2022/23 NBA REGULAR SEASON THREAD "TANKING FOR WEMBANYAMA"

Probably a bigger issue is their four offseason acquisitions had a total of 5 points v the Spurs. They all look like guys who will be hunted for mismatches in the postseason.

banchero didnt look too good tonight, think his shot has a ways to go, not stopping him from launching tho

true, watching him in that game + highlights of others id say hes less skilled but more physical than advertised, he can do a lot of stuff hes clearly put the work in but maybe doesnt totally have the fine touch, but he is actually a beast and very not afraid to mix it up, his fullest manifestation is maybe more of a guy who creates easy shots via bullying than a great shot maker, but to really achieve his potential he will need to learn to hoist, getting to average seems pretty doable and would be fine, but if he became a good shooter then thered be real trouble, not sure about the defense if he could get to the point where he can play small ball 5 he could be pretty sick

Probably a bigger issue is their four offseason acquisitions had a total of 5 points v the Spurs. They all look like guys who will be hunted for mismatches in the postseason.

the biggest thing is that joel is shooting really inefficiently even tho he is getting his numbers, but yeah the lack of bench output is concerning, like melton and house and harrell are all good players!

debatable

PHI post-Harden trade vs the beginning of this year.

Hmm. pic.twitter.com/XFxAOkT4hW

— Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) October 23, 2022

saw some thing that said he had dribbled more than the rest of the team combined

I noticed the lack of shots by the supporting cast, but House doesn't look like he does anything on offense or defense.

three games into the season and everyone is already rubbernecking random laker plays

14 secs left on the shot clock...immaculate vibes pic.twitter.com/BvuwJOaJ6P

— Iztok Franko (@iztok_franko) October 23, 2022

At halftime, the Lakers are now 1-for-16 from 3 today. On the season, they are now 20-for-101 – 19.8 percent. https://t.co/ObO8IAb9SK

— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) October 23, 2022

Visualized pic.twitter.com/IgzJ2yUCWk

— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) October 23, 2022

line go down

1/16 from three, and 0/1 from four

dame is good

lakers 0-3

need more four pointers

jelly k just hit a game winner in ot, jazz 3-0

oh my lord. Nurkic didnt even walk over there.

Lakers now 2-21 from 3.https://t.co/KATe2kYAyu pic.twitter.com/XYkeazwmZ2

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) October 23, 2022

lol nurk making a classic pretend you didnt see him gesture

here is LeBron’s reaction to Westbrook’s decision with 30 seconds lefthttps://t.co/KATe2kYAyu pic.twitter.com/0iE0dEGwef

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) October 23, 2022

leadership!

god I love how Westbrick has become an integral part of LeBron's story

as russ passed the three point line and went to his spot i was legit whispering shoot it at the tv

lauri markkanen has apparently been freed to just rock n roll and is averaging 20.5/8.5/4.5

lmao xp

L0l-k3rs

its crazy that a guy who won an mvp cant hit an absolutely perfect look from 15

i mean he bricked it

he can't shoot. his form is a disaster.

he kinda shouldn't be in the league

wild to think the the old okc big three are all sabotaging different teams

like once nobody wants you on their team at all you should just respectfully pack it up and go dominate euroball for 3 years

utah/new orleans was exciting! those two teams are fun!

lmao

pic.twitter.com/UBBcOCC10y

— Big Terry (@Bigbigterry) October 24, 2022

i'm sort of assuming that this is russ's last nba season at this point

this jazz thing is wild

it really is. do they have one of the 50 best players in the nba?

Don’t think so. Maybe lauri was all along and needed to be unleashed

Lauri always did seem like a guy who could break out

Maybe the Lakers realize that the world needs more Vacation Mode LeBron content.

so many tall white men in utah

I really can’t believe they started this year w Russ on the roster still. They thought Darwin ham was the Russ whisperer or what

🐦[here is LeBron’s reaction to Westbrook’s decision with 30 seconds lefthttps://t.co/KATe2kYAyu🕸 pic.twitter.com/0iE0dEGwef🕸
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) October 23, 2022🕸]🐦

leadership!

I really can’t believe they started this year w Russ on the roster still. They thought Darwin ham was the Russ whisperer or what

― Spottie, Monday, October 24, 2022 12:15 AM (six hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

its really remarkable that this was the plan. that all russ needed after years of declining play and pouty behavior, and after a year in a dysfunctional organization, was the guidance of a novice head coach. that and a bevy of klutch clients to fill out the roster.

jazz in the mix w indy i guess

Via @KevinOConnorNBA https://t.co/RpbRP9PmIZ pic.twitter.com/crOJB4jfDF

— pickuphoop (@pickuphoop) October 24, 2022

and charlotte i guess

New Inside Pass from @ShamsCharania:

🏀 Where things stand with Russell Westbrook, Lakers
🏀 Los Angeles has high interest in Terry Rozier
🏀 Suns talking Jae Crowder trade with East title contenderhttps://t.co/WPhB2DHYtn pic.twitter.com/VTmv5KaXC0

— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) October 24, 2022

would be cool if the jazz just won 50 games again like they have every year, undeterred by losing their good players

just jazz stuff

their next 2 games are vs houston, so

danny wont allow it