Lakers: place your random Lakers thoughts here, that don't fit anywhere else

City_Dawg · Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 10:06 am Post subject:

This may be the first time in my life as a sports fan where the majority of the players on the team I root for are younger than me.

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fiendishoc · Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 10:29 am Post subject:

I wonder if Eddie Jones is fat now...

City_Dawg · Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 10:32 am Post subject:

kikanga · Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:38 am Post subject:

Looking at our roster.
We don't have a great transition finisher.
It's tough deciding who will be our best fast break scorer this year on the roster. Nobody really stands out.
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kikanga · Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 12:55 pm Post subject:

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SuperboyReformed · Star Player Joined: 07 Oct 2012 Posts: 4083

i just don't like the zone in the nba. it muddles everything up, ruins the beauty of the sport. leave the zone for college.

the zone makes nba games seem more spazzy.

DancingBarry · Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:34 pm Post subject:

We have 13 "Official" threads in the Lounge. Way too many for my taste. More new threads, please.

dood23 · Franchise Player Joined: 16 Jun 2010 Posts: 12084

Can't wait to see Huertas back. It's weird to say that about a 30+ year old rookie but I think his experience will add a lot of stability to the bench.
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KG24 · Star Player Joined: 07 Jul 2006 Posts: 1482

I hate to say it... but Randle is a Bust!... He just doesn't understand the Pro game. He's trying to be Lebron without Lebron skills.

fiendishoc · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:12 pm Post subject:

TDRock · Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:59 am Post subject:

TWSportsnet: Coach Dave trying to "hip it up for the young folks" and throw in all these hip-hop references during his broadcasts is just....

TDRock · Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 6:54 pm Post subject:

Time Warner Sportsnet cares about Nick Young a lot more than I do...

dood23 · Franchise Player Joined: 16 Jun 2010 Posts: 12084

(bleep) it's still another day till the next game and 4 days since we've seen Russell, how you guys holding up? I'm dying here.
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kikanga · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:37 pm Post subject:

(bleep) Baxter Holmes.
Snuff piece after snuff piece on Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.
I'm okay with having an objective view when being a sports team reporter.
But he takes pleasure in exaggerating our organization's shortcomings.

Is this standard protocol?
Does ESPN Dallas have a beat writer who writes articles about the hopelessness of their franchise?
I guess it's one way to get clicks on the website.
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Nightwalker · Star Player Joined: 09 May 2013 Posts: 2739

This is most talent the Lakers have had since 2012-2013 season but this team is much younger with Randle, Clarkson, Russell being future cornerstones of this franchise.

KeepItRealOrElse · Retired Number Joined: 11 Oct 2012 Posts: 32767

https://vine.co/v/eEAuhOK0UwF this PnR drive by Anthony Brown was pretty nice. heady strip by the guard out of nowhere, not Browns fault. Brown navigated a lane for himself and a potential layup quite nicely.

Team of the 80's · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:39 am Post subject:

Baxter Holmes is a douche bag.

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kikanga · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 11:27 am Post subject:

I was really tempted to make a thread about this. But this thread will do.
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer/ken-berger/25203846/warriors-wearable-weapon-devices-to-monitor-players-while-on-the-court
http://bsndenver.com/denver-nuggets-emmanuel-mudiay-danilo-gallinari-will-not-play-tonight-vs-phoenix-suns/

Do our players wear this Catapult "wearable" technology?
I've heard alot of complaints about Byron's conditioning regimen. But all that would be moot if we had our players and coaches wearing and using this tech.

Now I'm seeing young prospects from other teams (who could use playing time based on traditional thinking) benefiting from it as well. If we have injuries to our young core this year, and we're not using this tech. It's an indictment on our FO.
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Kobewood · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 6:52 pm Post subject:

kikanga · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 12:09 pm Post subject:

Kobe has spoiled Laker fans the last two decades.
He's raised the bar so high, every guard we have on the roster will seem underwhelming for the next couple years.
It's subconscious. But it's why Laker fans hate Swaggy's inconsistency on both ends of the court, Clarkson's defense, and DLO's "lack" of athleticism his rookie year.
We've been spoiled by a living legend. Fans of teams who never had the 2nd best SG of all time, probably aren't as picky when it comes to their young backcourts.
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