Official Wmc Thread: Um Those Too Many W's! Fix The Tank!

A mid-range J by Wesley Johnson is the worst B-ball shot of the modern civilization .

I'd play Ellington more minutes at the 2 with Kobe at SF

 

back to back? not looking good. Unless Linsanity is unleashed, we're looking at 0-4

 

Don't even think about firing scott.

 

Wesley is just awful...in the conversation for worst player in the nba

 

Wesley is terrible.

Rebounding and perimeter defense was nonexistant in stretches. Switching to zone did help.

 

After rewatching the game, the refereeing was a lot worse than I initially thought. A lot of positives to be drawn from this game though, I just wish we could've gotten the W because I cannot stand the Clippers. From the obnoxious Steve Ballmer to Spencer Hawes' annoying face everytime he hits a shot.

 

This is why I'm totally in favor of restructuring the draft. I never really got it before since the Lakers were always contending or at least trying to make some noise. But here we are with a really crummy roster and no real hope of making the playoffs (or doing anything there should we eek our way in) and while I love the Lakers and love rooting for them and love watching them upset the other powerhouse teams, I just can't shake the feeling that tanking for that pic is probably our best option at this point. It sucks. I don't like feeling this way and it's not something a fan should have to consider, but what's the alternative? Hoping they win 37 games and lose the pick to Phoenix?

 

Eh. Personally I love college hoops and its never too early for me to start looking at new prospects. Not used to viewing picks and thinking about guys that can help us, but I am not gonna run away from it either. Following college hoops and talking draft picks does not mean you are not still rooting for the team. I am not pushing for us to tank. I don't think we will need to tank. I was pleased with how we played last night but I still think we will struggle and end up with less than 30 wins. I would like nothing more than to be proven wrong and we end up in the playoffs, but I think even the most die hard guy out there knows that is unrealistic.

 

There is someone to blame and that's the front office. I honestly wish we went after Thomas, Stephenson, Monroe, etc. because they attract stars. A 36 year old Kobe, an 80 year old Nash and a bunch of scrubs do not. Heck I think at that point we didn't even have a coach! No direction.

 

^I agree. IMO Jimmy always wants to swing for the fences. But the odds are against fielding a team built that way.

The smarter thing would be to go after decent pieces that are more likely to sign here. We'd be in better shape with Lance or even Beasley than we are now.

The plan still looks flawed. It would be like trying to go back to school by gambling your savings in Vegas.

 

I respect yalls opinion but at the same time, those guys wanted longer term contracts and we werent willing to tie up some of our money and possibly missing out on someone else they covet higher. I dont know why you guys cant respect that, its not like Thomas/Stevenson was going to take us to a championship this year, lets be real.

 

You give them long term contracts (at the right price). They don't lead you to championships but they are not scrubs, they are solid players and can make for a winning team. A winning team attracts the stars and that star will lead the team to championships.

We can have all the cap space in the world but stars want to go to a different team to win, not be stuck in a rebuilding phase with scrubs.

 

We f***ing suck

 

Basically. Lol

 

My WMC.. We should have traded Randle for a legit star/2nd option while we had the chance.. I won't be surprised if Kobe asks for that trade to the Knicks that writers keep speculating about if they don't find a way to get him a 2nd option this season.

 

yeah because legit stars are a dime a dozen

 

I doubt Kobe goes to NY. First, they don't want to lose 24 million in assets to get him. Second, Kobe doesn't want IMO to sell out and be acting chaser like LeBron.

But this year all he can do is stay healthy and pad stats. No point outside of that.