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iamworthy · Post #1381 » by **iamworthy** » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:51 pm

ROballer wrote:
iamworthy wrote:Somewhere in my mind I think Ben Simmons ends up on the Lakers this off-season and I don't know how I feel about it.

If they didn't flip him for Harden, they sure as hell are not flipping him for Kuzma and KCT.
They'll probably shop him around the league and another team with real assets will take the bait.

If they dont make it to the next round I can see his stock dropping tremendously.

ROballer · Post #1382 » by **ROballer** » Fri Jun 18, 2021 5:18 am

There have been a ridiculous number of fired coaches already. Or those who stepped down.

Rick Carlisle
Nate Bjorkgren
Brad Stevens
Stan Van Gundy
Terry Stotts
Scott Brooks
Steve Clifford

Bud is probably getting fired as well if he doesn't win it.
Can't remember the last time so many coaching options were available.

Post #1383 » by **Slava** » Fri Jun 18, 2021 7:58 am

ROballer wrote:There have been a ridiculous number of fired coaches already. Or those who stepped down.

Rick Carlisle
Nate Bjorkgren
Brad Stevens
Stan Van Gundy
Terry Stotts
Scott Brooks
Steve Clifford

Bud is probably getting fired as well if he doesn't win it.
Can't remember the last time so many coaching options were available.

Stevens is the president of basketball ops for Celtics now so he's essentially ascended to Danny Ainge's job. I doubt Bjorkgren is going to get another coaching job after the reports that he was a maniac to everyone around him and players were asking to be traded before he even started working with the team. Stan Van Gundy's time in the league is probably over. That leaves Carlisle, Stotts, Clifford and Brooks in that order as retread options.

LAKESHOW · Post #1384 » by **LAKESHOW** » Fri Jun 18, 2021 11:56 am

We need a coach who can provide an offensive scheme

BEazy · Post #1385 » by **BEazy** » Fri Jun 18, 2021 7:37 pm

I don't understand how this trade with the Celtics and Thunder is being announced right now. Isn't that tampering? Are the Celtics and Thunder going to get fined? This can't be legal because the season is still going on...

TylersLakers · Post #1386 » by **TylersLakers** » Fri Jun 18, 2021 9:37 pm

iamworthy wrote:Somewhere in my mind I think Ben Simmons ends up on the Lakers this off-season and I don't know how I feel about it.

I had this awful feeling while watching the game the other night and I almost threw up. No thanks. :rofl:

TylersLakers · Post #1387 » by **TylersLakers** » Fri Jun 18, 2021 9:38 pm

ScHoolBoy B wrote:I don't understand how this trade with the Celtics and Thunder is being announced right now. Isn't that tampering? Are the Celtics and Thunder going to get fined? This can't be legal because the season is still going on...

Nope, both teams just have to be out of the playoffs. And it must not involve any players on expiring deals. Weird time to make a trade lol.

iamworthy · Post #1388 » by **iamworthy** » Fri Jun 18, 2021 10:35 pm

TylersLakers wrote:
iamworthy wrote:Somewhere in my mind I think Ben Simmons ends up on the Lakers this off-season and I don't know how I feel about it.

I had this awful feeling while watching the game the other night and I almost threw up. No thanks.

I'm torn because having a high level wing defender to go along with AD would be insane! But at the same time or offense might suck

Michael Lucky · Post #1389 » by **Michael Lucky** » Fri Jun 18, 2021 11:09 pm

TylersLakers wrote:
iamworthy wrote:Somewhere in my mind I think Ben Simmons ends up on the Lakers this off-season and I don't know how I feel about it.

I had this awful feeling while watching the game the other night and I almost threw up. No thanks.

Dont worry there is no package that we have outside of Lebron that the 76ers would accept.

BEazy · Post #1390 » by **BEazy** » Sat Jun 19, 2021 3:25 am

Kuzma took off Lakers on his IG...

ROballer · Post #1391 » by **ROballer** » Sat Jun 19, 2021 4:40 am

ScHoolBoy B wrote:Kuzma took off Lakers on his IG...

Good times coming up. 8-)

BEazy · Post #1392 » by **BEazy** » Sat Jun 19, 2021 4:57 am

Reading the Flippers' board is pretty entertaining. I wonder what it feels like to reach the WCF for the first time in their pathetic existence? lol

Desiderium · Post #1393 » by **Desiderium** » Sat Jun 19, 2021 5:06 am

ROballer wrote:
ScHoolBoy B wrote:Kuzma took off Lakers on his IG...

Good times coming up.

I guess he's expecting to be traded? I hope we don't trade him for a bag of chips, although that's where his value is currently at.

LAKESHOW · Post #1394 » by **LAKESHOW** » Sat Jun 19, 2021 6:58 am

Watching these playoffs, if we were healthy, I have Supreme Confidence we would be back to back Champions.

ROballer · Post #1395 » by **ROballer** » Sat Jun 19, 2021 8:28 am

Desiderium wrote:
ROballer wrote:
ScHoolBoy B wrote:Kuzma took off Lakers on his IG...

Good times coming up.

I guess he's expecting to be traded? I hope we don't trade him for a bag of chips, although that's where his value is currently at.

I think he knows, not expecting it. I don't follow him on insta so I don't know if it's true, but I don't see why a guy who was just guessing something and not know it for a fact would do that. I'm talking about one with a contract, I know Schroder did it but he's a FA.

It's the first time we have some salary attached to players to do something trading wise, it's clear something's up, possibly involving the #20 pick in the draft as well.

Freighttrain · Post #1396 » by **Freighttrain** » Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:36 pm

LAKESHOW wrote:Watching these playoffs, if we were healthy, I have Supreme Confidence we would be back to back Champions.

It has been an injury-riddled playoff year so far. Every other team has their key guy missing as well, so you can't really make a statement about how good their or our team would be. It's going to be a survival of the fittest type of situation. Whichever team stays healthy is going to win, no matter how average their roster might be. It's worse this year than ever and it sucks for the product of the game.

Jedi32 · Post #1397 » by **Jedi32** » Sat Jun 19, 2021 10:41 pm

Freighttrain wrote:
LAKESHOW wrote:Watching these playoffs, if we were healthy, I have Supreme Confidence we would be back to back Champions.

It has been an injury-riddled playoff year so far. Every other team has their key guy missing as well, so you can't really make a statement about how good their or our team would be. It's going to be a survival of the fittest type of situation. Whichever team stays healthy is going to win, no matter how average their roster might be. It's worse this year than ever and it sucks for the product of the game.

if every team was fully healthy I would still love our chances.

BEazy · Post #1398 » by **BEazy** » Sun Jun 20, 2021 3:39 am

Feels great to see those Nets get knocked out. We all know their excuse is going to be injuries. We all know fans won't make fun of them for being injured like they did with us.

Pythagoras · Post #1399 » by **Pythagoras** » Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:51 am

Blake Griffin should be high on the Lakers priority list as a small ball C. He looks like he still has a lot left in the tank. This would also let AD off the hook for playing heavy minutes at C.

mcscotty · Post #1400 » by **mcscotty** » Sun Jun 20, 2021 5:05 am

Quite the flop fest between the Nets and Bucks.