken hand injury he had while playing street ball pick up games at Venice beach.
-Cedric Ceballos later that year would get traded at the trade deadline for Robert Horry because of Horry tossing a towel in the face of Danny Ainge in the middle of a game.
-This was Byron Scott's last season as a player before he retired.
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Jason kidd didn't lack athleticism, he was quick as hell. D'Lo doesn't have a great first step but when he does get by his man he's got good burst. He's got a good second step
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http://www.theplayerstribune.com/robert-horry-kobe-phil-jackson-lakers/
Always makes laugh and I'm like
when I see this video.
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Flashback time to the 1996 summer league @ the Long Beach pyramid:
Some NT'ers were in diapers, elementary school, junior high, high school, or college during this time
DarthSka... welp I think we know he was finishing up grad school at the time
Damn Kobe n d fish with 2 posters at the 5 min mark
good lord. kobe was phenomenal. dude was a grown *** man at 18. It's wild. He's moved the same his whole career. Just faster and more athletic at different spurts. Nothing ever really changes.
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I mean people just forget that dude literally is a once in a life time player who really was bread and in grained to eat sleep hone and work on nothing but basketball from a young age and he had that drive & killer instinct in him early on. Then throw in the fact that his Dad was a NBA pro player also.
That's the thing about Kobe and why I have and always will be a fan of him. I like many other fans saw, lived and grew up his entire career.
I was 16 and going into my Junior year in high school the year the Lakers traded Divac for his draft rights.
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http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/20...ague-2015-la-lakers-dangelo-russell-las-vegas
Good read.
I mean NBA summer league is really for the "basketball junkies" which I know a few us are here on NT and in this Laker thread.
But yeah I mean the games can be pretty hard to watch and boring with sloppy play from the rookies and journey men players trying to prove they deserve a training camp invite for a NBA team.
With that being said I'm pretty sure on the flip side there are plenty of people and the casual fans who just watch the highlights on youtube and look up box scores and stats.
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Different animal, same beast.
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did a.i. play summer league?
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"Went to some of the Princeton sets primarily in the second half"- 
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I actually really enjoy Summer League... It's much more competitive than most NBA regular season games IMO, and u get to see a lot more schemes and plays called. It's what college hoops should be from a flow and pace standpoint, and u get to see the top young players play each other more often.
I'd rather have a longer summer league and a shorter NBA season if that makes sense. Two or 3 months. July til about what October? Have a mini playoff for teams from each region and all that good stuff. Start the NBA season on Christmas
The NBA could make a lot of cash partnering that with the WNBA season. Year round pro ball. I'm wits it
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Wow at that Kobe footage. I was on my way to the 5th grade
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They ran when they could, but ran the Princeton in the half court I believe.
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Clarkson nearly messed up on that reverse break away dunk
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NBA on NBC:
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why would any team run the princeton? princeton never won ****.
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