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pokoy Moderator
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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Grats GT! Can't wait to hear the pods from media day. |
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Killakobe81 Star Player
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GoldenThroat wrote: | I got invited to Lakers Media Day, as well as practices and shootarounds, with the idea that I have to prove myself and if I do, game credentials are a possibility. I'm sooooo excited. |
nothing but love .. congrats, man no doubt in my mind you will be credentialed ... |
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Vadorojo Star Player
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:29 am Post subject: |
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pokoy wrote: | Grats GT! Can't wait to hear the pods from media day. |
_________________ "I like looking at a guy's face when he realizes that even his best moves aren't going to work on me all night. They look depressed." - Ron Artest |
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LarryCoon Site Staff
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:51 am Post subject: |
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See you there, GT. |
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OregonLakerGuy Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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Congratulations GT. A well deserved invitation. |
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Laker_Town Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 5:01 am Post subject: |
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Congrats! |
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The Logo Star Player
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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Congrats man, go get em! |
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:24 am Post subject: |
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GoldenThroat wrote: | I've become a partner and full-time contributor at Forum Blue & Gold, starting yesterday. Darius & I are kindred spirits and want to create as much of our style of content as possible this year, and it's much easier to do that together. | Noice!! |
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:43 am Post subject: |
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Wow. |
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LuciusAllen Star Player
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GoldenThroat wrote: | I've become a partner and full-time contributor at Forum Blue & Gold, starting yesterday. Darius & I are kindred spirits and want to create as much of our style of content as possible this year, and it's much easier to do that together. |
Excellent. A juggernaut of Lakers and basketball knowledge. |
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GoldenThroat wrote: | I've become a partner and full-time contributor at Forum Blue & Gold, starting yesterday. Darius & I are kindred spirits and want to create as much of our style of content as possible this year, and it's much easier to do that together. |
But we need to know are you the "point guard" or the "shooting guard" there? _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals |
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epak Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks. Clicked it.
Did you happen to have the total minutes for the identity crisis lineups of:
Calderon/Young/Deng/Randle/Mozgov? Just wondering why it wasnt in the table. |
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Excellent article and the supporting game clips really make it easy to understand what you are writing. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023. |
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Wino Star Player
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 1:39 am Post subject: |
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GoldenThroat wrote: | I got invited to Lakers Media Day, as well as practices and shootarounds, with the idea that I have to prove myself and if I do, game credentials are a possibility. I'm sooooo excited. |
That is way cool. Congrats. I honestly suspect that someone in the league may pick you up to be their film man. You catch really good stuff and break things down pretty nicely.
The players are always talking about analyzing film, they need to get it from somebody, why not you?! _________________ Never argue with stupid people! They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience!! - Twain |
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ChefLinda Moderator
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:24 am Post subject: |
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Congrats! That's was a great piece and the clips were on point. |
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Ziggy Franchise Player
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Thank you. Just like young players go through a growth with experience, so do coaches. Hopefully Luke learns from this and creates more interchangeable lineups. |
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manlisten Star Player
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Inspiring stuff, GT _________________ It was reminiscent of one of those Most Interesting Man in the World advertisements: "I don't always shoot 6-for-28 from the field, but when I do, I become the youngest player in league history to score 28,000 career points." |
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TooMuchMajicBuss Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:47 am Post subject: |
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Excellent articles, thanks again GT! I hope Brook Lopez is OK, I was looking forward to how he compliments Lonzo and BI. Just a couple more days and you'll be there in person! Might be illuminating with regards to how Brook is faring, or for that matter whether or not BI actually has grown 2 inches and is now 6-11 like Trudell claims.
Great insights with examples on last season, the tale of two lineups and how easily it fell apart as soon as key players went down because the players weren't interchangeable. Here's hoping this season's player rotation isn't as fragile. |
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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I enjoyed it a lot! |
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Inspector Gadget Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks GT.
Is it safe to say that we are headed towards a new exciting era of Lakers basketball? Right now we are top 5 young up and comers in the NBA with loaded young talent, and next year we have a chance to create a dynasty.
Fun times ahead |
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TooMuchMajicBuss Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 10:47 am Post subject: |
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Great work again GT on how Lonzo, BI and Randle might fit together, strengths and weaknesses.
As for BI - do you think the core work and leg work he's done this summer to get his lower body stronger is likely to help much in terms of getting better at gathering his feet for his 3 point attempts? Or is this likely an innate skill and not so easily fixed? |
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tox Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 12:33 am Post subject: |
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Good stuff GT! Are LFR and FB&G merging or something? I haven't quite been keeping up on twitter |
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KeepItRealOrElse Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 1:31 am Post subject: |
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GoldenThroat wrote: | TooMuchMajicBuss wrote: | Great work again GT on how Lonzo, BI and Randle might fit together, strengths and weaknesses.
As for BI - do you think the core work and leg work he's done this summer to get his lower body stronger is likely to help much in terms of getting better at gathering his feet for his 3 point attempts? Or is this likely an innate skill and not so easily fixed? |
I don't think it's innate, but I don't think the strength and conditioning is much of a factor here either. It's a developed skill, where repetition with the right mechanics can fix it. He also has issues with his shooting stroke, but they say they've been working on that.
All of that is my biggest question mark with him. |
The footwork is an interesting issue - I kind of do think it's a foot quickness issue. Like heavy feet.
https://twitter.com/MarkAdamsBball/status/763149637326925825 Don't his feet look slow here?
But also, bigmen can have fine footwork on jumpers, so idk. And his feet have gotten quicker.. |
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TooMuchMajicBuss Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 10:34 am Post subject: |
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GoldenThroat wrote: | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | GoldenThroat wrote: | TooMuchMajicBuss wrote: | Great work again GT on how Lonzo, BI and Randle might fit together, strengths and weaknesses.
As for BI - do you think the core work and leg work he's done this summer to get his lower body stronger is likely to help much in terms of getting better at gathering his feet for his 3 point attempts? Or is this likely an innate skill and not so easily fixed? |
I don't think it's innate, but I don't think the strength and conditioning is much of a factor here either. It's a developed skill, where repetition with the right mechanics can fix it. He also has issues with his shooting stroke, but they say they've been working on that.
All of that is my biggest question mark with him. |
The footwork is an interesting issue - I kind of do think it's a foot quickness issue. Like heavy feet.
https://twitter.com/MarkAdamsBball/status/763149637326925825 Don't his feet look slow here?
But also, bigmen can have fine footwork on jumpers, so idk. And his feet have gotten quicker.. |
Yeah, I think I need to do a better job of explaining my position regarding his footwork, but this is more what I mean. It takes him forever and a day to get his feet in a comfortable position and that's how shots go from open to contested. Then when you combine that with the shooting stroke issues that you've pointed out, it's a bad combo. |
It's great that they've identified fixes to his shooting stroke and have emphasized this all summer, but if he can't get his feet set at NBA game speed then how much good is all that work going to do him?
I hope you're right GT that repetition with the right mechanics can fix this. I hope the Laker training staff is all over this because if not, then like Yinoma and a few more of us have been saying, they need you there!!! |
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