Nba on tnt back tonight for Lakers/Warriors.

[Kblaze8855]

Now I await all the reports on who won

[sdot_thadon]

[QUOTE=Kblaze8855]Now I await all the reports on who won

[Turbo Slayer]

cool

[KB8tHeGrEaT]

Any links for the game kind sirs ?

[Kblaze8855]

http://nba4free.com/stream/live1/

[AirTupac]

Lakers starters per Vogel: LeBron, Bradley, Green, AD, JaVale.

[Kblaze8855]

Everybody is playing it seems.

Lakers starters:

LeBron James
Avery Bradley
Danny Green
Anthony Davis
JaVale McGee


Warriors I don

[sdot_thadon]

cool, didn't know if it was ok to post streams here.

[Kblaze8855]

I

[PP34Deuce]

I see lebron and Davis playing a quarter and that's it

Steph and dlo prob play a quarter

Alot of Quinn cook and caruso.

[Kblaze8855]

What the **** Steph.....

Just letting you know he doesn

[Manny98]

:roll:

[RealSkipBayless]

Warriors ain't making the playoffs.

Kings > GSW:banana:

[ImKobe]

Nice to see our guys show intensity in a pre-season game, setting the tone.

[Doranku]

:eek:

[PP34Deuce]

Davis and Bradley defensively alone are able to mask weaknesses

[MoBe1Kanobi]

Is it just me or does LeBron look kinda flabby

[RealSkipBayless]

Lebron lookin DARK...THICK...LONG.

Year 17 folks. Does the prime train ever stop?:rockon: :banana:

[Manny98]

LeBron still got it :bowdown: :bowdown:

[90sgoat]

I can't watch the NBA after having watched FIBA.

Lebron 275lbs getting touch fouls on his stiff arm travels :facepalm

Can't do it.

NBA is a joke.

[bison]

Our starting lineup looking fresh af

[ImKobe]

funny how they got Kareem and Malone up there when Kobe averaged 27.3 ppg in his 17th season.

[Indian guy]

Is it just me or does LeBron look kinda flabby

Looks in good enough shape for preseason to me. I also like how he's moving on the court.

[bison]

I

[PP34Deuce]

Is it just me or does LeBron look kinda flabby


Defensively the Lakers should be top 7.

McGee becomes a better player just by having AD there.

[bison]

Damn man we are gonna dominate smaller teams.

[RealSkipBayless]

As expected.. GS have ZERO defense. 9th seed in the making. :lol :lol

[Doranku]

Damn man we are gonna dominate smaller teams.

Davis and McGee are Pau and Bynum on roids :eek:

[ImKobe]

Just a nice little preview of what we're going to do to the Clippers' frontcourt.

[MoBe1Kanobi]

Davis and McGee are Pau and Bynum on roids :eek:
DWIGHT:eek:

[Bosnian Sajo]

Oh we BALLING!!!!!

[Proctor]

Can we fast forward to the Lakers vs Jazz/Clippers in the playoffs yet?

[AirTupac]

Lmao man we're looking even better than I expected. We have fking motivated Dwight off the bench and Kuzma isn't even playing yet :eek: :eek: :eek:

CHAMPIONSHIP IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PP34Deuce]

Seems like the Lakers took from philly of having a big athletic lineup.

I'm real curious to see philly and bucks against this type lineup.

They should have a top 7 defense. AD is a game changer and if you add Bradley along eo th green... you take bron and McGee who dont have to cover mistakes

[Doranku]

DWIGHT:eek:

Holy shit I forgot about Dwight. :oldlol: This team is stacked.

[Trollsmasher]

lakers shitting on these manlets:roll:

[Bronbron23]

Warriors ain't making the playoffs.

Kings > GSW:banana:
I've been saying this for awhile now. No Klay no playoffs

[Manny98]

How are Zubac and Harrell going to contain this frontcourt :roll:

[Doranku]

Also forgot KCP was still on the team. Unfortunate.

[PP34Deuce]

Really praying we see the emergence of the big man in todays nba...

KP AD Embiid Jokic Ayton etc....

[ArbitraryWater]

we outchea :dancin

[Doranku]

What an absolute clinic. This is a scary team, although I don't really know what kind of team the Warriors have out there right now.

[Kblaze8855]

Someone is already working on getting a pic of Davis standing in that corner aren

[Indian guy]

Rondo's suckiness already on fine display for everybody to see.

What is this obsession every coach has for him? He's AWFUL. On both ends. A total net negative.

[RealSkipBayless]

I've been saying this for awhile now. No Klay no playoffs
Same. I figured Klay would be gone a while and it was confirmed that he is missing 50 games+ now. This team is a disaster defensivley, Green can't do it all by himself. Could be wrong but I don't think Cauley-Stein is some defensive juggernaut either.

Kings or Mavs could easily get a big lead over GS in the standings for that last spot.

[bobopenguin]

Davis! calm ur tits!! just chill and stop raping them!!!

[Indian guy]

It indeed was a down year for anybody capable of looking beyond the boxscore.

[MoBe1Kanobi]

LEBRON LOOKING LIKE GINOBILI :biggums: :roll:

[Bronbron23]

Warriors ain't making the playoffs.

Kings > GSW:banana:
I've been saying this for awhile now. No Klay no playoffs

[bison]

LEBRON LOOKING LIKE GINOBILI :biggums: :roll:

In terms of bald spots? Agreed.

[RealSkipBayless]

And this is against DPOY Green.. Harrell and Zubac gonna get abused.

:roll: :roll: :roll:

[Kblaze8855]

Why the hell is Klay out here in warmups....

Keep your jeans on homie....nobody forgot about you.

[scuzzy]

lmao Warriors new Chase Center sounds like crickets out there


Bye bye the artificial amplified crowd noise from Oracle Arena

[ImKobe]

Still unreal that we have the best big since Duncan playing for us in his absolute prime.

[Kblaze8855]

Dwight looks slim as hell.

And Lebron beard getting a lotta gray in it.

[Turbo Slayer]

LEBRON WITH THE AND 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :biggums:

Dude is unreal in his 17th year :biggums:

[AirTupac]

Its over retards. Lakers are winning it.

[PP34Deuce]

Dwight with rondo will be good for pnr.

Dwight trying to adjust playing with a big better than him.

[Turbo Slayer]

Its over retards. Lakers are winning it. for once youre right. :rockon:

[LAmbruh]

Good god 17th LeSeason has reborn triple back surgery Dwight after 2 week mini camp


Making 2013 season look like a disgrace

[Turbo Slayer]

Good god 17th LeSeason has reborn triple back surgery Dwight after 2 week mini camp


Making 2013 season look like a disgrace

:bowdown:

[MoBe1Kanobi]

Is that Lil Romeo on the Warriors?

[ImKobe]

Bran throwing up terrible bricks and not getting back on defense

should have kept his old ass on the bench

[Turbo Slayer]

Hotdog! :bowdown:

[bdonovan]

Hey everyone! Hope y'all had a good "offseason" from the NBA.

My immediate observations on this game:

* Regardless of all the new personnel, my observations of GSW are pretty much the same as last year. There is not enough "team ball" and ball movement. GSW was built on the idea that those w/out the ball don't "just watch". They move. They set screens. They clear out. If you don't do that stuff, you become mostly just the sum of your parts. And that's where the Warriors are. And their parts aren't as good as a lot of other teams this year.

* New players like DeAngelo, #32, #7 - not setting screens, not creating for others. 32, and 7 refuse to set a screen. Both seem like spoiled millennials- who love to "slip" instead of screen. If you slip, you usually get the ball, since 2 defenders collapse on the ball-handler. That's losing basketball even though it creates more shot opportunities for the "slippers" and more occasional highlight reel baskets (see: Durant from the last 2 years on GSW).

There's stuff to point out in terms of GSW lacking interior size, needing time to assimilate all the new parts, etc. - but I continue to believe if they don't incorporate screens for their best shooters, they will never win. GSW suffered immensely from lacking this very basic tactic in the playoffs last year. It's absence reflects the inadequacy of Kerr's coaching and a selfish culture that's taken hold on the Warriors.

Just my take thus far. A lot of this is not "working out the kinks" in the pre-season. It's cultural and won't be fixed by just playing more games.

[scuzzy]

Lakers right back in Top 4 contention where they left off last X-mas before LBJ went down


Jesus this team looks infinitely better without Ingram/Lonzo running the court

[Naero]

I'll try not to draw too many hot takes from preseason (as many are wont to do watching the first live action in several months), but this Lakers team will be intriguing to watch regardless of how the season pans out. :rockon: Davis, one of the most lethal off-ball players in the game, is a perfect-looking complement for LeBron, and the bigman has a golden opportunity to shatter the "empty stats" narrative for good.

Every time I want to stay on an NBA hiatus, something hooks me back.

[Turbo Slayer]

I'll try not to draw too many hot takes from preseason (as many are wont to do watching the first live action in several months), but this Lakers team will be intriguing to watch regardless of how the season pans out. :rockon: Davis, one of the most lethal off-ball players in the game, is a perfect-looking complement for LeBron, and the bigman has a golden opportunity to shatter the "empty stats" narrative for good.

Every time I want to stay on an NBA hiatus, something hooks me back. :banana: :banana:

[RealSkipBayless]

LMAO

What the **** was that Danny

[RealSkipBayless]

Lakers just straight bullying the Warriors. :roll: :roll:

[ImKobe]

AD is so ****ing good

[bobopenguin]

lebron and his FT... :facepalm

[LAmbruh]

Lebron sits, warriors cut it to 4



Lebron back in, Lakers extend it to 11



sounds about right

[Turbo Slayer]

Lebron sits, warriors cut it to 4



Lebron back in, Lakers extend it to 11



sounds about right
Lebron carries

[LAmbruh]

Lebron carries

LeFannyPack doing what he does bess



https://i.postimg.cc/HLBx0nb4/EEr-GI4v-UYAEc-Mp-X.jpg

https://media.giphy.com/media/5OWLUbuMq4YXEl2ECg/giphy.gif

[PP34Deuce]

Lebron and rondo on court doesnt work effectively.
Warriors really need bigs that screen

AD and Lebron command attention. Kuzma should thrive along with green

[PP34Deuce]

LeFannyPack doing what he does bess



https://i.postimg.cc/HLBx0nb4/EEr-GI4v-UYAEc-Mp-X.jpg

https://media.giphy.com/media/5OWLUbuMq4YXEl2ECg/giphy.gif


Tell me why when lebron gets older he will look like delroy lindo

[Turbo Slayer]

Lebron and rondo on court doesnt work effectively.
Warriors really need bigs that screen

AD and Lebron command attention. Kuzma should thrive along with green

Lakers are without kuzma tho...

[scuzzy]

Lebron and rondo on court doesnt work effectively.
Warriors really need bigs that screen

AD and Lebron command attention. Kuzma should thrive along with green
Rondo on the court, doesn't work effectively


He's garbage, one of the worst net negatives on 4 different teams the past 5 years

[brownmamba00]

Rondo AND Bradley at the same time is a horrible fit at the backcourt shooting wise.

[RealSkipBayless]

Lebron and rondo on court doesnt work effectively.
Warriors really need bigs that screen

AD and Lebron command attention. Kuzma should thrive along with green
Yep. It never worked last year either. Rondo can playmake for the 2nd unit. Him starting over Bradley at any point would be a disaster. I'd rather Caruso or KCP play with Bron over Rondo.

[brownmamba00]

I don't mind Rondo. He's shown he's got some left last year regardless of what some of yall analytic nerds might say.

He fits that 6th man role. Vogel should keep Bron's minutes low and let Rondo and Davis lead the bench mob with LB on the bench.

[scuzzy]

Can you blame her?


Just look at them tree trunks :biggums:



LeFannyPack doing what he does bess

https://i.postimg.cc/sDXt1X2C/fgjghjghj.png

[bobopenguin]

Can you blame her?


Just look at them tree trunks :biggums:

everyone know u are dying to ride on lebron's tree trunks.

[Indian guy]

Rondo led LA in minutes in the 1st half :oldlol:

How does he do this? One of the most worthless players in the league yet year-after-year coaches seem incapable of benching him....

Certainly everybody and their grandma in LA knew of how horrendous Rondo's impact stats were last season. And what a horrific fit he was with LeBron in particular. Yet first time LA takes court to start the season and Rondo leads the team in minutes while visibly sucking.

Baffling....

[AirTupac]

Nothing worse than when Indians think they know ball over coaches.

[brooks_thompson]

Warriors signed Chriss?? Yeah, they

[PP34Deuce]

Jason kidd has rondo running secondary breaks..

Rondo is fine as long as you put him and lebron in staggering minutes

[Indian guy]

btw, watching LA all of last season and now this game, Rondo still absolutely refuses to pass LeBron the ball in transition. He simply will not do it no matter 'DUH' the decision to do so might be. I don't get it.

[brooks_thompson]

Mike Brown lookin slim and trim and stylin in this year

[Indian guy]

Rondo is fine as long as you put him and lebron in staggering minutes

Rondo isn't fine with anybody, dude. He does make a particularly bad fit with LeBron, but look up his numbers when he shares the court with anybody else too - they are horrible. He's a total liability on both ends.

[brownmamba00]

Troy Daniels...not bad so far

[brooks_thompson]

If Rondo is as bad as everyone says, then why do teams keep signing him? Huh? Why?

NBA teams have no problem not signing truly awful players.

[brooks_thompson]

Oh my god dwight howard looks like he just stayed at the YMCA in 1978

[brownmamba00]

If Rondo is as bad as everyone says, then why do teams keep signing him? Huh? Why?

NBA teams have no problem not signing truly awful players.
He's a good piece off the bench. Bran fans just used to seeing Kyrie and Wade run guard for their loverboy.

[scuzzy]

Rondo led LA in minutes in the 1st half :oldlol:

How does he do this? One of the most worthless players in the league yet year-after-year coaches seem incapable of benching him....

Certainly everybody and their grandma in LA knew of how horrendous Rondo's impact stats were last season. And what a horrific fit he was with LeBron in particular. Yet first time LA takes court to start the season and Rondo leads the team in minutes while visibly sucking.

Baffling....
100%

Amazing how he was able to fly so far under the radar last year, he's by far and away the worst rotation player on LA

[Turbo Slayer]

dwight cool layup tho :pimp:

[scuzzy]

If Rondo is as bad as everyone says, then why do teams keep signing him? Huh? Why?

NBA teams have no problem not signing truly awful players.
5 teams in 6 years :oldlol:

Yeah that's the point, he's keeps getting 1 n done'd, never re-signed.

See Dwight for more details

[Indian guy]

If Rondo is as bad as everyone says, then why do teams keep signing him? Huh? Why?

NBA teams have no problem not signing truly awful players.

Supposedly his basketball IQ is ridiculously high, he's good with young players BTS and that tends to impress front offices, I guess?

And it's not a matter of "if" Rondo is so bad. There is no "if". Rondo IS bad by all metrics out there. Every team he has played on since 2013 has been better with him off the court. LA's on/off numbers with Rondo last season were night and day. And it's not just the numbers. Rondo visibly sucks too. Anybody can see that he can't guard a chair. He can't shoot. Teams don't guard him. He overdribbles out of his ass while running the offense. He's awful.

[bladefd]

How are Zubac and Harrell going to contain this frontcourt :roll:

Your guess is as good as mine :cheers: :pimp:


Its over retards. Lakers are winning it.

Waaaaay too early for that, young fellow. Lets wait until January!


Lebron and rondo on court doesnt work effectively.
Warriors really need bigs that screen

AD and Lebron command attention. Kuzma should thrive along with green

Yeah, I have noticed that throughout last season too. I don't think Rondo is a good fit for this team alongside LeBron. We might have to package Rondo+kcp or something in January :confusedshrug:

[RealSkipBayless]

Rondo had some decent runs with the Pelicans and Bulls.. but that's about it. Didn't work for the Kings or Mavs..

Nobody is saying the dude should be out of the league. He just shouldn't be getting big minutes or play with Lebron.

[BallsOut]

I've seen enough.

Lakers best lineup should be:

PG: Rondo | Caruso
SG: Pope | Bradley
SF: James | Green
PF: Davis | Kuzma
C: Howard | McGee

[scuzzy]

I've seen enough.

Lakers best lineup should be:

PG: Rondo | Caruso
SG: Pope | Bradley
SF: James | Green
PF: Davis | Kuzma
C: Howard | McGee

Best 3 point starter and shooter being Lebron, again?


that's one way to get your team in a 10 point first quarter hole

[brooks_thompson]

Who

[bobopenguin]

[QUOTE=brooks_thompson]Who

[FireDavidKahn]

If Rondo is as bad as everyone says, then why do teams keep signing him? Huh? Why?

NBA teams have no problem not signing truly awful players.
You just answered your own question.

Why do teams keep signing him? Because he can't last more then 1 year on a team:roll:

[PP34Deuce]

Best lineup is

C McGee
PF Davis
SF Bron
SG green
PG Bradley

I expect Bradley and kuzma to alternate starting.

[BallsOut]

Best Lakers lineup for 2019-2020 season:

PG: Rondo | Caruso
SG: Pope | Bradley
SF: James | Green
PF: Davis | Kuzma
C: Howard | McGee

Rondo just has so much IQ that you want him out there with Lebron in the 4th quarter. Pope is elite 3 and d. Howard is motivated and playing for redemption. It's a no brainer.

[RRR3]

No the smartest lineup would be

LeBron (1 on offense but KCP would guard the PGs. Bradley could play in KCP’s spot too if he has a bounce back year I guess)
KCP
Green
Kuzma
AD

Or if AD absolutely refuses to play C

LeBron
KCP
Green
Davis
McGee

[scuzzy]

Lakers Death Lineup

Green
Kuzma
Lebron
Davis
Dwight


Length, Speed, Defense, Shooting, Transition, Inside Outside

[PP34Deuce]

Kuzma wont be able to go hard til December I'm guessing...

McGee and AD complement pretty well. Great rim Runners...blocks..rebounding

I think 2nd unit will be kuzma rondo Howard until kuzma gets his legs back to start

[brownmamba00]

Bro Troy Daniels is nice asf

[brooks_thompson]

Bro Troy Daniels is nice asf

He

[Proctor]

Bro Troy Daniels is nice asf
With minutes, he's dynamite...perfect for Lebron ball.

[RRR3]

Lakers Death Lineup

Green
Kuzma
Lebron
Davis
Dwight


Length, Speed, Defense, Shooting, Transition, Inside Outside
Kuzma at the 2 won’t work

[Doranku]

KCP sucks, rather have a rotation of Green/Daniels at the 2 and some of you guys want him to start. :lol

[RRR3]

KCP sucks, rather have a rotation of Green/Daniels at the 2 and some of you guys want him to start. :lol
KCP does not suck, idk why y’all Lakers fans hate him, I think he’s a very nice role player. I’d take him on the Heat for sure.

[LAmbruh]

[QUOTE=RRR3]KCP does not suck, idk why y

[AirTupac]

[QUOTE=RRR3]KCP does not suck, idk why y

[PP34Deuce]

Theyve got bigs

[ArbitraryWater]

[QUOTE=RRR3]KCP does not suck, idk why y

[Manny98]

I've seen enough.

Lakers best lineup should be:

PG: Rondo | Caruso
SG: Pope | Bradley
SF: James | Green
PF: Davis | Kuzma
C: Howard | McGee
Rondo shouldn't start as him and LeBron don't play well together

[Ainosterhaspie]

Rondo shouldn't start as him and LeBron don't play well together
Rondo shouldn't start because him and every other player don't play well together. Rondo is beyond washed.

[sdot_thadon]

Rondo shouldn't start because him and every other player don't play well together. Rondo is beyond washed.
Vogel is saying his lineups still aren't established so he's going to keep trying different ones. I feel like rondo ends up starting despite the writing on the wall saying it's dumb. Maybe because he has Ad's respect? Lebron's? I think he's a smart guy on the floor that sometimes out smarts himself. And how does he miss so many transition opportunities??

[Dr Hawk]

Howard looks a lot more agile and fast with his new slimmed down physique. It is going to be good both for his body and game.

[Hey Yo]

Howard looks a lot more agile and fast with his new slimmed down physique. It is going to be good both for his body and game.
You think??

I thought he looked stiff as a hell and sorta uninterested.

:confusedshrug:

[PP34Deuce]

You think??

I thought he looked stiff as a hell and sorta uninterested.

:confusedshrug:


Dwight looked like hes trying to figure out how to play with a dominant big in Davis

Davis is going to pnr more and dwight literally needs to just clean the boards

[Bronbron23]

You think??

I thought he looked stiff as a hell and sorta uninterested.

:confusedshrug:
I thought the same. He looks so stiff and slow

[BallsOut]

Rondo should start because he's the only player on the team who has both chemistry with LeBron and David. Rondo proved himself as a starter on the playoffs when he led the Pelicans with AD to the second round.

Plus Rondo has the highest IQ on the team next to LeBron. It's a no brainier really.

Also Dwight looks much better than McGee right now. The better player should start.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

If Dwight is just there to grab boards, catch lobs and play defense...

Assuming that Mcgee starts? Dwight is 6MOTY material.

[ImKobe]

KCP does not suck, idk why y’all Lakers fans hate him, I think he’s a very nice role player. I’d take him on the Heat for sure.

He puts up okay numbers but he's very streaky as a shooter. He'll either go 5/8 from three for like 20 points or 0/5 for 2-5 points. He was absolute trash the first half of last season but got his averages back up there with a bunch of 20-30 pt games at the end of the season when we had already mailed it in.

[bison]

Kcp just can’t ever find a consistent role on this team. Minutes fluctuate, sometimes starts. We’ve had a chaotic roster the past several seasons so it’s not his fault. But he his better than his stint on the lakers indicates. He gets paid pretty decently so it’s not like he can demand a trade.

[Dr Hawk]

You think??

I thought he looked stiff as a hell and sorta uninterested.

:confusedshrug:

I just saw a 10 minutes video with highlights of the game, but watching him move, he looked more agile to me than in previous seasons.

[qrich]

Just a nice little preview of what we're going to do to the Clippers' frontcourt.

The level of obsession and insecurity :roll:

[Doranku]

He puts up okay numbers but he's very streaky as a shooter. He'll either go 5/8 from three for like 20 points or 0/5 for 2-5 points. He was absolute trash the first half of last season but got his averages back up there with a bunch of 20-30 pt games at the end of the season when we had already mailed it in.

That's the story of his game though. The dude never hits big buckets. The only times his shots are going in are when it's a 20 point game one way or the other.

[bison]

Even if his role has been reduced to clean up duties, Dwight looked lost out there trying to maintain space from AD who’s all over the floor. Didn’t get a lot of good positioning as a result and didn’t look spry enough for rim protection. Thank god he’s on a non guaranteed contract. Still rather have him than melo though.

[ArbitraryWater]

The level of obsession and insecurity :roll:

Are you thick? They're the 2 most anticipated teams, people have been talking about the match-up... its a pretty easy lead..

[305Baller]

Warriors look like ASSSSSSS

[brooks_thompson]

Totally agree that Dwight looked lost. He never knew quite where to be, especially on offense. He never got even close to offensive rebounding position a lot of times because a 3 pter would go up before he could even get there, though. Then other times he would just get back as per current NBA mandate. Credit to him for doing what it takes, but man he looks frighteningly skinny.

I think he’ll play along nicely and end up being semi-effective though. He had a nice clumsy Dwight finish through contact and got a lob. There were a couple times you could tell when he got into the paint he wanted to turn and seal for the post up then remembered things aren’t gonna be that way anymore.

[Bosnian Sajo]

[QUOTE=RRR3]KCP does not suck, idk why y

[Bosnian Sajo]

For those saying Dwight looked lost, idk what to tell yall. We all are aware why he's here...he was told why he's here, he accepted it.


You're here to rebound and defend. And he did just that. Dwight had 9pts and 9 rebounds in 18mins, did his job exactly like asked. He didn't start getting his points till the 2nd half when Bron and AD already sat down and Caruso started looking for him.


He didn't look lost at all, he looked like he was trying to rebound and get the ball to Rondo/Caruso for the fast break, which he did time and time again.



Rondo fits in very very well with AD...the amount of box score watchers we have here isn't what surprises me...rather the fact that they have such open and strong opinions based off of just looking at the box score. Because if you watched the game, it makes complete sense why Rondo is a good fit with the big guys. I get it, he's not amazing with Lebron...but whose fault is that? Rondo's poor 3 pt shooting or Lebron's poor movement off the ball?


At the end of the day it's just 1 preseason game, let's see how they do with the rest of these games. Amazing start, though. AD A BEAST!! Love that LeBron gave him the keys to Staples Center.