02-11-2025, 06:37 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-11-2025, 06:38 AM by hakeemfaan.)
(02-11-2025, 01:08 AM)RoyTarpleysGhost Wrote: Not a good performance from Luka tonight. But he is coming off a long layoff.
Some odd comments in this thread. Luka and Lebron at the 4 and 5? Da fuq. Lakers favorites to win it all? Yall smoking that good shit. Might be time to take off if this is going to become a delusional Lakers forum.
I probably missed someone saying the Lakers were favorites. Who said that?
The Lakers have played well recently even without Bron for a game but AD has been missing all those games. Their spacing definitely is better without AD. BIoth Luka and Bron have bulk and length. Bron has played the 5 in certain lineups. Now imagine he is doing that with an offensive clone on the court who can also do almost everything he does.
No one is saying they play the full game at 4 and 5. No one is saying they won’t have trouble guarding a Jokic type if they do. However two of the most versatile big forwards will cause problems for the other team if paired together in a small ball lineup. Will it be enough to overcome the deficiencies that such lineups bring? Who knows? Isn’t that always the cat and mouse game with small ball vs traditional ball?
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