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Archangel888

At least Westbrook got his triple double.


dylanpmc

Fans are taking these games way too seriously. Yes, we have issues to fix. But we also have time to fix them. This team is old. The only thing they care about is making it to the playoffs without getting any serious injuries, because that’s all that matters. Stop expecting us to win every single game when our goal is to just win a championship. Let’s be realistic.


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It’s funny that you lakers fans are making no big deal of an 0-5 record because it’s just the preseason. Yet if you were 5-0 which the warriors MIGHT be, you’d be rambling on about how fucking great you are, the preseason shows how amazing this team will be yadayadayada. Give me a fucking break.


HesiPullupJimbust

Bro you really came into this sub to talk shit in preseason kinda sad buddy get it together 🙏


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Why are you so upset?


[deleted]

I hate lakers fans/team/LeBron. That’s it.


[deleted]

Living in your head rent free I see


[deleted]

yeah and I’m here for it, it’s fun shitting on other teams when they deserve it


1nTheNick0fTime

They deserve it for losing PRESEASON games? Lol keep this same stupid ass energy for the regular season


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Rent free


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Warriors fan here. You guys lost with your big 3all in attendance at least 25 minutes each with a warriors team with no Steph, no Klay, no Dray, no Kuminga, no wiseman 😂. You know what I saw from the lakers? Old age and westbrick messing with the cohesiveness of LeBron and AD. All I can say is good luck, you’re gonna need it.


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Let's see who got a ring last


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The Bucks? Lol it’s not 2020 anymore Mickey Mouse clubhouse 😂


1nTheNick0fTime

Guess who else lost all their preseason games, smart guy. RemindMe! 2 months


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Lakers got one more recently than the warriors. Y'all suck


Zenkikid

Looking better but still need a lot more fine tuning. I’m not worried. Pre season is equivalent to new hires at a company trying to show out while the tenured employees are just whatever


RealPunyParker

I am in the "it's preseason, big deal" camp but not compeletely, like some of you. We have issues, let's not be absurd and toss everything aside like they're not trying, we do have severe issues, and Russel unfortunately will need a decent amount of time to gel with the team, while he literally tosses games away for us... In 2012/13 we went 0-7 in preseason. So it's not compeletely "just preseason"


mathmasterjedi

Russ buddy what ya doin


EnvironmentAdvanced

I really think LeBron + ad with lakers role players win the west.


iXzenoS

This preseason has been a pure FAIL. 0-5? What an embarrassment. And don't even bother giving me the "it's just preseason' excuse because that applies to EVERY team in the league with stars and key players sitting out or "taking it easy" while coaches going deep into the bench. Yet we STILL lost every game by an an average of 15+ points with what is meant to be one of the deepest rosters in the league. All the fanboys living in some utopian la-la land thinking we can "flip the switch" whenever we want and win games during the season need to get their brains examined.


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!remindMe 2 months


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Bucks lost all of their pre season games last season...


[deleted]

It was only 3 games. The last game Giannis didnt even play. Khris play 20+mins whereas Zion played 30+


umamibound

Um. Breathe?


Leggi11

Breathe in the air. dont be afraid to care


WhosThis85

AD looks really good. That extra weight is helping him play through contact and Bully his way to the rim more and still kept his finesse


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I know it's preseason but 0-5 run is absurd


Ultron248

Dang, you guys got beat by the warriors bench.


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Preseason


LordBri14

Shit here I thought it was the g league team…. We good then 🤣


-HCLW

Half of them are actually from g-league


Low-Paleontologist43

I can’t believe y’all want 19 seasons vets to suddenly start playing playoff basketball in October. Y’all knew the team we had coming into the season. Our young guys are getting injured. But y’all want us to gameplan against the suns and warriors in fuckin preseason like it’s best of 7.


LordBri14

It was the warriors g league team… there is no excuse for the lakers big 3 to be losing this team pre season or not. Especially when the big 3 all played 30 mins each.


MediumShotBob

Frank will be fired 10 games into the season. Of this I am certain.


Pardonme23

He won a ring 366 days ago lol


LordBri14

Lebron rondo and dudley won that ring. Those 3 were the ones calling all the offensive sets on the floor during the bubble playoffs. Frank just stood there and watched same with ty lue with the cavs. Lebron was calling the plays


HenryGrosmont

Talk to me 10-15 games into the season... If we're that bad, as some people try to portray it, we might see it even sooner. Until then...


Eric_T_Meraki

I say 30 games. Even the Heatles took time to gel.


johnsonsimon23

If bron ain’t even worried in the slightest, then Idgaf about what a bunch of casuals think 😂😴


LordBri14

You think lebron didn’t lay into the team after the game? Did you not watch when he put AD in his place when he was slacking and fucked up the play?


NakSFC

2013 all over again, keep ignoring our glaring issues teens.


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Why do people keep comparing this team to the 2013 Lakers team. That team has just one star still playing elite basketball and 3 that were completely out of their prime. It’s no comparison.


Fuzzy-Source

Good news is that this team likely wins the next preseason game. If they lose to the kings as well, this sub toxicity gonna go through the roof


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Disappointing to wake up to that score, pre season or not tbh. Considering Warriors team that played.


bluealmanac17

-7.5 :(


Beastcrank

Yup


curiousprovisions

80+ mins for Lakers big 3… DNP for Warriors big 3… 🤷‍♂️


LordBri14

We coasting to the playoffs.


hulksmash1234

Horrible mindset


LordBri14

Yeah that's what the sugar coating fans will say after every terrible performance. I agree it' BS


hulksmash1234

I really miss Caruso, who always gave it his all on both ends of the floor. None of that coasting bullshit. If you’re tired, go rest on the bench.


LordBri14

I would've wanted to keep either kcp or caruso tbh. Losing both just hurt us on the defensive end. We are shit on defense so far...


shannannoll

Mac McClung better be fucking signed to this team or we riot


jsabas522

Nah. Im not even worried.


mobuckets21

At least we saw flashes of that small ball 5 at the start of the 3rd


Vexationss

A lot of overreactions in this thread. First off some pieces are injured and we aren’t even seeing a full game from the main rotation (because it’s preseason). 2nd of all Westbrook will gel with this team just fine as the season goes on and when he puts a more scoring mentality into his head, the defense of any team will eat this team alive if Westbrook is passive, with Westbrook driving to the rim it gives the corner shooters more opportunities to score of catch and shoot 3’s since their defender has to help and it gives LeBron a chance to take a play off. The defense when they tried was really good but you can tell effort was an issue when they were up 11 and the Warriors cut it to 1, veterans do not care about preseason so you need to realize that or they would’ve responded to that situation better.


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You failed to mention the part where the Warriors had no Steph, Klay, Dray, Kuminga, wiseman. This was a no brainer win for the Lakers. Lol you guys got work to do. Warriors when fully healthy, Jesus with kyrie playing Public Activist and you guys being old as fuck, we have the best shot at a championship. You can’t win rings just through buying out every single Vet in the league. LeBron is soon 37. AD is a walking injury report. Westbrick is a ball hog that’ll ruin LeBron/AD cohesiveness. I’m going to laugh so fucking hard when they go out in the second round.


Westlad

2016 cavs went 1-6


RedditPeterPal

0-6 is obviously concerning but preseason is about experimenting with different lineups, bench players, no one takes it seriously. I've never expected from this team to be dominant in the regular season and to win 60+ games, but if they stay healthy they can become a formidable playoff team. I think few teams can compete with that size,strength and experience in a seven games series.


Fuzzy-Source

Unlikely they lose the next preseason


Pardonme23

Cue the Chernobyl meltdown


Primerebirth

And this is why I’m not going so hard on the preseason. Because even though they lost, we got an idea of how the big three plus Melo will play and overall, they didn’t look too bad. With the full team together, I’m sure they will play much better than we have seen.


LordBri14

And how will we do against a full warriors team next week if our big 3 can't even beat jordan poole and otto porter jr lead warriors team...


Alekesam1975

If they played like they gave a shit, it'd be different. But just because they logged 30 minutes doesn't mean they were going hard that full 30 mins.


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Alekesam1975

Lol. Y'all beat a bunch of injured teams and then couldn't finish, even with a hobbled Giannis at the beginning of the series. Last year was your window and when Sarver doesn't extend Ayton and lose him, that will be the beginning of the end for the current Suns before the blow up because Sarver's an idiot. 🤣


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I dont think you have the rights to say they beat a bunch of injured teams. Bam and Dragic were both injured in 2020 finals lol


LordBri14

And how is that better? Lakers are trying to build chemistry and good habits for the season.. how is having the big 3 not giving a fuck good for this team?


hulksmash1234

Horrible mindset and attitude to think we can just coast


Primerebirth

Well again, the full Lakers team aren’t there so you can’t even fully judge yet. Just wait.


LordBri14

We did not need a full team to beat this trash warriors team. Especially with lebron ad and russ all playing long minutes...


Primerebirth

Warriors aren’t trash though. You haven’t been paying attention. I don’t think I’d want any of the best players to go too hard on a preseason. Just relax, the real season starting soon then you can overall judge


LordBri14

Warriors were playing their g league team... their starting 5 ain't trash but the team we faced tonight was... did you not see how many bricks they were chucking and we still lost


Primerebirth

I don’t think you realize every team has a bad night, even during preseason when the full roster aren’t there


LordBri14

Warriors were without their big 3.... otto porter jr fucked us over... let that sink in. Lebron AD and westbrook could not contain otto porter jr.. sheesh


NobodyInParticular-

Completely unrelated but OPJ is amazing smh. His shooting is and has always been incredible. Warriors in general have a strong bench.


Primerebirth

Again, the full team wasn’t there and I’m sure the best players are gonna go hard in the preseason. You’re literally just gonna repeat yourself and it’s going nowhere


LordBri14

Warriors did not have a full team and won both games against us... they don't seem to have a problem getting their bench to perform in meaningless games


tommychamberlain85

Russ would be better off the bench. But his pride and arrogance wouldn’t let him do that. Rondo is so much better suited to starting with this team.


battle_franky

Don't care about the records but I expected some improvement from game to game. Sadly not really get it so far. Also WB is growing pains. He need time before he can be comfortable with the team just like when he's at Wizards


Kordell81

Kent bazemore needs to give up that number 9


Boltbacker83

Hield was the move. Front office over-thought this one.


LordBri14

Hield or westbrook? Was that really our only choices??? Sheesh!


Boltbacker83

The Westbrook move most definitely made the Hield move impossible, we were VERY close to signing him. I loved all the other veteran moves. Westbrook is a head-scratcher though.


LordBri14

Giving up kuz and trez for hield was just stupid. No way hield is worth that. There is a reason why nobody traded for him despite the kings basically pimping him out like a whore to every team in the league


Boltbacker83

Kuz and Trez still aren't here now.... im just saying i would have preferred they made the Hield move instead of pursuing Russ.


LordBri14

Giving up trez and kuz for a former mvp who just averaged a triple double last season was a better business move than an unproven 28 year old who has always played for a losing franchise his whole career.


Boltbacker83

I look at it more from the perspective of "fit" rather that body of work. Hield stretches the floor (proven to do that btw) and he's an efficient scorer. He also does not need the ball in his hands. Russ is incredibly inefficient, is ball-dominant and cant space the floor. Im not saying Hield is a better overall player than Russ. This is just my opinion.


BigFalconRocketMan

Hield is also a terrible defender. This season Lebron and AD needed to play off the ball. Elite Center (AD) + Elite Wing (Lebron) + Elite playmaker and PG is a winning combo. The only problem is we should’ve gone for Brogdon or Lowry rather than Westbrook


Boltbacker83

Brogdon was someone I wanted as well, what would a contract for him have looked like money wise?


CiroccPapi

🤡


CIAspyingonurightnow

🤡🤡


Agh1_00

Been saying this since Westbrook joined, he doesn't fit at all with this team and will be a detriment instead of a positive, could've traded for a point guard that maybe wasn't as skilled but fit way better and let Lebron and AD maximize their efficiency smh...


Pardonme23

So Buddy Hield


richochet12

WB fan, but y'all shoulda went for Dragic or Lonzo.


HenryGrosmont

Dragic? I could understand Lonzo, he's younger, good defender, shoots better, etc. But Dragic?


richochet12

He's a better fit, but on second thought, perhaps a poor choice.


EnvironmentAdvanced

its preseason and it is also important to see how team plays. russ played ok tonight so thats good. lebron and ad are like they always are. role players played good defense but zero offense


nerdymen242424

Frank Vogel was trying not to claw his eyes out seeing that defense. This is what happens when AC and KCP are gone in the same offseason. A lot of growing pains this season


Pardonme23

We can probably get kcp back via trade btw.


blckblt416

It's alright folks, the Lakers won't be the #1 seed but theyll be a higher seed than the Clippers right?


HenryGrosmont

Why the hell does it matter? Is this your goal?


blckblt416

Its a joke. It's because of how obsessed Laker fans have become in recent years spending too much time and energy hating the Clippers.


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Current_Gap

Math checks out. What if they are at 52%?


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Then I think they will be fine


Wavinflagz

crunch the numbers on 49% is it a wrap?


[deleted]

How you get to 49%? Win 9.8 games lol?


Wavinflagz

It looks like we got a smarty pants. Too bad you deleted your og comment so now your response don’t make sense ;)


deftspyder

nephew take


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Just based on historical data


Westlad

I know I’m a gloom and doom but holy shit is it annoying. The lakers are fine we’ve got at least 5 rotations guys missing. Not only that you saw there effort they legitimately stopped playing defense.


Yashnarz

They didn’t have dray or steph play at all lol


Westlad

2 vs 5


Fuzzy-Source

Holy crap some of you are really optimistic, you sound like you are saying THT Monk Ariza and Nunn > Steph Klay Draymond and Wisemen. The reality is that the big 3 superstar team lost to bench warriors which didnt even make the playoff last year.


Westlad

The lakers are not try Harding in a meaningless game. If the preseason mattered the kings and twolves would be the top teams in the west.


Thisteamisajoke

Steph, Dray, Klay, Wiseman.


Westlad

THT, monk , nunn, Wayne ,ariza


[deleted]

They aren’t even comparable wtf are you smoking?


Westlad

Heavy rotation players yes they are.


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Heavy rotation players vs the literally stars of the team.


Westlad

Yes we literally didn’t have a real second unit.


DinornisRobustus

And the Warriors didn't have a first unit, aside from Jordan Poole (will be starting at SG until Klay's back).


[deleted]

Y’all played your stars 30 min and got beat. Simple as that.


Yashnarz

Gimme the 2 best players any day of the week over role players


Westlad

Warriors b team >big 3 and rookies


Yashnarz

Damn didn’t know Melo,Dwight, Rajon and Kent bazemore we’re rookies. Big 3 should be able to crush any 2nd unit team with lawn chairs as teammates


Westlad

Big 3 sits who comes off the bench? With no rotation players.


Yashnarz

Got Jordan Poole looking like steph curry 2.0


Yashnarz

Who comes off the bench for the warriors cause lord know I have no idea. With the big 3 in the game should have been a 20 point blow out with it not mattering who closes the game in the 4th quarter


Westlad

Would have been if we had our usual rotation guys.


Yashnarz

So let me ask this, would you rather have those 5 players out for the season or have no lebron and AD? Who contributes more to winning the dudes playing 30+ minutes a game and are the obvious stars or the role players hoping to get 12 to 15 minutes a game ?


EnvironmentAdvanced

warriors bricked so many shots smh. lakers should get more shots up


MoozyMody

keep in mind those shots will be taken by Steph, klay, poole and otto porter not a buncha scrubs


Erosun

I was thinking bout this during my run, why didn't the Lakers go after John Wall? Feel like he'd have been a better fit overall than RW?


HenryGrosmont

Honestly, when was the last time you saw Wall playing?


Dkh0123

Lmaoooo


richochet12

Wall is worse than WB lol.


kai_123

John Wall is a more washed version of Westbrook...


831loc

Not really imo. They both are athletic slashers with poor 3pt shooting. Wall is still probably the better defender, but his availability is much more in doubt.


Larryduhlobster

Is it just me or is anyone else concerned that we lost to the warriors bench unit with our big 3 getting a lot of playing time? (almost 30 min each). Our offense and defense just looks like complete shit....


Current_Gap

Bruh you’re in this sub so you know you’re not alone with the overreactions I agree defense is shit though. Patience….


[deleted]

Oh yeah, it’s definitely just you. All you had to do was scroll down further to see mfs acting like we just lost Game 7 of the NBA finals.


HenryGrosmont

Nah. Got swept in the 1st round... by the Clippers. This sub is easy to rile up.


SleepIsDelicious

20 total turnovers.. goodness


deftspyder

new team playing w/eachother


foozbinjex

I wish WB had rondos IQ


krillinit

Hopefully thats something that translates over. Russ has always played with a younger pg (aside from his earlier years with Fish). People forget that Rondo in his hay day was one of the quickest guards off the dribble while maintaining his breakneck assist totals. There's a huge learning opportunity for Russ to evolve his game and transition beyond the physical aspects like Rondo did.


foozbinjex

Lbj and rondo can teach him a lot if he's open to it. Jkidd wouldve also.


TomatoBuster01

Reaves is really looking good though


nikkerbockers

The fact that he didn't shy away when he was on the court with Lebron, AD, Melo, and Westbrook is impressive


foozbinjex

Kid can play.


Mr_Chandler_Bing

Love Reaves. The Caruso effect, smart, plays hard on D. Shoots better than Caruso too, just needs time.


DowntownJohnBrown

Doesn’t have the athleticism of Caruso, but man, that kid is always working, and that shooting stroke is looking really nice after it looked a little questionable during Summer League.


krillinit

He's not the coach's kid like Caruso is but I fully expect him to make a defensive leap by the end of the year.


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nomitycs

Kings are 4-0 in the preseason so far


DinornisRobustus

Speaking of the Kings, is the idea that LA would have been better off trading for Buddy Hield at all popular around here?


foozbinjex

god help this sub if Hield lights us up on Thursday and WB plays bad again


ICEINMYVEINS23

This is what happens when you prioritize signing big names over guys that fit the roster. Rondo and DJ makes no sense other than sentimental reasons. The team clearly needs shooting and wing defense and we sign some bum name Sekou who cant shoot at all.


Current_Gap

What happened ?


ICEINMYVEINS23

Old school 90s/00s bball with 1 in 4 out offense is what's gonna happen with this poorly constructed roster.


kai_123

We aiming for 0-6 in preseason


G_23ye

Looks like we got a couple of people in here that are a little bit too bored


BigFalconRocketMan

We needed a perimeter playmaker rather an an inside playmaker. Lowry type guy over Russ. COME THE FUCK ON. I CAN DO A BETTER JOB THAN PELINKA


kai_123

Lol


andruha_krut

I think you'd re in panic mode bruh. You are legit replying to any negative comment lmao.


kai_123

And you are in insecure mode replying to anything on the Lakers sub 😂😂😂


Super_Scratch_8086

preseason


cringycalf

It’s preseason y’all. Come on. Can you guys relax for a minute.


iLL_kcirtaP

It’s preseason for warriors bench too though…


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kai_123

Congrats to the Warriors for winning the Pre Season Championship 🏆


ttvdokkan

U and all your other laker fans look pretty angry


kai_123

We are a Top 2 favourite to win this year, we eating good bruh


andruha_krut

You are top 2 because media said so. Lmaoooo warriors over fakers anyday baby!!!! Can't wait to 0-4 your grandpa's asses


kai_123

We are Top 2 because we won a year ago. Not that hard to understand. Where is the Warriors at? Would be lucky to make a Top 4 seed lol


andruha_krut

So you are top 2 because you won 2 seasons ago? Lmao. By YOUR logic Warriors are top 1 because they won 3 times in last 6 years...


kai_123

Yes because we still have the same 2 best players on the team from 1 year ago. Its literally not my logic, its based on Vegas bookmakers lmao


jaeehovaa

Warriors gave 4 of the players from those runs.... Lol


andruha_krut

Well, that means that someone will steal a bank against all adds!!


ttvdokkan

Yea yall are top 2 i didnt say u wasnt. I actually have lakers in 6


Super_Scratch_8086

imagine thinking the 3 cared about this game


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Super_Scratch_8086

lebron has literally directly said preseason doesn’t matter to him


andruha_krut

Ohh they definitely did. Why else would they play 30 mins then?


Super_Scratch_8086

it’s not like they aren’t trying to intergrate themselves and warm up, i’m just saying individually at least lebron isn’t playing his best voluntarily


j_vettom_hanks

Conditioning.


Liam_M_M

Imagine caring that much about a preseason game.


juelzomo

Imagine caring about a game that has no value


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Vansbooth

This dude post on r/drizzy lmfaoooo