You trade Gobert and you ain’t winning ****!!! Anything short of getting lucky and drafting the next LBJ isn’t going to work. Holy **** you’re dumb!!! You want to trade a top ten player for Brown. You’ve done lost your mind!!
You do. You trade Rudy. Don’t pay him the super-max and pivot to Donovan’s prime a few years away. You do. Donovan’s who you keep and it’s not really a question if that’s what it comes down to.
Idk. That's a tough one for me.
The fact we didn't slide Donovan over and put a big strong SG next to him is nauseating to me
Are some people just being super dramatic, or is there actual evidence that these guys aren't able to get along and don't want to play on the same team?
Judging by how local reporters have went from “I’m not sure how bad it is” to “there are real issues between them that will have to be worked out” tells me with the more info they’ve got over the past week it’s very real. Tony basically said everything Woj reported was 100% correct and Andy Larsen basically said there are some who think they will work it out, and some who think it’s not so repairable.
I like the character of both of them. I believe they will work it out. I hate the idea of pulling the plug.
Rudy actually helps us ****ing win games!!!!!!! Where does this ****ing so called logic come from!!! You ****ing pay the guy that helps you win. That isn’t Mitchell that’s Rudy. You pay that man, you idiot. I don’t care that he isn’t an offensive juggernaut, he wins games!!! Mitchell scores a lot but usually takes a **** ton of shots to do it. That’s not great offense. You’ve got to be smarter than this??!!
Such stupidity. If Donovan is gone you are not winning a title under Rudy’s timeline. You are not. Donovan is young, marketable, and has not peaked yet. And is a far more versatile talent. Donovan absolutely wins you games and has done so. Cool win 45-50 regular season games and get blitzed by offenses in the playoffs. Sounds like where we’ve been since Stockton and Malone. Cool.
We’re not likely too, but it should be the goal. If the Rudy/Donovan relationship is broken, I think you cash out on what assets you can get for Rudy and re-align with Donovan’s prime. You may need to trade/gain assets by trading a few other guys as well. Winning a title will be tough but I’d like to try.
Mitchell isn’t and probably never will be on the level of a curry or LBJ. He’s Allstar worthy, but never will be a superstar
Mitchell can’t carry a team to the title unless he becomes more efficient and starts shooting more than 2-4 ft’s a game
I’m not sure the Lakers are who you think they are. The last name they signed in free agency was Shaq
He is currently in season 3, and 23 years old.
