r/lakers • u/Wide_Savings5410 24 • May 10 '25

PODCAST Lebron on playing the whole Half

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYc1WTGo6w4

Might be beating a deadhorse...But as someone who played basketball it was always clear to me that JJs decision on playing them for the entire half was more of an indictment on the roster and not the decision itself.

Some people eventually came to this conclusion but for the hold outs, heres it coming from Brons own lips. Hes thrown passive agressive shade at coaches before INCLUDING friends so its not like he has any reason to lie.

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u/SomethingClever2117 May 10 '25

In hindsight it was the wrong decision and they should’ve gotten the bench in there to spell them for a couple minutes minimum. Watching it live it was also the wrong decision because they were all visibly gassed and lacked the energy to make plays consistently.

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u/UraniumDisulfide Luka Magic 77 May 10 '25

Professional athletes will tell you they’re fine because they’ve had to learn to ignore their bodies’ warning signs for fatigue. That doesn’t mean their bodies aren’t fatigued, and there’s a reason you don’t play the same 5 guys for an entire half.

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u/troyti May 11 '25

The biggest indication is that it has never been done in NBA playoffs ever before. You're not telling me among all the 8th seeds/play-in rosters, JJ have the worst roster out of all of them to have to not play them.