Very disappointed if true…especially Darius Miles…

Very disappointing.

Telfair to Memphis as part of the Pau deal was one of the greatest trades in Laker history.

Experimentation rolls on. I think myself, Tom, Jamie, Stu Lantz, Michael, Buba and everyone I didn’t mention should get used to the idea, thst the starting 5 is a static, set your watch unit. I think this is more Allman Brothers, John Bonham 20 min solo experimentation. 🤔🧐👀👀👀

Frank has always done this at the start of camp and it’s understandable, especially in light of just getting players to be active and see who might work well together. I do like what he said about wanting to get a set starting lineup and sticking with it. I’ve always thought that was important as a coach and player. Allows you to build continuity and rapport and creates stability for your players as everybody finds their role or roles. Of course, to make it work, you have to chose the right five players to start.

That’s obviously where the worry comes in because Frank has a clear bias to like having a defensive oriented low post center and a pair of bigs to anchor his defenses. He may be even more intent on doing that this season since Pelinka screwed him over with Gasol, Harrell, and Drummond last season. Starting DeAndre Jordan, which apparently something Vogel is considering, would be Frank trying to replicate what he thinks is a positive impact of JaVale McGee starting on keeping Anthony Davis healthy for the playoffs. In reality, what he’s doing is sticking to his longheld principles that more bigs means better defense. We see that principle to be false more and more every year.

AD should start and close games and halves. That’s the only way you have two slots to optimize the perimeter shooting and defense to go with LeBron, AD, and Russ. Starting Jordan or Howard would be like cutting your own throat before the tipin. The good news is, based on the play we’ve seen so far, is that neither DeAndre or Dwight are going to be able to show enough to tempt Frank to participate in what could be his own professional suicide by starting Jordan or Howard.

I remember I was driving when the trade announced. I literally pulled off the road and sat there in disbelief as I listened to the interview on the radio. It came from out of the blue. One thing about Mitch was he never tipped his hand. While the trade eventually worked out for the Griz with Marc, the trade was so lopsided at the time that the Lakers could have easily been out bid if others new what Mitch was offering.

Over 100,000 people have died who didn’t have to if they had been vaccinated. This is about saving lives, not accommodating idiotic ideas that put everybody at risk.

LMFAO, Sean!

Great. You’ll get to see our $300M pitcher choke another game in the clutch. Shooters come to LA to miss. Pitchers come to NY to lose.

That’s very clever. Guessing Jaylen Brown or Tristan Thompson said this.

Smart move by Nuggets. Teams looking ahead to the new TV contract already. Denver now has three max players but is it a legitimate Big Three?

Best wishes Jeanie!

Still beautiful at 60, Jeannie. Thanks from a grateful Lakers Nation.

Happy birthday, Jeannie. “Lakers strong”.

Great post, Sean, and a subject dear to our hearts and lives. The toxicity of politics is eroding everytning in the USA and around the world. Enough. Vaccine mandates save lives. WTF is with these people who think it’s OK to not get vaccinated and to put others lives at risk. I never hope for an opposing player to get injured but I’m hoping right now that the league holds firm and Kyrie and Wiggins either do the right thing or sit out every home game. Wake up. You are helping kill people who wouldn’t die if you and all of the right wingerss would just get vaccinated and wear a mask. You have no right to risk other people’s lives.

Irving, who serves as a vice president on the executive committee of the players’ union, recently started following and liking Instagram posts from a conspiracy theorist who claims that “secret societies” are implanting vaccines in a plot to connect Black people to a master computer for “a plan of Satan.” This Moderna microchip misinformation campaign has spread across multiple NBA locker rooms and group chats, according to several of the dozen-plus current players, Hall-of-Famers, league executives, arena workers and virologists interviewed for this story over the past week.

Civic duty as global citizens.

Well said, Cap!