Happened to have caught a few lakers games of late. Now I dont watch every game and I'm not having a dig but just something that i was starting to notice was the lakers in offense seem to be very lazy off the ball, especially Kobe. You look at a team like the spurs here Duncan is always screening, Parker, ginobili, Leonard are always moving around the perimiters, splitter is always active. Now the lakers set the odd screen but often Kobe is often just standing at the 3 point line waiting for the ball, he is not the only one. They just seem very stagnat and lazy, i dot k ow it might just be the way im seeing it. Anyone else noticing that??
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pennysdaman
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Lazy is an understatement!!Man this team pi$$es me off something shocking......
It seems every player just expects everything to fall in their hands...The only player that plays hard and like its his last game is Jordan Hill, Dwight ( i know he is still recovering from surgery) needs for now to grab Boards and Block Shots/Defend and the rest will come to him and quit bitching!!Pau needs to sack up big time and make himself fit into Mike D's O because he will be there for a while(Mike D)Unless Daddy Buss steps in and fires Mike and Hires Pjax....Artest needs to concentrate on D coz thats what he is good at and this year he is shooting a good % from behind the arc.....Trade one of 800000 PG's eg, Duhon, Morris, Blake...
Age shouldnt be an issue for these guys look at the Spurs and Knicks...Young athletic teams dont win Chips...Veteran/Young players do!Im all but ready to wipe this season off!!
pennysdaman
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LOL wouldnt go that far.....But look at the Spurs every year for a long time they have been up there adding young players mixed in with Duncan, Parker, Ginobilli
Did you see Magic's rant on twitter??spot on i reckon!!!
Something is definitely wrong with the Lakers, they may get it together.
Nash is letting alot of guys blow by him in the pick n roll, Dwight is helping and his guy is scoring. But then Nash is doing great on O.
Not sure what this team needs but I reckon they're making another move before the deadline.
Nash is letting alot of guys blow by him in the pick n roll, Dwight is helping and his guy is scoring. But then Nash is doing great on O.
Not sure what this team needs but I reckon they're making another move before the deadline.
pennysdaman
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Well hopefully they do!!!It will almost certainly involve Gasol/Clark/Duhon..those sorts of guys for some young guys and bench help...
Another things that gets up my goat ( as my dad would say)
Why sign Jameson and not Effing play him he is a solid scorer?
Nash needs to shoot more!He is a great shooter....
I missed that one. I love listening to magic, one of the greatest bball iqs of all time.
I was wrapped when the lakers got Nash personally because it means Parker gets his way with the lakers. Everyone is saying how Dwight is still hampered by injuries but he is not playing all that different than he did in Orlando. He just isn't the player all the hype is IMO.
What move could the lakers possibly make??
I missed that one. I love listening to magic, one of the greatest bball iqs of all time.
I was wrapped when the lakers got Nash personally because it means Parker gets his way with the lakers. Everyone is saying how Dwight is still hampered by injuries but he is not playing all that different than he did in Orlando. He just isn't the player all the hype is IMO.
What move could the lakers possibly make??
pennysdaman
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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...tter-rant-about-struggling-los-angeles-lakers
Here is Magics Rant....
They will want to rid them selves of Gasol's Contract and like i said earlier 1 of the many PG's they have....Possibly move Jameson/Artest/Hill
Here is Magics Rant....
They will want to rid them selves of Gasol's Contract and like i said earlier 1 of the many PG's they have....Possibly move Jameson/Artest/Hill
Well Dirk did hint that he wants to be moved if the Mavs can't compete.
His contract is very similar to Pau's????? I doubt the Mavs would want Pau in the shape he's in but Dirk would fit in to D'Antoni's system better than anyone.
The Pau for Amare rumour is gaining steam also.
Obviously these are long shots but would'nt it be interesting? Dirk with Nash again.
The Lakers are 100% gonna make a move, not sure what they'll do.
i agree, Jamison started playing well and then Mike sitting him for whole games!!! Not cool!
I'd like to see LA make a biggish move with Charlotte, maybe Gasol, Jamison and someone for Kidd Gilchrist and Walker kind of thing. Move some big contracts and grab some good YOUNG players!
pennysdaman
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Yeah i like play of Walker he is quick can score and pass.....I would actually like to see them move Gasol and Artest's Contracts we need young atheltic players will be a great mix with Kobe, Dwight and Nash and a new building block to go with Dwight when Kobe retires...
I think the most likely deal will be with the Wolves for Derrick Williams and Pekovic and some other pieces...
I can't see Charlotte taking on Gasol's contract but that would be great to see something like that go down.
I may be biased here because I've started to pc him but Ben Gordon still has an amazing shot and would get plenty of great looks in that offense.
I can see D'Antoni trying to do a deal with Phoenix for a couple of his guys there.
Depending on Dirk, I can see them looking after him and letting him go to L.A if he asked. Mavs did a deal with L.A last year (it did'nt work out with Odom) and they may deal again.
Pau is still one of the best bigs in the League. On any team he's 18 and 10, ANY team. They're not gonna trade him for scrubs.
I may be biased here because I've started to pc him but Ben Gordon still has an amazing shot and would get plenty of great looks in that offense.
I can see D'Antoni trying to do a deal with Phoenix for a couple of his guys there.
Depending on Dirk, I can see them looking after him and letting him go to L.A if he asked. Mavs did a deal with L.A last year (it did'nt work out with Odom) and they may deal again.
Pau is still one of the best bigs in the League. On any team he's 18 and 10, ANY team. They're not gonna trade him for scrubs.
pennysdaman
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Your right he is still probably THE best big in the NBA clearly he isnt playing well in Mike D's plan but then again no one is......Knowing what Mitch can do there will be a big trade before the deadline...Hopefully they can smell the coffee and get some young talent!and when they do F^%Kin play them!!
