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Welcome to the Lakers Collective — a weekly Los Angeles Lakers roundtable featuring NBA reporter Jovan Buha (host of Buha’s Block), Trevor Lane (host at Lakers Nation & The NBA Front Office Show), and Jason Timpf (host of Hoops Tonight at The Volume).
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Shout out to Smart for taking on that 3 & D role! Of coarse he’s not the best. But wow for that smal 5 mill contract and his effort and experience is showing. Stay healthy bro 🙏🏆✅
Random but Jason looks like a Trevor. Jovan looks like a Jason. And Trevor just looks like a Dave 😂
Lakers fans love Clint Clapela
The difference is kd want to be viewed fairly LeBron want to be viewed fakely…😂😂😂
To be clear on my final point, I'm not saying they should rest guys against Miami. I just think several guys are clearly banged up to some degree, and if they beat Houston, I wouldn't be surprised if a player or two were out on the second night of a back-to-back, with the team having secured all three tiebreakers vs. MIN/DEN/HOU. But I don't believe in punting games, and I don't think they should do this late into the season. Could easily come back to haunt them.
Time to activate Slava Medvedenko
Kennard & Jake have a case of Dalton-itis….. snap out of it guys! Keep shooting that thang 🏆
Luka needs to take less 3's and pass more – taking 10+ threes per game and only shooting league average isn't going to fly in the playoffs.
I was never worried about the Lakers. I am one of the few who knew they would figure it out, especially the big 3.
– The secret to this team is health. Everyone must be healthy for them to have a chance and right now they are.
– Also, the rotations need to be better. It has gotten better, but JJ still needs to make more tweaks. For example, Vando must play 10-15 minutes against bigger teams. It isn't hard to achieve this.
– Luka cannot attempt 25-30 shots a game. His numbers are not great against really good teams. He must realize that LeBron and AR can help him out more. But that means he has to give up the ball for that to happen. He can also let them set him up more. I fear that if Luka continues to try and shoot 25-30 shots a game, it will continue to stagnate the offense and cause games that should be wins by 10, turn to close games or close loses. It has happened multiple times this season.
48:43 Jake has played poorly for the past few weeks. He literally doesn't do anything that Vanderbilt can't do.
Vanderbilt is a better rebounder offensive and defensive
He's a better screen navigator
He's a better roamer in passing lanes
He's a better point of attack stealer
He's better in transition
He's a better corner 3pt shooter
Vanderbilt is arguably a better short roll passer
it was a rock fight game but this idea bron was struggling last night i disagree with jason. efficient as a 3rd option, low TO game. austin had a rough shooting night so what, team picked each other up and luka and DA came through when they needed them most
26:35 this man just said Reed Sheppard has size and length.
@58:00 that is backwards LeBron missed 21 games and Reaves missed 26 games.
Imagine being the so-called third guy and scoring more than the so-called second guy and being more efficient than the so-called first and second guy. 18-5-5 at 51%
So impressed LBJ is willing to take a backseat and he has really stepped up his D the OG's LBJ and Smart taking on the roles they have are making all the difference in the way this team plays and if Ayton can keep it going they will give SA or OKC a run for their money
Luka needs to get a tech intentionally before the Pacers game
Did this show miss the nuggets game?
I’m not trying to jump the gun but I swear I see flashes of Celtics Marcus smart at times, looks like he’s got his confidence back !
Keep guys healthy …. Smart, LBJ, Aston etc. You need to be healthy in the post season. Denver looks drained already and it’s March, Ant man is about to miss 2 weeks, even Thunder are a bit banged up. Houston looks out of it. Just keep your guys fresh. This might be the type of season where the team who’s healthiest and more fresh takes it all.
I’m pro vando.. I feel he has one of the best on/off numbers on the team and get disappointed that jj, fundamentally doesn’t value what he brings.. however I started to thinking, could it be that jj doesn’t play him because he’s one of the few people on the roster not playing for a contract? How much do you guys think that factors in?
I just wished they would’ve invested in a meaningful trade at the deadline. Because you NEVER know. Imagine if they had a great rotational wing to add to this uptick?
Rui minutes are dangerous if he ain’t scoring
Rui has too play a better overall game period. If not get Vando in there too rebound and defend. Just inexcusable effort from Rui.Inexcusable non usage of Vando by J.J. really!
ASMR Buha 🤣
Bron in ‘role player’ role for the first time in his career has transitioned perfectly that man is the greatest 🐐
The Vando not being used question is one I have. Vando being completely out is kinda weird especially considering JAKES offense just has not been good
There’s always a team that’s overlooked that will play well in the playoffs!
Y’all cool but I think we going to the Chip
This is "THE" podcast I look forward to after every Lakers win! You guys are simply the best in the business! So much fun listening to you guys making fun of each other 🙂
Haha so right about Jovan.
My youtube year wrapup said I’m in the top 0.1% of Buha viewers. Not because I’m this huge superfan… but because I’m on the East Coast and his voice knocks me out every night 😂 I fall asleep listening, then run it back in the morning to catch what I missed 😅