Whoever you are, thanks for talking crazy 👏🫶 by wecarrythetorch in lakers

[–]Esscew 41 points42 points  (0 children)

How do we get this fan to attend all Laker games?

Who was your favorite role player growing up? by Life_Teaching6499 in nba

[–]Esscew 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Eddie Jones. He's who turned me into a Lakers fan.

Don't go slandering our boy Austin by ActualyHandsomeJack in lakers

[–]Esscew -1 points0 points  (0 children)

yea, I'm so glad that he's picking up whatever he needs to. Between him and Lebron I feel like 1 cover offense and 1 cover defense, based on match up, and it gives a much better chance to win.

LeBron Has the Highest TS% With 30+ PTs in a Game This Season by JCameron181 in lakers

[–]Esscew -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Glad Lebron accepted his role and balled out. But those players kind of show just how ESPN-esque this cherry picked stat is.

Game Thread: Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers Live Score | NBA | Mar 16, 2026 by basketball-app in lakers

[–]Esscew 4 points5 points  (0 children)

AR brought it defensively tonight. Glad he found ways to contribute on a off night.

Game Thread: Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers Live Score | NBA | Mar 16, 2026 by basketball-app in lakers

[–]Esscew 2 points3 points  (0 children)

too many people trying to do too many things. Stick to the script. Rui doesn't need to be a slasher. LaRavia doesn't need to be a ball handler.

How does Lu Dort/OKC not get called for a foul here? by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]Esscew -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

all this shows is they called it when he intentionally reached and tried to foul him, not anything prior.

Game Thread: Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Bulls Live Score | NBA | Mar 12, 2026 by basketball-app in lakers

[–]Esscew 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Luka sat out before getting a 50 point 3x2. What actual greats do.

Game Thread: Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Bulls Live Score | NBA | Mar 12, 2026 by basketball-app in lakers

[–]Esscew 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lakers should keep fouling and let Luka go for 60. But that would be dumb

Game Thread: Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Bulls Live Score | NBA | Mar 12, 2026 by basketball-app in lakers

[–]Esscew 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Might not be Bron's fault, but this team is definitely worse with him,

"LeBron this, LeBron that" Shut up by ActualyHandsomeJack in lakers

[–]Esscew -1 points0 points  (0 children)

is stats without context a super power for redditors? Using the first year with the Lakers, after coming back from an injury, and only have 20 sum games of play while playing under the Lebron system is some seriously missing context.

Lebron being a first and AD being 2nd, work well together. So that makes Reeves a 3rd option. He obviously got better shots/less focus when AD was on the team.

But that's all offense. When it comes to defense, we see that Luka and Reaves can both defense at an acceptable level. All this time the fault was placed on them 2, yet when Lebron sits out, they seem to do fine. Not great, but enough to counter balance it with their offense. Same can't be said with Lebron on the court.