Windy: Sessions traded to LA

[InBoobieWeTrust]

I feel pretty vindicated for my Mike Brown criticisms.

Pretty hard to go to two entirely different franchises and stunt the offensive production of the team as a whole, while still winning with "bend but dont break" schematic defense and "iso" hero basketball. I thought MB would have picked up a few things in his year away from the game about in-game management, yet the guy came back and looked AS horrible if not worse in that aspect of coaching.

I put more of an emphasis on Sessions and about 75% of the other role players looking out of place for LA, on Brown and his lack of game feel. Really leaves his players out there on an island with his inability to adjust on the fly and capitalize on things in-game.

I can't blame Mike Brown too much for the Lakers' demise. Phil Jackson got out for a reason. The team is aging, and their best offense involves getting the ball to their big-men. The problem with that is that Mitch Kupchak managed to build a roster around two dominant offensive big-men that didn't include any dead-eye shooters. The whole premise of inside-> out was shot because their best shooters were Ramon Sessions, Steve Blake, and a streaky Artest. After a handful of bricks, Kobe gets frustrated and starts trying to go NBA 2k12 every possession.

The Lakers had plenty of shots to take or make that series extremely competitive, they didn't get outclassed or embarrassed(which is why I see S.A. rolling to the finals TBH). Just not as good of a team. Mike knew that the Lakers weren't going to dazzle anyone offensively this year, so he tried to throw out his biggest, toughest, defensive line-up and hope Kobe got hot at the right times. Didn't quite work.

Brown has his faults, but that's not a well-rounded enough roster to do battle deep into the playoffs. My one regret for the Lakers this season was that Odom never got a chance to play under Mike Brown. Phil Jackson had a tough time figuring out how to properly use Odom, it would have been hilarious to see Mike Brown try his hand at it. I almost guarantee we would have seen 25 minutes a night of Kobe/Artest/Odom/Gasol/Bynumon the floor with MB screaming at them "MAKE THEM FEEL YOU DEFENSIVELY, LAMAR. COME ON!"

 

[The Process God]

I can't blame Mike Brown too much for the Lakers' demise. Phil Jackson got out for a reason. The team is aging, and their best offense involves getting the ball to their big-men. The problem with that is that Mitch Kupchak managed to build a roster around two dominant offensive big-men that didn't include any dead-eye shooters. The whole premise of inside-> out was shot because their best shooters were Ramon Sessions, Steve Blake, and a streaky Artest. After a handful of bricks, Kobe gets frustrated and starts trying to go NBA 2k12 every possession.

The Lakers had plenty of shots to take or make that series extremely competitive, they didn't get outclassed or embarrassed(which is why I see S.A. rolling to the finals TBH). Just not as good of a team. Mike knew that the Lakers weren't going to dazzle anyone offensively this year, so he tried to throw out his biggest, toughest, defensive line-up and hope Kobe got hot at the right times. Didn't quite work.

Brown has his faults, but that's not a well-rounded enough roster to do battle deep into the playoffs. My one regret for the Lakers this season was that Odom never got a chance to play under Mike Brown. Phil Jackson had a tough time figuring out how to properly use Odom, it would have been hilarious to see Mike Brown try his hand at it. I almost guarantee we would have seen 25 minutes a night of Kobe/Artest/Odom/Gasol/Bynumon the floor with MB screaming at them "MAKE THEM FEEL YOU DEFENSIVELY, LAMAR. COME ON!"

If the Lakers had a team of Kobe, Pau, Bynum, and several of the key 3-pt shooters from the 2009 Orlando Magic, they'd have a practically unbeatable team. Hell, you could take Kobe out of that and still have a championship team.

 

[Snarly]

If the Lakers had a team of Kobe, Pau, Bynum, and several of the key 3-pt shooters from the 2009 Orlando Magic, they'd have a practically unbeatable team. Hell, you could take Kobe out of that and still have a championship team.

I agree... The magic had A great Idea when building around Dwight. If they had a Kobe type player they would have won a few ships As the Idea behind a Kobe and Shaq rule. since centers are not what they used to be. Lets say the Cavs get a Kyrie and Drummond/T. Robinson type deal I can see great things ahead Of course if the picks pan out. Anyways You also need That 2 and 3 that can shoot the ball Well and the Lakers got the Sessions Instead... At least Odom had a decent outside game. All I know Is this should be a Very interesting off season.