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Treble Clef
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| Russell1 wrote: | | LongBeachPoly wrote: | | Russell1 wrote: | | LongBeachPoly wrote: | | 22 wrote: | | Maybe not best bench but possibly best bench overall? |
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Old LG joke. |
Oh ok. |
Some guy mad a thread that read "not the best talent, but the best overall team" or something like that. |
 yeah it was a knee jerk reaction to an opening night victory over the Clippers in 2013-2014 season. |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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LOL moment's like these I love LG.
Stay up y'all! #GoLakers  |
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chazz
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Overhype all the time.....Now when the Lakers get 30 or so wins the hype dies down...every year....I like this team but dang really (@) !! Yes its an old LG joke but it cracks me up when we see these type of posts...The memories =) |
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Capt.Skyhook
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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| 22 wrote: | | Maybe not best bench but possibly best bench overall? |
I thought same thing when I read the title.
But to the OP, it is way too early to tell if it's the best. I do think it is in the upper half of the league, though. After the way it played in the preseason and the opener, I think that is fair for right now. |
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Dave20
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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| The bench was great against the Rockets but I don't except Clarkson and Ingram to stay there very long. |
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danzag
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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| 22 wrote: | | Maybe not best bench but possibly best bench overall? |
This is always funny |
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activeverb
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 6:48 pm Post subject: Re: best bench, overall, in the league? |
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| dao wrote: | Lou
Clarkson
Ingram
Nance
Black
With Ingram assuming so much ball handling responsibility, I think it's only a matter of time before Huertas is cut out of the primary rotation. Ingram/Nance are possibly the best defensive forward duo of any 2nd unit in the NBA. Clarkson and Lou are possibly the best scoring duo of any 2nd unit as well. Lou has won 6th man of the year before, so he's obviously one of the best bench players in the NBA. Clarkson is arguably a better player than Lou, so he also is one of the best bench players in the NBA.
Do we have the best bench in the league? |
We just won a big scoring game at home against a terrible defensive team. None of the starters played 30 minutes, so there were lots of minutes and stats for the bench guys.
How this will play out over time is anyone's guess.
Clarkson is a very solid sixth man and could be in the running for sixth man of the year. Ingram is good, but I expect some typical rookie up and downs. I'm not sure that anyone here would be all that impressed with the other guys if they wore different jerseys.
I could see the bench panning out anywhere from good to solid to bad.
I'd say the Warriors have the best bench. Toronto and Cleveland look pretty good. |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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It Might actually be true this time
"Best Bench overall" |
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Halflife
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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| We will need to win 40-47 games for jc to win 6th man. Doable imo |
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Iversondalivest1
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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| I would argue that the bench unit is better than the starting unit. |
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Runway8
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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Best bench, overall, in the league?
I would say yes, until the next lost. Then it's the worst bench, trade Clarkson, trade Randal, trade Lou, etc. This thread is the result of LG euphoria. |
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Daphanabe
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| 22 wrote: | | Maybe not best bench but possibly best bench overall? |
Kills me every time |
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dao
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: best bench, overall, in the league? |
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| activeverb wrote: | | dao wrote: | Lou
Clarkson
Ingram
Nance
Black
With Ingram assuming so much ball handling responsibility, I think it's only a matter of time before Huertas is cut out of the primary rotation. Ingram/Nance are possibly the best defensive forward duo of any 2nd unit in the NBA. Clarkson and Lou are possibly the best scoring duo of any 2nd unit as well. Lou has won 6th man of the year before, so he's obviously one of the best bench players in the NBA. Clarkson is arguably a better player than Lou, so he also is one of the best bench players in the NBA.
Do we have the best bench in the league? |
We just won a big scoring game at home against a terrible defensive team. None of the starters played 30 minutes, so there were lots of minutes and stats for the bench guys.
How this will play out over time is anyone's guess.
Clarkson is a very solid sixth man and could be in the running for sixth man of the year. Ingram is good, but I expect some typical rookie up and downs. I'm not sure that anyone here would be all that impressed with the other guys if they wore different jerseys.
I could see the bench panning out anywhere from good to solid to bad.
I'd say the Warriors have the best bench. Toronto and Cleveland look pretty good. |
Part of this is overreaction to one game, but oart of it is also looking at the talent on paper. Lou is a recent 6MOY winner and is still in his prime. Clarkson is arguably a better player than Lou, so we have two of the best bench players in the NBA. I think Nance is a starting caliber PF and one of the best defensive big men in he NBA. There's a ton of talent. |
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LongBeachPoly
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 9:27 pm Post subject: Re: best bench, overall, in the league? |
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| dao wrote: | | activeverb wrote: | | dao wrote: | Lou
Clarkson
Ingram
Nance
Black
With Ingram assuming so much ball handling responsibility, I think it's only a matter of time before Huertas is cut out of the primary rotation. Ingram/Nance are possibly the best defensive forward duo of any 2nd unit in the NBA. Clarkson and Lou are possibly the best scoring duo of any 2nd unit as well. Lou has won 6th man of the year before, so he's obviously one of the best bench players in the NBA. Clarkson is arguably a better player than Lou, so he also is one of the best bench players in the NBA.
Do we have the best bench in the league? |
We just won a big scoring game at home against a terrible defensive team. None of the starters played 30 minutes, so there were lots of minutes and stats for the bench guys.
How this will play out over time is anyone's guess.
Clarkson is a very solid sixth man and could be in the running for sixth man of the year. Ingram is good, but I expect some typical rookie up and downs. I'm not sure that anyone here would be all that impressed with the other guys if they wore different jerseys.
I could see the bench panning out anywhere from good to solid to bad.
I'd say the Warriors have the best bench. Toronto and Cleveland look pretty good. |
Part of this is overreaction to one game, but oart of it is also looking at the talent on paper. Lou is a recent 6MOY winner and is still in his prime. Clarkson is arguably a better player than Lou, so we have two of the best bench players in the NBA. I think Nance is a starting caliber PF and one of the best defensive big men in he NBA. There's a ton of talent. |
High praise.
Is this top 10?
Top 20? |
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nash
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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| We have a very good bench that must keep us with most second units, our problem is that our starting unit is not better than our bench. |
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dao
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| Quote: | | Serena Winters: The Lakers bench is averaging 50.6 points per game, the best mark in the NBA. That’s 5+ points more than any other bench in the league. |
as I expcted, Luke has cut the backup PGs out of the rotation, and it's starting to look like we actually do have the best bench in the league. |
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| dao wrote: | | Quote: | | Serena Winters: The Lakers bench is averaging 50.6 points per game, the best mark in the NBA. That’s 5+ points more than any other bench in the league. |
as I expcted, Luke has cut the backup PGs out of the rotation, and it's starting to look like we actually do have the best bench in the league. |
It sure is shaping up that way. I hope the trend continues, big time! |
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2016 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Ingram has frankly been astonishing. He's a total disrupter out there with his long arms. |
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Our bench is a huge headache for other teams to deal with when you consider the following:
- 3 initiators in Lou, JC and Ingram
- 2 guys capable of dropping 20 on you off the bench in Lou and JC
- 2 long, athletic defenders who cover lots of ground in Nance and Ingram
- 2 active, athletic bigs who are constantly moving in Nance and Black
- Great team speed overall at all 5 positions
That's a tough unit to deal with in terms of unpredictability in running sets (3 initiators), disruptive D and explosive scoring. To think, Ingram hasn't even found his offense yet.  |
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| That's great and all, but the bench needs a name - the baby mambas? |
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| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 8:59 am Post subject: |
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| RCS926 wrote: | Our bench is a huge headache for other teams to deal with when you consider the following:
- 3 initiators in Lou, JC and Ingram
- 2 guys capable of dropping 20 on you off the bench in Lou and JC
- 2 long, athletic defenders who cover lots of ground in Nance and Ingram
- 2 active, athletic bigs who are constantly moving in Nance and Black
- Great team speed overall at all 5 positions
That's a tough unit to deal with in terms of unpredictability in running sets (3 initiators), disruptive D and explosive scoring. To think, Ingram hasn't even found his offense yet. |
To think what if Tarik black stops blowing those layups when he blows by his man from time to time. what happens is Tarik actually gets a 12 foot jumper, then he can hit guys with the up fake and go. |
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| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 10:08 am Post subject: |
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| splashmtn wrote: | | RCS926 wrote: | Our bench is a huge headache for other teams to deal with when you consider the following:
- 3 initiators in Lou, JC and Ingram
- 2 guys capable of dropping 20 on you off the bench in Lou and JC
- 2 long, athletic defenders who cover lots of ground in Nance and Ingram
- 2 active, athletic bigs who are constantly moving in Nance and Black
- Great team speed overall at all 5 positions
That's a tough unit to deal with in terms of unpredictability in running sets (3 initiators), disruptive D and explosive scoring. To think, Ingram hasn't even found his offense yet. |
To think what if Tarik black stops blowing those layups when he blows by his man from time to time. what happens is Tarik actually gets a 12 foot jumper, then he can hit guys with the up fake and go. |
It's a nice thought but I doubt he will. How he is now is pretty much how he will be
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| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 10:23 am Post subject: |
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| defense wrote: | It Might actually be true this time
"Best Bench overall" |
Our bench is so good that it can be better than our starting unit |
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