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AtlLaker
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| I hate this team !!! Ham is an idiot and they’ll bring ham back and over pay for Kyrie and wipe out the depth on this team. Watch what I tell you. |
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KingKobe20
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| JerryWest_44 wrote: | | troy wrote: | | I call upon Lebron James to retire. |
Just not worth the $$ |
I get it you guys are done with Lebron.
He's gonna have an entire summer to get his foot right and with a full training camp with this current roster (even DLO) I believe in Year 21 he still has something left.
Starting the season without Westbrook should be nice for once. An no more Scoring title chase. |
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SweetP
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| Alpha wrote: | | Hey 0-3 teams 0-149? We're due! Lets go! Reverse sweep |
Someone's gotta do it someday, why not us?
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DrDent
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| HeatCandela wrote: | I’m extremely irate right about now  I can’t believe we lost to these fools. I still believe thought. 4 straight, it can be done! Ham himself said so! |
I feel you, but it's ok. Team got to the WCF, roster is not complete and they have an offseason to get it better. Wish list (not sure how, but here it is):
1. Get a reliable big to play with AD and when AD rests
2. Get a 2 way wing defender
3. If it isnt a d'lo, a player who can run the offense and/or sit back and hit a 3 and get his when called upon.
I think the lack of a reliable other big asked alot from AD and would have helped in other moments (eg game 1) vs Jokic.
Having a defensive wing who can also reliable hit a 3 would be nice
If d'lo isnt the guy we need when it counts (if thats what brass thinks) then we look elsehwere...had d'lo been the guy he was during regular season I think Lakers up 2-1 in this series.
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troy
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| Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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| ducasse wrote: | | I knew we were in trouble when Ham said after game one "We'll be fine, trust me." |
Well, it's been a veritable rainstorm of quality head coaches this post-season. If we want to move Mr. Ham, it must be now. |
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ducasse
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| JerryWest_44 wrote: | | TheBlackMamba wrote: | | JerryWest_44 wrote: | | troy wrote: | | I call upon Lebron James to retire. |
Just not worth the $$ |
It’s funny how everybody came to that conclusion after three games, and at no other point before that. He hits a few more threes and nobody is saying (bleep) about him. Getting soundly beat by a better team has a way of turning fan bases crazy |
He is getting superstar money but he’s not playing like a superstar |
He's injured. We would have definately been more competitive with a healthy LeBron. |
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| SweetP wrote: | | Alpha wrote: | | Hey 0-3 teams 0-149? We're due! Lets go! Reverse sweep |
Someone's gotta do it someday, why not us? |
Need a radical change as our offense stagnates too much in the halfcourt. Have AR run the offense |
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Polarbear
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| anth2000 wrote: | Agree that Ham is not the right coach.
I give him kudos for a first year but he obviously doesn’t have the players ready for games. His staff sucks ass.
Can’t be a coach that is everyone’s friend.
Screw that, doesn’t work.
Gotta get on these guys.
Need to coach that holds players accountable.
I am tired of Russell
Tired of Lebron
Tired of Schroder
Tired of Davis (thought he had an ok game)
Vando is mid.
Like Reaves, like Rui. |
I didn’t agree with the playing of Russell. It felt like a Beasley thing to me.
But you can easily argue the Darvin ham got more out of this team than he should have. Let’s keep in mind this team barely made the play in and made it all the way to the Western Conference finals.
You can’t say it’s all the players because we have injured players playing on this team, old injured players, and players that have disappeared that we were counting on
Yet they still made it as far as they did it’s no easy feat to make it to the Western Conference finals anyway |
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DrDent
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| Polarbear wrote: | | anth2000 wrote: | Agree that Ham is not the right coach.
I give him kudos for a first year but he obviously doesn’t have the players ready for games. His staff sucks ass.
Can’t be a coach that is everyone’s friend.
Screw that, doesn’t work.
Gotta get on these guys.
Need to coach that holds players accountable.
I am tired of Russell
Tired of Lebron
Tired of Schroder
Tired of Davis (thought he had an ok game)
Vando is mid.
Like Reaves, like Rui. |
I didn’t agree with the playing of Russell. It felt like a Beasley thing to me.
But you can easily argue the Darvin ham got more out of this team than he should have. Let’s keep in mind this team barely made the play in and made it all the way to the Western Conference finals.
You can’t say it’s all the players because we have injured players playing on this team, old injured players, and players that have disappeared that we were counting on
Yet they still made it as far as they did it’s no easy feat to make it to the Western Conference finals anyway |
Put another way. Like Kerr and Dray admitted about their own club:
We just maxxed out.
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| Russel should not be tin the starting lineup next game |
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ducasse
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APRIL 2022
"Lakers Rumors: LeBron James, Anthony Davis Like Nick Nurse's Coaching Style" |
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troy
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| ducasse wrote: | | JerryWest_44 wrote: | | TheBlackMamba wrote: | | JerryWest_44 wrote: | | troy wrote: | | I call upon Lebron James to retire. |
Just not worth the $$ |
It’s funny how everybody came to that conclusion after three games, and at no other point before that. He hits a few more threes and nobody is saying (bleep) about him. Getting soundly beat by a better team has a way of turning fan bases crazy |
He is getting superstar money but he’s not playing like a superstar |
He's injured. We would have definately been more competitive with a healthy LeBron. |
The man is middle aged, playing a young man's game. His body will never allow for him to be fully healthy. Why do some people constantly ignore that Lebron is PUSHING 40 YEARS OLD! |
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| ducasse wrote: | | JerryWest_44 wrote: | | TheBlackMamba wrote: | | JerryWest_44 wrote: | | troy wrote: | | I call upon Lebron James to retire. |
Just not worth the $$ |
It’s funny how everybody came to that conclusion after three games, and at no other point before that. He hits a few more threes and nobody is saying (bleep) about him. Getting soundly beat by a better team has a way of turning fan bases crazy |
He is getting superstar money but he’s not playing like a superstar |
He's injured. We would have definately been more competitive with a healthy LeBron. |
Fully healthy is 60% of his former self. … just not worth superstar $$ |
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Polarbear
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| DrDent wrote: | | Polarbear wrote: | | anth2000 wrote: | Agree that Ham is not the right coach.
I give him kudos for a first year but he obviously doesn’t have the players ready for games. His staff sucks ass.
Can’t be a coach that is everyone’s friend.
Screw that, doesn’t work.
Gotta get on these guys.
Need to coach that holds players accountable.
I am tired of Russell
Tired of Lebron
Tired of Schroder
Tired of Davis (thought he had an ok game)
Vando is mid.
Like Reaves, like Rui. |
I didn’t agree with the playing of Russell. It felt like a Beasley thing to me.
But you can easily argue the Darvin ham got more out of this team than he should have. Let’s keep in mind this team barely made the play in and made it all the way to the Western Conference finals.
You can’t say it’s all the players because we have injured players playing on this team, old injured players, and players that have disappeared that we were counting on
Yet they still made it as far as they did it’s no easy feat to make it to the Western Conference finals anyway |
Put another way. Like Kerr and Dray admitted about their own club:
We just maxxed out. |
A lot of positives from this season. I do hope that they put an emphasis on getting a defensive guard. That’s not a scoring liability may be in the draft. |
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KingKobe20
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Alot of my friends and family destroyed me for worrying about KCP but his 17 points and 2 steals and numerous deflections was MVP for the nuggets IMO.
An even my fellas at my local barbershop got some shots on me today LMAO
Sure Murray and Jokic are superstars but KCP gets them to the next level. He really anchors their defense alongside Bruce Brown.
Championship KCP we are witnessing again and I don't think Miami or Boston can stop them |
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| Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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| JerryWest_44 wrote: | | SweetP wrote: | | Alpha wrote: | | Hey 0-3 teams 0-149? We're due! Lets go! Reverse sweep |
Someone's gotta do it someday, why not us? |
Need a radical change as our offense stagnates too much in the halfcourt. Have AR run the offense |
I'm down. Id even give Christie a shot. |
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TheBlackMamba
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| Guys, he’s still averaging 24-10-6 in the playoffs at almost 50% shooting on a bum foot. To be displeased with his play is one thing, but to say it’s time to move on is frankly…asinine. We don’t have anyone on the roster or anyone attainable in the foreseeable future that replaces what he still brings to the table, 3 point shooting slump be damned |
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anth2000
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| Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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| AtlLaker wrote: | | I hate this team !!! Ham is an idiot and they’ll bring ham back and over pay for Kyrie and wipe out the depth on this team. Watch what I tell you. |
No, you don’t hate this team.
You hated the team that started 2-10 and was the 13 seed a couple months ago.
Kyrie is not the answer. Why do people keep saying that??
Keep Reaves, Rui, Vando, maybe Walker. |
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KingKobe20
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| Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| anth2000 wrote: | | Can we stop the stupid Kyrie talk? He’s not what this team needs. |
All this Kyrie talk is annoying but I do have to wonder what he's thinking right now watching his arch nemesis Jamal Murray torch our Lakers? |
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Polarbear
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| anth2000 wrote: | | AtlLaker wrote: | | I hate this team !!! Ham is an idiot and they’ll bring ham back and over pay for Kyrie and wipe out the depth on this team. Watch what I tell you. |
No, you don’t hate this team.
You hated the team that started 2-10 and was the 13 seed a couple months ago.
Kyrie is not the answer. Why do people keep saying that??
Keep Reaves, Rui, Vando, maybe Walker. |
Kyrie plays zero defense I’d rather bring Brett Schröder and draft a guard |
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bertrome
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| Eh sucks to be in this situation but as long as the Celtics don't win I'm good. |
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anth2000
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| Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| KingKobe20 wrote: | | anth2000 wrote: | | Can we stop the stupid Kyrie talk? He’s not what this team needs. |
All this Kyrie talk is annoying but I do have to wonder what he's thinking right now watching his arch nemesis Jamal Murray torch our Lakers? |
I don’t disagree, but don’t think he’s the answer.
Gut our team for him? Not smart. |
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troy
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Lebron knows he needs to retire. The only reason why he's still playing, post the scoring record, is that he wants to play with his son. It doesn't matter that his body, being middle aged, will never fully heal, and this his hand/eye coordination is compromised. He just wants to play with his son, and he's being paid millions of dollars to fund his little pet project.
Lebron, thank you for what you've done for our team. Please retire and come back when Bronny gets into the NBA. Play your games or two, and then go back into retirement. |
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| Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| bertrome wrote: | | Eh sucks to be in this situation but as long as the Celtics don't win I'm good. |
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DrDent
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| Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Polarbear wrote: | | DrDent wrote: | | Polarbear wrote: | | anth2000 wrote: | Agree that Ham is not the right coach.
I give him kudos for a first year but he obviously doesn’t have the players ready for games. His staff sucks ass.
Can’t be a coach that is everyone’s friend.
Screw that, doesn’t work.
Gotta get on these guys.
Need to coach that holds players accountable.
I am tired of Russell
Tired of Lebron
Tired of Schroder
Tired of Davis (thought he had an ok game)
Vando is mid.
Like Reaves, like Rui. |
I didn’t agree with the playing of Russell. It felt like a Beasley thing to me.
But you can easily argue the Darvin ham got more out of this team than he should have. Let’s keep in mind this team barely made the play in and made it all the way to the Western Conference finals.
You can’t say it’s all the players because we have injured players playing on this team, old injured players, and players that have disappeared that we were counting on
Yet they still made it as far as they did it’s no easy feat to make it to the Western Conference finals anyway |
Put another way. Like Kerr and Dray admitted about their own club:
We just maxxed out. |
A lot of positives from this season. I do hope that they put an emphasis on getting a defensive guard. That’s not a scoring liability may be in the draft. |
I will say this.
After trade deadline (before this series) I believe team was 26-12.
They were alot more balanced.
AR has been a revelation, the russ trade allowed that.
Christie looks promising, I mean alot of things he does now looks smooth.
I think the FO has now seen a good sample size of team strengths and weaknesses and what can be worked on.
One thing that will be of interest is d'lo. Look, at times during the regular season he looked fantastic and had some really big games vs the Grizz and even Dubs. The question is, do you keep him or is there a replacement who can do what he does (mostly) but plays better d and is more consistent on o?
Also, I would like to see AD not have to exert so much energy as the primary D anchor, get him help, so he can save more energy for O and be allowed to roam on D. In an interview on JJ Reddik's show, Caruso mentioned the fact Lakers had Dwight ? Javale allowed AD to be more active (and consistent) on offense and roam on D.
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