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venturalakersfan Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 9:54 am Post subject: |
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King Randle wrote: | Car54 wrote: | The Lakers will move forward with DeAndre Jordan and Dwight Howard, but neither are likely to start.
Anthony Davis is expected to be the starting center allowing for a Russ, Ellington, Ariza, LeBron, AD starting lineup.
THT will compete for a starting spot.
(@ShamsCharania) |
Today AD said he still prefers to play the 4...but he'll start some games at the 5...Dwight and Jordan will start other games based on match-up. This according to AD.
I see it the same way....it'll be based on match-ups. |
As it should be. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023. |
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MIMLaker Franchise Player
Joined: 18 Jul 2001 Posts: 10015 Location: Los Angeles/ Alhambra, CA
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:53 am Post subject: |
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DLaker wrote: | https://youtube.com/shorts/f4AhLDj5ZcQ?feature=share
LBJ mentioned 6 God, just for fun tried to match it with Comic Characters
LBJ - Superman
AD - Ironman
RW - Black Panther
Rondo - Captain America
Carmelo - Batman
Dwight - Hulk |
I see it like this instead:
LBJ = Iron Man - Center of the LCU (Laker Championship Universe). Most weapons out of anyone.
AD = Thor - Potentially the most powerful out of everyone; young prince almost reluctantly bearing the mantle of future king.
RW = Captain America - Possibly the most freakish athlete out of all of them; will NEVER quit, "can do this all day."
Dwight = (Nice Guy) Hulk - Physically strongest hero. Most likely to dab with kids out in public.
Melo = Hawkeye - Nearly all he does is shoot, but dang, he can SHOOT.
Rondo = Black Panther - Unquestioned leadership presence and intelligence; can take over a game despite relatively smaller stature. |
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DLaker Star Player
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 11:19 am Post subject: |
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MIMLaker wrote: | DLaker wrote: | https://youtube.com/shorts/f4AhLDj5ZcQ?feature=share
LBJ mentioned 6 God, just for fun tried to match it with Comic Characters
LBJ - Superman
AD - Ironman
RW - Black Panther
Rondo - Captain America
Carmelo - Batman
Dwight - Hulk |
I see it like this instead:
LBJ = Iron Man - Center of the LCU (Laker Championship Universe). Most weapons out of anyone.
AD = Thor - Potentially the most powerful out of everyone; young prince almost reluctantly bearing the mantle of future king.
RW = Captain America - Possibly the most freakish athlete out of all of them; will NEVER quit, "can do this all day."
Dwight = (Nice Guy) Hulk - Physically strongest hero. Most likely to dab with kids out in public.
Melo = Hawkeye - Nearly all he does is shoot, but dang, he can SHOOT.
Rondo = Black Panther - Unquestioned leadership presence and intelligence; can take over a game despite relatively smaller stature. |
+1 better than my take |
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King Randle Star Player
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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No starting lineups have been decided outside of LeBron, AD and Russ, said Frank Vogel. That will be determined as the days go on.
Per Mike Trudell
So please disregard the Athletic article |
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joeblow Star Player
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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^^^ Good. That directly answered my question as to why the Lakers would decide on two of the unknown five starters before training camp even began. It made no sense. |
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epic_ Franchise Player
Joined: 23 Jan 2020 Posts: 11310
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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Can't wait for the lineup of:
RW
THT
HBK
LBJ
AD _________________ 💜💛 🏆 👀 🍖 #18!!! |
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wolfpaclaker Retired Number
Joined: 29 May 2002 Posts: 58395
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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Frank said it will be more like 19-20 than last year. So AD will start at 4, move to 5 after 1-2 rotations. Definitely close at the 5.
I think they will adopt that defensive mindset and intimidation, and you can only do that with Vogel's schemes if you have 2 bigs. The 2 bigs give the Lakers that fear factor. So many talked about it last year, not being there.
Still saying it will be
DAJ/Dwight
AD
Bron
Westbrook
+ Best shooting wing that defends (Ellington, Baze, Monk, THT) |
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hydrohead Star Player
Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 4126 Location: Space City
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 9:46 am Post subject: |
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epic_ wrote: | Can't wait for the lineup of:
RW
THT
HBK
LBJ
AD |
You made me think a bit on who HBK was. _________________ Darvin |
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hydrohead Star Player
Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 4126 Location: Space City
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 9:53 am Post subject: |
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AD at the 5 fits the theme of this year: Sacrifice. Its a great example for a leader to show he is taking his personal preference out of the way and going to do what’s best for the team. _________________ Darvin |
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MIMLaker Franchise Player
Joined: 18 Jul 2001 Posts: 10015 Location: Los Angeles/ Alhambra, CA
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:37 am Post subject: |
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DLaker wrote: | MIMLaker wrote: | DLaker wrote: | https://youtube.com/shorts/f4AhLDj5ZcQ?feature=share
LBJ mentioned 6 God, just for fun tried to match it with Comic Characters
LBJ - Superman
AD - Ironman
RW - Black Panther
Rondo - Captain America
Carmelo - Batman
Dwight - Hulk |
I see it like this instead:
LBJ = Iron Man - Center of the LCU (Laker Championship Universe). Most weapons out of anyone.
AD = Thor - Potentially the most powerful out of everyone; young prince almost reluctantly bearing the mantle of future king.
RW = Captain America - Possibly the most freakish athlete out of all of them; will NEVER quit, "can do this all day."
Dwight = (Nice Guy) Hulk - Physically strongest hero. Most likely to dab with kids out in public.
Melo = Hawkeye - Nearly all he does is shoot, but dang, he can SHOOT.
Rondo = Black Panther - Unquestioned leadership presence and intelligence; can take over a game despite relatively smaller stature. |
+1 better than my take |
Switching this up now to:
LBJ = Iron Man - Center of the LCU (Laker Championship Universe). Most weapons out of anyone.
AD = Thor - Potentially the most powerful out of everyone; young prince almost reluctantly bearing the mantle of future king.
RW = Captain America - Possibly the most freakish athlete out of all of them; will NEVER quit, "can do this all day."
Dwight = (Nice Guy) Hulk - Physically strongest hero. Most likely to dab with kids out in public.
Melo = Hawkeye - Nearly all he does is shoot, but dang, he can SHOOT.
Rondo = War Machine - Veteran presence, a little beat-up due to injuries over the years, but still a backup with all the different tools that LBJ/ Iron Man brings. |
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Megaton Retired Number
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epic_ Franchise Player
Joined: 23 Jan 2020 Posts: 11310
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Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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https://i.redd.it/zamd8tt6vwq71.jpg
Bruh, with HBK being #15, Dwight taking #14 would have been perfect!!! _________________ 💜💛 🏆 👀 🍖 #18!!! |
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hydrohead Star Player
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 6:14 am Post subject: |
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epic_ wrote: | https://i.redd.it/zamd8tt6vwq71.jpg
Bruh, with HBK being #15, Dwight taking #14 would have been perfect!!! |
Or Nunn (Like None) goes to #00 and Dwight goes back to #12. Austin could have then went #14. _________________ Darvin |
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manlisten Star Player
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 7:40 am Post subject: |
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The jersey numbers add up to 99. _________________ It was reminiscent of one of those Most Interesting Man in the World advertisements: "I don't always shoot 6-for-28 from the field, but when I do, I become the youngest player in league history to score 28,000 career points." |
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fansincemagic Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 8:15 am Post subject: |
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Megaton wrote: | hydrohead wrote: | epic_ wrote: | Can't wait for the lineup of:
RW
THT
HBK
LBJ
AD |
You made me think a bit on who HBK was. |
I didn't realize Shawn Michaels played Basketball either. |
Yeah I still don't know, who is dishing out sweet chin music for the purple and gold? |
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Karmaloop Star Player
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 8:31 am Post subject: |
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epic_ wrote: | https://i.redd.it/zamd8tt6vwq71.jpg
Bruh, with HBK being #15, Dwight taking #14 would have been perfect!!! |
Rajon Rondo not being #9 is weird. _________________
kikanga wrote: | I'm interested in Olivia Munn. But similar to this LAL/DROZ situation. I don't think the feelings are mutual. |
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GameCock-MD Star Player
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 9:09 am Post subject: |
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MIMLaker wrote: | DLaker wrote: | MIMLaker wrote: | DLaker wrote: | https://youtube.com/shorts/f4AhLDj5ZcQ?feature=share
LBJ mentioned 6 God, just for fun tried to match it with Comic Characters
LBJ - Superman
AD - Ironman
RW - Black Panther
Rondo - Captain America
Carmelo - Batman
Dwight - Hulk |
I see it like this instead:
LBJ = Iron Man - Center of the LCU (Laker Championship Universe). Most weapons out of anyone.
AD = Thor - Potentially the most powerful out of everyone; young prince almost reluctantly bearing the mantle of future king.
RW = Captain America - Possibly the most freakish athlete out of all of them; will NEVER quit, "can do this all day."
Dwight = (Nice Guy) Hulk - Physically strongest hero. Most likely to dab with kids out in public.
Melo = Hawkeye - Nearly all he does is shoot, but dang, he can SHOOT.
Rondo = Black Panther - Unquestioned leadership presence and intelligence; can take over a game despite relatively smaller stature. |
+1 better than my take |
Switching this up now to:
LBJ = Iron Man - Center of the LCU (Laker Championship Universe). Most weapons out of anyone.
AD = Thor - Potentially the most powerful out of everyone; young prince almost reluctantly bearing the mantle of future king.
RW = Captain America - Possibly the most freakish athlete out of all of them; will NEVER quit, "can do this all day."
Dwight = (Nice Guy) Hulk - Physically strongest hero. Most likely to dab with kids out in public.
Melo = Hawkeye - Nearly all he does is shoot, but dang, he can SHOOT.
Rondo = War Machine - Veteran presence, a little beat-up due to injuries over the years, but still a backup with all the different tools that LBJ/ Iron Man brings. |
LBJ - Captain America
Westbrook - Iron Man
AD - Hulk
Dwight - Thor
THT - Spiderman
Malik Monk - Ant-Man
Melo - Winter Soldier
Ariza - The Falcon
Rondo - Dr. Strange
Ellington - Hawkeye
Nunn - Black Panther
Bazemore - Loki
I like this game... _________________ Build around team players, not ISO players. |
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King Randle Star Player
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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Vogel said Malik Monk’s versatility has stood out early in camp. His "shooting, cutting, moving without the basketball, catching lobs on the break and in the half court … initiating offense wiith certain actions.
Mike Trudell
This is why he should and IMO will play more than Ellington. Ellington is just a journey guy….10 teams in 12 years tells u all u need to know. None of those teams thought he was worth keeping. |
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King Randle Star Player
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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Dwight Howard says they call Malik Monk “The Microwave” because “once he hits one shot, it’s over with."
Mike Trudell
And this! |
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gng930 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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King Randle wrote: | Vogel said Malik Monk’s versatility has stood out early in camp. His "shooting, cutting, moving without the basketball, catching lobs on the break and in the half court … initiating offense wiith certain actions.
Mike Trudell
This is why he should and IMO will play more than Ellington. Ellington is just a journey guy….10 teams in 12 years tells u all u need to know. None of those teams thought he was worth keeping. |
This is great to hear. If AD really is going to be starting at the 5 often, the domino effect will be Baze and THT spending a lot of time at the 3 and opening up a lot of minutes at the 2 for Monk with Ellington being his only competition otherwise. I imagine there will be at least 2 of LBJ/AD/Russ/Melo on the court at all times to divert a lot of attention away from Monk/Ellington.
AD (20), Dwight (16), DAJ (12)
Bron (16), AD (12), Melo (20)
Ariza (16), Bron (16), Baze/THT (16)
Ellington (16), Monk (16), Baze/THT (16)
Russ (32), Nunn (16)
A lot of players warrant more minutes of course but I expect that to be relieved with the inevitable injury bug and load management for many of our older frontcourt players. _________________ Luxury Tax/FA Spreadsheet (Save to your Google Drive to edit)
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epic_ Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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fansincemagic wrote: | Megaton wrote: | hydrohead wrote: | epic_ wrote: | Can't wait for the lineup of:
RW
THT
HBK
LBJ
AD |
You made me think a bit on who HBK was. |
I didn't realize Shawn Michaels played Basketball either. |
Yeah I still don't know, who is dishing out sweet chin music for the purple and gold? |
He's just a sexy boy.
He's not your boy toy. _________________ 💜💛 🏆 👀 🍖 #18!!! |
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Car54 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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King Randle wrote: | Vogel said Malik Monk’s versatility has stood out early in camp. His "shooting, cutting, moving without the basketball, catching lobs on the break and in the half court … initiating offense wiith certain actions.
Mike Trudell
This is why he should and IMO will play more than Ellington. Ellington is just a journey guy….10 teams in 12 years tells u all u need to know. None of those teams thought he was worth keeping. |
No it doesn’t tell you all you need to know. This team is about championships not one players personal gains. I think monk should get more mins as well but I don’t think he should start over Ellington. But if coach thinks he’s the best fit then so be it. Robert Horry like other role players was a journey man as well. He just landed in championship situations _________________ Coach Vogel, Kidd, Hollins
Max slot : Kawhi |
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King Randle Star Player
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Car54 wrote: | King Randle wrote: | Vogel said Malik Monk’s versatility has stood out early in camp. His "shooting, cutting, moving without the basketball, catching lobs on the break and in the half court … initiating offense wiith certain actions.
Mike Trudell
This is why he should and IMO will play more than Ellington. Ellington is just a journey guy….10 teams in 12 years tells u all u need to know. None of those teams thought he was worth keeping. |
No it doesn’t tell you all you need to know. This team is about championships not one players personal gains. I think monk should get more mins as well but I don’t think he should start over Ellington. But if coach thinks he’s the best fit then so be it. Robert Horry like other role players was a journey man as well. He just landed in championship situations |
We’ll to me it’s pretty telling….I think Monk has much more to offer but in the end it’s who makes shots and may the best man win. Hell it could be Baze or THT…..we’ll see as the season progresses |
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joeblow Star Player
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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King Randle wrote: | Vogel said Malik Monk’s versatility has stood out early in camp. His "shooting, cutting, moving without the basketball, catching lobs on the break and in the half court … initiating offense wiith certain actions.
Mike Trudell
This is why he should and IMO will play more than Ellington. Ellington is just a journey guy….10 teams in 12 years tells u all u need to know. None of those teams thought he was worth keeping. |
Ariza has now played for 13 teams, including helping the Lakers reach two NBA Finals and winning one of them with us. So about that correlation... |
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hype Star Player
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 12:50 am Post subject: |
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joeblow wrote: | King Randle wrote: | Vogel said Malik Monk’s versatility has stood out early in camp. His "shooting, cutting, moving without the basketball, catching lobs on the break and in the half court … initiating offense wiith certain actions.
Mike Trudell
This is why he should and IMO will play more than Ellington. Ellington is just a journey guy….10 teams in 12 years tells u all u need to know. None of those teams thought he was worth keeping. |
Ariza has now played for 13 teams, including helping the Lakers reach two NBA Finals and winning one of them with us. So about that correlation... |
Ariza has banked an entire career off of that Laker success and they even let him go on purpose right in his prime because they knew that Metta was who they needed for the Celtics matchup... He hasn't been that good in a longggg time so him being a journeyman completely makes sense. He's very valuable to have at the vet min but journeyman fits him perfectly imo and I love Ariza.
I see someone mentioning Horry as a journeyman but I don't agree with that at all as he only played for 4 teams in a 17 year career with stints of 7,5,4,1 (only played 32 games for Phoenix) years on teams. He only played for the Spurs after the Lakers success due to them seeing how clutch he was when the Playoffs rolled around. So after the age 26 he spent the next 12 seasons playing only for the Lakers and Spurs..
Monk has substantially higher potential then Ellington so i'd much prefer to see him start if the Coaching staff believes in his discipline and think he's ready for that which is really the only concern i'd have. Ellington is the safe choice but if Monk keeps his word as far as wanting to mature and become a man leaving his past mistakes behind him then he'll be a problem for the league imo. That is still very much of a question mark though so I get the hesitancy. |
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