seminoles1 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, BStanRamFan said: If they can keep LeBrons minute around 28-30 during the regular season and give him every 4 or 5th game off for rest, he should be ready fully ready for playoffs. I honestly dont even think Melo finishes the season on the team. Westbrook, Monk, THT and Davis need to be the core guys during the regular season night in and night out. Wouldn't mind adding a 3rd rim protector at some point cause Gasol scares me. You don't want to rely on Westbrook too much. He's 33 with multiple knee surgeries. You guys have a lot of depth,especially at guard, so use it. This will also make resting the big 3 easier throughout the regular season. I'd cap them at 70 games max. With how old the roster is and all the egos that will have to be managed, this is the way. This is how I see an effective (rough) breakdown of the minutes by position for the regular season. PG: Westbrook (30) / Nunn (14) / THT (4) SG: Monk (20) / THT (12) / Nunn (6) / Bazemore (6) / Ellington (4) SF: LeBron (24) / Ariza (12) / THT (6) / Bazemore (6) PF: Davis (22) / Carmelo (16) / LeBron (8) / Ariza (4) C : Dwight (15) / Gasol (15) / Davis (10) / Carmelo (4) / Ariza (4) MPG Breakdown LeBron: 32 Davis: 32 Westbrook: 30 THT: 22 Nunn: 20 Ariza: 20 Monk: 20 Carmelo: 20 Dwight: 15 Gasol: 15 Bazemore: 12 Ellington: 4 -Ellington or Bazemore will get squeezed for depth even during the regular season. They're interchangeable here honestly -Those two could both be squeezed out if the trio of young guards show enough as two-way players. THT would honestly make Bazemore completely irrelevant if Bazemore regresses to the mean shooting wise and THT improves slightly from 3 -If Monk loses his 3 again, then just play Nunn more. Nunn will take the biggest hit from this rotation considering he's played 29 MPG the last 2 seasons, but this is the sacrifice you make to win a title -Carmelo and Ariza at C for small ball lineups around LeBron solo minutes obviously -I wouldn't play Westbrook without Davis very much. Westbrook only lineups have gotten destroyed the last few seasons. Same with Davis without LeBron. Tethering those 2 together is more needed than LeBron with either one of them. Start and finish the game with all 3 to build chemistry, but from the middle of the 1st quarter through the middle of the 4th quarter, those 3 shouldn't be on the court together except to maybe finish the 1st half -Balancing out the splits between LeBron and Westbrook involving Davis will be tricky, but it can be done. Among the 3, LeBron going solo is by far most effective and makes the most sense. He already has chemistry with Davis and he's still awesome as a solo star -Rotations will obviously be squeezed come playoff time, but this is how you do it to keep everyone happy and healthy for the regular season. Once the playoffs roll around, Gasol, the young guards, Carmelo, and Bazemore will all see their minutes cut I'd guess Edited August 5, 2021 by seminoles1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Mike Trudell - Dwight Howard on knowing his role at this stage of his career: "Rebounding, playing defense, catching lobs. That’s all I gotta focus on." 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Lakers announce an extension for Frank Vogel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humble_Beast Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 I still think it would be smart to sign a Center and Forward. Gasol might be washed, and Lebron, Melo, Ariza and all old. Would be nice to add more youth in those spots with roster spots 13 and 14. Leave one open spot for buy out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 On 8/17/2021 at 7:23 PM, Humble_Beast said: I still think it would be smart to sign a Center and Forward. Gasol might be washed, and Lebron, Melo, Ariza and all old. Would be nice to add more youth in those spots with roster spots 13 and 14. Leave one open spot for buy out They're almost certainly stay at a 14 man roster so they can leave a spot open for a buyout. But I think where they goes depends on where LeBron and Anthony Davis play the majority of their minutes. If they play their more traditional SF and PF spots, I think we need one more C probably one who plays some PF as well. If they play more PF and C like they're reportedly willing to do, I think they've got another wing. I think there's another guard spot to be had. I've heard James Ennis linked to the Lakers, and I really like that fit a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humble_Beast Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 1 hour ago, CWood21 said: They're almost certainly stay at a 14 man roster so they can leave a spot open for a buyout. But I think where they goes depends on where LeBron and Anthony Davis play the majority of their minutes. If they play their more traditional SF and PF spots, I think we need one more C probably one who plays some PF as well. If they play more PF and C like they're reportedly willing to do, I think they've got another wing. I think there's another guard spot to be had. I've heard James Ennis linked to the Lakers, and I really like that fit a lot. Ennis makes alot of sense. I actually like Dante Exum too. He could be a nice under the radar signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 1 hour ago, CWood21 said: They're almost certainly stay at a 14 man roster so they can leave a spot open for a buyout. But I think where they goes depends on where LeBron and Anthony Davis play the majority of their minutes. If they play their more traditional SF and PF spots, I think we need one more C probably one who plays some PF as well. If they play more PF and C like they're reportedly willing to do, I think they've got another wing. I think there's another guard spot to be had. I've heard James Ennis linked to the Lakers, and I really like that fit a lot. The Lakers reportedly had an offer from Minnesota for Marc Gasol but declined it because they think he can have a role with your team this year. James Ennis would be an excellent 15th man but as you said I'd imagine they'll keep the roster spot open for the buyout market/asb trades. DeMarcus Cousins wouldn't be a terrible pick up either but at the end of the day I think Davis is simply going to have to play a lot more minutes at the 5 this year considering your current roster construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Quote The Los Angeles Lakers are actively surveying the landscape to eventually fill out the roster with more depth, and have done so in recently working out Isaiah Thomas, Darren Collison and Mike James,league sources told Yahoo Sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles1 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Darren Collison would be good...but they need a wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 34 minutes ago, seminoles1 said: Darren Collison would be good...but they need a wing. James Ennis III would make a ton of sense for them. Don't really see a need for another PG with Westbrook and Nunn already on the roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Quote A third point guard is a priority, sources said, along with potentially adding another wing. - Chris Haynes, Yahoo Sports Darren Collison and James Ennis would both be very nice additions to round out the roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Also Lakers fans @TheRealMcCoy @Leader @CWood21 With the contract that you just gave THT, if he can hit the 3 at a decent clip, I'd assume that's who you'd pencil in as the starting two guard, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCoy Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 8 minutes ago, NYRaider said: Also Lakers fans @TheRealMcCoy @Leader @CWood21 With the contract that you just gave THT, if he can hit the 3 at a decent clip, I'd assume that's who you'd pencil in as the starting two guard, no? Probably, but I don't know if he'll be the starter to begin the season. He may take the job at some point during the season though. Feel like Bazemore might start there to begin the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCoy Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 11 minutes ago, NYRaider said: Darren Collison and James Ennis would both be very nice additions to round out the roster. Yeah, Collison should still have his shot. I wonder what kind of shape he's in. Hasn't played since 2019. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 11 minutes ago, NYRaider said: Also Lakers fans @TheRealMcCoy @Leader @CWood21 With the contract that you just gave THT, if he can hit the 3 at a decent clip, I'd assume that's who you'd pencil in as the starting two guard, no? Dont know what the plan is, but IMO the #2 guy not only has to be able to create - but more importantly, hit the shots he gets set up for - i.e. - catch/shoot/nothing but net. Is that THT? Not last years version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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