rooster69ph Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 wins may not come in aplenty this season but am truly excited to see the young core play and develop ... maybe in a year or two this team could be playoff bound again. Quote Link to comment
tonytony098 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Hopefully si ingram magpakitang gilas Quote Link to comment
The Cunning Linguist Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Sana nga biglang magpakitang gilas si Ingram. Nun summer league kasi di siya masyado nag shine, e mga undrafted players lang naman karamihan ng kalaban nila dun. Quote Link to comment
Katniss Everdeen Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 missing kobe brayant Quote Link to comment
Guiness Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 (edited) Metta World Peace Re-Signs with LA Lakers: Latest Contract Details, Reaction By Tyler Conway , Featured ColumnistSep 21, 2016 Not even a coaching change can stop the bond between the Los Angeles Lakers and Metta World Peace. The Lakers agreed to terms with the veteran forward Wednesday, where he'll likely serve in a mentorship role for the young players on the roster. Shams Charania of The Vertical reported the news, with Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News noting it's a training camp deal. The Lakers signed World Peace to a similar contract last season before he made the roster. World Peace, 36, will be spending his sixth season of his last seven with the Lakers. He averaged 5.0 points and 2.5 rebounds during a 35-game stint with the team in 2015-16. "I can still play. I can play, it’s not even a question man," World Peace said in August, per Ian Begley of ESPN.com. "But, you know, sometimes you don’t get in the game, man. What are you going to do? I’m not going to be upset, I’m going to support. So if I don’t play, like this year on the Lakers I could have averaged 15 or 20 on the Lakers if I played, easily."Of note: World Peace has averaged 20 points per game over a full season once in his career. He hasn't averaged 15 points since the 2008-09 season with the Houston Rockets—the year before his first stint with the Lakers.That has created a perception that World Peace is past his prime, which he admitted is frustrating:The only thing that gets me frustrated with the whole basketball is people think I can’t play anymore. So as a man, I take that personally. But at the same time I’m able to still focus on making sure Julius Randle is doing his thing, and he’s focused, making sure I can give back. But when the season’s over, then I like to explain that I can play, and I can bust people’s ass. But the fans have to understand, it’s not up to me. It’s so frustrating to keep hearing it from the fans. "Come back to New York, come to Chicago. Why didn’t you play." It’s so frustrating at times.Truth be told, World Peace is past his prime and has been for some time. The numbers and eye test both bear that out. One of the best individual defenders of his generation, World Peace has been slowed by nagging injuries and the natural aging of a man turning 37 in November. He's not capable of handling quicker small forwards and is best served banging around with small-ball 4s.Once a solid scorer who could create a shot for himself and teammates, World Peace had nearly two-thirds of his field goals come via an assist last season, per NBA.com. The Lakers likely view him as a late career mentor who can guide the team's young talent. He's reached the lowest of lows on and off the floor during his NBA career, admitting to drinking during games and was the main participant in the Malice at the Palace."I didn’t think he would be that nice of a guy," guard D'Angelo Russell said in January, per Janis Carr of the Orange County Register. "But he’s one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met." World Peace as a vital mentor might have seemed like a crazy idea just a few years ago. But now it appears the Lakers like having him around enough to overlook his declining skills on the floor. Edited September 22, 2016 by hahnz Quote Link to comment
crawler76 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Lakers for the win.... Quote Link to comment
The Cunning Linguist Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Just watched the Lakers vs Nuggets earlier...man are they a fun team to watch! They may not win a lot this coming season but they are surely going to be entertaining. Quote Link to comment
calvinzero Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 The Lakers could suffer the same feat like the Celtics in 1990's. Celtics waited for 22 years before they grabbed the 17th title, the winningest among all teams. Quote Link to comment
startoffbeat Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 The Lakers could suffer the same feat like the Celtics in 1990's. Celtics waited for 22 years before they grabbed the 17th title, the winningest among all teams. It's a cycle. Phil Jackson did note that the Celtics-Lakers rivalry skips decades. Makes sense since neither team made an impact in the 90's after what they did in the 80's. We are lucky to have witnessed it again a few years ago. It is also worth remembering that the Lakers only waited 12 years for them to win a three-peat and another half a decade to win back-to-back. While the C's waited 22 years for a single trophy. Quote Link to comment
calvinzero Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I just want to have at least playoff appearance for them. They are consistent before in terms of playoff games. But realistically, a big NO. Reason: Western Conference POWERHOUSE teams like Spurs, Clippers and Warriors. Quote Link to comment
startoffbeat Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 (edited) A playoff berth would be miraculous with the line up that they have right now but I would not bet against it. I actually find it nice to have other teams win championships. Variety is good. I am too old to be an exclusive fan of just one team. Edited October 10, 2016 by startoffbeat Quote Link to comment
startoffbeat Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 In spite of waiting for 22 years for an NBA title, Boston is still the NBA franchise with the most NBA championships. And no one in here is disputing that. Quote Link to comment
Guiness Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 D'Angelo Russell got ignored again, so he high fived himselfby Tim Cato @tim_cato Oct 10, 2016, 9:10a There’s two types of people in this world — those who have tried a high five that awkwardly wasn’t reciprocated, and dirty liars. But D’Angelo Russell might even be a third type, who embraces his high fives that don’t go as planned even more than the successful ones.See here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35bNL-WCYKk That’s a textbook, Grade A recover right there. You’ve gotta be aware of your surroundings to really make this work, and within a split second, Russell realized the only way to save embarrassment would be to high five his own self. Doing it once and have a consistent body of work are two very different things, but here we see Russell continue to impress — a handshake, in this case, but still a form of hand-on-hand greeting that can go terribly awry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-mVQ6b2wHk It’s an honor to watch such a true master of his craft. I feel bad for him, his own teammates are tuning him out. Maybe they should have traded him or Nick Young. I hope this doesn't shake his confidence moving forward. Quote Link to comment
startoffbeat Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 just saying It's all good. Quote Link to comment
Eddy Syet Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 The Lakers be running again. Quote Link to comment
startoffbeat Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 How about lacking everything haha. They barely know who they are. Fix the chemistry, find their identity and win some games. I don't think these kids know who or what they are playing for. Even Coach Walton is a youngster for his job. He came into the league the same year LeBron was drafted. Show the rest of the NBA that playing for the Lakers is worth it. Then they can lure a top level center/forward. Quote Link to comment
Batfleck Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 The Lakers have a pretty good "core four" in Clarkson, Russel, Randolph and Ingram. Luke Walton has the talent but does he have the coaching genius to make this team a threat in the wild west? Based on what he did for GSW last year, I think he will but it is gonna take 3-5 years to take this team back to prominence. The Lakers are lacking an elite shot-blocking center and I am betting that the Lakers are gonna splurge on someone like Towns or Embiid after their rookie contracts are up. you mean Randle? Quote Link to comment
calvinzero Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I'm hoping that this coming season will be the last season for the Lakers who are early assessed by some sports news networks that they will not make it into the playoffs. 4th straight season, if ever and basically, worst feat for the franchise. I watched the halfway part of Lakers-Warriors pre-season earlier and it was only a practice game inside the gym. For now, I am not satisfied with Luke Walton. Quote Link to comment
Number35 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Watching a few pre season game of the LA and still looking that number 24 though. Quote Link to comment
tonytony098 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Kakapanibago ala kode prang every game may kulang Quote Link to comment
calvinzero Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Kakapanibago ala kode prang every game may kulang They should move on na. Kobe is already retired. The issue is the competence of Luke Walton (who will try to copy the Warriors type of game). Team basketball muna tayo. Quote Link to comment
direstraits94 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Lakers won against the Rockets in there season opener Quote Link to comment
vienvenido Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Ansaya ng tulog ko.. ganda ng laro ni clarkson.. hehehe Quote Link to comment
baron69 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 hanggang kelan kya sa rotation si nick young? sana more time kay clarkson 1 Quote Link to comment
darksoulriver Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 hanggang kelan kya sa rotation si nick young? sana more time kay clarkson ayaw pa atang ipasok ni Coach Luke sa starting lineup si JC... dpat tlaga si Nick ang galeng sa bench Quote Link to comment
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