7-footer Christian Koloko is finalizing a return to the NBA | Lakers are the frontrunners to sign him

gbball · Post #201 » by **gbball** » Mon Sep 16, 2024 9:34 pm

He should get a much better whistle playing for the Lakers and alongside Lebron.

I'm sad he didn't return with us, but happy for him. I think he's still got a chance to carve out a solid role in the NBA.

DelAbbot · Post #202 » by **DelAbbot** » Mon Sep 16, 2024 11:00 pm

NinjaBro wrote:Masai takes another L, godammit.

"We need to trade Siakam for AJ Griffin before it's too late!" - PhilBlackson

Why you have to dunk on Masai any chance you get

SharoneWright · Post #203 » by **SharoneWright** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 1:17 am

DelAbbot wrote:
NinjaBro wrote:Masai takes another L, godammit.

"We need to trade Siakam for AJ Griffin before it's too late!" - PhilBlackson

Why you have to dunk on Masai any chance you get

This was botched by Masai. End of story. Everyone inside themselves knows it to be true.

Some people take out their frustration on Masai,,, others on posters who point it out.

TorontoBarneys · Post #204 » by **TorontoBarneys** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 1:49 am

Midsai Ljiri, as the zoomers say.

Badonkadonk · Post #205 » by **Badonkadonk** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 2:40 am

SharoneWright wrote:
DelAbbot wrote:
NinjaBro wrote:Masai takes another L, godammit.

"We need to trade Siakam for AJ Griffin before it's too late!" - PhilBlackson

Why you have to dunk on Masai any chance you get

This was botched by Masai. End of story. Everyone inside themselves knows it to be true.

Some people take out their frustration on Masai,,, others on posters who point it out.

Honestly? Whatever makes y'all feel better about being a fan. It's just funny at this point.

dTox · Post #206 » by **dTox** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 2:53 am

We're really sweating over freaking Koloko now?

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SharoneWright · Post #207 » by **SharoneWright** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 3:21 am

Badonkadonk wrote:
SharoneWright wrote:
DelAbbot wrote:
Why you have to dunk on Masai any chance you get

This was botched by Masai. End of story. Everyone inside themselves knows it to be true.

Some people take out their frustration on Masai,,, others on posters who point it out.

Honestly? Whatever makes y'all feel better about being a fan. It's just funny at this point.

Doesn't make me feel better. Like kinda worse. How you doing? Laughing at the funny I guess. It's a survival mechanism.

GreatWhiteStiff · Post #208 » by **GreatWhiteStiff** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 3:22 am

TorontoBarneys wrote:Midsai Ljiri, as the zoomers say.

I got this instantly lol. PS I'm old.

The YouTube raptor guys are torching Masai over this. It really is bizarre we gave this guy up for some jabroni's. I think a lot of Masai's moves are questionable. Hell sacrificing what he did for agbaji is extremely strange and probably not a move any other GM would make.

bballsparkin · Post #209 » by **bballsparkin** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 4:31 am

Fairview4Life wrote:
Scase wrote:For all the arguments I hear on the board about how not having a "real C" will hamper the development of our players, I don't see how playing with one of the greatest players ever could hurt his development.

Does Lebron have a history of developing young players? Playing with Michael Jordan didn't help a whole slew of young guys develop.

The way it could hurt his development is to plug him into a role that a team with a Lebron James (ie: title aspirations) requires and keep him there. Not getting offensive reps for a guy who has no offensive game isn't going to help his development. Basically he's going to do what he already does well and might not grow beyond that. Just as an example, we very famously had Pascal chucking a 3 or two per game 2017/18 and early in the championship year and he is no longer a complete disaster shooting 3's. There's a development balance to be found between "do whatever you want" and "only do these very specific things". Another way it might hurt is just not getting minutes on a team that cares a whole lot about winning, vs, say, this year's Raptors.

That's the point. He needs to prove himself. The offence was always suspect. He needs to bring the defence and intangibles. Who better than LBJ?

Appostis · Post #210 » by **Appostis** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 5:18 am

dTox wrote:We're really sweating over freaking Koloko now?

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Yes..the guy showed a ton of potential.

It's a L for the team.

hyper316 · Post #211 » by **hyper316** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 5:42 am

Trade for Thad looks even worse now

C_Money · Post #212 » by **C_Money** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 5:48 am

The signs point to Masai being out of here in 2 years when Larry T gets bought out. It would also be the 5 year mark of his contract which is typically the length. I’m looking forward to it tbh.

Thaddy · Post #213 » by **Thaddy** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 8:19 am

C_Money wrote:The signs point to Masai being out of here in 2 years when Larry T gets bought out. It would also be the 5 year mark of his contract which is typically the length. I’m looking forward to it tbh.

The moves he made were logical in terms of the Thad and Koloko, OG, and Siakam trade. We didn't offer Koloko a roster spot either.

Koloko won't be a good player for at least the next two years. He's going to be the same as his rookie season best case scenario with a chance of reoccurring health problems. In comparison Fernando is 26, which is 2 years older than Koloko, and he could probably produce for us immediately in a rotation role.

Then ultimately we have Chomche who we dropped money for to buy as a prospect. He has a higher ceiling than Koloko and at the same age could be a core piece on our team.

There hasn't been any firable offenses from Ujiri he still ranks in the top ten in the league. There isn't another GM who had as much pitted against him. He built a contender in the cold foreign north where no one wanted to play.

WaltFrazier · Post #214 » by **WaltFrazier** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 8:30 am

Not long ago I think Masai had a dream of fielding a Raptors team of, not all African players but quite a few. There was an interview during the Nelson Mandela event in Koloko's rookie year where Masai said something about he looked on the court and saw Koloko playing with Pascal, OG and Precious and how great it made him feel. Now they're all gone, the African dream is dead, and the cold hard reality of the business of the NBA has trumped any dreams of loyalty.

Raps in 4 · Post #215 » by **Raps in 4** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:45 am

Appostis wrote:
dTox wrote:We're really sweating over freaking Koloko now?

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Yes..the guy showed a ton of potential.

It's a L for the team.

The guy was a bum lol. I hate the idea of losing any prospect, especially when we traded a FRP for him, but it's not the end of the world. He's not even young anymore.

dTox · Post #216 » by **dTox** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 11:36 am

Appostis wrote:
dTox wrote:We're really sweating over freaking Koloko now?

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Yes..the guy showed a ton of potential.

It's a L for the team.

He worked out for 4 teams this off-season, including the raptors, yet the best contract he could field was a 2 way from the Lakers. Masai got a good look at him and felt that he isn't worth a full contract, I'll judge his and the other GM's assessment over the posters here.

Post #217 » by **Duffman100** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 1:09 pm

dTox wrote:
Appostis wrote:
dTox wrote:We're really sweating over freaking Koloko now?

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Yes..the guy showed a ton of potential.

It's a L for the team.

He worked out for 4 teams this off-season, including the raptors, yet the best contract he could field was a 2 way from the Lakers. Masai got a good look at him and felt that he isn't worth a full contract, I'll judge his and the other GM's assessment over the posters here.

The people being critical don't even care about Koloko as they've shat on him for years.

It's really about trying to find some other way to **** on Masai.

Because they like to **** on things.

dhackett1565 · Post #218 » by **dhackett1565** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 1:36 pm

Framing this as the Raps losing out is a little odd, when the only realistic way to describe it is them walking away from the guy. Which from a distance is a decision I don't like, given how effective he was in his rookie year, but that is definitely only from a distance.

Raps decided he wasn't what they wanted to invest in. I don't like it, but it's hardly Masai getting beat out for a guy by another team.

raincityraptors · Post #219 » by **raincityraptors** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 1:49 pm

I think the way to read this is that they already have their C development project in Chomche and like Fernando as their stop gap backup if Kelly or Jak get injured.

If Koloko can't knock Fernando out of his spot right now, I'm good with that. His family is also out in LA. If the kid wants to be close to family after dealing with health issues, so be it.

At this point we can only hope Bobby is done making lopsided trades with the SA front office. They have his number.

Scase · Post #220 » by **Scase** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 2:45 pm

Duffman100 wrote:
dTox wrote:
Appostis wrote:
Yes..the guy showed a ton of potential.

It's a L for the team.

He worked out for 4 teams this off-season, including the raptors, yet the best contract he could field was a 2 way from the Lakers. Masai got a good look at him and felt that he isn't worth a full contract, I'll judge his and the other GM's assessment over the posters here.

The people being critical don't even care about Koloko as they've shat on him for years.

It's really about trying to find some other way to **** on Masai.

Because they like to **** on things.

Isn't this contradictory? They would have **** on Koloko for years, but now that the team has "lost" the player they **** on for years, the FO messed up?

Wouldn't it make more sense to say the people that were thinking he was a great prospect and we lost him, are **** on the FO for losing him?