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drae Franchise Player
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epak Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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drae wrote: | https://twitter.com/UnwrittenRul3s/status/1082485924179566592 |
It's a joke right? I'm trying to read the lips but they're not saying that. |
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epak Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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So quiet.
Not enough mistakes?
Can someone tell me if they were running more actions today? |
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Omar Little Moderator
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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venturalakersfan wrote: | Ziggy wrote: | venturalakersfan wrote: | Good job in calling out the pampered children that the FO is afraid to do. If it takes calling out Ingram and Lonzo for being weak then I hope Luke does it daily. |
I don't recall your boy Jimmy ever calling out any players. I do remember him saying you could randomly pick out strangers at a bar and their opinions about players would be the same as professional scouts. |
Jim wasn’t the head coach, Luke is |
So why lead with the front office being afraid to do something you admit is t their job? I am no fan of Magic on many levels, but even I take offense at your relentless and frankly, disingenuous campaign. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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Eindhoven Star Player
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:25 am Post subject: |
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I'm not a fan of his rotations overall, but I loved how he handled our PF minutes. Kuzma had made all the damage already, didn't need another quarter just to score more points and Beasley needed that confidence boost after all he's been thru.
We need that Beasley in the rotation much more than we need Lance. _________________ .... |
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blackmamba08 Star Player
Joined: 09 Jun 2015 Posts: 2607 Location: Croatia
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:57 am Post subject: |
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Eindhoven wrote: | I'm not a fan of his rotations overall, but I loved how he handled our PF minutes. Kuzma had made all the damage already, didn't need another quarter just to score more points and Beasley needed that confidence boost after all he's been thru.
We need that Beasley in the rotation much more than we need Lance. |
Great point. When we are fully healthy our bench should be Rondo, Hart,KCP, Beasley and Zubac or Tyson. No need really for Lance in this rotation. |
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mhan00 Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 3:11 am Post subject: |
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I still haven’t forgiven him for the Zubac/McGee starting lineup (not to mention the timeout after the lineup got predictably destroyed 14-3, only to roll out the same lineup after the TO until we were down like 22-3 or something), nor for the stupid 4th quarter lineups all season trying to go small or have 4 guards, one center which resulted in us bleeding points to the other team at the start of the 4th. It’s been better the past couple of games, no doubt, especially with him reining in BI’s ISO’s and getting him the ball more often on the move; hopefully it continues. |
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laker50 Star Player
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 6:34 am Post subject: |
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Luke is still coaching like last year when the goal was to develop the young core.
The problem is now the Lakers are in the win now situation.
Lebron, Rondo, McGee, Chandler, KCP, and Lance are ready to win now.
Walton might not be the right coach for a win now situation. Perhaps a coach who is more of a win now coach is needed.
At the very least he should play the veterans more. They have the experience in winning situations.
And bring in a shooting coach.
Walton has to get off his previous tanking thinking.
Get more intense and less laid back. |
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HOF Rookie Star Player
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 6:40 am Post subject: |
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laker50 wrote: | Luke is still coaching like last year when the goal was to develop the young core.
The problem is now the Lakers are in the win now situation.
Lebron, Rondo, McGee, Chandler, KCP, and Lance are ready to win now.
Walton might not be the right coach for a win now situation. Perhaps a coach who is more of a win now coach is needed.
At the very least he should play the veterans more. They have the experience in winning situations.
And bring in a shooting coach.
Walton has to get off his previous tanking thinking.
Get more intense and less laid back. |
Well rondo and bron have been out. McGee was out for a while too. Chandler is old and you can’t play him 25 minutes a night. If you can’t see that, then I don’t know what to say. And haven you seen lance play? He does some good things when he’s attacking the basket, but he’s taking a lot of dribbles and stalling the offense too. KCP has been getting minutes.
Your thoughts in the bet situation is odd. |
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danzag Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 6:51 am Post subject: |
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laker50 wrote: | Luke is still coaching like last year when the goal was to develop the young core.
The problem is now the Lakers are in the win now situation.
Lebron, Rondo, McGee, Chandler, KCP, and Lance are ready to win now.
Walton might not be the right coach for a win now situation. Perhaps a coach who is more of a win now coach is needed.
At the very least he should play the veterans more. They have the experience in winning situations.
And bring in a shooting coach.
Walton has to get off his previous tanking thinking.
Get more intense and less laid back. |
BS.
He's playing the kids because Rondo's been out forever. McGee was out. LeBron is out. Chandler is old as (bleep). Beasley was out basically the entire season because of his mother.
The only vet we had available all season long was Stephenson. |
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HOF Rookie Star Player
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 6:54 am Post subject: |
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danzag wrote: | laker50 wrote: | Luke is still coaching like last year when the goal was to develop the young core.
The problem is now the Lakers are in the win now situation.
Lebron, Rondo, McGee, Chandler, KCP, and Lance are ready to win now.
Walton might not be the right coach for a win now situation. Perhaps a coach who is more of a win now coach is needed.
At the very least he should play the veterans more. They have the experience in winning situations.
And bring in a shooting coach.
Walton has to get off his previous tanking thinking.
Get more intense and less laid back. |
BS.
He's playing the kids because Rondo's been out forever. McGee was out. LeBron is out. Chandler is old as (bleep). Beasley was out basically the entire season because of his mother.
The only vet we had available all season long was Stephenson. |
Honestly, I don’t think this dude watches the games. |
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audioaxes Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:54 am Post subject: |
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SI open floor had some pretty valid criticisms of the Lakers coaching staff with their development (or lack of involvement at all) with BI with how he's being training to be this top of the key iso player instead of building on his 3 point shooting slasher base he came out of college as. And that Luke of all people should know better after coming from the Warriors' 3-pointers and paint buckets philosophy. _________________ (bleep) Kawhi |
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CervantesRises Star Player
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:37 am Post subject: |
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audioaxes wrote: | SI open floor had some pretty valid criticisms of the Lakers coaching staff with their development (or lack of involvement at all) with BI with how he's being training to be this top of the key iso player instead of building on his 3 point shooting slasher base he came out of college as. And that Luke of all people should know better after coming from the Warriors' 3-pointers and paint buckets philosophy. |
You look at shot charts and almost every game, every night it's paint and 3 point line...mid range is SA and they're making it work...but that's not the way the nba is going especially if they add a 4 point line. _________________ "If You're Afraid To Fail...Then You're Probably Going To Fail."
- Kobe
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awntawn Starting Rotation
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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The NBA is a constantly evolving game of rock paper scissors. The good teams are the ones who realize this and stay ahead of the idiot pack that keeps going, "They're destroying everyone with paper! We gotta use paper too!"
The 3 point era blew up for a few years, but it's not "the future of the NBA and everyone else is behind". This year, the top teams in the league aren't all the top 3 point shooting teams anymore. |
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noahp45 Star Player
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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awntawn wrote: | The NBA is a constantly evolving game of rock paper scissors. The good teams are the ones who realize this and stay ahead of the idiot pack that keeps going, "They're destroying everyone with paper! We gotta use paper too!"
The 3 point era blew up for a few years, but it's not "the future of the NBA and everyone else is behind". This year, the top teams in the league aren't all the top 3 point shooting teams anymore. |
I agree
It looks like the top teams have a balance of defense and guys that can score inside.
Would like to see the Lakers get a piece this summer and do slight adjustments, and I can see them winning a few titles. If.injuries are avoided! |
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ringfinger Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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awntawn wrote: | The NBA is a constantly evolving game of rock paper scissors. The good teams are the ones who realize this and stay ahead of the idiot pack that keeps going, "They're destroying everyone with paper! We gotta use paper too!"
The 3 point era blew up for a few years, but it's not "the future of the NBA and everyone else is behind". This year, the top teams in the league aren't all the top 3 point shooting teams anymore. |
Totally agree. If you can't beat a team at their own game, you're better off finding your own game, and then being better at that than a Golden State is at theirs. |
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Outspoken Star Player
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:20 am Post subject: |
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1 thing I don't understand is why is Brandon Ingram the "shooting guard" and not Kuzma? |
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spflakers Star Player
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:15 am Post subject: |
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ringfinger wrote: | awntawn wrote: | The NBA is a constantly evolving game of rock paper scissors. The good teams are the ones who realize this and stay ahead of the idiot pack that keeps going, "They're destroying everyone with paper! We gotta use paper too!"
The 3 point era blew up for a few years, but it's not "the future of the NBA and everyone else is behind". This year, the top teams in the league aren't all the top 3 point shooting teams anymore. |
Totally agree. If you can't beat a team at their own game, you're better off finding your own game, and then being better at that than a Golden State is at theirs. |
This is why I didn't get some of the criticism of the offseason signings for the Lakers. "Magic thinks he can beat Golden State without signing shooters! lol!"
What are you going to do: Hey, Golden State has 3 of the best shooters who have ever lived. I know, let's go sign 4 of the best shooters ever! Then we'll surely win!
Uh, no. Not saying Lakers would beat GSW in four games but the Xmas day beatdown showed they CAN, with this personnel that has some length on D and some interesting parts, beat Golden State at least once, maybe twice, maybe three times, maybe.... |
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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Outspoken wrote: | 1 thing I don't understand is why is Brandon Ingram the "shooting guard" and not Kuzma? |
You want our starting lineup to be
Lonzo Ball
Kyle Kuzma
Brandon Ingram
Michael Beasley
JaVale McGee
? _________________ How NBA 2K18 failed the All-Time Lakers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxMBYm3wwxk |
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epak Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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Lakers need to cut the lead to 7 by the end of the 3rd |
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KindCrippler2000 Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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JaVale shooting 3s sums it up.
Phil Jackson would have Bynum'd him. |
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CantStopJM Star Player
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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This dude is a joke.
We don't even run plays.
But hey, he's happy as long as he gets to sit next to his friends on the bench. I can't wait until Luke and his entire staff get canned together. |
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epak Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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epak wrote: | Lakers need to cut the lead to 7 by the end of the 3rd |
Down to 12.
Keep it up. |
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Sina Star Player
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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Good rotation in defenses |
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KindCrippler2000 Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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Oh, it's over. No way they sustain that run when Mitchell is in. |
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