Monitoring Russell Westbrook’s Clippers tenure…

[cavsfever]

Talk about a top heavy team. Late in the third Lebron and AD are a combined 13-25 for 35 points and the rest of the team is a combined 13-44 for 35 points. Remarkable Lakers are only down 12.

When AD goes down as he inevitably will this team might be the worst Lebron has had to play with since like 2004

 

[Ethan]

Woof. Lakers feel like a "last stop shop" for guards who are about to be out of the league.

 

[PIP]

 

[macbdog]

That asshole coach just had to throw off Russ' season rhythm by bringing him off the bench in that last exhibition game, this is what Darvin Ham deserves.

 

[2 For The Brew]

That asshole coach just had to throw off Russ' season rhythm by bringing him off the bench in that last exhibition game, this is what Darvin Ham deserves.

That asshole coach is ruining Pelinka’s Executive of the Year chances.

No part of this is on Westbrook. None. The basketball morons inside the Lakers who thought Westbrick would fit with LeBron are totally responsible.

 

[cavsfever]

A lot of this discussion seems to have moved to the invite-only forums, but I want to keep it alive here

LAKERS SCHADENFREUDE WATCH:

Ten minutes of Bill Simmons and Kevin O'Connor talking in devastating detail about how totally, comically horrible the Lakers are, enjoy! Simmons -- "when you actually see the team, it had the feeling of a team where guys were out...but no, no, this was actually the Lakers...there's no help on the horizon...the worst three through ten in the league". Then he gets more intense.



If that wasn't enough, the beginning of this Bill Simmons podcast starts with his discussion of "Lebron's NBA hell", and Simmons impression of the Lakers-Clippers game. He doesn't go on for that long though. The impression I get here is that the Lakers are so so bad that even Bill Simmons is getting tired of trashing them.

 

[ice cream man]

Narrative changing? From Russ is trash to “poor Russ, set up to fail; poor Russ, enthusiasm for the game was taken away from him.”

I hope he gets bought out and signs with a decent team and drags them down.

 

[PIP]

Lots to unpack here.

 

[PIP]

 

[PIP]

 

[cavsfever]

Lakers might be able to get the last laugh on us tonight…

 

[2 For The Brew]

Last night Russ off the bench facing Ja and the 11 game winning streak Grizz.

9/29 FG 1/6 3FG vs 10/18 FG 2/4 3FG. He still sucks.

Wait - RUSS outshot Ja and led the Lakers to Victory?

This is FABULOUS. We need Russ to get hot the rest of the year so Jeanie and her team of nuclear physicists are convinced they need to sign this guy for the future.

 

[cavsfever]

I actually want the Lakers to make the playoffs just to see at least one last hurrah for Playoff Lebron. He deserves it

With AD back they might be able to squeak in

 

[JMoneyYourHoney]

I actually want the Lakers to make the playoffs just to see at least one last hurrah for Playoff Lebron. He deserves it

With AD back they might be able to squeak in

I think if they make the playoffs and are healthy they'll do some major damage...

 

[cavsfever]

I think if they make the playoffs and are healthy they'll do some major damage...

“Healthy” is just never likely with AD. To say he’s made of glass is an understatement. Seeming like the 2020 playoffs were a rare run of good luck for him probably because he was able to rest with the COVID shutdown of the regular season. If possible the Lakers should give him like two weeks off before the playoffs - but they probably won’t be able to do that given their record.