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Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #375 on: November 04, 2017, 11:11:08 AM »

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Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #376 on: November 04, 2017, 11:11:08 AM »

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so far tonight, lonzo is shooting 2-12. i havent watched him this season.

is the bad shooting due to defenders playing him hard? or just plain old bad shooting?
when he misses his 3s, the ball goes left or right instead of short or long. Lol

This is why I knew Ainge and Stevens would stay away from Lonzo in the draft, his shooting motion is toxic and we are already seeing it, he'll be one of those guys who hits 5-7 from 3 one day then shoot 2-17 the next 4. People keep comparing him to Kidd but Jason was a fantastic defender from day one so if his shot wasn't falling he could be an asset on the other side of the court but Lonzo is terrible and seems quite lazy defensively, from picking up bad habits from his ego maniac father.
thanks sbbf. and over on SoSH i got this reply, which was helpful as well. author is lovegtm:

"He has below-average athleticism, so he's not able to get many high-percentage shots in the paint. At UCLA, he shot well at the rim, but if you watched the tape, it was basically all backdoor cuts and open dunks.

He's never been a good mid-range shooter, and his 3 takes a lot of space to get off. In college, he often had to step way back behind the line to get separation, and if you do that at the NBA 3-point line, you're getting close to halfcourt.

His passing skills are very very real, and he's a smart player and a good team defender, so I don't want to say he's garbage. But the shooting issues are also very real, and were fairly predictable."
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Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #377 on: November 04, 2017, 11:17:43 AM »

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We dodged a bullet by not taking Ball or Fultz. They both look awful, and I don't have much hope for either of them becoming franchise players or even perennial all-stars.

The Sixers should have just taken Fox or Smith Jr. at #3 and kept the Lakers/Kings pick.

The Lakers, well, I am not surprised one bit that Magic Johnson blew the best draft pick they have had in a long while in a deep draft.

So many guys that the Lakers could have taken that would have fit their team better and look like much better prospects. Markannen looks like a legit stud, Fox and Smith Jr. are great PG prospects, Josh Jackson would have been a great fit on the Lakers.

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #378 on: November 04, 2017, 11:56:38 AM »

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Not only does Lonzo Ball look like he is going to have a really hard time living up to the hype surrounding him, but the Lakers basically gave away D'Angelo Russell for free, only to see him have the beginnings of what looks like a breakout season in Brooklyn this year.

The Lakers should have kept D'Lo and ignored the bogus hype Lavar and the media was pushing. Magic got duped and I am loving every minute of it.

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« Reply #379 on: November 04, 2017, 12:08:18 PM »

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We dodged a bullet by not taking Ball or Fultz. They both look awful, and I don't have much hope for either of them becoming franchise players or even perennial all-stars.

The Sixers should have just taken Fox or Smith Jr. at #3 and kept the Lakers/Kings pick.

The Lakers, well, I am not surprised one bit that Magic Johnson blew the best draft pick they have had in a long while in a deep draft.

So many guys that the Lakers could have taken that would have fit their team better and look like much better prospects. Markannen looks like a legit stud, Fox and Smith Jr. are great PG prospects, Josh Jackson would have been a great fit on the Lakers.
Don't understand why people make sweeping statements on young players a few games into their career.  Fultz and Lonzo have had bad starts but that doesn't mean they are going to be busts.  Tatum has had a nice start to his career but that doesn't mean he's going to be a franchise player or even end up better than Fultz or Lonzo. 

I would have just stayed at #3.  Good chance Fultz would have still been available anyway.  However I understand why Colangelo made the trade.  Fultz should fit very well with Simmons and Embiid.  Love Fox but he's a terrible fit with Simmons in the half court at this time.   They'd have been a terrifying duo in transition though.  Just not that high on Smith,  Think he's a stats stuffer. 

Not high on Lonzo.  Didn't understand why he was a ROY favorite.  He needs a several good shooters around him to excel and the Lakers certainly don't have them now.  If I were them, I would have taken Fox and slid Russell to SG, 

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« Reply #380 on: November 05, 2017, 01:51:48 PM »

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Lakers play grizzlies today.

Lakers play Celtics Wednesday. 

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #381 on: November 05, 2017, 01:53:01 PM »

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We dodged a bullet by not taking Ball or Fultz. They both look awful, and I don't have much hope for either of them becoming franchise players or even perennial all-stars.

The Sixers should have just taken Fox or Smith Jr. at #3 and kept the Lakers/Kings pick.

The Lakers, well, I am not surprised one bit that Magic Johnson blew the best draft pick they have had in a long while in a deep draft.

So many guys that the Lakers could have taken that would have fit their team better and look like much better prospects. Markannen looks like a legit stud, Fox and Smith Jr. are great PG prospects, Josh Jackson would have been a great fit on the Lakers.
Don't understand why people make sweeping statements on young players a few games into their career.  Fultz and Lonzo have had bad starts but that doesn't mean they are going to be busts.  Tatum has had a nice start to his career but that doesn't mean he's going to be a franchise player or even end up better than Fultz or Lonzo. 

I would have just stayed at #3.  Good chance Fultz would have still been available anyway.  However I understand why Colangelo made the trade.  Fultz should fit very well with Simmons and Embiid.  Love Fox but he's a terrible fit with Simmons in the half court at this time.   They'd have been a terrifying duo in transition though.  Just not that high on Smith,  Think he's a stats stuffer. 

Not high on Lonzo.  Didn't understand why he was a ROY favorite.  He needs a several good shooters around him to excel and the Lakers certainly don't have them now.  If I were them, I would have taken Fox and slid Russell to SG,
have you seen how bad simmons and Fultz fit? They didn't know what  to do

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #382 on: November 05, 2017, 03:35:23 PM »

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We dodged a bullet by not taking Ball or Fultz. They both look awful, and I don't have much hope for either of them becoming franchise players or even perennial all-stars.

The Sixers should have just taken Fox or Smith Jr. at #3 and kept the Lakers/Kings pick.

The Lakers, well, I am not surprised one bit that Magic Johnson blew the best draft pick they have had in a long while in a deep draft.

So many guys that the Lakers could have taken that would have fit their team better and look like much better prospects. Markannen looks like a legit stud, Fox and Smith Jr. are great PG prospects, Josh Jackson would have been a great fit on the Lakers.
Don't understand why people make sweeping statements on young players a few games into their career.  Fultz and Lonzo have had bad starts but that doesn't mean they are going to be busts.  Tatum has had a nice start to his career but that doesn't mean he's going to be a franchise player or even end up better than Fultz or Lonzo. 

I would have just stayed at #3.  Good chance Fultz would have still been available anyway.  However I understand why Colangelo made the trade.  Fultz should fit very well with Simmons and Embiid.  Love Fox but he's a terrible fit with Simmons in the half court at this time.   They'd have been a terrifying duo in transition though.  Just not that high on Smith,  Think he's a stats stuffer. 

Not high on Lonzo.  Didn't understand why he was a ROY favorite.  He needs a several good shooters around him to excel and the Lakers certainly don't have them now.  If I were them, I would have taken Fox and slid Russell to SG,

Lonzo looks like bust city to me. Hes shooting like 30% from the field. 25% from 3. 35% FROM TWO. Just awful. That's not going to improve that much. They should move him now.

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #383 on: November 05, 2017, 03:40:51 PM »

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We dodged a bullet by not taking Ball or Fultz. They both look awful, and I don't have much hope for either of them becoming franchise players or even perennial all-stars.

The Sixers should have just taken Fox or Smith Jr. at #3 and kept the Lakers/Kings pick.

The Lakers, well, I am not surprised one bit that Magic Johnson blew the best draft pick they have had in a long while in a deep draft.

So many guys that the Lakers could have taken that would have fit their team better and look like much better prospects. Markannen looks like a legit stud, Fox and Smith Jr. are great PG prospects, Josh Jackson would have been a great fit on the Lakers.
Don't understand why people make sweeping statements on young players a few games into their career.  Fultz and Lonzo have had bad starts but that doesn't mean they are going to be busts.  Tatum has had a nice start to his career but that doesn't mean he's going to be a franchise player or even end up better than Fultz or Lonzo. 

I would have just stayed at #3.  Good chance Fultz would have still been available anyway.  However I understand why Colangelo made the trade.  Fultz should fit very well with Simmons and Embiid.  Love Fox but he's a terrible fit with Simmons in the half court at this time.   They'd have been a terrifying duo in transition though.  Just not that high on Smith,  Think he's a stats stuffer. 

Not high on Lonzo.  Didn't understand why he was a ROY favorite.  He needs a several good shooters around him to excel and the Lakers certainly don't have them now.  If I were them, I would have taken Fox and slid Russell to SG,
have you seen how bad simmons and Fultz fit? They didn't know what  to do
Because Fultz screwed up his shot and wouldn't take any jumpers.  Simmons is playing fine with McConnell who is not a good shooter but will take the shot when open.  Even if Fultz hadn't done so, I don't think he's ready to be a starter yet on a team trying to make they playoffs.  When Fultz comes back, they should bring him off the bench for around 15mpg.  Like we did with Brown last season. 

People seem to put aside all reason when knocking the Sixers.  Being a good fit doesn't mean plug and play especially when dealing with 3 very inexperienced players.  Lebron, Wade and Bosh turned Miami into a 2 time champion but their 1st 20 games together were rough. 

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #384 on: November 05, 2017, 03:51:38 PM »

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Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #385 on: November 05, 2017, 05:44:09 PM »

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As of right now lakers tied for 6th worst in nba with 4 other teams

They face grizzlies tonight.

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #386 on: November 05, 2017, 05:52:34 PM »

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As of right now lakers tied for 6th worst in nba with 4 other teams

They face grizzlies tonight.
Actually tied for 8th now with the Cavs loss. 

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« Reply #387 on: November 05, 2017, 06:03:30 PM »

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As of right now lakers tied for 6th worst in nba with 4 other teams

They face grizzlies tonight.
Actually tied for 8th now with the Cavs loss.
The CLE defense is so abysmal. Like, so so bad.

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« Reply #388 on: November 05, 2017, 06:17:49 PM »

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As of right now lakers tied for 6th worst in nba with 4 other teams

They face grizzlies tonight.
Actually tied for 8th now with the Cavs loss.
The CLE defense is so abysmal. Like, so so bad.
Right at the bottom of the league.  Which is quite an accomplishment considering the number of other lousy defensive teams in the league. 

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #389 on: November 05, 2017, 10:56:13 PM »

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As of right now lakers tied for 6th worst in nba with 4 other teams

They face grizzlies tonight.

seriously though, please lose tonight geeeez