Game 45 : Indiana Pacers (15-29) @ Los Angeles Lakers (22-22) - 10:30 PM

chefy · Post #21 » by **chefy** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:50 am

No discipline whatsoever both on offense and defense. Vets need to set an example including Bron.
Just terrible.

NoseBleedLakers · Post #22 » by **NoseBleedLakers** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:51 am

That'a game. What a **** meltdown in the second half. LeVert has outscored the Lakers 20-18 in this 4th. Another pathetic effort.

SlimShady83 · Post #23 » by **SlimShady83** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:54 am

Don't worry all ...

We playing Orlando Magic Tomorrow

Bron going to do some flexing against the easy teams LOL

Should be a win

TJM217 · Post #24 » by **TJM217** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:55 am

Awful loss. They were hunting Melo. You can't win with these players

NoseBleedLakers · Post #25 » by **NoseBleedLakers** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:00 am

Back below .500 they go. Another clueless and disappointing performance. Just when you thought they took a couple steps forward with that win against Utah, they take another 10 steps back with this atrocity.

Great way to go out on a roadtrip though, with an L to a Pacers team who hadn't won a road game since November 22nd and win just their 4th road game of the season. Good job :lol:

slifersd · Post #26 » by **slifersd** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:07 am

There is something deeper that is wrong with this team. This isn't about X and O or Larry and Joes. I honestly think the coaching staff and the players are not at all on the same page. They are absolutely not working toward the common goal. You can't possibly spend half a season working toward a goal and make zero progress, it is impossible.

TJM217 · Post #27 » by **TJM217** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:43 am

Anyone notice Russ didn't play in the final 4 minutes of the game. What are your guys thoughts on this? First time this season

slifersd · Post #28 » by **slifersd** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:51 am

TJM217 wrote:Anyone notice Russ didn't play in the final 4 minutes of the game. What are your guys thoughts on this? First time this season

Should've happened weeks ago imo. Guy is a net negative player and has absolutely zero self awareness or brain power to learn how to fit into a system. THT isn't great and it's a shame Nunn still can't get on the court right now, but either one is an upgrade if only because they won't go out and just do wtf he feels like.

BEazy · Post #29 » by **BEazy** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:08 am

Wouldn't be surprised if Mo Bamba kills our little stupid small line up. I think this game killed all of the hope this team had. I know it killed a lot of fan's hopes.

Post #30 » by **Kilroy** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:10 am

TJM217 wrote:Anyone notice Russ didn't play in the final 4 minutes of the game. What are your guys thoughts on this? First time this season

THT had been playing spectacularly, but got a little gassed at the end of the 3rd, so they pulled him for Russ... Russ came in and immediately the offense and defense went to ****, so they brought THT back in, and he continued to play well... The problem was they inexplicably started forcing the offense through Melo... Who went cold as hell and was a dumb foul waiting to happen on D...
Would rather have had Monk taking his shots.

So it was half a good call...

I don't think Vogel's a bad coach, but at the same time, he makes these substitutions at times that just make you question if he really understands who his players really are... Has Melo ever been our Mr Clutch?

LAKESHOW · Post #31 » by **LAKESHOW** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:16 am

You cannot kill chemistry. We traded it all away. And we ain't got any left.

Revived · Post #32 » by **Revived** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:22 am

Spoiler:

Watch Carmelo here. I don’t understand how you could’ve spend 19 years playing professional basketball and still make mistakes like this.

TheHartBreakKid · Post #33 » by **TheHartBreakKid** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 9:59 am

Obviously a terrible loss but I actually don't think this game is a good example of something being fundementally wrong with the team's chemistry, focus, or coaching.

Team played pretty good defense for the first third quarter. Russ had a terrible offensive game and Melo should not be playing when we're playing catchup late in games and need some stops.

The trend continues....low minutes for Stanley= Lakers loss. I would honestly rather take my chances with worse spacing considering the level of difference in defense in situations like that.

Tracymcgoaty · Post #34 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:05 am

Love what Vogel said in regards to WB. Lets hope he gets that Melo cant play in a tight game as well. Had we played our best players and tight rotations we would have won.

Braggins · Post #35 » by **Braggins** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:42 am

Carmelo shouldn't be in the rotation at all at this point and Vogel is seriously using him as the 6th man... Hes usually terrible even when hes hitting shots.

Vogel subbing Carmelo in with 5 minutes left in the 4th and matching him up against Sabonis is probably the most idiotic coaching decision Ive seen this entire season. He even left him in for the entire rest of the game even though they immediately started hemorrhaging points due to Melo's defensive breakdowns and horrible shot selection and there were multiple timeouts and dead balls where he could have subbed him out. Is Vogel literally trying to get fired?

SweetTouch · Post #36 » by **SweetTouch** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:38 am

As a man you learn to admit when you were wrong, and I was wrong

Blow it up

It's over, the fat lady has finished her album already

Hans1984 · Post #37 » by **Hans1984** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 4:57 pm

Imagine beeing such a garbage team that you lose to this god awful pacers team....
From now on I won't care about any wins of this team. It doesn't matter anymore. Blow it up already. :banghead:

TwoStarz · Post #38 » by **TwoStarz** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:07 pm

Revived wrote:
Spoiler:

Read on Twitter

Watch Carmelo here. I don’t understand how you could’ve spend 19 years playing professional basketball and still make mistakes like this.

This is some of the funniest **** I seen, and literally ROFL'd when I saw it live.

That video encapsulates Melo's NBA career perfectly. Just a dumb, losing player.

stan francisco · Post #39 » by **stan francisco** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:10 pm

Weak sauce. Let’s see this team go through this adversity and bond together. Let’s see them have another players only meeting for real, where they all promise to play for coach and actually do. A team full of veteran stars can feel that they know better than coach. It’s time they band together.

Defense is not something the other guys do. Every player needs to own it. Westbrook can sulk all he wants until he stops LeVert from going right after being told repeatedly what his task was.

Time to fuse this team together. Time for Russ to accept that his defense is detrimental to the team he’s on.

euphorbus · Post #40 » by **euphorbus** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:37 pm

Sabontis with a "significant ankle sprain." Westbrook was crowding him under the basket as he was shooting, then Sabonis landed on Russell's foot. It was not a dirty play, in my book, just unnecessary. You have to give the guy space to land.