Another year or 2.... hypothetically..... I know this is a tough pick em too....but who wins best of 7 series?
Also in my opinion Julius has already changed the game in possible free agent destinations next year and the next. Just grant him good health. LeBron made his "BED" and Cleveland is locked in.
Jeanie has appeared on multiple shows today on ESPN including First Take and The Herd. Definitely provided some insight on the organization and Kobe.
Two things that stood out in my mind are
1. Jim and Mitch appear to have a 3 year time frame to turn around the Lakers beginning this year.
2. She defended Kobe and his contract multiple times and made it clear that if she finds out who in the front office leaked comments to Abbott, they will be fired.
Overall, I thought she handled herself well. Especially with Colin Cowherd who was clearly being...well...himself.
Per cbs article: Hill throws MDA under bus but also admits he (hill) was drinking last year. What will have bigger impact on this season - less booze when on his own time or b Scott? I think neither but hope hill doesn't f up his opportunity!
Beverly wound up starting over Lin last year at Houston, supposedly because of him being a better defender. However.... I remember reading that Lin actually did the better job on Lillard, and seeing this youtube compilation of Lin on Lillard, 4th quarter game 6.
Not a bad problem to have for us if these two guys are close, in different ways, with defending 1 on 1 good guards. We will have a good glimpse tonight pre-season against Portland if Lillard is playing. Safe to say he is a "pretty good" point guard in the league.
So I was talking with some guys during the game about what the closing unit should be in the final stages of the game and I was feeling:
PG: Lin
SG: Kobe
SF: Young
PF: Davis
C: Hill
I want Boozer nowhere to be found in late games as he doesn't protect the rim/do anything on defense and I don't want Wes in the game either because he's a liability on offense. Hill is meh as well, but he provides rebounding, has a somewhat respectable jumper, and his terrible rim protection is somewhat neutralized by Ed Davis' ability to challenge shots.
What does everyone else think the closing unit should be?
