Anyone else tired of the smugness?

[george w kush]

-Lebron doing his ‘big balls’ celebration after hitting a game clinching shot against the Pacers who are 10-16

-That stupid thru the legs pass Lebron does to Westbrook when the Lakers win a jump ball to start the game

-Russ smiling and laughing as we’re down by 8 to the Clippers

-Monk’s primal screams after a dunk against the Kings when the Kings offense collapses due to their youth and inexperience


Wake me up when the Lakers go on a 5 game winning streak because for the time being I’m done with all the antics, turnstile defense and grinding out games against teams that are purposely tanking.

[lakez34]

I agree all the sideline antics are good for winning teams otherwise as Horry said in a post game show recently purely show while most teams don't even fear the team. Most Bron teams have been this way though.

[PenG_]

I just want to see wins. I don’t care about the other stuff.

[CandyCanes]

The through the legs quarterback style pass is the worst. What if the ball goes out of bounds?
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[george w kush]

[hype]

Honestly, i'm usually the one that isn't bothered much by any celebrating or boasting in any sport but this team just looks stupid asf sometimes considering they were heavy contenders to start the season and had a cake schedule to open it.

If i'm Bron, Russ or AD i'm telling the team behind closed doors we gotta stop this bs and end celebrating, complaining or exaggerating contact on 85% of the plays until we actually hit a 5-10 game win streak like AD was mouthing off about a few games ago. At this point it's like the team down by 30 that makes a great play and celebrates.. Just looks sad and kind of pathetic imo.

I hate to say it but this years team is far and away the toughest team for me to follow in a really long time and it has almost nothing to do with there record. Just how they handle themselves on the court and continue to feel like they are the best while fighting for a low seed currently. I really didn't expect it to be nearly this bad. I still think they can do some damage potentially but they are tough to watch for such a talented roster.

[Drifts]

wins first, antic later.
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[Drifts]

[CandyCanes]

[JamaalWilkes]

I prefer players like Alex Caruso over the spoiled celebrity athletes.

[Drifts]

[CandyCanes]

[george w kush]

[BEazy]

Or how about flexing after getting the foul call and then bricking the freethrow....

Yeah the antics of this "veteran team" is getting quite annoying and of course all the dumbassery has to be in a Lakers uniform.

We don't have that dog on the team to tell everybody to stop being stupid and win the game. I think Kieff was that guy the last two seasons. We need a guy that will get in Bron/AD/Russ face when they're doing stupid crap. Like a Rasheed Wallace/Udonis Haslem/Charles Oakley type of mentality.

The coasting mentality of this team is just exhausting...

[slavavov]

I really don't understand why this team acts and feels so cool and confident when they're 12-12 and have had only one easy win so far this season.

They seem to have that "too cool for school" mindset even more than some of the Shaq-led teams.

[Outspoken]

It reminds me of when D'Angelo Russell was jumping around and acting like a fool and Kobe was just serious.

Or when Kobe was on Jimmy Kimmel and he showed Kobe a clip of Nick Young, Jeremy Linn, Carlos Boozer, and Jordan Hill celebrating winning after losing 8 straight, and their record is terrible.

I miss the all business, laser focused, wanna win at all cost type of demeanor. I'm all for a little celebratory gesture when your team is playing good, you're on fire, defensive stop, rallying the troops, but there is nothing right now for this team to be celebrating. I understand basketball is supposed to be fun, they have a job playing the game that they love, but it is also a competitive sport, and right now we are losing the competition. We are a .500 team.

[Laker_Jocker]

Eh, yup…..Act like you been there before….. Should be ashamed not Shaqtin a fool on the court.

[non-player zealot]

[1hu2ren3dui4]

Between Kareem and Horry you have a couple of really great players not liking lebrons dance. Not surprised to see a thread like this on here from fans, but as guys in that community they really should both just STFU.

Kobe’s death affected me. Like I never met the guy, he never talked to me, but what he represented in my life was pretty special. His work ethic, his approach to life, maybe it was all an elaborate show, but in my youth, those things really inspired me. I can only imagine what it felt like for lebron who felt those exact same things but had the benefit of spending months with Kobe in Beijing and seeing how that work ethic resonated with people around the world. Life is short, let alone a basketball career, and if he wants to pretend parts of his body are swinging because he is happy, well I’m happy for him.

But that’s not all that happened. I didn’t really get to reflect on Kobe’s death really because the entirety of humanity rolled into a crisis situation. Everybody was scrambling to just make things work. Some industries still are. Lebron marched out there and made it work, won that pandemic title (btw, that askerik is a badge of honor) and even played through being injured and because of the insane schedule the nba laid out where they rolled right into next season with very little break. We all remember that period when lebron came out and started talking about “never being the same player” again.

Anyway, I don’t really care if you label me a lebron apologist or whatever. I just think that is the context of the life that I think Lebron is living. I know horry has a tv career and Kareem is promoting a podcast, but sheesh, just let lebron enjoy the twilight of his career however he wants to, to be able to feel good about walking away from the game. The man has earned it.

[PenG_]

When I watch this team play, I see a fundamentally mediocre basketball team, not a "coasting" team. If Ariza and Nunn help in some large way, cool.

If the team is bad, they might as well have fun. Kareem didn't say (bleep) when Kobe did the same dance.

[troy]

I know this isn't a popular opinion here in LG land, but it needs to be said...Lebron James is a horrible influence on this Lakers team. From his lazy-ass "coasting" effort to his "Godfather-like" control over the franchise to acting like a juvenile buffoon on the court, I am 100% sick of seeing his stupid face. I appreciate him bringing a Championship to LA, but he's worn out his welcome, especially in light of the professional personalities of some of our passed champions, like Kobe, Kareem and Magic. Even Shaq, who was a goofball, wasn't as much an offensive, arrogant A-hole as Lebron. I know Lebron is a Laker and I have to support him because of that, but I'm over Lebron James, and I wouldn't mind at all if he and "Bronny" took their circus act somewhere else.

[dont_be_a_wuss]

[PenG_]

[troy]

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