NBA did us no favors with the early schedule. It's thrilling that the talent is there to compete so well with good teams but frustrating we haven't turned one or two of them into Ws.
---- bshelly
"You (Fisher) could get fired, Les Snead could get fired, Kevin Demoff could get fired, but I will always be Eric Dickerson.” (c) The God
54. "?? his pops and the media put a target on his back " In response to Reply # 48
>nah, he's good fam, I just didn't expect NBA teams to try and >punk him > >I can't remember a rookie getting this type of treatment > >
His pops + this media/league push to hype the Lakers is leading to over-rating this poor kid...so yeah, I'm not surprised dudes are going at him.
I'm legit curious what the locker room is like. Like I said below, if I'm BI I'm scratching my head to why I wasn't at least included with rook as "the new faces of the Lakers"
53. "meh, is that really Ball though?" In response to Reply # 51
>He instantly put the lakers back on the map. Those season >ticket holders are happy with resale value. > >The lakers are on national TV despite a 20 win season, and are >a part of the talking heads debate every game day.
There's a huge push by the team, and league, to make LA relevant again....thus they have decided to push this kid.
Had LA taken Tatum, he'd be getting the same push. Next Grant Hill or some sh!t.
I'd argue that if anything put the Lakers "back on the map" (other than the league just pushing the narrative) it is Magic.
Either way, if I am BI I'm salty as f*ck.
I don't really have a dog in this fight, but I struggle to understand how Ball is more marketable or deserving of praise than BI.
58. "You're right. Everybody's fired up for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope" In response to Reply # 56
> >there is no way he "put the Lakers on the map" or is the >reason they have x amount of nationally televised games. > >Would Laker nation be as excited about someone else? Maybe >not, but no way he is the reason they are getting this push.
> >there is no way he "put the Lakers on the map" or is the >reason they have x amount of nationally televised games.
So they just stuck a 20 win team with I think the # is like 3rd most National TV games cause they want to make the Lakers randomly relevant again?
Why didnt they do it with the last two #2 picks Lakers had: Ingram and DLo?
The league saw the buzz and press Lonzo was getting and how he was selling at Summer league and moved accordingly.
> >Would Laker nation be as excited about someone else? Maybe >not, but no way he is the reason they are getting this push. > >Of all the things this kid is going to go through this year, >lets not also blame him for making us sit through these Laker >games on TV...
--- "though time has passed, im still the future" (c) black thought
61. "you didn't really watch the game lol, they didn't do anything special..." In response to Reply # 44 Thu Oct-26-17 04:17 PM by ThaTruth
on defense to him or "punk" him he was just missing wide open jumpers. He still affected the game in other ways.
12, 9 & 9 out the gate isn't bad for a 19 year-old.
His jumper is broke but I think he has the work ethic to fix it. When his jumper isn't falling he needs to be more aggressive getting to the basket, he is decent finisher in traffic.
He has defensive potential he still has some lapses here and there but he's good at using his length to tip balls and affect shots.
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