Anthony Davis Discussion: Only Player On Both All NBA + All Def

we weren't bad at picking good players, we were bad at developing them

 

if injuries are constant and missing games, why does it matter how the injury occurred?

 

Right. There's pressure that comes with being a Laker too that I think guys avoid if the team is too bad. I think that if we are competitive with cap room and a guy like AD, we can still use the intangibles like Hollywood and Laker mystique to get guys to sign here.

 

the high picks were ok at best. part of it was bad luck--getting the #2 pick in the towns draft (though murray and booker went after russell, so that was bad).

part of it was bad choices: lonzo ball at 2 was bad, and many of us thought so at the time. i wanted to trade down or out, and tatum went 3rd. ouch.

as for developing...i don't know where i stand. ingram was on a gradual upward trajectory, imo, and he finally got his three point shot down after he left. was that coaching or just physical maturation? who knows. doesn't matter. AD is way better.

lonzo's mental problems weren't going anywhere here, imo.

russell's a very similar player to the one we had, and that less about development and more about our FO using him to get off one of the worst contracts ever signed.

 

because sometimes we don't land on people's feet or have bodies thrown into our legs. but we always, you know, walk around or play basketball. i really don't see how this point is escaping you, tbh.

 

you cant seem to escape the missing games part

 

what's a huge chunk? fewest games AD played prior to joining us was 61. he played 75 and 75 and was on pace for that again when NOP sat him due to the trade request. he played 62/71 games in his first season with us.

i just don't get how he's MR GLASS and many, many other players aren't.

 

36gms last yr and probably 37gms this yr, hes not the only mr. glass out there but why do we care bout them, they dont impact the lakers

 

to be expected.....maybe we get 60gms from him next season now since this will be a "normal" offseason for AD.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/anthony-davis-could-remainder-season-035325765.html

 

85-90% of games played in the three seasons prior to here, but keep crying.

 

right cause more relevant time frame doesnt matter

 

Hey! Be nice.

 

is the ostrich drowning in its own tears or just spraying them all over an internet forum?

 

I keep pointing to Kawhi, sad as AD's outages have been, after this season which we all know will be a big doughnut on games played, Kawhi will have played 45.6% of available games for the past 5 seasons. This takes into account the covid shortened seasons so I did it as a %

AD in the same 5 seasons has played 72.28% of available games to be played. If he is out 6 weeks with this injury it will drop to 70.44%

Even so, he's played 25% more games than Kawhi over 5 years.

 

the season is over, sit AD and let his rehab. Lebron, let him chase the scoring title, and not play any defense. He has earned it. Crappy year for he and his team but might as well let him score away because he can do that blindfolded. Let him break the record as a Laker. Next year is likely a wash too. Score away.

 

Sorry brother, but no player has ever earned this right. Disrespect the game to chase an individual stat? Never ok imo.