Lakers vs. Sixers Summer League Game thread 7/11 (RECAP PG 12!)

moonpie · Post #1 » by **moonpie** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 4:51 am

Second game for us is a back to back as we look to bounce back against Okafor and the Sixers!

When: July 11th, 2015, 8:30 PM EST/5:30 PM PST
Where: Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV Campus in Las Vegas, Nevada

Projected starting Lineups (LAL vs. MIN):

D'angelo Russell (Ohio State) vs. Pierre Jackson (Baylor)
Jordan Clarkson (Missouri) vs. JaKarr Sampson (St. Johns)
Anthony Brown (Stanford) vs. JP Tokoto (North Carolina)
Larry Nance Jr. (Wyoming) vs. Arsalan Kazemi (Oregon)
Tarik Black (Kansas) vs. Jahlil Okafor (Duke)

Notables not playing:
-Julius Randle
-Richaun Holmes
-Joel Embiid
-Nik Stauskas

Eye candy for this game: Aja Dang

Spoiler:

Sofa King · Post #2 » by **Sofa King** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:37 am

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFTdefrBuIY[/youtube]

:nod:

SubZero · Post #3 » by **SubZero** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:47 am

With Julius out, would like to see Mark start Upshaw, move Tarik to the 4..

Get Upshaw vs Jah early

mcscotty · Post #4 » by **mcscotty** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:22 am

Moonpie, you have excellent taste in women.

Post #5 » by **dockingsched** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:38 am

Excited to possibly see Nance get big minutes. Been very impressed by him from the scrimmage videos and from his activity in yesterday's game.

Mirjalovic · Post #6 » by **Mirjalovic** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:46 am

i want Randle :nonono:

frozt · Post #7 » by **frozt** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 1:30 pm

Excited to see Okafor play too!

Sofa King · Post #8 » by **Sofa King** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 1:57 pm

I like to see Upshaw get some minutes guarding Okafor. Was awesome seeing Upshaw blocking Towns.

Tarik is also a beast. Good test for him to prove his worth. Starting to like our youth a lot. Our front court with Bass and Hibbert might not blow people away but it's sufficient.

Sofa King · Post #9 » by **Sofa King** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 1:59 pm

Mirjalovic wrote:i want Randle

Me too but lets be cautious here. No need to risk serious injury for meaningless games. He's already proved his worth.

Leor_77 · Post #10 » by **Leor_77** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:22 pm

Just imagine the overreaction if Dlo has a terrible game, and Okafor looks dominant.

SlimShady83 · Post #11 » by **SlimShady83** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:38 pm

Sofa King wrote:
Mirjalovic wrote:i want Randle

Me too but lets be cautious here. No need to risk serious injury for meaningless games. He's already proved his worth.

Yeh let's save the injuries for the more meaningful games

Jokes - touch wood, fingers crosses?

rzzzzz · Post #12 » by **rzzzzz** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:44 pm

Sixer scrubs w/o a single shooter on the floor tonight. Just pack it in against OK4.

lake_show · Post #13 » by **lake_show** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:59 pm

The few games I've seen of Okafor he really seems like an old school back to the basket center. He's not a KAT where he can come off a pick and hit a mid range jumper. He looked like he really needs to be fed in the post for him to be successful and it didn't look like the guys he was playing with during SL were any good at that at all.

robbie_886 · Post #14 » by **robbie_886** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 4:44 pm

From reading other people's opinions and from my own, Russell really needs to work on his handles/craftiness. CP3 and Steph have meh athleticism, but don't really have any issues getting in the lane, and to the basket. Wasn't he already slated to have the best handles in the draft?

The Laker Kid · Post #15 » by **The Laker Kid** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:01 pm

why is Randle not playing? Hope he's ok..

also good eye candy.. kinda tired of seeing white chicks

what would jack bauer do? · Post #16 » by **what would jack bauer do?** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:06 pm

The Laker Kid wrote:why is Randle not playing? Hope he's ok..

also good eye candy.. kinda tired of seeing white chicks

They announced it at the beginning of the week. It's their plan to sit him out in back to backs. They said it was in precaution of his foot surgery, not his broken tibia.

I don't mind it though. We don't want him to recur like kevin durant, especially since the preseason is 3 months away. I'm going to enjoy getting an extended look at Nance Jr. tonight anyways.

Leor_77 · Post #17 » by **Leor_77** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 6:44 pm

I'm really hoping that Dlo and JC can reign some terror on Philly today. I don't suspect they have any semblance of a defense to stop them (especially in the post lol), so I'm hoping for some good games from both of them.

moonpie · Post #18 » by **moonpie** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:39 pm

Game starts in 4 hours! TWC has a pregame show half an hour before tip as well I believe!

Post #19 » by **Goudelock** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:51 pm

Leor_77 wrote:Just imagine the overreaction if Dlo has a terrible game, and Okafor looks dominant.

We got the Good Witch of the North to protect us from Sixer trolls.

Anyways, I expect Russell to destroy those scrub guards that Philly's been rolling out in Summer League. Stopping Okafor may be a problem though.........

Ghost Snack · Post #20 » by **Ghost Snack** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:06 pm

Everyone enjoy a free slupree on me today. Go lakers.

How many assists will Russell have?