**LA LAKERS THREAD** Sitting on 17! 2023-2024 offseason begins

Yup. Feels like Luke is over thinking things with the bench. Move Clarkson or Kuz into the starting lineup and you still have one of them plus Julius off the bench, that should be enough to at least stay even against most 2nd units.

If anything, Deng is a back up 4. If you can't find minutes for him there just let him rack up DNPs.

Don't know why this is so hard to understand.
 
Yup. Feels like Luke is over thinking things with the bench. Move Clarkson or Kuz into the starting lineup and you still have one of them plus Julius off the bench, that should be enough to at least stay even against most 2nd units.

If anything, Deng is a back up 4. If you can't find minutes for him there just let him rack up DNPs.
He did that last year too with trying to keep the bench together. This is a young team, we need to start off strong. Start Clarkson at the 2 while KCP is out. Simple.

Hurry up and rack up the page count so this message gets lost or else CP is going to get upset we are questioning Luke
 
Still don't understand how the media is turning this into "lonzo had a horrible game...oh my gawd he's a bust" Its quite amusing hearing all these "Experts" say that based off one game. Its like they didn't even watch the game. He should'a had 10+ assists in 29 minutes.

It was a given due to his dad. This was expected. He's gonna be fine. I see him as a 12pt and 6 assist guy for the season
 
It was a given due to his dad. This was expected. He's gonna be fine. I see him as a 12pt and 6 assist guy for the season
If people took his dad that seriously then they are idiots. You can tell after about the 2 week of Lavar being in the media that you need to just ignore what he says but every outlet today is talking about his dad and why Lonzo was overhyped etc. Well it was you idiots (media) that believed him. Lonzo is not a stats guy. He may average 10 10 and 7 while still be one of the best in the league some day.
 
He did that last year too with trying to keep the bench together. This is a young team, we need to start off strong. Start Clarkson at the 2 while KCP is out. Simple.

Hurry up and rack up the page count so this message gets lost or else CP is going to get upset we are questioning Luke

I expect nothing less from you people. Same ones writing off rookies in summer league, questioning young coaches the same way.

"start Clarkson, simple."

Clarkson does poorly....

"Shoulda started Brewer"

Brewer does poorly.....

"Shoulda tried Deng"

Deng does poorly.....

"Walton's rotations are garbage"

It'll be the same thing over and over for you folks. Replace Walton, it'll start all over again with the next coach.
 
team offense looked awful
wont really know how we'll look until KCP returns and the rotatiosn are set
deng should not get any minutes unless theres an injury
ball, KCP, BI, nance/randle ( doesnt matter) brook
ennis, JC, Kuz, randle/nance, bogut/Zu

JC was solid last night and he should run the offense for the second unit going forward...
 
I expect nothing less from you people. Same ones writing off rookies in summer league, questioning young coaches the same way.

"start Clarkson, simple."

Clarkson does poorly....

"Shoulda started Brewer"

Brewer does poorly.....

"Shoulda tried Deng"

Deng does poorly.....

"Walton's rotations are garbage"

It'll be the same thing over and over for you folks. Replace Walton, it'll start all over again with the next coach.
Should'a traded Ingram...
Ingram plays well
Damn shouldn't have traded Ingram.


You tell them CP.





PS tonight is Lonzo's first road game since being drafted.
 
Dlo's first NBA game. He had 30 pts 2 nights ago in his 3rd season opening game. It'll take time for Zo.

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I think its so funny that people say "XYZ player sucks, trade him." You realize that other teams realize our players suck too right? Why would they trade their assets for our crappy players :lol::lol::lol:
 
really hope the coaching staff gets ingram into better scoring positions.
are you implying his lack of footwork, below average shot, and inability to use his length is somehow the coaching staffs fault? kinda difficult to see how that is...

What no1 is saying is how Magic has put so much pressure on him by saying he needs to score 20 pts a game. Its very obvious he is focused on trying to score one on one
now and its all just FORCED. I'm gonna keep saying it, HE NEEDS KOBE SESSIONS if he wants to live up to the Magic's expectations. Last year's version of Ingram let the game
come to him.
 
Rotations have NOTHING to do with this roster.

Zero

You can have Pop run our rotations, nothing changes grand scheme.

Rotations is a meaningless scapegoat arguing point. Period.
Yeah, rotations have to do with every single roster, in every sport, at every level.

At every level, in every sport, things can be done that improve the quality of play or decrease it. ABYSMAL teams can do things that improve what they're doing, and RUNAWAY ELITE teams can make blunders.

The only way rotations... or timeouts, or youth, or age, or chemistry, or lack thereof, or practice, or scouting, or ANYTHING... cna be used as a scapegoat is if someone says "That thing is why we lost! Screw the guy responsible for that thing!"

example: "Rotations are why we lost! Screw Luke!"

If someone says that, then yes, they are using rotations as a scapegoat, and foolishly so.

But "Uggggh, not feeling Luke's rotations" is NOOOOOTTTT "Rotations are why we lost! Screw Luke!," even if that's all you see when you see that criticism.
 
I need 17 6 13 tonight from Lonzo against the bum *** suns... Show us you're worth the hype

Need 20 7 4 from BI
 
you guys think luke will change the line ups?

nance played great for once in his got damn life so i dont see them changing the line up
 
are you implying his lack of footwork, below average shot, and inability to use his length is somehow the coaching staffs fault? kinda difficult to see how that is...

as a coaching staff they need to recognize their players' weaknesses (and strengths) and put players in the best position to succeed. there's no reason to have him out there driving off balance and forcing the issue when its obviously not a strength. i'm not privy to what the coaching staff is asking him to do out there, hell, they may be the ones forcing the 20ppg expectation on to him and encouraging him to take these bad shots, but its their job to ask him to do less/more/something different.
 
I need 17 6 13 tonight from Lonzo against the bum *** suns... Show us you're worth the hype

Need 20 7 4 from BI

LMAO, no possible way for Zo to get that statline. First of all, he's not gonna take enough shots to get 17 points and there's no way to get double digit assists if your teammates can't finish or hit open threes. Zo handed these guys the ball under the basket, they couldn't convert.
 
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