Lakers’ Roster Build, Darvin Ham Job Watch, Why Charles Barkley Is Wrong, And Mailbag
The Lakers have a lot to sort out as they build the next incarnation of the team, like what is their official decision regarding Darvin Ham and the head coach position? Plus, what type of roster build should they pursue as rumors continue regarding the team chasing a third star. Charles Barkley also took shots at Lakers and Suns media and fans, Trevor Lane explains why he’s wrong, plus we dive into the mailbag….
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I disagree with Barkley a lot but he’s actually right about the front office is more to blame then Ham, but part of that is bc they hired Ham, not bc he’s a clearly not a good coach! FO also gave away Caruso Zubac Brooke Lopez KCP and passed on Ty Lue & DeRozan (bc like they did with Caruso they lowballed them years wise to “match their contracts with Lebron” which lead them to 2yr contract westbrook which made zero sense on so many levels first and foremost bc 47 mill per year in yrs 14/15 on a team who needed shooting/spacing/defense), Jaquez Jr/Cam at 17 (or trade it for a big or DFS type) and GG/TJD at 40!
Objectively Ham & Pelinka should both be gone.
Go Pacers! Nuggets winning honestly would show Lakers pretty close since ahead or tied 75% of series with bottom 5 coach, D-Lo 3-25 from Games 1/3/5, Rui was horrid especially compared to MPJ. 46 players played 150 mins on Playoffs so far. LeBron and AD both top5 in Game score,
Lebron 3rd in BPM while AD 7th while Rui dead last in both while D-Lo bottom 7 in both.
LeBron vs nuggets 39% from 3 while rest of team 28%.
Blaming Lebron or AD is insane casual behavior.
LeBron Joker Ant are the only 3 players in 2024 with above a 24 Game score and 10 BPM in Playoffs so far. Bron 2nd in 4th qt PPG behind only Ant (10.5 ppg vs 9.8) and Ant LeBron Murray Brunson Maxey best playoff clutch stats so far.
1991 MJ
2024 Bron
Only 2 PO yrs ever averaging 27+ 8+ apg 6+ rbg 2+spg 1+bpg on 50+ FG% and 38+ 3P%
If you make it 1+ spg vs 2+ it adds 23 Jokic.
Just get Jeanie to work her magic and persuade Phil Jackson to come back.
Barkley, Shaq and all those clown media guys need to STFU.
Out here talking like they actually care and watch every single Lakers game.
I'm with you, just scrap the review system. Have an official that reviews non-judgement calls in video room in last 2-5 mins. Like out of bounds, foot on the line, who touched it last type of calls.
Are there still players that have mamba mentality? They need to get players that play defense all season long and plays hard all the time and not cherry picking when to step it up.
can keep players like rui, tp but what we really need is a big man and a wise coach
2025 Laker starting 5….
LAKER NATIONS NEW 2025 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM.
Mr Astro, AD at center, The King Him self Mr. James at ,Power forward/ Every position when we need his Super Power. ,the General At point Guard Mr DLO Capone, At Small forward Mr World Class j Vanderbilt,
The best for last , the secret weapon, the ammunition sniper at shooting Guard Mr AR -15.
How do you build for the future when they talking about giving a 40 yr old guy what ever he wants LMFAO!!! These young bulls of the NBA are telling these old guards to step aside. LB, Steph, Durant, KWI, etc won't win a title again. I don't think they should resign LB, but tickets must be sold.
Bored with Darvin talk, however, this is interesting. Anthony Edwards said this, "I have to get Lebron's revenge. It's only right. So tell the Nuggets I'm coming!"
Ham didn’t have enough experience & knowledge of what to do with in game scenarios. This is good news we need a legit coach
Liked for Stu.
If they don’t fire Coach darvin ham then some coaching assistants need to be upgraded especially the roster
lakers won a chip in 2020 cuz of their big lineup
now i dont get it why this dumb front office picked many small guards and a coach that loves to play small ball smh
I say run it back everyone give max more minutes and trade in December
Just having the cat there.. makes this better. Idk why. Same Trev; accurate info, great insight, good looking, etc.. LAKERS BASKETBALL, ETC… and a cat.
I love Lakers Nation
Every team is okay to win just not the Celtics, Clippers I like them to lose in the 1st rd so that they might fire Ty Lue! 😂
All the Lakers need is a big center for Denver which is Dwight Howard simple as that
Keep everybody and just add Dwight Howard to take pressure off AD simple as that it ain't that hard to figure out 🤔
So True!!!! And a lot of comments in that YT video abt. Barkley dissing the media are LeBron haters trying to redirect the blame to him and don’t even watch Lakers basketball 😂😂😂
For the coaching, wait for the playoffs to end. For sure a lot of better coaches will be fired and we can snatch them.
On behalf of everyone on earth, nobody cares what Charles Barkley says
I believe if we had vendo the series would have turned out way different
Start by getting Brogdon and J Grant from Portland.
All we need is the right coaching, this team is capable of winning more games and staying out of the play in, we need a coach who can identify each players skill set and put them in the best position to win each game
The big 3 era is over. Salary caps and style of play dictate a team with really good depth. We can grab a starter level big man who can play beside AD both on offense and defense. Someone like Mitchell Robinson or Jarrett Allen.
Lebron to GSW!
Fire Gabe Vincent and Jared Vanderbilt. They missed the entire season.
Darvin got the most out of the players he had available to him.
I think the Lakers need a Shooting guard transition Reaves to PG. A Center to have option of Davis at 4.
any team besides Celtics and Nuggets can win imo.
Lakers please dont sign lebron to 3 extra years or draft bronny if u do its going be biggest mistake and lebron is 39 not 29,with no defense
Why talk shit. I watch fisher sink the 0.2
Funmy russ doing better with clippers,folks got start look at lebron
Stop talking about lebron like he 29 lakers are going regret playing this game with lebron
If they can get a third bonafide star then get that just because Lebron isn't playing for very much longer. But if theyre doing a depth build, a Josh Hart and Caruso archetype would really move the needle. And just any big body that can play hard, rebound, and play physical.
Same here with the Clippers and Celtics being eliminated being stress free, and Knicks fanbase is so passionate
Do not burn it down. We just need small adjustments. Add Wendell Carter Jr. Dwight Howard and Alex Caruso and play Max Christy more and we will win a title
I agree with you on the Celtics. I am rooting against the Nuggets, hoping if they lose early two or more years in a row, then they will make changes to their line-up.
As far as the Clippers, they have never won a championship or shown they are winners. They are renters for this year and next year move into their own arena, so I don't have any real hated for a snake bitten team like the Clippers. I have more hatred for the Golden State Warriors, than the Clippers. When have the Clippers stood in the way of the Lakers in the playoffs? I do not remember a season. I can remember the Phoenix Suns & the Denver Nuggets ending recent past Lakers playoff runs. The Clippers are like annoying little brothers or first cousins, they talk a big game they are never ever able to back up, but they are still family. It's like the Chargers to the Rams or the Angels to the Dodgers or the Ducks to the Kings. Other than that who cares how well the Clippers do?
All ESPN sports analysts are right Darvin Ham, Frank Vogel and Magic Johnson are victims of Rob Pelinka messiness. Rob Pelinka put this garbage 🗑️ roster together and no one in front office what the hell their doing. The next head coach is going to be the scape goat as well until Rob Pelinka is released from the front office. Rob Pelinka made horrible decisions picking draft picks and wasting the picks. Rob Pelinka is toxic just ask Magic Johnson that's why he quit the front office. The Lakers players underachieve because they're not good enough to compete in the western conference. Rob Pelinka makes bad decisions time after time letting go Dennis Schroeder and Lonnie Walker IV. Getting rid of Alex Caruso, KCP, Kyle Kuzma and Javele Magee. Next year is going to be the same thing being losers. Being a play in a tournament every year the roster is garbage 🗑️😔 no one will listen. Excuses every year the Lakers roster as constructed is garbage 😞. Rob Pelinka didn't make a move to get Daniel Gafford and PJ Washington, that's why Dallas Mavericks are still in the playoffs.
You know what I'm getting so sick and tired of most of Lakers fans and even the people that put out the Laker news that coach ham is being made the Fall Guy the scapegoat if you want to blame anybody for the Lakers unsuccess let's start way back with Rob pelinka shall we how come nobody's holding Rob pelinka accountable Laker Nation wake up don't get me started but I can point a lot of reasons why Rob should be fire Rob let kcp go Alex Caruso go Kyle Kuzman go just to get Russell Westbrook that didn't work out Alex Caruso do you think that Jamal Murray would have went off hell no all I'm saying is everybody put your fingers at the coach well sometime it's just the players show LeBron bouncing the ball off of his foot Anthony Davis not demanding the ball in the fourth quarter Dlow going for 0 points I think in game 1 against the nuggets Reeves has not been consistent this year so you mean to tell me the way the players play is all the coaches fault
Hi mark Jackson as. Lakers coach