2018-2019 NBA Regular Season Thread

[DJ Fieri]

Macaroni salad. Why? Cause I'm still boycotting potato salad, it's way over-pimped on this site. Plus grilled asparagus & baked beans.

I like macaroni salad, cole slaw, and tater salad......all fine choices.

If you want to get jiggy with it.....tater or mac salad AND cole slaw.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Randle was a cap casualty.

If he was the price to land LeBron, so be it.

Exactly.

 

[tlance]

Sad thing is IMO they let go probably the best of the bunch. I think Randle is just as good as Kuzma and better than Ball/Ingram

Might be.

I still take Ingram though, long term. Randle is highly productive, but he is what he is. A really good player. Ingram could be better.

 

[bksballer89]

Might be.

I still take Ingram though, long term. Randle is highly productive, but he is what he is. A really good player. Ingram could be better.

I'm just not sure on Ingram anymore. This is his 3rd season and I've still yet to see great improvement in his game for someone who was selected 2nd. Lakers will have a real decision on their ends next fall if he doesn't improve much by end of season when they have to decide if they want to give him that extension or let him walk

 

[tlance]

Randle was a cap casualty.

If he was the price to land LeBron, so be it.

But, if they could have used the same pot of money to sign Randle, that they used to sign Rondo....



You can still sign a guy after giving up his bird rights.

The Wolves did it with Shabazz Muhammad.

True.

But I don't think they were getting Randle to sign for 1 year and they wanted to keep that space open.

 

[tlance]

I'm just not sure on Ingram anymore. This is his 3rd season and I've still yet to see great improvement in his game for someone who was selected 2nd. Lakers will have a real decision on their ends next fall if he doesn't improve much by end of season when they have to decide if they want to give him that extension or let him walk

I am not sold either.

Randle is not without his flaws either though...

 

[bksballer89]

If Ingram/Ball doesn't pan out by the end of their rookie contract, we need to have a serious discussions on how the Lakers struck out with their 3 straight #2 picks.

 

[bksballer89]

3 straight # 2 picks. Got to hit a homerun somewhere

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

If Ingram/Ball doesn't pan out by the end of their rookie contract, we need to have a serious discussions on how the Lakers struck out with their 3 straight #2 picks.

Agree.......If they don't bundle them for something better.

They should be on the line with the Wiz as we speak.

 

[Bolts]

 

[Black Adam]

Lordy.

It doesn't matter if my Dick is firmly attached to my person or safely locked away in my nightstand.

* glances at big red lovingly because Latino heat is out fishing *

Dude, Man and even Bro have somehow morphed into gender neutral pronouns.

I had to go read my daughter's diary a year ago when they started calling eachother " Bro ".

Fucking Millenials.

LMFAO @"big red"...

#guesssizeDOESmatter

 

[Heatles84]

Hell yeah! Speaking of grilling I gotta couple racks of ribs in the smoker as we speak.

You mean "we gotta couple racks of ribs in the smoker".

 

[bksballer89]

@Wamu @Mecca

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

True.

But I don't think they were getting Randle to sign for 1 year and they wanted to keep that space open.

You are correct.

The Pelicans gave him a 9 mil player option that the Lakers didn't extend to Rondo.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Yo

Where has @Shaqdaddy11 and @LAD been this Holiday Season?

Went to the mountains with my family for the holidays before the kids start school again on monday.

Occasionally came online to see what's going on but there was just a ton of fun stuff to do

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

@Wamu @Mecca

For GAWD'S sake, Man.

Just stop shooting....lol

 

[WiggyRuss]

Markannen.

#Winning

you sure that was the pick that became markenen? if so thats ridiculous.

 

[WiggyRuss]

If they kept Randle and Brolo they would have been right there with Dallas and Sacto, IMO. But they couldn't do that.

Randle got the same money as Rondo

Lopez got the same money as Beasley

 

[WiggyRuss]

3 straight # 2 picks. Got to hit a homerun somewhere

even if you are just 1 for 3--- you GOTTA do better than Ingram, Ball and Russel when you pick #2 overall 3 times.

If they had a Fox or Tatum or Porzingis- just ONE of them- that guy would be the perfect cornerstone for a Davis deal.

 

[WiggyRuss]

@Heatles84 you see who the Buckeyes landed?

I would not expect much of a drop off from Meyer to Day.