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

[lovehateself]

Where are those shot charts from the offseason thread showing all green for Lonzo now?

they too have been suspended indefinitely

 

[(*Fin)]

D'Lo trade don't hurt because we got cap space and Kuz from it.

 

[junglejim]

D'Lo trade don't hurt because we got cap space and Kuz from it.

Kuzma may be the only thing that stops Magic from getting canned.

 

[tonelow]

So if Zo underperforms for the entire season, would you trade him and Deng for the 27th pick and cap space?

This is to everyone that liked the dlo moz deal.

 

[junglejim]

So if Zo underperforms for the entire season, would you trade him and Deng for the 27th pick and cap space?

History tells us this is the move to be made. Gotta free up all that cap space so we can max out their bench replacements in 2 years.

 

[lovehateself]

real talk
does luke think about benching zo?

 

[MVP]

He has benched him 2 consecutive games. Funny style that nobody has a problem with these Byron esque tactics

 

[junglejim]

real talk
does luke think about benching zo?

I think he would benefit from playing against the second unit for awhile. He needs to figure out how to create versus lessor players and get his confidence up.

 

[tupac003]

Wouldn’t mind Lonzo coming off the bench for a min...

 

[grandtheftbike]

****ing lonzo ball. **** you BBB. **** you lavar. They should have kept LiAngelo in China.

 

[Lizakers]

No way they bench Zo
That would be a slap in the face to Magic
it would make mgmt look really bad
Would be a ballsy move by Luke though

 

[MVP]

Terrible idea. Kid has to go through the fire. We didn't draft him to be a backup.

 

[(*Fin)]

Well you can't keep trotting him out there if he's shooting doodoo. Chuck Hayes and Michael Kidd Gilchrist look like Steph compared to him.

 

[junglejim]

Terrible idea. Kid has to go through the fire. We didn't draft him to be a backup.

We didn't but dude is going to become a career backup anyways. Mind as well prep him for the livingston role now.

 

[tonelow]

He has benched him 2 consecutive games. Funny style that nobody has a problem with these Byron esque tactics

Lol you calling out hypocrisy for how a young pg is being treated...thats funny.

I would say a few big differences are that we actually want to win games this yr (with our young guys) as opposed to chasing meaningless wins with aging vets that won't be here next year. Also, we still had a rookie and another 20 yr old out there last night.

Also, Byron didn't really care if dlo was having a good game or not. Luke is looking at who is playing well and who isn't. Clarkson and crackhead Corey won the suns game for us so you can't blame him for that one, then last night Zo was absolutely useless out there. Not just his jumper, his defense was awful also and had bad body language.

 

[MVP]

Well you can't keep trotting him out there if he's shooting doodoo. Chuck Hayes and Michael Kidd Gilchrist look like Steph compared to him.

Why not?

 

[(*Fin)]

We're trying to win now and he's not helping right now, hurting us actually. You know with his shot, he's not gonna shoot himself back in it. His confidence is completely shot and teams are gunning for him every night. We need to do something to get his confidence back.

 

[lovehateself]

good news for Zo
we got phx on friday
shoudl be good for his confidence

 

[geno90221]

good news for Zo
we got phx on friday
shoudl be good for his confidence

How Sway?

 

[DLF]

excellent excellent words by Earl Watson

 

[Lizakers]

We went to the finals in 1991 and didn’t get back until 2000 and that felt like forever

this drought is going to be longer. This sucks man

 

[Maximus Meridius]

This dude juglejim on one

 

[sohi 23]

Everyone is on edge cuz this team needs to perform this year to attract free agents next summer.
I get it. But Its crazy how reactionary everyone is.

Lonzo was the youngest to hit a triple double = OMG FUTURE GOAT PG
Lonzo benched in the 4th = BUST we should've took Franky/DSJr/Tatum etc .

**** crazy

 

[EddieDoyers]

Everyone is on edge cuz this team needs to perform this year to attract free agents next summer.
I get it. But Its crazy how reactionary everyone is.

Lonzo was the youngest to hit a triple double = OMG FUTURE GOAT PG
Lonzo benched in the 4th = BUST we should've took Franky/DSJr/Tatum etc .

**** crazy

Nothing has changed here for the past three years

 

[denni5themenace]

send zo to the d league to feast on those guys. get his confidence back up

been seeing bryant and zubac tearing it up down there.