Great read again Trevor. This Lakers team defensively are really impressive so far, the shooting though is historically bad (20+ years I heard you say?). There should be a ‘progression to the mean’ from some players like Pat Bev hopefully.
With the trade front, we surely need a minimum of 3, maybe 4-5 players via including Wenyen & Nunn (regrettably). Any combination of Richardson, McDermott, Hield, Turner, Theis, Beasley, Clarkson, Gay, Crowder. Hield alone doesn’t solve the shooting issue. What would be your optimum return from a Russ deal Trev?
Thanks!! The ideal return, if all of the packages don't yield enough firepower to turn the team into a contender, would be to do a trade that only costs 1 first with the likely trade-off of taking on more long-term salary like the Hornets deal with Rozier (I'm speculating they could do that for 1 first since they are absorbing a ton of future salary in a Rozier/Hayward swap). That would leave 1 first still available for the next trade to put them over the top. To give up both firsts in a deal LA has to be convinced that move puts them over the top.
Great piece, as expected, Trevor. I was really pulling for Chris Mihm in the post-Shaq era. Unfortunately, I've never seen someone pick up fouls that effortlessly (and I watched Elden Campbell).
One thing getting overlooked is how much the Lakers are losing the rebounding battle. It hasn't even been close. Not sure why. If they are going to shoot poorly, they will need the extra possessions.
If you miss a lot you tend to lose the rebounding battle because of all of the defensive boards available. Not saying they are a good rebounding team but sometimes the counting stats can be misleading that way
Great read again Trevor. This Lakers team defensively are really impressive so far, the shooting though is historically bad (20+ years I heard you say?). There should be a ‘progression to the mean’ from some players like Pat Bev hopefully.
With the trade front, we surely need a minimum of 3, maybe 4-5 players via including Wenyen & Nunn (regrettably). Any combination of Richardson, McDermott, Hield, Turner, Theis, Beasley, Clarkson, Gay, Crowder. Hield alone doesn’t solve the shooting issue. What would be your optimum return from a Russ deal Trev?
Thanks!! The ideal return, if all of the packages don't yield enough firepower to turn the team into a contender, would be to do a trade that only costs 1 first with the likely trade-off of taking on more long-term salary like the Hornets deal with Rozier (I'm speculating they could do that for 1 first since they are absorbing a ton of future salary in a Rozier/Hayward swap). That would leave 1 first still available for the next trade to put them over the top. To give up both firsts in a deal LA has to be convinced that move puts them over the top.
Great piece, as expected, Trevor. I was really pulling for Chris Mihm in the post-Shaq era. Unfortunately, I've never seen someone pick up fouls that effortlessly (and I watched Elden Campbell).
One thing getting overlooked is how much the Lakers are losing the rebounding battle. It hasn't even been close. Not sure why. If they are going to shoot poorly, they will need the extra possessions.
If you miss a lot you tend to lose the rebounding battle because of all of the defensive boards available. Not saying they are a good rebounding team but sometimes the counting stats can be misleading that way