Lakers

CopaCat · Post by **CopaCat** » Thu Jun 03, 2021 11:43 pm

Looking like a decent shot for a Nash/DAntoni vs Suns Finals. Interesting.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Fri Jun 04, 2021 2:16 am

Congrats to the Suns. Injuries are part of the game so no excuses. Suns were the better squad.

I will be rooting for them to make the finals.

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Fri Jun 04, 2021 6:47 am

Lakers lost this game in the first quarter. Booker on fire with 3's...47...best player on the court. Box score tells the story. Suns 51% threes, 42 reb, 9 blocks..

Pelinka should be looking at his trades. Playoff Rondo, no bigs.. Dennis the menace not worth 84 mill. Pope and Kuz
folded. AD(ing) what are you doing in the off season to prepare?

Monty coach of the year.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri Jun 04, 2021 7:24 am

84Cat wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 4:29 pm I can see it but the Suns are a better team. Suns in 6

This was an easy call. The Lakers we're a broken team this year that never gelled into a complete team. Good luck to the Suns going forward. The Lakers have a lot to think about. Hopefully Rob gets rid of about half this team. Too many players with no heart or the grit needed to battle once the playoffs started.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Fri Jun 04, 2021 7:30 am

Agree the Lakers must make some changes. I saw a lot of lethargy out on the court. Need to find the right compliments to hopefully a healthy Lebron and AD.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Fri Jun 04, 2021 7:49 am

Unless Lebron can get younger and AD can stay healthy.... I'm not sure what the Lakers have to build on.

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:29 am

84Cat wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 7:24 am
84Cat wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 4:29 pm I can see it but the Suns are a better team. Suns in 6
This was an easy call. The Lakers we're a broken team this year that never gelled into a complete team. Good luck to the Suns going forward. The Lakers have a lot to think about. Hopefully Rob gets rid of about half this team. Too many players with no heart or the grit needed to battle once the playoffs started.

Ditto this.

Dennis not playoff Rondo. Kuz mia, AD not ready for prime time...

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:31 am

Alieberman wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 7:49 am Unless Lebron can get younger and AD can stay healthy.... I'm not sure what the Lakers have to build on.

Lebron has probably a 2-3 year window. AD is the key. If he can't stay healthy then the Lakers will be in trouble for the next few years.
Still they need to look at their supporting cast but that's what they pay Pelinka to figure out.

There will always be an attraction to play for the Lakers so we will see what this team looks like next year.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:55 am

I honestly don't see the Lakers winning another championship for another year or two. They might not even win more than six championships over the next decade.

gronk4heisman · Post by **gronk4heisman** » Fri Jun 04, 2021 9:51 am

I would sell the farm for Lillard, not sure how you make it happen but even if it had to include AD I am doing it.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Fri Jun 04, 2021 12:04 pm

gronk4heisman wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 9:51 am I would sell the farm for Lillard, not sure how you make it happen but even if it had to include AD I am doing it.

Don't sweat it. Embiid will be the perfect piece to build around. I don't know how that will happen, either, but if anything is certain, the Lakers will yet again acquire the most dominant big man of our times, and no team in the league will have an answer.

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Sat Jun 05, 2021 9:02 am

Magic Johnson says Dennis Schroder doesn't belong on Lakers: He lacks 'winning mentality and attitude'

Johnson didn't like Schroder's attitude and playoff performance: 'He failed in this series'
Sam Quinn

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/magi ... -attitude/

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Sat Jun 05, 2021 9:11 am

Typical Laker drama. It will sort itself out. He also said if they brought Schroder back he would root for him which is not shocking coming from Magic. He does this playing both sides of the coin quite often.

Btw, Schroder is not the only one who failed. Plenty of blame to go around.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:11 pm

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:39 am

If I'm understanding this right, he had an herb grinder with traces of cannabis it in. I mean, come on America.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:50 am

Just gonna tidy up this quote a bit…

Longhorned wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:39 am If I'm understanding this right, he had an herb grinder with traces of cannabis it in. I mean, come on Texas.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:05 am

Longhorned wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:39 am If I'm understanding this right, he had an herb grinder with traces of cannabis it in. I mean, come on America.

It's Texas where they don't micromanage regulations

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:41 am

Did he try and pull a "Damon" and get it by the airport metal detector?

For a balding white dude he is pretty athletic.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 12:21 pm

Seriously... does anyone care?

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 2:49 pm

Lakers are trying to trade for Russell Westbrook.

In my opinion, that’s not a good move, but I get it that they’re trying to maximize the Lebron era while it lasts.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 2:54 pm

I have no problem with the Lakers getting older…

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 3:03 pm

Alieberman wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 2:54 pm I have no problem with the Lakers getting older…

And less cohesive.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:21 pm

I’m not a fan of this. Too many type A players.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:29 pm

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:21 pm I’m not a fan of this. Too many type A players.

Yep and Russ can't shoot the 3. Hopefully they aren't done. I want to see Schroeder moved too. I doubt he wants to come off the bench

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:40 pm

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:32 am

Westbrook to LA interesting. Not sure how it'll work, but Lakers still need shooters, LA has 9 roster spots to fill.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:57 am

84Cat wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:29 pm
EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:21 pm I’m not a fan of this. Too many type A players.
Yep and Russ can't shoot the 3. Hopefully they aren't done. I want to see Schroeder moved too. I doubt he wants to come off the bench

Russ was shooting 35% from spot up 3's last season, hopefully it can continue onto this year.

CatsbyAZ · Post by **CatsbyAZ** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 10:45 am

Are the Lakers a better team by adding Westbrook? Yes, but probably not by as much as yesterday's "hot takes" tout.

Westbrook will be an aggressive shooter but not necessarily the effective shooter they're hoping for; he's barely a more efficient shooter than the Shroder/Caruso tandem.

Westbrook's more important contribution will be providing the Lakers the much needed stability and dependability running the point guard position, something he'll revel in without running out of gas.

Are the Lakers a better team? Yes, but Lebron is aging out of the player that could dominant the floor night after night. Anthony Davis is too permanently banged up to ever play more than 50-60 games/season, to include the playoffs. And there's still too much dead weight across the roster. Dudley, Drummond, and Morris don't fit and don't contribute enough. The Lakers are probably very happy Shroder turned down that big extension last year. And the Lakers shedding Harrell, Pope, and Kuzma yesterday might actually be the better half of deal than gaining Westbrook.

Speaking of Kuzma, is anybody else surprised he's even in the NBA at this point? He was so ineffective down the stretch of this past season I'll be surprised if he's on any team's roster by the end of this next season.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Mon Aug 02, 2021 5:23 pm

Dwight Howard re-signs with the Lakers.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Mon Aug 02, 2021 6:36 pm

I'm really bummed to see Caruso leave. Is Trevor Ariza still good?

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Mon Aug 02, 2021 8:34 pm

The Lakers have an amazing team 10 years ago

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon Aug 02, 2021 8:50 pm

They going to get Karl Malone?

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:08 pm

Kareem and Magic have 1 more year in them?

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:13 pm

This is going to be the weirdest team ever

UofAlum05 · Post by **UofAlum05** » Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:18 pm

2009 just called the Lakers and wants their all-star players back.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:25 pm

What's the over/under on games missed by players on this geriatric team?

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:29 pm

Lakers have to have the highest age average in modern history.

The runners up:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/9 ... a_history/

OLDEST TEAM (tied): 2000-01 Utah Jazz-- average age of 32.0 years old. The oldest player in the rotation was John Stockton (38) while the youngest was Jacque Vaughn (25). Other members included Karl Malone (37), Olden Polynice (36), and John Starks (35). Overall, 8 players over the age of 30 saw the floor that season. Their final record was 53-39, losing in the first round to young Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks.

OLDEST TEAM, pt. 2: 1997-98 Houston Rockets. The oldest player in the regular rotation was Eddie Johnson (38), though Charles Jones (40) also played sparingly throughout the season. Others included Clyde Drexler, Kevin Willis, and Hakeem Olajuwon (all 35) as well as Charles Barkley and Mario Elie (both 34). The youngest players in the rotation were Othella Harrington and Rodrick Rhodes (24). They finished with a 0.500 record and ironically lost to a slightly younger Malone/Stockton duo in the first round.

CatsbyAZ · Post by **CatsbyAZ** » Tue Aug 03, 2021 2:17 pm

84Cat wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 6:36 pm I'm really bummed to see Caruso leave.

Caruso is like their 8th best player. It's like being bummed that your local theater threw out the stale popcorn rather than selling it to you for $0.35

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Wed Aug 04, 2021 12:32 pm

Defense might not be as good, but scoring and shooting should be better. Caruso a fan favorite, but seems like Lakers didn't want to pay to keep him. Interesting group Pelinka put together...wonder if he's got another target.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Aug 04, 2021 2:01 pm

Any truth to the rumors that the Lakers are going after Hakeem Olajuwon and Spud Webb?

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Wed Aug 04, 2021 2:18 pm

Since you guys are so interested in the Lakers now, here you go. Argue away

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Aug 04, 2021 2:51 pm

Lakers are a Super (old) Team.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Aug 04, 2021 3:10 pm

Will the Lakers lead the league in arthritic related injuries?

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Wed Aug 04, 2021 3:33 pm

Team Dinners at 4pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Aug 04, 2021 3:38 pm

Too bad the team can’t get an AARP discount on those old fucks’ salaries.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:14 pm

Nut hugger unis next?

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri Aug 06, 2021 7:51 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Aug 06, 2021 9:49 pm

Vogel’s there to relate to the youngsters.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Fri Aug 06, 2021 9:55 pm

If you don’t stop dissing my Lakers I’m calling OFM (old Folks Matter) and then you will be sorry…

OriginalAZ · Post by **OriginalAZ** » Sat Aug 07, 2021 3:35 pm

Alieberman wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 3:33 pm Team Dinners at 4pm

At Golden Corral. Bingo night afterwards.

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