As a long time Laker fan, I think they should give both AD and LBJ a LOT of rest. Maybe play them in the low 30s most of the time and maybe a little more against the better teams. Give your backups as much time as possible and see which rotations work well together. They can easily go 10 deep and best most teams. Focus should be on the defensive side of the ball.
Lakers will clearly be in the mix. I see the Clips and Bucks and maybe the Nets (but not sure about them) as challenges, but injuries are always the big unknown. There are going to be a couple of teams that mesh well and will surprise. Who do you think the candidates will be for overachievement? Portland maybe? Raptors?
As a Lakers fan also (and a somewhat marginal LeBron fan although I have utmost respect for him) I think there's a bit of danger letting him and AD rest too much.
For AD, we don't know how he'll handle success yet. We have decades worth of dedication from LeBron to know where he'll be mentally, but AD it remains to be seen. For LeBron, he usually starts slow in the best case scenario, I think with the amount of turnover this past offseason it's important to not wind up in a Clippers situation where you realize too late that you haven't gotten enough work in with the new guys.
I believe, barring injuries, the Nets are going to be a serious threat to anybody. The Clippers will be much better when it matters, and Atlanta is my pick for overachievement. That's a dangerous team full of shooters...
Harden and Kyrie are going to fight over who the first option is on a team with Durant."Now Kyrie, as the third option on this play I want you to stand in the corner in case Kevin or James decides to kick the ball out"
Cavs even after this trade are gonna be meh. It will be a while before they are relevant again.
Glad we got 1
I'm glad we (Lakers) got 1 too.
They're an exciting young team though. Just need to deal Love and a couple of the other vetsCavs even after this trade are gonna be meh. It will be a while before they are relevant again.
Glad we got 1
I wonder if they have to end up trading Kyrie....Kyrie is going to need to show up to some of these games before any hilarity ensures. I'm very curious as to how any of this is going to go down. What a locker room this'll be
Hawks are wasting no time in being terrible.
Is it too early to start thinking about the draft? lolWith five straight loses, Knicks back to being the Knicks.
What do you mean? He doesn't speak about social problems and all?I actually like Kyrie. He's the Marshawn Lynch of the NBA.
He just does his own thing while being aware of what's going on in society....and this is the reason why he gets vilified by the media; his actions (on a surface level) easily fit into the narrative of a crazy, selfish, and spoiled NBA player.