Cooked Kings, bytchmade bigs, and shytty snitches: Your 2022-23 GOAT franchise Boss Angeles Lakers season thread

[jaydawg08]

AD has played a really weird game. He's not making stuff he normally does, but he's gotten to the FT line and played really good defense.

Same with DS. He's gotten some boards, played really well on Murray but hasn't got the shots going.

Bron has played great on defense, getting boards and setting the offense, but he's played a pretty below average offensive game for him

AND WE'RE STILL UP.

 

[Regular_P]

Feels like they should be up more but they are controlling the pace of the game overall. LeBron's played well, even with the two blown layups. AD needs to pick if up offensively. If he does, they should win this game.

Defensively, they need to keep Denver in the halfcourt. Nuggets are looking like the Showtime Lakers every time they get out in transition.

 

[Yungin]

AD and Bron completely shytting the bed

meanwhile Jokic is taking over

we have 2 stars

don't get it twisted, they aren't superstars

 

[VegasCAC]

AD has played a really weird game. He's not making stuff he normally does, but he's gotten to the FT line and played really good defense.

Same with DS. He's gotten some boards, played really well on Murray but hasn't got the shots going.

Bron has played great on defense, getting boards and setting the offense, but he's played a pretty below average offensive game for him

AND WE'RE STILL UP.

Bron is carving them up, but his legs look shot already. That's why he took 2 dumbass threes and cant finish a layup.

Ham needs to rest him properly this half and run some PNR with DLO targeting Jokic when he's out

 

[skyrunner1]

If the Lakers can manage fatigue they got this.

Ham needs to get Bron more significant rest when he can

He got rest tho in first half, if he does one sprint he is done.. Dude be just standing around and then starts jacking 3s.. He needs to keep his head down and attack the rim.. Joker doesnt play any defense..

 

[Software]

I will say this it's crazy how deep this team is
On any given night any player can go off

 

[Torrential]

When is Bamba gonna be available to play?

 

[jaydawg08]

Bron is carving them up, but his legs look shot already. That's why he took 2 dumbass threes and cant finish a layup.

Ham needs to rest him properly this half and run some PNR with DLO targeting Jokic when he's out

I also think he's not getting the obvious foul calls on him either which is weird. Normally they let the ticky tack stuff go, but he's getting flat out hammered and they are swallowing their whistle. I thought that 1st qt we got the benefit of the whistle a lil, but def not overall.

It's a really bad ref'd game for both sides

 

[G-Zeus]

maybe 2x but Bron is at the tail end of his career. Jokic is in his prime

I would say 15% better... No more

 

[HollywoodP]

its bs that they have another whole series with no 2 game breaks. Suns got like a 3 or 4 game break when they played Denver. I know its taking its toll. But I like how we're lookin, just hope they dont run outta gas. We looked damn flat towards the end of the half. Will be a good game to unleash IV. Maybe even give some mins to Beasley with a license to kill and see if he can catch fire from 3.

 

[HollywoodP]

When is Bamba gonna be available to play?

garbage time

 

[jaydawg08]

I would say 15% better... No more

It's a weird criticism that Lebron isn't on par with the best player in the NBA.... Like, why do we think they should be comparable?

I think it's really weird that the halftime show is talking about AD being bad offensively.... Brah, he's been playing pretty well. Getting to the rim and to the FT line, just some of those midrange shots haven't gone in. I feel like they haven't even watched the game lol

 

[Software]

When is Bamba gonna be available to play?

In the fall for a team not named the lakers

 

[GreatestLaker]

I would say 15% better... No more

 

[VegasCAC]

Theoretically Bamba could do the Rui role this series but... when Rui isn't in Ham will just put AD on Jokic probably