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Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:09 pm Post subject:
jodeke wrote:
strong9 wrote:
Itsowheeze wrote:
pio2u wrote:
jodeke wrote:
Dlo was on fire. Can we PLEASE give Darvin credit for good coaching? He's always the reason we lose. How bout when we win?
Ham made a very good challenge at the end that was on point!!
I agree on that. As much as I have my issues with ham. I have to give him credit when it's due.
You mean you want to give him credit for doing the obvious near the end of the game? Even "I love to horde my timeouts" Ham had no choice. Let's not giving him credit for not being an absolute moron and remember he is still a moron.
Dlo was on fire. Can we PLEASE give Darvin credit for good coaching? He's always the reason we lose. How bout when we win?
Okay. I'll give him credit for leaving DLo in, as opposed to benching him most of the 4th quarter against the Nuggets.
How bout his closing defensive lineup? He took Dlo out and put Dinwiddie in.
Definitely a move that worked out. I give credit where credit is due. Listen, I'm not rooting for Ham to fail. That would mean I want the Lakers to fail. However, the criticism he has received has been deserved.
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Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:17 pm Post subject:
Anyone else noticing an Ewing Effect in games without LeBron? Tougher defense, more effort and hustle plays, better ball movement, etc. _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
Anyone else noticing an Ewing Effect in games without LeBron? Tougher defense, more effort and hustle plays, better ball movement, etc.
For sure....and i think in the regular season its definitely relevant. The issue though is that from what I remember, the Knicks really were better without Ewing including the playoffs in his later years because by that time, he had lost his legs (i remember Zo used to attack him and get around him easily at this point) and his offense was starting to become very inefficient. He became an old guy who couldn't move and was holding the Knicks back especially when they had young energy guys like Camby and Kurt Thomas behind him while the shots could go to super clutch guy and dog Sprewell and sharpshooter Houston.
Im sure when Bron buckles down on defense and hopefully defers even more control of the offense to D'Lo, we wont complain about Bron.
Dlo was on fire. Can we PLEASE give Darvin credit for good coaching? He's always the reason we lose. How bout when we win?
Okay. I'll give him credit for leaving DLo in, as opposed to benching him most of the 4th quarter against the Nuggets.
How bout his closing defensive lineup? He took Dlo out and put Dinwiddie in.
Which made no logical sense. Sure he was able to get that block.
But Dimwiddie has the worst defensive rating out of our entire roster.
Which is why he was getting cooked all night by Dame. It worked out in the end i guess.
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Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:39 am Post subject:
Zillethai wrote:
jodeke wrote:
cirehawk wrote:
jodeke wrote:
Dlo was on fire. Can we PLEASE give Darvin credit for good coaching? He's always the reason we lose. How bout when we win?
Okay. I'll give him credit for leaving DLo in, as opposed to benching him most of the 4th quarter against the Nuggets.
How bout his closing defensive lineup? He took Dlo out and put Dinwiddie in.
Which made no logical sense. Sure he was able to get that block.
But Dimwiddie has the worst defensive rating out of our entire roster.
Which is why he was getting cooked all night by Dame. It worked out in the end i guess.
Made sense to me. Ham added height. There was only time for one play. You would have left a smaller Dlo in the game. Not meaning to be insulting but that really makes no sense at all. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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because we destroyed ourselves.
Dlo was on fire. Can we PLEASE give Darvin credit for good coaching? He's always the reason we lose. How bout when we win?
Okay. I'll give him credit for leaving DLo in, as opposed to benching him most of the 4th quarter against the Nuggets.
How bout his closing defensive lineup? He took Dlo out and put Dinwiddie in.
Which made no logical sense. Sure he was able to get that block.
But Dimwiddie has the worst defensive rating out of our entire roster.
Which is why he was getting cooked all night by Dame. It worked out in the end i guess.
Made sense to me. Ham added height. There was only time for one play. You would have left a smaller Dlo in the game. Not meaning to be insulting but that really makes no sense at all.
This is what I said during the huddle:
Zillethai wrote:
Put max in the game. Defensive lineup
Putting Dimwiddie on Dame made zero sense, considering he was getting cooked all night. And considering he was the worst defensive metric on the squad. I would have taken DLO and Dimwiddie out, and put in Max and Reddish. Again it worked out for Ham, but that decision wasnt based on any scientific data or observable data.
Anyone else noticing an Ewing Effect in games without LeBron? Tougher defense, more effort and hustle plays, better ball movement, etc.
I haven’t. They’re 5-4 without him which is great, all things considered. What I’ve noticed lately is that they’re unreal on offense and make everything from outside no matter who’s out there. LeBron doesn’t hold them back by any means but their video game shooting ability gives them the luxury of not having to rely on him as much as they used to.
Putting Dimwiddie on Dame made zero sense, considering he was getting cooked all night. And considering he was the worst defensive metric on the squad. I would have taken DLO and Dimwiddie out, and put in Max and Reddish. Again it worked out for Ham, but that decision wasnt based on any scientific data or observable data.
Agreed. Props to Dinwiddie but I think anyone else on the team could have made the same play. He didn’t come out of nowhere to make some superhuman block, Lillard shot it directly into the palm of his hand If people label him a defensive stopper because of that one play, they’ll be disappointed with him later.
Putting Dimwiddie on Dame made zero sense, considering he was getting cooked all night. And considering he was the worst defensive metric on the squad. I would have taken DLO and Dimwiddie out, and put in Max and Reddish. Again it worked out for Ham, but that decision wasnt based on any scientific data or observable data.
Agreed. Props to Dinwiddie but I think anyone else on the team could have made the same play. He didn’t come out of nowhere to make some superhuman block, Lillard shot it directly into the palm of his hand If people label him a defensive stopper because of that one play, they’ll be disappointed with him later.
Thats what everyone is trying to do. It was 1 block... lets calm down. I mean the West has Harden, Booker/ Beal, CJ, Anthony Edwards, Murry, Curry, etc etc. We need Max/ Cam for those guys, not Dinwiddie lol
Putting Dimwiddie on Dame made zero sense, considering he was getting cooked all night. And considering he was the worst defensive metric on the squad. I would have taken DLO and Dimwiddie out, and put in Max and Reddish. Again it worked out for Ham, but that decision wasnt based on any scientific data or observable data.
Agreed. Props to Dinwiddie but I think anyone else on the team could have made the same play. He didn’t come out of nowhere to make some superhuman block, Lillard shot it directly into the palm of his hand If people label him a defensive stopper because of that one play, they’ll be disappointed with him later.
Thats what everyone is trying to do. It was 1 block... lets calm down. I mean the West has Harden, Booker/ Beal, CJ, Anthony Edwards, Murry, Curry, etc etc. We need Max/ Cam for those guys, not Dinwiddie lol
Ill give Spencer this though - You rarely see a guy who is willing to sacrifice his game to this extent this quickly and focus on the team aspect - and its obvious its because he loves the Lakers. Lets hope it continues to lead to winning plays for the Lakers
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