Matisse Thybulle Discussion

yeah, it sounds weird, but it's not the top guys who exposed our weak POA. the top guys destroy any individual defender. it's why they're the top guys.

where we got burned is when guys like brandon williams (who i believe is currently unemployed) just iso'd up and got into the paint every trip down in more than one game last year. thybulle, even post injuries, can turn the water off on those kinds of guys. this is why i wanted keon ellis, too. everyone's like "he dies on screens" and "he can't guard big strong guys". don't care. tired of watching teams not even need a screen to break the whole defense. at least a screen means another defender gets involved, and you can start dictating some of the action there.

guys like thybulle and smart can shut down secondary guys and just keep the big dogs from waltzing to exactly where they want to go.

 

Start Matisse and Grimes, put Fat Luka at power forward

 

jeezus get off the guy already!

 

Lol. It is just about giving JJ a bunch of good options. I always my ideas about who I want to start but reality is, I really just want extreme competition in camp and to let the players claim starting spots and playing time through hard work and fit. My personal preference is to begin the games with tough defense. Especially since we have Luka, AR and Walker to build offense around. We have so many great options and directions we could go. Have fun JJ, I am so jealous...lol.

 

Lakers SIGN Matisse Thybulle; Another Move HAS To Be On The Way; What Could It Be?

 

Please please please stay healthy

 

Meet the Lakers' NEW Best Perimeter Defender

 

Length! F for health is rough. Hopefully we can help with that, and he can excel in a light work load. Very little risk on that move.

 

no. we signed him, so now, you see, he was overrated and there was a reason he was available for the minimum.

now, had sam presti added him...

 

Lakers tax via media

It's real for sure

 

He is not overrated but how not cooked is he with all the injuries?

 

soft hands

 

I wonder how Luka feels when he sees the FAT gifs.



Should be enough, plus missing the entire playoffs this season, to keep him on the straight and narrow with his conditioning.

 

He earned them...lol.

 

i don't think a late season injury like that is usually about conditioning. it's the soft tissue injuries in training camp that are indicative of people not being in shape, imo--at least that's when being out of shape got me. if i strained something later in the season, it wasn't about my preparation, just bad luck or overwork.

 

Potential great defensive mentor, for Carr and Thiero.

 

Misfortune can always happen but I also think some of it can be avoided. As the season wears on and practice time shrinks, games aren't always enough by themselves. Rejuvenating movements like body weight exercises and Tai Chi keep the blood flowing giving muscles, tendons, ligaments a fighting chance. I'm a firm believer in synergistic body balance. Certainly not a cure all by any means and maybe most players all ready do these things on their own. I've got all kinds of weird ideas. I run into a moose on the trail I crank up Stevie Nicks, Stand Back. Works most of the time.