- Sloppy, ugly outing. Not surprising, the team is heavily reliant on KP (no shocker here) but it appears fatigue may have been an issue. The defense was quite poor allowing the Magic to do whatever they wanted and 23 turnovers is just not going to get it done.
-THjr tried to shoulder the load and did a solid job with 26 and 11
-Frank 6 points, 9 assists, 4 boards, 1 block, 1 steal (commented on this yesterday but he has to get to the rim more. Last 5 games 4 total FTA's, plus side over those 5 games 7 assists per game.
-McBuckets 13 and 2
-Would prefer seeing Dotson play vs. Beasley
Around the league-
Drummond 14, 21 and 4 assists
Lonzo 4-15 9 points, 6 assists, 5 boards, 4 blocks
Ingram 18 and 7
Randle 16 and 12 (very solid player, surprisingly underrated given he plays for the Lakers)
Tatum 5 and 1
I would too, but I don't think Horny sees them as playing the same position, so it's not apples to apples. Other players would have to be involved in terms of who gets what minutes.
Hardaway played well. Was attacking the rim and getting his shot off.
KOQ keeps showcasing that he is an elite passing big. And aside from KP, he's our best and most impactful two way player this season.
Randle is lost in the shuffle in LA. I bet when he gets moved its for a very underwhelming package and the team getting him will get a steal. Ball needs to learn how to do something on offense other then pass. Ball has not looked like the second coming of showtime and Ingram has been up and down when they need a breakout year from him. Ill prolly be in the minority but i do not like that lakers roster, lots of ok talent but nobody really jumps out at you. Of course they are all kids and I love Kuzma so that could change in a couple months.
Randle is lost in the shuffle in LA. I bet when he gets moved its for a very underwhelming package and the team getting him will get a steal. Ball needs to learn how to do something on offense other then pass. Ball has not looked like the second coming of showtime and Ingram has been up and down when they need a breakout year from him. Ill prolly be in the minority but i do not like that lakers roster, lots of ok talent but nobody really jumps out at you. Of course they are all kids and I love Kuzma so that could change in a couple months.
didnt you hear according to michael kay kp is faking unless he misses the next game...
as for.lakers i dont know why randle.comes off the bench, and i agree there roster is full of scrubs...
you are telling mr lebron is goinf there to play when all he wants is championships?
“We know that is looming,’’ Perry said before the Knicks’ 112-99 loss to the Magic. “We’re going to have to address the roster. We’ve been working through the process for a few weeks. By Sunday at 5 p.m., there’ll be a resolution one way or another. Whether it’s a trade or waive an individual.’’
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tor ORL. Glad they sat KP, last night was a loss waiting to happen with or without him. That said they kept within striking distance most of the game and if they stopped passing to ORL they might have won.
Randle is lost in the shuffle in LA. I bet when he gets moved its for a very underwhelming package and the team getting him will get a steal. Ball needs to learn how to do something on offense other then pass. Ball has not looked like the second coming of showtime and Ingram has been up and down when they need a breakout year from him. Ill prolly be in the minority but i do not like that lakers roster, lots of ok talent but nobody really jumps out at you. Of course they are all kids and I love Kuzma so that could change in a couple months.
didnt you hear according to michael kay kp is faking unless he misses the next game...
as for.lakers i dont know why randle.comes off the bench, and i agree there roster is full of scrubs...
you are telling mr lebron is goinf there to play when all he wants is championships?
Well in fairness the line of thinking is another star (ie Paul George) would join Lebron in LA.
Last night looked like a scheduled loss.
That's not really my point. I'm saying you can't look at the Lakers roster and say 1+Lebron = their roster. The "story" is he will go there and bring others with him.
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really getting out of the west?
That's not really my point. I'm saying you can't look at the Lakers roster and say 1+Lebron = their roster. The "story" is he will go there and bring others with him.
i understand what your saying dan, but my counter to that, is that really winning anything...
unless ball starts to show this promise he has, what confidence should lebron have he can win there?
yeah i get that, but his agent/business manager just came out and said it is all about winning
Smart to sit KP, he is playing a lot of minutes.
So many lazy passes last night and they were slow on defense.
ThR is really coming along and should be a strong compliment to KP.
Hopefully Lee is dealt but Mcdermitt is a better shooter and a bigger and better all around player
And just a side note
Sam Presti ain’t looking too good
Oladipo and Sabonis playing real well compared to future Laker Paul George
Kanter and McDermott much better than the ball stopping no defense Melo
100% can and has.
he's not eligible to sign the extension until the summer. Given the economics involved, I'm somewhat confident he will sign, but to say you have "no concerns" is being willfully ignorant of what has gone on with this franchise under current ownership. They could fuck up a ham sandwich.
The team is on the right track finally. I'm not afraid to say that. KP isn't going anywhere. Phil's legacy will live on for the next decade and own the NBA. Hi Enzo.
as for.lakers i dont know why randle.comes off the bench, and i agree there roster is full of scrubs...
Randle is perfect for coming off the bench. Pure energy coming in to tear up another team's second unit. History has also shown his effectiveness decrease a ton when overworked. The issue isn't that.
The issue is him still being on the bench and Luke putting in Bogut. Two of Lopez, Randle, and Kuz should be on the floor at all times. There is (and was last night) zero reason to not only play Bogut and Brewer, but even worse to have them on the floor at the same time in the fkn first quarter.
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yeah i get that, but his agent/business manager just came out and said it is all about winning
What else would he say?
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I could have sworn I remember him doing so but maybe I'm hallucinating this?
100% can and has.
Horny could have started KOQ at the 4 last night instead of Beasley. But I think he's looking for positional continuity right now - and also giving Beasley some burn so as to decide what to do with him. Frankly, I didn't like what I saw from Beasley last night - and over the longer haul, if KP is not available on a given night (and there will be those nights), it would make sense to me to start KOQ at the 4 and let Willy be the backup 5. But I think we have to accept that the Knicks are still sorting out a bunch of such issues, and while they are there will be nights like last night.
The Lakers had to include D'Angelo Russell to dump Mozgov, and now they’re trying to unload Deng – which will also surely require massive sweeteners.
What were they thinking?
It wasn’t hard to look around the league and see that few teams would benefit from an amnesty clause. Though the previous two Collective Bargaining Agreements allowed teams to amnesty a single player (removing his salary from the cap and luxury tax), a rapidly rising salary cap reduced most teams’ desire for that out. The votes just weren’t going to be there.
Why didn’t former Lakers executives Jim Buss and Mitch Kupchak, who were in charge in the summer of 2016, realize that? Maybe because communication broke down between them and controlling owner Jeanie Buss, who would have been more involved in negotiating the CBA.
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The feeling is they will almost certainly have to include Randle+ to move him. Obviously if it means Lebron it's a no-brainer but would be great to see them do that for Lebron to spurn them.
The big man said he might need to undergo a minor procedure on his wonky right elbow - telling the New York Post's Marc Berman that he could "drain it" or "do some stuff with it" - but not until after the season.
"It bothers me a little bit but not that bad," Porzingis said prior to tip-off Wednesday. "I have to get the swelling down and then I’ll be fine again. But I think once the season's over, I might have to do something about it. I just can’t keep going like this every year."
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i think it is the same thing melo had when he got traded to the knicks, he ended up getting it taken care of in the off season, why he started wearing 2 sleeves
Maybe. But I don't see Lebron-Ball-George? getting by GS and Houston.
Lebron is probably still the best player but the gap has closed. Ball might be the next Jason Kidd but he is going to take a few years to reach that level. George is good but not elite al la Wade back when Lebron joined Miami.
Who says no?
Who says no?
LAL. Kanter can opt in which would defeat the whole purpose of dealing Deng (2018 cap room) and would have cost them a nice young player AND a first.
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Kanter, Lee, Kuz
be more balanced? Not sure. I think we're probably guilty of trying to force something that isn't there.