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Good podcast by Gerald and Jamie. Tough to do that podcast after the disappointment at the trade deadline. This was the first one I missed and thought it was best that I not participate. Wasn’t sure I could control my anger and disappointment.
Good discussion about Dennis Schroder, who clearly is not worth $80 to $100 million for 4 years. Good discussion about who else besides Drummond the Lakers might look at from the buyout market. Jamie likes Avery Bradley. Interesting discussion about what happens if Drummond signs with Knicks. I might agree with him on Boogie could be a better fit for the Lakers as a stretch 5.
Love Jamie’s talk about how do we overcome ‘going south.’ That’s a key observation that shows Jamie’s excellent mind. When things go south, who shows up. So far, nobody has taken the horns and turned this into an opportunity. As for our team, they are what they are and it’s obvious that’s all they are.
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Also we went on at like 12:30, lol. But yeah, it’s a tough moment in Laker Land and the construction of this team was built on the idea that at least one, if not both, of LBJ and AD are the floor. When they’re not all the flaws glare, Frank looks like the coach we though we got last summer when he was #4 on the depth chart. Shine and polish are off the wagon now but we still gotta push it all the way home. Kuzma and Trezz have put forth the best efforts. DS wants $$ needs to bring his $$ game. AC, THT, et al need to at least execute their roles. This ain’t going anywhere if we can’t do that much we’re sunk.
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Maybe Rob hit snooze on the trade deadline.
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One of the BIGGEST Shows ever for us as LakerTom and Gerald were LIVE to discuss all the big trades and what the Lakers might do for the buyout market. Check it out!
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Thoughts on the trading deadline:
-Laker fans likely left expecting more.
-Toronto looking to make Lowry a lifer.
-Orlando with the surprise fire sale but could have gotten more.
-Chicago pairing LaVine with Vucevic is a league altering combo.
-Portland getting Norman Powell is a coup and hurt the Lakers.
-Same for the Nuggets and Gordon.
-Dallas did well to snap up J.J.What are the Lakers going to do if they don’t land Drummond on the buyout market? With James and Davis out for multiple weeks we could be in some hot water…
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Disappointing result but a great podcast. Gerald showed why he is the podcaster extraordinaire keeping things hopping. Great discussions of the various trades and the Lakers moves. Was a lot of fun and I’m hoping we can do some in game podcasts along with live video of games in the future. Maybe, Lakers Fourth Quarter Live Podcasts. Give a listen and join the fun.
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Read MoreReporting with @wojespn and @mcten —Members of Los Angeles Lakers expected to get COVID-19 vaccine this week, sources tell ESPN. They’ll join the Pelicans, Hawks and Trail Blazers with players and staffers who have been vaccinated. https://t.co/Oqf6WsWw9A
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Terrible game but excellent podcast with great discussion of how low the Lakers could fall (Welcome to the Play-In Tournament) and how LeBron’s injury changes what they may do. KCP, Trezz, and Gasol on the trade block. THT and pick supposedly not but don’t see the Lakers allowing either to prevent them from making a trade they like and need.
Talked about how Lakers going all in on Andre Drummond joining the Lakers after being bought out, to the extent they’re willing to trade the only two centers on their roster. Of course, the expectation that AD will play the five in the playoffs is their insurance. And even if they somehow miss on Drummond, there are other options, including Damian Jones.
Get ready for the an exciting next 24 hours. I will have my ranking of the Lakers trade targets ready by noon so stay tuned. Gerald and I may also have a podcast tonight if anything exciting happens for the Lakers today so keep checking Lakerholics.Com for the latest Lakers trade news.
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Just listened to your post game pod. Great show Tom👍 So much more in-depth, than the other Laker pods, like Laker post game show a/ Allen Sliwa, Locked on Lakers, Silver Screen and Roll etc
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Give this show a listen. I think it was one of our best after a loss. Great discussion on what the Lakers need to do, on which players are showing up, and which players should be traded.
Lots of positivity despite losing the game and talk about the silver lining that the Lakers can still make moves to help improve the roster and stay alive until LeBron and AD get back.
Some realistic talk also about how tight the West is and how the Lakers now have only a 2 loss lead on the 7th place Spurs with the 7th and 8th place teams playing for the #7 seed and the 9th and 10th place teams fighting for a shot to play the loser of the 7th and 8th teams for the 8th seed. Lakers likely to be in the play-in tourney unless they make a big move at the deadline.
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Like I said on the podcast, Lakers may be lucky that this injury happened now with four days to go until the trade deadline rather than afterwards. At least it gives us a chance to do something big before it’s too late. That may be the silver lining we need. Both superstars out for an indefinite period of time. That’s a clear call for Rob to be thinking bold to save this season. No standing pat or making small moves. We need a quality point guard who can run the offense and an elite rim protector to anchor the defense.
We saw some great play the last four games when LeBron sat and that’s what we’re going to need the next few weeks. Pick and rolls with Trezz, who played like a warrior tonight, and ball screens for THT to attack the rim. KCP needs get going or get sat. He was terrible at both ends. Can’t have as starting guard averaging 8 points per game and afraid to shoot. No time for Vogel to playing the long game. If Lakers don’t make big moves and the team doesn’t play at their peak, we could easily be fighting for the playoffs and LeBron and AD fighting to get into playoff shape the last 2 to 4 weeks of the season.
Time for the players, coaches, and front office to put on their big boy pants or this season is toast. Basketball gods taketh away. Lakers need to go big to get them to giveth it back. There are big moves the Lakers can make to turn a silver lining into a championship. Can’t do that by being timid. Big boy time.
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Some excellent back and forth about the game, LeBron’s focus, LaMelo’s performance, the missed bunnies, and the upcoming trade deadline and Woj’s comments about the Lakers wanting to create financial flexibility for this summer with Caruso, THT, and Schroeder being free agents. Also talked about Drummond, Otto Porter, Jr. and the possibility the Lakers made a trade for one of them instead of waiting for a buyout to get that cap flexibility and Bird rights to keep them. Give a listen. Always fun when we win.
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C’mon Laker fans, let’s see who’s your Final Four and Winner of this year’s NCAA Tournament!
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I don’t watch college hoops, never have. Always had issues with those kids putting it all on the line and not making a dime. Glad that’s changing albeit at a glacial pace.
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LOL. Sean called me out for not watchng college basketball and he’s right although I do monitor how UCLA is doing since it’s one of my alma maters. Had to do some homework to make my predictions though. Went with Gonzaga and Mark Few to beat to go undefeated and win it all.
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Always a fun podcast when the Lakers dominate, even when they don’t play their usual elite defense. Give a listen, Lakerholics. i think Gerald and I covered some interesting issues, including talking about my proposed Myles Turner trade and the news the Lakers have talked to the Pacers about trading for him.
One of the interesting developments since I proposed trading Kuz, Trezz, and THT for Myles Turner is how what I call the Bench Big Three has upped their performances.
On Monday, Kuz dropped 17, Trezz 27, and THT 18 for 62 points. Last night, Kuz dropped 16, Trezz 25, and THT 16 for 57 points. Pretty impressive for 3 players who averaged 11.9, 14.2, and 7.5 or 33.6. The Bench Big Three increased their points by 77%.
Needless to say, if we could get this kind of productivity every game from Kuz, Trezz, and THT, the Lakers would be a dramatically better team. Of course, the problem is we don’t play the Warriors and Timberwolves every game.
At any rate, great to see the Bench Big Three thrive. Makes the Lakers better and ups their trade value dramatically.
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The best thing about this game was the Lakers never allowed the Warriors to get a lead and every time they got up by 6 points, they were able to get a stop and come back down and build the lead to 8 or 9 points, then 10 or 12 points, etc.
Terrific game by Kuzma, Harrell, and Horton-Tucker to support LeBron James. This is what the Lakers need to do every game. Come out motivated and ready to play great basketball. My only concern, as I stated on the podcast, is the Lakers thinking they don’t need help and not making a big trade to upgrade their rim protection and volume 3-point shooting. The Dubs are NOT the Clippers, Jazz, or Nets.
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Tough break for Duds. Best 15th man in the NBA. March 3rd was last day to apply for disabled player exception. Waive and add as coach may be best option.
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LT is now a proponent of the NBA.con trade machine, more accurate.
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TRADENBA.COM
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waived. Can’t see a squad looking at Marc and saying ‘THAT guy puts us over the top!’
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TradeNBA.com takes into account Kyle Kuzma’s poison pill that allows the Lakers to consider only $3.6M going out but $10.6M in (average of current contract and extension) to team to whom he would be traded. Also allows for S&T scenarioes and adds draft picks to trades.
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Great conversation beween Jamie, Gerald, and me about whether the Lakers need to make a move. All three believe they do but I’m the only one who thinks they will actually make a big move.
I also put forth that the best thing that may be happening with the Lakers right now is continuing to struggle with 3-point shooting and rim protection as it may be the push needed to get the team to make a big move.
Rather see us struggle and make a big move than suddenly start hitting our threes like earlier in the season and thnking we’re fine and standing pat and then getting blown out in the second round of the playoffs like the Clippers were last season. This is not last season.
I believe NOT making a big move to improve those two areas is a bigger gamble than making a move that doesn’t work. We’re not going to get a sure thing in any trade we make as we don’t have the assets to acquire ‘sure thing’ players.
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Those Knickerbockers are on the cusp of something special and Julius Randle is a huge reason why. That team, if management doesn’t blow it, can be contending with another major piece (NY has a TON of picks they can toss in to sweeten any deal, cap space to spare now and lots of cap space coming this off season. They could facilitate a Houston rebuild with expiring deals for VO and some picks along with filler deals, not sure they’d want to surrender the players it would take to land a LaVine or Beal (if they’re even on the market) and, like all teams pretty much, need some dynamic playmaking and scoring. I called them as the 6th seed but with the right moves I could see them challenging for the 4 spot or higher if other teams in the east continue to flounder.
The eastern conference looks to be in buy mode in the coming weeks. Lot of teams doing well that have assets and cap space. Going to be interesting to see how this shakes out.
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Agree 100% with you, Jamie. And great suggested topic by Sean, AKA Magicman for each of us to give our picks for 6th seed. I still love the idea of trading for Nerlens Noel as soon as Mitchell Robinson returns from injury. I think you’re right that Knicks can aim higher than 6th. My pick for 6th are the Hornets and Melo Ball.
My pick in the West is the Mavs, who are startling to play to their potential as Porzingis gets healthier and Luka gets back into game shape. Going to be some exciting races. The Play in tourney is also going to keep a lot of teams looking to win rather than tank. Great move the the NBA.
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Some excellent discussion at the end of the podcast by Gerald, Jamie, Sean, and me about recent racial incidents in NBA against Asians and Jews. Gerald’s married an Asian woman and has two Asian daughters and my father was Chinese and my grandfather a coolie who came to America to work on the railroads and send money back home. Coolies were just another version of slaves.
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Fair grades all around! Check us out this upcoming Wednesday at 6ish.
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Great to hear of Rafael Barlowe moving to Locked on NBA Draft podcasts on Mondays and Thursdays. Couldn’t have happened to a more talented or classier guy. Congratulations, Rafael.
Excellent job by Gerald as the host and Rafael talking about the teams that impressed him and disappointed him the first half of the season. Gerald does a great job of giving Rafael the opportunity to show his knowledge and insights.
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Thanks, Tom, looking forward to going back to school this weekend and passing out some mid-season Laker grades.
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Kudos for sticking with Lakers in Finals, Gerald. Right now, I’m obviously worried Rafael may be right that the Nets will beat us for the championship this year.
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A vibrant chat, Sean did an excellent job highlighting the vapid and insidious nature of internet trolls specifically within the sport fan community, and Laker Tom is already talking about trades this summer! FYI NBA trades can’t be made until draft night (wink and a handshake type) and finalized on day one if free agency! But it’s still fun.