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PostPosted: Thu May 09, 2024 4:24 am    Post subject:

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Ok, Hart is better than DLo,


Nope. But you can argue he's is better than Rui. Rui's ceiling is higher however.
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governator wrote:
Ok, Hart is better than DLo,


Nope. But you can argue he's is better than Rui. Rui's ceiling is higher however.


Every nba team would take Hart over DLO

one raises his game in the playoffs the other has the 2nd worst playoff TS% in the last 15 years
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Charles Lee hired as head coach of the Hornets

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Ksig wrote:
MJST wrote:
governator wrote:
Ok, Hart is better than DLo,


Nope. But you can argue he's is better than Rui. Rui's ceiling is higher however.


Every nba team would take Hart over DLO


Nah, they wouldn't. They'd want Hart for his role as a hustle guy. They wouldn't get him to be the third option on a Championship roster, nor depend on him to average 18/6 as that third option to help lead a team into the Playoffs.

You sit there and make yourself look bad trying to say that Josh Hart whom averaged 9 points on 31% shooting from three is better than DLO because of a few Playoff games. Leave the dumb reactionary hot takes to ESPN.

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Charles Lee hired as head coach of the Hornets

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40111769/charles-lee-agrees-4-year-deal-hornets-coach-sources-say


Hornets were after Atkinson last season, almost hired him but he backed out and opted to return to the Warriors. Maybe waiting for a better situation.

Perhaps the Lakers can give him that.
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this is so important to have players playing together within the same age window. you see those Nova guys feed off of each other, playing out of their mind. but i guarantee all of you, if you stick one of those guys on a team with LeBron, KD and other old stars, they will not play as freely and effective.
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MJST wrote:
Ksig wrote:
MJST wrote:
governator wrote:
Ok, Hart is better than DLo,


Nope. But you can argue he's is better than Rui. Rui's ceiling is higher however.


Every nba team would take Hart over DLO


Nah, they wouldn't. They'd want Hart for his role as a hustle guy. They wouldn't get him to be the third option on a Championship roster, nor depend on him to average 18/6 as that third option to help lead a team into the Playoffs.

You sit there and make yourself look bad trying to say that Josh Hart whom averaged 9 points on 31% shooting from three is better than DLO because of a few Playoff games. Leave the dumb reactionary hot takes to ESPN.

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Charles Lee hired as head coach of the Hornets

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40111769/charles-lee-agrees-4-year-deal-hornets-coach-sources-say


Hornets were after Atkinson last season, almost hired him but he backed out and opted to return to the Warriors. Maybe waiting for a better situation.

Perhaps the Lakers can give him that.


Advice on how not to embarrass oneself coming from the baby that ran away after DLO dropped a whopping zero points in a must win playoff game. Hart is far more important to a team with championship aspirations over DLO.
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Cutheon wrote:
MJST wrote:
Ksig wrote:
MJST wrote:
governator wrote:
Ok, Hart is better than DLo,


Nope. But you can argue he's is better than Rui. Rui's ceiling is higher however.


Every nba team would take Hart over DLO


Nah, they wouldn't. They'd want Hart for his role as a hustle guy. They wouldn't get him to be the third option on a Championship roster, nor depend on him to average 18/6 as that third option to help lead a team into the Playoffs.

You sit there and make yourself look bad trying to say that Josh Hart whom averaged 9 points on 31% shooting from three is better than DLO because of a few Playoff games. Leave the dumb reactionary hot takes to ESPN.

Basketball Fan wrote:
Charles Lee hired as head coach of the Hornets

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40111769/charles-lee-agrees-4-year-deal-hornets-coach-sources-say


Hornets were after Atkinson last season, almost hired him but he backed out and opted to return to the Warriors. Maybe waiting for a better situation.

Perhaps the Lakers can give him that.


Advice on how not to embarrass oneself


By not saying/agreeing with dumb things like Josh Hart and his 9 points on 31% shooting is better than DLO.

It would behoove you and your lot to do so. Being a hater is one thing, being blatantly stupid is another.

SGV-Laker fan wrote:
this is so important to have players playing together within the same age window. you see those Nova guys feed off of each other, playing out of their mind. but i guarantee all of you, if you stick one of those guys on a team with LeBron, KD and other old stars, they will not play as freely and effective.


It's because at some point, consistency goes out of the window when LeBron wishes to do his own thing. You don't see a lot of 'playing freely' in LeBronball, because it comes down to "Let me do it, you wait in the corner" a lot of the time. There's a reason why in spite of his stats at times the ball is much more free moving when he's not playing point guard, or not playing period, and other guys get involved and get into rhythms. When he was 34 he could overcompensate for what he didn't allow others to do., when he's 39, not so much.

Sometimes people get tired of you not playing defense, holding the ball for 20 seconds for 6 straight possessions, throwing it to them at the end of the shotclock on one of them, and huffing your chest and shaking your head if they happen to miss.
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PostPosted: Thu May 09, 2024 7:24 am    Post subject:

MJST wrote:
Cutheon wrote:
MJST wrote:
Ksig wrote:
MJST wrote:
governator wrote:
Ok, Hart is better than DLo,


Nope. But you can argue he's is better than Rui. Rui's ceiling is higher however.


Every nba team would take Hart over DLO


Nah, they wouldn't. They'd want Hart for his role as a hustle guy. They wouldn't get him to be the third option on a Championship roster, nor depend on him to average 18/6 as that third option to help lead a team into the Playoffs.

You sit there and make yourself look bad trying to say that Josh Hart whom averaged 9 points on 31% shooting from three is better than DLO because of a few Playoff games. Leave the dumb reactionary hot takes to ESPN.

Basketball Fan wrote:
Charles Lee hired as head coach of the Hornets

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40111769/charles-lee-agrees-4-year-deal-hornets-coach-sources-say


Hornets were after Atkinson last season, almost hired him but he backed out and opted to return to the Warriors. Maybe waiting for a better situation.

Perhaps the Lakers can give him that.


Advice on how not to embarrass oneself


By not saying/agreeing with dumb things like Josh Hart and his 9 points on 31% shooting is better than DLO.

It would behoove you and your lot to do so. Being a hater is one thing, being blatantly stupid is another.

SGV-Laker fan wrote:
this is so important to have players playing together within the same age window. you see those Nova guys feed off of each other, playing out of their mind. but i guarantee all of you, if you stick one of those guys on a team with LeBron, KD and other old stars, they will not play as freely and effective.


It's because at some point, consistency goes out of the window when LeBron wishes to do his own thing. You don't see a lot of 'playing freely' in LeBronball, because it comes down to "Let me do it, you wait in the corner" a lot of the time. There's a reason why in spite of his stats at times the ball is much more free moving when he's not playing point guard, or not playing period, and other guys get involved and get into rhythms. When he was 34 he could overcompensate for what he didn't allow others to do., when he's 39, not so much.

Sometimes people get tired of you not playing defense, holding the ball for 20 seconds for 6 straight possessions, throwing it to them at the end of the shotclock on one of them, and huffing your chest and shaking your head if they happen to miss.


I think its a valid point. Sometimes when it comes to trying to win a chip intangibles matter. I bring this to a Van Exel vs Fisher debate. Van Exel is a far better talent and put up far better numbers than Fisher (no one who knows basketball would debate that Fisher is a better basketball player than Van Exel). But in building a team to win a chip, is Van Exel more valuable than Fisher??? Its a legit question and this is Van Exel who himself had moments of brilliance in the playoffs albeit mixed with some stinkers.

Hart is that intangibles guy and D'Lo is the guy who I always compared him to since he first got drafted by LA - Nick Van Exel.
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Can this one time Laker get a 🖐🏽 for puttin in that ironman workout…



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1995Lakers wrote:
MJST wrote:
Cutheon wrote:
MJST wrote:
Ksig wrote:
MJST wrote:
governator wrote:
Ok, Hart is better than DLo,


Nope. But you can argue he's is better than Rui. Rui's ceiling is higher however.


Every nba team would take Hart over DLO


Nah, they wouldn't. They'd want Hart for his role as a hustle guy. They wouldn't get him to be the third option on a Championship roster, nor depend on him to average 18/6 as that third option to help lead a team into the Playoffs.

You sit there and make yourself look bad trying to say that Josh Hart whom averaged 9 points on 31% shooting from three is better than DLO because of a few Playoff games. Leave the dumb reactionary hot takes to ESPN.

Basketball Fan wrote:
Charles Lee hired as head coach of the Hornets

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40111769/charles-lee-agrees-4-year-deal-hornets-coach-sources-say


Hornets were after Atkinson last season, almost hired him but he backed out and opted to return to the Warriors. Maybe waiting for a better situation.

Perhaps the Lakers can give him that.


Advice on how not to embarrass oneself


By not saying/agreeing with dumb things like Josh Hart and his 9 points on 31% shooting is better than DLO.

It would behoove you and your lot to do so. Being a hater is one thing, being blatantly stupid is another.

SGV-Laker fan wrote:
this is so important to have players playing together within the same age window. you see those Nova guys feed off of each other, playing out of their mind. but i guarantee all of you, if you stick one of those guys on a team with LeBron, KD and other old stars, they will not play as freely and effective.


It's because at some point, consistency goes out of the window when LeBron wishes to do his own thing. You don't see a lot of 'playing freely' in LeBronball, because it comes down to "Let me do it, you wait in the corner" a lot of the time. There's a reason why in spite of his stats at times the ball is much more free moving when he's not playing point guard, or not playing period, and other guys get involved and get into rhythms. When he was 34 he could overcompensate for what he didn't allow others to do., when he's 39, not so much.

Sometimes people get tired of you not playing defense, holding the ball for 20 seconds for 6 straight possessions, throwing it to them at the end of the shotclock on one of them, and huffing your chest and shaking your head if they happen to miss.


I think its a valid point. Sometimes when it comes to trying to win a chip intangibles matter. I bring this to a Van Exel vs Fisher debate. Van Exel is a far better talent and put up far better numbers than Fisher (no one who knows basketball would debate that Fisher is a better basketball player than Van Exel). But in building a team to win a chip, is Van Exel more valuable than Fisher??? Its a legit question and this is Van Exel who himself had moments of brilliance in the playoffs albeit mixed with some stinkers.

Hart is that intangibles guy and D'Lo is the guy who I always compared him to since he first got drafted by LA - Nick Van Exel.


DLO is nothing like Nick the Quick outside of both being lefties and shoot threes. Nick played with heart and emotion, he has that alpha demeanor DLO seriously lacks.
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SGV-Laker fan wrote:
1995Lakers wrote:
MJST wrote:
Cutheon wrote:
MJST wrote:
Ksig wrote:
MJST wrote:
governator wrote:
Ok, Hart is better than DLo,


Nope. But you can argue he's is better than Rui. Rui's ceiling is higher however.


Every nba team would take Hart over DLO


Nah, they wouldn't. They'd want Hart for his role as a hustle guy. They wouldn't get him to be the third option on a Championship roster, nor depend on him to average 18/6 as that third option to help lead a team into the Playoffs.

You sit there and make yourself look bad trying to say that Josh Hart whom averaged 9 points on 31% shooting from three is better than DLO because of a few Playoff games. Leave the dumb reactionary hot takes to ESPN.

Basketball Fan wrote:
Charles Lee hired as head coach of the Hornets

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40111769/charles-lee-agrees-4-year-deal-hornets-coach-sources-say


Hornets were after Atkinson last season, almost hired him but he backed out and opted to return to the Warriors. Maybe waiting for a better situation.

Perhaps the Lakers can give him that.


Advice on how not to embarrass oneself


By not saying/agreeing with dumb things like Josh Hart and his 9 points on 31% shooting is better than DLO.

It would behoove you and your lot to do so. Being a hater is one thing, being blatantly stupid is another.

SGV-Laker fan wrote:
this is so important to have players playing together within the same age window. you see those Nova guys feed off of each other, playing out of their mind. but i guarantee all of you, if you stick one of those guys on a team with LeBron, KD and other old stars, they will not play as freely and effective.


It's because at some point, consistency goes out of the window when LeBron wishes to do his own thing. You don't see a lot of 'playing freely' in LeBronball, because it comes down to "Let me do it, you wait in the corner" a lot of the time. There's a reason why in spite of his stats at times the ball is much more free moving when he's not playing point guard, or not playing period, and other guys get involved and get into rhythms. When he was 34 he could overcompensate for what he didn't allow others to do., when he's 39, not so much.

Sometimes people get tired of you not playing defense, holding the ball for 20 seconds for 6 straight possessions, throwing it to them at the end of the shotclock on one of them, and huffing your chest and shaking your head if they happen to miss.


I think its a valid point. Sometimes when it comes to trying to win a chip intangibles matter. I bring this to a Van Exel vs Fisher debate. Van Exel is a far better talent and put up far better numbers than Fisher (no one who knows basketball would debate that Fisher is a better basketball player than Van Exel). But in building a team to win a chip, is Van Exel more valuable than Fisher??? Its a legit question and this is Van Exel who himself had moments of brilliance in the playoffs albeit mixed with some stinkers.

Hart is that intangibles guy and D'Lo is the guy who I always compared him to since he first got drafted by LA - Nick Van Exel.


DLO is nothing like Nick the Quick outside of both being lefties and shoot threes. Nick played with heart and emotion, he has that alpha demeanor DLO seriously lacks.


you can probably still find the video on youtube where Nick had doubts about DLo after we drafted him. basically saying he's not athletic and has a "too cool for schoool" attitude. wasn't a killer, so to speak.
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https://x.com/shamscharania/status/1788630253260124539?s=46&t=6-sxM4NpvzeWdNMn3aVCqg


I guess

I need to read the press release it seems like there should be a monetary fine as well.
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PostPosted: Thu May 09, 2024 10:06 am    Post subject:

Josh Hart playoff stats:

13.6 pts 9.6 r 3.5 a 48%/39% shooting

Dlo playoff stas:

14.2 pts 2.9 r 4.8 a 39%/33% shooting

Factor in the defense which is as wide as the grand canyon and its not even close.

No GM is taking dlo over hart
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Ksig wrote:
Josh Hart playoff stats:

13.6 pts 9.6 r 3.5 a 48%/39% shooting

Dlo playoff stas:

14.2 pts 2.9 r 4.8 a 39%/33% shooting

Factor in the defense which is as wide as the grand canyon and its not even close.

No GM is taking dlo over hart


I’ll never get over the fact that we got one of Hart/Kuzma, plus future DPOY runner-up Brook Lopez, AND got rid of Mozgov’s contract in exchange for DLO. It was one of the most underrated trades in Laker history.

Who’s better, Kuzma or Hart?
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Ksig wrote:
MJST wrote:
governator wrote:
Ok, Hart is better than DLo,


Nope. But you can argue he's is better than Rui. Rui's ceiling is higher however.


Every nba team would take Hart over DLO

one raises his game in the playoffs the other has the 2nd worst playoff TS% in the last 15 years

It’s silly to think otherwise. Dlo had every opportunity to latch onto to a team not named the lakers. Even at half of his previous salary. No one wanted him. Hart is the superior player. The huge discrepancy is Hart has been an absolute beast in how he plays during the postseason. The anti dlo
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Ksig wrote:
Josh Hart playoff stats:

13.6 pts 9.6 r 3.5 a 48%/39% shooting

Dlo playoff stas:

14.2 pts 2.9 r 4.8 a 39%/33% shooting

Factor in the defense which is as wide as the grand canyon and its not even close.

No GM is taking dlo over hart


I’ll never get over the fact that we got one of Hart/Kuzma, plus future DPOY runner-up Brook Lopez, AND got rid of Mozgov’s contract in exchange for DLO. It was one of the most underrated trades in Laker history.

Who’s better, Kuzma or Hart?


Hart's showing he steps up BIG in the playoffs. They're out-rebounding their opponents by 5.5 a game and Hart is grabbing 12.8 (!!!) of them. Brunson is getting all the shine but there's a big argument that winning the possession battle is what's winning them games.
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The NBA has suspended Bucks guard Patrick Beverley for four games.

https://x.com/shamscharania/status/1788630253260124539?s=46&t=6-sxM4NpvzeWdNMn3aVCqg


I guess

I need to read the press release it seems like there should be a monetary fine as well.


And Jamal Murray doesn't get even a one game suspension for throwing a heating pad towards a ref, missing, and having it nearly injury the opposing team's starting big.

amazing

The NBA, where rigging happens.

*pat bev should be suspended for being an idiot but so should Murray.
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Ksig wrote:
Josh Hart playoff stats:

13.6 pts 9.6 r 3.5 a 48%/39% shooting

Dlo playoff stas:

14.2 pts 2.9 r 4.8 a 39%/33% shooting

Factor in the defense which is as wide as the grand canyon and its not even close.

No GM is taking dlo over hart


Those numbers look simmilar..But let me guess what you gong to say...hnnn

"But but but look at the 3pt percentage"....Who cares the numbers the same and does Josh hart play with LBJ or had Ham Hocjk who was FIRED FOR BEING JUNK?

again your reply
"But but he played defense"..really now? Did he play in Ham's Defense? Was Dlo hunted in this series?No U missed that didtn ya?..was he on Porter who went off or was that rui? Please tell me...we all waiting.....
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SGV-Laker fan wrote:
1995Lakers wrote:
MJST wrote:
Cutheon wrote:
MJST wrote:
Ksig wrote:
MJST wrote:
governator wrote:
Ok, Hart is better than DLo,


Nope. But you can argue he's is better than Rui. Rui's ceiling is higher however.


Every nba team would take Hart over DLO


Nah, they wouldn't. They'd want Hart for his role as a hustle guy. They wouldn't get him to be the third option on a Championship roster, nor depend on him to average 18/6 as that third option to help lead a team into the Playoffs.

You sit there and make yourself look bad trying to say that Josh Hart whom averaged 9 points on 31% shooting from three is better than DLO because of a few Playoff games. Leave the dumb reactionary hot takes to ESPN.

Basketball Fan wrote:
Charles Lee hired as head coach of the Hornets

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40111769/charles-lee-agrees-4-year-deal-hornets-coach-sources-say


Hornets were after Atkinson last season, almost hired him but he backed out and opted to return to the Warriors. Maybe waiting for a better situation.

Perhaps the Lakers can give him that.


Advice on how not to embarrass oneself


By not saying/agreeing with dumb things like Josh Hart and his 9 points on 31% shooting is better than DLO.

It would behoove you and your lot to do so. Being a hater is one thing, being blatantly stupid is another.

SGV-Laker fan wrote:
this is so important to have players playing together within the same age window. you see those Nova guys feed off of each other, playing out of their mind. but i guarantee all of you, if you stick one of those guys on a team with LeBron, KD and other old stars, they will not play as freely and effective.


It's because at some point, consistency goes out of the window when LeBron wishes to do his own thing. You don't see a lot of 'playing freely' in LeBronball, because it comes down to "Let me do it, you wait in the corner" a lot of the time. There's a reason why in spite of his stats at times the ball is much more free moving when he's not playing point guard, or not playing period, and other guys get involved and get into rhythms. When he was 34 he could overcompensate for what he didn't allow others to do., when he's 39, not so much.

Sometimes people get tired of you not playing defense, holding the ball for 20 seconds for 6 straight possessions, throwing it to them at the end of the shotclock on one of them, and huffing your chest and shaking your head if they happen to miss.


I think its a valid point. Sometimes when it comes to trying to win a chip intangibles matter. I bring this to a Van Exel vs Fisher debate. Van Exel is a far better talent and put up far better numbers than Fisher (no one who knows basketball would debate that Fisher is a better basketball player than Van Exel). But in building a team to win a chip, is Van Exel more valuable than Fisher??? Its a legit question and this is Van Exel who himself had moments of brilliance in the playoffs albeit mixed with some stinkers.

Hart is that intangibles guy and D'Lo is the guy who I always compared him to since he first got drafted by LA - Nick Van Exel.


DLO is nothing like Nick the Quick outside of both being lefties and shoot threes. Nick played with heart and emotion, he has that alpha demeanor DLO seriously lacks.


Again Who cares what NicK Van Axecel says..is he coming back to play for this team? ummm Nope.

"he has that alpha demeanor DLO seriously lacks."-What are you poping on? He just made history with the most 3pt made for the Lakers and made a tie layup late in the 4th of the playoffs when some could barely make their chipies......He didnt lose the playoffs for ya..maybe somone should have taken the wheel in defending Murray late in games..i wonder who tho?
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I want the Cavs to win and I want to see Mitchell smoked.
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PostPosted: Thu May 09, 2024 3:29 pm    Post subject:

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SGV-Laker fan wrote:
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Ok, Hart is better than DLo,


Nope. But you can argue he's is better than Rui. Rui's ceiling is higher however.


Every nba team would take Hart over DLO


Nah, they wouldn't. They'd want Hart for his role as a hustle guy. They wouldn't get him to be the third option on a Championship roster, nor depend on him to average 18/6 as that third option to help lead a team into the Playoffs.

You sit there and make yourself look bad trying to say that Josh Hart whom averaged 9 points on 31% shooting from three is better than DLO because of a few Playoff games. Leave the dumb reactionary hot takes to ESPN.

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Charles Lee hired as head coach of the Hornets

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40111769/charles-lee-agrees-4-year-deal-hornets-coach-sources-say


Hornets were after Atkinson last season, almost hired him but he backed out and opted to return to the Warriors. Maybe waiting for a better situation.

Perhaps the Lakers can give him that.


Advice on how not to embarrass oneself


By not saying/agreeing with dumb things like Josh Hart and his 9 points on 31% shooting is better than DLO.

It would behoove you and your lot to do so. Being a hater is one thing, being blatantly stupid is another.

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this is so important to have players playing together within the same age window. you see those Nova guys feed off of each other, playing out of their mind. but i guarantee all of you, if you stick one of those guys on a team with LeBron, KD and other old stars, they will not play as freely and effective.


It's because at some point, consistency goes out of the window when LeBron wishes to do his own thing. You don't see a lot of 'playing freely' in LeBronball, because it comes down to "Let me do it, you wait in the corner" a lot of the time. There's a reason why in spite of his stats at times the ball is much more free moving when he's not playing point guard, or not playing period, and other guys get involved and get into rhythms. When he was 34 he could overcompensate for what he didn't allow others to do., when he's 39, not so much.

Sometimes people get tired of you not playing defense, holding the ball for 20 seconds for 6 straight possessions, throwing it to them at the end of the shotclock on one of them, and huffing your chest and shaking your head if they happen to miss.


I think its a valid point. Sometimes when it comes to trying to win a chip intangibles matter. I bring this to a Van Exel vs Fisher debate. Van Exel is a far better talent and put up far better numbers than Fisher (no one who knows basketball would debate that Fisher is a better basketball player than Van Exel). But in building a team to win a chip, is Van Exel more valuable than Fisher??? Its a legit question and this is Van Exel who himself had moments of brilliance in the playoffs albeit mixed with some stinkers.

Hart is that intangibles guy and D'Lo is the guy who I always compared him to since he first got drafted by LA - Nick Van Exel.


DLO is nothing like Nick the Quick outside of both being lefties and shoot threes. Nick played with heart and emotion, he has that alpha demeanor DLO seriously lacks.


Again Who cares what NicK Van Axecel says..is he coming back to play for this team? ummm Nope.

"he has that alpha demeanor DLO seriously lacks."-What are you poping on? He just made history with the most 3pt made for the Lakers and made a tie layup late in the 4th of the playoffs when some could barely make their chipies......He didnt lose the playoffs for ya..maybe somone should have taken the wheel in defending Murray late in games..i wonder who tho?


Didn't he piss Shaq off with his Cancaun remark?
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PostPosted: Thu May 09, 2024 3:37 pm    Post subject:

Mobley and LeVert came to backup Spida, need Garland to step up.
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C'mon Cavs, git dis monkey offen my back.
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DM with a 3rd qtr 3 ptr at the buzzard…. Cavs up by 12 to start the 4th
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