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How LeBron Impacts the Jazz Thread

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When asked if he thinks James will sign in L.A., Ball said, "I don't feel like it, I know he is. I already told you to call him L.A. Bron."

LaVar then said that James wouldn't be able to teach Lonzo anything if he joins the Lakers because the Ball family patriarch has already taught his son "everything."

LaVar added that Lonzo "knows the game" and "knows how to play."

Although LaVar doesn't think the NBA's best player can teach his son anything, he does believe Lonzo can make King James better.

"Whoever's on the team, he's going to make them better," LaVar said.

He then said Lonzo deserved credit for Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram and Julius Randle all having career years in 2017-18.
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I forgot how much of an absolute *** Lavar is. Wonder if that changes anything as LBJ did have issues with Lavar in the past.
 
I dont think Lavar can ball (pun intended). But maybe Lonzo on a cellar dweller with DiAngelo as an undrafted player.
 
LoPo said:
If this happened (LeBron, George AND Kawhi to the Lakers: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...mes-paul-george-kawhi-leonard-nba-free-agency), what the hell do we do?

Wouldn't we be idiots to try to win now or would we still consider bringing everybody back and take our chances? If this nonsense did happen, should we say "screw 2019 cap space", take a bad contract or two, and get more draft picks DL might could turn into gold....
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Other teams timeline shouldn't and don't effect ours.
 
LoPo said:
If this happened (LeBron, George AND Kawhi to the Lakers: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...mes-paul-george-kawhi-leonard-nba-free-agency), what the hell do we do?

Wouldn't we be idiots to try to win now or would we still consider bringing everybody back and take our chances? If this nonsense did happen, should we say "screw 2019 cap space", take a bad contract or two, and get more draft picks DL might could turn into gold....
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I don't think it matters. We still do our thing. Win now implies we take on a border-line all-star by giving up the ghost in the hopes we push it over the top. That isn't our modus operandi. Rather, we will continue to build as we have. We have two straight up impact players because we were smart with our choices in the draft in very recent history. We struck gold in 2013 and 2017. Both are arguably top 15 to 10ish players (meaning you can make an argument). We know how to draft basically, which was a huge problem with the previous administration. We have a good FO, coaching staff, and culture. We will let that speak for itself.

Now if we can make a smart signing or trade that helps, we do that. If not, then we don't. Golden State wasn't built overnight. They were smart with their drafting and cap space. So was San Antonio. We are doing the same.

Edit: Okay, I should say I think Lindsey is simply better than O'Connor at drafting.
 
LoPo said:
If this happened (LeBron, George AND Kawhi to the Lakers: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...mes-paul-george-kawhi-leonard-nba-free-agency), what the hell do we do?

Wouldn't we be idiots to try to win now or would we still consider bringing everybody back and take our chances? If this nonsense did happen, should we say "screw 2019 cap space", take a bad contract or two, and get more draft picks DL might could turn into gold....
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I don't believe that any team is unbeatable. I believe the hype tends to play out, and people play with that expectation that teams are unbeatable. But it ain't true. They always said team USA was unbeatable, and I never believed that.
 
infection said:
I don't believe that any team is unbeatable. I believe the hype tends to play out, and people play with that expectation that teams are unbeatable. But it ain't true. They always said team USA was unbeatable, and I never believed that.
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Dream team was unbeatable doe
 
One thing with the Lakers that is important to remember, almost their entire roster can be flipped. If Lebron decides to go to LA with another superstar the entire roster will be very, very different compared to how it looks today.
One thing has to be certain.....dude is leaving Cleveland. That team is garbage
 
LoPo said:
Wouldn't we be idiots to try to win now or would we still consider bringing everybody back and take our chances? If this nonsense did happen, should we say "screw 2019 cap space", take a bad contract or two, and get more draft picks DL might could turn into gold....
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We only have Rudy under contract for 3 more seasons, we don't have time to mess around. Rudy wants to win now, therefore I think the Jazz are definitely in win now mode.
 
The Lakers might have a great starting 5, but they'd have no depth. A key injury would leave them vulnerable. In the next couple of years, I think GS sacrifices either Klay or Draymond. They can't pay everyone $35M. And neither is willing to sign an extension.

I predict Kwahi stays in SA. The super max is just too much money to pass up.
 
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