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

[had pants]

 

[grittyman]

I’m not a blame the coach for everything guy, but this falls on the Coach

“Benched” to me is more of when a guy doesn’t really play at all.

Austin was removed from the starting lineup, I believe to give him a bigger role with the second unit. Don’t feel like looking this up but I’m pretty sure his overall minutes remained around the same amount… so it wasn’t really this huge demotion that casuals were making it out to be.

 

[darthska]

Who is next?

 

[tupac003]

 

[pmatic]

COME ON BLAZERS.

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

When winning championships was the main priority

Can’t say the same about today’s Lakers

 

[Lizakers]

When winning championships was the main priority

Can’t say the same about today’s Lakers

Seeing all these legends gray and old makes me more sad Kobe’s gone

 

[lovehateself]

whyd he use a black and white picture ?

 

[MVP]

We for sure have the 14th pick?

Lmao dude is going top 5 at worst. No chance.

 

[Lizakers]

do we get a better draft pick if we lose the first play in game?

 

[MVP]

Honestly the season playing out this way is good, no delusion of how good this team is, and a honest evaluation of everything can take place. And if there's a teardown of everything nobody can really be mad.

 

[SORIANOTRON]

1st round exit would almost certainly push lebron into retirement

 

[Lizakers]

1st round exit would almost certainly push lebron into retirement

You think he’d retire without a farewell tour? I don’t see it

 

[pmatic]

1st round exit would almost certainly push lebron into retirement

You crazy. He's got two more years left in him, and he's not leaving without a farewell tour.

 

[pmatic]

Chris Haynes just reported Brandon Ingram is hoping to return Sunday. Of ******* course.

 

[pmatic]

 

[noblekane]

he better be wearing the biggest pair of ******* goggles imaginable

 

[MIKE LOWERY]

So only chance to move up is if Kings lose out?

 

[essential1]

You crazy. He's got two more years left in him, and he's not leaving without a farewell tour.

Paul Pierce silently cries

 

[pmatic]

So only chance to move up is if Kings lose out?

Root for the Lakers to win out, Kings and Warriors to each lose two of next three, Suns lose out to have a chance at the 7-8 seeds.

 

[pmatic]

 

[CP1708]

Ok......

So all the experts have spoken.

We start Rui.
We play Max more minutes.
We play Prince and Cam as little as possible.

And when we still lose in round one (or the play-in) folks will learn about the Org/Roster itself?

Oh, no, they all just wanna fire the suit and swap in another non-fixing factor. I am excite.

 

[pmatic]

They wouldn't be in the position that they find themselves in if the doofus woke up in December.

 

[CP1708]

Ohhhhhhh, they'd face an easy team in the first round.

He only coached well in the tournament games but he coached poorly in the regular games.

I hate when coaches do that.

 

[pmatic]

Easy, no. But they wouldn't be in a position to have to win two single elimination games (possibly) just to play Denver in round one.