Don’ be a Sabo while chasin’ 4 rings in LA: 2021-22 GOAT franchise Boss Angeles Lakers season thread

[Tookalossfellbackcameback]

They bout start doing what Kuzma and BI did and tune his ass out.

 

[Big Boss]

 

[Osmosis]

Honestly think last year's team without Bron and AD could give this year's team with both a run for their money. They went 12-15 without Lebron and 19-17 without AD.

 

[Voice of Reason]

After the 50 piece he got 31 in 3 quarters on high efficiency against the best team in the league.

He can't score 30 a game and be a defensive anchor on a team with bad defenders. Maybe in his prime, not now.

Look at what's happening on the court. Teams collapse on him, shading him with at least two other players every possession on offense because the team can't shoot/can't make zone defenses pay with ball movement. As a result, he expends ridiculous amounts of energy dancing on the perimeter and driving into the paint into 3 guys.

He can't do that at 37 minutes a game and also be good on defense at this point in his career. It is what it is. This isn't 2018

Yep Westbrook is an equal or worse defender than Lebron and Reaves and THT are mediocre.Stanley Johnson and Bazemore are the only positive defenders besides AD and they don't play Bazemore.

 

[#1 pick]

A small team that can't shoot

This roster is just so pathetic. Melo and Monk, two bench guys on their teams last season, are the only other reliable offensive pieces.

They a bunch of vet min guys. They don't even got talented young guys like Portland

 

[Voice of Reason]

Vogel is an idiot take Westbrook out and put Ellington back in.

 

[Regular_P]

Gabriel

 

[Regular_P]

Westbrick 2-6
Reaves 0-5
Carmelo 1-6
Gabriel 1-8
Bradley 1-3
Ellington 0-2
Augustin 0-2

 

[Voice of Reason]

What lakers is missing is AD and a another center that can actually jump .. like..if they still had Damian Jones...having the lob threat would change the offense completely..

Opposing team gotta do only two more read after defending a play..

Line drive...3 point shot.

A lob is unpredictable...it's basically Harden's path to easy assists..

I dunno what Dwight issue is .. but if they can run Gabriel at center for a minute to see the impact.. they need the lob badly.

Damion Jones is ass he barely gets minutes

 

[Osmosis]

I thought that Chaundee Brown dude was ass. Gabriel is making him look competent.

 

[pimpineasy]

He came in overweight intentionally so he can play the 5, that size just didn't work for him and his playstyle. Miscalculation by him and his trainers

For years people been telling him to bulk up and play center. I knew that was the worst possible look for him. He is injury prone. He can't play the 5 except in spurts. Bulking up was a huge mistake

 

[THE MACHINE]

Westbrick 2-6
Reaves 0-5
Carmelo 1-6
Gabriel 1-8
Bradley 1-3
Ellington 0-2
Augustin 0-2

5-32

 

[VegasCAC]

Did Westbrook really just do a take foul when the Raptors are in the bonus

 

[Voice of Reason]

The Raptors are man handling this team damn this is pathetic.

 

[Marlow Stanfield]

Westbrick 2-6
Reaves 0-5
Carmelo 1-6
Gabriel 1-8
Bradley 1-3
Ellington 0-2
Augustin 0-2