what is Dwight gonna do? well I can't really say at this time Elnono...I'm just extremely happy that we got him...I'm happy that I have Dwight Howard as my center...it could be much worse...I mean...I could have Dejaun Blair as my center and that would cause me to be depressed in all honesty...
Kendrick Perkins weighs 280. Once he gets past him he has to deal with the shot blocking length and athleticism of Ibaka.
You had Bynum and Gasol and they were both watching DeJuan warm up the bench in the WCF.... just sayin'...
That's exactly why the Lakers made big moves this off season tbh. After 2 years of 2nd round exits, the Lakers FO said: "What we got right now is not working. Let's try something new, it's time to reload."
The spurs organization seems way too comfortable with the idea of falling into obscurity tbh.
That's why the Lakers are the Lakers and the spurs are the spurs. The Lakers reloaded with big moves and are aiming for a championship now. On the other hand, the spurs are auditioning scrubs that will only get them another best regular season record.
If by "reload" you mean swapping Drew with Dwight and acquiring 47-year-old "I play for fun" Nash, then okay...
Everybody knows where the deficiencies are on that team, and neither move addresses them, tbh...
The Spurs don't matter. Barring injuries, the West is OKC's to lose, IMO.
Yes, because unlike Ibaka, Dwight is a scrub and a midget with Bonner-like athleticism
And if the quality of a frontcourt was measured by how much its players weigh, the spurs current frontcourt would be the GOAT frontcourt tbh... Blair, Diaw etc. bunch of fat s
^ I know...that's why I'm very happy right now...
in all honesty I would be totally miserable if Dejuan was my starting center...and I'd contemplate suicide if he was my back-up....
I like my back-up center Elnono...I'm very pleased with the Laker youth movement this summer...We have a perfect blend (well balanced) team of youthful exuberance and veteran leadership...and hungry players who were written off...Nash and Dwight and Jamison have the hunger and drive to propel us forward wouldn't you agree Elnono...
Elnono...I love your sadism and passion...
Here is how I see it...it's a very simple concept...
Kobe - 2nd in Points scored last year (because he sat out final game)
Dwight - 1st in rebounds and 3rd in blocks last year and that's after sitting half the season. He was so dominant that he sat basically half a season and was still 1st and 3rd that is sick man...give him his props please...
Nash - 2nd in assists in the league last yr.
Jamison - Averaged 17ppg last year...that's more than Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis combined
I won't even mention MWP, Gasol, Hill, and the 3 pt specialist we scored from Philly...
We have power, speed, agility, strength, veteran leadership, hunger, drive, determination, passion....I'm scared and if I'm scared that means you should be scared of the Lakers as well Elnono....
lol spurfan, offensively Nash is light years ahead of any point guard the Lakers had in a really long time and unlike Drew, Dwight shows up every game and plays with effort on both O and D. Bynum going ghost in certain playoff games, didn't help the Lakers chances.
Let's agree to disagree i guess. Every Lakerfan should be glad the Lakers FO is at least trying, if it's going to work or not, only time will tell.
It's pretty funny that while Spurfan openly admits that the Spurs are old and on the decline, Lakerfan won't accept this and keeps arguing strawmen.....
Says the flop city fan parroting "Stacked" every time he makes a monkeyfloppers related post and is ironically refering to the team that swept flop city's monkeyflopping ass last season as "old and on the decline"
Nash was done about two seasons ago, tbh... this isn't necessarily news. Obviously, when you're trotting out Steve Blake, you should consider it an "upgrade", but then again Goudelock was probably an upgrade too and he was watching games from the bench (which brings up another unaddressed problem).
As I say every year, I'm not writing off the Lakeshow this early, but you should get an idea of how far they'll go by the All Star break. Right now on paper, they're probably the 2nd or 3rd most talented team in the West if firing on all cylinders.
The signing of Nash and Jamison, coupled with Kirby and Artest, puts the Lakeshow firmly in the AARP category the Spurs have been on for a while now. Nobody is scared of the Lakeshow, tbh... You know Mike Brown won't demand anything from Kirby, so it's going to be solely up to him to ditch the record-chasing and become a team player to make things work. Kirby embracing that role at this stage is suspect as , and before you tell me I'm "hating", we all saw the last couple of seasons, so the surprise would actually be if he realizes his limitations...
Spurs have always owned our asses, but our best two players were injured during that series and we couldn't match the Spurs' depth, tbh.... this year, as much as Kobeflopper fans such as yourself don't want to hear this, we got a deeper roster, tbh.....Says the flop city fan parroting "Stacked" every time he makes a monkeyfloppers related post and is ironically refering to the team that swept flop city's monkeyflopping ass last season as "old and on the decline"
"forward" as in past the 2nd round? Not sold yet, tbh...
you come across as someone wearing a straight jacket while being anally invaded while looking at the unopened jar of Vaseline sitting on the night-stand...
sorry I had to be more descriptive as butt-hurt just wouldn't cut it
asshurt about what? This is Lebron, Durant and monkeyballers league now. The quicker you catch up with reality, the less it's gonna hurt, tbh...
I know it hurts Elnono that Kobe started in 96 and is still the Don of the league while Duncan is literally just a s of his former self.
Look at it...If Kobe was done he would not have lead the league in scoring last year...
Duncan's last le was in 2007 right...that's like 5-6 yrs ago...so I can see how you might be a little jaded. I get it..I'd be mad as well....Kobe last one in 2010...pretty much lead the league in scoring last year and was was the 2011 ASG MVP...and was the Star and Main attraction this year...trust me s wouldn't be breaking his nose if he was washed up...
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I understand your frustration but Kobe has the longevity that Duncan can only dream of
back-to-back 2nd round exits = "Don of the league"?
More like Done, tbh...
If you do the math like I have you'll realize that on average since the formation of the league we win a le every 3 yrs....so we're right on pace after a 2 yr hiatusback-to-back 2nd round exits = "Don of the league"?
More like Done, tbh...
ell here's some good and interesting reading:
According to Ryan Feldman and Rachel Eldridge, from ESPN Stats & Info, Nash passed the ball to spot-up shooters 389 times on pick-and-roll plays last season, the most such passes in the league. According to Hoopdata, he had the most assists for field goals at the rim as well, averaging 4.7 per game.
Nash can set up shooters at the perimeter, or down low. Last year, as the roll man on the pick-and-roll, according to data from Synergy, Howard averaged a ridiculous 1.36 points per play, boasting a field-goal percentage of 74 percent.
The Lakers not only now have the league's best low-post passer, but also have the league's best low-post scorer. If that doesn't give teams enough to worry about, Nash was also the passer to the perimeter on pick-and-rolls.
So the Lakers don’t just have the ability to score from anywhere—they also have a way to get their scorers the ball from anywhere. Essentially, the Lakers will always be able to set up a mismatch. There simply is no starting five in the NBA that can match up with the Lakers man to man.
But wait! There's more!
It is not merely the sum of the parts here that is so frightening—it's the synergy of it all. Set this in cement: Kobe Bryant will have the most efficient season of his entire career. Per the previously mentioned Feldman and Eldridge article, "When Kobe was left open, he shot 51.3 percent, which ranked 11th of the 113 players with at least 75 unguarded catch-and-shoot jumpers last season."
Kobe Bryant's secret is that he's an absolute beast off the ball, an often overlooked aspect of his game. Coming off screens he shot 46.2 percent. On handoffs he shot 50 percent. On cut plays he shot 54.2 percent.
With Steve Nash taking over the primary ball-handling duties, expect Bryant to do a lot more without the ball, which will make him far more efficient. Imagine Pau Gasol setting a pick for Nash with Howard in the post and Bryant on the weak-side. How in the bleepity-bleep do you defend that?
But Wait There's More
From the 16-to-22 foot range, Bryant was third in the league and had a .415 field goal percentage, which was well over the league average.
Their new additions mean that the Lakers will be potent from every area of the court, which in turn means that double-teaming will be dangerous since it will force opponents to leave another area of the court either unguarded or under-guarded.
Also, let's not forget Nash's own scoring ability, which takes a backseat to his passing ability. Basketball-Reference.com's Play Index reveals that he has the third best shooting percentage in NBA history with at least 1,000 three-point shots made. It's not hyperbole to say Nash is one of the greatest shooters in league history.
But his best skill is passing, not shooting.
But Wait There's More
The Lakers are also adding Steve Nash and Antawn Jamison, who combined to make nearly 50 percent as many three-point shots as the entire Lakers roster did last season, and both players shot above the league average.
The range from three-to-nine feet was already a strength for the Lakers, in large part because of Pau Gasol, who had the 10th most makes in the NBA from the range.
The range from 10-to-15 feet is covered by Kobe Bryant, who had the third most makes from that range. While it may seem that his .421 shooting percentage from that range is low, keep in mind that the league average was .428.
But Wait There's More
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