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splashmtn Star Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 7:55 pm Post subject: Lakers Team for Summer League 2017 was the best SPL Team....EVER? |
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Our Summer League team wasnt just the best summer league team the lakers have ever had that I can remember.
But it was the best summer league team I've seen ever among all nba summer league teams.
Other teams have had top notch players. But these guys bought into the offense and understood it rather quickly(Zo, Caruso, Kuuz) obviously helped. BUt this is pretty crazy. They looked like they've been playing together for years once they got rolling.
Who put this group together?
WE had shooters, a hint of shot blocking. Guys smart enough to play spot defense in tight situations when you needed one stop.
after losing a lot of guys (PJ, BI, Hart, Zo) |
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Lakersmafia Sixth Man
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: Lakers Team for Summer League 2017 was the best SPL Team....EVER? |
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splashmtn wrote: | Our Summer League team wasnt just the best summer league team the lakers have ever had that I can remember.
But it was the best summer league team I've seen ever among all nba summer league teams.
Other teams have had top notch players. But these guys bought into the offense and understood it rather quickly(Zo, Caruso, Kuuz) obviously helped. BUt this is pretty crazy. They looked like they've been playing together for years once they got rolling.
Who put this group together?
WE had shooters, a hint of shot blocking. Guys smart enough to play spot defense in tight situations when you needed one stop.
after losing a lot of guys (PJ, BI, Hart, Zo) |
Bring on golden state varsity team for best of 7 for the nba championship. |
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Don Draper Retired Number
Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 28422 Location: LA --> Bay Area
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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I will say I'm gonna miss this group, I kind of got attached |
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cmonkee Star Player
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 5301 Location: Redondo Beach
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Don Draper wrote: | I will say I'm gonna miss this group, I kind of got attached |
yea, me too. hope all these guys get nice contracts (NBA or abroad). or sign them all to the G-league team and keep the good mojo going |
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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The shooting the last few games was NUTS. We couldn't miss from here. |
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defense Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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not individually but the best team? |
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Joined: 30 Nov 2006 Posts: 33474 Location: Long Beach, California
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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PnP, if you actually have watched enough summer league (and summer league playoffs) to be able to remember the best summer league teams, all the power to you. This is probably the first summer league championship game I've ever watched (unless the Lakers played in one before that I can't remember). _________________ LakersGround's Terms of Service
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numero-ocho Franchise Player
Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 18190 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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Couldn't tell you. As long as I've been a Lakers fan I've never watched every single SPL game until this season.
Usually, the prize rookies play heavy minutes in the first few games then just cursory minutes or not at all while the guys trying to make an NBA roster take over. _________________ "Suck it up. Don't be a baby. Do your job." - Kobe Bryant |
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VicXLakers Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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SL... |
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LakerLand247 Star Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: Lakers Team for Summer League 2017 was the best SPL Team....EVER? |
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splashmtn wrote: | Our Summer League team wasnt just the best summer league team the lakers have ever had that I can remember.
But it was the best summer league team I've seen ever among all nba summer league teams.
Other teams have had top notch players. But these guys bought into the offense and understood it rather quickly(Zo, Caruso, Kuuz) obviously helped. BUt this is pretty crazy. They looked like they've been playing together for years once they got rolling.
Who put this group together?
WE had shooters, a hint of shot blocking. Guys smart enough to play spot defense in tight situations when you needed one stop.
after losing a lot of guys (PJ, BI, Hart, Zo) |
1996 Summer League with Kobe, Fisher and Travis Knight? |
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splashmtn Star Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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Don Draper wrote: | I will say I'm gonna miss this group, I kind of got attached | yep. felt like i was rooting for a college team i loved or something. and i rarely watch college ball anymore.
we better hide Coach JD... if he can do that with a rag tag group of young guys that just want to make a roster. what could he do with guys already under contract without that pressure in the back of their minds? |
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splashmtn Star Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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numero-ocho wrote: | Couldn't tell you. As long as I've been a Lakers fan I've never watched every single SPL game until this season.
Usually, the prize rookies play heavy minutes in the first few games then just cursory minutes or not at all while the guys trying to make an NBA roster take over. | i've watched a lot of them. use to go to the pyramid and watch them in person until they shut that down.
it was never about the team. it was always about scouting individual guys on our team and other teams. They looked like a real team. thats virtually impossible to pull off with this many young guys and only one of them having played in the nba on the same team the prior year(BI), then he goes out injured and you get better? Where they do dat at? |
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Arbitrary Star Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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defense wrote: | not individually but the best team? |
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TooMuchMajicBuss Franchise Player
Joined: 17 Sep 2008 Posts: 21064 Location: In a white room, with black curtains near the station
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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cmonkee wrote: | Don Draper wrote: | I will say I'm gonna miss this group, I kind of got attached |
yea, me too. hope all these guys get nice contracts (NBA or abroad). or sign them all to the G-league team and keep the good mojo going |
Same here. I was thinking the same thing, I'm going to miss seeing these guys play together. We know Lonzo is headed for greatness. Kuzma is sitting pretty right now too. We know Hart will get his chance, Bryant has a contract, BI is untouchable, and Zubac will be on the squad come November as well.
But guys like Caruso, Thomas, Weir, Vander Blue, those guys are playing just to make a roster somewhere. They played tough as nails out there and earned wins in crunch time, taking body shots from bigger opponents and not backing down on night after night after night of competition. I'd like to see all 4 of them land an NBA gig some day. They certainly earned the good exposure they got in this tournament. |
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BennyLava Star Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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defense wrote: | not individually but the best team? |
Not the best team individually but best team overall. |
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Chronicle Retired Number
Joined: 21 Jul 2012 Posts: 31930 Location: Manhattan
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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not best starting summer league team... possible best summer league team overall? _________________ Kobe |
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Kava Star Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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Before SPL started I tempered all expectations of our draft picks. Was preparing for disappointment. EVERY GAME WAS A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
Enjoyed every moment! |
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Mamba Mentality Star Player
Joined: 04 May 2017 Posts: 3077 Location: The Left Coast
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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I can't say this is the best SPL team ever for us, but I can say that I've only seen a handful of them in my lifetime. I actually saw every single game this summer because Lonzo and Kuzna are that exciting. |
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K2 Franchise Player
Joined: 25 Dec 2011 Posts: 23529
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 11:16 pm Post subject: Re: Lakers Team for Summer League 2017 was the best SPL Team....EVER? |
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LakerLand247 wrote: |
1996 Summer League with Kobe, Fisher and Travis Knight? |
This year's squad bonded together like no other team.. I must admit that tournament changes everything and makes it that much more compelling.
The Long Beach SPL had little drama aside from seeing some PT for Kobe and the other draft picks. It didn't quite feel like a team, it was a super rookie and a bunch of relative unknowns (at the time). At the Vegas SL, this team forged an identity that won't soon be forgotten. |
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JerryMaguire Sixth Man
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 4:59 am Post subject: |
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It was a greatly constructed team.
This team was perfectly built for modern basketball. Bigs that can run and shoot, guards that pushed the pace. They were watchable even without Lonzo. |
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IBWriter Starting Rotation
Joined: 16 Feb 2016 Posts: 136
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 5:35 am Post subject: |
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Not best starting 5 Summer League talent...best Summer League talent overall? |
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pio2u Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 5:45 am Post subject: |
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Everyone of those guys deserve a camp invite & an open invitation to join the South Bay team.
Job well done from top to bottom! |
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dont_be_a_wuss Franchise Player
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 5:47 am Post subject: |
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Luvi wrote: | Not best starting 5 Summer League talent...best Summer League talent overall? |
Not best start to summer league (0-2), but possible best summer league overall (champs)? |
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B_P Star Player
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 6:53 am Post subject: |
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Chronicle wrote: | not best starting summer league team... possible best summer league team overall? |
Came here for this.
Leaves satisfied. _________________ Everything. Changes. |
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6o3keto Sixth Man
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 7:43 am Post subject: |
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Arbitrary wrote: | defense wrote: | not individually but the best team? |
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Lol |
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