LakerTiger

Cool.

The QB choice is up to Kelly

But the play calling with the QB he chooses, is up to Denbrock

Both play a part here

So I think to say he played like shite is a stretch…

32/45 for 300 yards, a TD, and 38 rushing yards isn’t shite

Regardless of the context of the stats

Now if you watched the game (which we all did), it didn’t FEEL like that type of performance because the way he played within the current offensive structure didn’t propel the TEAM or the offense as a WHOLE

So by no means did he have a great game..

BUT

If we want to see the most effective TEAM, then we either need to:

A. Build this offense around Jaden
B. Swap in Nuss, who’s a better fit for the current play calling, live with the occasional poor decision, and focus on getting these receivers in opportunities where they can make plays

Facts

So a few things:

1. Anthony Irwin is not a Lakers beat writer. He’s a blogger and has generally been negative in regards to the Lakers for years.

2. The lack of a shooting coach and assistant coaching staff were all Luke Walton hires/decisions. He doesn’t have the full support of Magic and Pelinka, and his coaching staff was the source of the contentious meeting between Luke and Magic early this season. It would have appeared erratic to fire him or any staff members before this season, and wouldn’t be productive to do so mid-season. Expect changes to come after this season.

3. To have a meltdown with the best player in the world injured, your second leading scorer now injured, your starting center injured for a portion of this time, and your back up point guard injured is foolish. This team was built to support lebron, struggles without him are to be expected.


So long story short; TLDR: Everyone Relax

Pics or GTFO

Winners: None

Losses: OKC -8.5

YTD: 1-1

We'll get it back on track tomorrow :cheers:

Anytime you look at a bet and think "this is a lock", then it's most likely not close to a lock.

Vegas isn't handing out free money.

Plays tonight:

Hornets +4

YTD: 0-0

Good luck! :cheers:

Top two teams in the league at this point, and most definitely playing the best basketball this season.

What coach Bud has done with this Hawks team is amazing, and hats off to Danny Ferry as well for helping assemble this deep/talented team. Great ball movement, excellent shooting, and they play smart defensively. He's also utilizing their depth well, and managing minutes. No one on this team is averaging more than 33 minutes per game, which is a policy more coaches need to implement. It's something you see the Spurs do as well, which is one of the keys to their success (And makes sense since Bud is a descendent of the Pop coaching tree). He's resting players on certain nights as well.

However, the Warriors are the better team at this point. They have that same depth, yet more talent. What Steve Kerr has done has been excellent as well. The staff he's assembled in Golden State is all-star quality. They've loosened up the offense a lot from the prior scheme Mark Jackson implemented, and they've improved things on the defensive end from an already solid defensive team. And when you have two players like Steph Curry and Klay Thompson on your team, you have an opportunity to win every night. The only things I worry about with this team are one, the minutes some of the starters are playing. No reason for Kerr to be playing Steph and Klay in 20 point blow outs in the 4th. And two, injuries. Bogut has to be healthy for this team to succeed and Steph (who's had ankle issues in the past) does as well.

He's a really good player for a rookie, but this rookie class was weak and he was on a poor team. So he's not going to get a lot of attention.