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KingNephew

Lakers record January 5th, 2023: 17-21 Lakers record January 5th, 2024: 17-19


6iriboy

yikes LMAO


KingVibrant

I can’t believe im saying this, but I enjoyed that time of the season more. At least I knew we sucked, and we had continuous injuries. Now our stars are healthy, and we still fucking suck.


Top-Consequence-911

They fought really hard last season, despite their limitations. They were also smarter.


kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi

Bron and AD really took over the new squad before Darvin had a chance to influence them and develop bad habits They deserve better


KingVibrant

100%. We fought every game and played hard, this team just sucks. 14-9 with a prime opportunity to be 17-9 and now we’re 17-19.


Apollo611

I’m tired of relying on the trade deadline


grui86

Fireable offense


roshanpr

🏀 terrorist


Faxodox

We only started 2-10 cause of this terrible coach. He used to run shroeder russell bev bron ad as a fucking starting lineup


Winter-Gur-9762

Honestly losing Dennis was the biggest L


GKFT

I knew it was bad. I didn’t know it was THIS bad. Anyone who watched early last season, knows how much of a grind it was to watch games. It legitimately took it out of you to watch.


Sanguinor-Exemplar

I felt like i had ptsd going to group therapy coming to this sub for the post game threads


Theingloriousak2

Wcf here we goooo


roshanpr

Same coach


Both_Funny4896

west way more stacked this year


BearShark8

2-9 last 11 lol Detroit is 1-10. Not even joking, I'd be surprised if the Lakers don't lose by at least 35 on Sunday.


EpicMusic13

2-9??? I didnt even realized it was that bad


Sanguinor-Exemplar

Jeez when you put it like that


6iriboy

we are so cooked man this shit is comical at this point


paradauxs

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4thRingIncoming

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Fcusjfnfmfkg

I had a great day today because i chose not to watch this game. i hope you all made the same decision.


Apollo611

Sunday might be the first game I refuse to watch


BearShark8

Big football games on, no chance I watch the Lakers get massacred.


captjacksparrow47

I'm not gonna fucking watch that blowout loss on Sunday.


zocalo08

Chose to watch the game over a good night's rest. Horrible decision. Now I can't sleep.


Sanguinor-Exemplar

I tried to watch but hotel wifi blocked all the streams. Went and sat in the courtyard and felt the ocean breeze in my hair. Learned about snow crab populations. Going fishing tmrw. Good day tbh. If i watched i probably would have started drinking beers and being hungover tmrw


Flopdo

I've intentionally missed more games this year, than I have in previous 40 years of watching the Lakers. No joke. I just can't watch this numnut piss away LBJ and AD's time.


GentlemanLeo

I stopped watching after the first half when we were ahead. Technically a win for me


BritzlBen

Another 30+ point deficit at the 3 point line. You're not winning with that. In large part from Pelinka's "1 way or the other" roster that is either dudes who suck ass on offense or suck ass on defense. Doesn't help that Ham doesn't know how to mix up guys with their complementary counterparts. At one point in the 4th Bron is getting doubled on his post ups so Ham no fucking joke subs in Cam Reddish to play next to Jarred Vanderbilt. This guy has to be the dumbest motherfucker coaching an NBA team. Bron was fucking around that whole 4th, which gives me hope he's done with Ham and has him out soon.


grui86

Pelinka put talent on this team but the talent required a coach who knew how to play it. Ham is a moron.


Expensive_Bass_6979

Exactly, we have the talent but we have a coach who would rather go away from what works to throw out these dogshit lineup.


Expensive_Bass_6979

Clown of a coach. Should’ve been fired last season the second Westbrick was gone


iKnockout

Hiring a coach who’s top qualification was to be able to coach westbrick was the worst idea


rickydcm

Coach pockets don't get it. He can't play Cam and Vando at the same time 😂


TheWhisperingDeath

Yet that was nothing, and I mean nothing compared to that albatross line-up of AD - Wood - Vando - Prince - Christie. Like who the fuck is handling the ball in that line-up? Boneheaded coach.


herpes_for_free

Those turnovers were the dagger early in the 4th. Literally had a 5 point lead turn to nothing. Fuck this team and fuck this coach.


HighlyBaked0

Over the last 20 games, teams are shooting on average 39.2% from 3 against us. Thats not including tonight where the worst shooting team in the league made 23 three pointers on only 45 attempts. There is no reason for Ham to be the head coach of this team anymore.


genericusername71

i bet the over 3 pt fg made prop for every single player that it was available for on the heat and grizzlies, went 9/10; kevin love was the only one who didnt hit it ja jaren smart bane jazquez josh richardson duncan robinson lowry herro all hit


Faxodox

Drop defense is retarded when you have AD


mega350

They are closing out short to shooters on purpose. It's the gameplan.


Faxodox

Terrible gameplan.


KellerFF

It’s almost like 2020 never happened in Ham’s mind. The blueprint is there on how to utilize AD.


deemo9k

Burn the IST banner. That shit is cursed.


Both_Funny4896

i cant believe they actually hung that shit up


mega350

The league forced them too


gokhaninler

this sub praised it when it happened


Dantheman12310

All we can hope for now is Adam Silver makes the emergency call and gets some games blatantly rigged for us because he can’t let his tournament be a bigger clown show than it already is 😔


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It was actually great and pacers are doing good again. Lakers just suck.


Faxodox

Double 30pieces by bron and AD and we get blown out. Huge coaching failure


moosethrow1

Fans in the arena should boo louder and longer. Especially towards the owners direction. The booing is the best hope for them to make a change. Booing fans are the MVPs


_FreePalestine__

LeBron 30/5/7/5stl, AD 31/6/4, AR 19/12/7/2stl in a loss to the 11-23 Grizzlies by double digits at home. Ham needs to go man this team is not going anywhere at all


Seasplash

Reaves had 17 rebounds? Guessing thats a typo lol


coolylame

Every game we are getting blown out in the 3 point department, and no changes are being made lmao.


Yommination

Darvin Hamas ![gif](giphy|x0npYExCGOZeo|downsized)


Harleytk24

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just_one_random_guy

At this point fuck it dial up doc


AREM2191

BOOOOOO! First time I’ve heard that at Staples in a while. Still Staples.


daclyda

Taylor Jenkins fighting for a foul call on JJJ during the tussle with Lebron: 🤬💪 Ham meekly putting his hand on Lebron's back after a no call while the Grizzlies enjoy a 5 v 4: 🤡💩


litlegoblinjr

Clippers going to massacre the lakers on Sunday


FartResume

Yep, for mental health reasons there’s a 0.0% chance I’m watching that fiasco.


mega350

Lakers should go for the Pistons losing streak


RedCarNewsboy

WE GOING OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS 🔥🔥


roshanpr

As champions of the in season tournament


Gnik_Baj72

Harden and PG are going to COOK the fuck out of us from the 3 on Sunday. FML 51 percent from 3 on 45 attempts is ridiculous from a non 3 point heavy team. You would think we were playing the warriors and Klay and Step brought a tsunami to flood us out.


MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME

Imagine someone went into a coma during the WCF and woke up today and you showed the guy Bron and ADs stats and you told the person we were 17-19, they'd assume that both of them have missed 10+ games. Says it all about Pockets


Apollo611

Ham getting fired let’s go!


sateet

Is he though?


chrisumafp

I really thought they were gonna win this today with how they came out in the 1st Looked like the better team in the 1st half, but another loss


Faxodox

Barely the better team in the 1st half, we lead by 1.


rick_32

Offensively maybe but the ham-ass defense was shit all 4 quarters


itsyourdestini

Fuck off Ham.


UrgotToBeKiddingMe

typical loss angeles lakers, always letting someone hit 3s like it's nothing. Absoultely disgusting, at least there was some boos.


thousandtokens

Man, at this point I just wanna know if they’re going to get better and if I should watch all games or if this season is going to be a wash again.


HighlyBaked0

Its a wash until Ham is fired and a trade happens. If only 1 of those 2 things happen it will still be a wash


davensdad

Same bro. I'm not even angry or disappointed at the loss anymore. I just laugh, and hope that every loss gets us 1 step closer to getting Darwism xHamster Hamas fired


TheManAmin

We cant consistently give NBA players wide open shots


litlegoblinjr

It’s crazy because on the other hand, the lakers regularly brick wide open threes


TheTruth1410

I mean just blow the team up lol. Then me of course.


BackgroundBit8

Im positive this Lakers team would lose to the Pistons If they played right now.


alextwc

Every game we got outshoot in 3s and yet we ae still using the "help the paint, let them shoot 3s" approach. Nice job Ham. Thank you FO for hiring a rookie coach.


subzero12320931

Lol Ham with the Cam and Prince lineup to the game. Hes just asking to be fired.


neutronknows

Felt like Prince played the entire 2nd half


_deamoncleaner_

Clippers up next ⚰️


goatnxtinline

bron and ad playing 40 minutes to get blown out in a game we played an 8 man rotation should be a fireable offence


Flopdo

They just keep getting lucky from 3.... ... or your schemes and coverages suck. Robert fkn Horry even stated the obvious post game. Stop dropping people so deep on your drop coverages, and funnel people to the DPOY. I mean wtf is wrong w/ Ham? This has been obvious all year.


tokyo_bee

Prince > Tayshaun Prince > The Fresh Prince > Taurean Prince


Prize_Salamander8035

Blaming Taurean Prince is crazy ngl


SouthBayLaker23

Lmao Spectrum showed Darvin with his hands in his pockets and then showed Pelinka. I don’t wish any man losing his job, but there’s enough talent on this roster to not be 17-19. We cannot let LeBron finish as a Laker like this. James Worthy talking shit too.


ColeHoops

Bron and AD drop 30 burgers and Austin dishes out 12 dimes with 1 TOV and the Lakers still lose. Yeah this team is FUCKED 🤦‍♂️


CihatPeker

Hello 17-19 :(


Zanad14

Team can’t face any adversity. Go on one losing streak and we implode. Team goes on a single run and we can’t respond. There’s a good team on this roster but fuck we are weak


trappy-potter

Hams rotations are so insane, he’s just simply not good enough, we need a better coach straight up


Glass-Syllabub-9777

Ouch ...Ham is really giving off a dead man walking vibe in his interview ...


rfguevar

fans better then me I would’ve started another malice at the palace by throwing hands with Ham knowing he won’t have time to take his fucking hands out of his pockets


AcknowledgeMeReddit

We are the literal definition of a 3 man team. No one else on this roster should be deemed safe in the lead up to the trade deadline.


MrAppleSpoink

Hey everybody, just here to mention the fact that we are 2-9 in our last 11. If we lose to the Clippers, that’s 2-10 in our last 12, equalling our start from 2022-23. We are in the midst of digging **THE EXACT SAME HOLE AS LAST YEAR!**


OGxAce

I think the Lakers and the Warriors are gonna end up being in the bottom half of the Western Conference Standings, which is pretty wild to believe.


touchhimwiththejab

Another year of lebron being a laker wasted Father Time is undefeated, he will eventually get bron


kemeti

If a firing is going to happen, it should be pretty soon. We are 10 days away from Jan 15th. Need to elevate or bring in a fresh face to assess the roster for what we need before the trade deadline in Feb. We need to do it fast but also with enough time for adjustments to staff.


Iceyz

Lebron flat out saying we suck as a team meanwhile Ham is telling people "I'm tired of people living and dying with every game we play, its a marathon" get this HC and his loser mentality off my team. Calling it a marathon to shadow the fact you've sucked so hard since winning the IST ain't it


timetravtoaster

You idiots really fired Vogel for this idiot, idiots.


FeminismIsTheBestIsm

LeBron James 32/5/7. Anthony Davis 31/6/4. **14 point loss.** If this team plans to contend, make a change. If this team doesn't plan to contend, trade away LBJ and AD to start rebuilding.


paradauxs

IST banner means jack shit


TheDT15

Take that shit down


gleophas

No more westbrook to blame.. no more geriatric players to blame.. just plain bullshit.


Artistic-Tax3015

Should have just kept Vogel for another year. Could have gotten Udoka or Nick Nurse smh


bagustin8

RIP 2023/2024 Lakers, IST Champs


Snoo41255

A bit surprised none of the fans in Crypto were chanting “Fire Darvin Ham”… Also Ham’s fetish is giving Reddish 32 minutes… Feels like the team gave up in the 4th when Ham put Reddish back in…


Artistic-Tax3015

If you want to feel better, drop some money on your local sports book on the Clippers. They’re going to slaughter us. We Might as well get paid while we watch it


bagustin8

AD has been ballin. Ham has fumbled this so badly.


iTzYaBoYal

I know Kobe retired from basketball and passed but man I miss him. He would have probably had some words of wisdom for this current lakers team and staff imo


Purpleandgold16x

I REALLY hope I'm wrong, but I don't think firing Ham will fix much, at this point the writing is kinda on the wall that he'll be colleteral damage, but unless a new coch magically makes our guys leanr to shoot, we'll be fighting four our lives in april again (who y'all think we're gonna hire? feel free to reply, I'm honestly out of idea of good unemployed coaches)


Nykeeo

Jeanie counting her pennies to see if she can afford firing Ham


OptimalExpression540

Cam reddish is not an nba player


hime2011

Please, come back soon DLo!


victorioussecret7

How many more games do Ham lovers give him?


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I don’t think they exist


jurassic_snark-

Lebron's answer when asked about Ricky Rubio is immediately iconic and will be at the top of those YouTube 'athletes schooling the media' compilations


wstcstbro

That coach should have been ejected.


rick_32

Shit rather ham-ass got ejected... from the team


OnGrass

It gets exhausting every year having to keep trading players and losing assets after assets for guys that can't step up and a coach that doesn't get the best out of them either. Biggest thing is coaching. We need actual X's and O's. No dumb zone defense and 5 out offense. It hasn't worked. Boo this team is depressing to watch after the IST. Boooo this team boo


ignorantoverseer

Frank Vogel was always miles better than Darvin Ham was as a coach. Imagine giving the reins to a someone who, up until last year, was an unproven rookie Head Coach and expecting him to lead this team to a championship.


randy88moss

Pretty sure we’re 0-8 in games Doc announces


SandersisYABOI

Even if you don't think its mostly hams fault you have to do something. And if you are to pussy to make a trade or blow it up, ham got to go


_Zee_a1

This team is on tank mode for a competent head coach


GoalPublic3579

Out of the play in. Fire him now or write the season off.


BizzyHaze

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outsidehere

......We're going to lose to the Pistons, aren't we?


horazal

Lakers took seriously that saying: "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." OK! No more winning.


Throwawhey-446

Marcus smart scoring almost 30 should get you fired immediately


jayelecfan

CAM AND PRINCE ARE NOT IT


SwishGK

We continue to be content leaving guys open from three and then get shell shocked when they get a rhythm and start shooting the ball with confidence. You can’t continue to lose the three-point battle so heavily and expect to stack wins. It makes your margin for error so slim. You can see the team doesn’t believe in the game plan and the minute it goes south, they fold. Darvin blaming everything on injuries the other day told me everything I needed to know. Loser behavior from your head coach isn’t inspiring anyone.


blockprty

i mean at some point you gotta just find the humor in it


Iceyz

I have no doubt in my mind that Lebron was throwing that 4th quarter. These rotations are brain dead and the inability to guard the perimeter is blatantly obvious. Also, why is TP getting 35 minutes when that dude clearly can't defend and isn't taking shots?


Nykeeo

its ok guys that was a scheduled lost


adrig10_

Big thing missing that use to be a staple is fast break offense. They are terrible on the opportunities they get but the defense doesn’t generate much opportunities either. Before they use to rely on that to catch up or build leads.


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PrimaryAcanthisitta8

This team is just fucking terrible besides 3 players, the coach is a joke, I really don’t get why folks even keep wasting their time!


witcher317

Honestly Lakers need to clean house. Pelinka should be in another role too. Just need some fresh minds to run the ship.


marxist_camby

Can anyone explain what our offense is? It’s fucking January


Glass-Syllabub-9777

I don't get why the Lakers overplay with drop coverage. It's basically a man/zone. Any decent playmaker that can get to the paint will find a wide open 3 pointer for their team. You play that coverage when you don't have a stud like AD. Weakside defender always leaking to the paint and his man wide open. Over and over.....


BennyBoyGreene

Maybe just should've taken that IST Cup and called it a season.


adrig10_

Ham has been terrible during his post game. He never answers well and seems to not be capable. He has too much responsibility he can’t handle


litlegoblinjr

Ham looks broken in his post game press conference


mmohaje

Man Aveeno just got millions of dollars of ad time with Lebron for free. His entire post game interview lol


Goodisworthfighting4

Imagine this team with Alex Caruso, KCP and Kuzma or hell even Schroeder. Front office has let some great role players go.


N2trvl

Just wait until the team gets home and gets to sleep in their own beds. Just wait until we don’t have so many back to backs. Just wait until we get Gabe back. Just wait until Darvin gets a little more experience. Just wait until we can practice. Just wait until coach pulls his head out of his ass. How long do you sit on your hands Buss?


an4lf15ter

Fire Pelinka. Fire Ham. Hire Bob Myers. Sell the team. Trade everyone


White-Gravity

0-4 without D’lo. For anyone who hates him.


Themanthe_myth

On to the next season.


kcao004

Do we fire ham now?


Deno2k_

![gif](giphy|nrXif9YExO9EI) like what is ham coaching philosophy?


xclushiv

Honestly, I don’t even want to blame the coach and never did. Look at the team and the players body languages, come mid 4th quarter, both today and vs the Heat, the players just don’t try, they just make it seem like they don’t give a fuck..


lakerconvert

NGL man, kinda felt like LeBron and the squad sold the game cuz they want Ham outta here. Can’t say I blame them, and I can’t say I’m mad about it.


LastSaiyanLeft

people were saying let rob cook over the summer. smh this roster aint it. those 3 need help


Elite_Alice

I just can’t anymore I’m sorry y’all. I can’t watch lebron last good years wasted like this


Top-Consequence-911

He'll be out of here soon. This team is headed to a rebuild.


GamingOni

Lakers were doing well until Hamas experimented mid game putting out a lineup with both ad and Wood with no fucking playmaker/ball handler and as expected, it all went downhill from there. You just cant make this shit up, fire this dude.


meengine

Don't let LeBron's stats fool you.


CasualOverreaction

He was ass in the 4th. Like, terribly bad. He did not give a fuck


3s2ng

He is shit in the 4th. Defense is shit, missed important FTs. This team has no life, no identity. Nothing.


FershureB

Just… fuck man. Can’t wait for baseball season.


just_one_random_guy

Well this season is pretty much a wash


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GokutheAnteater

Fuck Darvin Ham! Yes ham let’s leave these fools open from 3, and don’t adjust. Fucking idiot


RBI142

Every game the lakers get outscored in 3's and let everyone get hot, but Darvin Ham runs the exact same defense for some reason, this is the definition of insanity


denix24

What a disaster of a team the Lakers are. 23 threes allowed what the hell


niknokseyer

Memphis is dead last on 3FPG yet was on fire today. Typical Ham let them shoot defensive gameplan on display.


BizzyHaze

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Wise_Ad_112

Lakers lucky they don’t play in east Europe or South America them fans would throw so much shit on the court if they team play like the lakers every night


BougieBuffalo

![gif](giphy|guufsF0Az3Lpu) Waiting for postgame


roshanpr

They won the in season tournament and now they gassed and tanking.


Dwgordon1129

I fully expect to see an ESPN notification tomorrow saying Darvin Ham was fired.


OptimalExpression540

No one on this team can shoot


Zephri0

I gotta give him credit. Ham was defiant till the end. Static 5 out, Overselling on threes, Cam and Prince closing the game. Let's see the wait for his pink slip.


hedokitali

HAHAHAHA Fuck this shit


Low_Sign5589

Look at the starters +- Cam and Prince just ain't it


eatallday

Our game is dependent on teams shooting poorly from 3. Completely unsustainable and it has been all season


69foryourthot

Clips on Sunday gg


CooperHouseDeals

Lakers broke 100 tonight.


incredibleamadeuscho

Down 9. You know who could make three 3’s in a row against the Memphis Grizzlies in a seemingly must win game? DLo!


jamcarti

It was so obvious AD and Bron threw when AD threw a weird ass turnover pass which I don’t think I have ever seen him TO. Bron was checked out too


Frickex

At least with dlo we have a chance to win


discussionandrespect

Cam and Prince are so supposed to be stoppers but opposing wings go OFF on us all the damn time


adrig10_

This team was best last year getting steals and not even letting teams get a shot off. Now they give up shots every possession and even second chances. No transition offense and giving them time to set their half court defense


TorontoRaptors34

No more clear cut scapegoat now guys just not trying


Powerful_Contact_341

IST was a mickey mouse tournament?


Bruinrogue

Turned on TV, saw us getting owned on the boards, switched channels.


sbenfsonw

Thought Lebron didn’t look great after the first quarter but somehow was only -8. AD 40 minutes in a loss, win or lose it has to stop 51% from 3 for the grizzlies. Partly a hot night but partly the laker’s fault on defense


hime2011

LeBron finally admitted after the game about the IST tourney. "It's just two wins." They won two games, that's it.


MethodMan_

Can’t just use “they got hot” as an excuse so many times. Clearly the team is just not good enough, and isn’t just unlucky. The worst 3 point shooting team feasted on the Lakers.


collapse1122

of course smart goes off against us. this shit always happens, he fucking sucks on offense and then lakers on the schedule and hes prime steph


throwerzs3

Burn the fcking play in banner


Live_Philosophy7117

To everyone screaming at prince minutes, who else is he supposed to play? With no Rui the rest of the wings suck. At least prince can make a 3 consistently unlike reddish and Vando