I don’t think people understand the bruising teams are gonna take with the Lakers. Teams are gonna be sore as hell and worn out trying to handle Russ, Bron, AD, Dwight, DJ, Monk and others who put pressure on the rim. Players finna be sore as hell.
— Richard Staple, BSN, RN🇯🇲 (@RichStapless) September 7, 2021
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Jamie Sweet says
Huh?
LakerTom says
We have more than enough guys on this team who can bully anybody who picks on poor Anthony Davis. Lakers going to up the physicality factor this season with bully ball from the entire team.
Jamie Sweet says
You seem to have an odd love/hate relationship with AD. The man is elite, just not in the way everyone wants to pigeonhole him and marching to the beat of his drum got him a ring. I am not of the opinion that one dinner chat and a legion of talking heads and fans will change his mentality all that much: cue Dwarc Gashoward.
LakerTom says
The point made by a Lakers fan on Twitter basically said it all for me when it comes to AD. If he had the heart of a Russell Westbrook or Kobe Bryant, I wouldn’t worry.
But when a player doesn’t want to play the position for which he is best and is best for his team, then I question how great he can be.
Most of all, I don’t like the waffling on playing the five. Would Kobe have done that? Would LeBron have done that? I don’t think so.
AD has never had a serious injury like a torn Achilles or MCL or ACL. All he’s really had are soft tissue injuries, most of which happen as the result of movement rather than contact.
I just think the “I don’t want to play the five and bang” bullshit has gotten out of control.. The stats, eye test, and pundits all agree, AD is best at the five and the Lakers are best with AD at the 5.
I mean how many guys does AD fear defending? Jokic and Embiid? No problem, let Dwight guard them when we play them.
While I’m a huge 3-point shooting fan, I don’t really want LeBron and AD to be the Lakers firing away from deep. I want them dunking and dominating in the post. Let the six new shooters we signed rain the threes.
That’s why Russ at the 1 is so important. It makes it clear that AD must play the 5 so we can have shooters at the 2 and 3. Simple stupid stuff for any team, any superstar, any coach – except for the Lakers, Davis, and Vogel. SMFH.