LAD
GSAD - formally known as LAD
Yep, time for them to "grow up" and experience the "story" behind the Lakers franchise that people reference so much.I agree and I agree with the 3 point shooting. The one thing that people aren't considering though, is that the Lakers do have players who can shoot the 3.
Ingram has shown he can shoot it, so has Kuzma, Lebron can hit 3's and Rondo hasn't been too bad over the past couple of seasons. Lonzo had a streak of games last year where he hit them at a pretty good clip and showed in college that he can hit the 3. Wagner and Svi were also good with the 3 in college. Hart also showed that he can defend and hit the 3. He's also apparently making good on his promise to be the first guy in and last guy out of the gym every day. Can they hit 3's consistently enough to be more than a bit of an annoyance to the Warriors? I don't know. Probably not. But much of this season will be about who, at least among the young guys, is going to be here after this coming season. I would expect that guys who don't step up/improve...won't be here after this season.
I disagree a little bit on McGee. I think he is athletic to get 15-20 minutes against anyone. They just have to do like the Warriors and get him off the floor before he does something to get on Shaqtin' A Fool.
Stephenson isn't going to be as much of the game plan as people seem to think, imo. I think he's there to be an irritant to the kids as much as opponents. The Lakers have coddled the kids. Now they have Lebron and "shit is getting real" so the Lakers brought in guys with a little asshole in them to push, challenge and hold the kids accountable. Again, part of the weeding out process.
I think the whole point is to lean harder on the young guys. Time for them to grow up.