The Lebron Thread | 2021 (Pt. 3)

yoyoboy · Post #521 » by **yoyoboy** » Thu Apr 1, 2021 4:17 am

Gasol has been awesome tonight. Aside from the missed threes.

yoyoboy · Post #522 » by **yoyoboy** » Thu Apr 1, 2021 4:27 am

Man there's gotta be someone in the G League who can make an open three.

Post #523 » by **zimpy27** » Thu Apr 1, 2021 4:41 am

yoyoboy wrote:Man there's gotta be someone in the G League who can make an open three.

No team has ever looked worse at making 3s, the one thing anyone who has watched LeBron would say he needs.

donnieme · Post #524 » by **donnieme** » Thu Apr 1, 2021 4:41 am

Damn only 4 players didn't shoot 0% from 3, the 4th was Kuz who shot 11%. Shot creation is also an issue. Schroder also cant be worth more than 20m because he needs a back up point guard for his below average playmaking to not be a hindrance

dcstanley · Post #525 » by **dcstanley** » Thu Apr 1, 2021 8:09 am

What do you guys think Danny Green's expiring contract and the 28th pick could have netted the Lakers at the deadline?

Post #526 » by **zimpy27** » Thu Apr 1, 2021 8:28 am

dcstanley wrote:What do you guys think Danny Green's expiring contract and the 28th pick could have netted the Lakers at the deadline?

Was thinking that. Last year's team would be looking better than this year's. Should have just run it back and made some midseason trades and got some buyouts.

Greatness · Post #527 » by **Greatness** » Thu Apr 1, 2021 12:38 pm

Really don't want to play the Clippers or Nuggets in round 1. Not overly concerned about the Suns, though.

tone wone · Post #528 » by **tone wone** » Thu Apr 1, 2021 3:00 pm

zimpy27 wrote:
dcstanley wrote:What do you guys think Danny Green's expiring contract and the 28th pick could have netted the Lakers at the deadline?

Was thinking that. Last year's team would be looking better than this year's. Should have just run it back and made some midseason trades and got some buyouts.

No last years team would've been dead in the water if AD missed half the year. Running that squad back would've been malpractice for Palinka. Dwight, Javale, Bradley and somehow even Rondo have all been worse this season than last.

You're out of your damn mind if you think last years team was better. That's such a wild claim based on absolutely nothing other than the record. Honestly, I believe had Lebron not got his ankle clipped they would've already caught Utah for the best record.

Basileus777 · Post #529 » by **Basileus777** » Thu Apr 1, 2021 3:09 pm

tone wone wrote:Honestly, I believe had Lebron not got his ankle clipped they would've already caught Utah for the best record.

This is not even mathematically possible. Lakers have lost 5 games since LeBron got hurt, they are 6.5 games behind Utah.

donnieme · Post #530 » by **donnieme** » Thu Apr 1, 2021 3:10 pm

tone wone wrote:
zimpy27 wrote:
dcstanley wrote:What do you guys think Danny Green's expiring contract and the 28th pick could have netted the Lakers at the deadline?

Was thinking that. Last year's team would be looking better than this year's. Should have just run it back and made some midseason trades and got some buyouts.

No last years team would've been dead in the water if AD missed half the year. Running that squad back would've been malpractice for Palinka. Dwight, Javale, Bradley and somehow even Rondo have all been worse this season than last.

You're out of your damn mind if you think last years team was better. That's such a wild claim based on absolutely nothing other than the record. Honestly, I believe had Lebron not got his ankle clipped they would've already caught Utah for the best record.

Prefer their bbiq but it's a good point. It's now april and they havent had an impact on their various teams. Bradley and Rondo have been injured all season so it might come back to the same health crisis if they were on the Lakers. Because if we're being real availability not talent has been the Lakers problem

edit also funny is 3 of those guys have been traded from their new teams. In other words 3 of the 2020 Lakers starters and rotation players from last year couldnt cut it on teams trying to make the playoffs, would have been 4 if Danny Green was traded for Lowry. Lebron/AD really are all that matter

donnieme · Post #531 » by **donnieme** » Thu Apr 1, 2021 10:26 pm

Probably for the best Drummond is out till Lebron/AD are almost back. In their absence Lakers looked like they were actually going to use him as a high usage post player :crazy:

, the worst role to have him if you're trying to be a winning team. Probably been saved from themselves, need to avoid playing the same setup he had on the Pistons/Cavs

J Shuttlesworth · Post #532 » by **J Shuttlesworth** » Thu Apr 1, 2021 11:04 pm

donnieme wrote:Probably for the best Drummond is out till Lebron/AD are almost back. In their absence Lakers looked like they were actually going to use him as a high usage post player , the worst role to have him if you're trying to be a winning team. Probably been saved from themselves, need to avoid playing the same setup he had on the Pistons/Cavs

He's just going to miss 1-2 games. His toenail got ripped off, not a real serious injury

Read on Twitter

?s=21

J Shuttlesworth · Post #533 » by **J Shuttlesworth** » Thu Apr 1, 2021 11:29 pm

Greatness wrote:Really don't want to play the Clippers or Nuggets in round 1. Not overly concerned about the Suns, though.

Ideally want Lakers to play the Suns in the first round and Clippers/Nuggets play each other round 1

C0bR · Post #534 » by **C0bR** » Thu Apr 1, 2021 11:46 pm

I wonder how much of the Drummond stuff is just politics (we don't want Clippers/Nets to get him since he would be a better fit for them so we will promise him a big role) and how much the coaching stuff actually thinks he helps them win more than Gasol

Ballerhogger · Post #535 » by **Ballerhogger** » Fri Apr 2, 2021 9:25 am

Greatness wrote:Really don't want to play the Clippers or Nuggets in round 1. Not overly concerned about the Suns, though.

Yea same

Ballerhogger · Post #536 » by **Ballerhogger** » Fri Apr 2, 2021 9:26 am

J Shuttlesworth wrote:
donnieme wrote:Probably for the best Drummond is out till Lebron/AD are almost back. In their absence Lakers looked like they were actually going to use him as a high usage post player , the worst role to have him if you're trying to be a winning team. Probably been saved from themselves, need to avoid playing the same setup he had on the Pistons/Cavs

He's just going to miss 1-2 games. His toenail got ripped off, not a real serious injury

Read on Twitter
?s=21

Still not happy he’s needed game minutes ..

Ballerhogger · Post #537 » by **Ballerhogger** » Fri Apr 2, 2021 9:27 am

donnieme wrote:Damn only 4 players didn't shoot 0% from 3, the 4th was Kuz who shot 11%. Shot creation is also an issue. Schroder also cant be worth more than 20m because he needs a back up point guard for his below average playmaking to not be a hindrance

He’s going regert not taking that max . His shot is not that great .. kuz is really bench player at the end of the day . KCP needs more weed or somthing he can’t hit barn

MisterHibachi · Post #538 » by **MisterHibachi** » Fri Apr 2, 2021 3:49 pm

Lakers are 0.5 games out of the 6th seed. They play the Kings tonight and Portland plays the Bucks. Not sure who has the tie breaker, but a loss by the Lakers and win by the Blazers drops the Lakers to 6th.

Ballerhogger · Post #539 » by **Ballerhogger** » Fri Apr 2, 2021 4:02 pm

MisterHibachi wrote:Lakers are 0.5 games out of the 6th seed. They play the Kings tonight and Portland plays the Bucks. Not sure who has the tie breaker, but a loss by the Lakers and win by the Blazers drops the Lakers to 6th.

i want face the suns in the playoffs. so im ok winning tonight..... If we can... Kings are red hot right now.

Ballerhogger · Post #540 » by **Ballerhogger** » Fri Apr 2, 2021 4:03 pm

This reminds of freiza saga when vegeta and goku was out and picclo had fend off frieza...