WMC 24-25: Seasonal Highs And Lows!

my wmc: we don't box out. really stood out to me in the first part of the miami game. those AD offensive boards were tough (i know, impossible!) because he had bodies all over him. their putbacks were fully uncontested. it's partly connected to our bad second and third rotations on defense, of course. still, though, just put a body on the nearest guy. way too much watching.

edit: just got to see the rest. omg the back door cuts. c'mon guys. those were simple, no misdirection, just you falling asleep.

 

Excellent start, as usual. WTH is that lineup?

 

And AD is with his hand now... why is he not in a some sort of protective cast?

 

Rondo connection. SMDH. There is no connection. Rondo is simply a PG. The best we've had since Magic, so... he knows how to pass.

 

Da hell, Melo.

 

FFS. I am done.

 

Just flew in to LAX from a work trip in Albuquerque. Between getting into my car in the parking lot early in the 3rd quarter, and arriving at my apartment building in Santa Monica, the Lakers made one basket.

 

7 minutes without scoring. Besides Melo, I really don’t like watching this team play basketball.

 

They lack creativity on offense. Even with injured players, this team shouldn't be this dreadful offensively. Vogel giving me Mike Brown vibes

 

wasnt just pre-season

 

Agreed.

This team always seems to have a dry scoring spell in it. I'll give them a tiny pass tonight of catching brickitis, but overall, we don't really create easy baskets. It's heavily reliant on individual brilliance. For every night that Malik Monk can make a euro step crunch time jump shot, stinkers are going to happen. Great teams adapt to losing superstar players and being functional. Look at Clippers losing Kawhi, Miami without Butler, and Golden State, who's now 11-1 without Klay. It's not like this is new for Vogel, this happened last year during the regular season and they didn't use that time to prepare and looked clueless aganist the Suns. I get that LBJ teams usually suck without him, but the coaching staff have to mix things up and get the next man to produce. Should not be starting Bazemore anymore and stop playing Russ/Rondo together; teams will just double team like crazy.

 

It's not just Lebron out, it's THT, Reaves, Nunn, Ariza. Lakers are being forced to play guys who can only shoot too many minutes and with lineups with multiple bad defenders out there.

On top of that I just hate watching Russell Westbrook play basketball. Injuries happen and none of them seem too serious but watching that dude isn't pleasant for me

 

We suck.

 

That 3rd quarter brought glaring attention to how we can't generate offense in the half court. Getting outscored 40-12 in the 3rd is inexcusable in itself, we've known this team can't defend. But scoring just 12 points with a lineup that boasts Westbrook, AD and 3 capable shooters is beyond me.

 

Live by the 3 die by the 3. Died tonight.

 

Bye bye Frank... welcome Mike D