Official Whine, Moan, Complain Thread 19/20-CLOSED "WE CHAMPS!"

Yeah, I was working on that groin injury so that he can come back quicker #teamplayer

Meanwhile, you the cause of that groin injury cause you wanted him to blow out your back instead of coming quicker #creamplayer

 

That was supposed to be "our little secret"

Can I tell everyone about your butt plug collection now?

 

Hey Lebron, is licking a Kiwi like licking @vasashi17 's butt?

Spoiler: The prize has been awarded

 

Nothing is looking better than a great booty in leggings ... and I'm out

 

I think my point was lost in the previous post. I'm not saying our kiddies are better than the ones we exiled (although I do understand why our new regime sent them out).

Put any of our kiddies on another team that isn't really trending towards legit title contention (and yes, Bron on a team makes them legit) and those kiddies will produce stats on high usage. We've seen it with JC (highest usage on that Cavs team), seen it with DLo (highest usage on that Nets team), seen it with Jules (2nd highest usage on that Pels team)....heck, Thomas Bryant is even producing when given the opportunity.

So you can move BI, Zo, Kuz, Hart or Zu to any team and make them the headliner (high usage) and they'll put up stats as well, but will it lead to Ws and more importantly, will it lead to playing deep into May?

Development of our previous kiddies were under the old regime, so how is that mismanagement by Magic and Rob who have both been on the job together for only 1 full season?

I know you're a DLo guy so had we kept him here and shipped #2pick (Zo) in the Moz salary dump to make space for Bron, then DLo could thrive along with Bron (since he is more of the Kyrie mold but imho nowhere near the star Kyrie is), but his usage rate and essentially his overall production would change playing with Bron and that is why I posted those Kyrie comments.

So to recap, kiddies of old were sent out and became high usage and now they're producing some nice stats...but are those teams legit title contenders?

So the kiddies we have could also be sent out to non-contenders and produce similar stats as high usage players.

Why they ain't doing it here is cause they're figuring out how to play with Bron and their usage rate is reflective of that. Luke is going to also make sure he has them playing that way. For example, Zo ain't going to have the luxuries that DLo or Trae Young have with the ball. You make that sacrifice as a kiddie, cause your development will be done in May and hopefully June.

If you have a problem with the Lakers player development, Rob and Magic have been on the job together for nearly 1.5 years now...so your beef is with those other guys from the old regime. In which case, I got no beef with you. I only got a problem with folks blaming Rob and Magic for player development of the previous kiddie and as for this current crop, for folks that value regular season development over postseason development...cause they ain't the same!

 

I don't think rodg cares too much about maglinka; he's saying the lakers don't develop players. And there's support for that idea.

The question of whether we punted the wrong youth, however, IS on maglinka, and I'm not sure they'll come out on top there. We'll see. I think magic's friendship with Byron unfortunately factored into the dlo dump, though.

 

Byron wasnt the only coach talking that s***

https://www.google.com/amp/s/clutch...ught-dissing-dangelo-russells-work-ethic/amp/

As for choosing the right kiddies:
Mintz stuff aside, DLo had lost value...Nets were actively taking on reclamation projects and/or picks with bad salaries, so that at least tells me how DLo's value around the league was perceived. So no matter what we thought of who was a better fit between DLo vs Ball, trading something as valuable as the #2 pick in a salary dump is just bad business especially when a "distressed" asset like DLo would be all that it took to get off Moz (for the possibility of a 30% max guy) and also get the 27th pick (which would be Kuzma or Hart).

As for Jules, we valued him which is why he wasn't dumped like DLo, or wasn't traded at the deadline or wasn't denied a QO to make him restricted. Trading JC/Nance was essentially done to open up a 35% max (hello Bron) AND have enough cap to still have Jule's 12.4m caphold on the books with enough wiggle to match any offer in case Bron took 8+ days to decide in free agency, as he's done on the past.

We didn't punt on Jules...we graced him with an exit. He and his camp decided that RFA be damned, he was going to walk. Unfortunately it cost us Nance, but clearing enough cap for Bron was enough of a consolitation.

As for player development, Zo had a limited summer due to injury. Kuz and Hart seem to still be on course for an improved year. Even TB is looking good with the Wiz. So again, Magic & Rob are only truly responsible for that group of kiddies...and there's enough growth there to be satisfied in their sophomore campaign.

As for BI and Zu's development... they're of the old regime. Mr. 5% body fat looks better when given minutes, while BI is learning the same way Jaylen Brown is learning (with Kyrie & Hayward) that playing with stars is different and it needs time for that s*** to click.

Hopefully it happens by May.

 

This is a mentally weak basketball team. From missing open shots, to missing free throws, to poor defending vs a Cavs team that were on a freaking 12 game losing streak. They’re mental midgets. And I don't wanna hear another word about Josh Hart being ready to be a full time starter either. He’s been equally as awful during this three week stretch too.

 

We can't even beat 8 win teams (Knicks and Cavs) without Lebron. What a joke. The boos from the home crowd are earned and that freaking sucks.

 

Digging a deep hole for LeBron to dig us out of.

 

Lonzo was pretty much non - existent in the 2nd half.

We're not good enough to win without him having a decent game.

 

i've never seen an NBA team be so terrible at FT shooting. these guys are pros, there is no excuse to miss that many FTs every night

imagine how many more games they could have won had they made their FTs

 

At this point, something HAS got to give, right? What a f'n embarrassment.

 

these guys ft make me miss shaq