OFFICIAL TIMOFEY MOZGOV THREAD

dcarter4kobe · Franchise Player Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Posts: 17674

2nd percentile on post ups & 37th percentile on PnR
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Chronicle · Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 2:08 am Post subject:

5 for 42

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dcarter4kobe · Franchise Player Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Posts: 17674

Noah has outperformed Mozgov by a small margin this year and the Knicks just announced that will be benching him.
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Vesper · Starting Rotation Joined: 10 Dec 2016 Posts: 387

WE don't have any replacements for Mozgov.

I dont mind using Zubac and starting him, but that is already signaling the tank.

ANy Center next to Randle will look bad defensively imo.

unleasHell · Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 9:37 am Post subject:

MozGoof was a horrible waste of money, it's sad that the Lakers "Braintrust" did NOT notice that the Cavs won DESPITE of him not BECAUSE of him, and now we are stuck with him until his contract runs out.

Black plays with MORE heart and hustle at a fraction of the cost.

MozGoof's numbers are horrible, you mean to tell me the Lakers couldn't lose by 40 points with Zubac starting at center? (LOL)

Chalk another great signing up to JIMBO...!
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mhan00 · Retired Number Joined: 13 Apr 2001 Posts: 32059

Did the FO consult with Luke at all signing Moz? Why did we spend big money on him minute one of free agency so he can play six minutes a game? Luke praised the Mozgov signing, iirc, but Byron also said he was a big Jeremy Lin fan before the season, too.

Omar Little · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:25 pm Post subject:

Vesper · Starting Rotation Joined: 10 Dec 2016 Posts: 387

JUST a PR MOVE.

Hey luke, tell the media you like Mozgov so they dont criticize us more.

justsomelakerfan · Franchise Player Joined: 16 Jul 2016 Posts: 10939

Omar Little · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:27 pm Post subject:

Dave20 · Franchise Player Joined: 15 Jun 2013 Posts: 11333

He needs to be coming off the bench. Zubac is the future.

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unleasHell · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:33 pm Post subject:

Sorry to pile on, but consider this:

In tonight's LOSS MosGoof ($16mil/yr) had 4 points and 1 rebound was completely dominated by some no-name center (making $1.3mil/yr) who had 29 points and 15 rebounds!

Ok the other center played a lot more minutes, but just what are the Lakers paying MosGoof for?

MosGoof is averaging a whopping 21.3 Minutes per game?! Considering a game is 48 minutes, that equates to about 37% - meaning he is NOT playing 63% of the time! That ranks him 25th in minutes among NBA Centers.

MosGoof is ranked 27th in Points/game among NBA Centers.

MosGoof is ranked 34th in Rebounds/game among NBA Centers

MosGoof is ranked 39th in Blocks/game among NBA Centers

Yet MosGoof is the 9th highest paid center in the NBA, ahead of Cousins, Tristan Thompson, Pau Gasol, etc...

And the Lakers are stuck with him for 3 years (after this season)!
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lakers4life78 · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:38 pm Post subject:

I'm surprised that Mozgov, the player the entire NBA was laughing at when the Lakers threw 60+ million at, is not very good. Oh well, at least he's only signed to a 4 year deal like Deng.

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Inspector Gadget · Retired Number Joined: 18 Apr 2016 Posts: 46639

Mozgovs value is when he matches up against the physical centers, as you can see Jokic was to skilled and versatile on the offensive end, he can match up against Tyson Chandler... and the like. He was the reason we won early in the seasonagainst the Kings when he played good D on Cousins.

His value has been there but trashing him is just dumb

Omar Little · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:40 pm Post subject:

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I think Mosgov takes way too much blame for the starters. His contract is horrendous no doubt but he's not nearly the biggest problem out there. Deng has been average on defense and bad on offense. Russell And Randle are limited offensively and terrible defensively. Nick is ok but it's not all on Mosgov.

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dcarter4kobe · Franchise Player Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Posts: 17674

Dwight was already here when Mike D came.
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saetarubia · Star Player Joined: 06 Jul 2014 Posts: 6208

It was obvious Zubac had the offensive skills to match a player like Moz rightaway after SL. We could have spent that money on Biyombo and got an athletic rim protector. Moz is average on offense and a below average defender.
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dcarter4kobe · Franchise Player Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Posts: 17674

But regardless, Luke wanting Mozgov still wasn't a reason to give the guy 4y/64M.
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