Joined: 16 Apr 2014 Posts: 1526 Location: Vancouver BC
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 10:08 pm Post subject:
mookielala wrote:
Lavar and his other kids have nothing to do with the Lakers. What a headache.
Thats what you think!! LaVar disagrees.
LaVar working on getting us LaMelo! Seriously LaMelo is going to be special and LaVar wants him to play for us. Is that seriously something we should say no to?
Lavar and his other kids have nothing to do with the Lakers. What a headache.
Thats what you think!! LaVar disagrees.
LaVar working on getting us LaMelo! Seriously LaMelo is going to be special and LaVar wants him to play for us. Is that seriously something we should say no to?
Lavar and his other kids have nothing to do with the Lakers. What a headache.
Thats what you think!! LaVar disagrees.
LaVar working on getting us LaMelo! Seriously LaMelo is going to be special and LaVar wants him to play for us. Is that seriously something we should say no to?
Honestly, at this point, I wish we didn't have any Balls on the team. It's a reality show circus. Definitely not looking forward to another.
If La Melo Ball and his family want him here so bad that they enter the 2020 draft truly prepared to ONLY play for the Lakers, prepared to forego two years after refusing to play for a team, other than the Lakers, that drafts you, prepared to become an unprecedented rookie free agent in 2022 that’ll sign for whatever the Lakers can afford, I’m all for it.
He’s a blue-chipper, whatever that means, and he’ll be served up to the Lakers on a platter for probably pennies all because he just really, really wants to play on the Lakers.
Sounds like loyalty and Laker love to me. What’s the problem again?
Here is a breakdown of LaMelo's shooting mechanics.
He is an absolute shooting phenom! Comparisons to Curry are very much unavoidable and on point. As you can see, there is either very little thats wrong with his shooting or in a lot of cases a lot of things he does with his feet and his hips actually make it possible for him to generate that power and shoot from deep. His range is already ridiculous and bear in mind he will get stronger.
I especially liked the point that LaMelo is laser focused on the rim even before the final dribble, his hand eye coordination.
All in all, LaMelo will be amazing and yes IMO he is already better than Lonzo, especially for the NBA.
He just needs to learn the game, needs to learn to play in a system etc. That will come. But the individual talent is there and it looks amazing.
Lonzo on the other hand doesnt have that kind of ceiling IMO. I dont think its even close but Lonzo can become a good player in his own right if he improves his shooting.
Joined: 16 Apr 2014 Posts: 1526 Location: Vancouver BC
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:07 pm Post subject:
Joe Pesci wrote:
If La Melo Ball and his family want him here so bad that they enter the 2020 draft truly prepared to ONLY play for the Lakers, prepared to forego two years after refusing to play for a team, other than the Lakers, that drafts you, prepared to become an unprecedented rookie free agent in 2022 that’ll sign for whatever the Lakers can afford, I’m all for it.
He’s a blue-chipper, whatever that means, and he’ll be served up to the Lakers on a platter for probably pennies all because he just really, really wants to play on the Lakers.
Sounds like loyalty and Laker love to me. What’s the problem again?
Its not Lakers love. I think Lavar makes it about himself in the end and this would be no exception. Can you imagine for example if LaMelo and Lonzo are Lakers best players? Imagine the kind of control LaVar would have and he would know it.
Honestly a guy like LaVar at that point he would be asking for an ownership stake. Im not kidding.
So all in all as good as Melo will be and he is by far the most skilled 15 year old that I have ever seen, things hes capable of doing at 15 shouldnt be normal even for NBA players...but yeah as good as he is there will be other superstars in the league.
If Lavar would have that kind of control and that much of a pull...then he would be a problem.
I dont think even the front office role would suffice. He would want a percentage of ownership IMO.
Thinking further, it could be also be that these JR lineups played against more second team players. Still, he seems to be more dependably effective this year than Lopez.
Thinking further, it could be also be that these JR lineups played against more second team players. Still, he seems to be more dependably effective this year than Lopez.
In some cases, yes, but Randle's the Center that closes games for us rather than Lopez. He's played against plenty of starters, but it's usually at the end of games rather than the beginning. That one lineup that's played 52 minutes and has a +28.6 Net Rtg is the starting lineup with him in place of Lopez and Kuzma (who was a starter until recently) in place of Nance.
If La Melo Ball and his family want him here so bad that they enter the 2020 draft truly prepared to ONLY play for the Lakers, prepared to forego two years after refusing to play for a team, other than the Lakers, that drafts you, prepared to become an unprecedented rookie free agent in 2022 that’ll sign for whatever the Lakers can afford, I’m all for it.
He’s a blue-chipper, whatever that means, and he’ll be served up to the Lakers on a platter for probably pennies all because he just really, really wants to play on the Lakers.
Sounds like loyalty and Laker love to me. What’s the problem again?
Its not Lakers love. I think Lavar makes it about himself in the end and this would be no exception. Can you imagine for example if LaMelo and Lonzo are Lakers best players? Imagine the kind of control LaVar would have and he would know it.
Honestly a guy like LaVar at that point he would be asking for an ownership stake. Im not kidding.
So all in all as good as Melo will be and he is by far the most skilled 15 year old that I have ever seen, things hes capable of doing at 15 shouldnt be normal even for NBA players...but yeah as good as he is there will be other superstars in the league.
If Lavar would have that kind of control and that much of a pull...then he would be a problem.
I dont think even the front office role would suffice. He would want a percentage of ownership IMO.
That’s all well and good, but are you really saying that if Melo Ball is gift wrapped for you at some paltry one million/yr deal, you wouldn’t sign him?
I hear everything you’re saying, but is the fear of Daddy enough to pass on golden opportunity?
I say you’d be a damn fool to not sign the kid for peanuts if he waits for you for two years in order to sign with you.
I've got buyers remorse with Lonzo, we could have done better.
With regards to the other Ball kids, a I would wait to see who is on the
market when the time comes. No need for the Lakers to continue to
be a weak team just to temporarily satisfy the LA based fan and
risk being a crappy team. The FO has to evaluate all available talent,
no matter where they are from, when the time comes. _________________ Lakers need to build a freaking team !
Proof that the majority of LG has it right.. I believe the consensus is most of us would like that to be our starting line up.
I had thought starting Randle at center might be a bad idea because he'd get worn out playing too much time against bigger players, but now I figure it's worth a shot. They'll get worn out trying to run with him, too. And Slowpez is a hindrance to Lonzo and the team's transition game.
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