Game 80: Los Angeles Lakers (35-44) @ Los Angeles Clippers (47-32) - 10:30 PM ET

[NoseBleedLakers]

Caruso FTW

And this Clipper team is supposed to go to the playoffs? They can't even beat the South Bay Lakers

[Fedor]

Good **** the clippers
Caruso went off

[Landsberger]

Good game overall. The Clippers should have played Zubac in the 4th. He's not getting any time in the 4th for them since he's been traded there.

[stan francisco]

I love beating the clip show.

[TylersLakers]

Sooo.. imagine the following team:

PG: Lonzo/Caruso/Garland/
SG: Darren Collison/Hart/
SF: Ingram/Ariza/
PF: LeBron/Kuzma/Wagner
C: Vucevic/McGee/J Williams

If we can’t grab a top FA, that looks pretty damn good.

[Ballerhogger]

Sooo.. imagine the following team:

PG: Lonzo/Caruso/Garland/
SG: Darren Collison/Hart/
SF: Ingram/Ariza/
PF: LeBron/Kuzma/Wagner
C: Vucevic/McGee/J Williams

If we can’t grab a top FA, that looks pretty damn good.

Ya I like the ttema but we better keep Caruso amazing game even if it was late season game that didn’t mean much glad we beat the clippers haha

[SweetTouch]

Lmao clippers going to clip

And will now have to bring out the brinks truck to pay a center that plays 20 minutes a night

You dun goofed

[Slava]

If we had replaced Rondo's minutes with Caruso's we might still be in the playoff race. FML.

[Pythagoras]

Our ability to scout and identify young talent just continues to impress. Way to hoop Caruso

[Landsberger]

Sooo.. imagine the following team:

PG: Lonzo/Caruso/Garland/
SG: Darren Collison/Hart/
SF: Ingram/Ariza/
PF: LeBron/Kuzma/Wagner
C: Vucevic/McGee/J Williams

If we can’t grab a top FA, that looks pretty damn good.

Here's the problem.... we're going to wait out all of the top FA's which will take weeks into the FA period. Once they all go elsewhere while using the Lakers as leverage we'll trade most of those guys for someone else. The FO has already shown that they will trade everyone of them for just one more "star". That tells me they want sizzle over steak.

btw... I really think Vucevic would be great next to LeBron. Add Kemba and trade one of Ingram or Ball for 2 guard that can nail 3's and we're set.

[SweetTouch]

Our ability to scout and identify young talent just continues to impress. Way to hoop Caruso

We can sure scout them just remind the coach to add these players to his spreadsheet

[EggIsCooling]

Jerry West’s seedling (Ryan West) is doing some work within the scouting and player personnel dept...

[Slava]

Jerry West’s seedling (Ryan West) is doing some work within the scouting and player personnel dept...

The G league GMs are Nick Mazella and Joey Buss. I'm excited about Mazella.

[LakerClipperFan]

We might be in the playoff race if Caruso got more PT, but not necessarily. As Lakerfans, we should always remember that we strive to win Championships, not just merely be in the playoffs or "in the playoff race." We're satisfied by Championships, nothing less.

If we had replaced Rondo's minutes with Caruso's we might still be in the playoff race. FML.

[EggIsCooling]

Jerry West’s seedling (Ryan West) is doing some work within the scouting and player personnel dept...

The G league GMs are Nick Mazella and Joey Buss. I'm excited about Mazella.

I was really asserting that as long as there is a West in the organization, it will be a win. But yeah, Joey and Nick are legit imo too.