WMC 24-25: Free Threw It Away!

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  1. JSM

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    What crappy lineup was he in tonight? All but one had a positive net rating.

    4 minutes: L. James - C. Wood - T. Prince - J. Hayes - A. Reaves with a +50 net rating

    3 minutes: A. Davis - C. Wood - T. Prince - R. Hachimura - A. Reaves with a +16.7 net rating

    3 minutes: C. Wood - T. Prince - R. Hachimura - J. Hayes - A. Reaves with a 0 net rating

    3 minutes: L. James - C. Wood - T. Prince - R. Hachimura - A. Reaves with a +160 net rating

    2 minutes: A. Davis - C. Wood - R. Hachimura - C. Reddish - A. Reaves with a -100 net rating

    2 minutes: L. James - A. Davis - R. Hachimura - C. Reddish - A. Reaves with a +125 net rating


    He was on one stinker for 2 minutes. The others worked.
     
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    We played literally the worst offense in the NBA.

    These lineups are horrible, regardless of the result:

    L. James - C. Wood - T. Prince - J. Hayes - A. Reaves
    C. Wood - T. Prince - R. Hachimura - J. Hayes - A. Reaves

    And this I am not a fun of:

    A. Davis - C. Wood - R. Hachimura - C. Reddish - A. Reaves

    They all lack a proper offensive threat or a person to p-n-r with (or both). AD is horrible doing screens. Bron does it better than him.

    AR needs a partner. Nobody should expect him to go 1-n-1 agains all lineups. He needs a roller. Someone to cut. A proper corner 3. Just like Bron. Of course Bron is a better offensive player, so he gets by.

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    And, BTW, the +/- undercuts your point of AR being bad, isn't it? Pick a side.
     
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    He misses Dennis for sure like me:(
     
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    Shrug..Are Reaves stats more important than winning the game? He'll have an opportunity to bounce back against Houston.
     
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    Ham is hurting this team a great deal by slowing Rui and Austin developements and playing lesser players more or equal minutes .

    Imagine when Gabe and Vando come back ...
     
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    We need Vando in the starting lineup, imho.
    We need him on the defensive side and I don't think he's could be a great add for our 2nd unit, where the struggle is in fast points.

    I don't love too much the fact we're winning lots of close games thanks to a LeBron in MVP version, I've hoped to see a more impactful role by Russell and Davis. While the feeling is without LeBron we could lose against any kind of NBA team.
     
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    Ham needs to bench Prince or at least stop him from shooting lol, just the same time for Reaves and Prince
     
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    Lol..when Vanderbilt gets back and goes 2-9 from the field, folks are going to be screaming that he's hurting the team! Watch....

    As the Laker Nation turns...
     
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    His defense is much better than Prince. I’d sacrifice some 30% three point shooting for great D any day.
     
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    I was worried about spacing as well, but that's before seeing Bron the sniper and Corner Cam out there. As long as that continues, those two and DLO give you sufficient 3 point shooting. You'll have to endure nights like last night where DLO (most of the team, really) goes invisible but the good nights will outweigh the bad.
     
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    Don't think you can play Cam and Vando together.
    Prince can't hit a 3 and he's not good on defense
    Rui is slow footed on off ball screen heavy teams.

    Teams needs a consolidation trade - with all the talk of Lavine, Jeremi Grant makes a ton of sense for the Lakers. (Doesn't fix the guard POA defense issues: sigh so much easier if the team still had Dennis)
     
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    I hate to say it but Cam is what a lot of people hoped Vando would be: great POA defender who at least appears competent on defense.
     
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    Danger danger .....typo!! ^^^

    We can Shirley use both in the course of game matchups.
     
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    Stop chucking 3's (20% for the game). Unwatchable crap...
     
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    It's f***ing wrong.it should be Lebron.
    De'Aaron Fox ( Sacramento ) was named the best Western conference player in the fourth week of the 2023-24 regular season
     
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    They beat the crap out of us so it’s fair the Fox get it.
     
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    Why not Sabonis
     
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    Yeah, they should have given it to both:Laugh:
     
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    A won game but LeBron lazily chucked a three with time left in the shot clock against Kyrie. Now he is being absolutely roasted for being the least clutch star in the comments and deservingly so
     
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    I’ve complained about wings for years. Now we’ve finally gotten them and they all keep getting hurt.
     
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