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

[Joe Sixpack]

When are the Lakers gonna realize that Joker WILL NOT RIM PROTECT?

He will not stop anybody from gettin to the rim!

AD, Bron, Rui, Reaves have to attack the paint

 

[TheLostOnes]

AD soft as the lotion scented puff tissues





Fred

 

[Braman]

Yes, because everyone knows that star is carrying the team. For you to pretend that star is costing the team when they're winning his minutes is cap.

Lakers were +5 in minutes without AD. But they were -9 in minutes without Bron. And that's despite Bron being forced to carry some straight stupid lineups.

You still haven't explained who you actually think should be running the offense, you just wave your hands in the air saying "not Bron."

that’s how you know nggas just want to argue

I’ve said no less than 4,5 times, this series , GS series, Memphis series: I love LA’s guards. If D Lo plays, he can initiate and work P&R. If he sits, Reaves is a monster in p&r. Dennis has earned trust.

Y’all keep using them bron has no help dog whistles. That’s been valid before. That is NOT valid right now. So throw those old talking points away.

When that’s been applicable, bron is going out getting 30+ monster games monster usage nobody else capable of scoring or initiating. Right now not only is Bron not having those monster games, but even D lo had 5 assists. Reaves had 5 assists. Dennis 5 assists game 1. Plus gettin 17-20 from one (or 2) of the others almost every game. He got help bruh. Use it.

 

[jaydawg08]

Hate to break it to you but that's literally how every player falls off. It's age which means fatigue and injuries, that comes with being washed. You expect dudes to play until 45. It's basic human nature. You don't even need to be a pro athlete to know that. How are you using him being tired as an excuse for his horrendous 3 pt shooting when he's missingp 3s even in the first quarter when the game just started. I saw the same thing with Bean, he was a horrendous shooter his latter years and that came with him being washed due to his injuries and age. That's literally what washed means when you can't do what you could previously do due to physical limitations. We aren't changing the definition now.

I mean..... No one is arguing that Bron isn't what he used to be. But did you just disregard the fact that I specifically mentioned his age when it comes to fatigue?



You have a real bad problem with reading and I'm starting to think it's that syrup guzzing education you got up in Canada eh.

 

[ghostwriterx]

So now Jamaal Murray is T Mac in his prime?

I don’t care Jamaal fukkin Murray after bein complete ass in the 1st 3 quarters should not be goin off for no 23 in one quarter he‘s not nice like that to me

Vando woulda shut all that shyt down he’s 6’9!!

Darvin Ham is a fukkin LB nikka who should be coaching AAU

Murray scored 21 points after Vanderbilt left the game in the 4th.

 

[Joe Sixpack]

Murray scored 21 points after Vanderbilt left the game in the 4th.

Cmon man

 

[CantStop]

I mean..... No one is arguing that Bron isn't what he used to be. But did you just disregard the fact that I specifically mentioned his age when it comes to fatigue?



You have a real bad problem with reading and I'm starting to think it's that syrup guzzing education you got up in Canada eh.

So is Bron one of the best players in the league, yes or no?

You guys want him to get praised while simunateoulsy asking for sympathy due to his age.

I don't judge players based on age, i judge them based on their salaries. He's the third highest paid player. I don't know where you guys got this notion that guys that are older should be given a free pass. He's not making the vet min or even 15M a year. Like AD said last game, "I gotta be better, that's why they pay me the big bucks". That's how it's ALWAYS been. 43M salary should mean 43M worth of production. 43M should give you more than 1 30 pt game in 14 games.

 

[jaydawg08]

So is Bron one of the best players in the league, yes or no?

You guys want him to get praised while simunateoulsy asking for sympathy due to his age.

I don't judge players based on age, i judge them based on their salaries. He's the third highest paid player. I don't know where you guys got this notion that guys that are older should be given a free pass. He's not making the vet min or even 15M a year. Like AD said last game, "I gotta be better, that's why they pay me the big bucks". That's how it's ALWAYS been. 43M salary should mean 43M worth of production. 43M should give you more than 1 30 pt game in 14 games.

Obviously he's still a top 10 player in this league, but dealing with an injury and age to a degree he isn't able to sustain high level offensive AND defensive production to the same level that he used to while playing high minutes........... And honestly there really isn't many in this league who can. Maybe Giannis and that's it. Everyone else gives something up.

That's why Bron is no longer a top 2 player in the league. The age aspect comes into affect specifically for Bron because he could give you A+ on both ends for 42 minutes, but can't now. He's just another high level star at this point.

He's a top level defender in the playoffs while being a really great facilitator, and and very efficient and effective 2pt scorer, while turning into an 80%+ FT shooter this postseason.

 

[CantStop]

Obviously he's still a top 10 player in this league, but dealing with an injury and age to a degree he isn't able to sustain high level offensive AND defensive production to the same level that he used to while playing high minutes........... And honestly there really isn't many in this league who can. Maybe Giannis and that's it. Everyone else gives something up.

That's why Bron is no longer a top 2 player in the league. The age aspect comes into affect specifically for Bron because he could give you A+ on both ends for 42 minutes, but can't now. He's just another high level star at this point.

He's a top level defender in the playoffs while being a really great facilitator, and and very efficient and effective 2pt scorer, while turning into an 80%+ FT shooter this postseason.

So at his current level, where would you rank him

Also this whole he's been so dominant defensively that his offensive shortcomings don't matter would be fair if only DLo and Troy Brown have had a worse defensive rating for the rotation players in the playoffs. At some point, you need to start arguing fair and not try to pull a fast one.

 

[Torrential]

0 for 6 from three for Lebron. Yall love shytting on AD but the supposed GOAT player went 0 for 6 from three and is shooting 0% from three in the WCF

 

[Trojan 24]

When are the Lakers gonna realize that Joker WILL NOT RIM PROTECT?

He will not stop anybody from gettin to the rim!

AD, Bron, Rui, Reaves have to attack the paint

Only Son Rui understands and Ham got him on a minute restriction

 

[jaydawg08]

So at his current level, where would you rank him

Also this whole he's been so dominant defensively that his offensive shortcomings don't matter would be fair if only DLo and Troy Brown have had a worse defensive rating for the rotation players in the playoffs. At some point, you need to start arguing fair and not try to pull a fast one.

Top 10 like I stated. If his injury wasnt taking away from his lift and driving ability then top 5.

His offensive shortcomings are from the 3.. idk why you're pretending that he isn't the most efficient 2pt scorer, while being the teams best facilitator.

At some point YOU gotta start arguing fair instead of the Stan chit. I've routinely said his 3 ball is unacceptable and he needs to attack more, but I understand the limitations to that and why he isn't (foot/age, roster limitations) but he doesn't get a pass from me on it. I simply am able to understand he's gotta be better while knowing why he isn't better

 

[Torrential]

0% from three from an elite perimeter player aint cutting it .

 

[ghostwriterx]

that’s how you know nggas just want to argue

I’ve said no less than 4,5 times, this series , GS series, Memphis series: I love LA’s guards. If D Lo plays, he can initiate and work P&R. If he sits, Reaves is a monster in p&r. Dennis has earned trust.

Y’all keep using them bron has no help dog whistles. That’s been valid before. That is NOT valid right now. So throw those old talking points away.

When that’s been applicable, bron is going out getting 30+ monster games monster usage nobody else capable of scoring or initiating. Right now not only is Bron not having those monster games, but even D lo had 5 assists. Reaves had 5 assists. Dennis 5 assists game 1. Plus gettin 17-20 from one (or 2) of the others almost every game. He got help bruh. Use it.

D'Angelo didn't play in the 4th. Reaves didn't come back in the game until the 7 minute mark and if you think Dennis can initiate an offense because he had 5 assists the other night. Stop watching boxscores and watch the game. D'Angelo is an average at best playmaker and Ham has lost trust in him. In the last 5 games he's 4-21 from 3 and the Lakers have been outscored by 79 points when he's on the court.

 

[Joe Sixpack]

Only Son Rui understands and Ham got him on a minute restriction

Darvin Ham is retarded