CP3, Rondo, and Ingram all getting suspended for their part in that, as they should be.
No idea why the Lakers surrounded LeBron with these bunch of clowns this year. He can't possibly have more than a few elite years left to play with. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
WTF? He's not anywhere close to a worse shooter than Ben Simmons. He's made 4/7 threes tonight. That's three more than Ben Simmons has made in both college and the NBA combined.
Rondo can hit a few threes when they give him like 10 ft which the ones lonzo was making. He air balled his first 2 attempts. He may not as bad as Simmons but he still is bad. [Reply]
Originally Posted by AssEaterChief:
Watching the Lakers first two games, I don't see one for him. Rondo and Lebron are more efficient players who play a similar role to Ball in distribution/tempo.
Unless he can start shooting 3's all of a sudden, they should try to dump him for a shooter who can play D.
Going be tough for the Lakers to find a buyer for him at this point though.
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Is this LeBron's worst supporting cast yet? Whatever it is, it's interesting viewing. :-)
It’s got to be. Maybe those early cavs teams. They were garbage.
Originally Posted by dirk digler:
The Lakers were one of the worst 3 pt shooting teams last year and they aren't going to be any better this year.
Welcome to the Western Conference Lebron.
And everyone they added can’t shoot. Like at all. Except for Svi and I’m not sure he’s suiting up.
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
I’m not sure they are going to be OK. They’ve built a team of non-shooters around LeBron in the new NBA, it was exactly the opposite of how they should have done it.
Originally Posted by dirk digler:
Rondo can hit a few threes when they give him like 10 ft which the ones lonzo was making. He air balled his first 2 attempts. He may not as bad as Simmons but he still is bad.
Rondo and Ball are basically equivalent shooters right now, except Rondo has proven he's a bad shooter for over a decade whereas Ball is only in his 2nd year and could clearly still improve. Simmons is on a completely different level from both. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Buehler445:
It’s got to be. Maybe those early cavs teams. They were garbage.
And everyone they added can’t shoot. Like at all. Except for Svi and I’m not sure he’s suiting up.
Exactly.
At least the awful Cavs teams had some shooters. It's not going to make a huge difference, but they should really at least try playing Svi. One of the few on that roster who actually fits with the style of basketball that LeBron plays. I don't know what Magic was doing there this offseason (Rondo, Lance, Beasley, KCP, Javale...WTF?) and I'm not sure anybody else does either. It's like he completely ignored what the NBA is in 2018.
The Lakers can still make the playoffs but if they do it will have to be with a different group of guys than those around LeBron right now. This team just isn't good. [Reply]
Svi played well in preseason so I would think they would put him in just to space the floor some. Hell part of this game they had the lineup of Lebron-ball-rondo-McGee-lance. That is fucking stupid [Reply]
Originally Posted by dirk digler:
Svi played well in preseason so I would think they would put him in just to space the floor some. Hell part of this game they had the lineup of Lebron-ball-rondo-McGee-lance. That is ****ing stupid
All that's going to happen this season is the defenses repeatedly selling out to completely collapse on LeBron and forcing him to kick out to guys who are going to brick threes unless they either play the few 3PT shooters they have or bring in other guys that can actually shoot.
I mean, did they really think LeBron was going to play off ball? Apart from the fact that he hasn't done it in his entire 15 year career, it makes no ****ing sense at all to not have one of the best playmakers in the history of basketball with the the ball in his hands. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
All that's going to happen this season is the defenses repeatedly selling out to completely collapse on LeBron and forcing him to kick out to guys who are going to brick threes unless they either play the few 3PT shooters they have or bring in other guys that can actually shoot.
I mean, did they really think LeBron was going to play off ball? Apart from the fact that he hasn't done it in his entire 15 year career, it makes no ****ing sense at all to not have one of the best playmakers in the history of basketball with the the ball in his hands.
Totally agree with your last 2 posts. I don’t think anyone has any idea what Magic was thinking when building this roster other than get a bunch of 1 year rentals and hope Leonard signs with them next season.
Unlike in the East when Lebron’s teams could sleep walk through 3/4 of the seasons and still make the Finals/playoffs the West is stacked. Outside of Sacramento and maybe Phoenix there are no gimmes [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
All that's going to happen this season is the defenses repeatedly selling out to completely collapse on LeBron and forcing him to kick out to guys who are going to brick threes unless they either play the few 3PT shooters they have or bring in other guys that can actually shoot.
I mean, did they really think LeBron was going to play off ball? Apart from the fact that he hasn't done it in his entire 15 year career, it makes no ****ing sense at all to not have one of the best playmakers in the history of basketball with the the ball in his hands.
They also have him play center sometimes on the defensive end LOL [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
At least the awful Cavs teams had some shooters. It's not going to make a huge difference, but they should really at least try playing Svi. One of the few on that roster who actually fits with the style of basketball that LeBron plays. I don't know what Magic was doing there this offseason (Rondo, Lance, Beasley, KCP, Javale...WTF?) and I'm not sure anybody else does either. It's like he completely ignored what the NBA is in 2018.
The Lakers can still make the playoffs but if they do it will have to be with a different group of guys than those around LeBron right now. This team just isn't good.
I think he was thinking LeBron being there would mean dudes would show up and they didn’t. So they had to fill out a roster.
Originally Posted by Buehler445:
I think he was thinking LeBron being there would mean dudes would show up and they didn’t. So they had to fill out a roster.
OR
They’re flaming ****ing idiots.
One or the other
They focused too much on the whole "positonless team" thing instead of finding good players IMO. [Reply]
