Game 62: Milwaukee Bucks (47-14) @ Los Angeles Lakers (30-31) - 10:30 PM ET

TylersLakers · Post #161 » by **TylersLakers** » Sat Mar 2, 2019 6:35 am

Luke said he plans on shortening the rotation.

WHY THE F**K HAS THIS NOT HAPPENED ALREADY!??!?!?!??!?!??!?!

what would jack bauer do? · Post #162 » by **what would jack bauer do?** » Sat Mar 2, 2019 6:58 am

Landsberger wrote:
what would jack bauer do? wrote:Would've liked to see ingram attacking the rim at the end of the game especially if the game is gonna be determined by drawing free throws. It's sad we couldn't stop Bledsoe. Rondo was great, but this game is exactly why we can't have him closing games when Lonzo is back.

Lonzo shoots mid 40's from the line. Can't have him with the ball in a close game either.

This is true, but I'm thinking more so on the defensive end. Rondo is pretty terrible from the line as well. The ball has to be in Lebron or Ingrams' hands if the game turns into a playoff style slugfest. We need length on the perimeter and we'll probably need some rim protection at some point.

I see the small ball lineup working, but we're getting nothing from our centers at a critical point of the season. There were a couple layups McGee would've gobbled up the first couple months of the season that he didn't even attempt to jump at tonight.

Laker_Kid · Post #163 » by **Laker_Kid** » Sat Mar 2, 2019 7:12 am

Ingram really starting to emerge and trying to erase the doubts. A bright spot at least.

Post #164 » by **Danny Darko** » Sat Mar 2, 2019 7:22 am

Read on Twitter

Lakers In 5 · Post #165 » by **Lakers In 5** » Sat Mar 2, 2019 7:45 am

New Orleans declining our offer is the best thing to happen to this franchise in years, because Ingram is getting better and better with each game. The fact that he is improving so much despite being surrounded with trade rumours for weeks shows me a lot about his mentality. He could have checked out, he could've stopped caring, but instead he figures it out and plays harder and shows the potential he was oozing with for so long.

We're probably not going to make the playoffs, and in all honestly, we probably don't deserve to, but I'm glad there's at least something to somewhat celebrate this season.

Post #166 » by **Danny Darko** » Sat Mar 2, 2019 7:56 am

Yeah i wish i could enjoy what a good game it was to watch a little more.
BI's post trade rumor has been really fun to watch and he clearly works on both weakness and also doing what he has naturally at a high level. Slim Reaper BI is great and Bron seems to even have adjusted to set him up for his game.

Spens1 · Post #167 » by **Spens1** » Sat Mar 2, 2019 8:17 am

Why this game of all games Kuzma decided to not bother showing up, actually it would have been better if he was out today. I'd say he was a big reason we lost the game. Ingram and Lebron both did incredible to be honest. We're too fragile though but at least we're getting there.

Oh yeah, KCP is so bad he should be playing in China next year.

Revived · Post #168 » by **Revived** » Sat Mar 2, 2019 8:32 am

Ballerhogger wrote:17.5 year for bledose should of waited hahaha

Pretty stupid, he’s a Rich Paul client too. Bron could’ve hooked him up in LA.

Landsberger · Post #169 » by **Landsberger** » Sat Mar 2, 2019 4:17 pm

what would jack bauer do? wrote:
Landsberger wrote:
what would jack bauer do? wrote:Would've liked to see ingram attacking the rim at the end of the game especially if the game is gonna be determined by drawing free throws. It's sad we couldn't stop Bledsoe. Rondo was great, but this game is exactly why we can't have him closing games when Lonzo is back.

Lonzo shoots mid 40's from the line. Can't have him with the ball in a close game either.

This is true, but I'm thinking more so on the defensive end. Rondo is pretty terrible from the line as well. The ball has to be in Lebron or Ingrams' hands if the game turns into a playoff style slugfest. We need length on the perimeter and we'll probably need some rim protection at some point.

I see the small ball lineup working, but we're getting nothing from our centers at a critical point of the season. There were a couple layups McGee would've gobbled up the first couple months of the season that he didn't even attempt to jump at tonight.

It's a trade off for sure. When the games mean something and we're up against good coaching my guess is that we will see some hack-a-Ball stuff until he closes that sizable gap in his game. Rondo is less the defender he was a few years ago but he's still a very effective play maker in the half court. Ball is good in the open court and very good defensively but his half court set game isn't great. The two of them area a good pair to use in certain matchup situations but in exclusivity they have their gaps. Our problem at the guard position is having a threat to score consistently. That opens so much up for the wings when you have a guy who can finish a the rim, draw fouls and hit the FT's and stretch the floor.

kobe808lak · Post #170 » by **kobe808lak** » Sat Mar 2, 2019 6:48 pm

KCP and Kuzma were complete trash in this game.. Rondo wasn't good either.. he missed so many wide open 3s and had some costly turnovers at horrible times.

Ingram and Lebron played well but this game shows how much better the rest of the lineup the bucks have. They are really Fn good. Everyone can shoot, Bledsoe and Giannis driving and dishing is so hard to stop.

Luke Walton has horrible adjustments but this team is not constructed well at all. That is on Maginka.