When will we see AD or Lebron’s first load management game?

BigBallerBrand · Star Player Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 5802 Location: LA

Wondering if they will both sit out same games and likely take a loss, or if Vogel will stagger their rest and potentially lose 2 games (with a small chance to win 1 or 2)
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Chronicle · Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:59 pm Post subject:

they can rest after we win a championship
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TheWave · Starting Rotation Joined: 10 Jul 2017 Posts: 357

Once they create separation at the top of the west

epak · Retired Number Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 34147

Phoenix|GSW back to back

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mad55557777 · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 23265

There is no reason to play LEBRON against the GSW.
Put AB on DLO, and that will be that

Phx is playing surprisingly well now

mad55557777 · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 23265

There is no reason to play LEBRON against the GSW.
Put AB on DLO, and that will be that

Phx is playing surprisingly well now

SGVL1 · Starting Rotation Joined: 02 Apr 2014 Posts: 845

Don’t care about load management as much as seeing Kuz step into that 3rd option role and Rondo back to help with ball handling That way LEBRON and Ad can be closer to 30-32 mpg instead of 34-36 theyre averaging now.

Treble Clef · Franchise Player Joined: 20 Nov 2012 Posts: 23912

There is so much rest before each game that it isn't really necessary. They really just need to dial LeBron back if he ever gets tired, he doesn't need to do this much for them to win these games.

LakerDynasty6.0 · Star Player Joined: 12 Jan 2009 Posts: 4660

GS Nov 13, 2nd night of B2B

Lebron sits
AD plays half a game!

Book it
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AD23 · Star Player Joined: 15 Jul 2019 Posts: 3069

I agree, basically any back to back I would rest LeBron.

Four Decade Bandwagon · Star Player Joined: 18 Jul 2014 Posts: 8160

Going to be interesting to see how the team responds and plays when either sit out. The Lakers are playing so well because of both playing so well and the rest can compliment them in defined roles.

They are winning with both in the game. How they fill the void when either sits out is going to be challenging IMO. Even against "bad" teams. At least this vet team should have the experience to understand they are the circled game on every teams schedule.

Lakers are back to having to take every team's best shot and overcome. Can they do that w/o either star will be the big question.

lar9149 · Star Player Joined: 10 Jul 2010 Posts: 2387

I don’t know guys Lebron said if he ain’t hurt he’s playing and heard something along the lines of AD wanting to play all the games. He said this is in the summer.

So it’s possible you don’t see load management at all.

That being said can you load management other ways like giving them rest on days of practice

I believe Lebron took 2 days off doing training camp

danzag · Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 10:35 am Post subject:

defense · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Posts: 39537

Hopefully right before the playoffs start

PHILosophize · Franchise Player Joined: 05 Nov 2012 Posts: 10758

ideally AD and LBJ would each play around 65 games and we finish with the 3 seed

I'm assuming the clips will be a top-2 seed and that will basically mean we won't have homecourt against only one team

nobody in the west really scares me as of now except for the clips anyway
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Runway8 · Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:20 pm Post subject:

It should be like it has always been... When injured, Nothing to play for, or playoff seeding locked.

None of this sitting out when healthy BS. Through four decades we've had a pretty good track record of winning titles by playing when we should be playing. Why change things just because kawhi is doing it? And it could backfire on him this year when they get a lower seeding than they should and run into some buzzsaw team. And it's not as if we have players with degenerative muscle issues.

Brawn13 · Star Player Joined: 30 Jan 2019 Posts: 3741

Lockup that number 1 seed then rest all you want

Daikatana · Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 2:12 pm Post subject:

SuperboyReformed · Star Player Joined: 07 Oct 2012 Posts: 4083

they should not do load management. there is no real science behind this. if anything, tweak the time around practice etc., off court stuff. players are spending way more time on that than actual game minutes. also, a team needs to use the games to get good at how they play, the plays they run, getting the feel for teammates. sitting out means you miss learning experiences, and then that will bite you in the butt in the playoffs.

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slavavov · Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:17 pm Post subject:

Hopefully never.

Instead, sit LeBron out of some practices after Christmas. He still needs to be there to show good leadership, but maybe don't let him scrimmage, run wind sprints, etc.
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