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<blockquote data-quote="invitro" data-source="post: 227780" data-attributes="member: 446"><p>The thing is... the Lakers are <em>not</em> young, and their young players are <em>not</em> talented:</p><p>- The Sixers are the youngest team, by far. The Magic are the 2nd youngest.</p><p>- The Lakers' average age is 27.0. This is 16th-youngest; the Lakers are <em>older</em> than the average team.</p><p>Source: <a href="http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2016.html#all_team_stats" target="_blank">http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2016.html#all_team_stats</a></p><p>- The Lakers' young players who have 80 minutes played, and their WS/48 are:</p><p>...... Larry Nance Jr. (.058)</p><p>...... Tarik Black (.055)</p><p>...... Jordan Clarkson (.032)</p><p>...... Julius Randle (.031)</p><p>...... D'Angelo Russell (.012)</p><p>...... Ryan Kelly (.005)</p><p>...... a WS/48 of .050 is about 5th-starter to 1st-off-bench level. I don't think any of these guys will ever be the starter for any playoff team. They're bad, and the three that people usually talk about (Clarkson, Randle, Russell) are <em>really</em> bad.</p><p>Source: <a href="http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/2016.html?lid=header_teams" target="_blank">http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/2016.html?lid=header_teams</a></p><p></p><p>- I'm enjoying the continuing fall of Kobe, the most overrated player in USA pro sports history. He's been among the worst NBA starters for a few years now. He's <em>almost</em> the worst starter in the NBA this year, with an absurd WS/48 of -0.077. He's second-worst... the worst is 19-year-old rookie Emmanuel Mudiay, at -0.107.</p><p>- Kobe's shot 16.4 shots per game and made 31% of them. For some reason, he's attempted <strong><em>seven</em></strong> three-pointers a game. This is the most of his career. It's not a good idea, as he's made a whopping 19% of them.</p><p>- My theory is that the Lakers are still letting Kobe play because they're tanking and hoping to catch the 76ers.</p><p>Source: <a href="http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2016_advanced.html?lid=header_seasons" target="_blank">http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2016_advanced.html?lid=header_seasons</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="invitro, post: 227780, member: 446"] The thing is... the Lakers are [I]not[/I] young, and their young players are [I]not[/I] talented: - The Sixers are the youngest team, by far. The Magic are the 2nd youngest. - The Lakers' average age is 27.0. This is 16th-youngest; the Lakers are [I]older[/I] than the average team. Source: [URL]http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2016.html#all_team_stats[/URL] - The Lakers' young players who have 80 minutes played, and their WS/48 are: ...... Larry Nance Jr. (.058) ...... Tarik Black (.055) ...... Jordan Clarkson (.032) ...... Julius Randle (.031) ...... D'Angelo Russell (.012) ...... Ryan Kelly (.005) ...... a WS/48 of .050 is about 5th-starter to 1st-off-bench level. I don't think any of these guys will ever be the starter for any playoff team. They're bad, and the three that people usually talk about (Clarkson, Randle, Russell) are [I]really[/I] bad. Source: [URL]http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/2016.html?lid=header_teams[/URL] - I'm enjoying the continuing fall of Kobe, the most overrated player in USA pro sports history. He's been among the worst NBA starters for a few years now. He's [I]almost[/I] the worst starter in the NBA this year, with an absurd WS/48 of -0.077. He's second-worst... the worst is 19-year-old rookie Emmanuel Mudiay, at -0.107. - Kobe's shot 16.4 shots per game and made 31% of them. For some reason, he's attempted [B][I]seven[/I][/B] three-pointers a game. This is the most of his career. It's not a good idea, as he's made a whopping 19% of them. - My theory is that the Lakers are still letting Kobe play because they're tanking and hoping to catch the 76ers. Source: [URL]http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2016_advanced.html?lid=header_seasons[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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