We Will Rise Again: Official 2014 Laker offseason thread

[Newzz]

Ed Davis Now bring in Turner and resign Henry.

Davis/Sacre
Randle/Hill
Turner/Henry
Kobe/Swaggy
Garbage/Trash

We didnt pay Jordan Hill 9 milly to bring him off the bench.

C Jordan Hill/Robert Sacre
PF Julius Randle/Ed Davis
SF Evan Turner/Xavier Henry
SG Kobe Bryant/Nick Young
PG Jeremy Lin/Steve Nash

With a healthy Kobe, we might sneak into the playoffs brehs like the homie @2Quik4UHoes said

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Only way we'd make the playoffs is if Kobe is Kobe and stays healthy, Barklonedolph has an exceptional rookie season, and the bench continues the production of last season. I think having such a terrible PG rotation is going to be the glaring weakness of the team next year.

 

[H.J.Duck]

We didnt pay Jordan Hill 9 milly to bring him off the bench.

C Jordan Hill/Robert Sacre
PF Julius Randle/Ed Davis
SF Evan Turner/Xavier Henry
SG Kobe Bryant/Nick Young
PG Jeremy Lin/Steve Nash

With a healthy Kobe, we might sneak into the playoffs brehs like the homie @2Quik4UHoes said

Idk is it just me but I think I'd rather keep Wes Johnson than Xavier... not that it really matters because their numbers looked pretty similar, Wes just (imo) was slightly better defensively. if we somehow get someone like Turner I'll be happy with either of em

 

[Newzz]

Only way we'd make the playoffs is if Kobe is Kobe and stays healthy, Barklonedolph has an exceptional rookie season, and the bench continues the production of last season. I think having such a terrible PG rotation is going to be the glaring weakness of the team next year.

Hopefully Linsanity and Psycho Bean both return in the same season

 

[IGSaint12]

Idk is it just me but I think I'd rather keep Wes Johnson than Xavier... not that it really matters because their numbers looked pretty similar, Wes just (imo) was slightly better defensively. if we somehow get someone like Turner I'll be happy with either of em

I prefer xavier henry's aggressiveness over wesley johnson. There were times where Wes would just stand around not doing anything. Henry is always looking to attack the rim. And he's a better finisher than Wes.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Hopefully Linsanity and Psycho Bean both return in the same season

It would be bittersweet if this team was successful somehow, I don't want jim to have any type of comfort in that front office he's gotta go. My hope is that Kobe takes Randle under his wing asap and understand the type of mismatch threat we might have on our hands here. Barklonedolph might become more than just a nickname.....

 

[CASHAPP]

So how you Minnesota Lakers doing this morning?

 

[gho3st]

High risk high reward type player. Turnover prone, goes rogue and gets wild with the ball. Forces up bad shots.. Knuckle head with crazy talent and potential that you hope matures and settles down (they almost never do).

Basically Lance is not the type of player you ( or I rather) want on a team with little to no structure.

I disagree with that. I'd rather take a chance on Lance than trade for Lin and a late 1st round draft pick. We already know what to expect from Lin. And considering that the 3rd year is a (Charlotte)team option, it's very low risk.

 

[Rakim Allah]

So far the off season grade from me is at a C+...up from a C after the Ed Davis signing.

Getting Melo and Davis would have been a A and Bledsoe or Lowery with Davis would of been a B.

Need to pick up X and a small forward.

 

[GreatestLaker]

So far the off season grade from me is at a C+...up from a C after the Ed Davis signing.

Getting Melo and Davis would have been a A and Bledsoe or Lowery with Davis would of been a B.

Need to pick up X and a small forward.

That's being generous.

 

[CantStop]

That's being generous.

Pau gone is an auutomatic C+ in my books. That oaf made my blood pressure rise.

 

[Regular_P]

I got 'em at a D right now, maybe D-. They still don't have a fukking coach and Nash is still on the roster. Are they planning on bringing back Henry and Johnson? I thought they shoulda brought back Bazemore, even if he can't play for half the season because he was the only guy other than Johnson who could play any defense on the perimeter.

They have shown absolutely no plan this offseason. :fukkit:

 

[FUPA]

 

[Destined-2-Shine_HNIC]

If Lakers can flip Nash + the 1st Round pick for an upside player with 1 or 2 years remaining on his deal this would be an ok offseason all things considered.

Hopefully we can turn that package into a wing player with some upside. Nash is a waste of roster space. Id trade his ass for a Landry Fields type at this point.

 

[Yungin]

Only way we'd make the playoffs is if Kobe is Kobe and stays healthy, Barklonedolph has an exceptional rookie season, and the bench continues the production of last season. I think having such a terrible PG rotation is going to be the glaring weakness of the team next year.

This. if he's KOBE then we're making the playoffs...but like u said are point guard situation is still