Many people are questioning whether the Lakers are now the favorites to make it to the finals out of the west.
still to this day torn between how bullshit it was to veto it but also thankful i never had to root for Chris Paul
its funny listening to podcasters like Bill Simmons and other NBA people singing the praises of Kuzma now that he looks to be one of the bigger targets at the trade deadline I don't have the time or interest in hunting down all the posts in the NBA thread from years ago telling us how - Brandon Ingram sucks and won't ever be an all star - Lonzo sucks (his health sucks, that part is true) - Caruso is a meme player and nobody would care about him on another team - Kuzma sucks and nobody would ever talk about him on another team
He hand-picked cash poor owners who poorly run a franchise because he wanted to make outside money in Hollywood, is that better?
adios Kendrick Nunn, one of the all time worst Lakers ever Steve Nash is still my pick given the price tag to get him compared to what he produced
I would have been happy with just about anything to get rid of russ. I fucking hated watching him play basketball. To actually get solid talent out of this trade is a huge win and it only cost us one of my least favorite lakers, a 1st and RIP to NBA champion Juan Toscano-Anderson
Was at the game tonight, and it was awesome. I was pretty close to the court, and watching AD beast out on fools nurtured my soul. Just an absolutely beautiful speech/moment and ceremony for Pau at half time. But some fuck stole the Pau Gasol jersey that was on my seat, was able to snag another from staff though. Pau and his baby celebrating under the hoop after the game was just great.
Just watched the replay, much love for Pau. Was at Kobe's jersey retirement ceremony game with amazing tickets and will always cherish that memory, glad to see their jerseys next to each other in the rafters
pretty wild that when all was said and done there was no pick swap with New Orleans after all this season, of course we'll never get a mea culpa from all the people who were popping off about us delivering Wemby to the Pelicans
West is so wide open, I can see literally any outcome frim losing the play-in tournament completely to making the Finals
They might suck at holding on to them, but the scouting department of the Lakers is one of the better ones in the entire league Caruso, Reaves, they find gems
Darvin Ham considers him a center apparently, thank goodness we won bc watching JJJ get easy buckets around the rim was infuriating
Admittedly have not watched much Laker ball for years. But AD moves like that at his size? The game has certainly changed for him to not be a dominant big man that carries a club to the finals. More proof that hot perimeter shooting wins more games, I guess?
Jesse Buss is a Succession character that does not exist because he is not a failson/daughter. Crazy how they turn late firsts/2nds/udfa into competent players