Good Dad vs Poor Dad Puffin On That Hooka & Nico Pack... Official (3)Lakers vs (6)Timberwolves 1st Round Playoff Thread

[NormanConnors]

Didnt small ass Chris Child’s infamously 2 piece Kobe?

Lol. Didnt skinny ass Reggie miller push around MJ?

Didnt the pistons terrorize MJ for years, which led him to openly crying to the media and the commish and getting the rules changed? MJ was so butthurt about the years of sonning he led an agenda to keep Zeke off the Dream Team.

Ant is doing exactly what a young, budding superstar is supposed to do: Challenging the old Lion and marking his territory. You love to see it

Im here for the competition and the sport. You here to glaze and pretend past players were superhero’s

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[No_bammer_weed]

TERRIBLE ANALOGY

KOBE WAS A TEEN AND STILL STOOD HIS GROUND WHILE EATING THOSE WEAK ASS PUNCHES LIKE IT WAS NOTHIN

LEBRON WOULDA JUST TURNED TO THE REF AND STARTED PASSIONATELY CRYING

COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS

How are you a laker fan and mocking Bron here? Lakers were completely hosed and cheated in that game. Pat Bev got fined to Bolivia for showing the refs a camera roll in real time how much they were full of shyt

Take ur meds.

 

[No_bammer_weed]

u talking about MJ and Kobe before the rings compared to 22nd season Bron

Thanks for proving the point.

Jordan had already quit the game twice by 40

Kobe was long since out of the league by 40 after his last 4 years of mid play, and awful laker basketball.

 

[SCORCH]

A day later and I'm still laughing at Richard Jefferson not even pretending to care about Ant Edwards potentially tearing his ACL and instead telling the audience about a time Bron suffered an injury.

 

[10bandz]

Thanks for proving the point.

Jordan had already quit the game twice by 40

Kobe was long since out of the league by 40 after his last 4 years of mid play, and awful laker basketball.

You ain’t saying shyt nikka no one was disrespecting kobe or MJ in their final years.

 

[10bandz]

A day later and I'm still laughing at Richard Jefferson not even pretending to care about Ant Edwards potentially tearing his ACL and instead telling the audience about a time Bron suffered an injury.

Shameless shyt all around and they think we don’t notice.

 

[DrexlersFade]

 

[ghostwriterx]

The bench played their worst 1st half in this series; the starters had arguably their most productive quarter of the series in the 3rd.

Why abandon what worked in their best quarter of the series and go back to a lineup that didn't work during the 1st half?

You can't fault that, but then ignore the reality of everyone blaming JJ if he went away from that lineup to start the 4th and the second unit gave up that lead, which despite you ignoring that, was a realistic possibility. One that JJ likely weighed up. If the Lakers bench gives up a lead, then Bron/Luka have to exert even more energy to build it up again, which they haven't done in any 4th quarter of this series. It's been quite the opposite.

In fact, the theme of this series has been what the Lakers can't do in the 4th.

The gamble was once they built that 10-point lead, they could then build on it even more to start the 4th and then work in some periods of rest (or even come to a point where they force Minny to take out the starters when the game looks out of reach). It's not an ideal situation, but it's hard to argue against it being a strategy that put them in the best position to win.

They've struggled in every 4th quarter of this series to generate runs, so using whatever magic they found in the 3rd tonight and hoping it translated to the 4th is a reasonable gambit. If they had rested and came back during the 4th and couldn't make a shot, then everyone would be arguing why did JJ rest them and not ride the hot hand?

No it's not.

This is outrageous, even for you.

There's zero indication/evidence that this was the obvious optimal strategy. Nothing in this game nor in any other 4th quarter has indicated as such. Did the bench prove they could maintain or extend a lead in the 1st half? Has the bench proven they could maintain or extend a lead in any other 4th quarter?

That is in not the least bit the most favorable strategy. Ain't no cotdamn way you can argue that with a straight face.

You know the great thing about sports in 2025 is we have all the data.
This is every lineup the Lakers used last night.

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The Lakers had 5 lineups that were a net positive. 4 of them included at least one of Gabe, Vando, Wood or Hayes.
The worst lineup was Bron, DFS, Luka, Rui and Gabe. There were 4 other lineups with reserves that outscored Minny while they were on the court and 2 others that played even.

JJ had options to rest guys and he had positive results from THIS game to inform that decision. He could've just bushed the worst lineup. Instead he bushed the entire bench in every combo for an entire half.

He ran his best lineup into the ground for no good reason in a way that no coach (not even Thibs) has done in modern NBA history.



Now I know you hate to concede anything and you'll come up with some convuluted way to dismiss/ignore this and while I'm actually looking forward to it just for the creativity of it, I won't be responding anymore. The data speaks for itself.

 

[HoldThisL]

But JJ rather play Luka or Lebron iso ball.

 

[Trojan 24]

You know the great thing about sports in 2025 is we have all the data.
This is every lineup the Lakers used last night.

Lineups Traditional | Stats | NBA.com

Ability to view statistics and advanced analytics for any combination of 5-man, 4-man, 3-man, or 2-man lineups that a team has played throughout the season. Lineup information dates back to the 2007-08 season.

www.nba.com

The Lakers had 5 lineups that were a net positive. 4 of them included at least one of Gabe, Vando, Wood or Hayes.
The worst lineup was Bron, DFS, Luka, Rui and Gabe. There were 4 other lineups with reserves that outscored Minny while they were on the court and 2 others that played even.

JJ had options to rest guys and he had positive results from THIS game to inform that decision. He could've just bushed the worst lineup. Instead he bushed the entire bench in every combo for an entire half.

He ran his best lineup into the ground for no good reason in a way that no coach (not even Thibs) has done in modern NBA history.



Now I know you hate to concede anything and you'll come up with some convuluted way to dismiss/ignore this and while I'm actually looking forward to it just for the creativity of it, I won't be responding anymore. The data speaks for itself.

Post that shyt on Reddit breh, I think that's where JJ gets his coaching ideas from

 

[ghostwriterx]

But JJ rather play Luka or Lebron iso ball.

It's been a problem all season. I think faitgue played a factor last night as well. Guys were resting on offense.

 

[daemonova]

 

[Georgiamuscle]

Hacked tf out his wrist but “hAnD iS pArT of bALL” morons still mad

 

[The God Poster]

All I know is @Gil Scott-Heroin gone either get or be giving out that work

Lakers win & the starters rest in the 2nd half I’m @ yo ass until next season.

Lakers lose & starters don’t play the full 2nd…this four eyes, wand waving fool will be insufferable

 

[daemonova]