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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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LeBron
Rondo
Lonzo
Hart
Ingram
Kuzma
Kcp
Mcgee
Zubac
Those are the only guys that should play unless injuries occur |
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Megaton Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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LakerMindLA wrote: | If he simply didn’t play Stephenson tonight we likely win this game. |
After that 1st half, I was hoping Luke would make the move to play Svi and/or Wear to get some shooting going. Especially with how erratic Lance was playing.
But nope, he just plays Lance more. Freaking predictable. _________________ Darvin Scam: https://media.tenor.com/images/3c15249955860a4b16b59e8ae035fb75/tenor.gif |
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Jesusdelonla Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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why does Kuzma have to play out of position when its clearly not working |
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tox Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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epak wrote: | levon wrote: | Lance played WAY too many minutes. |
He played 16.
The other option was either play BI more who was hot and cold or try Svi? |
Ingram can play more than 28 minutes. He gave us 2 blocks and 2 steals in those 28 min. His offense was shaky, sure, but so was Lance's.
I'd rather Ingram play 32-33 and also give Hart more of his minutes.
I'd prefer 0 mpg for Lance but I'd settle for 5 |
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epak Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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defense wrote: | LeBron
Rondo
Lonzo
Hart
Ingram
Kuzma
Kcp
Mcgee
Zubac
Those are the only guys that should play unless injuries occur |
9 man rotation at the start of the season? Geez.
That's like the Mike D'antonio school of thinking. |
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tox Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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Jesusdelonla wrote: | why does Kuzma have to play out of position when its clearly not working |
We don't have another center, I blame Magic for that. |
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The Juggernaut Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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epak wrote: | levon wrote: | Lance played WAY too many minutes. |
He played 16.
The other option was either play BI more who was hot and cold or try Svi? |
Wrong. The other option was to play KCP and Hart more minutes each. |
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levon Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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Lonzo Beasley and Lance had me floored. |
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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levon wrote: | Lonzo Beasley and Lance had me floored. |
I'd love to know his thought process for that. That's starting Luol Deng in the season opener-level bad. |
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The Juggernaut Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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tox wrote: | epak wrote: | levon wrote: | Lance played WAY too many minutes. |
He played 16.
The other option was either play BI more who was hot and cold or try Svi? |
Ingram can play more than 28 minutes. He gave us 2 blocks and 2 steals in those 28 min. His offense was shaky, sure, but so was Lance's.
I'd rather Ingram play 32-33 and also give Hart more of his minutes.
I'd prefer 0 mpg for Lance but I'd settle for 5 |
Seriously! Luke thinks it's a NJB team and every kid has to play. Ingram should be getting 33-35 MPG and Hart should get 30 MPG |
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LakerMindLA Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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tox wrote: | epak wrote: | levon wrote: | Lance played WAY too many minutes. |
He played 16.
The other option was either play BI more who was hot and cold or try Svi? |
Ingram can play more than 28 minutes. He gave us 2 blocks and 2 steals in those 28 min. His offense was shaky, sure, but so was Lance's.
I'd rather Ingram play 32-33 and also give Hart more of his minutes.
I'd prefer 0 mpg for Lance but I'd settle for 5 |
Anyone is likely better than Lance. He is erratic on O and his mentality hurts the flow of the offense and makes other players take bad shots.
He is equally erratic on D. He doesn’t rotate. Fake hustles which puts the entire team D in rotation mode and then spaces out.
There was a reason he was -15 in 16 minutes tonight. |
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Megaton Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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tox wrote: | Jesusdelonla wrote: | why does Kuzma have to play out of position when its clearly not working |
We don't have another center, I blame Magic for that. |
Kuz isn’t a center.
To me, Beasley is more of a stretch 5 than Kuz. |
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epak Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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The Juggernaut wrote: | epak wrote: | levon wrote: | Lance played WAY too many minutes. |
He played 16.
The other option was either play BI more who was hot and cold or try Svi? |
Wrong. The other option was to play KCP and Hart more minutes each. |
Luke pretty much went with a 9 man rotation today.
I guess he should have gone with an 8 man rotation in game 1 of the year.
You're so right. |
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The Juggernaut Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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epak wrote: | The Juggernaut wrote: | epak wrote: | levon wrote: | Lance played WAY too many minutes. |
He played 16.
The other option was either play BI more who was hot and cold or try Svi? |
Wrong. The other option was to play KCP and Hart more minutes each. |
Luke pretty much went with a 9 man rotation today.
I guess he should have gone with an 8 man rotation in game 1 of the year.
You're so right. |
Not just me, everyone in this thread agrees with not playing Lance. I'd rather Svi get 6 of those minutes and spread the other 10 to KCP, Hart, and BI. |
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TheBlackMamba Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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The defense was bad, but listening to these post-game interviews, I really, really hope that's not all Luke is telling these guys. If he thinks they can win playing better defense but still shooting like (bleep), he's not as smart as I thought he was. Did his experience with the Dubs teach him nothing about modern NBA offensive efficiency? |
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KeepItRealOrElse Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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Luke hasn't gave us a competent halfcourt offense in 3 years and isn't good at talent eval/rotations. he's a mediocre coach...which makes sense since he's only been coaching for 5 years |
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VicXLakers Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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good thing Luke make the call |
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Megaton Retired Number
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2019 Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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So are people's complaints about Luke that he played Lonzo w/ Beasley + Lance and that Kuzma is playing too much 5? Not starting Lonzo?
This is the roster that he was given... our backup center rotation is non-existent though I would say Zu should get mins. Lance was a guy signed to be the backup 3.
Anyway, he's a mins split that's worth considering even if it doesn't involve Lance and Beasley:
McGee (22) | Zubac (18) | LeBron (4) | Kuzma (4)
LeBron (20) | Kuzma (28)
Ingram (34) | LeBron (8) | KCP (6)
J Hart (30) | KCP (14) | Lonzo (4)
Lonzo (26) Rondo (22) |
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Lance shouldn’t be allowed to even enter the arena. Let’s hope luke realizes this.
I’m not sure what adjustments like can make at the backup C. That’s going to be a big challenge for him |
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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Why’d he sit BI for so long after he did pretty good in the 3rd? |
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The Juggernaut Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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Megaton wrote: | Beasley should never play besides garbage time. And Lance shouldn’t play 16 minutes either.
Svi and Wear could have shared those 18 minutes that Lance and Beasley got in total. |
Did Wear make the team? I'd rather have him be backup C than Kuz. |
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Megaton Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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The Juggernaut wrote: | Megaton wrote: | Beasley should never play besides garbage time. And Lance shouldn’t play 16 minutes either.
Svi and Wear could have shared those 18 minutes that Lance and Beasley got in total. |
Did Wear make the team? I'd rather have him be backup C than Kuz. |
Yes he’s on the team.
He would have been a good player to try out for this game with the way our shooting was going in the first half. _________________ Darvin Scam: https://media.tenor.com/images/3c15249955860a4b16b59e8ae035fb75/tenor.gif |
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Staccatos Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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Luke's rotations are like he's playing yahtzee. WTF is he doing? People were saying he's experimenting in pre-season.... well I don't think he's experimenting, he just doesn't know what he's doing. |
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