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R-Tistic Star Player
Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Posts: 1235 Location: Los Angeles (Western & Florence)
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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 10:02 am Post subject: Pelicans: 0-6 |
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While we're all going through the pains of currently being 1-5....the Pelicans are currently 0-6. I haven't been watching much ESPN, but it feels like most articles and stories I've seen have been about the Lakers start, Kobe's oldness, and D-Lo's early struggles.
But.............the Pelicans (barely) made the Playoffs in the West last year, with a potential MVP candidate, and they're starting off HORRIBLE this year. Has anyone caught their games? Is it just a temporary struggle, or do you see this lasting for a while? |
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KobeRe-Loaded Franchise Player
Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 14944
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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 10:15 am Post subject: |
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Maybe they should not have fired Monty Williams. Still don't understand that move.
Maybe the Lakers should look at Monty? _________________ #11/08/16 America became GREAT again
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yinoma2001 Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 10:24 am Post subject: |
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Maybe half their top rotation is out with injuries and are now signing Jimmer Fredette and Robert Upshaw? _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals |
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Steve007 Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 11:14 am Post subject: |
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Well it didn't help that they had to play the Golddn State Warriors twice already. That's 1/3 of their schedule so far. |
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lakersken80 Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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Lakers still need a big man, just saying.... |
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gill2k Star Player
Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 7038 Location: Somewhere in Canada
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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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Injuries... plus they're sitting out some of their players on second half of back-to-back sets. _________________
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wolfpaclaker Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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Monty Williams wasn't a bad coach at all. Never understood that. And part of the reason they went with Gentry was that they wanted to replicate what GST/PHX did with Gentry as coach/supporting coach. Yeah, always smart to just look at the team's results and hire a coach, not looking at your own roster.
Best big in the league potentially and you want to negate his halfcourt impact by playing high tempo speed ball. They even have Asik as well. This isn't a GST type of team at all. |
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Worthy42 Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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Gentry's turned AD into a Channing Frye. He's relegated as a spot up 3pt shooter. It's disgusting.
Plus you factor in Holiday only has played a few games and the rest is handled by black hole instant chucker Ish Smith.
Until Reke returns this team is going to be gutter fodder for awhile.
After 2 weeks best big man in the league is Andre Drummond up to this point. Dude impacts the game hard both ends. |
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kaoss128 Franchise Player
Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Posts: 13058 Location: Morgantown, WV
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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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The Hornets have about 3 healthy NBA caliber players right now.
The truth is they really screwed up when they tried to turn their team into a playoff team as quickly as possible instead of rebuilding through the draft. They have to really regret that Nerlens Noel for Jrue Holiday trade. |
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shnxx Star Player
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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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i'm a little disappointed in Anthony Davis at this point.
I thought he was going to completely dominate this league, a la Shaquille O'Neal or Lebron james or something like that...
obviously it's not happening. |
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LakerLand247 Star Player
Joined: 26 Sep 2009 Posts: 4809
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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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Worthy42 wrote: | Gentry's turned AD into a Channing Frye. He's relegated as a spot up 3pt shooter. It's disgusting.
Plus you factor in Holiday only has played a few games and the rest is handled by black hole instant chucker Ish Smith.
Until Reke returns this team is going to be gutter fodder for awhile.
After 2 weeks best big man in the league is Andre Drummond up to this point. Dude impacts the game hard both ends. |
mmmmmkay Gentry sucks. He needs to be canned ASAP. |
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MJST Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 4:21 am Post subject: |
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Amazingly we didn't get this excuse during our slow starts.
All we heard was that D'antoni's style wasn't safe and dangerous and Vitti was a curse.
So Gentry takes that style to New Orleans, their top half gets injured and they start 0-6 but the injuries for that team is used as more 'benefit of the doubt' than an overall statement about the coaching, style and direction of the team...
interesting.
Anyway, if they fire Gentry the Lakers need to jump on that hire as offensive assistant |
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Worthy42 Franchise Player
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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 5:01 am Post subject: |
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LakerLand247 wrote: | Worthy42 wrote: | Gentry's turned AD into a Channing Frye. He's relegated as a spot up 3pt shooter. It's disgusting.
Plus you factor in Holiday only has played a few games and the rest is handled by black hole instant chucker Ish Smith.
Until Reke returns this team is going to be gutter fodder for awhile.
After 2 weeks best big man in the league is Andre Drummond up to this point. Dude impacts the game hard both ends. |
mmmmmkay Gentry sucks. He needs to be canned ASAP. |
lol
fired from Detroit
fired from Clippers
fired from Suns
Ya... solid track record.
He's a golden assistant. |
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pio2u Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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At 0-6 the pelicans would still beat us by 10.
They have the talent and will regroup. |
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SGV-Laker fan Star Player
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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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now if someone told me Lakers would have a better record than Pelicans 6 games into the season, i'd be happy as hell |
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TDRock Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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Well they just beat Dallas tonight. Good for them! |
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Dladi Vidac Star Player
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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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LakerLand247 wrote: | Worthy42 wrote: | Gentry's turned AD into a Channing Frye. He's relegated as a spot up 3pt shooter. It's disgusting.
Plus you factor in Holiday only has played a few games and the rest is handled by black hole instant chucker Ish Smith.
Until Reke returns this team is going to be gutter fodder for awhile.
After 2 weeks best big man in the league is Andre Drummond up to this point. Dude impacts the game hard both ends. |
mmmmmkay Gentry sucks. He needs to be canned ASAP. |
ummghaaay he's gon be oghaay, we're gonna be oghaay, we gonna be alriiigh, umghaaay. Everyone's gon be alriiighhh. _________________ "The best there is. The best there was. The best there ever will be.", said Bret Hart regarding the Los Angeles Lakers. |
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pio2u Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 6:06 am Post subject: |
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Dladi Vidac wrote: | LakerLand247 wrote: | Worthy42 wrote: | Gentry's turned AD into a Channing Frye. He's relegated as a spot up 3pt shooter. It's disgusting.
Plus you factor in Holiday only has played a few games and the rest is handled by black hole instant chucker Ish Smith.
Until Reke returns this team is going to be gutter fodder for awhile.
After 2 weeks best big man in the league is Andre Drummond up to this point. Dude impacts the game hard both ends. |
mmmmmkay Gentry sucks. He needs to be canned ASAP. |
ummghaaay he's gon be oghaay, we're gonna be oghaay, we gonna be alriiigh, umghaaay. Everyone's gon be alriiighhh. |
oghaay!! |
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CalvinJ21 Sixth Man
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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healthy or not.. their team isn't that good.
not to me at least so I'm not surprised at their record. _________________ Love me or hate me, it’s one or the other. Always has been. Hate my game, my swagger. Hate my fadeaway, my hunger. Hate that I’m a veteran. A champion. Hate that. Hate it with all your heart. And hate that I’m loved, for the exact same reasons.
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venturalakersfan Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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kaoss128 wrote: | The Hornets have about 3 healthy NBA caliber players right now.
The truth is they really screwed up when they tried to turn their team into a playoff team as quickly as possible instead of rebuilding through the draft. They have to really regret that Nerlens Noel for Jrue Holiday trade. |
I thought that was a bad trade even with Noel injured. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023. |
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Dave20 Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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They downgraded from coaches. Gentry is overrated, Curry and Klay made him look like a great assistant. |
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lakersken80 Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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They are 1-8 now....somehow they are in last place most likely tied with us for the worst record in the west if the outcome in the Dallas game doesn't change. |
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lakersken80 Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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Dave20 wrote: | They downgraded from coaches. Gentry is overrated, Curry and Klay made him look like a great assistant. |
It will probably be one of the dumb coaching moves up there with Denver firing George Karl and replacing him with Brian Shaw. |
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LakerLanny Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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lakersken80 wrote: | Dave20 wrote: | They downgraded from coaches. Gentry is overrated, Curry and Klay made him look like a great assistant. |
It will probably be one of the dumb coaching moves up there with Denver firing George Karl and replacing him with Brian Shaw. |
Exactly why we should be careful about overrating Luke Walton as a potential Lakers head coach.
It isn't like he would be bringing Curry, Thompson, Green, Iggy, etc. with him. _________________ Love, Laker Lanny |
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KeepItRealOrElse Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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LakerLanny wrote: | lakersken80 wrote: | Dave20 wrote: | They downgraded from coaches. Gentry is overrated, Curry and Klay made him look like a great assistant. |
It will probably be one of the dumb coaching moves up there with Denver firing George Karl and replacing him with Brian Shaw. |
Exactly why we should be careful about overrating Luke Walton as a potential Lakers head coach.
It isn't like he would be bringing Curry, Thompson, Green, Iggy, etc. with him. |
But he would be bringing their offensive sets and defensive principles. |
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