10/23 - 10/29 Games Discussion Thread

[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: 10/23 - 10/29 Games Discussion Thread

I can't remember from last year, but does League Pass put up full games after the fact? I'd like to watch Klay's game and not just highlights.

[Vni]

Re: 10/23 - 10/29 Games Discussion Thread

I can't remember from last year, but does League Pass put up full games after the fact? I'd like to watch Klay's game and not just highlights.

Yeah if you get the membership you can watch passed games. I think you could watch the first game of the season in June if you wanted to.


(I got a torrent place for games though if you're interested)

[ProfessaPackMan]

Re: 10/23 - 10/29 Games Discussion Thread

Fans will always have a gripe with a Coach’s rotations, that just how it always is.

Go to the Warriors’ SB Nation blog or the Celtics, Blazers , Wizards, Heat, etc and that’s the one constant the Armchairs will always have. I battle those same folks on NetsDaily and then when I hit them with the “What would be the right way to do it?”, then all of a sudden they don’t want to be an Armchair Coach and start dropping the “Well, I’m not a coach and I don’t get paid to make that decision” card, lol

So I don’t think his job security is in jeopardy because of their rotation, which is always going to be fluid on a nightly basis.

[Vni]

Re: 10/23 - 10/29 Games Discussion Thread

As long as Lonzo's aggressiveness is inconsistent then his place in the line up will be too. If you want to be a sure guy in the first unit, just be there every night.

[DieHardYankee26]

Re: 10/23 - 10/29 Games Discussion Thread

I can't remember from last year, but does League Pass put up full games after the fact? I'd like to watch Klay's game and not just highlights.

Yeah, you can. It keeps forgetting my TV subscription and asking for it again every time I sign out, I'm gonna have to send a message to support.

[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: 10/23 - 10/29 Games Discussion Thread

Does anybody need an Otto Porter?

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/10/30/18040508/washington-wizards-john-wall-bradley-beal-chemistry

[cima]

Re: 10/23 - 10/29 Games Discussion Thread

There is a legitimate argument that Javale McGee is is the second MVP on the Lakers behind LeBron and I'm not joking.

If McGee goes down, the Lakers are absolutely ****ed. He is their only legitimate big man and his defensive/rebounding impact is huge. They're already a bad rebounding team even with him on the team and it's especially noticeable against teams with good bigs and even moreso when he's on the bench.

Never thought I'd utter those words but I don't want to be proven right either.

[Nevertheles109]

Re: 10/23 - 10/29 Games Discussion Thread

There is a legitimate argument that Javale McGee is is the second MVP on the Lakers behind LeBron and I'm not joking.

If McGee goes down, the Lakers are absolutely ****ed. He is their only legitimate big man and his defensive/rebounding impact is huge. They're already a bad rebounding team even with him on the team and it's especially noticeable against teams with good bigs and even moreso when he's on the bench.

Never thought I'd utter those words but I don't want to be proven right either.

I agree as well man. I'd argue the list of top three players are:
1. Bron Bron
2. Big Daddy Wookie
3. Kuzma

And the main problem with that is we have players that should be on that list that are inconsistent. Ball needs to attack more and that'll also increase his assist numbers due to the defense collapsing. Ingram looks great in spurts, and then he'll disappear on the court for a few minutes and will stop cutting and playing aggressive.

Our interior defense is abysmal right now ...Towns looked like a bully last night and he's sawft.

[Sportsforever]

Re: 10/23 - 10/29 Games Discussion Thread

There is a legitimate argument that Javale McGee is is the second MVP on the Lakers behind LeBron and I'm not joking.

If McGee goes down, the Lakers are absolutely ****ed. He is their only legitimate big man and his defensive/rebounding impact is huge. They're already a bad rebounding team even with him on the team and it's especially noticeable against teams with good bigs and even moreso when he's on the bench.

Never thought I'd utter those words but I don't want to be proven right either.

Man...season isn't even 2 weeks old really and people are already jumping off the wagon? I am pretty sure I saw all of you guys saying the Lakers are a playoff team with LeBron. Now you say they aren't very good even with him...then they'll go on a run and win 3-4 in a row and will have "gelled" and be a playoff team again. It's a LONG season; let's see how it plays out.

[OSUFan_88]

Re: 10/23 - 10/29 Games Discussion Thread

Lakers struggling more than I thought they would. Ingrham not becoming what he should be, Lonzo still sucking and all the FAs except Javale not working out.

They might already be in too big a hole to make the playoffs.

[ProfessaPackMan]

10/23 - 10/29 Games Discussion Thread

Ingram has been fine in this small sample size of a season.

His trash % has dropped significantly over the last 2 years .

[jeebs9]

Re: 10/23 - 10/29 Games Discussion Thread

Pretty much what Jeebs said. Ball plays faster and is a better defender. He moves the ball more and just looked really good when he wasn't sharing time with Rondo.

After reading comments from Lakers fans about Luke's rotations and how they've been an issue every year now, I'm starting to get worried for his job security.

But at the same time, it's just growing pains. Every single Lakers lost has been competitive, they haven't been blown out at all yet. So it's more time together I feel like they'll learn how to close out games.

LeBron looks like he's starting LeDecline though. There's just something off about him and I'm not quite sure what it is. He's definitely not as explosive as he used to be but it looks even more noticeable this year, maybe that's just because he's playing next to so much speed now

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I wouldn't call LeBron on a decline yet. I do agree with the playing next to younger players. He just looks slower. And we've never seen LeBron play at this kind of pace ever in his career.

Man...season isn't even 2 weeks old really and people are already jumping off the wagon? I am pretty sure I saw all of you guys saying the Lakers are a playoff team with LeBron. Now you say they aren't very good even with him...then they'll go on a run and win 3-4 in a row and will have "gelled" and be a playoff team again. It's a LONG season; let's see how it plays out.

I never said any of that. You know I'm neutral party here lol

Lakers struggling more than I thought they would. Ingrham not becoming what he should be, Lonzo still sucking and all the FAs except Javale not working out.

They might already be in too big a hole to make the playoffs.

Yeah I again wouldn't go down that road.

Ingram has been fine in this small sample size of a season.

His trash % has dropped significantly over the last 2 years .

hahaha Pack I love this joke lol.

I was shocked that Carl LeVert got shut down. I expected his streak to keep going. I expected the Nets to pull off an upset last night. It's weird how they just can't put it together

[23]

Re: 10/23 - 10/29 Games Discussion Thread

LeBron is declining. He hasn't played defense for a couple of years now.

[cima]

Re: 10/23 - 10/29 Games Discussion Thread

Man...season isn't even 2 weeks old really and people are already jumping off the wagon? I am pretty sure I saw all of you guys saying the Lakers are a playoff team with LeBron. Now you say they aren't very good even with him...then they'll go on a run and win 3-4 in a row and will have "gelled" and be a playoff team again. It's a LONG season; let's see how it plays out.

Definitely not jumping off the wagon, this team is going to click eventually. With that said, this trend of going small I think is a little overblown because there's still tons of big teams out there and the Lakers ONLY have 1 big. LeBron is often the biggest or 2nd biggest guy on the floor and he's not young/explosive like he used to be.

It's also a complex situation cause we know LeBron is LeCoast in the regular season but he can't really do that right now...just like Cleveland last year, the Lakers are still needing him to do almost everything.

It's just really weird but it's because it's new and they don't have chemistry and won't for awhile. At the same time though, if you've watched these games, JaVale's rim presence is undeniable and he is the only one on the roster that has any whatsoever. So if he goes down, I think they're screwed. Going small-ball works for teams like Golden State because of their shooting. Luke is out there rolling lineups of Rondo, Ball, Lance, LeBron, and McGee or Williams or some similar garbage expecting it to work which it won't. Again I'll give him credit for trying different lineups but some you should just know aren't gonna work that well.

Julius Randle would've been a really good fit with this squad, it's a shame they couldn't hang on to him. His toughness is exactly what they need.

[ProfessaPackMan]

Re: 10/23 - 10/29 Games Discussion Thread

Didn’t they choose to let Randle walk?