Lakers start tonight

[Shanemansj13]

you'd wish that on your Lord and master...?

Interesting...

This isnt about Lebron, Lebron played a great game. Everyone else sucks lol

 

[trojanfan12]

Hart looks good

Apparently, it was a close battle between him and KCP all off-season long. They both played 27 minutes last night. I expect Hart will probably be starting before too long if he keeps playing like this.

 

[Black Adam]

This isnt about Lebron, Lebron played a great game. Everyone else sucks lol

if you say so...

me, I hate every second he soils our uni...

 

[Gman]

0-1. Time to freak out, Laker Nation.

 

[raptorlife4]

Lakers gave up 130pts

Those saying they look good need to give their head a shake

 

[Black Adam]

0-1. Time to freak out, Laker Nation.

81 games to go. Time is CLEARLY against us...

 

[WiggyRuss]

I expect they'll try to move him if there isn't. Magic told all of the kids after last season that this off-season would be the most important of their lives. I'd expect that any of them that don't show improvement, will be gone.

Lonzo looks bigger and stronger than last year, the court vision still looks good and his shot looks a little cleaner. But if the shot still isn't going in, it's going to matter how clean it looks.

bigger and stronger?

he had knee surgery and has hardly been able to do anything.

this is the kind of cliche stuff that is easy to buy into, but is just really not based on anything.

The guy is still on a minutes restrictions.

 

[Gman]

81 games to go. Time is CLEARLY against us...

It's over. I'm calling it.

Sorry... I'm just giving my unbiased opinion.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Lakers gave up 130pts

Those saying they look good need to give their head a shake

the frontcourt D is a huge problem and their lack of defensive rebounding is going to be a big problem.

they should be able to make up for some of that by getting out on the break- but their interior D is pretty piss-poor.

 

[WiggyRuss]

That’s what happens when you have no 3 point shooters lolzzz

i wouldnt say they have "none"- but when your couple good ones are cold- they just dont have the depth for other guys to step up.

The Cavs and Heat had so many three point shooters around LeBron it was nuts. And they kept adding them--- get Kevin Love? Go out and get Jr Smith? Get Jr Smith? Go and get Kyle Korver? get Kyle Korver? Go and get Channing Frye etc.

The Heat the same thing- Ray Allen, Mike Miller, Rashard Lewis, etc. tons and tons of specialists.

the Lakers do not even have ONE three point specialist on their team.

 

[Gman]

In all seriousness... I think Julius Randle was/is a decent role player with upside and the Lakers are gonna miss what he brought.

I know you do whatever you have to to get LeBron (I guess)... but Los could use some more muscle/toughness on the inside.

 

[Darth_Tom]

On par for 0-82, LET THE TANKS ROLL BOYS!!!!

jk

 

[WiggyRuss]

In all seriousness... I think Julius Randle was/is a decent role player with upside and the Lakers are gonna miss what he brought.

I know you do whatever you have to to get LeBron (I guess)... but Los could use some more muscle/toughness on the inside.

LeBron is their best rebounder.

On Cleveland he had elite rebounders like Love and Tristan next to him.

The lakers were hurt on the offensive glass last night- and that is something that will continue until they get some guys who can rebound.

 

[trojanfan12]

bigger and stronger?

he had knee surgery and has hardly been able to do anything.

this is the kind of cliche stuff that is easy to buy into, but is just really not based on anything.

The guy is still on a minutes restrictions.

He spent most of the time that he was recovering from knee surgery in the weight room and put on approximately 15 pounds of muscle.

So yes, he looked bigger and stronger.

The minutes restriction has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not he's physically bigger and stronger than last year.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Amico: Five big takeaways on LeBron’s Lakers debut

1. It’s one game, and you can’t get a good feel for anything with such a sliver of a sample size. But the one thing that stood out to me most was this: The Lakers looked were pretty doggone good when LeBron James was in the game … and not very good when he left. That makes them not much different than last year’s Cleveland Cavaliers.

2. Not to overdo it on the comparisons, but I’d rather have Kevin Love than anyone on the Lakers. At least, I would for this season. Brandon Ingram could be really good. He’s actually good now, a fantastic athlete who can get to the basket. But the young man can’t shoot. In fact, I’m not sure anyone on the Lakers can. They missed their first FIFTEEN 3-pointers, before finishing 7-of-30 for the game. James went 0-of-4 on threes, Ingram went 0-of-4 and Kyle Kuzma was 1-of-7. Clank, clank and triple clank.

3. No team with JaVale McGee as the starting center is going very far. It’s just not. And I write that after McGee (13 points, 5-of-6 shooting) played well. But there’s a reason the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors were more than willing to let him walk in free agency.

4. I can’t help but wonder how long it will take LeBron to get tired of all the youth. He was always OK with a COUPLE of young players in Cleveland, but he likes veterans who have won, or at least have experience in big moments. Rajon Rondo (13 points, 11 assists), Lance Stephenson and even McGee meet that criteria. I honestly believe it’s just a matter of time before the Lakers trade a Kuzma (15 points) or a Josh Hart (20), or both, for an older star.

5. We all know LeBron loves Blazers point guard Damian Lillard, and it’s undoubtedly easy to see why. Lillard came alive when he always does — when his team needs him the most, in the fourth quarter. Lillard overwhelmed Rondo and the Lakers’ younger guards, driving, drawing fouls and scoring 28 points. Unfortunately for James, the Lakers have no one who would interest the Blazers in return for their star. Lillard is a fan favorite and likes playing in Portland. He’s not going anywhere.

Bonus Takeaway: The Lakers are flashier and probably faster, but I see no reason to believe they’re any better than last season’s Cavs. (Or even this season’s Cavs, for that matter.) But if James left for LA to build his brand, then he made the right call. Unlike his time in Cleveland, the national media is already fawning all over him.

Double Bonus Takeaway: It will be interesting to see if the positive narrative stays the same if the Lakers finish sixth or seventh in the West, “at best,” as Charles Barkley predicted on TNT. This isn’t intended to rip LeBron, by the way. He remains an absolute force, scoring 26 points, throwing down a few monster jams and grabbing 12 rebounds. He makes the game a true joy to watch. The Lakers also do have some promise. There is no doubting that. But I still can’t figure out why LeBron decided to end his streak of getting to the Finals. Because as phenomenal as he is, that’s over.

 

[trojanfan12]

Lakers gave up 130pts

Those saying they look good need to give their head a shake

2nd thread you've posted this nonsense in. Who said they looked good?

 

[trojanfan12]

the frontcourt D is a huge problem and their lack of defensive rebounding is going to be a big problem.

They were outrebounded 54-46 overall and 14-8 on the offensive glass. So, they were only outrebounded by 2 on the defensive glass.

Some of the offensive glass discrepancy can be explained by the fact that they shot nearly 50% from the field. So, fewer opportunities.

Having said that, there were also times when the lack of size overall was pretty evident and will definitely need to be addressed either during the season or in the off-season.

Agree re: frontcourt D. When McGee was out of the game or away from the basket, it was a layup line at times.

 

[Black Adam]

In all seriousness... I think Julius Randle was/is a decent role player with upside and the Lakers are gonna miss what he brought.

I know you do whatever you have to to get LeBron (I guess)... but Los could use some more muscle/toughness on the inside.

Yep...

trust me, I hated to see him go, but certainly understood his side do things...

 

[Shanemansj13]

Rebounding and 3 point shooting. I actually think other than that they are legit top 3-4 in the west.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Yep...

trust me, I hated to see him go, but certainly understood his side do things...

If they somehow could have kept him it would have been HUGE imo. Rebounder and inside scorer. Seems to be one of their weaknesses, rebounding