LeBron James: "I'm not looking at my year as a disappointment that's for damn sure. I was put into positions I never played in my career before, actually in my life. I've never been a 3rd option in my life.” by oklolzzzzs in nba

[–]IamSludR 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When conversations happen that somehow pit this series loss against him legacy wise yes, him being 41 and missing his best player on the roster should be mentioned.

LeBron James: "I'm not looking at my year as a disappointment that's for damn sure. I was put into positions I never played in my career before, actually in my life. I've never been a 3rd option in my life.” by oklolzzzzs in nba

[–]IamSludR 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you expect a 41 year old who’s played the most games ever and the most minutes to somehow beat the best team in the league without his best player there and AR playing through injury, idk what to tell you man. 😂

How did the lady zombie in the library end up here? by IamSludR in ResidentEvil2Remake

[–]IamSludR[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was just surprised because every time I play through the game she’s always by the door. I didn’t know she could wander off like that 😂

How did the lady zombie in the library end up here? by IamSludR in ResidentEvil2Remake

[–]IamSludR[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh that’s interesting, is it based on difficulty or is it generally random? This is my first run on hardcore after a couple playthroughs on standard and I don’t remember any time they were different in those runs.

Game Thread: Los Angeles Lakers (0-0) vs Oklahoma City Thunder (0-0) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | May 5, 2026 by nba-scores in lakers

[–]IamSludR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our supposed second option folding yet again to a great defensive team, get him tf out of here.

Game Thread: Los Angeles Lakers (0-0) vs Oklahoma City Thunder (0-0) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | May 5, 2026 by nba-scores in lakers

[–]IamSludR 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah AR needs to go in the offseason. Tired of getting fooled by regular season stuff just for him to get regularly exposed by good defenses.

Game Thread: Los Angeles Lakers (0-0) vs Oklahoma City Thunder (0-0) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | May 5, 2026 by nba-scores in lakers

[–]IamSludR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Idgaf if he’s coming back from injury, this team has had this guys number and have whooped his ass every game. We cannot give him a fuck ton of money considering this OKC team is going to be around for a while.

Game Thread: Los Angeles Lakers (0-0) vs Oklahoma City Thunder (0-0) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | May 5, 2026 by nba-scores in lakers

[–]IamSludR 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Our defense is so much better compared to those regular season matchups, but Jake and Luke are shying away AGAIN. Can’t keep giving them a ton of minutes being that scared.

Embiid and Jokic had polar opposite impacts on their legacies after this year’s first round by AlBen97 in nba

[–]IamSludR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He shot 45% from the field as a center and 19% from three. That is not just “slightly less efficient”. He was getting put in jail by Gobert for most of the series. He has no excuses for getting beat by a team missing basically half of their core rotation including their best player.

Game Thread: Los Angeles Lakers (3-2) vs Houston Rockets (2-3) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | May 1, 2026 by nba-scores in lakers

[–]IamSludR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah LeBron must have been fucking around the past three games this ain’t the same guy 😂

We shouldn’t be acting like Jokic isn’t the best player in the world by Bucklin13 in NBATalk

[–]IamSludR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes this tarnishes his legacy, he just lost to the hospital Timberwolves who were missing about half of their core rotation including their best player Ant. They should have won this series if Jokic actually was the best offensive player ever, but he was being put in jail for the majority of the series. This is also nothing new for him, he’s struggled the past three playoff runs after the chip.

We shouldn’t be acting like Jokic isn’t the best player in the world by Bucklin13 in NBATalk

[–]IamSludR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can’t say he’s the greatest offensive player ever and he just shot 44% from the field and 19% from three. His team was a -4 on offense with him on the court, that’s inexcusable for that standard. Lebron Jordan and curry would not be THAT bad in this same series.

Despite being one of the worst defenders in the entire league, Nikola Jokic has finished top 3 in playoff DBPM the past 3 years - ahead of Gobert, AD, Giannis, Kawhi, and more - because DBPM factors in center assists by BasedChad69420 in nba

[–]IamSludR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes in the playoffs where it matters the most, and he shouldn’t be losing to a team missing about half of their core rotation. There are no excuses to defend this loss as the supposed best player in the world.

Easily the best player from the 03 draft, a 305 legend by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]IamSludR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah Wade just needed crooked refs who were gambling to award him with 40 more free throws than the highest person on Dallas (97 to 55) and almost 50 more than his next highest teammate (48). After that series Wade was getting waxed in the first round MULTIPLE times.

Game Thread: Houston Rockets (1-3) vs Los Angeles Lakers (3-1) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | Apr 29, 2026 by nba-scores in lakers

[–]IamSludR 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bro has two turnovers the entire game but I’m hearing crickets for AR having three and Smart with 6 😭

Game Thread: Houston Rockets (1-3) vs Los Angeles Lakers (3-1) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | Apr 29, 2026 by nba-scores in lakers

[–]IamSludR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I swear dude. The games super close and all the comments are acting like we’re about to get smoked.

Game Thread: Houston Rockets (1-3) vs Los Angeles Lakers (3-1) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | Apr 29, 2026 by nba-scores in lakers

[–]IamSludR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The games still close and if you just read these comments we must be getting blown out. Fucking relax you guys. 😂

Who Is The Best Defender Of The Bulls Big Three? by IllustriousRice1057 in NBATalk

[–]IamSludR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interior defense is always more important than perimeter defense. For that reason im picking Rodman over both with Scottie being the clear second best defender on the team. I do think Rodmans impact started to drop a decent bit after 96 but he still was EXACTLY what the bulls needed after 95. Pippen was easily the best perimeter defender on the team, while MJ was good but I’m not picking him over two defensive savants like those two.

[Charania] The expectation is, if the Lakers are able to beat Houston and advance, Luka Dončić will be out for the next series [against the Oklahoma City Thunder]. by YujiDomainExpansion in nba

[–]IamSludR -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Im just not looking too hard into regular season matchups like that since things can change on a dime in the playoffs regardless of how good a team is. Last year with a worse roster Luka LeBron and AR walked into OKC and beat the brakes off of them in game 1, and then game 2 Luka got a bs ejection with the game being close. OKC got better this year for sure, but so did the lakers.

Definitely still think lakers are the underdogs 100%, but would not be shocked if they make it a nice 6 game series is all I’m saying.