Lakers: Thoughts on the Lakers' future core?

[DPG21920]

Spurs interior defense will plummet without Jim guarding the yard. LMA and Pau are not anchors. I also expect TP to lose another step this year. So when players like Dame goes to the rack, Pau or LMA will be in foul trouble - because TP can't stay in front of his man.

Kiwi is great v defensely, so you guys should still hover around top 10 but not top 5 like y'all had been.

Sounds good. I disagree but thank you for putting yours on record.

[Killakobe81]

Again, what Laker fans keep skipping over is the "other" stuff. I have no idea how Laker fans are being so dense here. They keep comparing Russ to Lebron (you) & Curry (the other poster I've never seen before). Russ is not those guys so why do you compare him to players who actually look like franchise players?

If he came out like Lebron did and surpasses expectations and stayed out of trouble fine. You can do whatever you want. But if someone does all the knucklehead stuff that Russ did (especially the filming debacle) you would expect them to put their head down and go to work.

Like I said (again) I'm fine with players doing whatever, but you better bring it and Russ strikes me as that Dwight Howard kind of stupid and immature that never goes away (which LA fans hated Dwight for that).

Not comparing his game to LeBron ...dont be dense.
I do not even like when LeBron was dancing when he hadnt won yet ...my point was him celebrating doesnt mean one way or another. He will fail or succeed but his ice in my veins bull will have nothing to do with it. I get U love these doomsday laker scenarios ...im just saying relax and stop kneejerking

[Killakobe81]

Laker fans acting like I'm the one that needs the burden of proof to back up my claims when they are literally ignoring everything "in hopes" that he turns out like Lebron / Curry .

1) Had questionable work eithic and maturity coming out of college

2) Was called out on this last year as a pro

3) Was in the most poisonous situation of any NBA franchise last year learning terrible habits, with terrible development and no accountability on top of learning that losing is ok (you can just goof off because it's a business and its all about the big name players and selling tickets/jerseys).

4) Gets caught filming a private locker room conversation and has teammates turn on him. Refusing to sit with him at dinners, ignoring him at practice and freezing him out of games.

So no, I"m not being some "cranky old guy". I'm looking at the fact that Russ has underwhelmed, came out with work eithic/maturity problems and then we saw them mainfest themselves last year along with him being in the worst situation possible for a guy like him (under Kobe's Lakers).

If you can't see all of that, I don't know what else you would need. That doesn't mean he can't be good or can't overcome - but LA fans should be way more worried and less dismissive. They needed a leader along with a mega talent from their last 3 years in the lottery and they really may end up with very little talent and Absoultely zero leadership and it's me that's crazy. Ok.

What a dumb post when did i say he would come out like LeBron? All i said was celebrating like a moron is not a indicator of success or failure or even immaturity. In fact when LeBron was shucking and jiving he was criticized by plenty others defended it as his exuberance ...
But Its immaturity when its nick young prancing but exuberance when James does it. I dont cosign that media spin bull . Russ will be judged by his play idgaf about his celebrations and dude has been working hard all summer ...funny how Luke is praising his work ethic while old DPG Scott says it was lacking ...we will see who was right.

[Killakobe81]

Hey sir, please stop embarrassing your fanbase. You're giving quality Laker fans like KillaKobe, Whitemamba, Bynumite etc a bad name...SMH.

Playoffs in 3 is more realistic.
les is more than 5 years out ...
A chip is ing hard.
Almost impossible to win one without a superstar my guess is best case, Russ and Ingram are stars but not super, but hope I am wrong.

[Molotov]

Playoffs in 3 is more realistic.
les is more than 5 years out ...
A chip is ing hard.
Almost impossible to win one without a superstar my guess is best case, Russ and Ingram are stars but not super, but hope I am wrong.

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[DJR210]

[Killakobe81]

Not sure what you laughing at ...i said at best case they are stars. To early to say either are stars or busts.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Not sure what you laughing at ...i said at best case they are stars. To early to say either are stars or busts.

define stars? they are not stars outside of la

[Raven]

define stars? they are not stars outside of la

he probably means that they are stars in a nightclub

[Killakobe81]

define stars? they are not stars outside of la

I dont need to define star because they are not stars yet ...
I said best case ...do you not understand the meaning.
For example best case Ben Simmons is a poor man's LeBron or KAT is a poor man's Duncan doesnt mean they will get close but at best that is what i think they could be ...
Best case for those two Lakers is a star like jimmy butler or lilard ...
Superstar is like Durant or LeBron i dontvsee anyone on our roster who even best case will be a superstar but all star is not impossible.