[:: LAKERS 2014 THREAD | POLL: Who Should Coach Next Year? ::]

[sea manup]

if not the pacers i would rather the clippers win this year than anyone else

 

[kingjaffejo]

I'm not gonna lie I would wanna hurl if the Clippers won the Chip lol

 

[noblekane]

dear god please keep pics of that smelly sasquatch out of here

 

[ohmygosher]

at my dumb ***.

CP: 32-50
Vral1: 53-29
Vindeezy: 45-37
Sea manup: 46-36
Kal-El: 40-42
Ohmygosher: 56-26
Freeze: 42-40
Essential: 46-36
PMatic: 27-55
Zube: 42-40
NobleKane: 26-56
Lakers29: 45-37
Grandtheftbike: 46-36
Th3RealF0lkBlu3s: 27-55
Cleansneaksonly: 28-54
Menacin: 47-35
Kb83qwick: 43-39
Had Pants: 42-40
DarthSka: 42-40
leemealone: 82-0
MR J: 51-31
Franc: 45-37
MMoreno: 47-35
WhatIsLove: 46-36
DrizzyD: 45-37
SithLord: 43-39
Tuna629: 43-49
TheJrob: 45-37
00david00: 44-38
HybridSoldier: 40-44

Was there ever any stipulation on what order you place the wins and losses?

 

[kal-el-8]

dear god please keep pics of that smelly sasquatch out of here

 

[ohmygosher]

So damn whack.

 

[sea manup]

this thread needs saving

 

[grandtheftbike]

Alba represents my warriors, my clippers

 

[darthska]

at my dumb ***.

CP: 32-50
Vral1: 53-29
Vindeezy: 45-37
Sea manup: 46-36
Kal-El: 40-42
Ohmygosher: 56-26
Freeze: 42-40
Essential: 46-36
PMatic: 27-55
Zube: 42-40
NobleKane: 26-56
Lakers29: 45-37
Grandtheftbike: 46-36
Th3RealF0lkBlu3s: 27-55
Cleansneaksonly: 28-54
Menacin: 47-35
Kb83qwick: 43-39
Had Pants: 42-40
DarthSka: 42-40
leemealone: 82-0
MR J: 51-31
Franc: 45-37
MMoreno: 47-35
WhatIsLove: 46-36
DrizzyD: 45-37
SithLord: 43-39
Tuna629: 43-49
TheJrob: 45-37
00david00: 44-38
HybridSoldier: 40-44

Was there ever any stipulation on what order you place the wins and losses?

Well played! 

"What? I just got my numbers mixed up, is all."

 

[sea manup]

Alba represents my warriors, my clippers

playing hard to get 

 

[noblekane]

this thread needs saving

Thank you!!!

Saved my dongs day

 

[CP1708]

Alba is in this thread every day. Literally.

 

[orsrt8]

Remember a few years ago when Boston was suppose to get the #1 pick and ended up like 5th or something lol...what year was that?
Hoping for the same this year

 

[grandtheftbike]

Alba is in this thread every day. Literally.

View media item 909709

 

[licensed to ball]

Alba is overhyped.
Yeah I said it.

She had a short period of being "" ... Around that Into the Blue era with Paul Walker (rip ) she was coo then, really coo.

But that ended shortly after.
ALG.

Flame suit activated and no damns given.

 

[senorroboto2k5]

Remember a few years ago when Boston was suppose to get the #1 pick and ended up like 5th or something lol...what year was that?
Hoping for the same this year

KD year. Got Jeff Green instead

 

[licensed to ball]

Would it be worse to be a Lakers and Clippers fan... Or a Lakers and Heat fan?

 

[moe fab]

Would it be worse to be a Lakers and Clippers fan... Or a Lakers and Heat fan?

Don't matter kuz Celtics fan =worst

 

[kingjaffejo]

Funny cuz if you ask Celtics fans about us they say the exact same things

 

[pmatic]

Zach Lavine Scouting Report and Video Breakdown


Zach LaVine came out of nowhere early on in the season and emerged as a productive shooter and finisher for UCLA. Although he cooled off significantly as the year moved on, LaVine decided to take advantage of the attention he garnered early on in the season and declared for the draft shortly after playing his final game in a UCLA jersey. How good of a prospect is LaVine, and is he worth taking a flyer on in the first round despite being a long ways away from being able to contribute?

The appeal around LaVine revolves heavily around his tremendous athleticism, as he's one of the most explosive open court dunkers in college basketball. He's an amazing leaper off one foot, and also possesses a dynamic first step and great quickness in the open floor. LaVine will likely test about as well as any player athletically at the NBA Combine, which undoubtedly gives him significant potential to continue to improve as his career moves on.

LaVine is also an impressive shot-maker, sporting unorthodox mechanics but looking very confident in his shooting stroke, be it with his feet set, pulling up off the dribble, or even coming off screens. The ball comes out of his hand very smoothly and he has deep range and a quick release on his jumper. LaVine started off the season in very impressive fashion, making 42 of his 97 3-point attempts (43%) in the first three and a half months, but then tallied off quite a bit in his final month in college, making just 6 of his last 31 attempts (19%), which brought down his season percentage to a still decent 37.5%.

Besides making spot-up jumpers and coming off screens, LaVine's only other real source of offensive production comes in transition, where he sees a significant share of his possessions. His terrific quickness allows him to leak out and make impressive plays in the open floor, and he's quite a handful to deal with in early-offense situations when opposing defenses aren't set thanks to his tremendous burst and leaping ability.

Where LaVine struggled this season was when he was forced to take more responsibility upon himself and create offense in the half-court in pick and roll or one on one situations. He's just an average ball-handler, as he doesn't do a great job of reading defenses and playing at different speeds, and struggles badly finishing through contact around the basket, particularly with his left hand. LaVine made just 17 shots around the basket in the half-court this season in 37 games, and did so inefficiently at that, only hitting 45% of his attempts in these situations. He only got to the free throw line 2.8 times per-40 minutes pace adjusted, which rates dead last among all college players in our Top-100 prospect rankings.

LaVine's feel for the game and decision making skills leave a lot to be desired at this point in time, as his shot-selection can be very poor and he has a difficult time making the simple play at times. His propensity for settling for long 2-point jumpers hurts his efficiency, and he doesn't do a great job of creating for teammates, as all his passing metrics are poor even for a wing prospect. He generates an assist for a teammate on just 13% of his possessions (18th best of the 22 SGs in our Top-100), and dished out 2.8 assists per-40 pace adjusted, which also ranks similarly among SG prospects.

To his credit, LaVine does a good job of not turning the ball over too often, coughing the ball up on 12% of his possessions (11th best of the 22 SGs in our Top-100), which helped him post an acceptable PPR (.21) and assist to turnover ratio (1.57). When LaVine puts the ball on the floor, it's mostly to shoot a pull-up jumper, which helps him keep the turnovers to a minimum. Somewhere along the line a narrative developed about LaVine possibly projecting as a point guard down the road, but after watching him in high school and at UCLA, it's difficult to see where that came from.

LaVine's lack of strength plays a significant role in his issues creating shots inside the paint and converting around the rim, but he will have to improve his toughness as well. He tends to shy away from contact, something that shows up noticeably on the other end of the floor too, where he struggles badly.

LaVine is simply not a good defender at this point in time. He has quick feet and hands, but is not fundamentally sound, rarely getting in an actual defensive stance and showing average intensity at best. Sporting average size, length and strength, LaVine will have to improve his toughness and effort level in the NBA to not emerge as a liability on this end of the floor.

Something that will work in LaVine's favor in the draft is his youth, as he just turned 19 last March, and is thus one of the youngest players in this draft class. He should improve on some of his weaknesses as his body matures and he gains more experience.

LaVine is nowhere close to being able to contribute to a NBA team at this point, but with his athleticism and shooting ability, someone in the latter part of the first round might decide to roll the dice on him and see if they can mold him into a useful player down the road, similar to what Oklahoma City is attempting to do with Jeremy Lamb thanks to their D-League team.

We've taken a more visual look at his strengths and weaknesses thanks to game film from UCLA in the following video scouting report, courtesy of Mike Schmitz.

http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Zach-Lavine-Scouting-Report-and-Video-Breakdown--4443

 

[CP1708]

P, what are the rules now in terms of buying out picks? Is it still 3 million per, or did that lower?

You got anyone 20-30 looking to sell? (Phoenix, maybe?) (OKC?)

 

[darthska]

Harrison twins? 

Boatright? 

 

[licensed to ball]

No to the Harrison twins.
Yes to Boatright if we had a 2nd round pick... But we don't

 

[CP1708]

No, LaVine.

Tho, I wouldn't mind a look at one of the Harrisons, but not sure which. They both sucked a lot this year. But improved in the tourney.

 

[ohmygosher]

Did they declare? I could've sworn their dad said they were both staying just a couple months ago.