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

[MVP]

Oh ya? Markieff making 4 threes vs houston

Kcp hitting handful of daggers vs Heat in finals

I’m not saying we need to be 45 percent from 3. But even 33-37 with this defense will do. Just don’t go 22 percent

Overall we were still trash from 3 man. Regular season 35% from 3 as a team with 2 all 1st team NBA players playing lights out and shocker still 35% in the playoffs as well. Has nothing to do with Bron and AD's play. Dudes just can't hit wide open shots for whatever reason. They get the looks but it's honestly the pressure of those shots probably gets to even the best of them, hence why everyone's % drops when they get signed here.

 

[pmatic]

More often than not, those 15 minutes every night that Bron rests, the team is complete trash on offense. And that's with AD on the floor.

Gotta spruce up the offense with better scheme and improved personnel. No more AD isos 20 feet from the rim with the entire defense slanted towards him please.

 

[pmatic]

 

[DLF]

A good idea of how “defense defense defense!!!” Can **** your is how we handled our big man spot

we went all in on Drummond bc he could switch in pick and rolls and not be a complete liability. Despite his awful awful offense and IQ we chose him
Meanwhile Cousins was there from the get go. Sure he’s slow but offensively he can give u an EASY 15 a game. Look at him now. He’s balling in a western conference finals and is more playable then Drummond was all year

 

[D_eezus]

 

[tupac003]

 

[atlsfinest]

 

[tupac003]

We been there before....

Won't lie though...kinda wish we might have gotten Monty Williams.

Hell of a coach.

 

[DLF]

We been there before....

Won't lie though...kinda wish we might have gotten Monty Williams.

Hell of a coach.

We won a title last year with Vogel.
I repeat

we won a title last year with Vogel

 

[tupac003]

We won a title last year with Vogel.
I repeat

we won a title last year with Vogel

You right.

I did want Monty when we started the search though.

 

[sohi 23]

I wish we had a black coach but Vogel will suffice.
Lue and Monte are both amazing coaches. At least we know we had our coaching search candidates right.

 

[had pants]

 

[DLF]

You right.

I did want Monty when we started the search though.

what if he doesn’t make the right adjustments and we lose last year. Then get injured this year. 0 titles.

 

[pmatic]

We had one hell of a coaching search: Vogel, Monty, Ty Lue, Juwan Howard.

 

[had pants]

 

[DLF]

Still can’t believe Shroeder wants 25-30 mill a year LOL

Edit: Want might be harsh bc he should want a lot but “think he deserves” I guess lol

 

[DLF]

To make some of you feel better:

The clippers have 23 million dollars tied up in Rondo and Beverley. 9 mill in ibaka.
Reggie and batum: both on min deals likely gone. No draft picks.

why did I bring them up? Bc you guys need perspective. We are good. We will be ok. Trust rob. Stay healthy.

 

[trynafeelmink]

There's probably little chance Melo doesn't sign here on a minimum next season

 

[lovehateself]

There's probably little chance Melo doesn't sign here on a minimum next season

is that a bad thing ?

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

If it's a foregone conclusion that Melo is coming, then it can be said there's a good chance Melo could convince teammate Lillard to convince his agent to convince Portland to send him to the Lakers as well.

Bron, AD, Lillard, Melo, Dwight, Gasol would win it all. Guaranteed.

 

[pmatic]

Lillard has four years left on his contract. I think he stays for another year, then entertains a trade next summer.

 

[trynafeelmink]

is that a bad thing ?

Not at all, Melo has shown his past two years in Portland that he's fine being a role player and he's a pretty good shooter who defenses still won't help off of.

 

[lovehateself]

Lillard has four years left on his contract. I think he stays for another year, then entertains a trade next summer.

steph only has 1 more
lets get him first

 

[DLF]

Lol at us getting Lillard.

lol lol.

 

[geno90221]

Bish pulled a burner on the homie last night over the Clippers