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re: Are we done laughing at the Lakers yet?
Posted on 7/8/19 at 12:40 pm to NawlinsTiger9
Posted on 7/8/19 at 12:40 pm to NawlinsTiger9
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Kawhi spurned them for a “little bro” team that shares the same arena, and he brought along the last surefire Lakers lock of a player with him.
this is the best part to me.
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Posted on 7/8/19 at 12:40 pm to ReauxlTide222
quote:Didn't kawhi miss a full season essentially because of one injury? Wouldn't that scew an average number of games missed without actually showing injury "proneness"?
Average regular season games played since being in the NBA
Kawhi-58
PG-67
AD-67
LeBron-75
Well this is awkward
Posted on 7/8/19 at 12:42 pm to lsupride87
quote:
Average regular season games played since being in the NBA
Kawhi-58
PG-67
AD-67
LeBron-75
Are those counting basically an entire year each missed from freak injuries for Kawhi and PG?
Posted on 7/8/19 at 12:42 pm to David Ricky
nah I won't be done laughing for a while. it's because the Laker fan base as a collective (not everyone) thinks they deserve every great NBA player despite being about as incompetent as any other professional sports franchise. And when they are left spurned they try to put lipstick on a pig (ie how great Kuzma, Boogie, & Rondo are).
it's because so many other franchises are at a massive disadvantage. the Lakers are in LA. they do have a great history, & they have a city everyone wants to be in. and despite all of that, they still get spurned by Kawhi & PG13. how badly does the FO have to screw up to not sign at least 1 of 2 guys from LA that publicly stated they want to be in LA? because the fact of the matter is, the Lakers should get any & every FA they want. they shouldn't struggle to put a good team on the floor. but the fact that they haven't been to the playoffs in 6 years, shows the depth of the FO's ineptitude.
and on top of it all the 2 guys they wanted, are playing for a different team in the same building.
so I hope Jeanie & Rob keep running the Lakers, because it's been fun watching the Laker FO have this level of incompetence combined with their lack of self-awareness to believe that they are a poorly run. Plus it's going to be fun when Laker fans hype themselves up for Giannis only to get spurned.
it's because so many other franchises are at a massive disadvantage. the Lakers are in LA. they do have a great history, & they have a city everyone wants to be in. and despite all of that, they still get spurned by Kawhi & PG13. how badly does the FO have to screw up to not sign at least 1 of 2 guys from LA that publicly stated they want to be in LA? because the fact of the matter is, the Lakers should get any & every FA they want. they shouldn't struggle to put a good team on the floor. but the fact that they haven't been to the playoffs in 6 years, shows the depth of the FO's ineptitude.
and on top of it all the 2 guys they wanted, are playing for a different team in the same building.
so I hope Jeanie & Rob keep running the Lakers, because it's been fun watching the Laker FO have this level of incompetence combined with their lack of self-awareness to believe that they are a poorly run. Plus it's going to be fun when Laker fans hype themselves up for Giannis only to get spurned.
Posted on 7/8/19 at 12:45 pm to PearlJam
Kawhi only play 70 games 2 times in his career. He is not durable. That’s why he had to sit 20+ games last year. Bc of his teammates and conference, TOR went 17-5 in games he missed last year. I wouldn’t expect clips to fare so well being in the west in the games kawhi sits.
For a guy like Paul George he has played 70+ in 7 straight taking away the one where he broke his leg.
For a guy like Paul George he has played 70+ in 7 straight taking away the one where he broke his leg.
This post was edited on 7/8/19 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 7/8/19 at 12:47 pm to DeionDeion
To be fair it wasnt the lakers who got spurned by those guys, it was LEBRON who got spurned.
Both kawhi and Paul George wanted to be on the lakers before lebron went there. Then lebron went there and they didn’t want to go.
Both kawhi and Paul George wanted to be on the lakers before lebron went there. Then lebron went there and they didn’t want to go.
Posted on 7/8/19 at 12:50 pm to PearlJam
quote:Only playing 60 regular season games last year and still showing signs of leg problems has to cancel that out just a bit.
Didn't kawhi miss a full season essentially because of one injury? Wouldn't that scew an average number of games missed without actually showing injury "proneness"?
He’s amazing and I root for him. But there’s something funky going on with the guy’s leg/legs.
I’d say it’s similar to Curry. Curry plays a lot and is going to rough you up when he’s playing. But there’s definitely something going on with his ankles.
This post was edited on 7/8/19 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 7/8/19 at 12:50 pm to Boomshockalocka
I think people are also ignoring the fact that stats don't also account for the number of games AD played and left with an injury midway through. He still got credit for playing those games.
Posted on 7/8/19 at 12:51 pm to Geauxgurt
No doubt.
I’m not the biggest AD fan.
I’m not the biggest AD fan.
Posted on 7/8/19 at 12:51 pm to Boomshockalocka
quote:Excluding 2017, he has averaged something like 66 games per season. I was just pointing out that using the average games played stat as some indication of how injury prone a guy is, is a flawed metric in this scenario. A single injury that scews the stat doesn't indicate how injury prone kawhi might be.
Kawhi only play 70 games 2 times in his career
Posted on 7/8/19 at 12:52 pm to Geauxgurt
Also, Kawhi played for the Spurs which are an organization that is notorious for resting its players throughout the season. It's not something new.
Posted on 7/8/19 at 12:53 pm to Tigerfan56
They had a terrible off-season. The AD acquisition was a TRADE. A TRADE in which they gave up ton of valuable assets.
The trade was undertaken assuming they would make a big signing. The success of the move hinged on this, and AD gave up his kicker knowing so. Then they complete whiffed and signed no big free agents while the other team in the same building cleaned up
The trade was undertaken assuming they would make a big signing. The success of the move hinged on this, and AD gave up his kicker knowing so. Then they complete whiffed and signed no big free agents while the other team in the same building cleaned up
Posted on 7/8/19 at 12:56 pm to Geauxgurt
quote:
Also, Kawhi played for the Spurs which are an organization that is notorious for resting its players throughout the season. It's not something new.
Only when they were old. Not when they were in their primes.
Posted on 7/8/19 at 12:59 pm to genro
A trade that was made when? In the off-season or in-season?
Posted on 7/8/19 at 12:59 pm to bluebarracuda
Danny Green was a liability in the Finals last year.
This post was edited on 7/8/19 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 7/8/19 at 1:06 pm to Billy Mays
And they benched him in order to get past Milwaukee. He played 15 mpg the last two games of that series. Dan Green is a massive massive over pay.
Posted on 7/8/19 at 1:07 pm to Tigerfan56
Two years ago the Pels were treading water until Cousins went down. Now the Lakers sign Cousins to join AD again in the frontcourt, with a major injury now on his resume.
Interesting.
Interesting.
Posted on 7/8/19 at 1:07 pm to Boomshockalocka
quote:
To be fair it wasnt the lakers who got spurned by those guys, it was LEBRON who got spurned.
Both kawhi and Paul George wanted to be on the lakers before lebron went there. Then lebron went there and they didn’t want to go.
Ill give you that one Boom. LeBron isn't a guy stars want to play with. Role players love him, most stars don't.
my point remains that the Lakers are at a massive advantage over other franchises. and they haven't been to the playoffs in 6 years. that's inexcusable for them
This post was edited on 7/8/19 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 7/8/19 at 1:08 pm to genro
quote:
They had a terrible off-season. The AD acquisition was a TRADE. A TRADE in which they gave up ton of valuable assets.
Lmao
Posted on 7/8/19 at 1:10 pm to DeionDeion
Now we are finding out kawhi also tried to recruit kyrie. So he would have even preferred to play w kyrie than lebron
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