(LOCK THREAD) The LeBron James- 23-24 NBA Thread - 40K POINTS+(Part 1)(NO INSULTING)

PistolPeteJR · Post #261 » by **PistolPeteJR** » Wed Nov 1, 2023 11:52 am

zimpy27 wrote:Vincent, DLo, LeBron, Wood, Davis

This has been the Lakers best lineup so far.
+111 per 100 possessions in the 11 minuyes they've played (top 5 minute getting lineup).

I trust Reaves to revert back, at which point I expect their two best lineups to be:

Reaves, Vincent, LeBron, Wood, Davis
Reaves, Vincent, Rui, LeBron, Davis

Colbinii · Post #262 » by **Colbinii** » Wed Nov 1, 2023 1:03 pm

PistolPeteJR wrote:
zimpy27 wrote:Vincent, DLo, LeBron, Wood, Davis

This has been the Lakers best lineup so far.
+111 per 100 possessions in the 11 minuyes they've played (top 5 minute getting lineup).

I trust Reaves to revert back, at which point I expect their two best lineups to be:

Reaves, Vincent, LeBron, Wood, Davis
Reaves, Vincent, Rui, LeBron, Davis

Maybe...Reaves has never been a consistent shot creator or make like Dlo has in his career.

Last playoffs was different, but Dlo is a really good self-creator which those line-ups desperately need.

Can Reaves become Manu-lite? If not and if he is simply an excellent connector, then he would be fighting for Vincents spot, not Dlo's.

MyUniBroDavis · Post #263 » by **MyUniBroDavis** » Wed Nov 1, 2023 10:58 pm

Colbinii wrote:
PistolPeteJR wrote:
zimpy27 wrote:Vincent, DLo, LeBron, Wood, Davis

This has been the Lakers best lineup so far.
+111 per 100 possessions in the 11 minuyes they've played (top 5 minute getting lineup).

I trust Reaves to revert back, at which point I expect their two best lineups to be:

Reaves, Vincent, LeBron, Wood, Davis
Reaves, Vincent, Rui, LeBron, Davis

Maybe...Reaves has never been a consistent shot creator or make like Dlo has in his career.

Last playoffs was different, but Dlo is a really good self-creator which those line-ups desperately need.

Can Reaves become Manu-lite? If not and if he is simply an excellent connector, then he would be fighting for Vincents spot, not Dlo's.

He was after the Westbrook trade

RRR3 · Post #264 » by **RRR3** » Thu Nov 2, 2023 2:24 am

For those who think Ham isn't a bad coach, I'd like to hear the explanation for him starting Cam Reddish.

homecourtloss · Post #265 » by **homecourtloss** » Thu Nov 2, 2023 2:28 am

RRR3 wrote:For those who think Ham isn't a bad coach, I'd like to hear the explanation for him starting Cam Reddish.

Even if Vando, Rui, and Vincent are all out, Reddish shouldn’t start.

RRR3 · Post #266 » by **RRR3** » Thu Nov 2, 2023 2:31 am

homecourtloss wrote:
RRR3 wrote:For those who think Ham isn't a bad coach, I'd like to hear the explanation for him starting Cam Reddish.

Even if Vando, Rui, and Vincent are all out, Reddish shouldn’t start.

I mean yeah, Taurean Prince isn't great but he's an obvious start over REDDISH

homecourtloss · Post #267 » by **homecourtloss** » Thu Nov 2, 2023 2:39 am

Summary of Lakers team: can’t rebound, can’t shoot, can’t get stops and when they do, can’t get a rebound, Austin Reaves forgot how to play basketball.

Post #268 » by **Fadeaway_J** » Thu Nov 2, 2023 2:41 am

Ham's rotations are always an adventure.

RRR3 · Post #269 » by **RRR3** » Thu Nov 2, 2023 2:41 am

homecourtloss wrote:Summary of Lakers team: can’t rebound, can’t shoot, can’t get stops and when they do, can’t get a rebound, Austin Reaves forgot how to play basketball.

And they looked so good late last year...bizarre

IG2 · Post #270 » by **IG2** » Thu Nov 2, 2023 2:45 am

ESPN could have played any other Clipper-Laker game from the last 3 years and I don't think we'd notice a difference.

Heej · Post #271 » by **Heej** » Thu Nov 2, 2023 2:47 am

The year the Lakers win a game vs the clippers is the year they win a chip

toodles23 · Post #272 » by **toodles23** » Thu Nov 2, 2023 2:58 am

Reaves doesn't look right at all. Seems like his confidence is shot, his decision making has been awful.

IG2 · Post #273 » by **IG2** » Thu Nov 2, 2023 3:03 am

toodles23 wrote:Reaves doesn't look right at all. Seems like his confidence is shot, his decision making has been awful.

He has looked off pretty much from get-go after a great Team USA stint. I'm hoping it's just fatigue. Lakers badly need him to be last year's guy if they're going to do anything in the West.

nzahir · Post #274 » by **nzahir** » Thu Nov 2, 2023 3:17 am

RRR3 wrote:
homecourtloss wrote:Summary of Lakers team: can’t rebound, can’t shoot, can’t get stops and when they do, can’t get a rebound, Austin Reaves forgot how to play basketball.

And they looked so good late last year...bizarre

Yup just so mediocore

Harden was a potential trade option if we were floundering....but thats off the table obviously now

We are near the bottom in 3s, Dlo and Reaves should shoot better. Lebron I am unsure of, father time may be coming.

He can still be an all star guy, but seemingly not a #1 on offense anymore

The offense just looks so stagnant and iso heavy and that is a big issue with weak shooting and no #1 scorer

So its either go get a guy who can be that offensive weapon or add to strengths with defense and hope Reaves wakes up

dcstanley · Post #275 » by **dcstanley** » Thu Nov 2, 2023 3:23 am

DLO completely hopeless attempting to create with Paul George on him.

RRR3 · Post #276 » by **RRR3** » Thu Nov 2, 2023 3:23 am

Reaves has been unfathomably bad on offense.

dcstanley · Post #277 » by **dcstanley** » Thu Nov 2, 2023 3:46 am

RRR3 wrote:Reaves has been unfathomably bad on offense.

He's legitimately one of the worst players in the league right now.

RRR3 · Post #278 » by **RRR3** » Thu Nov 2, 2023 3:54 am

Apart from the Anthony Davis trade, Pelinka has made pretty much nothing but bad decisions. I'm not giving him credit for fixing a mistake he made in the first place last year lol. Lakers will be bad for a long time once LeBron is gone.
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IG2 · Post #279 » by **IG2** » Thu Nov 2, 2023 4:04 am

Who saw Christian Woods being a key contributor early in the season. His defense has been very impressive.

IG2 · Post #280 » by **IG2** » Thu Nov 2, 2023 4:10 am

Looks like that ankle breaker gave Reaves confidence. He's back to creating like last season since.