Came off the buss with billions, now we back in the building: Your GOAT franchise Boss Angeles Lakers 2025 offseason Thread

[jaydawg08]

that's a horrible idea.

Dallas won because they played big as well. Without Lively /Gafford they lose all those close games.


If you go small, they shoot better than you and even if they're smaller, have more size than you. Playing half court is you beat them, especially late.

Dallas doesn’t have the top end offensive talent that Lakers have.

Plus this Timberwolves team is far worse this year than last year

They go small, and Conley gets played off the floor they have no PG besides Ant

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Jaxson Hayes will be the key as to whether y'all win in 5 or 6, but if he's trash, that leaves the door open

So the door is going to be left open.

 

[seraphx]

that's a horrible idea.

Dallas won because they played big as well. Without Lively /Gafford they lose all those close games.


If you go small, they shoot better than you and even if they're smaller, have more size than you. Playing half court is you beat them, especially late.

That team last year had 2 7 footers. Not the same this year, they are gonna play Gobert off the court. He's not good enough offensively to punish us enough for going small.

 

[seraphx]

So the door is going to be left open.

We just need decent minutes and that will be enough. He not playing in crunch time.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Dallas doesn’t have the top end offensive talent that Lakers have.

Plus this Timberwolves team is far worse this year than last year

They go small, and Conley gets played off the floor they have no PG besides Ant

Not exactly far worse. They're much better offensively.


Lively was 16/16 in the WCF. Gafford was 24/32, and a good chunk of that was catching lobs. If Hayes can't do something similar, then they'll put their least impactful defender on him.

There's two things they're god awful at: close games (clutch) and playing against bad teams. They're good on the road and good against good teams. If only Luka and LeBron are scoring, they can live with that. Reaves and/or Hayes needs to shine and they may have a guard that can give Reaves fits.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

We just need decent minutes and that will be enough. He not playing in crunch time.

You'd be optmistic to expect decent minutes out of Hayes.

I still expect y'all to progress, but the T'Wolves biggest advantage over y'all can't be underestimated. I think y'all best bet is to force Minny to go small rather than relying on him to be a key contributor. Having to battle against Rudy, Randle and McDaniels shouldn't be something that the Lakers lean into. Y'all wanna stretch them out as much as possible rather than shrinking the floor.

 

[seraphx]

They already coping

 

[Voice of Reason]

Lakers should handle the Timbwewolves pretty easily. The Rockets with their size and athleticism is a team I'm scared of. Timberwolves have athleticism but not to that extent.

 

[seraphx]

Lakers should handle the Timbwewolves pretty easily. The Rockets with their size and athleticism is a team I'm scared of. Timberwolves have athleticism but not to that extent.

I think its prolly gonna go 6. Timberwolves not gonna roll over but I think we are gonna win.

 

[RAX 010]

We shouldn't be afraid of any team

Bring on the Wolves!!!!

 

[Sinnerman]

They already coping

Small market fans are so annoying

 

[Torrential]

Don Luka deliver us to the promised land

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

Y’all better make room for the ultimate bandwagon fan @Gil Scott-Heroin especially if the Warriors lose on Tuesday He’s already halfway abandoned the Nuggets and Warriors, but he’s still got the Lakers and Celtics left

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Nico did the right thing.

Anybody looking at Luka run up the court last night should be able to see exactly what the Mavs were talking about

Basketball wise, I can see why you’d do it. Belicheck rule: rather get rid of someone a year early rather than a year late.

Nico knew what he was talking about

That goof ball @Gil Scott-Heroin was gassing JJ Redikk up after they beat a few bad teams and now he’s nowhere to be found

Y'all better make room for more embarrassing @Squirrel The Wrong Man takes. There's plenty more to come.

 

[MustafaSTL]