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Dr. Laker
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Start him.
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leking006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Dr. Laker wrote: | | Start him. |
over who? |
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ocho
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| leking006 wrote: | | Dr. Laker wrote: | | Start him. |
over who? |
Prince.
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Dr. Laker
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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| ocho wrote: | | leking006 wrote: | | Dr. Laker wrote: | | Start him. |
over who? |
Prince. |
Make LeBron play the 3. We won't face elite wings every game, but when we do, put Wood or AD on them.
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Jordan-esque
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Clark Kent wrote: | | Wood leads Lakers in +/- this season, he’s making IMPACTFUL plays. |
Winning plays!
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Kblo247!
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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| governator wrote: | | I am liking, like liking liking this AD-Wood combo, dude’s defense is nowhere as bad as advertised, he was chasing Kawhi and PG like he was AD |
Wood openly complained about people complaining about his defense in Houston, Detroit and Dallas and said he should not be the only big on the floor. AD has said since the title team he doesn’t want to be the only big on the floor. They are a match made in heaven for one another because they both got what they wanted. The difference between the two is that without another big, Wood can’t hide a team, whereas AD is a defensive unicorn |
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governator
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Dr. Laker wrote: | | ocho wrote: | | leking006 wrote: | | Dr. Laker wrote: | | Start him. |
over who? |
Prince. |
Make LeBron play the 3. We won't face elite wings every game, but when we do, put Wood or AD on them. |
I’m all in for AD-Wood
This is our 2nd unit: Gabe, Cam, Prince, Vando, Rui, Hayes
Deep
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Japago
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| And lots of people didn't want to sign him... |
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leking006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I am actually surprise that wood can play D as forward. |
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Lakesh0wtime
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Japago wrote: | | And lots of people didn't want to sign him... |
Should’ve signed Jock Londale or Jay Huff instead! |
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LakerSD
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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| So far, so good. A welcome surprise. |
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miggz23
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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| leking006 wrote: | | I am actually surprise that wood can play D as forward. |
Most forwards are not that shifty and fast. Only a few. He has the length over most of them and can recover. Glad to see he is buying in early. |
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CRoost
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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| miggz23 wrote: | | leking006 wrote: | | I am actually surprise that wood can play D as forward. |
Most forwards are not that shifty and fast. Only a few. He has the length over most of them and can recover. Glad to see he is buying in early. |
He’s a pretty good wing defender on man defense and a help defender on weak side. That’s where our team should utilized him. Good fit with Lebron and AD. |
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alleyoop
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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Man, we actually got him to buy in defensively 🥲
Love to see it
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MookieBetts50
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Wasn't expecting Wood's D to exceed his much heralded O but I'll take it. He's now a trusted and reliable member of the main rotation just as Ham told us back in camp! |
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1995Lakers
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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| This kid is at LO's level during our title runs. |
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lordtrapula
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 12:05 am Post subject: |
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| dude is doing the lakers wet work, pretty crazy the mavs couldn't get this from him |
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miggz23
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 12:41 am Post subject: |
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| lordtrapula wrote: | | dude is doing the lakers wet work, pretty crazy the mavs couldn't get this from him |
Mavs as team was not good defensively. It’s different when your playing along side AD amd a bunch of wing defenders. I know Lebron gets hate for his lazy defense at times. But his IQ alone can help, when he is calling out other team plays and sets. |
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MJST
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 1:38 am Post subject: |
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The rebounds he gets when on the court with AD and in general are a difference maker.
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manlisten
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 2:09 am Post subject: |
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| Lakesh0wtime wrote: | | Japago wrote: | | And lots of people didn't want to sign him... |
Should’ve signed Jock Londale or Jay Huff instead! |
I'd still take Mo Bamba over him.
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BadGuy
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 3:01 am Post subject: |
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Was clear as day that Wood was a steal when the deal happened. Haters including the media tried to make people think Wood sucked and put up empty stats  You put talent on the right team, and watch them flourish! |
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governator
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 4:39 am Post subject: |
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| Kblo247! wrote: | | governator wrote: | | I am liking, like liking liking this AD-Wood combo, dude’s defense is nowhere as bad as advertised, he was chasing Kawhi and PG like he was AD |
Wood openly complained about people complaining about his defense in Houston, Detroit and Dallas and said he should not be the only big on the floor. AD has said since the title team he doesn’t want to be the only big on the floor. They are a match made in heaven for one another because they both got what they wanted. The difference between the two is that without another big, Wood can’t hide a team, whereas AD is a defensive unicorn |
It’s truly like watching AD and AD lite side by side. AD simply cover the whole halfcourt, Wood got AD’s back
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waterman40
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 5:26 am Post subject: |
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Early on, but it would be nice if we were able to offer him a good contract next year.
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matigol
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 5:54 am Post subject: |
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| manlisten wrote: | | Lakesh0wtime wrote: | | Japago wrote: | | And lots of people didn't want to sign him... |
Should’ve signed Jock Londale or Jay Huff instead! |
I'd still take Mo Bamba over him. |
Uff, Mo doesn't play with fire and he's injury prone
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1995Lakers
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 6:14 am Post subject: |
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This guy is a flashing red sign as an Exhibit A of an established "losing" player suddenly becoming a valuable winner in the right environment.
It works the other way around too. Think Robert Horry on Phoenix right before he was traded here after winning 2 rings in Houston. Had Horry stayed in Phoenix and we kept Ceballos, some team might have been able to pick up Horry for the $1 Million exception right after that season as he was set to be a free agent following the 1997 season - which was the only exception available for all teams over the salary cap. Instead he got a 7 year $35 million extension. Likely Horry would have just signed with Houston for the $1M prove-it deal as the Rockets were all capped out with Olajuwon, Barkley and Drexler.
Love this dude. |
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