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postandpivot Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 10:28 pm Post subject: i have never been this nervous on Draft Day***Official 2014 Lakers Draft*** |
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i have never been this nervous on Draft Day.
**rubs hands together....Come on baby...Come on lake show...****
question... will we purchase a 2nd round pick? _________________ LAL4K3RS wrote: He(Kobe) is the white haired kung fu master that you realize is older than dirt but can still kick your arse when in a sitting position drinking a nice herbal tea. |
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malicious_intent Starting Rotation
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:03 am Post subject: |
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I hope we purchase an additional first and a second round pick. We need young talent badly! We also need cheep players. It's going to be a long day until the draft :-/ |
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jwbrown77 Star Player
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 8:41 am Post subject: |
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Agreed malicious.
I think we can get a good player at #7, but I wish there was a scenario where we could trade it for two picks between 10 and 20. I think there's decent talent to be had in that range, and two players would be a big boost. |
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malicious_intent Starting Rotation
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 8:49 am Post subject: |
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Who do you guys want at 7? My heart is set on smart or Randal. After seeing Randall's shoot around with the lakers I'm convinced he will be a star and smart will lockdown the top PGs |
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jwbrown77 Star Player
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 9:09 am Post subject: |
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I'd be happy with Randle or Smart. I think they're both smart, safe picks in that range. Everyone else that I think will be available at #7 are in a grouping lower than those two. |
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Mike@LG Moderator
Joined: 10 Apr 2001 Posts: 65135 Location: Orange County, CA
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:36 am Post subject: |
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Exum
Smart
Randle
Gordon
Payton
In order, for now, until I change my mind again.
I keep forgetting Payton had 50% of his field goal attempts at the rim and got to the FT line equally as often as Smart. _________________ Resident Car Nut.
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malicious_intent Starting Rotation
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:59 am Post subject: |
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Nice, seems like we are all pretty much in agreement. I watch most of smarts games at okst but I haven't seen much of Payton. I think I would stick with smart since u know what to expect from him even if he never fixes his shot |
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postandpivot Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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Mike@LG wrote: | Exum
Smart
Randle
Gordon
Payton
In order, for now, until I change my mind again.
I keep forgetting Payton had 50% of his field goal attempts at the rim and got to the FT line equally as often as Smart. | i'm right where you are Mike. which is what makes me so nervous. even during the bynum draft. i had my eyes on "some big man"(drew) and Gerald Green aka "our kobe replacement"
Lavine is also on my list. and he's guess who? Gerald Green aka "our kobe replacement"
Smart = rodney stuckey or better? we dont know. he's a better floor general then stuck for sure. do i want to waste a 7 pick on a slightly better stuck? not really
will exum even fall to us?
Gordon cant shoot to save his life. and the fact he cant shot ft's is scary to me. people dont go from really bad ft shooters and bad shooters to solid shooters and 70% ft people. it doesnt happen.
now that guy can still impact the game. but never has the lakers had a core piece have a flaw that obvious. unless it was shaq. and we know gordon and dominant shaq.
but i do like gordon's game. i cant lie about it. we need that athleticism so badly it isnt even funny.
why cant that guy have a solid mod range jumper and a 72% from the ft line. thats all i ask MIke.
Lavine is all athletics but doesnt like contact... he could still end up being ray allen. ray allen had a nice handle at uconn, and was a scorer/shooter. he never really LIKED contact. he would occasionally show people he had serious hops every blue moon and dunk on someone.
so if lavine became ray ray.. i would love him at 7.
if lavine became crawf? but i passed on exum and exume becomes penny. i will be ticked off.
to many what if's.
what if we draft vonvon? and he turns into a slow motion solid player. but here we go again with a less hyper athletic big being ran around by other super athletic bigs. i'm sick of seeing it mike. lol
then i saw something in payton's eyes. he reminded me of Nick the quick. the good and the bad of nick. lol. i wouldnt mind a prime lakers nick at 7.
especially with payton's defense.
Randle. the safe pick. could be prime larry johnson. will that game work in this league of hyper athletic bigs with super long arms? can he slow any other big down on defense?probably not.so that means he better be dropping a cool 18 per with 10rebs per.
to cancel out his opponent. _________________ LAL4K3RS wrote: He(Kobe) is the white haired kung fu master that you realize is older than dirt but can still kick your arse when in a sitting position drinking a nice herbal tea. |
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Mike@LG Moderator
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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If Rodney Stuckey played D and stayed motivated, he'd be a hell of a player.
Gordon simply lacks touch.
LaVine, mentality.
Vonleh, like Gordon, needs to work. _________________ Resident Car Nut.
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malicious_intent Starting Rotation
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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Smarts defense alone makes him worth the 7th pick. Randle is athletic enough to stay in front of his man, but he will never become a lockdown defender. I can still see randle avg 20 n 10 as a rookie for the lakers! I used to think 15 n 10 until I saw him hitting those jumpers inn his laker workout. Changed how I felt about him because if he's hitting that shot nobody can stop him from getting to the rim. |
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DuncanIdaho Franchise Player
Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 17249 Location: In a no-ship
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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Is the draft being streamed anywhere? |
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Lakersfield Star Player
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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When I think of Marcus Smart, I think of Marcus Banks LOL. _________________ Started posting on Lakersground when it was lakers/rivals.com since Aug.2000. |
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malicious_intent Starting Rotation
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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Can we buy a pick and get semaj Christian, Patrick young, or vasleli micic??? Maybe young and one if the others? |
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