The Official NBA Season Thread: NBA Cup Night

[RustyShackleford]

Players drafted at the top of any professional draft are supposed to be game changers/HOFers. Especially dudes in the top 5. What are we doing here brother

It’s a guess but being drafted that high, you are expected to be elite

 

[rolaholic]

 

[B Sox]

Lonzo at 2 was a joke in real time though. They took a low usage guard with limited PNR reps #2. And some laker fans were all for it.

Even as Lonzo was figuring out before his knees gave out, he was the same player he was at UCLA but shot the ball better. Low rim pressure, good in transition and a corner boy in the half court.

He was a 3 and D guy with great vision, except he couldn’t dribble and is allergic to the paint/contact.

This is a useful piece, but needs to be like your 5th guy.

 

[HIM]

Lonzo is the reason we have the Sohi Sample

He had like one good shooting month as a Laker and we never heard the end of it

 

[lawdog1]

A lot of credit for Lonzo’s draft position has to go to a masterful marketing campaign by Big Var. Still remember the LA Times article about Magic’s wondrous visit out to the Chino Hills Ball compound that sealed the pick.

 

[addict4sneakers]

JR smithic byke

 

[Peep Game]

It’s definitely what people wanted, but it was VERY evident that he didn’t have the handle to be like that. I appreciate when guys want to move the ball quickly, but Alfonzo never wanted to piece more than a couple dribbles together. And that’s what makes you more of a role player.

Lakers got duped by Big Baller Brand

 

[finessence]

I would love BI for Philly. I think Brandon Ingram is the perfect type of dude to play alongside Embiid and Maxey

 

[finessence]

A lot of credit for Lonzo’s draft position has to go to a masterful marketing campaign by Big Var. Still remember the LA Times article about Magic’s wondrous visit out to the Chino Hills Ball compound that sealed the pick.

And people laughed at me and wavycrocket when we said Lamelo was farrr better and would be a top 5 pick because he’s played against grown men his whole life.

They laughed at us. Lamelo was always the one

 

[nick.]

I would love BI for Philly. I think Brandon Ingram is the perfect type of dude to play alongside Embiid and Maxey

A mid, low volume perimeter shooter who doesn't guard.

Do it, Morey!

 

[B Sox]

Seems like JJ + Monty would be the ideal scenario for the Lakers. You get the Xs and Os and the people person.

 

[getback]

 

[B Sox]

A mid, low volume perimeter shooter who doesn't guard.

Do it, Morey!

Was gonna say. Perfect fit!!

 

[MVP]

The haha, you drafted Lonzo discourse seems kinda silly for another reason to me

They drafted Lonzo

Then flipped him for AD

And won a championship soon after

So since that draft, the Lakers and Celtics have the same number of chips

So technically, who they drafted on that night played a part in that

I don't see how right now it looks like an major "L" for them.

Ultimately anyone who was taken, Fox, Tatum would have been a Pelican anyway so crying over spilled milk.

 

[pmatic]

Ingram would be terrible for Philly.

 

[B Sox]

Our coach

 

[pmatic]

 

[B Sox]

 

[RustyShackleford]

Muzulla would be an damn white collar terrorist in a corporate environment

Happy he found basketball

 

[lovehateself]

A lot of credit for Lonzo’s draft position has to go to a masterful marketing campaign by Big Var. Still remember the LA Times article about Magic’s wondrous visit out to the Chino Hills Ball compound that sealed the pick.

dont forget about Big Vars famous pancakes

 

[addict4sneakers]

Brunson better than Durant and Embiid today for sure.

 

[frshstunna]

JR smithic byke

This is always funny to me, players like Hezonja go overseas for a couple seasons then NBA squads forget he sucks and wanna bring yo back

 

[RustyShackleford]

Ant already at #8

Patootie Privilege strikes again

 

[nick.]

the full list, if anyone wants to get mad on purpose

https://nbarankings.theringer.com/

 

[worldbeefreeg]

Tatum the 4th best player on the team but 5th best player in the league. What a loaded squad.