2024-2025 Regular Season Game 72: Los Angeles Lakers (43-27) at Orlando Magic (33-38) - 7pm

VFX · Post #201 » by **VFX** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:34 am

I gotta say. Man the Lakers need a Center.

Like... wow they really needed that Mark Williams trade to happen. Just had no rim protection or presence whatsoever.

Idiosyncratic · Post #202 » by **Idiosyncratic** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:35 am

VFX wrote:I gotta say. Man the Lakers need a Center.

Like... wow they really needed that Mark Williams trade to happen. Just had no rim protection or presence.

Yeah I have been thinking the exact same thing. I just cannot take them too seriously with Hayes at center.

yoyojw17 · Post #203 » by **yoyojw17** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:36 am

Robert Horry in the post game studio comments sounds like someone that doesn't watch much ball outside of the laker. "Mr. Black.... I didn't know who he was before this game"

"They are supposed to be a top team defensively but other than KCP ain't nobody on that team to be scared of"

Hahaha.... Or something like those. I suck at quoting.

But..... GREAT GAME FROM EVERYONE!

VFX · Post #204 » by **VFX** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:36 am

Knightro wrote:The CoJo stuff is being overstated. Just my two cents.

It is.

But I like the spirit behind it.

Post #205 » by **Knightro** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:36 am

VFX wrote:I gotta say. Man the Lakers need a Center.

Like... wow they really needed that Mark Williams trade to happen. Just had no rim protection or presence.

Not just that... but Reaves is an actively bad defender and both Luka and LeBron are EXTREMELY hit or miss on that end. When they're not locked in, they're both bad too.

Hard to be good defensively when 3/5 of your SL is poor defensively.

And Mark Williams btw is AWFUL defensively :lol:

He would have given them a great rim running athlete who can also rebound, but he's way worse defensively than people realize.

thelead · Post #206 » by **thelead** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:38 am

Paolo with 30 pts on 67 TS%

He's now up to 55.2% for the season and averaging 29.6ppg on 60% TS% since the all-star game. I'm ecstatic by his progress.

Franz was awesome too tonight. 32 pts 58.6 TS%.

Post #207 » by **eyriq** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:38 am

Great win, our magical three getting it done

basketballRob · Post #208 » by **basketballRob** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:38 am

Black 10 ppg in his last 19 games. 49/47/73

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/anthony-black-stats-last-19-games

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CLosP · Post #209 » by **CLosP** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:39 am

VFX wrote:I gotta say. Man the Lakers need a Center.

Like... wow they really needed that Mark Williams trade to happen. Just had no rim protection or presence whatsoever.

Are they desperate enough to take WCJ for Reaves? lol

RichCollab · Post #210 » by **RichCollab** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:39 am

Knightro wrote:
VFX wrote:I gotta say. Man the Lakers need a Center.

Like... wow they really needed that Mark Williams trade to happen. Just had no rim protection or presence.

Not just that... but Reaves is an actively bad defender and both Luka and LeBron are EXTREMELY hit or miss on that end. When they're not locked in, they're both bad too.

Hard to be good defensively when 3/5 of your SL is poor defensively.

And Mark Williams btw is AWFUL defensively

He would have given them a great rim running athlete who can also rebound, but he's way worse defensively than people realize.

Reaves spot has been taken by Luka. He really isn’t needed. Center is a big weakness.

VFX · Post #211 » by **VFX** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:40 am

CLosP wrote:
VFX wrote:I gotta say. Man the Lakers need a Center.

Like... wow they really needed that Mark Williams trade to happen. Just had no rim protection or presence whatsoever.

Are they desperate enough to take WCJ for Reaves? lol

we can only pray :lol:

Audi · Post #212 » by **Audi** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:42 am

VFX wrote:
Knightro wrote:The CoJo stuff is being overstated. Just my two cents.

It is.

But I like the spirit behind it.

Overstating things is the only way we know how to function here.

GameOver25 · Post #213 » by **GameOver25** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:42 am

2-0 vs the Lakers this year. Probably the 2nd best thing to happen besides winning a championship. 8-)

basketballRob · Post #214 » by **basketballRob** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:45 am

I talk up AB too much, but he has improved in handling the ball. They were putting the ball in his hands a lot in the 4th quarter.

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thelead · Post #215 » by **thelead** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:48 am

Bensational wrote:
thelead wrote:Defense was solid and 'the others' hit shots. Great win.

Lol. What’s “the others”? Why are you making them sound like anonymous bad guys?

Jeff Turner just called them 'the others' in the post-game :lol:

Redwood · Post #216 » by **Redwood** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:57 am

Best win in awhile, Franz needs to stop shooting so many 3's.

Post #217 » by **FFBlitzace** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:58 am

yoyojw17 wrote:Robert Horry in the post game studio comments sounds like someone that doesn't watch much ball outside of the laker. "Mr. Black.... I didn't know who he was before this game"

"They are supposed to be a top team defensively but other than KCP ain't nobody on that team to be scared of"

Hahaha.... Or something like those. I suck at quoting.

But..... GREAT GAME FROM EVERYONE!

So he's the Lakers Eddie House.

The-Stallion70 · Post #218 » by **The-Stallion70** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 2:00 am

Good W by the Magic!! Came out and beat the Lakers with both Bron and Luka

Post #219 » by **eyriq** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 2:09 am

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KillMonger · Post #220 » by **KillMonger** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 2:23 am

KillMonger wrote:If our shot is dropping we have a chance

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Well....... The shots did indeed drop killmonger you were right

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