Which player will be the biggest disappointment this season?
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Which player will be the most disappointing/underachieving?
Russell
11%
 11%  [ 17 ]
Randle
20%
 20%  [ 32 ]
Clarkson
8%
 8%  [ 13 ]
Ingram
4%
 4%  [ 7 ]
Nance
1%
 1%  [ 2 ]
Mozgov
16%
 16%  [ 26 ]
Deng
16%
 16%  [ 25 ]
Black
4%
 4%  [ 7 ]
Lou Williams
3%
 3%  [ 6 ]
Other
11%
 11%  [ 18 ]
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 4:14 pm    Post subject:

Big fat contract for multiple years based on mediocre performances, it has to be none other than Mozgov. Randle is still young, Lou has shown he can be a solid scoring punch off the bench. Everyone else is part of a young group or on cheap contracts.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 4:53 pm    Post subject:

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Clarkson. I just don't see what others on here see in him. I know I'll get blasted for saying it too. There's nothing he does out of the ordinary and is actually pedestrian in a lot of categories. And just scored a fat contract. Yeah I know the cap went up, so the contract isn't that bad but still. Don't see it in this cat. Hope I'm wrong


He is the one player I considered. Not because I think he will play poorly but that we might not see much improvement
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 5:54 pm    Post subject:

I myself voted for Randle. I think the honeymoon period for him is over now, so I think people will actually start calling him out for his deficiencies on both ends of the floor.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:04 pm    Post subject:

If summer league is any indication, then it's Anthony Brown. He was the exact same player he was a year ago.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:15 pm    Post subject:

There will be plenty to spread around:

Randle slicing his hand, to the continued aftermath of Russel rating out a teammate, to Young going down swinging, to Mozgov getting injured...

All we need is for a couple of DUI's, a domestic violence change, a speeding arrest and someone getting caught with some buds and the off-season will be complete!
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 9:11 pm    Post subject:

yinoma2001 wrote:
What a sad and pessimistic thread.


Indeed. And as I could've predicted, Julius Randle among the leaders by a wide margin. The kid is entering his 2nd full season and so many eyes on him to fail? Already?? Forget the players, I expect more from Lakers fans.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 9:16 pm    Post subject:

I picked Clarkson, only because I don't think he will be improving much if at all from last season.



Mozgov on the other hand I believe might surprise people as being a very solid role player who does things that don't show up on the stat sheet.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 12:02 am    Post subject:

The most likely answer tbh is Deng. I am sure we'll get great veteran leadership from him and a lot of defensive work with our guys and mentoring. However as far as on court performance and producing offensively I think he'll be a let down from what people are likely predicting from both sides of the ball.

However I do think he'll be solid for us. He won't have the kind of two-way impact I think people are hopign for (ala Igoudala).
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 12:18 am    Post subject:

Randle.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 5:30 am    Post subject:

OregonLakerGuy wrote:
to whom?


Right?

Such an optimistic and productive topic.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 5:34 am    Post subject:

DaMuleRules wrote:
OregonLakerGuy wrote:
to whom?


Right?

Such an optimistic and productive topic.


Both of you are right, we don't need this type of environment. Luke is gonna make sure everyone plays up to there potential.

Let's get the positive vibe rolling.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 7:11 am    Post subject:

Biggest guy who'll disappoint is Mozgov, at 300+ pounds.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 7:19 am    Post subject:

Perhaps the initial question should be altered to include the fans.

Some seem to have unrealistic expectations of acceptable contributions for some of the players.

When those marks on any given night are not met I am sure there will be some hissy fits on how bad a player is, will always be and why did the FO sign him to such an outrageous contract or waste a draft pick on such a loser.

That is where my vote for most disappointing is cast.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 7:34 am    Post subject:

I think players who are on this team have to have the character to live in LA and be a Laker. If players can't make that transition to the media and lime-light life, they will struggle here in LA. LA is not like any other market. The celebrity here is astronomical...

Overall I think the young guys will do well, simply because they are young and the majority of them have a solid year in LA, not to mention playing with KB.

Mozgov will probably struggle the most with the celebrity and injuries!
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 11:10 am    Post subject:

70sdude wrote:
Biggest guy who'll disappoint is Mozgov, at 300+ pounds.


Lol. Although he's actually 270-280.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 12:19 pm    Post subject:

Legacy wrote:
You can't be a disappointment without expectations. Which eliminates half the list IMO.

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Good point.

It may be one of our guards if they don't improve their D and PG skills. We need more defense and assists with a controlled amount of turnovers.

Deng is another possibility.

Julius has too many holes to improve to disappoint me, Ingram and Zubac are too young and I look at Nance and Black as role players.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 12:48 pm    Post subject:

Ingram. because. he. is. a. rookie. and. we. have. high.expectations.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 1:06 pm    Post subject:

I think Candy a Canes the author of this thread will be the most disappointing.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 6:03 pm    Post subject:

By virtue of the ridiculous expectations placed on him (numbers that haven't been seen in the modern era and they expect a 2nd year player to put them up) I would say Randle.

14/11 with a respectable mid range shot would be a great season for me but some posters here expect him to put up Larry Bird type numbers.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 6:20 pm    Post subject:

I vote Mozgov because I think Zubac and Black are going to surprise some people and they're going to be getting playing time, at the expense of Mozgov.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 7:32 pm    Post subject:

Either Jaylen Brown or Al Horford
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 8:45 pm    Post subject:

Randle. Followed closely by Deng.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Mozgov will perform better than expected since most people here have pretty low expectations for him to begin with. Anything will seem like an improvement over what Hibbert gave us last year.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 10:35 pm    Post subject:

I don't think anyone will be a 'big' disappointment this year
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 10:44 pm    Post subject:

My guess is Nance. He wount be able to beat out Randle and just wont get enough mins to be a difference maker.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 10:45 pm    Post subject:

lakerjoshua wrote:
I voted Tarik Black.

He's a great guy and all but some of you way over hype him. So for that I think he will be the biggest let down.


Same here.
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