SlinkyRedfoot
Well-Known Member
Oh i understand what they want to do- I just think its stupid.
Any plan with with LeBron in his age 34 season that is not "going for it" is stupid in my opinion.
before the season started 4 years ago the Cavs dealt Wiggins- an absolutely top level blue chip prospect for Kevin Love because Wiggins and LeBron's prime's just did not lineup.
Four years later- the Lakers could have made a deal for Kawhi Leonard supposedly if they dealt Ingram and Kuzma. No matter what happens- even if Ingram and Kuzma get every single ounce of talent out of their potential- LeBron will be into his late thirties before they hit their primes.
To throw away one of the last true prime years of arguably the best player of all time in order to take time to develop youngsters is galactically stupid if you ask me. It borders on gross basketball negligence.
How you can saddle LeBron James with a bunch of kids and a bunch of cast-offs on 1 year contacts is beyond me.
I realize the plan- try and develop the young guys this year- and then go back in free agency next year- I just think its insanely stupid and is a colossal waste. The Lakers could EASILY have either George or Kawhi if they were willing to trade some of their young guys right now and they would be a sprained ankle in a playoff series away from being title contenders.
Instead they have practically no hope of anything more than a 2nd round appearance- IF things work out.
To me that makes no sense.
To not take advantage of LeBron James' prime can be classified as nothing less than simple abject stupidity if you ask me.
and not only that- but then to ignore what has made James' teams succesful in the past- shooting shooting and more shooting with some tough rebounding bigs thrown in for 2nd chance opportunities seems even more insane to me. The Lakers had the playbook
Vets, Shooting, some tough front court players
instead they decided to go with
young guys, ball handlers, and bigs like McGee, Wagner, Beasley, Zubac.
its mind-boggling
So, which team do you think Lee Brown should have gone to? The Rockets?