LeBron James 2021-22 Regular Season Thread - Part ?

[Tracymcgoaty]

Leave the team please. And take your homeboy Russ with you as well. The sooner the better. Thanks for the chip.

[MartinToVaught]

It's a testament to how much worse the West has gotten recently that this disaster of a Lakers team will still be in the play-in. They don't deserve it and they look like they want the season to end right now.

[JordansBulls]

Watching this team feels like watching your parents have sex

Not with 2 guys who won league mvp on the squad and 4 players who were top 75 all time.

[zimpy27]

Leave the team please. And take your homeboy Russ with you as well. The sooner the better. Thanks for the chip.

Can't believe he chose Lakers over Clippers, several tiers of class difference in the FO.

Hopefully, he does leave and Lakers do him a solid for the champiosnhip. I think a trade of PG13 for LeBron would be cool. PG13 would keep Lakers relevant if Davis is healthy too.

[Tracymcgoaty]

Leave the team please. And take your homeboy Russ with you as well. The sooner the better. Thanks for the chip.

Can't believe he chose Lakers over Clippers, several tiers of class difference in the FO.

Hopefully, he does leave and Lakers do him a solid for the champiosnhip. I think a trade of PG13 for LeBron would be cool. PG13 would keep Lakers relevant if Davis is healthy too.

Dude why are we acting as if Lebron didn't have a hand in this team being in a mess in the first place? Im not putting the blame solely on him. But he for sure has a hand to play in this team being as crap as it is.

Yeah i hope he leaves. Thanks for the chip.

I wouldn't want PG. If we can trade Lebron for something good do it. But im not trading Lebron for someone like PG it makes no sense. 2 injury prone stars. No thanks.

[Greyhound]

Not sure why I continue to watch this trash lol. Bron has to get outta LA ASAP.

I actually enjoy seeing him sink with this ship.

LeBron was a big part of destroying this team, thinking he was the smartest guy in the room.

Turns out he overestimate his current self and he is a bobble head when it comes to team building.

———-

LeBron should get out of the way and let the front office do their job (focusing his energy on team and leadership things).

He definitely should have shut his trap and dribbled this season. The team would be better for it.

Dude swallowed the cookie hard, thinking he was more then a player.
On the court, that’s literally all he is.

———-

It’s hard to build team chemistry when you have a character that fancies himself a boss instead of one of the guys. Eroded and decayed, yet still drunk on his status and past glories.

Fail after fail…

Talking about how the team is not on the level of other teams and how there is no hope. Then goes into the break fighting with his team management and talking about playing with other teams/ his son.

The team quit on LeBron.

He has been a spoiled, complaining celebrity wannabe this season. He has never been this unwatchable before. Beyond the losing he does not look like a player anybody would want to play with. The body language is beyond atrocious.

Your team is bad, it probably has no hope. That does not mean you cannot display leadership, inspire, and encourage good habits in defeat.

This season he has done the same thing to this team that he did to the 2019 team. He poisoned the locker room with his on court body language and he destroyed it further trying to shadow GM in the press.

Being a professional does not only matter when you are winning. Leadership does not only matter when you are a good team.

[zimpy27]

Leave the team please. And take your homeboy Russ with you as well. The sooner the better. Thanks for the chip.

Can't believe he chose Lakers over Clippers, several tiers of class difference in the FO.

Hopefully, he does leave and Lakers do him a solid for the champiosnhip. I think a trade of PG13 for LeBron would be cool. PG13 would keep Lakers relevant if Davis is healthy too.

Dude why are we acting as if Lebron didn't have a hand in this team being in a mess in the first place? Im not putting the blame solely on him. But he for sure has a hand to play in this team being as crap as it is.

Yeah i hope he leaves. Thanks for the chip.

I wouldn't want PG. If we can trade Lebron for something good do it. But im not trading Lebron for someone like PG it makes no sense. 2 injury prone stars. No thanks.

No doubt but a good FO would probably know how to keep the star happy while making good moves. That's the point. LeBron knows a little but his job is to play basketball, why would an FO with all the available analytics and people who study the game/team/league choose to just do what a player wants?

Well if you want him to leave and PG13 isn't good enough then who would be good enough?

[Tracymcgoaty]

Can't believe he chose Lakers over Clippers, several tiers of class difference in the FO.

Hopefully, he does leave and Lakers do him a solid for the champiosnhip. I think a trade of PG13 for LeBron would be cool. PG13 would keep Lakers relevant if Davis is healthy too.

Dude why are we acting as if Lebron didn't have a hand in this team being in a mess in the first place? Im not putting the blame solely on him. But he for sure has a hand to play in this team being as crap as it is.

Yeah i hope he leaves. Thanks for the chip.

I wouldn't want PG. If we can trade Lebron for something good do it. But im not trading Lebron for someone like PG it makes no sense. 2 injury prone stars. No thanks.

No doubt but a good FO would probably know how to keep the star happy while making good moves. That's the point. LeBron knows a little but his job is to play basketball, why would an FO with all the available analytics and people who study the game/team/league choose to just do what a player wants?

Well if you want him to leave and PG13 isn't good enough then who would be good enough?

I dont want someone worse. And i dont want Lakers to be relevant. What the hell is relevant anyway? Barely making the playoffs? Nah if we can get assets for Lebron. Maybe picks or whatever i'd do it. I'd seriously look at AD getting traded as well. Clear to me this team isn't going anywhere for a while so trying to get assets that could help in the future would be good.

Im not interested in seeing constant news about

PG out for 3 weeks with hippopotamus fracture on his third cervix

AD out for a month because of glass shattering syndrome on his legs.

No thanks.

[zimpy27]

Dude why are we acting as if Lebron didn't have a hand in this team being in a mess in the first place? Im not putting the blame solely on him. But he for sure has a hand to play in this team being as crap as it is.

Yeah i hope he leaves. Thanks for the chip.

I wouldn't want PG. If we can trade Lebron for something good do it. But im not trading Lebron for someone like PG it makes no sense. 2 injury prone stars. No thanks.

No doubt but a good FO would probably know how to keep the star happy while making good moves. That's the point. LeBron knows a little but his job is to play basketball, why would an FO with all the available analytics and people who study the game/team/league choose to just do what a player wants?

Well if you want him to leave and PG13 isn't good enough then who would be good enough?

I dont want someone worse. And i dont want Lakers to be relevant. What the hell is relevant anyway? Barely making the playoffs? Nah if we can get assets for Lebron. Maybe picks or whatever i'd do it. I'd seriously look at AD getting traded as well. Clear to me this team isn't going anywhere for a while so trying to get assets that could help in the future would be good.

Im not interested in seeing constant news about

PG out for 3 weeks with hippopotamus fracture on his third cervix

AD out for a month because of glass shattering syndrome on his legs.

No thanks.

I think trading AD is a good plan tbh.. Regardless of how bad last offseason was, Davis gets injured and they don't win a chip regardless.. I don't think you can rely on him.

[GSP]

Missing the play-in tournament is a real possibility. They're now assured of having to win 2 games in the play-in tournament just to make the post-season

Pelicans might catch them but I dont see any real chance for Blazers, Spurs or Kings TBH

[AmIWrongDude]

Not sure why I continue to watch this trash lol. Bron has to get outta LA ASAP.

I actually enjoy seeing him sink with this ship.

LeBron was a big part of destroying this team, thinking he was the smartest guy in the room.

Turns out he overestimate his current self and he is a bobble head when it comes to team building.

———-

LeBron should get out of the way and let the front office do their job (focusing his energy on team and leadership things).

He definitely should have shut his trap and dribbled this season. The team would be better for it.

Dude swallowed the cookie hard, thinking he was more the a player.
On the court, that’s literally all he is.

———-

It’s hard to build team chemistry when you have a character that fancies himself a boss instead of one of the guys. Eroded and decayed, yet still drunk on his status and past glories.

Fail after fail…

Talking about how the team is not on the level of other teams and how there is no hope. Then goes into the break fighting with his team management and talking about playing with other teams/ his son.

The team quit on LeBron.

He has been a spoiled, complaining celebrity wannabe this season. He has never been this unwatchable before. Beyond the losing he does not look like a player anybody would want to play with. The body language is beyond atrocious.

Your team is bad, it probably has no hope. That does not mean you cannot display leadership, inspire, and encourage good habits in defeat.

This season he has done the same thing to this team that he did to the 2019 team. He poisoned the locker room with his on court body language and he destroyed it further trying to shadow GM in the press.

Being a professional does not only matter when you are winning. Leadership does not only matter when you are a good team.

I don’t pretend to know how much LeBron has actually GM’ed. I’m sure he definitely is partly to blame but I also know for a fact Ty Lue would’ve been coach and Caruso and Dudley (not that he would even help)would be on this team if Bron had his way.

So the FO listens to him sometimes but not other times idk. We have proof that they don’t always do what he says so I really don’t know the extent of his GMing.

[nzahir]

Not sure why I continue to watch this trash lol. Bron has to get outta LA ASAP.

I actually enjoy seeing him sink with this ship.

LeBron was a big part of destroying this team, thinking he was the smartest guy in the room.

Turns out he overestimate his current self and he is a bobble head when it comes to team building.

———-

LeBron should get out of the way and let the front office do their job (focusing his energy on team and leadership things).

He definitely should have shut his trap and dribbled this season. The team would be better for it.

Dude swallowed the cookie hard, thinking he was more the a player.
On the court, that’s literally all he is.

———-

It’s hard to build team chemistry when you have a character that fancies himself a boss instead of one of the guys. Eroded and decayed, yet still drunk on his status and past glories.

Fail after fail…

Talking about how the team is not on the level of other teams and how there is no hope. Then goes into the break fighting with his team management and talking about playing with other teams/ his son.

The team quit on LeBron.

He has been a spoiled, complaining celebrity wannabe this season. He has never been this unwatchable before. Beyond the losing he does not look like a player anybody would want to play with. The body language is beyond atrocious.

Your team is bad, it probably has no hope. That does not mean you cannot display leadership, inspire, and encourage good habits in defeat.

This season he has done the same thing to this team that he did to the 2019 team. He poisoned the locker room with his on court body language and he destroyed it further trying to shadow GM in the press.

Being a professional does not only matter when you are winning. Leadership does not only matter when you are a good team.

I don’t pretend to know how much LeBron has actually GM’ed. I’m sure he definitely is partly to blame but I also know for a fact Ty Lue would’ve been coach and Caruso and Dudley (not that he would even help)would be on this team if Bron had his way.

So the FO listens to him sometimes but not other times idk. We have proof that they don’t always do what he says so I really don’t know the extent of his GMing.

Exactly

If Lebron was the "GM"

We would have Lue as the coach, Caruso would be here, and we would have made a trade at the deadline

Lebron deserves a good amount of blame for Russ, but if Pelinka had done his job and gotten Lowry last year, we are in a different place

Pelinka also did a poor job with the vets on this team and he wasted assets, such as moving DG and a 1st for Dennis and then letting Dennis walk

The realistic championship window is likely gone unless 2020 AD comes back and can stay healthy, we have an "A" offseasonm and have some postseason luck with matchups and other teams having some untimely injuries

Thankfully this **** is done so so soon

[RCM88x]

No doubt but a good FO would probably know how to keep the star happy while making good moves. That's the point. LeBron knows a little but his job is to play basketball, why would an FO with all the available analytics and people who study the game/team/league choose to just do what a player wants?

Well if you want him to leave and PG13 isn't good enough then who would be good enough?

I dont want someone worse. And i dont want Lakers to be relevant. What the hell is relevant anyway? Barely making the playoffs? Nah if we can get assets for Lebron. Maybe picks or whatever i'd do it. I'd seriously look at AD getting traded as well. Clear to me this team isn't going anywhere for a while so trying to get assets that could help in the future would be good.

Im not interested in seeing constant news about

PG out for 3 weeks with hippopotamus fracture on his third cervix

AD out for a month because of glass shattering syndrome on his legs.

No thanks.

I think trading AD is a good plan tbh.. Regardless of how bad last offseason was, Davis gets injured and they don't win a chip regardless.. I don't think you can rely on him.

However their title window instantly closes (if it hasn't already) if you move AD. Trading away potentially superstar players almost always makes your team worse unless you get someone better, which isn't happening here.

[MartinToVaught]

If Lebron was the "GM"

We would have Lue as the coach, Caruso would be here, and we would have made a trade at the deadline

Lue's hire was vetoed by Kurt and Linda Rambis even though everyone else wanted him (not just LeBron), if I recall correctly. And we all know Caruso was a penny-pinching move by the Buss family. The Lakers would legitimately be better off if the "LeGM" narrative was true, because at least there'd be one person to blame for their issues, not the dysfunctional mess of egos and office politics they've actually had since Jerry Buss passed away.

The Lakers kind of remind me of the Chicago Blackhawks in reverse. The Blackhawks were a toxic mess with "Dollar Bill" Wirtz in charge and became one of the NHL's marquee franchises when he died and his son Rocky took over. The Lakers were a model of consistent winning with Jerry Buss and have been turning into a toxic mess ever since he passed away and his kids took over.

I still think signing with the Lakers is the worst mistake LeBron ever made in his career, bubble ring or no bubble ring.

[Ian Scuffling]

"PG out for 3 weeks with hippopotamus fracture on his third cervix" Comedy gold that right there. And true. These Lakers are a mess. And yes, Lebron does have a huge hand in the make up of the team by his insane and foolish desire for Westbrook. Greyhound is correct about his whole demeanor this year, too. His on court production has been incredible, though. Tough spot for this team.

[magicman1978]

2009 LeBron's attitude would have made a huge difference on it's own. There would be more team camaraderie and we may actually see some effort out there. doesn't seem like anyone wants to be here right now.

A better attitude wouldn't magically cure this team's inability to score outside of LeBron and how much their age limits their defensive ability. Their issues go well beyond "effort".

Not saying it would make them a contender, but they’d be a more watchable/competitive team and not looking like the worst team in the league. I’ve watched bad Lakers teams before and still enjoyed watching them because they at least tried and were competitive. I can’t watch this team at all.

[Jazz9]

Should have gone to Philly...

[Dr Positivity]

Missing the play-in tournament is a real possibility. They're now assured of having to win 2 games in the play-in tournament just to make the post-season

Pelicans might catch them but I dont see any real chance for Blazers, Spurs or Kings TBH

The odds are ok that at least one of them has a decent end to the season. I don't think the Lakers make it if they go 5-15 the rest of the year or something.

[PaulieWal]

The only silver lining from this disaster is that there is no more middle ground for the Lakers anymore. Either you go full rebuild or make a bunch of trades and leverage your 2027 FRP pick or whatever to try and contend for 1-2 more years with LeBron/Davis. Also, another thing that should work in their favor is that there is no more Big 3 in Nets so they don't need that 3rd star. Just go back to the 2020 model. Two superstars with a bunch of solid, smart roleplayers. Easier said than done but this current team is trash so there can be no more illusions of just being healthy or "wait for the full team".

[Dr Positivity]

I'd have Davis play PF nearly 100% of the time in regular season next year. Priority #1 is having him healthy because Lebron is a lost cause in regards to playing full season. Sign Ibaka to minimum, his stats with Bucks aren't that good but it's possible it's injury related more than age.