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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:31 pm    Post subject: Is Deng hurt?

Missed the game so I don’t know why he got DNP?
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:36 pm    Post subject:

Coach's decision. TBryant didn't play either, and Corey Brewer only got 5 minutes. Luke really wanted to see Alex, Hart & Kuz to close it out.

No big deal, could probably have posted this in the Deng thread
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:40 pm    Post subject:

It just means we have a deep team.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:58 pm    Post subject:

No he's just not very good
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:59 pm    Post subject:

Hope not. No more injuries please
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 9:03 pm    Post subject:

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It just means we have a deep team.


Deep full of mediocre and unproven young players? The Warriors have a deep team. The Cavs have a deep team. When bad teams have a "deep" team, or a "log-jam" at certain positions, it just means no one has broken out.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 9:29 pm    Post subject:

Because he sucks.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 9:52 pm    Post subject:

his feelings maybe. Not his wallet though.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 10:54 pm    Post subject:

Runway8 wrote:
Inspector Gadget wrote:
It just means we have a deep team.


Deep full of mediocre and unproven young players? The Warriors have a deep team. The Cavs have a deep team. When bad teams have a "deep" team, or a "log-jam" at certain positions, it just means no one has broken out.


or no one has the capacity to break out
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 1:11 am    Post subject:

He’s done. One of the worst signings in Lakers history. Also thank the lord we didn’t sign KCP long term
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 3:00 am    Post subject:

Deng has played well so far this preseason. But they know what he can do. I think at the moment the veterans aren't getting a ton of minutes, while they try to figure out what the young guys can do.

That having been said he's going to struggle getting minutes on this team. Ingram, Kuzma, Randle, and Nance all deserve playing time.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:13 am    Post subject:

great signing last summer
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:19 am    Post subject:

KobeDunk wrote:
great signing last summer


Wow, has it really only been one season?
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:20 am    Post subject:

Inspector Gadget wrote:
It just means we have a deep team.


if you knoll knew how many times my eyes roll at the stuff you say
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:32 am    Post subject:

J.C. Smith wrote:
Deng has played well so far this preseason. But they know what he can do. I think at the moment the veterans aren't getting a ton of minutes, while they try to figure out what the young guys can do.

That having been said he's going to struggle getting minutes on this team. Ingram, Kuzma, Randle, and Nance all deserve playing time.


Really from what we have seen so far how better is Ingram than Deng? Apart from being a little bit better than Deng on defense but the offense he is giving us Deng can do better.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:52 am    Post subject:

Ziggy wrote:
KobeDunk wrote:
great signing last summer


Wow, has it really only been one season?


Noooooooooooooooooo!
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:53 am    Post subject:

Butt hurt
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:54 am    Post subject:

Salty!
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:03 am    Post subject:

Kyle Kuzma fits right in to the spot Deng occupies, a big 3 or small 4. Kuzma needs the court time to develop, Kuzma can change a game, and unlike Deng the Lakers need Kuzma.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:05 am    Post subject:

2019 wrote:
Inspector Gadget wrote:
It just means we have a deep team.


if you knoll knew how many times my eyes roll at the stuff you say


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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:32 am    Post subject:

2019 wrote:
Inspector Gadget wrote:
It just means we have a deep team.


if you knoll knew how many times my eyes roll at the stuff you say


Not deepest team, but deepest team overall?
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:34 am    Post subject:

ringfinger wrote:
2019 wrote:
Inspector Gadget wrote:
It just means we have a deep team.


if you knoll knew how many times my eyes roll at the stuff you say


Not deepest team, but deepest team overall?


Seriously, I'm not trying to act like we are the best, but clearly you can see that we have a lot of depth on this team, I'm not sure why 2019 has to act all mean on me
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:36 pm    Post subject:

Look Deng was the mistake of the previous FO. They thought he could be that veteran in the club house who keeps it real. Unfortunately his skills have diminished and now become an albatross. If the Lakers can't trade him, he'll be subject to buy out or wavier. I don't see him on the roster given Magic's statement of getting two max salary players next year.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:44 pm    Post subject:

Deng is just old and broken down.

He's a skilled player, but his body can't handle the NBA grind anymore.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:46 pm    Post subject:

Truck Turner wrote:
Deng is just old and broken down.

He's a skilled player, but his body can't handle the NBA grind anymore.


I find it really weird that he has declined so much physically at 32. Most players are past their prime at 32 but not completely washed up.
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