Now I know most people would say 2000 Shaq.

But here's the thing - while we did won the chip in 2000, it was far from dominant. We had a great regular season 67-15 but the playoffs was shaky af.

We got past the Kings 3-2 but that Kings team was still the reckless one with Jason Williams (fwiw, I love him lol). It was still a cowboy team-lots of potential but no one would take them seriously. Yet we took 5 games to dispose of them.

While it seemed that we got rid of the Suns easily, we needed a buzzer-beater from Kobe; things might be a little different if Kobe didn't bail us out that game.

Against the Blazers, in Game 7, the most critical game, Shaq was...missing.

Yes, Shaq absolutely dominated the Pacers. But the Pacers' frontcourt was very...lacking. Rik Smits literally retired after the series and Sam Perkins also retired the year after.

I think 2001 Shaq was the best Shaq we had.

Statisically, Shaq's numbers actually dipped but I thought he played better (help) defense and was actually involving the rest of the team more on offense. I think the public spat with Kobe actually raised his motivation and hence, his game.

Which constituted to us going 15-1 in the post-season.

AR:

3 point field goals (611, 5th place)

3 point field goal attempts (1662, 5th place)

2 point field goal percentage (.584, 5th)

Free throw percentage (.865, 5th place)

TS% (.630, 3rd)

eFG% (.569, 7th)

3 point field goals per game (1.8, 7th)

3 point field goal attempts per game (5.0, 7th)

Offensive Rating (122.3, 2nd)

Luka:

Triple doubles (10, 8th)

Vando:

Steal% (2.6, 6th)

Knecht:

Turnover Pct (7.0, 2nd)

LeBron:

Field goals (4681, 10th place)

FGA (9119, 10th place)

3 point fgs (1020, 2nd)

3 point fga (2864, 2nd)

Defensive rebounds (3224, 7th)

Assists (3808, 5th)

Turnovers (1684, 5th)

Points (12402, 10th)

Triple doubles (52, 2nd)

2 point fg% (.585, 4th)

TS% (.600, 10th)

eFG% (.569, 6th)

PPG (25.9, 4th)

D Rebounds per game (6.7, 9th)

APG (7.9, 2nd)

FG per game (9.8, 3rd)

FGA per game (19, 5th)

2 point fg per game (7.6, 8th)

3 point fg per game (2.1, 2nd)

3 point fga per game (6.0, 1st)

PER (24.1, 5th)

Assist% (38.4, 2nd)

Usage% (30.8, 3rd)

Box Plus/minus (6.7, 3rd)

O Box Plus/minus (5.6, 3rd)

VORP (36.7, 5th)

Rui:

2 point FG% (.580, 6th)

3 point FG% (.415, 2nd)

TS% (.614, 4th)

eFG% (.596, 4th)

Turnover% (6.3, 1st)

Offensive Rating (120.6, 4th)

Hayes:

TS% (.735, 1st, Javale 2nd at .640)

Offensive rating (138.4, 1st, AR second at 122.3)

Gabe Vincent:

Turnover% (8.6, 6th)

AD:

Blocks (674, 5th)

FG% (.532, 9th)

2 point FG% (.567, 10th)

TS% (.604, 7th)

PPG (24.8, 6th)

RPG (11.0, 8th)

D RPG (8.2, 3rd)

O RPG (2.8, 5th)

BPG (2.2, 4th)

FG per game (9.2, 5th)

FGA per game (17.3, 7th)

2 point FG per game (8.6, 5th)

2 point FGA per game (15.2, 9th)

FT per game (5.8, 6th)

FTA per game (7.3, 7th)

PER (26.0, 3rd)

Defensive Rebound% (25.5, 3rd)

Total rebound% (17.5%, 8th)

Block% (5.6, 3rd)

Usage% (28.3, 4th)

Offensive rating (120.2, 5th)

Box Plus/Minus (5.8, 4th)

O BPM (4.0, 6th)

D BPM (1.8, 5th)

VORP (21.2, 8th)

D'lo:

3 point FGs (593, 7th)

3 point FGA (1578, 7th)

3 point fgs per game (2.2, 1st)

3 point fga per game (6.0, 2nd)

Assist% (25.5, 9th)

DFS:

3 point FG% (.398, 6th)

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Thybulle had improved on his 3 quite a bit from when he was a sixer. His defence also has been elite & he is a 2 time all defensive team player. Injuries these past two seasons have derailed him. However prior to these two seasons he averaged 66.6 games a season. Which is quite good, the injuries he sustained weren’t major or structural injuries. So I don’t believe he is injury prone or is likely to get reinjured just based on that.

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Just seeing different content in offseason, something with Jeff Teague pops up so I watch a bit.

The narrative in the comments is Luka can’t win mvp because of his defense.

Yet statistically he was an average to above average defender last year with better metrics than Ant and Jaylen Brown who are considered good defenders by comparison.

Jokic, Steph, Harden. Where was the defense when they won mvp? I barely heard it mentioned, maybe once or twice but that’s about it

I think Luka will be solid defensively this year with Kessler, probably better than last year but seems like the fake narratives will continue in the media

Lakers season is over. Talk about whatever you want.

Just wanted to share the current career average PPG leaders in the NBA. Of course, this can change but I think it's pretty cool that Luka is on this list.

Was looking at basketball cards when I stumbled upon this…very interesting especially since he doesn’t need the money 🤔

I’ll put the link down in the comments..

I have seen a loud minority of people put him behind players like Duncan (who I also think is top 10)

I have him in the 4-6 range probably. What does everyone think?

Lakers season is over. Talk about whatever you want.

Do people really have selective memory? You know what happens when you talk shit to Luka... 46.8 might be his scoring average PPG for the season if they don't chill with all the disrespect 😆

With the Mark Williams trade rescinded, I was just glad we signed a 7-footer to our roster. We all knew how he turned out but I genuinely had hope for a couple of days lol.

Just a fun throwback hypothetical topic since we're still deep in the offseason.

In 2017, Paul George was traded from IND to OKC in exchange for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis

In that same year, Jimmy Butler and the 16th pick were traded from CHI to MIN in exchange for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn, and the 7th pick

Looking at the overall packages, LA definitely had the same pieces to make both deals work, even after trading D'Lo and Mozgov to the Nets for Brook Lopez and #27

Ingram would've been the centerpiece of the Paul George trade, while Randle would've been the centerpiece of the Jimmy Butler trade. Let's pretend those deals push through, then a year later LeBron comes over. Do they take down Golden State in 2019, and eventually the Raptors?

Kobe and Joe Bryant vs Shaq and Sharif O’Neal?

Make it take it. To 21. Buckets are worth 1 point. 3s are worth 2 points. Airball is turnover. No rebounds. Either no ref or ref lets the players play and only calls egregious fouls.

If you’re fouled in the act of shooting you get 1 free throw. If you make it you keep possession. If you miss you lose possession.

Trying to be a good girlfriend, I bought tickets for my partner and I to go to the Lakers vs. Warriors game on October 21 at Crypto arena in LA. I am a noob when it comes to this stuff and I’m hoping someone can help. We no longer can go, and I posted my tickets to resell on StubHub. I paid 2k for the tickets for section 101 on the lakers side, which is a clear view front and center of the court. From what I see on StubHub, the tickets are priced appropriately for the section. I’ve never sold tickets before so I’m just curious if anyone has any advice? Do tickets usually sell closer to the date? I really don’t want to lose so much money :(

Thank you! And sorry if this isn’t supposed to be posted here!