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Polarbear
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| OK I had to laugh with Darvin ham did there |
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Killer_Z
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Treble Clef wrote: | | Polarbear wrote: | I’m officially worried about LeBron
I’m trying to remember a game where he looked as bad as this |
He looked awful in the first half of last game and then made everything in the 2nd half. He doesn’t seem to have his athleticism and teams may try to exploit that in the playoffs if it doesn’t get better. |
What about his court vision? Two games in a row where he's trying to make passes that turn out terrible. |
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Treble Clef
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| mad55557777 wrote: | Will the suns load manage on Sunday? If not, we have a chance to fall into the 8th.
Either way, we will lock in 2 games at crypto.com arena if we win sunday |
They probably lost Biyombo for a while over this meaningless game so I’m guessing they’ll be very careful about playing anyone Sunday. |
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Polarbear
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I’m trying to remember a time the Darvin ham came over for the interview with the player |
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mad55557777
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AR and Beasley saved us today.
TBJ, RUI also played great
DLO had a great beginning and ending
AD played like poor man’s Rudy gobert
LBJ played like westbrick never left |
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Laker4lifer4real
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Warriors can still lose in Portland. It’s a 12:30 start game. |
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TDRock
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Polarbear wrote: | | OK I had to laugh with Darvin ham did there |
Yeah that was cute |
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pio2u
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Sloppy & ugly but a win is a win. |
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BILBJH
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| TDRock wrote: | | BILBJH wrote: | | TDRock wrote: | | P.K. wrote: | | TDRock wrote: | | P.K. wrote: | there ya go, TDR...
Landale is an Aussie...that explains the first name....Jock is still a popular name down under |
Jock Landale is a Dirk Diggler type of name. That is just superb. Lol |
LOL @ Dirk Diggler reference
I probably should have mentioned I'm watching the Suns broadcast, and they threw that Aussie angle out there...
A few years ago, I'd spent 4 months in Australia and was surprised at all the first names there that would be considered old fashioned here... |
Was "Jock" ever a name here? I missed that name phase. Perhaps before I was born? Lol |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jock_Ewing |
Fictional character but if Jock is a nickname for John, that makes me feel better lol |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joc_Pederson |
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Treble Clef
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| Killer_Z wrote: | | Treble Clef wrote: | | Polarbear wrote: | I’m officially worried about LeBron
I’m trying to remember a game where he looked as bad as this |
He looked awful in the first half of last game and then made everything in the 2nd half. He doesn’t seem to have his athleticism and teams may try to exploit that in the playoffs if it doesn’t get better. |
What about his court vision? Two games in a row where he's trying to make passes that turn out terrible. |
Yeah I think it all goes together. If teams double down on him not being able to jump over everyone, those passing lanes are really going to get clogged. |
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TMG
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| BandwagonLBJhopper wrote: | | Polarbear wrote: | I’m officially worried about LeBron
I’m trying to remember a game where he looked as bad as this |
Yup. Normally he ramps it up with time, he's had enough games now where you'd want to see him start looking like himself. He isn't close. |
He wont play healthy this season. And it shows. Still he absolutely sucked this game. He needs to be the play maker a lot more. And play in the post A LOT MORE. |
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mad55557777
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| AR is 9/13 from the Field even with 2 end of quarter percentage busters, that’s crazy |
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TDRock
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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| BILBJH wrote: | | TDRock wrote: | | BILBJH wrote: | | TDRock wrote: | | P.K. wrote: | | TDRock wrote: | | P.K. wrote: | there ya go, TDR...
Landale is an Aussie...that explains the first name....Jock is still a popular name down under |
Jock Landale is a Dirk Diggler type of name. That is just superb. Lol |
LOL @ Dirk Diggler reference
I probably should have mentioned I'm watching the Suns broadcast, and they threw that Aussie angle out there...
A few years ago, I'd spent 4 months in Australia and was surprised at all the first names there that would be considered old fashioned here... |
Was "Jock" ever a name here? I missed that name phase. Perhaps before I was born? Lol |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jock_Ewing |
Fictional character but if Jock is a nickname for John, that makes me feel better lol |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joc_Pederson |
Well alright then. And he's only 30. So there it is. Lol |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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| mad55557777 wrote: | | AR is 9/13 from the Field even with 2 end of quarter percentage busters, that’s crazy |
And he was fouled with no whistle on half of those |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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I'm watching the Suns broadcast here in Arizona...
their guys are even commenting on the fact that Lebron doesn't seem to be able to get any lift, and that it's probably an after effect of the injury.
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mad55557777
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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| P.K. wrote: | I'm watching the Suns broadcast here in Arizona...
their guys are even commenting on the fact that Lebron doesn't seem to be able to get any lift, and that it's probably an after effect of the injury. |
Nobody should expect him to be 100%, the question is will be get 50% or 70% lebron? Tonight he was like 40% |
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LakerSD
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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| P.K. wrote: | I'm watching the Suns broadcast here in Arizona...
their guys are even commenting on the fact that Lebron doesn't seem to be able to get any lift, and that it's probably an after effect of the injury. |
I hate these narratives because it’s whenever it’s convenient.
He seemed to have no problems flying for dunks against Houston and Utah.
He just isn’t the prime LBJ anymore if he doesn’t have a downhill start. It’s been like that for a couple of seasons now. Nothing wrong with it, he’s LeGrandpa. Just needs to adjust to what he can do against what opponent and he knows. |
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lakerican
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| lakersfan32 wrote: | | JUST-MING wrote: | | BandwagonLBJhopper wrote: | | MJST wrote: | | Anyone have any clue why Mo Bamba hasn't gotten any minutes since coming in and playing defense? |
Great question. Ham gonna Ham. |
Mo wasn’t boxing out, gave up offensive rebounds |
so he's like a rich man's damian jones |
I have seen more 3pts made by DJones  |
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P.K.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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| LakerSD wrote: | | P.K. wrote: | I'm watching the Suns broadcast here in Arizona...
their guys are even commenting on the fact that Lebron doesn't seem to be able to get any lift, and that it's probably an after effect of the injury. |
I hate these narratives because it’s whenever it’s convenient.
He seemed to have no problems flying for dunks against Houston and Utah.
He just isn’t the prime LBJ anymore if he doesn’t have a downhill start. It’s been like that for a couple of seasons now. Nothing wrong with it, he’s LeGrandpa. Just needs to adjust to what he can do against what opponent and he knows. |
he hurt his right foot.
normally, when he's dunking right handed he's jumping off his left foot
when you're shooting jumpers, you're jumping off both feet - and he has no elevation there
that may not be the entire reason, but it's a factor
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Father Time hunting down LJ’s, he’s not going to be able to
hide forever.
Those hoops just go one day, no matter who you are.
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| A rare game where I was yelling at my TV for three quarters to get Lebron out of the effing game. He was killing us on defense the entire game. Might be a good idea to just sit him Sunday and try to get him as much rest as possible so we can go all out to try to win the first play in game and rest before the first round. |
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TMG
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| LakerSD wrote: | | P.K. wrote: | I'm watching the Suns broadcast here in Arizona...
their guys are even commenting on the fact that Lebron doesn't seem to be able to get any lift, and that it's probably an after effect of the injury. |
I hate these narratives because it’s whenever it’s convenient.
He seemed to have no problems flying for dunks against Houston and Utah.
He just isn’t the prime LBJ anymore if he doesn’t have a downhill start. It’s been like that for a couple of seasons now. Nothing wrong with it, he’s LeGrandpa. Just needs to adjust to what he can do against what opponent and he knows. |
Of course he isn't prime Lebron. He also isn't healthy. |
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DrDent
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| mad55557777 wrote: | AR and Beasley saved us today.
TBJ, RUI also played great
DLO had a great beginning and ending
AD played like poor man’s Rudy gobert
LBJ played like westbrick never left |
Yep...good and bad there. Good being team won with the big 2 playing meh.
But at this juncture, right now, just how healthy / how good are the big 2 remains unclear. I mean, they struggled to beat alot of scrubs.
On a related note...I posted their record vs .500 teams (which isnt any good). Some think very little of that stat, perhaps because on occasion you play such a team who sits their good players (and vice versa, or teams can be under .500 at one point, and over at another). Come playoff time, that does not happen... it's probably a solid gauge of how a team can perform (there are exceptions of course). That's pretty much the only sorts of teams you play, not these scrub squads.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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| mhan00 wrote: | | A rare game where I was yelling at my TV for three quarters to get Lebron out of the effing game. He was killing us on defense the entire game. Might be a good idea to just sit him Sunday and try to get him as much rest as possible so we can go all out to try to win the first play in game and rest before the first round. |
He’s so far from a plug and play guy that sitting him and then bringing him back to the play in is iffy. He’s not KD or steph. AD is plug and play but Bron isn’t.
If anything I would sit AD a game and let Bron work out all his kinks if we were sitting someone because AD does so much defensive work and glass work. And let’s be real here AD is the better player, and AD is the more important player and been their whole laker tenure together. I don’t care if we have 60% Bron if AD is right. Our last playoff run we had limited Bron but AD carried him and the team to the lead over Phoenix. AD carried the most weight in the bubble. He’s more important to get into the play in and playoffs healthy, whereas Bron needs to get his (bleep) together |
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DrDent
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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I suppose if there's a good note.
Team will finish regular season over .500 
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