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  • mjsuax13
    Moderator
    • 03-14-15
    • 25095

    #1
    Lakers LOL
    JJ Redick hired as new coach. Lebron got his yes man.
  • Eddy Munny
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 08-13-13
    • 15768

    #2
    You gotta watch Redick's pod when he features LeBron. They're both really sharp basketball minds with a deep mutual respect. I don't think J.J. is signing up to be a puppet... LeBron will obviously have his input and be the floor general, but he trusts J.J. to steer the ship as far as I can tell.
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    • stevenash
      Moderator
      • 01-17-11
      • 65583

      #3
      JJ needs a close to a 100 percent AD all season or he's going to be the captain of a sinking ship.
      LAL needs to make a serious play for Trae Young.
      Reeves is OK but the rest of the guards are rubbish.
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      • Headsterx
        SBR Posting Legend
        • 12-03-16
        • 23016

        #4
        This will end up bad for everyone except for Clippers, Suns, Kings, and Warriors.

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        • JIBBBY
          SBR Aristocracy
          • 12-10-09
          • 83686

          #5
          A coach isn't gonna help this Laker team. They need player changes.
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          • asiagambler
            SBR Hall of Famer
            • 07-23-17
            • 6827

            #6
            This is as close as they can get to making Lebron a player-coach so in that sense it's a good hire. But also not sure if he's Davis' guy after Redick left him off the All-defensive team completely but also I would assume he had to sign off on it too to a certain extent
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            • mjsuax13
              Moderator
              • 03-14-15
              • 25095

              #7
              Originally posted by Eddy Munny
              You gotta watch Redick's pod when he features LeBron. They're both really sharp basketball minds with a deep mutual respect. I don't think J.J. is signing up to be a puppet... LeBron will obviously have his input and be the floor general, but he trusts J.J. to steer the ship as far as I can tell.
              I will check it out. Thanks for sharing.
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              • bigtymer56
                SBR MVP
                • 07-31-12
                • 4742

                #8
                Originally posted by Eddy Munny
                You gotta watch Redick's pod when he features LeBron. They're both really sharp basketball minds with a deep mutual respect. I don't think J.J. is signing up to be a puppet... LeBron will obviously have his input and be the floor general, but he trusts J.J. to steer the ship as far as I can tell.
                As a Nets fan, who has lived through 2 first time former player coaches with big stars......this should be a good show.

                This is great for Lebron. Who cares if the team wins. He gets to be the player coach and have fun in the twilight of his career.

                Goodluck to JJ. If he's lucky, Lebron will retire before they can fire him.
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                • DrunkHorseplayer
                  SBR Hall of Famer
                  • 05-15-10
                  • 7719

                  #9
                  Originally posted by JIBBBY
                  A coach isn't gonna help this Laker team. They need player changes.
                  Spot on; without serious personnel changes, a playoff berth should be considered a good season.
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                  • INVEGA MAN
                    SBR Hall of Famer
                    • 01-30-08
                    • 6800

                    #10
                    LAL just drafted the great Bronny James!!
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                    • 19th Hole
                      SBR Posting Legend
                      • 03-22-09
                      • 18952

                      #11
                      Originally posted by INVEGA MAN
                      LAL just drafted the great Bronny James!!




                      <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LAKERS TAKE BRONNY JAMES AT NO. 55 IN THE 2024 DRAFT ��<br><br>Welcome to the league ��<br><br>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sham sCharania</a>) <a href="https://t.co/nW3kwRZNV7">pic.twitter.com/nW3kwRZNV7</a></p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1806448943934681268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >June 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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                      • SomeDayinBuffalo
                        SBR MVP
                        • 08-12-11
                        • 1472

                        #12
                        JJ can't make this team into a champion. No coach can. AD will not be heathy two seasons in a row. With AD you just hope his feeling don't get hurt. Ham did a umber on him.
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                        • DrunkHorseplayer
                          SBR Hall of Famer
                          • 05-15-10
                          • 7719

                          #13
                          Here comes the dog and pony show, Bronny will probably play several games with pops then get cut or retire.
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                          • Tammy_G
                            Administrator
                            • 10-26-22
                            • 435

                            #14
                            I wonder what kind of dynamic that will bring to the team and the locker room - a father/son combo is kind of wild, but for it to be Lebron James' son to boot? Plus the pressure of everyone expecting to live up to your dad's performance... should be interesting, to say the least. I think there's no way Lebron will become a free agent after this.
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                            • 19th Hole
                              SBR Posting Legend
                              • 03-22-09
                              • 18952

                              #15
                              Valerie_G---

                              Thanks for your 1st post and welcome to SBR.
                              May your stay be rewarding.


                              Bronny is indeed in a precarious situation, but a situation
                              a million boys in America go to bed dreaming about.
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                              • Mac4Lyfe
                                SBR Aristocracy
                                • 01-04-09
                                • 48383

                                #16
                                The Lakers played the Nuggets very well in the playoffs. I think they were leading in each game into the 4th quarter. Maybe Reddick can get them over the top. You never know in this league.
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                                • unde0087
                                  BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                  • 03-27-08
                                  • 28952

                                  #17
                                  Are the Lakers going to take LeBums wife in the next round so they can play as a family? Lakers will be a G league team by the time LeBum is done making the decisions. His son gets drafted and probably wouldn't start for any top 10 team in the NCAA.
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                                  • DrunkHorseplayer
                                    SBR Hall of Famer
                                    • 05-15-10
                                    • 7719

                                    #18
                                    He'll play a few games just so the two can get in the history books then he'll be gone.
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                                    • pologq
                                      SBR Posting Legend
                                      • 10-07-12
                                      • 19899

                                      #19
                                      lebron is a puppet master. this pick of his son proves it.

                                      they still need a 3rd superstar.
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                                      • DonnieBrasco23
                                        Benched
                                        • 11-06-23
                                        • 1137

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by pologq
                                        lebron is a puppet master. this pick of his son proves it.

                                        they still need a 3rd superstar.
                                        The whole organization should be ashamed of themselves taking away an opportunity from a player who really truly deserves it.
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                                        • ThaTopMoron
                                          BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                          • 04-30-10
                                          • 27020

                                          #21
                                          JJ sucks... he attended Duke

                                          and he called me the N word so he shouldn't be allowed to coach in the NBA
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                                          • mjsuax13
                                            Moderator
                                            • 03-14-15
                                            • 25095

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by pologq
                                            lebron is a puppet master. this pick of his son proves it.

                                            they still need a 3rd superstar.
                                            Lebron is the same guy that always belly aches about the less privileged getting more opportunities… and then the NEPO baby gets drafted. Fellas- he wasn’t even an impact player in college. Embarrassing.
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                                            • stevenash
                                              Moderator
                                              • 01-17-11
                                              • 65583

                                              #23
                                              Lebron taught Jr. well, taking a page out of Eli Manning's playbook when he got drafted by San Diego.
                                              In this instance, Bronny said that if any team outside of the Lakers drafts me, I'm playing in the Australian pro league"

                                              When Eli demanded that he wouldn't play for the Chargers I said at the time "That's not a good look for him".

                                              Same applies to Bronny.

                                              I couldn't give two puppy farts that some consider the James family "basketball royalty" no kid fresh out of college entering the big time pay for play leagues needs to learn to stay on their lane, the owners call the shots, not some hot shot draftee who happens to have a last name of Manning or James.

                                              Come to think about it, John Elway pulled the very same shit with the Baltimore Colts, who drafted him and said "Fu*k this, I'm going to Fort Lauderdale for spring training with the NY Yankees.

                                              Looking back on it, Michael Jordan had more of a baseball skill set than Elway had, and that's not really saying all that much.
                                              It was no secret that if you fed Jordan a steady diet of off-speed breaking balls, he wouldn't put the ball in play.

                                              I detest these spoiled kids, I, and most of you that ever-played competitive sports didn't get anything handed to you, we had to break our balls with our play to get noticed by the coaches, I wasn't blessed with a last name like Elway or James or Manning, and I wouldn't trade my late, great father's name in for any of that anyway, and I'm serious as a heart attack when I say that.
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                                              • mjsuax13
                                                Moderator
                                                • 03-14-15
                                                • 25095

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by stevenash
                                                Lebron taught Jr. well, taking a page out of Eli Manning's playbook when he got drafted by San Diego.
                                                In this instance, Bronny said that if any team outside of the Lakers drafts me, I'm playing in the Australian pro league"

                                                When Eli demanded that he wouldn't play for the Chargers I said at the time "That's not a good look for him".

                                                Same applies to Bronny.

                                                I couldn't give two puppy farts that some consider the James family "basketball royalty" no kid fresh out of college entering the big time pay for play leagues needs to learn to stay on their lane, the owners call the shots, not some hot shot draftee who happens to have a last name of Manning or James.

                                                Come to think about it, John Elway pulled the very same shit with the Baltimore Colts, who drafted him and said "Fu*k this, I'm going to Fort Lauderdale for spring training with the NY Yankees.

                                                Looking back on it, Michael Jordan had more of a baseball skill set than Elway had, and that's not really saying all that much.
                                                It was no secret that if you fed Jordan a steady diet of off-speed breaking balls, he wouldn't put the ball in play.

                                                I detest these spoiled kids, I, and most of you that ever-played competitive sports didn't get anything handed to you, we had to break our balls with our play to get noticed by the coaches, I wasn't blessed with a last name like Elway or James or Manning, and I wouldn't trade my late, great father's name in for any of that anyway, and I'm serious as a heart attack when I say that.
                                                He actually should go to Australia and work on his game. This isn’t good business unless he becomes a superstar and I eat shit. I don’t see it.

                                                It’s really just another example of what the lakers have become… they are beyond delusional in their approach. They have simply become an entitled franchise with an entitled owner who then hired her friend as the GM. Jeannie Buss is a terrible owner and a nepo baby so she fits right in.

                                                That same GM then loaded the roster up with a bunch of whiny guys that Lebron and Rich Paul pushed on them, they draft poorly, traded away assets and now are what they are. Oh wait, they will be coached by a guy with zero coaching experience who talked himself into the job on a podcast with their best player. You can’t make this shit up. I wish Bronny nothing but the best but realistically I’m not sure this is even good for his actual basketball career. He wasn’t even the best player on any of his high schools teams. This is the epitome of standing on third base and thinking you hit a triple.
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                                                • stevenash
                                                  Moderator
                                                  • 01-17-11
                                                  • 65583

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by mjsuax13
                                                  Oh wait, they will be coached by a guy with zero coaching experience who talked himself into the job on a podcast with their best player. You can’t make this shit up.
                                                  Who more than likely will die a painful death by choking on his own words.
                                                  I'm not wishing death on JJ by any means, for openers that's very bad karma to do so, I'm just trying to make a point as to how much a loose cannon Redick is.
                                                  Seems JJ is fond of throwing around this year's newest catch phrase "content engagement", which makes me cringe.
                                                  I'm going to apologize in advance if I come across like a blowhard when I say this, because my shit does indeed stink, I am hardly a know it all, what I know, I know, and what I don't know I'll admit I don't know but will research it before I come across looking like a fool, but what can Reddick tell me about "content engagement" that I haven't learned or practiced yet. I'm in IT by trade, but I've been writing both technically at work, and creatively as a hobby and a side hustle because I'm a geek that actually love it.


                                                  Originally posted by mjsuax13

                                                  I wish Bronny nothing but the best but realistically I’m not sure this is even good for his actual basketball career.
                                                  I do as well, however trusted, established NBA elite media professionals that I lean on for their takes, opinions, call it what you want because I'm not an NBA expert, all pretty much say to be fair that Bronny will more than likely be not more than a serviceable NBA player, if so, he'll achieve more than 99 percent of everybody that ever-played organized basketball, I love the game, but being 5' 8" every time I played in a pickup game I would get mauled underneath trying to haul in a rebound, I just stuck with scholastic wrestling in the winter and baseball in the spring and summer, I'll leave the 320 pound linemen in football to do their thing and the 6' 10" hoopsters to do theirs.
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                                                  • IBetYou
                                                    SBR Hall of Famer
                                                    • 07-03-15
                                                    • 8158

                                                    #26
                                                    You lot are talking about the 55th pick in a weak draft. That is not to say the 55th best player in a weak draft, for many potential 2nd rounders prefer to go undrafted. The pick is meaningless -if you could use it gain favour with one of your best players then fine.

                                                    I remember the Mavs using their pick on Indian Satnam Singh Bahrami - who's now a pro wrestler WWE style - because they wanted fans in India.
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                                                    • IBetYou
                                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                                      • 07-03-15
                                                      • 8158

                                                      #27
                                                      Same thing every year in the draft... Pistons with a new GM but again they take the athletic African-American with no jump shot -they say if he can improve his jump shot he will be really special, but he can't right now, but IF he could then... but he can't right now... but IF... many never do. Mavs always draft some foreigner because they favour diversity. Spurs always draft a tall pg with no jump shot or a player with a shit personality -ticked both boxes with Castle I think.
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                                                      • unde0087
                                                        BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                                        • 03-27-08
                                                        • 28952

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by mjsuax13
                                                        Lebron is the same guy that always belly aches about the less privileged getting more opportunities… and then the NEPO baby gets drafted. Fellas- he wasn’t even an impact player in college. Embarrassing.
                                                        He was an impact player, he kept the bench warm for others to have a comfortably warm chair during a timeout.
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                                                        • JIBBBY
                                                          SBR Aristocracy
                                                          • 12-10-09
                                                          • 83686

                                                          #29
                                                          Bronny needs a pace maker. His heart could stop again.
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                                                          • Tammy_G
                                                            Administrator
                                                            • 10-26-22
                                                            • 435

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by 19th Hole
                                                            Valerie_G---

                                                            Thanks for your 1st post and welcome to SBR.
                                                            May your stay be rewarding.


                                                            Bronny is indeed in a precarious situation, but a situation
                                                            a million boys in America go to bed dreaming about.
                                                            Hey thanks! And yeah, you're 100% right. I wonder if any of those boys might have been more deserving of a shot. At any rate, I hope the kid does well, I really do.
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                                                            • Headsterx
                                                              SBR Posting Legend
                                                              • 12-03-16
                                                              • 23016

                                                              #31
                                                              Damn, wrong thread. This tequila is hitting too early.
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                                                              • mjsuax13
                                                                Moderator
                                                                • 03-14-15
                                                                • 25095

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by Headsterx
                                                                Damn, wrong thread. This tequila is hitting too early.
                                                                How hard are you going on the current bender?
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                                                                • stevenash
                                                                  Moderator
                                                                  • 01-17-11
                                                                  • 65583

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by Headsterx
                                                                  This tequila is hitting too early.
                                                                  Tequila is evil.

                                                                  One evening we were drinking at the sports bar watching football.
                                                                  Back in the day I could really hold my liquor, never got sick and all, that's probably why I gave it up, I could drink all night.

                                                                  Anyway, back to my long-winded story that usually goes nowhere, we were at the pub for no more than four hours, and my buddy was setting us up with tequila shots.

                                                                  When I used to do shots my go to was Wild Turkey 101 and a bottle of Becks to back that up.
                                                                  I rarely drank tequila, I was primarily 101 and Becks, or Smirnoff 100 proof (blue label) and cranberry.

                                                                  So, in the course of the Giants game, about four hours, I had three shots and three long necks.
                                                                  Nothing right?

                                                                  I was feeling OK when we went out the door, get to the sidewalk, I wobbled forward, straighten up than wobble backwards.
                                                                  Straightened up, too two steps on the concrete, then wobbled forward again and fell forehead first smack down.
                                                                  I didn't even attempt to brace the fall with my hands.

                                                                  Bam!
                                                                  I had a welt the size of a grapefruit on my head for two weeks.

                                                                  This was October 2019, right before COVID.
                                                                  It'll be five years sober for me in about four months.
                                                                  Don't miss it, not at all.

                                                                  Tequilla is wicked evil.
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                                                                  • JIBBBY
                                                                    SBR Aristocracy
                                                                    • 12-10-09
                                                                    • 83686

                                                                    #34
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                                                                    • asiagambler
                                                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                                                      • 07-23-17
                                                                      • 6827

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Health concerns aside, Bronny actually does project to be a useful player

                                                                      He defends at a high level and his stock definitely ticked up with a strong combine

                                                                      Add to that just his mere presence on the bench will probably elevate LeBron's play (think Thanasis Antekounmpo)- especially on the defensive end, so it was really a no-brainer for the Lakers to pick him. Could have probably been done more lowkey without all the bluster and fanfare but well that's Lebron
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