The Official NBA Season Thread: USA Setting Up for a SFA

[DLF]

AD reminds me of Rocky in II and III when he loses all his damns. Dude just looks like he's in cruise control. Has the talent to be great but he just doesn't GAF or something. Needs to go run sprints on the beach with Bron.

He was playin amazing til he got hurt.

 

[DLF]

Much respect to PG. I def thought I was invincible too. Anxiety is real

Never had it til recently and it sucks.

 

[MVP]

They don’t have a player of giannis caliber to apply the kind of rim pressure he does.

True AD floats on the perimeter too much, but Bron still puts pressure on the rim in spurts enough, and bottom line they are getting good to great looks from 3.

At some point gotta knock down timely shots which is as big of a problem as the general non shooting. Even if they're going to consistently make only 30-33% of their 3s then those one they do hit need to count. Which last night didn't happen.

 

[DLF]

Funny enough, he's been the one showing initiative and leadership coming out of the offseason looking like a man on a mission

You can see that he put in a ton of work over the summer after another postseason failure and looks as locked in as we've seen him in years.

Would've been nice if Embiid brought the same mindset coming into this season

400 dribbles later. That gets to all his teams mates. He’s had like 900 teammates since coming into the league and guys always roll their eyes at him a few years later. Maybe it’s him

 

[DLF]

Lol shoot me

 

[addict4sneakers]

True AD floats on the perimeter too much, but Bron still puts pressure on the rim in spurts enough, and bottom line they are getting good to great looks from 3.

At some point gotta knock down timely shots which is as big of a problem as the general non shooting. Even if they're going to consistently make only 30-33% of their 3s then those one they do hit need to count. Which last night didn't happen.

Eye test tells me Bron’s rim pressure is in transition. Definitely not what it was 10 years ago. That’s expected. But yeah eventually Bev will make shots. Nunn too. But Lonnie and Russ? Not happening

 

[lawdog1]

He makes 47 MILLION DOLLARS AND HAD 2 POINTS ON 0-11 SHOOTING

Come on man no one even saying things that are out of bounds

And his attitude about it all kind of sucks. He’s made it clear that he has no intention of doing anything differently in the interest of helping the team. And then acts like a victim because he’s dissatisfied with his role. That’s why I can’t feel sorry for him.

But asking for him to get hurt or people talking about his wife/kids is too far.

 

[pmatic]

Some positive regression to the mean shooting and trading Brick should space the floor enough for Bron/AD to attack the rim more.

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

The only Lake with that dawg in him

Those Lakers fans who actually think Beverley isn't an asset to the team and should be traded...those fans should be traded along with Russ to another team's fanbase as well

The Lakers signed Pat Bev so he can play the Playoff Rondo role aka player-coach on the floor. Rondo couldn't shoot either, but we all know how valuable Rondo was in the locker room and on the court with all the intangibles he brought in '19-'20.

 

[Coupé It]

Disagree.

No reddish. No Fournier. 2027 and 2029 firsts. PLUS 4 second rounders. Plus lakers send AD and Lebron.

Fair?

You guys keep playing like you have a bunch of options……

Okay.

Good luck.

 

[MIKE LOWERY]

So wiping your books of over $150 million of Randle and Fournier who've been actively shopped since last season, keeping Reddish (who aint resigning anyway) and you get a future 1st that will almost assuredly be top 5 when Bron/AD bounce? Nah.

Lakers need wings. And talent. If Reddish is available, you can talk future 1st.

Its a clunky fit with Randle, but it can't be worse than Rustle.

Neither team is considering this anyway, but in theory I'd be willing to roll the dice.

Counter…

No Reddish. But add a 2027 or 2029 1st RD pick.

One of those picks have to go.

You guys know that man

 

[dacomeup]

He’s gonna be a NBA player

 

[DLF]

You guys keep playing like you have a bunch of options……

Okay.

Good luck.

Distant second option would be

Russ for Brunson Mitchell and Obi. No picks

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Eye test tells me Bron’s rim pressure is in transition. Definitely not what it was 10 years ago. That’s expected. But yeah eventually Bev will make shots. Nunn too. But Lonnie and Russ? Not happening

There's no driving lanes

 

[lawdog1]

Trading bron might be the best/fastest way to rebuild. Who would be the team to trade for hin though?

Warriors, for Draymond

But if that happened, the Earth might spin off its axis, so maybe not.

 

[wavycrocket]

wavycrocket i just may have to give you this $100 early

I’m tellin ya

 

[dman14]

Lakers showed some grit and resilience. Could've folded a couple times when clips got up big. Cannot shoot any worse going forward

 

[dman14]

Clips depth is insane. Mann and nico barely played. Kawhi was on limited minutes, too. Lue will have luxury to ride the hot hand on any given night without sacrificing much

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Nvm

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

He was playin amazing til he got hurt.

Amazing? Maybe on offense. But on defense, a lot to be desired.

Zubac had 17 rebounds and 5 blocks.

AD had 8 rebs and ZERO blocks.

Both were playing center.

AD needs a Big Man

 

[Mister Meaner]

Lolakers can keep Disabled but they’ll still need a pf who plays like one. They also need shooting.

Spoiler

By the time the deadline rolls around & LA is still fighting for a play-in spot. No trade partners emerging to help them hopefully.

Randle homecoming. The French baguette adds some much needed shooting. IQ can do the same thing Russ is for pennies on the dollar relatively.

It’s gonna be pricey for the desperate Lakeshow with whomever they end up dealing with.

Took Cam off the table cuz it looks like he may get some time in the rotation after all.

 

[B Sox]

If you're basing this off of the last two games, then yes, but the main reason is that Embiid played like a dog . There were 0 points and 3 turnovers in the second half last night. It's uncharacteristically bad.

I also would have agreed with you prior to the season that Bos and Mil are a tier above on paper. But looking at Harden now and how well he plays, I want to see what this team can do when Embiid is back to his MVP form and the new guys get comfortable.

The one thing we will probably not have an answer for any time soon is the coaching. Doc sucks, Plain and simple. His game plan for the last two games made me want to pull my hair out. Like how can you turn Maxey into a spot-up shooter? The heck is wrong with Doc?

Not just off last 2 games.
- We’ve seen Harden be impressive and spurts. Will have to see for an extended period before I buy back into him.
- Coaching is bad.
- Defense isn’t great, especially when Harden and Maxey both suck and Embiid’s conditioning is poor.
- Completely reliant on Harden and Embiid’s foul baiting shenanigans working at a high level.

They are solidly in whatever Tier 2 is.

 

[Raji Lowenthal]

Warriors, for Draymond

But if that happened, the Earth might spin off its axis, so maybe not.

I would expect the league to step in on this. You can't have marquee players constantly signing up for empty championships.

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

He’s gonna be a NBA player Laker

Fixed

 

[dacomeup]

Is this guy a Mike Tirico person?

Nah he’s just mixed