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

[Left.A1]

he's only hurting himself, I cant think of any team willing to sign him as a starter next year

Exactly which makes the whole notion of him being “protected” by the front office even more ridiculous ..like what are they protecting? …the only nikkas that where dumb enough to give up real assets for Russ last year were the dumbass lakers


You need to be doing everything to hide his weaknesses and showcase his fleeting skills .. playing him in these moments where we allllll know he’s prone to flounder is the opposite of that

 

[areohbee824]

Fire Frank Vogel

 

[The God Poster]

Ima keep sayin it, nikkaz need to just play 90s ball and stop with the threes. They some bum ass shooters.

This is prolly the stupidest front office we’ve ever dealt with. And that’s sayin something cuz cokehead jim was a mess.

Don’t need to play 90’s ball. Need to understand not every wide open 3 needs to be taken. There is a reason we are wide open

 

[Leavingtheecstasy]

Meh, he's made it clear ball ain't his end all be all anymore. His unwillingness to change his game at all gonna have him out the league like AI and Melo. Swift decline and exit.

Honestly if I was Westbrook I'd just finish this year and be done.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Y’all trash

Yes we are

 

[threattonature]

This is a wild ass stat.

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

Every starter had a positive +/- with the exception of Russ. On the season he's shooting under 30%... from the field!

I know, but you act like I’m going to bat for Russ. I’m not. Point is, he isn’t the only one who can’t shoot on that team.

Today 6-33 from 3pt.
Russ shot 0-3
6-30 without Russ

Clippers game:
9-45
Russ 0-6
9-39 without Russ

Warriors game:
10-40
Russ 1-3
9-37 without Russ


No shooting with or without Russ.
22% from 3 as a team.
AD is the only player shooting 50% FG on the team. Even Bron is shooting 44% FG

 

[Regular_P]

This is a wild ass stat.

Like @Gil Scott-Heroin said, Westbrook is a black cloud over this team right now. His very presence hurts the Lakers.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

If nothin else, Russ gets to be a cautionary tale. This nikka the basketball version of the ant and the grasshopper.

 

[jaydawg08]

The Lakers would be 2-1 if they had ANYONE not named Russ play in the 4th.. I mean at this point we'd have a winning record if we had sent that nikka home

 

[bl2k8]

It’s gonna be so akward if the Lakers try to give Russ a tribute video next year when he comes back on whatever team he ends up on

 

[threattonature]

It’s gonna be so akward if the Lakers try to give Russ a tribute video next year when he comes back on whatever team he ends up on

Nah it'll be warranted. For most players it'll be thanks for playing here. For Russ it'll be thanks for leaving.

 

[lib123]

Tell Russ to stay home and sign Kemba to the minimum. He can shoot and has a positive attitude.

 

[jaydawg08]

It’s gonna be so akward if the Lakers try to give Russ a tribute video next year when he comes back on whatever team he ends up on

What roster is Russ gonna be on? I'm being srs, would you want him on a vet min for even this team? He's gonna pretend to have an injury when he's not starting like he did last year with the back, and this year with the hamstring

 

[ghostwriterx]

I know, but you act like I’m going to bat for Russ. I’m not. Point is, he isn’t the only one who can’t shoot on that team.

Today 6-33 from 3pt.
Russ shot 0-3
6-30 without Russ

Clippers game:
9-45
Russ 0-6
9-39 without Russ

Warriors game:
10-40
Russ 1-3
9-37 without Russ


No shooting with or without Russ.
22% from 3 as a team.
AD is the only player shooting 50% FG on the team. Even Bron is shooting 44% FG

Russ makes $45 million a year. He's supposed to be an important piece. You can't shoot THAT poorly AND bring nothing else to the table. It's not like he's a lockdown defender or some amazing playmaker. What does he do WELL at this point?