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The Lakers frontcourt 

Post#1 » by Mich3006 » Sat Jul 19, 2014 7:51 am

With claiming Carlos Boozer off waivers the Lakers have a very solid and especially cheap frontcourt.
What's their plan?!?!
Thought they would 'tank the hell out of it' but I think they go for the post! No big differences to teams like NOP, PHX and DAL imo!

Boozer/Randle
Davis/ Hill... MIP in this?!?!
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Post#2 » by JellosJigglin » Sat Jul 19, 2014 10:16 am

Tanking is never a plan for the Lakers. They've never gone that route in their history. If they suck, they suck. But they play to win. At this point they're just collecting cheap assets on 1 year deals, hoping to flip them during the season and make a push for the postseason. Then they'll have a ton of cap space again next summer. They're re-building on the fly, just like they did before they got Pau.

As far as the front court goes, I think you got it right except Hill should be starting. He's the better player, although I'll be shocked if he plays more than 60 games.
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Post#3 » by Shot Clock » Sat Jul 19, 2014 10:39 am

They tanked last year. Stop with the "we are above that" nonsense.

Kobe goes out with a 6 week injury that suddenly turned into a 4 month season ending one that miraculously healed and was cleared to practice as soon as the season ended.

Pau gets "vertigo"? That's likely the oldest tanking "injury" ever.

The front office tanked last season perfectly and LA fans still buy it in spite of how obvious it was.
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Post#4 » by Darko Miliminutes » Sat Jul 19, 2014 11:01 am

They still have Sacre too, don't they?
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Post#5 » by marcush » Sat Jul 19, 2014 11:23 am

Darko Miliminutes wrote:They still have Sacre too, don't they?

Exactly. Don't sleep on Bob Sacre.
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Post#6 » by frozt » Sat Jul 19, 2014 12:15 pm

I actually thinK Sacre and Hill areserviceable backups, slightly underrated.
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Post#7 » by LloydFree » Sat Jul 19, 2014 1:13 pm

Jordan Hill will quietly be the best frontcourt player on that team.
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Post#8 » by DoubleLintendre » Sat Jul 19, 2014 1:20 pm

I think it was a bad idea to pick up Boozer. They could've developed Randle quicker if they gave him most of the minutes that Boozer will play. I don't know if I'd want Booz being the big man vet to mentor Randle anyways. (Does Randle really need to learn the Boozer scream of bloody murder when laying the ball up?)

That front court is really okay. Jordan Hill is my personal favorite out of the bunch. He's a high motor guy with size/athleticism that is a beast on the boards.
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Post#9 » by JellosJigglin » Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:32 pm

Shot Clock wrote:They tanked last year. Stop with the "we are above that" nonsense.

Kobe goes out with a 6 week injury that suddenly turned into a 4 month season ending one that miraculously healed and was cleared to practice as soon as the season ended.

Pau gets "vertigo"? That's likely the oldest tanking "injury" ever.

The front office tanked last season perfectly and LA fans still buy it in spite of how obvious it was.


Sorry but no one can talk Kobe into sitting out if he's been cleared to play. RealGM tells us everyday that Kobe is only gunning for the scoring title at this point of his career. Winning/losing is no longer the motivation for Kobe. Amirite? So this entire message board disagrees with you.

Judging by your quotation marks, you have no idea what vertigo is. It's difficult just standing up with vertigo, let alone playing in a professional basketball game. He couldn't even leave the hotel room when he had it.

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It was a nightmare. I was feeling terrible. Everybody that saw me, they felt bad because I was extremely pale. I was kind of shivering. I couldn't really move. I had three liters of IV fluid. I couldn't get up. I couldn't sit. The had to take me to the hospital on a stretcher. So, the whole experience was not pleasant."


Not to mention the strained groin, which was confirmed with an MRI. Of course in your world it's possible the Lakers' medical staff hired a stand-in, who just happened to have a strained groin, take the scan in Pau's place.
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Post#10 » by NOODLESTYLE » Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:34 pm

Darko Miliminutes wrote:They still have Sacre too, don't they?


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Post#11 » by eagles nut » Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:44 pm

Plan is good depth with Hill's big ending contract as a possible trade chip.

PF: Randle/Boozer/Kelly
C: Hill/Davis/Sacre

Kelly and Randle could play SF on offense but the D of course would be an issue.
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Post#12 » by Rosque » Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:50 pm

We have solid role players...and a star player who could brick us into playoffs...or completely destroy the team with his attitude. Everything's a possibility at this point, IMO.

We probably have 35 rebounds between Randle/Hill/Booz/Davis/Kobe. We also have good offense with Lin, Kobe leading the starting 5 and Swaggy, Booz leading the second unit. No D, tho.
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Post#13 » by Nycballa2k » Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:57 pm

still a lottery team
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Post#14 » by PZiv » Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:03 pm

Somebody mentioned scoring title, I totally see this
PG: Kobe
SG: Ed Davis
SF: Julius Randle
PF: Carlos Boozer
C: Jordan Hill
"Kobe Bryant: Assist? hahaha Grab a rebound"
scoring championship run can now start, Kobe 35ppg on 35% shooting.
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Post#15 » by JellosJigglin » Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:21 pm

Rosque wrote:We have solid role players...and a star player who could brick us into playoffs...or completely destroy the team with his attitude. Everything's a possibility at this point, IMO.

We probably have 35 rebounds between Randle/Hill/Booz/Davis/Kobe. We also have good offense with Lin, Kobe leading the starting 5 and Swaggy, Booz leading the second unit. No D, tho.


I think I'd start Boozer over Randle, atleast for the first half of the season. There are a lot of lineups I'd play around with. Here's one when they go small:


PG: Lin/Nash/Clarkson
SG: Swaggy/Xavier/MarSwag
SF: Kobe/Mathews
PF: Boozer/Randle/Kelly
C: Hill/Sacre/Davis

No length whatsoever. No defense whatsoever. But that's a pick-n-pop offense if I've ever seen one. I have Kobe at SF because he's the best post-up player they have right now. He's going to be slower now, so at the 3 he'll be able to use his back to the basket game.

Boozer and Lin, or Hill and Lin can run pick-n-pop. Or Boozer and Hill can set strong-side double screens for Lin so he can penetrate and kick out to Kobe or Swaggy on the weak side.

Swaggy will do what he does and create a shot when it's a broken play.

They're going to have to think outside the box with this roster. Running traditional lineups isn't going to work. They're undersized so they have to find mismatches.
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Post#16 » by Rosque » Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:25 pm

JellosJigglin wrote:
Rosque wrote:We have solid role players...and a star player who could brick us into playoffs...or completely destroy the team with his attitude. Everything's a possibility at this point, IMO.

We probably have 35 rebounds between Randle/Hill/Booz/Davis/Kobe. We also have good offense with Lin, Kobe leading the starting 5 and Swaggy, Booz leading the second unit. No D, tho.


I think I'd start Boozer over Randle, atleast for the first half of the season. There are a lot of lineups I'd play around with. Here's one when they go small:


PG: Lin/Nash/Clarkson
SG: Swaggy/Xavier/MarSwag
SF: Kobe/Mathews
PF: Boozer/Randle/Kelly
C: Hill/Sacre/Davis

No length whatsoever. No defense whatsoever. But that's a pick-n-pop offense if I've ever seen one. I have Kobe at SF because he's the best post-up player they have right now. He's going to be slower now, so at the 3 he'll be able to use his back to the basket game.

Boozer and Lin, or Hill and Lin can run pick-n-pop. Or Boozer and Hill can set strong-side double screens for Lin so he can penetrate and kick out to Kobe or Swaggy on the weak side.

Swaggy will do what he does and create a shot when it's a broken play.

They're going to have to think outside the box with this roster. Running traditional lineups isn't going to work. They're undersized so they have to find mismatches.


I think Swaggy with second unit is a must for Lakers. Also Davis>Sacre.

Coach should definitely experiment with weird lineups.
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Post#17 » by JellosJigglin » Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:30 pm

Rosque wrote:
JellosJigglin wrote:
Rosque wrote:We have solid role players...and a star player who could brick us into playoffs...or completely destroy the team with his attitude. Everything's a possibility at this point, IMO.

We probably have 35 rebounds between Randle/Hill/Booz/Davis/Kobe. We also have good offense with Lin, Kobe leading the starting 5 and Swaggy, Booz leading the second unit. No D, tho.


I think I'd start Boozer over Randle, atleast for the first half of the season. There are a lot of lineups I'd play around with. Here's one when they go small:


PG: Lin/Nash/Clarkson
SG: Swaggy/Xavier/MarSwag
SF: Kobe/Mathews
PF: Boozer/Randle/Kelly
C: Hill/Sacre/Davis

No length whatsoever. No defense whatsoever. But that's a pick-n-pop offense if I've ever seen one. I have Kobe at SF because he's the best post-up player they have right now. He's going to be slower now, so at the 3 he'll be able to use his back to the basket game.

Boozer and Lin, or Hill and Lin can run pick-n-pop. Or Boozer and Hill can set strong-side double screens for Lin so he can penetrate and kick out to Kobe or Swaggy on the weak side.

Swaggy will do what he does and create a shot when it's a broken play.

They're going to have to think outside the box with this roster. Running traditional lineups isn't going to work. They're undersized so they have to find mismatches.


I think Swaggy with second unit is a must for Lakers. Also Davis>Sacre.

Coach should definitely experiment with weird lineups.


I want to see Davis and Sacre battle it out for that backup spot. I just put Sacre there because he was with the team last year and might already have a head start as far as chemistry with the 2nd unit.
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Post#18 » by Left Side Drive » Sun Jul 20, 2014 11:15 pm

They can't tank as long as Kobe is on the team so they might as well go for big name FA and compete every season. Ya heard it here first.
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Post#19 » by beerbrewer » Sun Jul 20, 2014 11:20 pm

JellosJigglin wrote:
Rosque wrote:We have solid role players...and a star player who could brick us into playoffs...or completely destroy the team with his attitude. Everything's a possibility at this point, IMO.

We probably have 35 rebounds between Randle/Hill/Booz/Davis/Kobe. We also have good offense with Lin, Kobe leading the starting 5 and Swaggy, Booz leading the second unit. No D, tho.


I think I'd start Boozer over Randle, atleast for the first half of the season. There are a lot of lineups I'd play around with. Here's one when they go small:


PG: Lin/Nash/Clarkson
SG: Swaggy/Xavier/MarSwag
SF: Kobe/Mathews
PF: Boozer/Randle/Kelly
C: Hill/Sacre/Davis

No length whatsoever. No defense whatsoever. But that's a pick-n-pop offense if I've ever seen one. I have Kobe at SF because he's the best post-up player they have right now. He's going to be slower now, so at the 3 he'll be able to use his back to the basket game.

Boozer and Lin, or Hill and Lin can run pick-n-pop. Or Boozer and Hill can set strong-side double screens for Lin so he can penetrate and kick out to Kobe or Swaggy on the weak side.

Swaggy will do what he does and create a shot when it's a broken play.

They're going to have to think outside the box with this roster. Running traditional lineups isn't going to work. They're undersized so they have to find mismatches.

And Marswag would be? Not on the Lakers maybe? Laker fans are the most delusional group of people alive.

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Post#20 » by geminiz » Sun Jul 20, 2014 11:45 pm

PZiv wrote:Somebody mentioned scoring title, I totally see this
PG: Kobe
SG: Ed Davis
SF: Julius Randle
PF: Carlos Boozer
C: Jordan Hill
"Kobe Bryant: Assist? hahaha Grab a rebound"
scoring championship run can now start, Kobe 35ppg on 35% shooting.


Ed Davis as SG?!!??

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