IT TAKE A GRAM OF KU TO BALL WIT HART - THE OFFICIAL 2018 LAKERS OFFSEASON THREAD

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2Quik4UHoes said:
Brehs, we came the fukk up in a major way. Having a brilliant mind like Bron or Rondo with these young guys is gonna be huge. I’m honestly expecting to see some amazing shyt this year.
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Absolutely bro, the only Laker games I saw were the ones on national tv and damm were they athletic and fast as fukk, always pushing the pace and keeping defenses on edge. Sky's the limit to be honest with this young core. It's gonna an exciting season.

Here's a quote from the Magic interview on NBA TV , Bron is well aware of the teams potential
Magic on his 1-on-1 meeting with LeBron: “LeBron is just one of the smartest basketball players I’ve ever met, along with Kobe, and Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, those type of dudes who … it wasn’t to sell the Lakers … he didn’t (need) to hear that. He already knew the team. Almost better than I did. He broke the roster down right in front of me. ‘Kuz likes to do this, so and so likes … oh I can’t wait, this guy is this.’ I was like, man, he knows the entire roster. Loves Luke’s system. He said Earvin, you know, I just want to come and be able to just play basketball and be me. And you have the type of roster I think that I think I can do that. Those are the types of things we talked about, but the thing that I was really impressed with was that he knew every single guy, their strengths and weaknesses on our team, and he was really excited about how the young guys performed last season.”

Magic said LeBron is well aware of the Lakers history, and that he “didn’t run away from it,” which deserves praise. But more than the Lakers history, Magic thinks LeBron recognizes that the strategy and vision from the front office is there, and that the young players on the roster are “craving for knowledge,” for somebody to “take them by the hand and really show them the way.” He said LeBron knows that the way the game is played today is ideal for L.A.’s roster, which is young and explosive. He also mentioned the job Pelinka did to encourage the young players to get in fantastic shape, and how, with LeBron’s announcement, that has already had an immediate impact on the young players wanting to get even better, more quickly.

Magic was asked if LeBron is excited about L.A.’s young core: “Oh yeah, he’s very excited. That’s who he is. Rob and I want gym rats, we want guys who love to play the game. Guys who love to compete, they love to win, they love to sweat … and that’s what we got, everything rolled into one with LeBron. He knows he can take these young guys and really work on their skill set, their mindset, their approach to the game, their work ethic. And he’s already rubbing off on them and really has not gotten together with them yet. So when you have the greatest player in the world come join your organization, it raises everybody’s level of play.”

Pelinka offered an anecdote: “So we go and sign the contract, he’s just getting back from his family vacation. I’m walking out to get in my car, he’s walking out to get in his car. He mentions to his agent or his assistant, ‘Such and such is going to be at the gym at six in the morning, right? That’s when I’m going to start my workout.’ So you realize, that’s just who he is. First day back, just had flown in, 6 a.m., ‘I’m going to get after it tomorrow.’”
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I was already pumped about this season, but these past few pages got me HYPE

Lebron watching summer league games to check on Hart/Mo/Svi :whoo:

Bron mentioning every guy's strengths/weaknesses in his meeting with Magic :whoo:


Rondo asking for the film guy to learn about every players' tendencies :whoo:

Magic and Pelinka's preparation for the off-season :whoo:
 
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Reid2Achieve said:
It kills me how these analysts and experts keep bringing up Rondo, Lance, Javale, etc and ignore the incumbent young core. It’s clear that they didn’t watch the Lakers much after December, and I get that from a national coverage perspective. But the Lakers are going to surprise people...
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I got them at 55-27
 
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