"AND THE CAVALIERS JUST TALKED THEMSELVES INTO 50" THE OFFICIAL LAKERS VS CAVS THREAD

blackzeus

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:stopitslime:they should've never fired mike brown


It's not that, I think expectations were too high for this team. That, missing two star players, plus Dwight not playing heavy minutes in the beginning of the season, plus a sorry bench, all is a bad recipe for disaster. Honestly, right now, this team just isn't good, I don't know how else to put it. They are an average team :manny:
 

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the problem is that the lakers just do not play defense consistently. that's not a specialty of d'antoni- and he's never been a good in game adjuster.

there's too much pressure on the front court to clean up the guards' letting the opposing point get into the paint at will. can't get stops, can't win.

as disjointed as the offense is, that's not the issue. steve nash will make them more efficient but they still gon struggle with guard penetration.

also, looking at the roster- the bench is suspect. d'antoni don't play a lot of players anyway- i wouldn't be surprised if the lakers wear down late in season due to the pressure and tired legs the top players inevitably will have due to heavy minutes. they may squeeze in as a lower seed but it's gon be hard to advance vs a top 4 team.

phil was obviously better suited for this job- he used to pressure. d'antoni felt it in new york and resigned.
 

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Why do people keep saying that this game was an embarrassment? It was embarrassing losing to Cleveland 2 years ago but were the Lakers even favored in today's game?
 
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