I don’t care what anyone says the lakers did get better with the trade, since they were lacking depth. Even after the trade the lakers were still having the same issues they did when Westbrook played with the lakers.
The trade definitely helped the Lakers during the regular season, but all three of those guys became unplayable during some point in the playoffs
/u/MITWestbrook should get attributed for inspiration
DLo won a bunch of games for them in ways that I doubt Russ would have done given the roster otherwise, even if he re-signed at a minimum somehow. So agreed with the sentiment that they wouldn’t have made the playoffs without the trade, though I think he could’ve helped them win in the playoffs if he played remotely like he did post trade
Yes Russ was the problem. It wasn’t all his fault but it was a bad fit on both sides. This nonsense needs to end
Ngl. They definitely win a couple of games against the Nuggets if they would have kept Russ. Russ brought out the best in Rui on the Wizards and along with Reaves probably would have given them really good minutes when LeBron sat.
Those young guys can still develop though. With Russ there’s not much of a future left. 1 maybe 2 more years.
Case were numbers lie. Without those lakers don’t make playoffs. Rus also wouldn’t have same numbers with lakers. With clipper injury he was primary person on the team so numbers tend to jump.
What a dumb hot take lmao 🤣
There shouldn’t be any question about Westbrook’s talent/ability over those three. It was always more of a question about fit. I think it was a win-win in the end for the Lakers to move on from WB and for us to pick him up.
lol deluded
Russ wasn’t really the problem but his fit. Russ need shooters around him and the Lakers didn’t have it. Lakers made the WCF from 2-10 and 0.3% chance of even making the playoffs. So the trade worked for both sides.
His fit wasn’t ideal, but the bigger issue was the size of his contract.
This is such a stupid take. They wouldn’t have made the playoffs if they didn’t make the trade. The roster of the lakers did not enable Russ to be effective. Both benefited from the trade.
Pretty sure the Clippers problem is the fact your two star players are made out of glass. *Shaq crumples paper*.
They went from being what, 13th in the west, to the WCF trading him. Those role players weren’t thr problem, even tho dlo was horrible in the WCF, it was that Davis didn’t step up and be their best player. Relying on 38 LeBron to carry wasn’t gonna work and we all knew that. He wanted Davis because he thought he was be 1A to brons 1B. Davis was a no show. They should of played reaves more then dlo and let him run point.
Shit take ngl
It’s called fit. Russ was miserable on the Lakers. Also kawhi and PG were hurt. Classic narrative spinning by the losers on the other side of town
As a Laker fan, the comments on this sub are way more reasonable and unbiased than the laker subreddit. I was expecting mostly anti laker shit posting but y’all have my respect.
Russ was overhated on the Lakers but this isn’t a fair comparison, Russ had the ball the entire time after Kawhi got hurt, his stats are obviously gonna be way higher than a bunch of roleplayers who take a back-seat to LeBron and AD.
One team made the WCF. Another didn’t.
Edit: not sure why Reddit decided to put this post on my feed, I’ve literally never been to this sub and I’m a 30+ year Lakers fan. I know it exists, but, yeah, didn’t ever feel the need or want to post here.
Cheers and hope everything works out. Don’t even hate the Clippers since ya’ll fired Doc.
Yes? What Russ put on film for almost two seasons as a Laker definitely made him worthy of an exit. Russ shined because he always excels as the primary option but has a hard time playing second fiddle.
Russ became one of their problems because he wasn’t used on how he supposed to play. They let Lebron to handle the plays leaving Russ to wait for the ball and to shoot it. Lakers just got better after the trade because they got the missing pieces like a wingman (Vando) and 3pt shooters (D’lo and Beasley). With Clips playing style, Russ finally got the rhythm he needed, not the iso plays that they do in Lakers.
It was a horrible fit. Basketball is a team game and fit matters. Plus, he was not as good of a player as his contract. But at a significantly lower price tag, he is a solid contributor.
Russ was never the problem – it was the roster constructed around him. He just became a scapegoat
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I don’t care what anyone says the lakers did get better with the trade, since they were lacking depth. Even after the trade the lakers were still having the same issues they did when Westbrook played with the lakers.
The trade definitely helped the Lakers during the regular season, but all three of those guys became unplayable during some point in the playoffs
/u/MITWestbrook should get attributed for inspiration
DLo won a bunch of games for them in ways that I doubt Russ would have done given the roster otherwise, even if he re-signed at a minimum somehow. So agreed with the sentiment that they wouldn’t have made the playoffs without the trade, though I think he could’ve helped them win in the playoffs if he played remotely like he did post trade
Yes Russ was the problem. It wasn’t all his fault but it was a bad fit on both sides. This nonsense needs to end
Ngl. They definitely win a couple of games against the Nuggets if they would have kept Russ. Russ brought out the best in Rui on the Wizards and along with Reaves probably would have given them really good minutes when LeBron sat.
Those young guys can still develop though. With Russ there’s not much of a future left. 1 maybe 2 more years.
Case were numbers lie. Without those lakers don’t make playoffs. Rus also wouldn’t have same numbers with lakers. With clipper injury he was primary person on the team so numbers tend to jump.
What a dumb hot take lmao 🤣
There shouldn’t be any question about Westbrook’s talent/ability over those three. It was always more of a question about fit. I think it was a win-win in the end for the Lakers to move on from WB and for us to pick him up.
lol deluded
Russ wasn’t really the problem but his fit. Russ need shooters around him and the Lakers didn’t have it. Lakers made the WCF from 2-10 and 0.3% chance of even making the playoffs. So the trade worked for both sides.
His fit wasn’t ideal, but the bigger issue was the size of his contract.
This is such a stupid take. They wouldn’t have made the playoffs if they didn’t make the trade. The roster of the lakers did not enable Russ to be effective. Both benefited from the trade.
Pretty sure the Clippers problem is the fact your two star players are made out of glass. *Shaq crumples paper*.
They went from being what, 13th in the west, to the WCF trading him. Those role players weren’t thr problem, even tho dlo was horrible in the WCF, it was that Davis didn’t step up and be their best player. Relying on 38 LeBron to carry wasn’t gonna work and we all knew that. He wanted Davis because he thought he was be 1A to brons 1B. Davis was a no show. They should of played reaves more then dlo and let him run point.
Shit take ngl
It’s called fit. Russ was miserable on the Lakers. Also kawhi and PG were hurt. Classic narrative spinning by the losers on the other side of town
As a Laker fan, the comments on this sub are way more reasonable and unbiased than the laker subreddit. I was expecting mostly anti laker shit posting but y’all have my respect.
Russ was overhated on the Lakers but this isn’t a fair comparison, Russ had the ball the entire time after Kawhi got hurt, his stats are obviously gonna be way higher than a bunch of roleplayers who take a back-seat to LeBron and AD.
One team made the WCF. Another didn’t.
Edit: not sure why Reddit decided to put this post on my feed, I’ve literally never been to this sub and I’m a 30+ year Lakers fan. I know it exists, but, yeah, didn’t ever feel the need or want to post here.
Cheers and hope everything works out. Don’t even hate the Clippers since ya’ll fired Doc.
Yes? What Russ put on film for almost two seasons as a Laker definitely made him worthy of an exit. Russ shined because he always excels as the primary option but has a hard time playing second fiddle.
Russ became one of their problems because he wasn’t used on how he supposed to play. They let Lebron to handle the plays leaving Russ to wait for the ball and to shoot it. Lakers just got better after the trade because they got the missing pieces like a wingman (Vando) and 3pt shooters (D’lo and Beasley). With Clips playing style, Russ finally got the rhythm he needed, not the iso plays that they do in Lakers.
It was a horrible fit. Basketball is a team game and fit matters. Plus, he was not as good of a player as his contract. But at a significantly lower price tag, he is a solid contributor.
Russ was never the problem – it was the roster constructed around him. He just became a scapegoat