2022-23 Team Developments: News / Trades / Free Agents / Rumors

Discussion in 'Lakers Discussion' started by BangBoomPow, Jun 3, 2021.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
Page 1010 of 1279
  1. karacha

    karacha Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 6, 2014
    Messages:
    8,624
    Likes Received:
    27,962
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    He also broke the record for the quickest three ever recently. It took three seconds from tipoff to ball in the basket.
     
    karacha, Dec 30, 2022
    #20181
  2. FrontOfJersey22

    FrontOfJersey22 - Lakers All Star -

    Joined:
    Oct 21, 2021
    Messages:
    5,200
    Likes Received:
    8,913
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    I have spoken with many Laker fans who didn’t want Kuz traded, nor Vogel fired.
    I wouldn’t have minded if Kuz were traded for a player who was actually good, and preferably another wing.
    As for Frank, we all know he paid the price for Rob’s and LeGM’s poor roster construction.
     
    FrontOfJersey22, Dec 30, 2022
    #20182
    abeer3 and LTLakerFan like this.
  3. NickthaQuick

    NickthaQuick - Lakers 6th Man -

    Joined:
    Dec 21, 2021
    Messages:
    1,608
    Likes Received:
    4,319
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    There was one deal Woj reported that was Kuzma/Harrell for Hield with no pick. That was the deal to make.

    Even if they did include a pic it's still way better than the Russ deal. Defensive rating is a bit flawed as it depends a lot on the team in general. Hield is not a good defender that is true, but his defensive rating for his career is 115. Austin Reaves is a pretty solid defender but his defensive ratings is 117 for his career and 118 this year. That's the same mark that Hield's 5th worst ever mark is. (It's not the 5th worst ever anymore, 8 players already have worse ratings so far this year).
     
    NickthaQuick, Dec 30, 2022
    #20183
    Cookie, LTLakerFan and abeer3 like this.
  4. abeer3

    abeer3 - Lakers Legend -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    28,026
    Likes Received:
    75,628
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    yeah, i didn't love rob's deal, but i understood it. he got overruled, and here we are. blaming him in podcasts.
     
    abeer3, Dec 30, 2022
    #20184
  5. Punk-101

    Punk-101 - Lakers Starter -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    2,868
    Likes Received:
    7,847
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    If you had a Time Machine, do you make the trade given the years they’re having?
     
    Last edited: Dec 30, 2022
    Punk-101, Dec 30, 2022
    #20185
    abeer3 likes this.
  6. VincePT

    VincePT - Lakers 6th Man -

    Joined:
    Oct 29, 2020
    Messages:
    1,010
    Likes Received:
    1,987
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    San Diego
    Offline
    even Rob would.
     
    VincePT, Dec 30, 2022
    #20186
  7. LA Bron

    LA Bron - Rookie -

    Joined:
    Jun 15, 2018
    Messages:
    589
    Likes Received:
    1,451
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Offline
    Lebron is very clearly the problem.

    :LLLLLebronlaughing:
     
    LA Bron, Dec 30, 2022
    #20187
    Kenzo, ElginTheGreat and LTLakerFan like this.
  8. OX1947

    OX1947 - Lakers MVP -

    Joined:
    Jun 3, 2016
    Messages:
    8,276
    Likes Received:
    17,604
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    If Lebron is truly going to be Tom Brady of the NBA. The Lakers need to get him players this summer to win next year. No other way to look at this.
     
    OX1947, Dec 30, 2022
    #20188
    Cookie, Kenzo, TIME and 5 others like this.
  9. LA Bron

    LA Bron - Rookie -

    Joined:
    Jun 15, 2018
    Messages:
    589
    Likes Received:
    1,451
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Offline
    The fact that some around here don’t agree we need more around him is so hilarious.
     
    LA Bron, Dec 30, 2022
    #20189
    Kenzo, Weezy, OX1947 and 1 other person like this.
  10. karacha

    karacha Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 6, 2014
    Messages:
    8,624
    Likes Received:
    27,962
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    “I can still be a major factor on the right team. Don’t believe me? Watch this!”

    I have to say he makes bold claims here and there, but he usually delivers.
     
    karacha, Dec 30, 2022
    #20190
    Kenzo, TIME, Weezy and 2 others like this.
  11. lakerjones

    lakerjones Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 7, 2014
    Messages:
    10,685
    Likes Received:
    31,802
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    La La land
    Offline
    He's a bad @$%. He brought back our franchise. He brought AD. He got us a ring. He put up 7 straight games of 30 plus points at 37 years old with AD out. He makes us competitive just by being here and playing. Rob and the Front Office need to get off their butts and get him some real players instead of worthless ones like Pat Beverly and Nunn.

    It's a complete and utter embarrassment and disgrace that Pat Beverly starts for our team. He is absolutely the worst starting player I have ever seen in 40 plus years of watching the NBA. That's not an exaggeration. Peep the stats. 4 points a game. Under 30% shooting overall, under 25% from three. It's a freaking disgrace. Get this guy some help. Spend one of the picks if you have to. You don't need to send them both out but one is worth it if we can get a really good complementary player on a decent contract, preferably a shooter IMO. One of the Bogdanovics would do nicely.
     
    lakerjones, Dec 30, 2022
    #20191
    JSM, sk2408, Kenzo and 8 others like this.
  12. Helljumper

    Helljumper - Lakers All Star -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    4,933
    Likes Received:
    14,677
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Student
    Location:
    Los Angeles
    Offline
    I’m with you on the pro-Lebron sentiment (which is increasingly rare on this forum)

    And yes we need to flip Beverley to get some real help.

    But those aren’t Beverley’s stats. He’s actually quietly been playing much better lately. He’s up to 6 ppg on 38% from the field and 32% from three.

    Which still looks terrible, but over the course of the last month he’s been at 8 points, 3 assists, 1 steal on 48% from the field and 40% from 3.

    That’s really not bad. He’s still a plus defender (when not asked to guard the opposing team’s best wings). Those are the kind of numbers that I could tolerate from Bev and see him as a valuable roleplayer. IF we already had a better roster.

    Like if hypothetically we made the Indiana trade and had Hield/Turner (or some other Westbrook trade) to fix a lot of the other problems on the team, the way Beverley’s been playing lately would be perfectly adequate as a back-up guard.

    But in the absence of such a trade, our roster right now just isn’t dependable enough and we need so much more production from our fourth highest paid player. That’s why Beverley’s flaws are so loud and why we need to trade him. Beverley plus a pick may be the best, most cost-effective way of getting some help.
     
    Helljumper, Dec 30, 2022
    #20192
    Cookie, abeer3, LTLakerFan and 3 others like this.
  13. lakerjones

    lakerjones Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 7, 2014
    Messages:
    10,685
    Likes Received:
    31,802
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    La La land
    Offline
    Fair enough, and I agree that Bev might have worked with Hield/Turner as a defensive minded player to cover for Hield. But yeah, 6 points a game is disgusting for a starting guard and that's fine that he's improved somewhat on his shooting, but he's still the last guy I want taking shots and for $13 million we deserve a whole lot better than him. Put him together with Nunn who is useless too and you've got $20 million expiring. At some point coming up that HAS to be worth something with the Victor tankathon and some veteran players that don't really fit the plans of tanking teams aiming at youth movements. I just hope it's soon for our sake!!!
     
    lakerjones, Dec 30, 2022
    #20193
    JSM, ElginTheGreat and LTLakerFan like this.
  14. LA Bron

    LA Bron - Rookie -

    Joined:
    Jun 15, 2018
    Messages:
    589
    Likes Received:
    1,451
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Offline
    This. This is the energy we need.
     
    LA Bron, Dec 30, 2022
    #20194
    lakerjones likes this.
  15. LA Bron

    LA Bron - Rookie -

    Joined:
    Jun 15, 2018
    Messages:
    589
    Likes Received:
    1,451
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Offline
    The weirdest part about the Lebron Lakers era is how Lakers fan do not embrace him. At all.
     
    LA Bron, Dec 30, 2022
    #20195
    Helljumper, ElginTheGreat and lakerjones like this.
  16. lakerjones

    lakerjones Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 7, 2014
    Messages:
    10,685
    Likes Received:
    31,802
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    La La land
    Offline
    It was hard for me to fathom embracing a guy like Lebron who I couldn't stand, but as soon as I had an inkling that he wanted to be a Laker I was with it. I think he really gets what it means to be a Laker and the territory that comes with it. I hope the Front Office will start to do the same because they have dropped the ball in a big way, which is frankly absurd. I just don't trust that they will do the right thing and give us the best possible product on the floor the way the good Doctor did. I'm not clear if it's Jeanie penny pinching, the Rambii putting their noses into things and making bad decisions, or Rob not having a clue. But we had a championship level squad and we've done nothing but get worse since then, which is very hard to see.
     
    lakerjones, Dec 30, 2022
    #20196
    JSM, Kenzo, TIME and 2 others like this.
  17. NickthaQuick

    NickthaQuick - Lakers 6th Man -

    Joined:
    Dec 21, 2021
    Messages:
    1,608
    Likes Received:
    4,319
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    If AD is healthy and Lebron keeps looking like this, Charlotte is the team to look at. Rozier, Hayward, Oubre, Washington... Lakers have the expirings to match. Rob just has to negotiate the picks.
     
    NickthaQuick, Dec 30, 2022
    #20197
    abeer3 and lakerjones like this.
  18. pika1708

    pika1708 - Lakers Starter -

    Joined:
    Mar 5, 2020
    Messages:
    2,969
    Likes Received:
    5,276
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    He thinks he is bigger than the franchise. And that's bad

    He is an amazing athlete and player. He's bad in everything else
     
    pika1708, Dec 30, 2022
    #20198
    OX1947, Cookie and FrontOfJersey22 like this.
  19. lakerjones

    lakerjones Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 7, 2014
    Messages:
    10,685
    Likes Received:
    31,802
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    La La land
    Offline
    I'll have to disagree with you. Bad in everything else? Like what? Is he an egotist? Yeah. But I won't harp on him completely for that - most great players have huge egos. Michael Jordan has an even bigger ego, IMO. Wilt had a huge ego. Jeez, Kobe had a huge ego. Did you miss the part when he said he wanted to play anywhere else other than the Lakers, even on the moon? I believe he meant it when he did. Thankfully we worked it out and kept him here for his career.
     
    lakerjones, Dec 30, 2022
    #20199
    Kenzo, ElginTheGreat, LA Bron and 2 others like this.
  20. LA Bron

    LA Bron - Rookie -

    Joined:
    Jun 15, 2018
    Messages:
    589
    Likes Received:
    1,451
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Offline
    The Lakers and C Bags are two of the biggest franchises in sports. In basketball, there are really two individual names that are even remotely close to that level of respect and they are MJ and him. Again, not saying he is bigger than the franchise but MJ/Lebron have attention/coverage that no individual athletes have.

    Lebron has been a topic of conversation on every single sports show for decades, regardless of team.
     
    LA Bron, Dec 30, 2022
    #20200
Page 1010 of 1279
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.

Share This Page