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Cooked Kings, bytchmade bigs, and shytty snitches: Your 2022-23 GOAT franchise Boss Angeles Lakers season thread
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It's interesting watching people on here spin the potential trades we could have made into a negative 
I can't see how anyone with a straight face can say if the Turner trade was made, this wouldn't be far more bearable.
-Turner has been BALLING this year, and is a legitimate Center, something AD doesn't even want to do.
-He can also shoot the three, something the Lakers NEED.
-He would be perfect for situations like these.
We know that Turner has had his own set of injury problems, but we'd be sitting in a very different situation with him on the roster right now.
Oh well. I'm not going to let this ruin my day
Let's see if Bryant can step up like he did vs the Nuggets
I can't see how anyone with a straight face can say if the Turner trade was made, this wouldn't be far more bearable.
-Turner has been BALLING this year, and is a legitimate Center, something AD doesn't even want to do.
-He can also shoot the three, something the Lakers NEED.
-He would be perfect for situations like these.
We know that Turner has had his own set of injury problems, but we'd be sitting in a very different situation with him on the roster right now.
Oh well. I'm not going to let this ruin my day
Let's see if Bryant can step up like he did vs the Nuggets
ALonelyDad
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He’s been injured next to a 5 too. He had Gasol and Drummond where he got hurt. Lakers started last season with DeAndre. He gets hit with random injuries regardless of position. It’s been that way for him throughout his career unfortunately. LeBron is also better suited at 4 than 3 these days which is why Ham prefers to start AD at 5.
I have never liked the small lineup.
Bron gets abused by certain centers, specifically Zubac
We get some offense off of it, but defensively we struggle with this lineup. Lakers would be far better with Bron at his natural 3 position.
I just want a Center that doesn't complain about playing Center.
That was when they had the shortest offseason in league history, and AD never looked right, at any point. He was doomed from the start.
This recent stretch of play of his is the result after having a proper offseason and getting his body right; he even projected this himself, in preseason. The Lakers should've maximized that by taking the necessary precautions to limit the accumulative effects of him being at the 5, and the occurrences of freak accidents to an absolute minimum. Now, of course, that wouldn't guarantee him not getting injured, but you've got to put him in the best possible position to stay healthy, and the Lakers simply sat on their hands, thinking he could keep bending and bending at center without any regard for the likelihood of him breaking.
They should've gone all in on this season. They should've moved Westbrook for the best possible package. It's no use hoping to add another main piece next season once Westbrook's contract expires, when Bron won't be as good as he is now when the 2024 postseason rolls around.
ALonelyDad
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I think he’s fine at 4 defensively especially in todays game but playing him at 5 is red carpet defense. Ham will probably use that now that AD is out lol.I have never liked the small lineup.
Bron gets abused by certain centers, specifically Zubac
We get some offense off of it, but defensively we struggle with this lineup. Lakers would be far better with Bron at his natural 3 position.
I just want a Center that doesn't complain about playing Center.
I'm saying.
Y'all know I love Bron, but he ain't guarding real centers out there. The Wolves game and anytime we play the Clippers prove that. This ain't 2012 anymore, and I don't understand how Vogel and Ham still play him at the 5
We get outrebounded, outscored and outplayed in the paint every single time.
Bron at the 4 is fine, but at the 3, he's dangerous. But you need a team that can support that kind of play. Bron's been playing the 4 out of necessity, rather than scheme.
Bron's team again. AD tried to hold on to the title for like 5 games but it returned to it's rightful owner.If his ankle and groin are feeling good I expect him to try go for 40 every night.
Problem is where is the other 80 points coming from
And Bron can barely play a back to back.
I forsee a lot of DNPs for LeBron in the coming weeks. That Suns back to back is a prime example. Hope I'm wrong
Bron looked spry he might give it go.Problem is where is the other 80 points coming from
And Bron can barely play a back to back.
I forsee a lot of DNPs for LeBron in the coming weeks. That Suns back to back is a prime example. Hope I'm wrong
And here's the thing too - good things happen when Bron and AD are healthy. A championship run is evidence of this. Even through all their mishaps, miscues and misfortunes, they still play winning-basketball, both as individuals and together.
Whereas bad things happen around Westbrook, at least, in recent times. He's the antithesis to winning-basketball.
As if trading for him wasn't bad enough, even after getting a front row seat to witness just how detrimental he is, the Lakers still fell victim to sunk-cost fallacy. Even had fans trying to convince themselves just because he wasn't as bad as he once was that it was somehow a positive, not seeing he was still bad, and not seeing that it was compounded by the fact he was tying up valuable cap that could've been used to compliment and prolong the health of their two best players.
Keeping Westbrook has essentially been the worst of both worlds.
Whereas bad things happen around Westbrook, at least, in recent times. He's the antithesis to winning-basketball.
As if trading for him wasn't bad enough, even after getting a front row seat to witness just how detrimental he is, the Lakers still fell victim to sunk-cost fallacy. Even had fans trying to convince themselves just because he wasn't as bad as he once was that it was somehow a positive, not seeing he was still bad, and not seeing that it was compounded by the fact he was tying up valuable cap that could've been used to compliment and prolong the health of their two best players.
Keeping Westbrook has essentially been the worst of both worlds.
steph_harden
Superstar
Imagine a front office feeling vindicated about not doing their jobs. They put this team together and are really like....why should we fix it they stink. Just some total backwards shyt...
steph_harden
Superstar
Yea. Even though AD thrives at center he just can't hold up. We've seen it time and time and time again. At least Turner would have took away some of that toll. And with Heild they probably would be the 4th seed right now. They are obviously the 2 most ideal players for this team....problem is too many assets to get them. If that move doesn't put them as the absolute favorite then they would need assets to turn around and upgrade after that.
And really what the Lakers are waiting on is an allstar....if they can get one they dont give a shyt about picks. They only care about getting a star at the end of the day.
Which is stupid. Today's league is one where you need depth. Players 4-10 are just way to good in today's league
You can't get that with 3 stars. Lakers front office have a losing mentality with that plan.
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