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Kidd out in Dallas.

 

he was definitely involved in sending luka out, and the new owners can't fire themselves.

i've never thought kidd was a good coach, and he seemed to be eyeing FO roles, so maybe he agrees, lol!

 

Gianiss would help. Luka and Gianiss would do good.

I get the point you need superstars. Ajai Mitchell didn’t win that game. Carter Bryant didn’t win that game. It was Wemby.

Shai Chet and Jalen decided it.

if you can get a top 5 guy you do it. I get Slicks point.

my point is Gianiss and Luka will be on a timeline together. Luka needs to win here while Gianniss can still play or he’ll bolt and go to San Antonio and try to win with Wemby.

so if you get Gianiss or Jokic he needs a superstar to win with him. Not Austin Reaves that won’t be enough.

Right now we’re the phoenix suns and Seattle Sonics in the 90s we’re competing but are we gonna win.

The plan is to bring Reaves back and make a play at a Watson and Robinson And Williams and see what happens with Luka on the court healthy. The most important thing is getting him on the court.

But the way this is going I do see the Lakers trying to make a quiet last pitch to Gianiss.

 

We gotta make sure Luka has as many shots at a championship while he’s here. I think Walter Will try to do that.

his window is right in the middle of this OKC Spurs juggernaut. What you gotta hope is they run into each other and cancel each other out in a championship playoff bracket.

And maybe you catch them gassed or your guys get hot. You can beat them with ball movement you just have to make your shots. San Antonio.

this will be the biggest off season of Luka Doncics career.

 

Vando has shown he can handle a little bit and also distribute, I think he is better than Herb here. He is also a better cutter than Herb. They both get steals that lead to a dunk. Herb is a slightly better shooter and more athletic from a vertical leap point of view so he finishes better.

When Herb was hitting at 40% from 3, he was a perfect fit. The last two years he is shooting 30% and Vando is at 29%. Neither are good offensive players, not sure why we want to argue that Vando is terrible and Herb is a little less terrible.

Vando is also a better rebounder and offensive rebounder than Herb. While Herb is a better overall defender (but when Vando is on, it’s not by that much). To me they aren’t that different, not sure if I’m wrong or if people are thinking of Herb from 3 years ago?

 

Great points.

I want to clarify that I don’t see LeBron in the mold of those guys, more so his weight and ability to defend Wemby. I’m looking for 6’8 guys that are strong as hell and have more weight than Wemby. Caruso was really succesful keeping him off his stops, those 6’8 265 pound guys can do the same. Even Randle and Zion could give him issues, he is huge but not particularly strong. His center of gravity is so high, it’s easy to get below him and make sure you can’t be moved.

I like your concept, but do we think Luka and Reaves can score well on 3’s off the dribble? Also what happens when Wemby straddles the middle, just enough to jump and contest but not so far that he can’t get back and challenge the roller from behind.

In the high pnr with Wemby, I’d be trying to pull him wide for a cutting back player from the weak side. Luka and DJJ use to do this all the time. Adou or Lebron or a new SF could be perfect in this foil.

I do think there is ways to beat Wemby, you just have to have the shooting to punish them when they play Zone.

 

I mean, I admire the attempt, but that’s almost all dunker spot dump offs and putbacks…

the clips I posted of herb were not that and not from three years ago.

 

I don’t know.I see some problems arising.Namely getting trapped out high by a Wemby and castle Can Luka or Reaves get a pass off to the roll man if doubled by those two? Could become a turnover nightmare.You could still pick in roll with 5 out you just need a 3 point shooting big

 

One of the videos was from last year. I do think that Vando was better last year - but yes, it's lots of dunker stuff (hard not to have that offence when the coach plays you there), but there is also some drives and a few assists, and the occasional 3.

I'm not trying to prove that Vando is good, I'm just saying Herb is also bad, I mean Herb shot 38% from the field and 30% from 3... it tells itself.

 

Luka will leave if we don’t get legit shots at the championship. It’s imperative to get the right player next to him to win.

Wemby would be 24 when he’s 30 he can go play with him.

that’s why this off season is huge. You have to extensively look at Peyton Watson Gianiss Toni Eason Robert Williams Mitchell Robinson and hope Luka helps recruit also.

His career is at definite mid point crossroads. He’s tasted the finals. And he’s gotta get back. Especially after the Dallas stuff.

So he’s gonna wanna see a viable team around him. This is the first off season where Luka will have the whole team catered to what he wants.

this off season it’s Luka and Mark Walter will be showing him and these Lakers fans how it’s done.

 

Perkins with the hot takes Kyrie is the next one to leave the Mavericks.

 

Can Kyrie force his way here??

 

it's no secret how big of a POS kidd is

domestic violence, multiple DUIs, running coaches out of town, forcing his way into the bucks HC job when larry drew was already there. he also bullied larry sanders out of the league

 

I should have made myself clear - in my earlier post I wasn't really referring to any particular poster on thios site, rather the general discourse around the NBA. I get the impression that every time a dominant team emerges, people around the NBA start claiming that the league has evolved in a certain direction (set by that team) and that other teams have almost no choice but to follow suit.

Actually, I don’t think I’ve seen too many similar claims on this forum, and I agree with (I think) the majority that the key for the Lakers will be acquiring versatile players—but above all, players who can contribute on both ends of the court. The S5 simply needs to be bolstered by two very good defenders.

Giannis could work, but personally, I’d much rather build a team around younger players who are relatively close in age to Luka and Austin, or even younger.

It certainly is and they do have a huge advantage for now - until they have to extend their young stars. This doesn't mean that other teams should make desperate moves to try to compete at any cost right now (I'm not saying that's what you implied BTW). Of course, they should try to build the strongest team possible, but they should do so in a sensible way and with a long-term perspective in mind—so that they can build a team capable of competing for the championship for several seasons.

I'm afraid we might not be able to seriously contend against OKC or SAS in the coming 2 seasons, barring injuries, but in the meantime those teams will also have to make difficult decisions concerning their rosters and we should be able to catch up.

 

what did he do with Larry?? I thought Larry liked the hippy lettuce.