WMC 24-25: Free Threw It Away!

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  1. 432J

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    oops, wrong thread. mods feel free to move it
     
  2. LTLakerFan

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    Wasn’t even aware of drug ban (my bad) but thought he had to quit due to chronic knee problems.
     
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    Ok, Kevin Love above AD? What are we smoking?
     
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  6. KareemtheGreat33

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    How low has he fallen?

    From top 3 to Number 30, spectacular drop
     
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    yes, this ranking system, that has kevin love, robert williams, mike conley, fred vanvleet and others ahead of AD is definitely THE way to evaluate players.

    we should totally trade AD for rudy gobert, because the fanbase wouldn't complain about him at all. hard alpha.

    maybe if we throw in a few firsts, we can get jarrett allen for AD?
     
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    This is the fallacy of advanced stats in a vacuum. I’d only take three players over AD…
     
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  9. abeer3

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    yep, luka/giannis/jokic i add picks and pack his bags for him. they can have lebron, too.

    in order for me to move AD for most of the rest of that list, the same stuff has to come my way.

    actual max players (guys for whom the max was created so that other people could still make money), much less guys that are all-nba and play both ends, are just so rare.

    we built a defense-first team around AD/lebron and won a title. we could have done it again, and we could, in theory, build a future one around AD, a scoring (booker, beal, tatum type) or distributing or better yet both (mitchell, morant type) and a bunch of defenders.
     
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    Weezy Moderator Staff Member

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    I’m done you guys, I’m out. I’ll see you in the off-season, maybe. F*** this team

     
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    Oh thats a bad look...
    And then theres the Wall/Wood deal that we turned down...

    MAJOR changes need to happen this off season and not just to the roster or coach either (to be clear I'm still team Vogel but he'll probably be the scapegoat). Changes higher up need to happen.
     
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    I really am floored we turned down a Wall and Wood trade.
     
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    Lebron gets to chase the scoring record and achieve it in a Laker jersey. Big time commercial $$$ endorsements will follow him the rest of his life
    Lakers get to say they have the greatest scorer of all time and sell seats and earn a ton of $$$

    ^ this has been the case for the last 2+ months when they did not adjust to the basketball philosophy from the top all the way down to coaching down to strategic on-court play.


    The fans lose on this.

    They've shown glimpses of not being serious about a championships since December, only now people are realizing it.

    We have become the Knicks, Cowboys and Yankees. Resting on our laurels. Lame
     
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    It’s unreal. I’m really angry about this one plus Rob trying to trade for the dumkopf. Our FO and ownership couldn’t look much worse right now. And our leaders don’t look much better.
     
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    the schroder trade would have cost us nothing, so i'm ok. wood for THT while getting russ out is one we'll have to revisit.

    i will say that houston fans hate wood, despite his production in the box scores. don't know if he's their kuz like tht is our kuz, though.
     
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    I'm in the minority, but I wouldn't have minded Schroder.

    Also, the above deal you mentioned: I'm fine without making it.

    I also question Ramona's "reporting". I don't know how dependable as say: Amick, Shams, O'Ram, etc.

    Just some stuff I have read to the contrary to her reporting.
     
  17. 432J

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    nothing will change until the buss family and kurt rambis are gone. that's just the hard truth

    somehow, everything managed to go right for one season before going right back to sh**
     
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    Advanced stats in the NBA are some of the most worthless stats in sports. But I love them. Please send more....
     
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  19. puffyusaf#2

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    Things weren't looking great before AD's latest injury, now I think it's officially nail in the coffin. Lebron will have to probably play the best basketball of his life in order for us to make the playoffs. And that's if he doesn't get injured in the process. What a disaster.
     
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