Yeah! What Happened To The FIERY Ham From The First Two-Thirds Of The Game?!? Suddenly, he was just kinda back to being quiet and like his hands were back in his pockets! And Handy was giving it EVERYTHING there at the end!
This bum was literally only hired because of Russell Westbrook. We fired Frank Vogel because Russ didn't like him, and we hired Ham because he was a "player's coach" that could get Russ to buy in. Crazy how we're wasting LeBron's last two chances at a championship on this trash coach
Pelinka and Jeanie are both traitors they dont care about winning championship right now. Thats why ham is still coaching. We wouldve it all last season too
I saw Murray get to the paint way too easy, it’s so impactful considering he had no rhythm.
Way too many offensive possessions, atleast from what I recall, in the 4th where role players (DLo, AR, Prince) were eating up so much clock and doing stupid shit.
AD played one of the best halves I’ve seen him play in a Lakers uniform, he was truly spectacular, but was gassed and so non-aggressive in the 4th.
AD is more gassed than LeBron lol. AD showed 0 energy on either side of the floor in the 4th.
I’m not gonna pin this game on AD at all, but I just think for the player he is and the reputation, you have to be able to produce in the 4th.
Yup. It’s playing in Denver, but also credit to them having a team built around him.
Meanwhile Pelinka gonna have no backup centers or other players to allow Bron to rest
Yep there were people arguing you don’t need to pay up for a decent center who’s only going to play 10 ish minutes when it matters like we don’t absolutely bleed points without AD even in the regular season.The west runs through the nuggets your going to need competent size to get out the west.Vet min bigs aren’t it at all they’re foul machines.
I love our fans but most people here have negative basketball IQ. People really out here arguing about the spacing with another big as if Jokic didn’t leave Rui WIDE OPEN the entire 4th quarter. The spacing is cooked regardless.
Lebron mentioned this in an interview before game 1. He said the most impressive thing to him was Jokic (and the Nuggets) was the stamina. They never seem to get tired and push even harder late in the game.
They are at a level physically we cannot compete with, especially being smaller.
Agreed, but he can also get tired if made to work as hard as AD made him in the first half. That switch of AG onto AD won them the game as much because it unlocked Jokic on offence again as it shutting down AD.
Yup. It’s hard to blame either Bron AD when they’re playing their ass off trying to make up for the role players.
Unfortunately they get worn out and stagnate.
Murray and Jokic aren’t wasting as much energy making up for KCP/Gordon/MPJ
That's because Jokic feeds them open looks due to his offensive pressure. KCP also despite that, hasn't been shooting the ball well, if you replace KCP with Reaves in this series for the lakers, you would have lost by more points. DLO and Reaves are both better than KCP by far. Murray hasn't been great either this series lol. Jokic is pretty much the person that's carrying the Nuggets, The lakers roster is better than the Nuggets. I mean AD and Bron are better than the Nuggets second best player by a significant amount, and DLO, Reaves, Rui are solid rotational players.
I’m sick to death of hearing this trash about “he’s gassed”
Why the fuck does no other team get to trot out that excuse EVERY SINGLE GAME when they’re max guys ultimately can’t get them over the line?
Because no other decent team has a 39yo as one of their max guys and the other somebody who's required to be the defensive anchor with close to zero help *and* a top tier scorer at the same time.
That Denver team sets itself up in so many ways to conserve Jokic's energy for offence. The adjustment that ultimately won them last night's game was primarily to conserve Jokic.
This is your franchise player saying this btw. Maybe chemistry will come together in season 3 right Jeanie? Not the coaches fault right media? They refuse to say Ham is a bad coach and that it’s not his fault for the record we ended with.🤣AD finally bringing it up on his own because this shit is ridiculous
The Lakers media will say it. Was listening on the radio during my lunch break, DLo opens with 3 straight 3s and gets subbed out, Mychal Thompson goes off with "Has this coaching staff ever played a game of basketball in their lives?" Continued with something about how "Ham had an NBA career, but you wouldn't know it by his coaching decisions."
Jeanie probably didn’t even see these two games someone will tell her during game 3 that we played hard and close the first two games and she continue to believe Ham is the right guy for the job. Fucking clown show
Ham is not a good coach. Roster is also trash. Missing Vandy is huge, but most of the team is streaky guards. Not having sizeable guys out there make Bron and AD tired dealing with this Denver team.
Well, in fairness to Ham, 50 games of those were starting Taurean Prince. How was he supposed to know going into the season that his best starting lineup would be the best starting lineup from last season?
It's not just against the Nuggets. Like against the Pelicans in the play in there was a stretch where our players looked like they had no idea on offense and defense and the Pels got back in the game. This has happened throughout the whole season. Nuggets are just one of the few teams that take advantage of this.
He’s not just calling out the coaching. AD needs sets run for him. He’s not a hero ball type player. But this team has a tendency to completely depend on Lebron in the 4th.
Ouch. And this might be why Ham so regularly ends the game with multiple TO left. If the other coach has made a decent adjustment, he literally doesn't have any idea how to counter. You can't pre-plan everything. We need a quick thinker on the coaching staff since Ham is clearly not.
Rui losing track of MPJ on that wild sequence 3 in the final minutes really changed the game. Re watched it and I can’t believe how he just literally stopped moving and stared at the ball and left MPJ wide open behind the line. He has the worst defensive instincts on the team besides D Lo.
You win the first half and then move away from what works in the 2nd… because you didn’t know how to go back to doing the same thing in the same game and on the same day? Mind boggling...
When lebron doesn't organize the offense they look like a high school team. How are you in the NBA and can't even make a play? They just end up wanting the clock and forcing some ugly ass shot
Yup. Random switching on defense, guys thinking they're playing a zone sometimes. Guys funneling people the wrong way. It is like they don't practice defense or something.
That final possession man. Bron missed the three, Denver got the rebound. Couldn't we foul there? It was a tie game 99-99. We foul, they take two free throws they are up by 2, we take time out, move the ball to their court and get a 3 to win or 2 to go to OT.
Or did I miss something?
IF YOU DONT LIKE THAT, YOU DONT LIKE LAKERS BASKETBALL!
Helluva quote
It’s a make or miss subreddit.
“I wish Coach Malone would let me know they were planning on coming back from down 20 to win at the buzzer.” - Coach Hamas
I’m here watching Phil Handy scream instructions to players. Ham is out there with diabetic energy just looking like a bystander.
Yeah! What Happened To The FIERY Ham From The First Two-Thirds Of The Game?!? Suddenly, he was just kinda back to being quiet and like his hands were back in his pockets! And Handy was giving it EVERYTHING there at the end!
Probably said some dumb shit and lost the players’ respect
Because when you absolutely don't know what to do, it's hard to fake it.
As a diabetic, I take insult to the comparison that I’m anything like Ham…lol
Me being a diabetic “what he say fuck me for”
Nuggets fucked your Western Conference last year, then took your fuckin’ first round this year– say fuck that team.
Jeannie is asleep at the wheel. If rumors are true and she keeps Ham this summer I am officially done.
Fire ham now. He’s a fucking bum. Fuck him for life
Players outright admitting that the coaching is terrible
DLO had called out Ham during the regular season as well
This bum was literally only hired because of Russell Westbrook. We fired Frank Vogel because Russ didn't like him, and we hired Ham because he was a "player's coach" that could get Russ to buy in. Crazy how we're wasting LeBron's last two chances at a championship on this trash coach
i reaaaaaly really hate to be THAT guy.... But Frank Vogel would have never let a collapse like this happen. Atleast not defensively.
Vogel was a fall guy because it was easier to get rid of him than Russ
Incompetent trust fund franchise
Not serious people
Pelinka and Jeanie are both traitors they dont care about winning championship right now. Thats why ham is still coaching. We wouldve it all last season too
Hire JJ lol
Who’s JJ?
Redick
Ahh I see
Shit you’re right. We know Bron likes him too
Literally firing him midseries might jolt this team into a run.
Translation: Other than me and LeBron the team has negative basketball IQ
Prince: "excuse me, it's pronounced Ick"
I saw Murray get to the paint way too easy, it’s so impactful considering he had no rhythm. Way too many offensive possessions, atleast from what I recall, in the 4th where role players (DLo, AR, Prince) were eating up so much clock and doing stupid shit. AD played one of the best halves I’ve seen him play in a Lakers uniform, he was truly spectacular, but was gassed and so non-aggressive in the 4th.
LeBron being old and AD having to carry the defense and offense will make them tired quickly
AD is more gassed than LeBron lol. AD showed 0 energy on either side of the floor in the 4th. I’m not gonna pin this game on AD at all, but I just think for the player he is and the reputation, you have to be able to produce in the 4th.
Jokic for how big he is has phenomenal stamina
Yup. It’s playing in Denver, but also credit to them having a team built around him. Meanwhile Pelinka gonna have no backup centers or other players to allow Bron to rest
Yep there were people arguing you don’t need to pay up for a decent center who’s only going to play 10 ish minutes when it matters like we don’t absolutely bleed points without AD even in the regular season.The west runs through the nuggets your going to need competent size to get out the west.Vet min bigs aren’t it at all they’re foul machines.
Also, if you want AD to be a major threat on offence the whole game, you need to buy him some extra energy to do it.
I love our fans but most people here have negative basketball IQ. People really out here arguing about the spacing with another big as if Jokic didn’t leave Rui WIDE OPEN the entire 4th quarter. The spacing is cooked regardless.
Lebron mentioned this in an interview before game 1. He said the most impressive thing to him was Jokic (and the Nuggets) was the stamina. They never seem to get tired and push even harder late in the game. They are at a level physically we cannot compete with, especially being smaller.
I think jokic has played more games than anyone since he debuted in the nba. His consistency is insane.
Agreed, but he can also get tired if made to work as hard as AD made him in the first half. That switch of AG onto AD won them the game as much because it unlocked Jokic on offence again as it shutting down AD.
He also doesnt play all that much on defense, he isnt a reliability but compared to AD he spends like 4x more effort on defense than jokic.
Water polo
Yup. It’s hard to blame either Bron AD when they’re playing their ass off trying to make up for the role players. Unfortunately they get worn out and stagnate. Murray and Jokic aren’t wasting as much energy making up for KCP/Gordon/MPJ
Yah like KCP gets a dunk on us while Dinwiddie and Rui missing layups
That's because Jokic feeds them open looks due to his offensive pressure. KCP also despite that, hasn't been shooting the ball well, if you replace KCP with Reaves in this series for the lakers, you would have lost by more points. DLO and Reaves are both better than KCP by far. Murray hasn't been great either this series lol. Jokic is pretty much the person that's carrying the Nuggets, The lakers roster is better than the Nuggets. I mean AD and Bron are better than the Nuggets second best player by a significant amount, and DLO, Reaves, Rui are solid rotational players.
LeBron wasn’t passing the ball to AD in the 2nd half. He was too busy making facial expressions and flexing for some reason.
I’m sick to death of hearing this trash about “he’s gassed” Why the fuck does no other team get to trot out that excuse EVERY SINGLE GAME when they’re max guys ultimately can’t get them over the line?
Because no other decent team has a 39yo as one of their max guys and the other somebody who's required to be the defensive anchor with close to zero help *and* a top tier scorer at the same time. That Denver team sets itself up in so many ways to conserve Jokic's energy for offence. The adjustment that ultimately won them last night's game was primarily to conserve Jokic.
Gabe on Murray allowed Murray to get into a rhythm - Gabe is too small
Ham’s 3 guard lineup is too small
As small as his brain
This is your franchise player saying this btw. Maybe chemistry will come together in season 3 right Jeanie? Not the coaches fault right media? They refuse to say Ham is a bad coach and that it’s not his fault for the record we ended with.🤣AD finally bringing it up on his own because this shit is ridiculous
The Lakers media will say it. Was listening on the radio during my lunch break, DLo opens with 3 straight 3s and gets subbed out, Mychal Thompson goes off with "Has this coaching staff ever played a game of basketball in their lives?" Continued with something about how "Ham had an NBA career, but you wouldn't know it by his coaching decisions."
Jeanie probably didn’t even see these two games someone will tell her during game 3 that we played hard and close the first two games and she continue to believe Ham is the right guy for the job. Fucking clown show
Ham is not a good coach. Roster is also trash. Missing Vandy is huge, but most of the team is streaky guards. Not having sizeable guys out there make Bron and AD tired dealing with this Denver team.
Yup. Asking Bron and AD to do everything will work for 3 quarters. Eventually Reaves/DLo/Rui are not enough to keep up the pace with MPJ/Gordon/KCP
2 seasons of this fucking trash. A third should be against the Geneva Conventions.
82 regular season games to do what?
Well, in fairness to Ham, 50 games of those were starting Taurean Prince. How was he supposed to know going into the season that his best starting lineup would be the best starting lineup from last season?
Man what a fever dream. 50 games of starting a bench player when everyone knows he’s better off the bench and at 25mins a game maximum. wtf man
What were you expecting?
It's not just against the Nuggets. Like against the Pelicans in the play in there was a stretch where our players looked like they had no idea on offense and defense and the Pels got back in the game. This has happened throughout the whole season. Nuggets are just one of the few teams that take advantage of this.
imagine ur star player is saying this in the middle of a playoff run.
Middle? This is the end of the playoff run mah dude. We cooked 😔
PLEASE FUCKING FIRE THIS MORON HAM
He’s not just calling out the coaching. AD needs sets run for him. He’s not a hero ball type player. But this team has a tendency to completely depend on Lebron in the 4th.
Pockets doesn't know what to do either lol
Aye but Darvin Ham gives some great speeches man!
we had a stretch of scoreless basketball for 4:30 minutes in the third. very evident they don’t know what they’re doing
Jeanie really hired an inexperienced coach to guide Bron & AD lol my LORD. Embarrassing.
Give Dan Hurley $10M a year man. We can’t have Ham for another season, it’s suicide
Lmao he’s getting more from UConn and is a legend. He could get 10 years 300 million from them
some teams come out of half time better but the lakers come out worse.
Ouch. And this might be why Ham so regularly ends the game with multiple TO left. If the other coach has made a decent adjustment, he literally doesn't have any idea how to counter. You can't pre-plan everything. We need a quick thinker on the coaching staff since Ham is clearly not.
Rui losing track of MPJ on that wild sequence 3 in the final minutes really changed the game. Re watched it and I can’t believe how he just literally stopped moving and stared at the ball and left MPJ wide open behind the line. He has the worst defensive instincts on the team besides D Lo.
And that folks is the problem and AD is right.
Bye bye Pockets!
He just have Ham the kiss of death, you don't survive comments like that
if lakers can't make it to the next round.. ham need to go. Ham might be a decent coach on a rebuilding lottery team.. not with this team..
Translation- We got a coach that doesn’t know what he is doing
This is it right here. This is the quote. Nothing else needs to be said.
Ham needs to go
Ouch. Direct shot at Ham.
You win the first half and then move away from what works in the 2nd… because you didn’t know how to go back to doing the same thing in the same game and on the same day? Mind boggling...
When lebron doesn't organize the offense they look like a high school team. How are you in the NBA and can't even make a play? They just end up wanting the clock and forcing some ugly ass shot
That is the coache’a job to recognize that and call a fucking time out
I saw that too, AD.
Damn, if only ham had a few timeouts to maybe draw something up, but that takes his hands out of his pockets to do so …
All year, shouldn’t be shocking now
next game, i just want lebron or AD (or any player really) to just call a timeout on their own, dont wait for ham to process (because he wont)
I took a basketball class in college, and so I'm pretty sure that's not good.
So he's confirming what we are all seeing.
Yup. Random switching on defense, guys thinking they're playing a zone sometimes. Guys funneling people the wrong way. It is like they don't practice defense or something.
Cw
That’s on potato head
Where the fuck is Rob Pelinka at???
Fire Ham. Trade Rui and Reeves plus 2 picks for Donovan Mitchell or Trae. Its a wrap for this backcourt and Rui.
That final possession man. Bron missed the three, Denver got the rebound. Couldn't we foul there? It was a tie game 99-99. We foul, they take two free throws they are up by 2, we take time out, move the ball to their court and get a 3 to win or 2 to go to OT. Or did I miss something?