Go back to Danny Ainge…Lakers coulda drafted Brown and Tatum and whiffed on the picks before

Pelinka doesn’t seem to have a basketball philosophy at all. Stevens knows how he wants his team to be and how to get the players/coaches necessary to make that vision a reality.

Pelinka just tries to re-do what Buss/West did for decades in home run swings for stars and tinkering on the margins, but is relatively terrible at the latter. Lebron, AD, Luka, all amazing gets. The depth around them has been fucking trash (except for ‘19-‘20 and ‘20-‘21) because it’s mostly names without regard to basketball philosophy or fit; just get the biggest available names. The wasting of various MLE’s by the Lakers the last several years is really notable.

Which is horrible news for the Lakers, since the current CBA changed the basketball landscape and made drafting and development critical to team success. It’s going to be damn near impossible to win a championship without home grown talent from the starting lineup to the last couple of seats on the bench. Only hope to save Luka’s prime is Mark firing Pelinka this summer or the whole thing is cooked for at least a decade.

I think it’s deeper than just the gm. They have a real culture and smart basketball minds working all throughout the organization 

More teams need to get college coaches as GMs. They’re main skill is looking all over for talent. NBA coaches dont work because they dont really look for talent.

Exactly. Celtics/ Brad have a clear vision of character and skillset of the players they incorporate into their system. This probably goes back to Stevens days at Butler and he trusts & empowers Mazzulla to to be the benevolent psychopath he is. His players would run through a wall for him.

In contrast, the Lakers hope the allure of LA will help them snag a marquee free agent, then hastily put a team together around them. There is no “culture” and is exceedingly more difficult under the current CBA. It might work every once in a while, but it’s not sustainable.

Between Butler and the NBA and three completely different roles, Brad is already a first ballot Hall of famer.

JJ is unproven and hard to judge based on the circumstances around the rosters he’s been given.

Rob is mediocre.

He’s the* best. He’s personally responsible for saving the Celtics franchise, it wasn’t looking like a bright future for a minute but from the year he took control it’s all been A+

Coaches

Is Brad Stevens the best executive in the league?  He has to be, right? 

Lakers braintrust consists of linda and Kurt Rambis, and Rob Pelinka

executive’s*

I think they also said that they were undefeated when leading after 3 quarters and like 3-22 when trailing going into the 4th quarter.

Yeah the lakers are fucking elite in the clutch. If the game is close or we’re up after 3, we’re pulling out the win. But if we’re down and the team feels it’s not their night they just pack it in and call it a day. Could be load management but honestly I think this team is mentally weak when things don’t go their way. Or if a team is really physical with them they can’t match the intensity. I have a little hope due to how good we are in the clutch but this team needs a culture reset 

Nope. It’s the Lakers having the worst bench in league which means they tend to fall apart as soon as the starters sit

I mean Ayton vs Queta is the best example of that.

The amount of hustle plays by EVERYONE tonight was just spectacular to watch. Every single Celtic who got minutes CHASED after boards.

I think the Dunkin coffee helps

I believe it. Lot of hate on the roster for his Heat years too

Shouldn’t be surprised. We got our asses kicked when we announced the Kobe statues and when Lebron broke the scoring record.

Why? LeBron hates Riley

none of the sorry ass Lakers care an ounce about Pat Riley. LeBron probably loved that they got showed up ever since Pat took his cookies

Riley was in the building tonight though to catch the ass whopping lol

dont know if anyone takes it away from detroit if they finish with the best nba record this year.. even if boston is really overacheiving.

I’ve watched them a lot. Either most all of the roster is “on” and they look good, or they get their asses kicked.  When they lose they lose big, so it makes the losses seem worse. 

Not sure what it’s at now but at some point this season we had the worst point differential for a team over .500 and were leading the league in clutch wins.

Basically we barely win the games we won and get blown out in losses.

They’re a solid mid level playoff team with the expectations to be serious contenders given their starpower. In reality they are closer to the level of a play in team like GSW and Phoenix than they are to Boston and Detroit. They are only 2 games out of the play in right now

“Elite basketball culture” meanwhile the Celtics have 2 championships in 40 years.

There’s a comment in this thread that has 50+ likes that says it’s a testament to how good Luka is that the Lakers are about .500. Misinformation is insane

and an owner who wants to win

Agree. Ignore flair

Ummm have you SEEN the Globetrotters record lately?

When your star player literally sits on the ground like a toddler complaining to the refs giving up free buckets on the other end; it tends to trickle down from there

Mentally weak team

Yep. They also lucked out big on landing Phil Jackson too which pretty much filled in their weaknesses when it comes to scouting and development. A lot easier to get the entire roster to buy in within the first few years when you win 6 championships with the Bulls already.

Pelinka traded legitimately damaged good for Luka Doncic lmao. does LeBron need a perfect damn roster everywhere he goes? god damn

Nah. Yall will place blame on everyone BUT the players. Pelinka has swung for the fences and tried to accommodate James’ team to a detriment—until recently anyway.

Now he’s doing exactly what he should be doing. Lakers are cooked this year, it’s all about next year.

Pelinka out here trading a beater for a Range, and you over here asking for his head lol.

Bro, he turned AD into Luka 😂. That alone is enough to keep his job.

Lots of player stans who have agendas lol. LeBron stans and Luka stans are at war with each other over who’s at fault basically.

You should see our sub, this is just the outer layer of masochists and pick-mes who want to be popular with the cool kids and join in on the ritual shitting. The Lakers sub, though, is like being trapped inside a schizophrenia factory.

It’s honestly embarrassing.

Nobody hates the Lakers more than Lakers fans.

I don’t know why Laker fans get so upset our team sucks. I realized 10 games into the season we werent beating Nuggets, Thunder, or Spurs in a 7 game series.

No point lying on here we can see the game

Ayton is a low energy player always has been, has jackshit to do with Luka

I hope you’re joking.

This is Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos getting into a space war. Everyone hopes for an asteroid.

My guy, I’m a Celtics lifer but calling us a “poor ragtag team” is hilarious.

My god, the utter pompousness of Boston sports fans never fails to amaze me.

If you see your teammates who gets all the shots and all the praise not give a fuck, then why should you? You’re already at mercy of his stats and playstyle.