[Game] Kings @ Lakers 1/18/2023 7:30pm Pacific 10:30pm Eastern

[Caccia]

My big takeaway is how the F did the Lakers screw up building around LeBron so badly? This team is absolute trash outside of him

Pretty simple, actually. They have been paying LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook tens of millions of dollars per year. Trading for Westbrook broke the bank. So there is no money to sign anybody really good to help.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

What a turnaround defensively. Keep sagging of them from the three point line, let Westbrook do his thing and just have a decent enough offense. That may be enough of a formula to win tonight.

 

[Padrino]

Pretty big asterisk on that championship given how weird that year was

Asterisk or not, the Lakers are a franchise that builds dynasties. They're not a small market team attempting to hoist just one banner for their fans to remember fondly. NOBODY in LA is going to give a sh*t about LeBron's and Davis's tenure with the team if that lone championship is all they have to show for it whenever Lebron leaves or retires.

Obviously, I have no love for the Lakers, and I'm not exactly LeBron's greatest admirer, but it just seems like such a waste to watch the end of his career on this particular Lakers team.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Pretty simple, actually. They have been paying LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook tens of millions of dollars per year. Trading for Westbrook broke the bank. So there is no money to sign anybody really good to help.

"Really good"? That Westbrook signing rendered them incapable of acquiring any players who are any good! The only thing that's gone right for them since they signed Westbrook is Schröder talking himself out of a big contract extension and having to go back to LA with his tail between his legs for a minimum contract.

Thanks, Rob! We love to see it. I love LeBron, but **** the lakers.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

Oh here they come again…

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Kings seem to lead the league in getting called for fouls that are technically fouls but somehow only get called against Sacramento.

 

[captain bill]

They gave up everybody who would have complemented LeBron to acquire Street Clothes™. I mean, I guess it paid off with one championship.

Eh you can’t really knock ‘em for acquiring an MVP level player who got them in a ring year one.

you *can* knock them for giving up on Caruso and Monk for absolutely nothing and opting to go with Westbrook over Buddy. Passing on 3 guys capable of shooting 40% from 3 for the rapidly declining shell of Westbrook whose peak game wouldn’t even have been an ideal with Bron is absurd. And I’m sure there’s worse but that’s 3 Vlade-level errors right there

 

[Sluggah]

Wait, is Thomas Bryant NOT the next Embiid?

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Asterisk or not, the Lakers are a franchise that builds dynasties. They're not a small market team attempting to hoist just one banner for their fans to remember fondly. NOBODY in LA is going to give a sh*t about LeBron's and Davis's tenure with the team if that lone championship is all they have to show for it whenever Lebron leaves or retires.

Obviously, I have no love for the Lakers, and I'm not exactly LeBron's greatest admirer, but it just seems like such a waste to watch the end of his career on this particular Lakers team.

And to do it all for a season nobody could watch the games.

I mean I'd take it if it was the only Kings trophy in my lifetime but for the Lakers they didn't throw the rest of the decade away to win the covid cup.

 

[Tetsujin]

Keegan threw an elbow lol

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Eh you can’t really knock ‘em for acquiring an MVP level player who got them in a ring year one.

you *can* knock them for giving up on Caruso and Monk for absolutely nothing and opting to go with Westbrook over Buddy. Passing on 3 guys capable of shooting 40% from 3 for the rapidly declining shell of Westbrook whose peak game wouldn’t even have been an ideal with Bron is absurd. And I’m sure there’s worse but that’s 3 Vlade-level errors right there

Yeah, in hindsight, I appear to have very much underrated Alex Caruso.

 

[Sluggah]

I feel like I hear a nontrivial amount of Kings fans in the building

 

[SacTownKid]

The Lakers are about to give up on trying to defend that Fox pick and roll. Zone is probably coming and that's when Murray better be ready to lock and load.

 

[Caccia]

I am not seeing any problems with Holmes' eyesight tonight. Perfect from the field so far.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Keegan threw an elbow lol

About time he started getting tough out there!

 

[Tetsujin]

What even is this timeout segment? I'd purposely miss this bank shot if making it meant getting a year of GOATFuel even if I do love me some Jerry Rice.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

Small leads against the Lakers always give me heavy anxiety lol

 

[macadocious]

Keegan threw an elbow lol

I LOVE Keegan’s game tonight

 

[Tetsujin]

How can Vlade even squeeze into those seats lol?

 

[Tetsujin]

De'Aaron's change of gears is ridiculous lol

 

[Tetsujin]

Me to the Lakers: "Let Russ cook!"

 

[SLAB]

DeFox killing it.

 

[SacTownKid]

No foul there.

 

[The_Jamal]

RICHAUN JUMP HOOK

 

[iowamcnabb]

We have the shooters roll tonight

 

[SLAB]

man, if Holmes remembers how to play as a backup consistently… yes please.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Small leads against the Lakers always give me heavy anxiety lol

The great thing about the gd lakers is, if you just manage to avoid making dumb mistakes, they'll shoot themselves out of the game.

 

[The_Jamal]

Davion ran that ball right out of bounds lol

 

[Tetsujin]

LET K'VON COOK!

 

[SacTownKid]

There we go, Metu played that pick and roll much better. Dropped but made them cut off the bounce pass area.