Wmc 15/16: We are finally at the END! BYE BYRON!!!

Not taking to much stock in this loss being the first preseason game. Like others said rotations were sack and guys were probably tired from the hard 2 a day scrimmages. It might not get better with the he next few games because we still may get a look at some of the other camp bodies that are obviously going to be cut. But we gotta get a look at them nonetheless.
One thing I will complain about though, lack of defensive rebounds. Too many second chance points. That can't happen in regular season.

 

it's what james harden's game would look like if he hadn't made a deal with the devil.

my wmc is similar to others': what exactly was byron doing playing guys in those long stretches? most of these guys will never play 12 consecutive minutes in an nba game. i don't see the purpose.

another thing that seems purposeless: guaranteeing anthony brown's contract (really, signing him at all). he's either going to be dead weight eating up a roster spot or a wasted early second round pick should they cut him. they could have held his rights and let him play overseas or in the d-league. better yet, they could have drafted joe young.

given the lakers' recent history with sacre and kelly, they're probably going to keep brown for two or three years and groom him for his role in the chinese league.

 

Byron was in playoff form...

 

I'm not really sure I like the Princeton offense with our current young-ish roster. TBD I guess.

 

With Russell, it looked a little better because of his ability to hit our guys. We actually had quite a few good looks, but just did not fall through.

 

I don't know why Byron loves playing guys for 12 minute quarters. I hope we don't see that during the regular season, especially with Kobe.

Why didn't Upshaw play? We all know what Sacre gives us, which is nothing.

There was a lot of undisciplined play by several players on both ends of the court.

All in all, it looked like a preseason game, and there is a lot of room for improvement if we are to be competitive this year.

 

We now know why Lou is a career 41-42% shooter lol. Looks like he can be streaky like Kobe, and we'll either alternatively sing his praises or curse his name.

But......he was good enough to get 6th man of the year, so his positives WAY outweigh the negatives. I'm sure he's a solid pickup.

I do think either Byron will be confirmed as a decent coach this year, or exposed as one who is not. We have talent, but if they are not playing together and developing like a young C Bags squad as an example, we probably need to go another direction.

 

We're going in another direction. That I am convinced of...Byron is a placeholder. Nothing more; nothing less. The only question is, will he be here after this year or the following.

 

Man, last night was a nice bring-you-back-to-Earth demonstration of what it looks like when three pipsqueaks, old-man Bryant and the lumbering manchild from Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome start for your team.

Of course, as long as Russell/Randle/Clarkson stay on some kind of consistently upward (albeit at times slow) trajectory... I can live with that.

 

Ryan Kelly at center ahead of Upshaw? Really Byron?

 

early Coach of the Year candidate

 

Spoiler

No, it doesn't.

 

But but, he knows his limitations, plays smart and gives us 6 extra fouls a game
Off with his head:kobetabernak:

 

It's 2 AM! I stayed up for that!?

 

this is my first NBA season on the east coast, and I already know my work production is going to suffer for a few months with the late starts. I don't know how some of you guys do it on a regular basis. They really should start catering the schedule to my needs.