When Bron was in his prime, he would get his numbers while still doing all the little things that don’t show up in the box score. Nowadays, he gets his numbers at the EXPENSE of the little things. Bron no longer runs back on defense consistently. He refuses to provide help coverage. He doesn’t box out or hustle. Bron often holds the ball to pace himself but doing so hurts the offensive flow. This is why Bron’s numbers don’t translate to victories at the rate that they used to. His playstyle is no longer pure winning basketball because his stats are coming at the expense of defense, hustle, & playing with pace.
And it's been this way for the past few years now. Been saying it all the time. People look at his stats only but don't see the times he slacks on defense or doesn't hustle down the court when needed too. Also, the roster is the way it is because of LeBron. Not saying he's the only one to blame but he deserves some blame as does the front office and Jeanie.
i have been saying this for the past 3 years, he does not play defense or rebounds, so the ENTIRE TEAM. has to make up for him. It makes every other player worse from AD to Austin to DLO, etc
Yup! That’s why Lebron is turning the ball over every other possession and why he’s not playing any defense and why his shot selection is garbage. Pelinka not getting a big man is the reason
I recall everyone saying after 2020 that LeBron should no longer be expected to guard opposing small forwards and instead he should be a power forward. If that’s the case, where does another big fit in? Lebron can’t stay with guards defensively and most small forwards are also quicker than him. If Lebron and AD are playing roughly 35 minutes each, how many minutes does that leave for another big especially if Rui is considered a big? When the Lakers won the championship Javale and Dwight split the center minutes until the last 6 minutes of the game. AD was the power forward and Kuzma filled some of those minutes until Morris was signed. However the narrative became that AD was better as center. That’s when everyone complained that Rob had too many bigs and not enough guards and wings. Now everyone is complaining that we need more bigs. It seems like Rob will be blamed regardless. 😂
Max money players aren't always about projection but also about value added. I presume when Bron is no longer on the team the teams value will take a bit of a hit and it'll be way more than that max contract.
Lebron literally offered to take a paycut if Rob could sign a player legit solid value this off-season, and he couldn't. ALL the legit players signed elsewhere, it was either overpay for a player that might barely crack the rotation like Gabe Vincent or pay Lebron. Why should Lebron who plays most of the game, take a paycut over a guy who'd probably be sitting the bench most of time?🤔 Lakers could have like $20 million extra dollars, if they weren't overpaying for role players that hardly even play🤷♂️
People were complaining about LeBron about two years ago for his body language after the trade deadline. He probably knew his was running out and this team currently depends more on him then they should.
Tired is one thing but forcing shots when he's off is ridiculous! He's being selfish pass the ball MORE, these last two games he's been forcing up silly shots and turning the ball over at a high clip!
Yeah, we've gone away from the dynamic play and all that fluidity of moving the ball that we saw in the first few games of the season, when everyone was preaching JJ and the new look. It's the same old same old at the end of the day. Sorry we doubted you, Mr. Ham.
It is funny how Lbj is really struggling, which is TRUE, but he is still given the second best production. What does that say about the other players. Fire Pelinka!
LBJ is not the star of old, but he is now an average NBA player and some night like last game LBJ is below average with 4 of 20 shooting and 6 turnovers overs.
The main difference in BB doday is not just the players.. it's also the Fans. Fans were once really fans; they knew the game. Todays "fans" know ver little about the game. They are just stans of various players.
Keeping it positive: We reached the conference finals just two years ago with the not-so-revered Ham, and Lebron was a DND for large swaths of the regular season. We're a trade with Utah and maybe one other team away from shoring things up. If Utah comes off the two 1st's for Kessler, and we can grab Kessler and Sexton while keeping one of our 1st's, maybe we can go out and get another stud with the unspent 1st, and unload riffraff in the process. It's not impossible. Once established, put 'Bron on restricted minutes so he doesn't keep heading into the playoffs dead on his feet; as Keith suggested, pick your spots to get him games off that yield the most DAYS off (great observation). Yes, our failure in the off season to acquire talent has hurt us badly, but it could be a blessing in disguise if it yields an even greater bounty later this month.
Nobody wants to say it because pride, and "Kobe would never do that" and so forth, but if you're looking purely at wins and math, Lebron coming off the bench gives him fresh(er) legs every game and would be an absolute nightmare matchup-wise for other teams.
Actually a solid thought, we all remember him saying Bronny was better than most the cats he seen on league pass. He has just realized it was never meant to be, like how he wanted. And he is starting to show signs of aging, at long last.
Lebron needs to take a pay cut and open up cap space allowing the Lakers to qualify for bigger talent acquisition! He's 40 and already has taken 22 seasons of 10's of millions of dollars with massive $50 million a year contracts. The guy is worth more than $1 Billion dollars! He could not spend that amount of money in 100 lifetimes. If he wants to win in the next couple years take a minimum salary and allow the team to acquire massive talent going forward!
Lebron doesnt need to take a minimum. That's absurd. That will affect future players from being able to get paid if they reach brons age and are still effective. Owners can say. "Well Bron took a minimum " lebron is not a minute salary guy. Hes a starter in the league who puts up numbers. With that said. He can take 30 mil instead of 50. But only if he wants to
1. Reduce Lebron's ball handling duties drastically. (A) He slows down the game too much. (B) it will help conserve his energy for the 4th quarter if needed. 2. Create more setup plays for Knecht. He is a potential weapon that shouldnt be wasted. 3. JJ should learn to play another "big" with AD on court. It helps lighten the load on AD. 4. The players should learn to cut cut cut! Don't just stand there like manequins. 5. Maybe it's time to load manage Lebron by making him sit out some games. Dude is a 100 years old and father time is undefeated.
@jfowler7604 Yeah, I put "big" in quotes for a reason. They might not have a quintessential "big", but at 7 ft 1 in, Christian Koloko can sure do some rim protecting and rebounding.
The problem is still Rob Pelinka, don’t get it twisted. There’s a reason his usage is as much as it is. He sees this team the same way we all do. We are depending on a 40 year old to play like a 30 year old with some 20 year olds on the roster. Pelinka needs to do better to get this TEAM some help, not just Bron!
@@The_alexwalton u see trev never make these videos about Austin 😂.. AR shoots a ton to be missing how he be missing and no video is ever made about him lol
right or i said he's only saying that because Austin played in the FIBA World Cup and then all 82 games. so clearly he's only trying cause other players did it.
I feel like the only person that understands the lakers are not trying to go full rebuild even though they need to ASAP!!! Lebron being on the team is the only reason jeanie hasnt pressed the reset button AD can easily be traded for pieces and draft picks after lebron leaves you have young players in christie knect vando traorie Olivari koloko reaves its time to build for the future now!!!
Yeah you're right after a decade long break I came back to see what Lonzo would look like. I feel like I am about ready for the next 10 year break. Go Max and Lewis and stuff. Oh wee. It will be so exciting to compete for lottery picks and who knows maybe once in a while we will see a Laker score 15 points in 2 consecutive games
@ Ingram, Hart, Lonzo, Julius Randle, Clarkson and Dlo. We gave all the up for LeBron to be happy with AD. He injured his groin year one and unfortunately that’s where we picked up his age. I know it seems like a rebuild but I rather build now and be successful for the future. We it without Kobe for years and it’s finally time 🙏
@@squintso8961 Ingram is a good role player, who's best attribute is his ability to score. He is slow, needs the ball to be effective and doesn't give you much on defense. Lonzo was amazing, but came in with his shot broken then was made an off ball shooter and was then derailed by injuries that will take years to fully get over, if he can. He is being passed up even in Chicago now, although the guy really had it and could have been big for us. Lonzo didn't do anything great in a Lakers uniform. Clarksson was a late bloomer, but without defense he wouldn't be a fit either. Way better than Gabe sure, but I wouldn't bank on him to win anything with his defense. He would have never been that high usage in LA. Josh found his role, but had to fight for every minute. He only really developed once the Lakers let him go and the same will happen with Max imo. D'Lo is a good player. Underrated starter right now. And he is here now. With Randle you got a point. That did bite us in the ass. Kuzma should be way better than he is. Guy spends too much time trying to be a fashion icon and I see him being worth about 15M per year at best. Team USA SF Kuzma was a superstar. But the guy can't put it together. Washington is in complete shambles. Doesn't really matter if Kuzma can put up some good numbers there. So basically you found solid rotation guys who are almost starters besides D'Lo (who we do have), Lonzo (when healthy) and Randle. Trading for AD with LBJ at the point or as a point forward was the right move. It wasn't moving on from the kids that made this franchise drop in the standings. Not wanting to pay luxury taxes to retain good players was the biggest issue. Caruso was unthinkable. Perhaps the best fit next to an aging LeBron there is besides maybe OGA with full bird rights willing to play for 8M a year for you and you said no thanks? Unfathomable. Zubac? What were they thinking? We got a hurt McGee and Howard and Zubac gets 20/15 on 90% shooting in 25 minutes and you send him away, because he gave his honest opinion about what the team can do better behind closed doors? What? Gave away probably the best young center for a rental shooter? Called KCP inconsistent. Send min vet Rondo packing after he kept every lead by taking time off the clock and still always finding a high percentage shot. He turned around a series by himself in the playoffs with like 12 points, 5 assists and 5 steals in what 4 minutes? Not worth a min vet apparently. Oh and DG had a great defensive season and was crucial as well. He was also cheap and could have done another year. Didn't pay McGee even 4M. Didn't want to keep Howard. Let go off Cook and Daniels, who were automatic buckets in blowouts and played mistake free basketball. What did the youngsters do that was anywhere near what that 2020 team did? Even right now as bad as we are. Imagine we traded Rui and two firsts for OGA and had given JHS, Max and Cam to Chicago with a 1st for Caruso. Now GTJ signs with us, too. At that point your only problem is getting rid of Gabe. Right now we should be picking up Herbert Jones for Gabe, sending Lewis to a third team for a 2nd and a 1st. D'Lo / Caruso / OGA / LBJ / AD Reaves / GTJ / Herb Jones / Vanderbilt (Wood) / Hayes (or whoever) And if the Lakers paid taxes like every other contender is willing to do, you could add KCP over GTJ or as a starter instead of Caruso, McGee and Zubac to that. None of that had anything to do with appeasing LeBron or making AD come to us. If we had half a brain and knew what a wing was we would be dominating and LBJ would have had like 2 more rings since 2020. And if you get your wish and we keep those picks and rebuild with JHS and DK we might end up being Detroit. LeBron won't get traded unless he wants to be. I am sure you can still get great value for AD, but for every time a rebuild gives you OKC, 5 other rebuilds give you San Antonio before Wemby or current Washington. We should be right there. We are still in our window. We could compete right now. We just keep twiddling our thumbs and waiting for no reason. And the fans have the priorities completely backwards with 1. Center 2. PG 3. Let Max play. 4. Keep the picks. Really it should be: 1. Two starting wings 2. Two starting wings. 3. Two starting wings. 4. F them picks.
Having LeBron take games off might also help with his effort from a mental standpoint. He will be chomping at the bit to play after taking a game off and might put in that extra effort on some plays where he normally wouldn’t
Lebron kills the flow on offense. He holds the ball too long before making a decision. Let reaves/russell initiate the offense and apply the olajuwon rule to ad, he should touch the ball every possession.
I love LeBron, but it is time for him to move on. Let him go finish in Cleveland or something. He is like Shaq during his last few seasons. Just taking up space on a roster. The Lakers have so much young talents that needs more playing time to grow as a squad. Sorry LeBron, but it is time for the pasture or the glue factory.
Someone who can rattle off 4 triple doubles in a row is not just “taking up a roster spot” 😂 I don’t think you understand what a bench warmer looks like
@@TheWildBrief I am not denying his greatness at all buddy. What I am saying is that for the Lakers (which is all I care about) he is not right for the team anymore. Flashes of the old LeBron are fun, but that isn't going to deliver anything in the future.
Media to realize what a wing actually is and to stop pushing for yet another center, when 2-way wings are killing us every night, because we have none. I've told Trevor this for years now, but he'll go right ahead and call another PF wing and ask for a big anyway. Should talk less and study lineups more, but he'll never do that apparently and just repeat his same mistakes endlessly just like the Lakers. 😂
I happened to live in San Diego for a few years when LeBron went to the Lakers. I'm a lifelong LeBron fan and the two kind of merged so i'm a Laker and Bron fan forever, but atp I feel like it'd be best to just get younger man. I'd take guys like Kuminga, Moody, Wiggins, TJD and let him go play with Steph. I can see guys like Knecht and Reaves and DLO stepping up with more active and athletic guys on the team with AD down low. Hard to see him like this
Either that or we just get a whole bunch of young athletes around him and make a trade like RIGHT NOW, but that path is hard before the December 15th deadline.
@mystichollow8484 obviously you never played basket ball/sports that does not works if you Defense sucks. The old Rocket Harden and Nash Sun teams tried that and it does not work.
We should change everything including owner but we should let Bron go. He just looks too old and slow on both ends of the floor. We should aim to get two good young players for the money paid to Bron. And then, injury prone player like Vando. Must get rid of him. He will continue to present healthy issues every season. And need a true point guard and center.
Yup! That will solve the problem of Lebron not playing any defense, turning the all over consistently and taking ridiculously bad shots over and over. A Center will help all of that
@@erniegarcia1242 LeBrons shooting will return to its usual near 50% FG and 37-40% from 3. Every player has a rough patch even the best ever in LeBron. Curry last year had just an awful stretch shooting in the 2nd half of the season. Lakers have roster issues and other problems, LeBron is the least of their worries.
Reduce Lebron's minutes. Use Rui as his backup (Rui's ideal pK4 osition). Move K4 to starting SF. Move Reddish to starting SG to improve perimeter D and improve offense distribution among the other 4 starters. Reeves at PG and AD at center. When those guys are healthy that should be the starting lineup.
I blame injuries for most part but at the same time this team needs a trade! Defense is trash 🗑️ I say try too trade DLo Gabe and maybe even Reeves if we can somehow acquire a good shooting guard and a center!
Starting from the bench.. and let youngsters handling the ball.. so that he really can make the difference in the 4th leaving Austin and co developping a pair of attributes..
Look at the warriors depth and the lakers depth lol. Negative iq typa take. If the lakers could win with lebron playing less minutes, they would lower his minutes but they can't. LeBron is playing at the rate he is because they don't have enough to sustain good basketball without him...
#GetOffTheBuss - We can nitpick about what's wrong on the surface, but the reality is the FO screwed Magic over by bringing in Pelinka, and the team is actually worse now than the Jimmy/Mitch era. So, mission NOT accomplished. Magic should be running this team. The Buss family needs to stop gripping this child and let it freaking breathe under new and highly competent ownership. Period. #GetOffTheBuss
Folks upset about Lbj missing all those threes, but keep shooting. Didn't JJ say he wanted the team to shoot a lot of threes. He said even if you don't make them, keep shooting them. This behavior is normal for a shooter, you never lose confidence and keep shooting. He is doing what the coach want. I know you all refuse to hold others accountable for their actions based upon what type of person they are.
Sit out 1 game of back to backs, 9 mins limit per quarter and no more 32 a game, but in order for this to happen gotta have somebody other than Rui or any of the other guys currently on the team to take those minutes 😮
Turn Lbj into a scorer by making that his primary responsibility. That way, he plays for about 5 min, with the goal to score. Leave the game for sometime, then return and repeat the process. Let others be playmakers. The reason I think this scenario maybe a pipe dream is bc WE DO NOT HAVE OTHER PLAYMAKERS OUTSIDE OF LBJ. This is why you have been seeing Lbj running the offense much more over the last 7 - 10 games. JJ don't have confidence in REEVES or DLo for that. Both of them do not have the ability to break a defense down. Fire Pelinka!
I think LeBron should play 25-28 Minutes but those must be playing good. No lack of effort and at least playing defense and getting to the rim. That's 7-10 Minutes less than he is playing and he could rest more and be more impactful.
Bron is definitely not coming off-the-bench, but JJ needs to lessen his minutes. Lakers play better when LeBron is not on the floor and LeBron has one of the worst +/-'s in the NBA right now. Let the younger guys compete
Lebron still plays at an extremely high level. Still on of the best to do it. But you can’t have him playing 30 to 40 minutes a night 5 out of 7 days and expect him to put up 30 points a game while carrying his team to a win. He’s been doing that for almost 2 decades. Give the man a break. Half the starting team is injured and they’ve needed a trade for 2 years. He’s not the one to blame!
It's mostly the Lakers organization not just Lebron. Also it's just his age. Basketball and a lot of pro sports are for young guns not old timers. I remembered Kobe in his last few years shooting bricks. Father time is undefeated.
How Bout play Bron with 1 minute left in 3rd to get warmed up and then after him watching WHAT TEAM BASKETBALL looks like then toss him in for full 4th quarter. He gets inspired by watching good team ball , juices get flowing. He gets HUNGRY , Then UNLEASH him for the 4th and then we can compare what's best based on facts. Got to experiment to find new discoverys
Lebron has to play the 4 on defense. He cannot defend wings consistently for a full season. Maybe if Lebron was surrounded by 2 way players like luka and sga are, things would be better
a couple of games ago JJ said that we had no offense other than Lebron and AD, a week ago he single hadedly won two games not through scoring but through assisting and boxing out to get big rebounds , I believe we are at that time of the season where everyone is yelling "Lebron is washed", I can't wait for Jan-Feb when everyone will be eating their words.. The lakers problem is simple: the roster sucks, really, get AD and Bron out of the equation and it's literally the worst roster out there, I don't even believe that our bench is better than the Wizards reserves, it's a crime how that roster looks without AD and Bron, look at the Mavs, Grizzlies, Nuggets, even the Clippers and the Warriors, take away their best players and they are still Legit, we are literally relying in a rookie to bail us out, it's just "Lebron is washed" is some people's favorite subject every year, give the guy a break he still carried the team on his shoulders like 40% f the season at 40yrs old, what a bunch of ungrateful fake fans..
As much as Lebron doesn’t want to JJ will have to cut his minutes and strategically play him during the course of games (pulling him from the starting lineup is a possibility). Lebron still makes an impact but his defense has fell off the scale due to his age and decrease in athleticism.
The Team is TRASH, no bench, few players are injured since last season, and people blaming Bron after he plays night after night at hes age is crazy...
So the reason why Lebron is missing outside shots pass 3 feet and turning the ball over is the ownership did not get him a center and another piece. Lebron is struggling plain and simple.
LBJ needs to be the 3rd best player on the team. We need to trade for Trae Young or Lavine Now!!!!!! What are the other options the Lakers have for the season? Or are we tanking? Rob has to step up or needs to get FIRED.
Bron is my guy but there’s no way at his age he should be Leading the team in FG attempts and no way rui should be 4/5 from the field and Lebron 4/16 from the field. Less shots for Lbj please JJ
Lebron should agree to revise his agreement with the lakers by agreeing to lower his pay so the Lakers can get another better players if not star players. I hope this proposed agreement is acceptable to the NBA. If not , the the Lakers are screwed for agreeing to pay a 40 year old player who is not of a superstar caliber. The front office has overpaid him. Lebron should realize that he's not the same player as he was before.
The problem is we are still leaning on LeBron James to lead this team at 40 years old with a lackluster roster and no consistent production in the front office, like what are we really talking about. Yes it’s LeBron James. A freak of nature but the man is 40. Get the man some help
Bro I am going to report this channel for your buyest comments when you no that the team needs a trade and ad n lbjs needs a pure third man stop wacist approach
Missing 19 straight shots wasnt.the Front office fault. Players.in off season chosing not to play with Bron ain't front office fault. Etc. I.gpt a BRAIN so I'm here to Help
When Bron was in his prime, he would get his numbers while still doing all the little things that don’t show up in the box score. Nowadays, he gets his numbers at the EXPENSE of the little things.
Bron no longer runs back on defense consistently. He refuses to provide help coverage. He doesn’t box out or hustle. Bron often holds the ball to pace himself but doing so hurts the offensive flow.
This is why Bron’s numbers don’t translate to victories at the rate that they used to. His playstyle is no longer pure winning basketball because his stats are coming at the expense of defense, hustle, & playing with pace.
That's logical so clearly you're a hater.
And it's been this way for the past few years now. Been saying it all the time. People look at his stats only but don't see the times he slacks on defense or doesn't hustle down the court when needed too. Also, the roster is the way it is because of LeBron. Not saying he's the only one to blame but he deserves some blame as does the front office and Jeanie.
Well fucking said. Bravo! Start a yt channel you’re one of the smart ones brother. Totally agree.
i have been saying this for the past 3 years, he does not play defense or rebounds, so the ENTIRE TEAM. has to make up for him. It makes every other player worse from AD to Austin to DLO, etc
I wouldn't go that far but he definitely needs to pass more and take more low post and mid-range shots and take less 3's.
Pelinka was supposed to get us another big LAST SEASON!!!
Yup! That’s why Lebron is turning the ball over every other possession and why he’s not playing any defense and why his shot selection is garbage. Pelinka not getting a big man is the reason
I recall everyone saying after 2020 that LeBron should no longer be expected to guard opposing small forwards and instead he should be a power forward. If that’s the case, where does another big fit in? Lebron can’t stay with guards defensively and most small forwards are also quicker than him. If Lebron and AD are playing roughly 35 minutes each, how many minutes does that leave for another big especially if Rui is considered a big?
When the Lakers won the championship Javale and Dwight split the center minutes until the last 6 minutes of the game. AD was the power forward and Kuzma filled some of those minutes until Morris was signed. However the narrative became that AD was better as center. That’s when everyone complained that Rob had too many bigs and not enough guards and wings. Now everyone is complaining that we need more bigs. It seems like Rob will be blamed regardless. 😂
stop ignoring the Lebron problem
Should have the season before that
Instead he signed bronny which helped marketing but not the roster.
Rob has known for 2 years what we needed but instead just prays lbj and AD will keep it a float
The front office is to blame. Jeanie has been delusional and Pelinka is in over his head.
2 idiots LeBron should retired and tell them kick rocks Ad should ask for trade it’s rediculous the same got Danm team what they expect
The problem isnt Lebron entirely, Jeanie Buss signing him to a max contract when he isnt a max money player anymore complicates things immensely!
Bingo! Exactly what I am saying
Max money players aren't always about projection but also about value added. I presume when Bron is no longer on the team the teams value will take a bit of a hit and it'll be way more than that max contract.
Lebron literally offered to take a paycut if Rob could sign a player legit solid value this off-season, and he couldn't. ALL the legit players signed elsewhere, it was either overpay for a player that might barely crack the rotation like Gabe Vincent or pay Lebron. Why should Lebron who plays most of the game, take a paycut over a guy who'd probably be sitting the bench most of time?🤔 Lakers could have like $20 million extra dollars, if they weren't overpaying for role players that hardly even play🤷♂️
People were complaining about LeBron about two years ago for his body language after the trade deadline. He probably knew his was running out and this team currently depends more on him then they should.
Yes. Fire Pelinka!
Fire Jeanie
Fired both
Tired is one thing but forcing shots when he's off is ridiculous! He's being selfish pass the ball MORE, these last two games he's been forcing up silly shots and turning the ball over at a high clip!
Yeah, we've gone away from the dynamic play and all that fluidity of moving the ball that we saw in the first few games of the season, when everyone was preaching JJ and the new look. It's the same old same old at the end of the day. Sorry we doubted you, Mr. Ham.
Jerry West wouldn’t have wasted lebrons and kobes last couple of years in the league.
It is funny how Lbj is really struggling, which is TRUE, but he is still given the second best production. What does that say about the other players. Fire Pelinka!
LBJ is not the star of old, but he is now an average NBA player and some night like last game LBJ is below average with 4 of 20 shooting and 6 turnovers overs.
He's 40 years old. Nobody beats Father Time.
The main difference in BB doday is not just the players.. it's also the Fans. Fans were once really fans; they knew the game. Todays "fans" know ver little about the game. They are just stans of various players.
Spot on. The level of basketball knowledge has truly tanked.
Is it our team structure that’s the issue or is it more EXECUTIVE BASED due to them making questionable or no trades at all!!
or wasting a roster spot for merchandising and marketing instead of viable professional back
up players that can produce.
LBJ is not to blame man…ITS ROB PELINKA
Rob ain't turning the ball over every possession. It was the Diddy thing. He's worried his video with Diddy is gonna come to surface
Lebron sucks now let's 🐝 honest
Rob Pelinka ain't on the court bricking every 3pointer or turning the ball over.
LBJ IS to blame.
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Keeping it positive: We reached the conference finals just two years ago with the not-so-revered Ham, and Lebron was a DND for large swaths of the regular season. We're a trade with Utah and maybe one other team away from shoring things up. If Utah comes off the two 1st's for Kessler, and we can grab Kessler and Sexton while keeping one of our 1st's, maybe we can go out and get another stud with the unspent 1st, and unload riffraff in the process. It's not impossible. Once established, put 'Bron on restricted minutes so he doesn't keep heading into the playoffs dead on his feet; as Keith suggested, pick your spots to get him games off that yield the most DAYS off (great observation). Yes, our failure in the off season to acquire talent has hurt us badly, but it could be a blessing in disguise if it yields an even greater bounty later this month.
Nobody wants to say it because pride, and "Kobe would never do that" and so forth, but if you're looking purely at wins and math, Lebron coming off the bench gives him fresh(er) legs every game and would be an absolute nightmare matchup-wise for other teams.
Yeah not happening. Even if it made sense it will not happen. He'd retire before coming off the bench.
@@irsute8833 absolutely correct.
Whats your starting lineup if Bron comes off bench?
He is bummed the entire Bronny situation is not what he hoped for, at all.
Actually a solid thought, we all remember him saying Bronny was better than most the cats he seen on league pass.
He has just realized it was never meant to be, like how he wanted. And he is starting to show signs of aging, at long last.
Lebron needs to take a pay cut and open up cap space allowing the Lakers to qualify for bigger talent acquisition!
He's 40 and already has taken 22 seasons of 10's of millions of dollars with massive $50 million a year contracts.
The guy is worth more than $1 Billion dollars! He could not spend that amount of money in 100 lifetimes.
If he wants to win in the next couple years take a minimum salary and allow the team to acquire massive talent going forward!
Lebron doesnt need to take a minimum. That's absurd. That will affect future players from being able to get paid if they reach brons age and are still effective. Owners can say. "Well Bron took a minimum " lebron is not a minute salary guy. Hes a starter in the league who puts up numbers. With that said. He can take 30 mil instead of 50. But only if he wants to
He literally just tried n rob couldn't find anyone lmfao
He did try and those idiot couldn’t do nothing
1. Reduce Lebron's ball handling duties drastically. (A) He slows down the game too much. (B) it will help conserve his energy for the 4th quarter if needed.
2. Create more setup plays for Knecht. He is a potential weapon that shouldnt be wasted.
3. JJ should learn to play another "big" with AD on court. It helps lighten the load on AD.
4. The players should learn to cut cut cut! Don't just stand there like manequins.
5. Maybe it's time to load manage Lebron by making him sit out some games. Dude is a 100 years old and father time is undefeated.
Well said
Re #3............Who is that other big that JJ needs to learn to play???
@jfowler7604
Yeah, I put "big" in quotes for a reason. They might not have a quintessential "big", but at 7 ft 1 in, Christian Koloko can sure do some rim protecting and rebounding.
The problem is still Rob Pelinka, don’t get it twisted.
There’s a reason his usage is as much as it is. He sees this team the same way we all do. We are depending on a 40 year old to play like a 30 year old with some 20 year olds on the roster. Pelinka needs to do better to get this TEAM some help, not just Bron!
I think most ppl know this bro. I think blaming lbj is a last ditch effort so AR doesn’t get traded tbh lol
@ mmm didn’t think about that
@@The_alexwalton u see trev never make these videos about Austin 😂.. AR shoots a ton to be missing how he be missing and no video is ever made about him lol
Everyone knows they need a physical BIG. Go get one already, give up the picks 🤬
So, so tiresome
Front office is extremely trigger shy!!!!
Lebron is probably worried about releasing the Diddy tapes in January 🤣
Y’all he saying he wanna play all 82 games because he’s planning on retiring this year 😅
Talking about LBJ
How about a guy in his prime not going back on defense as well as scoring 12 and blaming the spacing come on man
Laker fans and lakers media never have smoke for ad outside of being hurt
I’m a Bron fan but he is def trying to play 82 just because Jordan did
right or i said he's only saying that because Austin played in the FIBA World Cup and then all 82 games. so clearly he's only trying cause other players did it.
I think lakers will keep there picks and let this ship sink
3 more and we are watching history in the making. 22 missed threes's. 😅
They 100% need to lessen his mins. Put him in his Tim Duncan era. But he's gotta get a day off
LeBron won't sit for some strange reason. Load managed the last 10yrs but won't now.
I feel like the only person that understands the lakers are not trying to go full rebuild even though they need to ASAP!!! Lebron being on the team is the only reason jeanie hasnt pressed the reset button AD can easily be traded for pieces and draft picks after lebron leaves you have young players in christie knect vando traorie Olivari koloko reaves its time to build for the future now!!!
Lakers are done giving up picks for LeBron. This about our future and for the laker fans
Yeah you're right after a decade long break I came back to see what Lonzo would look like. I feel like I am about ready for the next 10 year break. Go Max and Lewis and stuff. Oh wee. It will be so exciting to compete for lottery picks and who knows maybe once in a while we will see a Laker score 15 points in 2 consecutive games
@ Ingram, Hart, Lonzo, Julius Randle, Clarkson and Dlo. We gave all the up for LeBron to be happy with AD. He injured his groin year one and unfortunately that’s where we picked up his age. I know it seems like a rebuild but I rather build now and be successful for the future. We it without Kobe for years and it’s finally time 🙏
@@squintso8961 Ingram is a good role player, who's best attribute is his ability to score. He is slow, needs the ball to be effective and doesn't give you much on defense. Lonzo was amazing, but came in with his shot broken then was made an off ball shooter and was then derailed by injuries that will take years to fully get over, if he can. He is being passed up even in Chicago now, although the guy really had it and could have been big for us. Lonzo didn't do anything great in a Lakers uniform. Clarksson was a late bloomer, but without defense he wouldn't be a fit either. Way better than Gabe sure, but I wouldn't bank on him to win anything with his defense. He would have never been that high usage in LA. Josh found his role, but had to fight for every minute. He only really developed once the Lakers let him go and the same will happen with Max imo. D'Lo is a good player. Underrated starter right now. And he is here now. With Randle you got a point. That did bite us in the ass. Kuzma should be way better than he is. Guy spends too much time trying to be a fashion icon and I see him being worth about 15M per year at best. Team USA SF Kuzma was a superstar. But the guy can't put it together. Washington is in complete shambles. Doesn't really matter if Kuzma can put up some good numbers there.
So basically you found solid rotation guys who are almost starters besides D'Lo (who we do have), Lonzo (when healthy) and Randle. Trading for AD with LBJ at the point or as a point forward was the right move. It wasn't moving on from the kids that made this franchise drop in the standings. Not wanting to pay luxury taxes to retain good players was the biggest issue. Caruso was unthinkable. Perhaps the best fit next to an aging LeBron there is besides maybe OGA with full bird rights willing to play for 8M a year for you and you said no thanks? Unfathomable. Zubac? What were they thinking? We got a hurt McGee and Howard and Zubac gets 20/15 on 90% shooting in 25 minutes and you send him away, because he gave his honest opinion about what the team can do better behind closed doors? What? Gave away probably the best young center for a rental shooter? Called KCP inconsistent. Send min vet Rondo packing after he kept every lead by taking time off the clock and still always finding a high percentage shot. He turned around a series by himself in the playoffs with like 12 points, 5 assists and 5 steals in what 4 minutes? Not worth a min vet apparently. Oh and DG had a great defensive season and was crucial as well. He was also cheap and could have done another year. Didn't pay McGee even 4M. Didn't want to keep Howard. Let go off Cook and Daniels, who were automatic buckets in blowouts and played mistake free basketball.
What did the youngsters do that was anywhere near what that 2020 team did?
Even right now as bad as we are. Imagine we traded Rui and two firsts for OGA and had given JHS, Max and Cam to Chicago with a 1st for Caruso. Now GTJ signs with us, too. At that point your only problem is getting rid of Gabe. Right now we should be picking up Herbert Jones for Gabe, sending Lewis to a third team for a 2nd and a 1st.
D'Lo / Caruso / OGA / LBJ / AD
Reaves / GTJ / Herb Jones / Vanderbilt (Wood) / Hayes (or whoever)
And if the Lakers paid taxes like every other contender is willing to do, you could add KCP over GTJ or as a starter instead of Caruso, McGee and Zubac to that. None of that had anything to do with appeasing LeBron or making AD come to us.
If we had half a brain and knew what a wing was we would be dominating and LBJ would have had like 2 more rings since 2020.
And if you get your wish and we keep those picks and rebuild with JHS and DK we might end up being Detroit. LeBron won't get traded unless he wants to be. I am sure you can still get great value for AD, but for every time a rebuild gives you OKC, 5 other rebuilds give you San Antonio before Wemby or current Washington.
We should be right there. We are still in our window. We could compete right now. We just keep twiddling our thumbs and waiting for no reason. And the fans have the priorities completely backwards with 1. Center 2. PG 3. Let Max play. 4. Keep the picks.
Really it should be: 1. Two starting wings 2. Two starting wings. 3. Two starting wings. 4. F them picks.
Lakers has been a circus show lately and BRON is the star clown
Having LeBron take games off might also help with his effort from a mental standpoint. He will be chomping at the bit to play after taking a game off and might put in that extra effort on some plays where he normally wouldn’t
Those 3s last night were some Rick Ankiel shit
10:05 inspiring reporting!!!!!! That’s spot on coaching right there!
Lebron kills the flow on offense. He holds the ball too long before making a decision. Let reaves/russell initiate the offense and apply the olajuwon rule to ad, he should touch the ball every possession.
I love LeBron, but it is time for him to move on. Let him go finish in Cleveland or something. He is like Shaq during his last few seasons. Just taking up space on a roster. The Lakers have so much young talents that needs more playing time to grow as a squad. Sorry LeBron, but it is time for the pasture or the glue factory.
Someone who can rattle off 4 triple doubles in a row is not just “taking up a roster spot” 😂 I don’t think you understand what a bench warmer looks like
@@TheWildBrief I am not denying his greatness at all buddy. What I am saying is that for the Lakers (which is all I care about) he is not right for the team anymore. Flashes of the old LeBron are fun, but that isn't going to deliver anything in the future.
@@HEY-ITS-COREY You said “taking up space” as if he’s not valuable anymore. What young guys aren’t getting the minutes? Traore?
@@HEY-ITS-COREYtrust me bro a lineup with austin & dalton aren’t delivering no championship or competitive basketball 😂
How can the Lakers expect to win in the playoffs if LeBron is already tired? It might be too late man you don’t really get days off in postseason
Media to realize what a wing actually is and to stop pushing for yet another center, when 2-way wings are killing us every night, because we have none.
I've told Trevor this for years now, but he'll go right ahead and call another PF wing and ask for a big anyway. Should talk less and study lineups more, but he'll never do that apparently and just repeat his same mistakes endlessly just like the Lakers. 😂
Lowkey trade targets I haven't heard people talk about: Miles Bridges, Caris LeVert. Deandre Hunter, Shaedon Sharpe, Goga Bitadze.
LeBron need to pass and cut and stand in the corner. Show us your great and play off the ball.
I happened to live in San Diego for a few years when LeBron went to the Lakers. I'm a lifelong LeBron fan and the two kind of merged so i'm a Laker and Bron fan forever, but atp I feel like it'd be best to just get younger man. I'd take guys like Kuminga, Moody, Wiggins, TJD and let him go play with Steph. I can see guys like Knecht and Reaves and DLO stepping up with more active and athletic guys on the team with AD down low. Hard to see him like this
Either that or we just get a whole bunch of young athletes around him and make a trade like RIGHT NOW, but that path is hard before the December 15th deadline.
AD is your focus going forward, see what happens just launch 3's is crazy.
You obviously didn't listen he said "if the defense is already not that good just shoot 3's which implies beat em with offense
@mystichollow8484 obviously you never played basket ball/sports that does not works if you Defense sucks. The old Rocket Harden and Nash Sun teams tried that and it does not work.
Wait a sec. Have Lakers Nation and Front Office merged?
We should change everything including owner but we should let Bron go. He just looks too old and slow on both ends of the floor. We should aim to get two good young players for the money paid to Bron. And then, injury prone player like Vando. Must get rid of him. He will continue to present healthy issues every season. And need a true point guard and center.
He looks ready to start his NBA team ownership venture in Las Vegas.
Get a god damn center
Yup! That will solve the problem of Lebron not playing any defense, turning the all over consistently and taking ridiculously bad shots over and over. A Center will help all of that
@@erniegarcia1242It will help a center can grab all LeBron missed shots 😂
@@westside1158he’s shooting 48% from the field on the season.
Bro you know he hasn't been shooting well lol
@@erniegarcia1242 LeBrons shooting will return to its usual near 50% FG and 37-40% from 3. Every player has a rough patch even the best ever in LeBron. Curry last year had just an awful stretch shooting in the 2nd half of the season. Lakers have roster issues and other problems, LeBron is the least of their worries.
Time for a major rebuild: new owner, new GM, new HC and roster with quality two way players..
Very interesting topic! Looking forward to more videos from you! 🍓🌺
Reduce Lebron's minutes. Use Rui as his backup (Rui's ideal pK4 osition). Move K4 to starting SF. Move Reddish to starting SG to improve perimeter D and improve offense distribution among the other 4 starters. Reeves at PG and AD at center. When those guys are healthy that should be the starting lineup.
I believe JJ is too smart to not make this adjustment to lebrons minutes
I blame injuries for most part but at the same time this team needs a trade! Defense is trash 🗑️ I say try too trade DLo Gabe and maybe even Reeves if we can somehow acquire a good shooting guard and a center!
Starting from the bench.. and let youngsters handling the ball.. so that he really can make the difference in the 4th leaving Austin and co developping a pair of attributes..
The real youngsters were let go 5 years ago
Play LeBron like Kerr plays curry, 26-29 min a game; IT WILL FORCE THE OTHER GUYS TO PERFORM AND NOT RELY ON HIM
That's the Key having Bron sit and watch what TEAM BASKETBALL LOOKS LIKE.
This won't work for us as Cam and Gabe will give you triple zeros even if they try.
They don't want to rely on him, they just never get the chance because LeBron uses up all their minutes!
Look at the warriors depth and the lakers depth lol. Negative iq typa take. If the lakers could win with lebron playing less minutes, they would lower his minutes but they can't. LeBron is playing at the rate he is because they don't have enough to sustain good basketball without him...
#GetOffTheBuss - We can nitpick about what's wrong on the surface, but the reality is the FO screwed Magic over by bringing in Pelinka, and the team is actually worse now than the Jimmy/Mitch era. So, mission NOT accomplished. Magic should be running this team. The Buss family needs to stop gripping this child and let it freaking breathe under new and highly competent ownership. Period. #GetOffTheBuss
LBJ needs to be managed well. Agree totally, front office needs to add support in the right places or face another season of missed opportunities.
Folks upset about Lbj missing all those threes, but keep shooting. Didn't JJ say he wanted the team to shoot a lot of threes. He said even if you don't make them, keep shooting them. This behavior is normal for a shooter, you never lose confidence and keep shooting. He is doing what the coach want. I know you all refuse to hold others accountable for their actions based upon what type of person they are.
Very interesting material, keep it up! 🍭💝
Once he took over the point guard position it's hurting him
Rob finally getting trade done for Big, pg and at least one 2way player who can stay healthy
Sit out 1 game of back to backs, 9 mins limit per quarter and no more 32 a game, but in order for this to happen gotta have somebody other than Rui or any of the other guys currently on the team to take those minutes 😮
It could be the end for Lebron. He needs to think about it, at least. Father time is catching up... 🤦
Turn Lbj into a scorer by making that his primary responsibility. That way, he plays for about 5 min, with the goal to score. Leave the game for sometime, then return and repeat the process. Let others be playmakers. The reason I think this scenario maybe a pipe dream is bc WE DO NOT HAVE OTHER PLAYMAKERS OUTSIDE OF LBJ. This is why you have been seeing Lbj running the offense much more over the last 7 - 10 games. JJ don't have confidence in REEVES or DLo for that. Both of them do not have the ability to break a defense down. Fire Pelinka!
@trevor, you have to bring pelinka live at this channel, we all wanna tell him what he needs to do.
I think LeBron should play 25-28 Minutes but those must be playing good. No lack of effort and at least playing defense and getting to the rim. That's 7-10 Minutes less than he is playing and he could rest more and be more impactful.
Bron is definitely not coming off-the-bench, but JJ needs to lessen his minutes. Lakers play better when LeBron is not on the floor and LeBron has one of the worst +/-'s in the NBA right now. Let the younger guys compete
last week he was getting triple doubles this week were questioning if he’s washed… lol ol media
Last 7 games they got 1 quality win over Spurs. TRIPPLE DOUBLE means Nothing WINS matter
@@Truecolors326 That's more of a roster issue than a LeBron issue. Everyone knows this roster doesn't have a high ceiling lol
How about saving the franchise by moving on from him
Lebron still plays at an extremely high level. Still on of the best to do it. But you can’t have him playing 30 to 40 minutes a night 5 out of 7 days and expect him to put up 30 points a game while carrying his team to a win. He’s been doing that for almost 2 decades. Give the man a break. Half the starting team is injured and they’ve needed a trade for 2 years. He’s not the one to blame!
It's mostly the Lakers organization not just Lebron.
Also it's just his age. Basketball and a lot of pro sports are for young guns not old timers. I remembered Kobe in his last few years shooting bricks. Father time is undefeated.
Play Labron like Manu. The last 5 - 6 min of every quarter
LAKERS NEED TO TRADE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP ROLE PLAYERS LIKE KYLE KUZMA, KCP, ALEX CARUSO, MARKIEF MORRIS, HARRISON BARNES, THT, DWIGHT HOWARD, &, MORE
they're a great Play In team
How Bout play Bron with 1 minute left in 3rd to get warmed up and then after him watching WHAT TEAM BASKETBALL looks like then toss him in for full 4th quarter. He gets inspired by watching good team ball , juices get flowing. He gets HUNGRY , Then UNLEASH him for the 4th and then we can compare what's best based on facts. Got to experiment to find new discoverys
LeBron is not a 4. Maybe that’s the problem
@@LeadfootLou what is he then? A 3? Can you imagine him chasing MPJ around screens? It’s a challenge
yeah what is he then?
Lebron has to play the 4 on defense. He cannot defend wings consistently for a full season. Maybe if Lebron was surrounded by 2 way players like luka and sga are, things would be better
Imagine if the Lakers got a starting center. Would AD be the 4? Then LeBron the 3? Should AD be the center?
@@LakersNationso if we get a 5 like everyone wants next to AD where does lebron slide to?
a couple of games ago JJ said that we had no offense other than Lebron and AD, a week ago he single hadedly won two games not through scoring but through assisting and boxing out to get big rebounds , I believe we are at that time of the season where everyone is yelling "Lebron is washed", I can't wait for Jan-Feb when everyone will be eating their words..
The lakers problem is simple: the roster sucks, really, get AD and Bron out of the equation and it's literally the worst roster out there, I don't even believe that our bench is better than the Wizards reserves, it's a crime how that roster looks without AD and Bron, look at the Mavs, Grizzlies, Nuggets, even the Clippers and the Warriors, take away their best players and they are still Legit, we are literally relying in a rookie to bail us out, it's just "Lebron is washed" is some people's favorite subject every year, give the guy a break he still carried the team on his shoulders like 40% f the season at 40yrs old, what a bunch of ungrateful fake fans..
As much as Lebron doesn’t want to JJ will have to cut his minutes and strategically play him during the course of games (pulling him from the starting lineup is a possibility). Lebron still makes an impact but his defense has fell off the scale due to his age and decrease in athleticism.
He just need to take a day off and get reset. He needs to take advantage of the NBA rules man. Hes over 35 he could take a day off whenever he wants.
LBJ Washed? Nah, over utilized? Yes! AD was SUPPOSED to take over.
The Team is TRASH, no bench, few players are injured since last season, and people blaming Bron after he plays night after night at hes age is crazy...
So the reason why Lebron is missing outside shots pass 3 feet and turning the ball over is the ownership did not get him a center and another piece. Lebron is struggling plain and simple.
They Need A TRADE NOW!!
LBJ needs to be the 3rd best player on the team. We need to trade for Trae Young or Lavine Now!!!!!! What are the other options the Lakers have for the season? Or are we tanking? Rob has to step up or needs to get FIRED.
Didnt Darvin Ham restrict LeBron's minutes last year and LeBron disnt like it?
MORE shots for Rui !!!
They got a deep roster before and BRON got them traded for Westbrook
Bron is my guy but there’s no way at his age he should be Leading the team in FG attempts and no way rui should be 4/5 from the field and Lebron 4/16 from the field. Less shots for Lbj please JJ
Bron has been passing the ball too much..he needs to score then the offense will eventually flow.
LeBron needs to drink less and listen to the Coach JJ. It is clear that he doesn’t follow the guidelines from Coach JJ.
He needs a two week off and without his son which was the deal has become a problem
LeLanceAmstrong turning into LeWestbrook
Lebron should agree to revise his agreement with the lakers by agreeing to lower his pay so the Lakers can get another better players if not star players. I hope this proposed agreement is acceptable to the NBA. If not , the the Lakers are screwed for agreeing to pay a 40 year old player who is not of a superstar caliber. The front office has overpaid him. Lebron should realize that he's not the same player as he was before.
The Los Angeles Lakers are winning they are 12-9😳
"winning"...
@love.and.cinema a winning record is better than a losing record 😞😳🙄
Looks like Bronny taking up a spot is coming back to bite them in the rear... lol
The problem is we are still leaning on LeBron James to lead this team at 40 years old with a lackluster roster and no consistent production in the front office, like what are we really talking about. Yes it’s LeBron James. A freak of nature but the man is 40. Get the man some help
W Keith
Time to reduce BRON's minutes, he gets paid to play 82 game
Bro I am going to report this channel for your buyest comments when you no that the team needs a trade and ad n lbjs needs a pure third man stop wacist approach
bias bro, bias
Blaming Lebron for Lakers front office Shortcomings Trevor your becoming Stephen A. Your show is changing man.
Missing 19 straight shots wasnt.the Front office fault. Players.in off season chosing not to play with Bron ain't front office fault. Etc. I.gpt a BRAIN so I'm here to Help
Damn, I know my guy is in a slump, but the funeral is way too early. Bron will be just fine. I'm worried about the young bums on this team
I think he could be the missing piece for Cleveland...
If you catch my drift