Lakers shouldn't make any moves on an expensive big right now. They should wait and see if Anthony Davis signs his extension.
This is a piece towards building our roster. If we make the playoffs this year, good...but the goal is to continually build a perennial playoff teM long-term.
Small Ball will be here for a minute. LMA has probably the best midrange game (amongst bigs) in the NBA. It's all about spacing nowadays. The 2013 Heat, 2015 Dubs, and the 2014 Spurs have set the blueprint. It's a copycat league.
I hear ya, but the new CBA is quite prohibitive. Not as easy as it used to be to just poach a star player. I blame the Cavs and Mavs owners for that!
At least we made as much hay as we could while the sun shined.I hear ya, but the new CBA is quite prohibitive. Not as easy as it used to be to just poach a star player. I blame the Cavs and Mavs owners for that!
I just don't see Aldridge signing to play center. He didn't seem to like it the times he did it in Portland.
In today's NBA, center doesn't mean Shaq, Ewing, or any other banger - as it was in the past. He's 6'11" with range all the way out to 3pt territory. . . just like Bosh.
It's invaluable to have someone with that size and skill to draw swatters out of the lane. After a great 28/10 game, remember how Kerr made Blatt sit down Mozgov? That turned the series around and resulted in the Kang losing his 4th Finals.
Yep yep!
I always like to liken it to "The Great Escape." They come up 20 yards short of the woods. They luck out when the allies commence a bombing run and the Germans cut the lights. That's when they get as many GI's thru there as they can before the lights come back on. That's what the Lakers did:::got as many les as we could before the "lights-The Cubes" came back on.
The Great Escape
Well said.
I like it that our much maligned FO is keeping up with the changing times. Okafor might be a rookie all star (EC is weak) or win ROY - who knows...but it clearly is a guard driven league now. The foresight the Lakers FO showed in drafting Russell puts a smile on my face. 5-6 years ago Okafor would have been the pick hands down.
They are betting that Russell has the higher ceiling than Okafor. Jim and Mitch made a "swing for the fences" pick - just like Dr. Buss and the Logo used to. High risk? You bet. The only PG bigger than his 6'5" frame is Livingston. This kid is only 19 and hasn't even matured physically. The Lakers are betting on a "high reward" from Russell. Just like old times.
I like the direction this team is going tbh.
I'd a taken Oak if he wasn't less than desirable in certain issues. The FT problem, his coach damning him on Cowherd's show, his indifference to the game he plays.Well said.
I like it that our much maligned FO is keeping up with the changing times. Okafor might be a rookie all star (EC is weak) or win ROY - who knows...but it clearly is a guard driven league now. The foresight the Lakers FO showed in drafting Russell puts a smile on my face. 5-6 years ago Okafor would have been the pick hands down.
They are betting that Russell has the higher ceiling than Okafor. Jim and Mitch made a "swing for the fences" pick - just like Dr. Buss and the Logo used to. High risk? You bet. The only PG bigger than his 6'5" frame is Livingston. This kid is only 19 and hasn't even matured physically. The Lakers are betting on a "high reward" from Russell. Just like old times.
I like the direction this team is going tbh.
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I don't really buy this "guard driven league" campaign, LF. Sure, state won it---but, their discipline on James is what delivered them. They knew who they were up against and formulated a brilliant strategy, then had the confidence to stay the course, even upping it by starting Iggy half way thru. That ploy was not by accident. It was by design. And it broke Cleveland's back.
Agreed. As Phil Jackson always says, "you win with men" and by men, we're talking about the big men in the paint.
I really want the Lakers to pursue LMA and/or DeAndre Jordan for different reasons. LMA, for reasons I stated above...Jordan, because it will essentially kill the Clippers while providing us with elite defense, rebounding and swatting. He can makd up the difference in cash flow the Clippers can pay him simply because he's a Laker in terms of endorsements. The prestige of being the starting center for the Lakers may also be appealing to him. We'll see.
I am not fully onboard with small ball, but the days of throwing it down low to a back to the basket center are over until competent low post players. I think you still need a low post presence offensively and defensively. You have to be efficient though.
Getting either would be a step in the right direction. Next year KD may see the Lakers as a desirable destination if he sees a lineup of Russell, Clarkson, Kobe, Randle, LMA or Jordan...then Mitch tells him he can hand pick another max player to come onboard with him. Remember, we purposely stayed under the cap to prevent paying repeater luxury taxes. Even Jim Buss has proven that they are willing to go back into luxury tax territory for the right players.
They're both losers, LF. It will be an exercise in futility. There is nobody that is going to help us get up off the floor. The available,,,the LEGITIMATELY available free agents are either losers, or, common level talent. I know that fact is depressing, but, putting your eggs in the baskets of LMA and Jordan is worse.
Can't say I disagree. To get anyone better than those two, we'd get stripped of young assets on rookie deals. Hopefully Mitch can dust off his old magic wand.
That's what it'll take,,,an act of God. It's like in that movie "Donny Brasco." Too many wiseguys chasin' the same nickel. We need more nickels, LF.Can't say I disagree. To get anyone better than those two, we'd get stripped of young assets on rookie deals. Hopefully Mitch can dust off his old magic wand.
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I would much rather pay DJ , LMA is 30 already, he probably has 2 more good years in him. DJ can monkeyball for quite sometime and hes durable.
I wouldn't pay DeAndre Jordan. He's 26 and still doesn't have a recognizable offensive game aside from the monkey mode.
LMA could be good for a 3 to 4 year deal.
Jerry West endorses L.A. Lakers top draft pick D’Angelo Russell
LINK: http://www.dailybreeze.com/sports/20...angelo-russell
no way we give him the max, but we dont need DJ for offense, just to catch some lobs, and defend. Other than that there is a list of respectable bigs we can go after.
Gren Monroe,
Robin Lopez
Kosta Koufos
Tyson Chandler
Omer Asik
Amir Johnson
I think LMA is very serviceable. He has the best midrange game amongst bigs. He even has 3pt range. I can see him killing it as a pick and pop player for us.
He would be piece number one towards rebuilding our roster.
Its official, if the Logo said it, hes going to be top 5 PG all time.
Out of those, give met Asik. You can't teach size. And he's a good defender too.
Yeah I'm cool with him if he isn't gonna be asking for the max. But this guy is surely going to ask for a huge contract, and for that I'd rather have LMA or DMC.
those are in no particular order, but i agree. Is Mozgov a FA or no?
He's not available. LeHype won't let him leave, unfortunately.
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