Ex-Coach Luke Walton Discussion

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  1. KareemtheGreat33

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    Dudley is the opposite of Raymond, everybody hates that porcine douchebag
     
    KareemtheGreat33, Nov 18, 2016
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    Bad lineup decision to start the 2nd half , didn't give the team the best chance to win a very winnable one imo

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    wcsoldier81, Nov 18, 2016
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    Rookie head coach learning along with his players. Sometimes easy to forget this with how well we've been playing.
     
    alam1108, Nov 18, 2016
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    High praise from one of the all time greats:

    Michael C. WrightESPN Staff Writer
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    Spurs coach Gregg Popovich summing up Friday night's win over the Lakers: "I thought we played well for the first 10 minutes, and then we went to sleep like they were going to give us the game. Luke's done a great job of making them believe and playing aggressively, and you can really see it. They came back and stuck it to us. So in the second half, we had a good third quarter like we wanted to win the game. We got after it, and executed. But I am just so impressed of what [Luke Walton] has done with this group."
     
    lakerjones, Nov 19, 2016
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    In other words, they used to really suck, but it's amazing what you can do with a decent coach and talent.

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    I've always liked Pop.
     
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    Do it, Mitch.
     
    trodgers, Nov 19, 2016
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    Just give Luke Coach of the Year already...
     
    LakerFanIam, Nov 19, 2016
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    Seriously...with the brutal schedule the NBA has given us to start the season (WTF!!!), The fact that we're a game above .500 given our roster and the expectations....it's truly remarkable what Luke has done thus far.

    If Lakers make the playoffs, Luke has to be the UNANIMOUS coach of the year.
     
    fabfourlakers, Nov 19, 2016
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    Our schedule has actually normalized. It was 13th before the SAS game.
     
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    funny that we dropped 2 games against the worst teams we faced, record wise.
     
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    12th most difficult now
     
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    Did anyone think Luke should've made a change last night in the 4th? Aldridge absolutely dominated us on at least 4 straight possessions late in the 4th. We were close to making our comeback but Aldridge was unstoppable.

    Thought Luke stayed small too long. Should've brought in a true big to pressure Aldridge. A couple of kick outs into missed shots that led to fast breaks could've really helped us. Randle got scored on at least 3 times. Not his fault, Aldridge is good. But Luke didn't even order a double team. 1-1 coverage for Aldridge cost us.
     
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    He's learning along with the team, so I think he's made several potential errors as a super young head coach.

    However, he's made such an overall drastic improvement to the team, and the culture, it feels like nitpicking. IMHO, he's earned a lot of rope and grace before anything negative needs to be said.
     
    sirronstuff, Nov 20, 2016
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    Luke learning from Kerr wants to put the best talent lineup he can (offensive squad) to win the game, which may lead to us being undersized. Honestly we played really hard D that game, the spurs are just that good offensively
     
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    Starting to drive me insane with how Luke doesn't deviate away from the set points he has players come in and out of games. It's ok to bring some players back in sooner than normal, especially when the crew on the floor is doing poorly.
     
    Doc Brown, Nov 20, 2016
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    and here is the teams first growing pains of the season
     
    ThizGuy83, Nov 20, 2016
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    we are 7-7 lol, no one in his right mind would have predicted this, I would take what Luke has and will do this season with no judgment whatsoever
     
    KareemtheGreat33, Nov 20, 2016
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