AD is not a center.
AD has expressed he doesn’t want to play center.
Lakers have no center.
AD gets put at center and gets owned by bigger and more physical centers, and people are mad.
AD is not a center.
AD has expressed he doesn’t want to play center.
Shout out to
@KendrickPerkins
for calling out STEPHEN A for saying “there’s no way in hell the lakers beat the warriors”.
Stephen a said “I don’t recall saying that”. 🙄🙄🙄🙄
Don’t worry, we have receipts. Hold this L.
This moment still gives me chills and still makes me cry. This was such an amazing way for Kobe to play his last game.
Look at all the joy on everyone’s faces. Kobe gave us all that for so many years.
Mamba forever.
This is my Austin Reaves rant
He started off the season sluggish bc of team USA stuff. But ended up playing all 82+ playoffs. Salute.
He went through a lot of slumps but he never stopped competing.
Also, he greatly improved as a perimeter defender.
Just so yall know, if DLO gets traded, he’s gonna be going off nightly.
When you’re a guy like him, you need the ball in your hands and you need to play more than 17 MPG
The next team will unlock that and he will go back to who we know he can be.
And our hearts will break 💔
Jay Williams is calling AD “street clothes” on the radio right now. I don’t hear any Kawhi or pg slander, only AD. Media likes to be biased for clicks.
Game 1 of the WCF, lakers started:
Dennis
DLO
Reaves
Bron
AD
😫😫😫😫
3-guards against a team that big is crazy.
Rui will be the difference maker in this series (on both ends).
Denver is beatable. Respectfully, We gotta stop acting like these fools are flawless.
Late game execution on both ends is gonna be paramount for the lakers.
Besides Phil Jackson, who’s the last Lakers coach yall have been happy with?
I REALLY liked Vogel and the staff he had around him.
I just felt like he was scapegoated when Pelinka & bron/Ad wanted to trade for 0
Yes, AD had a bad game.
But we can’t go from “put some respect on his name”, & AD is the best 2-way player in the league”
to “AD is soft, trade him” in one game.
Lakers fans are the kings of doing that (no pun intended).
Dude just went on a 6-7 game dominance
In 2020:
The western conference finals was:
Lakers vs Nuggets
Eastern conference finals:
Celtics vs heat
If Boston wins tomorrow, it will be exactly the same as 2020.
Don’t tell me the 2020 title wasn’t real!!!
And we’re about to get number 18!
@lakers
It’s draining for lakers to be in major trade rumors every single season.
You rarely hear about the nuggets, Celtics, and other top teams having to make MAJOR moves SEASON after SEASON.
There’s a root problem and that root problem is the front office.
People saying, to trade DLO bc he's inconsistent. But why was he inconsistent??
It's hard to be consistent when your role isn't clearly defined and when your minutes are inconsistent.
Then when you get benched for missing shots, your confidence is gonna leave too
Lakers fans were mad we traded our depth for Russ.
Lakers traded Russ for depth.
A year later, Laker fans want to trade our depth for Lavine and Caruso
😫😫😫😫
Rinse and repeat.
This was something small, but it was huge. After AD got this block on brooks, him and bron (and DLO joined) “walled up” and stared down brooks. Brooks ended up turning around and walkinj the other way. Psychologically, this spoke volumes!
Tristan Thompson and/or Mo Bamba HAVE to get SOME minutes this series.
We cannot afford for AD to get into foul trouble bc he’s guarding jokic all game.
Plus Jokic’s size and physicality will wear AD down.
Hopefully Darvin can pull another rabbit out of his hat
Lakers lost one game and some of yall are already having a funeral for them.
Nuggets are the champs for a reason. It’s gonna take a lot to beat them, almost perfection.
But let’s take it one game at a time.
I’m so uninterested in talking about the lakers. I started my Lakers YouTube channel thinking it was gonna be fun, but it’s been the opposite. I don’t even want to do it anymore.
Stephen A just said “lakers are gonna win the series bc of the status of ja”. Bruh did you even watch the game? Lakers were gonna win that game with Ja on or off the court.
My parents, aunties, and uncles raised me to love the Lakers and hate the Celtics. My two sons have been raised to love the lakers and hate the Celtics. Ain’t no other way. > Celtics.
Thanks to AD and bron for the 2020 ring. Bron came and gave the lakers relevance again.
This might be unpopular, but this AD/Bron duo has ran its course. It’s time for some major changes.
Clippers are now 41-38. If lakers beat Houston tomorrow, we’ll be 40-38. Then beat Utah, we’ll be 41-38. Tied with the clips going into Wednesday’s matchup vs them.
This last week is gonna be a dog fight.
Let’s go
@Lakers
Ok y’all, check my Lakers freestyle called “Lakeshow Flow (part 1)”.
This is for all my real
@Lakers
fans
💜💛
This is my first time rapping in a minute. Lmk what y’all think ✊🏾✊🏾
Salute to Coach Ham. We been on his head all season long, but he’s been great these first two rounds.
Making that adjustment by inserting Lonnie into the rotation was huge.
Also, today he made the right call by starting Dennis over vando.
Salute coach.
@thee1LOE
I remember that adjustment and it was good.
You’re right, they were the better team, but having Rui starting changes things cause they actually have to guard him, unlike Vando.
For the most part Austin guarded POA action. Last season he was getting targeted, this season not as much.
Hes a great playmaker and he can plug in a play with any lineup (on or off ball).
Im fine with keeping him. Also fine with trading him, but only for a major upgrade
This team isn’t a championship-level team (as currently assembled). We have too many redundant pieces.
2 guys that can defend but can’t score (Vando & Cam)
2 guys that can score but can’t defend (DLO & Rui)
DLO doesn’t even see the floor in the 4th, ever!
I grew up watching Kobe. Kobe played through every injury he could possibly play through. He never missed games cause he “might get hurt” or cause he played too many minutes.
This is why I can’t condone missing games when you’re not actually injured.
We need the fans to show out tonight and set the tone.
Staples center has been super loud these playoffs.
Lakers haven’t lost at home yet, and I don’t expect them to lose tonight.
Stephen A. Smith says black coaches have an issue with JJ Redick doing a podcast with LeBron James
"Numerous coaches, Black coaches called me expressing how they took issue with that podcast taking place."
(h/t
@awfulannouncing
)
Never seen a group of fans more confident after a loss than I’m seeing tonight. I’m proud to be lakers fans with (most of) y’all.
We know what it is. We know who we have on our squad. We figured some things out.
Win on Thursday and we have home court. Simple as that.