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ISayshowmee wrote:MartinToVaught wrote:ISayshowmee wrote:These haters will not admit it, but they do realize the next great one will be wearing a Lakers uniform.
Giannis wears a Bucks uniform, not a Lakers uniform.
Point proven.... I rest my case !!!!!
NY 567 wrote:Did anyone even watch the game? There was no one within 15 feet of him when he was shooting 3 pointers. Literally no one moved when he ran a pick and role. Like, Bledsoe and Chandler were literally statues.
If the kid makes it I'll gladly eat crow, but this game doesn't mean ****. As I said, MCW had a near 20 point quadruple double in his NBA debut, how is he doing?
Jazz9 wrote:ISayshowmee wrote:MartinToVaught wrote:Giannis wears a Bucks uniform, not a Lakers uniform.
Point proven.... I rest my case !!!!!
I don't see how saying that Giannis is more of a "next great one" than Ball is hating.
I mean there's not much to argue here.
Domejandro wrote:It's a shame a lot of people are blinded by Lavar Ball's antics, because they are missing out on watching a really special player.
DowJones wrote:Domejandro wrote:It's a shame a lot of people are blinded by Lavar Ball's antics, because they are missing out on watching a really special player.
I just don't think many people care about the Lakers beyond Ball and hoping he fails because of Lavar. The Lakers as an organization are a mess. They have been awful for 4 straight years and all they have to show for it in terms of young talent is Ball. They will be bad this year and they don't even own their pick. So thst will be 5 years of bad basketball with Ball being the only reward.
LA's only hope is that LeBron decides to use their team to squad-up. Outside of that...yikes.
Stillwater wrote:good bounce back game against an inferior defense.Much to the chagrin of the Lackeys, it is not sustainable going by the numbers against any good defense.
NBAfan3024 wrote:The fact is he is going to have a green light to do what wishes to do. It's basically his team to run so he has so much freedom that not every rookie will have.
JellosJigglin wrote:This kid has a passionate base of haters already while having such a quiet personality. That in itself is pretty impressive. He always says the right things and has always put the team before stats. A reporter asked him if he knew he was only 1 assist away from a triple double and he immediately waved her off, saying he doesn't look at his stats until after the game.
It's such an interesting dynamic how he can be so humble and yet so hated. Never seen anything like this, but all I know is it's going to be one hell of a ride following this kid's career. Love him or hate him, he has brought passion out of NBA fans. This is amazing for the NBA.
ISayshowmee wrote:DowJones wrote:Domejandro wrote:It's a shame a lot of people are blinded by Lavar Ball's antics, because they are missing out on watching a really special player.
I just don't think many people care about the Lakers beyond Ball and hoping he fails because of Lavar. The Lakers as an organization are a mess. They have been awful for 4 straight years and all they have to show for it in terms of young talent is Ball. They will be bad this year and they don't even own their pick. So thst will be 5 years of bad basketball with Ball being the only reward.
LA's only hope is that LeBron decides to use their team to squad-up. Outside of that...yikes.
Lakers has a few players that can set the foundation of a very good team. Kyle Kuzma will be a special player so is Ingram. The they have blue collar guy.... Larry Nance Jr. Oh don't forget Ivan Zubac. Another guy that theybsigned this year..... KCP. This guy can play.
Then next year they are in salary cap heaven. Paul George and The King James are rumored to be heading to Los Angeles.
Dynasty is the celing yet again.
DowJones wrote:JellosJigglin wrote:This kid has a passionate base of haters already while having such a quiet personality. That in itself is pretty impressive. He always says the right things and has always put the team before stats. A reporter asked him if he knew he was only 1 assist away from a triple double and he immediately waved her off, saying he doesn't look at his stats until after the game.
It's such an interesting dynamic how he can be so humble and yet so hated. Never seen anything like this, but all I know is it's going to be one hell of a ride following this kid's career. Love him or hate him, he has brought passion out of NBA fans. This is amazing for the NBA.
I don't understand what confuses you. It is his father and the media attention he gets. Nobody dislikes Lonzo...they dislike his Trumpish father and having him shoved down their throats by ESPN. If not for his father I don't think Lonzo would get near the attention. Like you said...he is a rather uninteresting kid.
TyCobb wrote:The title should have been his actual stat line.
JellosJigglin wrote:Jazz9 wrote:ISayshowmee wrote:
Point proven.... I rest my case !!!!!
I don't see how saying that Giannis is more of a "next great one" than Ball is hating.
I mean there's not much to argue here.
There can be more than one great player in the NBA. Unless they made a change in the rules somewhere.
DowJones wrote:Domejandro wrote:It's a shame a lot of people are blinded by Lavar Ball's antics, because they are missing out on watching a really special player.
I just don't think many people care about the Lakers beyond Ball and hoping he fails because of Lavar. The Lakers as an organization are a mess. They have been awful for 4 straight years and all they have to show for it in terms of young talent is Ball. They will be bad this year and they don't even own their pick. So thst will be 5 years of bad basketball with Ball being the only reward.
LA's only hope is that LeBron decides to use their team to squad-up. Outside of that...yikes.
he had a green light in game one... Beverly took it away.Screwston wrote:NBAfan3024 wrote:The fact is he is going to have a green light to do what wishes to do. It's basically his team to run so he has so much freedom that not every rookie will have.
He had no freedom in the first game, last night he did n he showed up.
gts1 wrote:he had a green light in game one... Beverly took it away.Screwston wrote:NBAfan3024 wrote:The fact is he is going to have a green light to do what wishes to do. It's basically his team to run so he has so much freedom that not every rookie will have.
He had no freedom in the first game, last night he did n he showed up.
MartinToVaught wrote:JellosJigglin wrote:Jazz9 wrote:
I don't see how saying that Giannis is more of a "next great one" than Ball is hating.
I mean there's not much to argue here.
There can be more than one great player in the NBA. Unless they made a change in the rules somewhere.
He called Lonzo the next great one, not a great player. There's a difference.
