Cooked Kings, bytchmade bigs, and shytty snitches: Your 2022-23 GOAT franchise Boss Angeles Lakers season thread
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Lakers shot 85% in the series up from 78% in the regular season. Both teams were locked in at the line.
Denver made tough contested shots at key moments all series. Lakers missed a ton of "easy" shots, especially AD after game 2 (21-48 in the last 3 games)
As disappointing as AD was, what the fukk could Dallas offer that would make the Lakers even dream of doing that?
LeBron ain't looking to play the 5 and be rim protector full-time at 39.
Black Mamba
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Dr. Narcisse
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True team loss.Exactly why I am a bit upset at mostly everyone on this team because the games were so close.
Bron missed threes, D'lo playing like ass, AD being inconsistent on both ends, Ham rotations, etc
Nuggets showed up and hit shots when it mattered the most, and got the heart of a champion. I honestly believe this team will be much better next year though, it normally takes playoffs losses for teams and players to become better.
Except for AD, something wrong with breh.
Someone would do something wrong and then no one would help fix the mistake.
Ham's poor strategy puts the Lakers in a hole in game 1. Bron misses three to tie/and it might have broke their will that game.
Lakers blow lead. AD finishes under 20 in game 2.
Game 3 just sort of felt like Nuggets were just better beginning to end. Although DLO being a disaster didnt help.
Ham runs the team in the ground. Bron misses shot at the end of the 4th.
I think the overlooked part was bad stategy by Ham coupled with the every of other day format catching up to AD/Bron.
Lakers would have been better off getting blown out in game 1. The format has been steal game 1, sorta just take the loss game 2 without playing Bron/AD a ton of mins, regroup for game 3.
Ham put the team at such a disadvantage to start game 1 that their efforts were wasted. This forced them to play more mins the following game and it happened the same time DLO was proven to be useless.
Its a shame about the depth. Cause in April a lot of us thought the Lakers were 9 to 10 deep and woudnt need to play Bron 43 mins a game.
Again guys like Troy Brown, Beasley may be trash, Christie may not be ready, Bamba (at least for game 4) might have been rusty. But you try something. The way Ham approached it they werent going to have any gas left for game 5 if they won.
Dr. Narcisse
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Cant be. I have doubts Bronny will be as ready as THT or Max Christie were as rookies. The goal should be for Bronny to stay in the NBA long after Bron retires. Not just playing 20 games on the floor with him.
I get the AD slander, but the reality is he needs to play next to a real center. In today's NBA it's too much to ask your center to be your defensive linchpin and be your go to #1 offensive threat. When he first got to LA, AD at the 5 was something you broke out in the 4th qtr. The physical toll of doing it for 40+ minutes a game in the playoffs is too much for anybody. You see the same thing in Miami with Bam and even in Philly with Embid.
Lopez, Naz Reid, Bamba, somebody else?
Lopez, Naz Reid, Bamba, somebody else?
areohbee824
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I like what I'm hearing from Rob but man do not gut this team any further and start thinking about the future at this point
They both played one year in college. I don't think guys are really learning much at college these days. If he's good enough and his body is ready I don't see staying another year or two making a difference either way.
Pity neg.What a rough 2023 for @Regularly_Taking_Ls
- Poole got exposed
- Lakers got exposed
- Michigan got exposed.
@smitty22 can kick his feet up and watch the Ws pile up on this bozo.
Dr. Narcisse
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If Bronny had a complete offensvie skillset or more of a bag I might agree with you. However, he's got a long way to go in terms of ball handling/creating off the dribble. If he was 6'6" then yea he could learn in the league while being able to defend multiple positions.
At 6'2" and where his game is at he'd have to spend a lot of time in the G league. Which again kinda defeats the purpose.
Unless Bronny really takes another leap after next year.
What third star can the Lakers potentially add while keeping Rui and Reaves?
That’s probably not possible
Agreed. I just don't think it matters because I don't see him developing those skills in college, not to an NBA level. If he can't drible and create off the dribble now it's probably not happening and like you alluded to, he's too small to be a 3 and D guy. Might as well play one year in college, play a couple of games with his dad in the NBA and then move on to the next part of his life.