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yinoma2001 Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:09 am Post subject: |
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Melo is helping his old friend LBJ. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals |
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acer77 Star Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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Impressive performance from Melo: 27pt (9-16 FG) & 7 reb.
His 6th 20pt+ game in the Bubble. How nice would it be to have him as our solid #3 vs. Rockets. I guess we'll never know cause some know-it-alls thought he was washed up and not worth the non-guaranteed contract.
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AFireInside619 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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He wanted to start and he could hurt this team just as much as he could help. It is what it is. _________________ “You have to dance beautifully in the box that you are comfortable dancing in.” - Kobe Bryant |
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mhan00 Retired Number
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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AFireInside619 wrote: | He wanted to start and he could hurt this team just as much as he could help. It is what it is. |
This. He looked fine on a team willing to cater to him and that also played zero defense. The Lakers have very different demands from their threes and fours than Portland did. |
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TheBlackMamba Star Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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I dislike Melo's game just as much as the next guy, but playing devil's advocate here, would he be any worse than Kuz? |
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TooMuchMajicBuss Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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mhan00 wrote: | AFireInside619 wrote: | He wanted to start and he could hurt this team just as much as he could help. It is what it is. |
This. He looked fine on a team willing to cater to him and that also played zero defense. The Lakers have very different demands from their threes and fours than Portland did. |
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acer77 Star Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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BLF2145 wrote: | yinoma2001 wrote: | Melo is LBJ's boy. You don't think LBJ wanted him?
It was Melo's desire to start. Portland said they would let him. How do you go from not playing basically a season to starting in your first game back? That was what Portland offered.
It's crying about something that was never there for us to begin with. |
Not true. Melo made it clear he would take any position, he just wanted to play. He and his agent confirmed this numerous times. Lakers never called. Stop trying to rewrite history.
The reason he was able to step in and start in Portland was due to injuries. Specifically to Hood and Collins making Portland make modifications to lineup.
Did he prefer starting, of course because he wants to play and get decent contract for next year. But it was not a requirement and not something he was requesting. Not sure why people try to rewrite history constantly when the facts are readily available to anyone that followed along |
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KingKobe20 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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The way Melo has been shooting the ball especially inside the Bubble, sure it would of been nice to have him off our bench. A lot of it shows his true dedication to the game as he lost close to 20 pounds before entering the bubble restart.
Problem is not sure he would of been okay coming off the bench or if his production would of been the same had he accepted this role.
Either way I hope his recent play will buy him a couple more seasons in the league. He deserves to go out on his own terms.
Just wanted to lay down my two cents before this thread goes into the abyss. |
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LakersRGolden Star Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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He's fine as a primary option, but he would be a shell of him self waiting his turn with AD & LJ on the court.
Could he swallow his pride and be this Melo if he was let loose with the 2nd unit(s)? |
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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No. _________________ Under New Management |
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danzag Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 8:52 am Post subject: |
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acer77 wrote: | Impressive performance from Melo: 27pt (9-16 FG) & 7 reb.
His 6th 20pt+ game in the Bubble. How nice would it be to have him as our solid #3 vs. Rockets. I guess we'll never know cause some know-it-alls thought he was washed up and not worth the non-guaranteed contract.
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Ohhh, the famous box score analyst.
If you're actually watching the games you know that's BS. |
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hype Star Player
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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danzag wrote: | acer77 wrote: | Impressive performance from Melo: 27pt (9-16 FG) & 7 reb.
His 6th 20pt+ game in the Bubble. How nice would it be to have him as our solid #3 vs. Rockets. I guess we'll never know cause some know-it-alls thought he was washed up and not worth the non-guaranteed contract.
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Ohhh, the famous box score analyst.
If you're actually watching the games you know that's BS. |
Anyone that says "solid #3" referring to this version of Melo instantly loses all credibility. The final closeout game was by far his best when the Lakers were basically on cruise control and not playing that same elite defense. Every other game before that Melo would have a solid stretch in a game but then the rest of the time he would slaughter any flow Portland had with his iso play bricks and then throw a Lakers jersey on for defense. He'd be a solid end of the bench guy for certain moments or bad foul trouble but as a "#3"? Hard pass.... |
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Laker_Dynasty_01 Star Player
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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LeBron wasn't about to let his buddy sign somewhere he couldn't "truly" play, he was reluctant to bring in another questionable fit just to play with a close friend (as DWade was limited in Cleveland). Wade did much better after being traded to Miami, as did Rose in Minnesota. Playing in a limited role would be a death knell for his career, something not lost on his agent. Another flop like Houston and he's BIG3 bound.
And even if Melo had said "I just want to play" through his agent, instead of "truly play", and signed with the Lakers, Kuzma still has to be immediately jettisoned. AD isn't playing the 5 full-time and Melo/LBJ can't guard most shooting guards.
On defense, Kuzma is '09 Trevor Ariza compared to Melo, considering how bad the future HOFer looked in his first two months in Portland. |
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waterman40 Star Player
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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Melo would have made sense as a backup, especially if we had packaged Kuzma in a deal bringing back a starting guard better than Green (and you can find one any day at the Jr. High gym). _________________ LAKERS 2019-2020: NBA World Champions! |
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AFireInside619 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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https://mobile.twitter.com/SteveTsak/status/1286705328122454017
This scumbag is the biggest Melo stan. He also called Kuzma hot garbage. Too bad Melo can’t defend like Kuzma. _________________ “You have to dance beautifully in the box that you are comfortable dancing in.” - Kobe Bryant |
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yinoma2001 Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:24 am Post subject: |
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acer77 wrote: | Impressive performance from Melo: 27pt (9-16 FG) & 7 reb.
His 6th 20pt+ game in the Bubble. How nice would it be to have him as our solid #3 vs. Rockets. I guess we'll never know cause some know-it-alls thought he was washed up and not worth the non-guaranteed contract.
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Still persisting with this huh? After you said that we may lose to the Blazers in part because of Melo?
4-1. Game blouses. That's all that matters. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals |
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RJ 21 Starting Rotation
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:43 am Post subject: |
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TheBlackMamba wrote: | I dislike Melo's game just as much as the next guy, but playing devil's advocate here, would he be any worse than Kuz? |
Yes, he'd be worse. Melo can't defend as well as Kuz can. |
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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Dude looks like a werewolf stuck in transition. _________________ KOBE |
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AFireInside619 Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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jonnybravo wrote: |
Dude looks like a werewolf stuck in transition. |
Haha. Wishes he could ball like Teenwolf. _________________ “You have to dance beautifully in the box that you are comfortable dancing in.” - Kobe Bryant |
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yinoma2001 Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 7:12 am Post subject: |
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Again, I'm not losing sleep over not getting Melo (in fact I'm still more sad we didn't get Darren Collison and Mo Harkless).
But I do commend him for a good season and he was an important piece for the Blazers. I just don't think the role they envisioned for him on the Lakers worked for him as he averaged 33mpg. Even Kuz had his minutes and shot attempts drop this year. Add Melo and how much more time does Kuz lose?
That was probably one of the bigger considerations. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals |
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acer77 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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Told you Lakers would be in trouble without Melo against the Rockets. |
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yinoma2001 Retired Number
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acer77 wrote: | Told you Lakers would be in trouble without Melo against the Rockets. |
Troll. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals |
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roger_federer Star Player
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Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 4:59 am Post subject: |
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He would have done much better than anyone on our roster other than lbj and AD. Teams cant leave him open.
Funny thing is, currently teams can leave anyone from lakers open on 3pt line.....they don't even need to try....crowd the paint and let lakers shoot. We dont even have decent 2 pt shooter...
Get rid of pelinka and bring in someone with some baskwt ball knowledge. |
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