I wonder if it occurs to anyone in the media that these guys are not hustling because they know LeBron is just standing around padding stats and not playing defense and they are tired of getting blamed for his lack of effort when all they’re doing is helping him pad stats.
at the same time looking at their priviledge teammate that has no work ethic Bronny recovering from a fake injury sitting on the bench laughing and smiling
The players are sick of LeBron. Thats why there is division on the team and in the huddle. He hurts the team. He is out there to get his numbers and doesn't care and can't get them the wins. The players must see that LeBron is making them worse and they are sick of losing.
Nonsense. It is just that Lebron can not lead anymore, and this team needs leadership. Because Lebron can no longer go 100% on defensive. Leaders play lockdown defense. I also noticed I could not go 100% as passed age ~34. Father time is undefeated. Lebron should be playing about 25 minutes. So he can go closer to 100% when on the floor. But still even after 2 minutes, he will be exhausted if 100% on defense. This is why old players are phased out. Go play golf instead. Jordan was more capable at 40. Could still play defense.
@@Anonymint-vj7btpretty sure you can lead without being at 100% physical capacity. That's like saying an amputated general cannot motivate/lead his soldiers. Even in basketball alone, there are a ton of examples that disprove what you said. Haslem was with the Heat for a long time and was a leader without even playing that many minutes. Leaders lead by example. Not by saying one thing in front of the camera and then doing the opposite once the cameras are off. Coaches can also lead their team. And the coach literally isn't playing. Jokic is also the leader of his team and has lead them to a championship. And we all know he's not "lockdown" defender. Also, Kawhi and PG play lockdown defense, yet we all know that they are not leaders. The truth is, Lebron has never been a great leader. Sure, you see clips of him "motivating" his team and/or pumping them up. But that's it. Just clips. If he was indeed a great leader, we would have seen it with his play and the results of his play. Dude has probably played with the most amount of allstars in the history of basketball and was only able to win 4 championships, with the 2 of them being questionable.
@@nydibs And his on/off +/- is -16. He is costing his team 16pts. And he turns the ball over 5x a game. And doesn't play half court defense, and regularly doesn't even get back on defense. These factors are costing the Lakers wins.
LBJ has been the architect of every move that has failed. Westbrook, sacking of frank, darvin, hiring of JJ Bronny and all the teammates hes traded away
It's a coaching issue: Podcaster JJ Rhetoric is the main responsible for the Lakers debacle so far this season. Any other real coach with two future hall of famers would be doing better. JJ should be the leader but many NBA players don't respect him.
Spo (All players with defensive mindset) vs JJ (Just give the ball to "da Greatest Of Oil Time") = 41 points. And what defense are you talking about ? LeDiddy James got none... A lot of times he doesn't even go past half court to catch up on defense HE HE HE
It shouldn't be a surprise, this happens to every LeBron team. Every coach that LeBron has had has lost the locker room because LeBron has lost confidence in the coach since he feels he knows more then the coach. Ty Lue almost had a mental breakdown trying to couch him. Every LeBron team gets old because he forces the team to trade away all the young talent for old vets that break down a year or two after they arrive. And LeBron is a front runner. He's great when his team is rolling but not great for the team when the team is not good. And let's face it, his ball dominant style of play is old school basketball. You can't win that way.
That last part is exactly why Lebron has always had to stack the deck and create superteams in order to win a chip. He needed enough talent on the team to compensate for his lack of actual skill
Exactly Who would anyone want to play when his goofy ace and his propaganda machine Klutch talk shite about them all. I wouldn’t play either !! Lebron sucks !!!
Absolutely. LeDrama should have gone back to Cleveland to win a couple more championships. But noooo. He has to have everything, including the idyllic weather for his spoiled brat kids.
Why don’t you guys tell the truth? Lafraud plays no defense and stat pads! How can the offense get any flow when Lafraud dribbles the air out of the ball and they have to chuck up shots when the clock is going down!
I'm guessing their biggest problem is a 6'9" 40 y/o player they went all in on. They gave him a max contract, drafted his unproven son, paid him a max contract, hired his buddy with no coaching experience, and now nobody takes them seriously. This includes their fans. 😂😂😂
I really hate Courtside seats. They shouldn't exist. Every single year there are issues. They won't go away because of the money they generate, but they should.
SGA: +257 Tatum: +227 Jokic: +149. Luka: +144. ... Lebron: -132. Worst +/- of ANY player on a team with a winning record. Worst +/- on the Lakers team.
Lebron and AD needed those workhorse high energy high motor guys beside them and then they can do their thing; those people like in 2020 where they can reliably help in defense so that these two superstars can have a little bit of breathing room, can pace better, and can kinda pick their spots where to turn on their engine while they try to conserve energy. Remember these two are big bodies and they are both on their 30s already. The physics makes it harder for them to run back and forth for 48 minutes unlike those thin guards like Donovan Mitchel, shai, curry etc .. Not a lot of people are like Wilt Chamberlain in his prime who is so big, yet can run all day. Most big guys are just limited in terms of stamina.
I'm trading Pascal for Paul George he can at least space the floor play some defense and will have an actual playmaking pg rather than a scoring one. Not to mention he's back where he belongs
Fire Rob Pelinka For Not Improving Last Years Roster🔥 Vando, Wood, JHS, and Vincent,Have all Been Busts 👎🏼 Rest LeBron More and Trade For a Big and a Wing or They will Lose LeBron and AD to Injuries! 🏀
I wonder if it occurs to anyone in the media that these guys are not hustling because they know LeBron is just standing around padding stats and not playing defense and they are tired of getting blamed for his lack of effort when all they’re doing is helping him pad stats.
Could be true but we’ll never know because the lakers FO continues to employ career long lousy defenders like Reeves and DLo
Bingo
at the same time looking at their priviledge teammate that has no work ethic Bronny recovering from a fake injury sitting on the bench laughing and smiling
Lafraud said everyone has to take accountability and look at themselves in the mirror for their lack of effort.😂 This guy is a clown!
Exactly!
The players are sick of LeBron. Thats why there is division on the team and in the huddle. He hurts the team. He is out there to get his numbers and doesn't care and can't get them the wins. The players must see that LeBron is making them worse and they are sick of losing.
Nonsense. It is just that Lebron can not lead anymore, and this team needs leadership. Because Lebron can no longer go 100% on defensive. Leaders play lockdown defense. I also noticed I could not go 100% as passed age ~34. Father time is undefeated. Lebron should be playing about 25 minutes. So he can go closer to 100% when on the floor. But still even after 2 minutes, he will be exhausted if 100% on defense. This is why old players are phased out. Go play golf instead. Jordan was more capable at 40. Could still play defense.
@@Anonymint-vj7btpretty sure you can lead without being at 100% physical capacity. That's like saying an amputated general cannot motivate/lead his soldiers. Even in basketball alone, there are a ton of examples that disprove what you said. Haslem was with the Heat for a long time and was a leader without even playing that many minutes. Leaders lead by example. Not by saying one thing in front of the camera and then doing the opposite once the cameras are off.
Coaches can also lead their team. And the coach literally isn't playing. Jokic is also the leader of his team and has lead them to a championship. And we all know he's not "lockdown" defender. Also, Kawhi and PG play lockdown defense, yet we all know that they are not leaders.
The truth is, Lebron has never been a great leader. Sure, you see clips of him "motivating" his team and/or pumping them up. But that's it. Just clips. If he was indeed a great leader, we would have seen it with his play and the results of his play. Dude has probably played with the most amount of allstars in the history of basketball and was only able to win 4 championships, with the 2 of them being questionable.
Lebron is a -132 +/-. One of the 15 worst in the nba this season
Nobody else on the lakers is even half as bad
@@nydibs And his on/off +/- is -16. He is costing his team 16pts. And he turns the ball over 5x a game. And doesn't play half court defense, and regularly doesn't even get back on defense.
These factors are costing the Lakers wins.
I love when the Lakers suck and blame all the wrong people 😂
LBJ has been the architect of every move that has failed. Westbrook, sacking of frank, darvin, hiring of JJ Bronny and all the teammates hes traded away
It's a leadership problem: LeBron and AD. It's not a subtle problem.
It's a coaching issue: Podcaster JJ Rhetoric is the main responsible for the Lakers debacle so far this season. Any other real coach with two future hall of famers would be doing better. JJ should be the leader but many NBA players don't respect him.
@@arioca Yup...Darvin Ham, Frank Vogel, Luke Walton...they weren't real coach either...always the coaching issue...
Spo (All players with defensive mindset) vs JJ (Just give the ball to "da Greatest Of Oil Time") = 41 points. And what defense are you talking about ? LeDiddy James got none... A lot of times he doesn't even go past half court to catch up on defense HE HE HE
It shouldn't be a surprise, this happens to every LeBron team. Every coach that LeBron has had has lost the locker room because LeBron has lost confidence in the coach since he feels he knows more then the coach.
Ty Lue almost had a mental breakdown trying to couch him. Every LeBron team gets old because he forces the team to trade away all the young talent for old vets that break down a year or two after they arrive.
And LeBron is a front runner. He's great when his team is rolling but not great for the team when the team is not good.
And let's face it, his ball dominant style of play is old school basketball. You can't win that way.
That last part is exactly why Lebron has always had to stack the deck and create superteams in order to win a chip. He needed enough talent on the team to compensate for his lack of actual skill
LEBRON is the problem, but yall to scared to say it
💯💯💯💯
This team could actually complete for a title if LeFraud was Not on this team. His teammates see his total lack of effort and copy his example
Exactly
Who would anyone want to play when his goofy ace and his propaganda machine Klutch talk shite about them all. I wouldn’t play either !! Lebron sucks !!!
LeFraud’s not playing defense at all.
When you can not play defense anymore, then retire.
I’m glad I found the athletics podcast network, this show and the no dunks show have been welcome entries to the rotation, I was pleasantly suprised
Lebron is the problem.... its that simple! His game, his body language, his character and personality. He needs to go and lakers need to rebuild
They just need to remove Leflop and that team will win a lot more games
Absolutely. LeDrama should have gone back to Cleveland to win a couple more championships. But noooo. He has to have everything, including the idyllic weather for his spoiled brat kids.
Pelinka just watching this implode in background with an evil laugh lol… not even scooby doo could solve this mystery 🤣
Why don’t you guys tell the truth? Lafraud plays no defense and stat pads! How can the offense get any flow when Lafraud dribbles the air out of the ball and they have to chuck up shots when the clock is going down!
I'm guessing their biggest problem is a 6'9" 40 y/o player they went all in on. They gave him a max contract, drafted his unproven son, paid him a max contract, hired his buddy with no coaching experience, and now nobody takes them seriously. This includes their fans. 😂😂😂
Lakers got that molasses defense
Defense is the major problem with the Lakers. A lot of it is lack of players who can play defense. But the defensive communication is missing.
I really hate Courtside seats. They shouldn't exist. Every single year there are issues. They won't go away because of the money they generate, but they should.
SGA: +257
Tatum: +227
Jokic: +149.
Luka: +144.
...
Lebron: -132.
Worst +/- of ANY player on a team with a winning record.
Worst +/- on the Lakers team.
LeBron
Lebron and AD needed those workhorse high energy high motor guys beside them and then they can do their thing; those people like in 2020 where they can reliably help in defense so that these two superstars can have a little bit of breathing room, can pace better, and can kinda pick their spots where to turn on their engine while they try to conserve energy.
Remember these two are big bodies and they are both on their 30s already. The physics makes it harder for them to run back and forth for 48 minutes unlike those thin guards like Donovan Mitchel, shai, curry etc .. Not a lot of people are like Wilt Chamberlain in his prime who is so big, yet can run all day. Most big guys are just limited in terms of stamina.
I'm trading Pascal for Paul George he can at least space the floor play some defense and will have an actual playmaking pg rather than a scoring one. Not to mention he's back where he belongs
Lebron. He doesn't play defense...no switches, no offense...everything spells disaster
3 people sitting around talking about everything that is wrong with the Lakers and barely addressing the ONLY thing wrong, Lebron James.
The Lakers biggest problem is easy
One word - Leflop !!!!
Fire Rob Pelinka For Not Improving Last Years Roster🔥
Vando, Wood, JHS, and Vincent,Have all Been Busts 👎🏼
Rest LeBron More and Trade For a Big and a Wing or They will Lose LeBron and AD to Injuries! 🏀
Run the two Clowns outta Town!!!
They have several problems. The team is really old, and they hired an idiot to be coach.
Lebron needs more help. The team needs to make some trades. Get rid of AD, reeves, russell, rui. Sick of these bums.
how much help does he need a allstar team Lebron is the problem lol omg
Keep the worst player? This is mass delusions.
Lebron barely won with Team USA
Get rid of Lebum
You get tried hear about this problem is that man 23 he trash 🗑️ no body want tell true wish I can tell news people tell Damm true
You bums are just as bad at pointing out who the main problem is (LeBron) as LeBron is at being a leader of this team.
LeProblem
Something is wrong with y'all. Lebron is the problem.
Coach SuckerThrees. The new Rat Piley. jayJRhetoric!!!