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

[CHERUB]

That old king still out here fukkin shyt up

 

[firemanBk]

I know there was doubters in this thread earlier in the season that were shytting on him but then he has a game like tonight where he shows you how special he is and why any team he's on is always a threat to make the playoffs
Look at this
10 points
4/6 from the field
2/3 from the 3
Pat Bev is back brehs

 

[KFBF]

I have no idea why Austin Reaves does not start

The argument I've heard is hes paired with Russ to provide him with some spacing and bball IQ.

Nuggets are frauds.

 

[Joe Sixpack]

Like clockwork Jesus Christ this dude is a p*ssy


He has to go the Lakers are trapped

 

[Joe Sixpack]

Since I've been prop betting, AD has fukked me so much with him leaving games.

It hurts.

My dude neva trust AD

NEVER EVER EVER EVER

 

[MyApps]

So like I said earlier, this season is a process. Hopefully AD is out a few games so Bron and Russ get a little chemistry together.

 

[HoldThisL]

Lakers won, how suprising.
AD Injured again? Damn, hope it's not too bad

 

[LexDiamonds]

Not sure if Russ is an overall positive...He does some good things like:

* Pushing the pace
* Creating open shots off penetration

But he also does some bad things like:

* Boneheaded Turnovers
* Forces up quick shots after he makes 1 or 2
* Over Penetrating

But the biggest issue with Russ is that teams leave him wide open because they know he's a poor jump shooter.....This hurts the spacing for Lebron/AD......We've seen this play out with Russ before in the playoffs......When LA played Houston back in 2020 they left Russ wide open. Russ bricked shot after shot. When Russ played Philly in 2021 they left him wide open, and again, Russ bricked shot after shot...In Russ' last 8 playoff series going back to 2016, he's shooting 38/29 from the field.

If I had to choose..I would take AD/Lebron and a very good supporting cast > AD/Lebron/Russ and a less than avg supporting cast.

He isn’t a positive. Before last night, the Lakers were a +28 with Russ off, -71 with Russ on for the season.

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Westbrook =+0.8 Offensive, -4.6 Defensive

 

[Joe Sixpack]

He isn’t a positive. Before last night, the Lakers were a +28 with Russ off, -71 with Russ on for the season.

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Westbrook =+0.8 Offensive, -4.6 Defensive

Russ needs to go

 

[Left.A1]

Not sure if Russ is an overall positive...He does some good things like:

* Pushing the pace
* Creating open shots off penetration

But he also does some bad things like:

* Boneheaded Turnovers
* Forces up quick shots after he makes 1 or 2
* Over Penetrating

But the biggest issue with Russ is that teams leave him wide open because they know he's a poor jump shooter.....This hurts the spacing for Lebron/AD......We've seen this play out with Russ before in the playoffs......When LA played Houston back in 2020 they left Russ wide open. Russ bricked shot after shot. When Russ played Philly in 2021 they left him wide open, and again, Russ bricked shot after shot...In Russ' last 8 playoff series going back to 2016, he's shooting 38/29 from the field.

If I had to choose..I would take AD/Lebron and a very good supporting cast > AD/Lebron/Russ and a less than avg supporting cast.

Excellent point

 

[THE 101]

Even if the Lakers trade those picks for nice pieces, imagine having to rely on AD over the course of the playoffs

That's if his body even makes it to the playoffs.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

At this point, anyone who’s still fooled by Westbrook’s play deserves whatever is coming to them.

It seems folks perceive he isn’t as bad as he once was and that therefore means he’s no longer bad. Breaking down his game into whatever he contributes and whatever his impact is shouldn’t even need to be stated anymore.

 

[Guile]

Lakers aren't trading Westbrook with a pick attached to him. Simple as.

The options are Beverly, Nunn, and Damion Jones and no picks attached. So no trade isn't going to happen.

Ham has to minimize the damge Russ can do in late and accentuate his positives with certain lineups off the bench.

 

[Boonapalist]

 

[CantStop]

bytch ass AD out a month smh