@PlayoffLucro@RajChipalu@KDTrey5 KD has responded to him before on a thoughtful basketball related question before.
Honestly that type of dialogue is dope for anyone that loves hoops.
Hey @KDTrey5, when coming off an off ball screen action for your shot, are you usually more concerned with first reading where the defender on your hip chasing to contest from behind is or the opposing big man coming to meet you at the level?
@P_Rod29 All season. It’s arrogance. The whole coaching staff is arrogant and thinks it’ll just correct. Nobody should be going home without a broken nose tonight.
Except Shohei.
@Fish7718@PitchingNinja I loved Dustin May… but sometimes that sweeper doesn’t sweep and becomes a spinny 65mph meatball.
When he’s on, his stuff is elite. After recovering from TJ, I think he had maybe 2 elite starts and the rest have been his ball finding lots of bats. I wish him the best.
@P_Rod29 Honestly? Right.
A tiny percentage of these guys will actually become a regret. Trade em all for sure things. That’s the whole point of these assets and scouting. If they turn into stars, we’ll trade for em later lol
@damanr I love guys that have the audacity to believe in themselves. You see it in his confidence pulling off those curls.
The talent is right there. I didn’t see any other dimension to him than his shooting. Is it enough to carve out a meaningful role? I kinda hope so.
@damanr you know who I just can’t quit? Swider.
You can see in the 3 years he’s been a pro, he’s worked in his catch and shoot. He added a no-dip, professional shooter… Lakers need shooting.
Plays horrendous defense.
A veteran NBA exec didn’t hold back on the Lakers’ offseason:
“Not impressive at all. And saving cap space for 2027 when you’ve got LeBron and Luka? That’s idiotic.”
(per @AshishMathur)
Hard to believe this LeBron drama is about anything other than him wanting a 1:1 extension.
Lakers got better this offseason. Just because someone that monetizes off interactions says otherwise doesn’t make it true.
@AminoBoxing@_MatthewPeralta Problem is other GM’s know that and their price is pretty high for that.
I doubt Pelinka disagrees that’s what’s missing. Finding a GM to play ball without gutting major assets is key.
There’s going to be sellers mid season and I think that 1RP will be valuable then
@_MatthewPeralta You understand the Lakers not bringing in another POA defender? Because atp I believe thats all the Lakers need and all LeBron is asking for.
Where I’m at with LeBron and the #Lakers:
I understand both sides and they’re operating with their own interests in mind. Don’t think it’s much deeper than that.
@damanr I’ll be going again this year, but when I bought the tix for me and my boy, I was shocked. Like, I really spent $406 for 3 days of hoops? Used to cost me $35/day with fees.
Summer League tickets are now $72 per ticket with fees, there’s no part of the NBA experience that is spared from being too expensive to be a family activity
@P_Rod29 I want to see the shorts. Immediately.
One thing I HATE about the Lakers jerseys (with the exception of their purples), is the piping on shorts don’t match the tops.