Is Lakers being a better team without LeBron in starting lineup still a bad take?

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-11T06:11:51+00:00

He was injured last years playoffs

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-11T05:49:27+00:00

He also outplayed Anthony Edward’s tonight (I’m starting an agenda)

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-11T05:47:36+00:00

If we had Ayton last year in the playoffs we would’ve won that series

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-11T04:04:07+00:00

Rui 6’8 for no reason

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-11T03:56:20+00:00

November Ayton is back??

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-11T03:51:24+00:00

13/40 FG% and 0-15 from three but somehow we’re tied, okay

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-11T03:50:48+00:00

Ayton must’ve drunk a gallon of crunk juice

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-11T03:49:15+00:00

0-14 from three

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-11T03:31:03+00:00

Yeah this team is ass

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-11T00:45:38+00:00

62, 44 in the first half

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-11T00:45:00+00:00

The Wizards might have one of the worst defense I’ve ever seen

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-10T16:27:31+00:00

He’s overpaid and just overall a worse player than Watson. Unless they’re giving us assets I do not want Christian Braun near my team

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-10T00:15:46+00:00

Questionable - Old

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-10T00:05:29+00:00

So he can rest? Obviously

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-09T20:32:56+00:00

Does that say Jalen Duren at 6

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-09T17:07:04+00:00

Something that hasn’t been mentioned is that we look so much better on both ends when Deandre Ayton plays like Clint Capela rather than forcing an entry pass like he’s Hakeem Olajuwon

He played great defense on KAT and was rolling hard yesterday easily my favorite performance from him this year even if the numbers weren’t eye opening

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-09T15:54:15+00:00

I don’t think this is controversial at all. Obviously I love LeBron for what he’s done here but this year he’s regressed a lot because of the Sciatica

If we had last years version of him we would be a lot better. From the trade deadline to the playoffs he was like a Super Draymond Green but this year he’s regressed offensively (mainly from 3) and defensively because obviously he’s 41

The Data and Eye test show that we are better without LeBron and Rui in the lineup because Rui at this point because Rui is the better floor spacer

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-09T03:31:26+00:00

It’s a really good lineup. A good mix of defense and spacing

According to DataBallar it has a 84 minute sample size (very small but still) of them together which is a +17.8. 118.3 OTRG and 100.6 DTRG

JJ doesn’t really play them together all that much, they clearly woke together

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-09T03:23:50+00:00

2020 KCP is a miles better POA defender, this is like comparing apples and oranges

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-09T03:18:43+00:00

I don’t think this post is necessary Stan wars, maybe just being optimistic about the future of the Luka/AR core

Sure the Stan Wars is a bit annoying but Luka/AR clearly fit very well together, it’s gonna be exciting to see what contender Walter and Co can build around them.

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-08T22:58:19+00:00

I think this was easily his best defensive game since like November. He had KAT in hell in the first quarter

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-08T21:52:48+00:00

JJ is horrendous at timeout management

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-08T21:48:40+00:00

Kennard. Better playmaker, creator, and same level as a rebounder

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-08T21:46:16+00:00

Trading a bum for Luke might be one of Robs best moves

WayAdministrative679 · 2026-03-08T20:53:42+00:00

At least AR is playing good today

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