Whiteside Is Going to Be Good

[NAOS]

Who the **** are the big 4?

One of them is supposed to be Carmelo.

This isn’t a joke. Really happened. Probably still happening. ****ing insanity.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Yeah, he looks like the regular version of Hasan Whiteside out there.

We really underrate how hard it is to do what Gobert does with the consistent level of effort he does it with.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Yeah, he looks like the regular version of Hasan Whiteside out there.

We really underrate how hard it is to do what Gobert does with the consistent level of effort he does it with.

Regular Whiteside is gonna be good. He isn't Rudy... he will have some good nights though... I think. Its my bold prediction... but who knows.

 

[LogGrad98]

The funniest moment of the offseason was when ESPN tried to sell the idea of the Lakers’ “Big 4.” Lmfaoooo.

Here's the take from my part of Laker-land. It isn't the big 4, it's the big 8. Apparently all 8 of the Lakers main rotation are better than any other individual players in the league. At least, according to my co-workers here. This season they fully expect to win 75 games pretty easily, only giving up half of their "rest" games. Maybe only 73 if things go south. No worse homer fans in the league.

 

[NAOS]

Here's the take from my part of Laker-land. It isn't the big 4, it's the big 8. Apparently all 8 of the Lakers main rotation are better than any other individual players in the league. At least, according to my co-workers here. This season they fully expect to win 75 games pretty easily, only giving up half of their "rest" games. Maybe only 73 if things go south. No worse homer fans in the league.

Celtics fans are horrible, too. But in a very different way.

 

[gomretat]

Here's the take from my part of Laker-land. It isn't the big 4, it's the big 8. Apparently all 8 of the Lakers main rotation are better than any other individual players in the league. At least, according to my co-workers here. This season they fully expect to win 75 games pretty easily, only giving up half of their "rest" games. Maybe only 73 if things go south. No worse homer fans in the league.

Maybe they all went to BYU.

 

[NUMBERICA]

The unfortunate thing about this Whiteside-Favors convo is that when it comes to the playoffs it’s all the same. Neither is playable and I’m not sure small ball 5 is a playable defensive unit either. I would be worried about our small lineups if we had Draymond Green at C because of how bad everyone else is. Gay and Paschall are not Draymond Green and going small isn’t a magic bullet.

Small ball isn’t a way to win games as much as it’s a way to prevent losing games.

 

[TheGoldStandard]

Maybe they all went to BYU.

If that was the case then why didn't Ryan Smith hire them to work for the Jazz?

 

[KqWIN]

Small ball isn’t a way to win games as much as it’s a way to prevent losing games.

I mean…playing with 4-5 guys who can’t stay in front of their man and can’t/don’t rotate is a good way to lose a game.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

I will be the one starting threads saying that Udoka should be playing instead of Whiteside

Oof!!! I think you’re jumping the gun a bit. It’s still very early in Udoka’s development, I wouldn’t be totally shocked if he developed into starter caliber, but he isn’t that now. I think Whiteside is still a very good player and could start on a lot of teams. I just think his attitude gets in the way. I just think it’s too soon to call for udoka over Whiteside at this time. As I’m typing this I do see a situation where Udoka could be in favor as it wouldn’t shock me if Whiteside just pulls a Raja Bell from his second stint in Utah. Other then that, no way Udoka would ever get minutes over Whiteside this year.

 

[LogGrad98]

I think that adding Rudy Gay and Whiteside means we now field 4 legitimate starters from our bench. We could have 4 players with a legitimate shot at 6th man depending on various factors. It should give us one of, if not the, best benches in the league. Easily top 3.

Clarkson, Ingles, Gay, Whiteside along with a solid PG could be the starting 5 for a team that has a legitimate shot at the playoffs.

We should be solidly better than last year.

 

[NAOS]

I think that adding Rudy Gay and Whiteside means we now field 4 legitimate starters from our bench. We could have 4 players with a legitimate shot at 6th man depending on various factors. It should give us one of, if not the, best benches in the league. Easily top 3.

Clarkson, Ingles, Gay, Whiteside along with a solid PG could be the starting 5 for a team that has a legitimate shot at the playoffs.

We should be solidly better than last year.

For me, “solidly better” would be a function of developing and executing some versatility. You just listed ingredients laid out on the counter top...... Everything depends on how they’re combined. “Solidly better” will have to wait.