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Last year's Lakers were very watchable, tbh, they were a top 3-5 most entertaining team in the league IMO..can't see them being more entertaining than that for a while, unless they get Westbrook..
The game against the 76ers showed me what this years Lakers are about, just having fun and growing with a coach that understands his role. Goodbye to Kobe and Byron who were only clogging development.
They aren't doing anything special this year but this young core has been fun to watch. This team has not been easy on the eyes since 2011 but I think this might be the team that makes it worth while.
Any of my Laker buddies agree with me?
Last year's Lakers were very watchable, tbh, they were a top 3-5 most entertaining team in the league IMO..can't see them being more entertaining than that for a while, unless they get Westbrook..
How were the Lakers watchable last year unless you were enjoying their down fall?
I agree.
Although I enjoyed "60"
Kobe should have retired with the Achilles.
Nance is probably one of the more "spur like guys" in the league.
Hustles.
Good team-mate.
Unselfish.
Druss ego is to Kobe like but I love how hard he clarkson and randle have worked.
Posting workout snippets almost daily.
I dont know why the media is painting all Laker fans with the same brush.
I would rather watch this young team then us pay Conley and Parsons (two rumored targets) what the Grizz did ...
They will be better than us for the next two years ...easily.
I think by year 3 we will be happy we did not.
If we can somehow get Westbrook which wont happen...we're back in the game. Mitch has to channel his inner dictator
We werent not even Kobe until "60"
Oh and beating Golden state on nantional TV was cool
and I ALWYS enjoy beating the Celts.
Otherwise I dont remember any other wins.
Horrible year.
I wasn't enjoying their downfall, but tuning in to see how many shots Kobe would take and miss was must-watch TV, tbh..not to mention watching Byron Scott as a puppet, constantly taking shots at Russell and Randle
Do it Mitch. Do it.
they just scored 78 points with all their prospects playing big minutes against the worst team in summerleague
Lol russell barely played in the 2nd half ... Nance played much less
Auguste didnt even get off the bench.
Ingram is a rookie.
Raven wants to hold on to the Russell is a bust card so bad ...
Well there is still Randle to hold out hope for ...
I get this is SL ...but russ wont bust.
He may never be the star "HE" thinks he is ...
but I think top 10 PG is possible.
if he can make it to top 10 he can get a $130 million contract like conley.
Please folks, write your congressman imploring him to fund autism research.
The past 4 years have been "must see TV" where Spurs fan and Lakers games are concerned.
Yep, your 1st 5th, now Duncan getting waived & stretched & robbing $5.6 million.
D'Angelo is really fun to watch.
blatanly ignoring his 1ast 4toLol russell barely played in the 2nd half ... Nance played much less
Auguste didnt even get off the bench.
Ingram is a rookie.
Raven wants to hold on to the Russell is a bust card so bad ...
Well there is still Randle to hold out hope for ...
I get this is SL ...but russ wont bust.
He may never be the star "HE" thinks he is ...
but I think top 10 PG is possible.
if he can make it to top 10 he can get a $130 million contract like conley.
Maybe so but that is different than bust.blatanly ignoring his 1ast 4to
He wont so you are wrong.
I told you to give it time to both he and Randle ...I freely admitted Julius had me more worried.
Thing that is funny yall still focusing on 1st step and athleticism when your best player just showed you for most of 19 ing years that this,game is about more than that.
Otherwise jr smith would be better than manu.
He jumps higher was the better natural athlete but s on Jr Smith ...anyways
not sure what your point is, dbust has below average athleticism and he is showing cancer level intangibles.. Frankly, I don't see what's left. He already is an undeniable bust and I stress the word undeniable. Everything that he was advertised for, was wrong and all the negatives are there with more than expected.
I can't understand why people are always harping about his athleticism, as if ball handling skills, court IQ and craftiness are not factors that should be accounted for point guards
because he sucks in all of them and athleticism is less debatable?I can't understand why people are always harping about his athleticism, as if ball handling skills, court IQ and craftiness are not factors that should be accounted for point guards
I'll give you this ... you go down with the ship ...
He does not have below average athleticism ...he is not elite far from it and that was a knock that scouts pointed to.
Yet his passing/shooting and rebounding for his position are all considered well above average.
Here was a draft preview:
t's the "We were competing" line that stood out. Competing with Chris Paul? "Yeah."
That would sound y except five other people that saw it in the gym the past week in Thousand Oaks said the same thing. Not better than Chris Paul. But competing.
Tell him he's unathletic and he calmly, after an on-the-court basketball workout and weight-lifting session, has the staff put up the vertical jump apparatus.
First jump. A standing vert. 30.5 inches. Not bad. O.J. Mayo, Andre Iguodala and Jeff Teague measured the same in past draft combines.
Onto the max vertical where players get a three-step start. First jump. 37 inches. Very good. Russell Westbrook measured a 36.5-inch vertical at the combine.
He's not done. Russell wants to try again.
Second try. 37.5 inches. Brandon Knight hit that mark in 2011.
Now Karl-Anthony Towns is egging him on. All of us are gathered around. The compe ive juices are flowing. Third jump. 39 inches. That's the number John Wall hit in 2010. John Wall.
He doesn't say anything as he walks back to the group. But the body language says everything. "Unathletic?"
Like I said, underrated.
When the compe ive juices start flowing, that's when Russell comes out to play. That's why seeing him in a workout setting like I saw Monday in Thousand Oaks can be a bit deceiving.
All the tools are still there. The silky smooth jumper. The elite ball handling skills for a player his size. The crafty footwork, hesitations and floaters.
From an offensive point of view, there isn't a more complete guard in the draft. Russell is equally adept at stroking the long ball and getting to the basket. He shot 62 percent at the rim this season and 41 percent from 3, according to Hoops-Math.com.
But what makes Russell an elite prospect worthy of the No. 1 pick in the draft is something that's hard to see in a workout setting like this. He sees the game, the floor and his teammates as well as anyone in the draft.
He might have the body and skills of a shooting guard. But he sees the game like a point guard.
"He asks the best questions," Don MacLean, a former NBA player says about Russell. "Most guys come in here and their questions are basic. He's asking graduate school questions. He constantly trying to figure out how to get an advantage."
In drills, he's obviously talented. But it's in the 5-on-5 that he shines.
"He's the most creative passer in the draft," one GM said. "He sees things developing before the rest of us do."
He means plays like this one against Northwestern.
Devin booker aint lightning quick either ...and he may end up being better than Russell.
We will see.
I just find it funny that many here prefer Mudiay for his athleticism over russ and Booker but on westbrook 24/7.
That raven, Sure is funny.
I wonder if he makes these type of snap judgments on Kyle "slow mo" Anderson ...
well, I dare you to say I'm wrong about it.
Ive always thought he prefers the idea of trolling anyway...
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