Anthony Davis Discussion: Sore Tummy

Instead? Are you suggesting we simply let AD go, waste a year of Lebron, and then go after Giannis in 2021? Or are you proposing that we do the 1+1 and then just let him go after the first year? Either way, that's gonna be a no from me dog.

 

My point is that I'm not heartbroken if we only keep him during LBJ's tenure.

You already know I'm annoyed that we spent so much... if he doesn't want to be here long term, then I'd focus on Giannis who I think will be a more impactful player. It pisses me off that he's wishy washy or coy about his future here knowing what we spent for him.

I wouldn't be stupid about it and I'd kiss his a** if I'm Lakers management... but as a fan it rubs me the wrong way.

 

I just said if I'm the executive, I'd be very humble and do what is necessary to keep him. But as a fan... I can vent at the arrogance of the whole situation.

We all complain about what Dwight did... but AD leaving prematurely would make Dwight's decision pale in comparison in light of the price.

 

we paid a higher price for dwight. bynum was an allstar and the second-best center in the nba. he'd won a title. he was what, 23, at the time of the trade? it would be like if your boy BI had actually produced and won in la, then was moved for a superstar in his prime. except dwight was coming off back surgery, whereas AD was healthy coming over.

the fact that bynum basically never played again means nothing in terms of price paid. we gave up a tremendous asset in that deal.

 

way too many 10 ft fadeaways. a lot of them fell tonight but that won't always be the case

he still doesn't look 100% out there

 

Dwight seems to try hard on the boards.

 

A.D is a very good number 2 option to have ( I think his inability to make his teammates better on the offensive end is too much ignored) . We still have to find another number 1 option after Lebron retires.

A Davis led team ceiling is the number 6th-8th spot in the West

 

I predict Harden after LBJ.

 

Oh god please no. I’ll stop watching the lakers if that happens

 

i'm not sure what all this means. AD is a top five nba player. if an AD-led team tops out 6-8, what do other teams do? what does it mean to lead in this case?

any player without another allstar--even the best players--top out 6-8 seeds in the west. only in the east do you see teams led by one real star achieve great regular season success.

AD has proven he can be the #1 offensive option on a playoff team, and he's one of three best defensive players in the league, year in and year out.

i'm sorry he hasn't beaten the clippers and C Bags. this seems like an irrationally important metric for lakers fans. but he's a big reason why we're the best team in the conference, and competent management could easily field a contender with him as the best player. easily.

 

He's making progress. Didn't physically look 100%, but MUCH better showing than he had against Boston. Conditioning looked fine. And this was against a NY team who the refs let get away with quite a bit against AD.

Tonight will be a better test. Back to back (without travel, thankfully) against a couple real bigs.

 

Give him an autograph now and then get him out of NO when that contract is up.

 

You go, na!

 

With those long arms, him always going away from the basket on his post moves is frustrating. It should be a counter move as if he's going to the basket it's more likely he would get a foul drawn as well. He could use a baby hook going to his strong hand as part of his arsenal

 

Hope he plays, he needs it to get back up to speed.