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when we were hoping for smart, melton, or gpII, i openly wondered if goodwin would be better than all three this year. we'll see...

and yes, ellis is exactly the guy we need; just not sure he's currently available.

 

This defense just isn’t going to be good at all

 

this has been my concern. i just don't see how we defend people effectively. we'll have to outscore them, and we can do that...but that's not how the best teams win.

 

We are going to need to replace LeBron with two good players who can play both sides of the ball.
This offense oriented team as currently constructed is going to struggle against the good teams this season.

 

How long will it take the lakers to build a decent roster? Anything past the first 5 starters is terrible. Inconsistent players mean we are not sure which team will turn up every game.

Iam jaded watching players brick wide open shots. I really hope we don't waste Luka's talents and years

 

Gabe is replacing LeBron in starting 5.

Vincent said the coaching staff informed him about the lineup change Friday morning. If the staff was uncertain about the choice, Vincent helped his cause in the Lakers' preseason game against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday when he scored 18 points in the first four minutes, going 5-for-5 from 3.

 

Yeah I became a lot less excited about adding Smart when we realized it was going to be at the cost of waiving Goodwin. Goodwin is nothing spectacular but he's a high-effort, solid 9th/10th man that really helps you get through the slog of the regular season.

 

Well, statistically he is the best option in terms of combination of POA defense, and three-point shooting. His career DBPM is -0.1, STL% is 1.8, and his career three-point % is 33.7% on 2.6/7.3 per 36 minutes. Last season, he played all 72 games, and hit 35.3% of this threes on 2.6/7.3 per 36 minutes. Furthermore, 73.36% of his FGA last season were from behind the arc, and 87% of this threes were assisted. He seems to have continued his strong play this preseason, so he has basically earned the spot. My concern is, since we Luka and Reaves are below average defenders, and Gabe is on the small side, who do you put on the Anthony Edwards, SGAs, KD's, Cades, Bookers, Hardens,Flaggs of the world? Maybe Gabe could take them, I don't know. I suppose you could bring in Vando for a match up like that, but it would be nice to have someone that could do that and shoot.

 

Ellis looked very good. He would get so many open looks on the Lakers. The guy is buried on the bench over there. That Clifford kid looks like the real deal at shooting guard, and then they have LaVine at small forward.

 

Lakers Waive RJ Davis, Augustas Marčiulionis, Anton Watson & Nate Williams
The Lakers have 14 guaranteed players under contract and their three two-way spots are occupied by Christian Koloko, Chris Mañon and Nick Smith Jr., so there weren’t really any spots up for grabs in training camp and the preseason.

 

All headed to South Bay Lakers I would imagine.