Jalen Hood-Schifino - LA Lakers

[Golfman25 4,957]

12 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

Wish he went almost anywhere else, but…….Finooooo!

As the kid said, "Damn, now I have to watch Lebron."  

[Alford Bailey 12,336]

Happy for him ever though I can’t stand the Lakers

[BtownStrength 1,071]

Dennis Schröder is most likely leaving LA, as he will command more money than LA can use with the TPMLE. If Jalen shows out and progresses, he could slide into a much needed backup pg role. I believe JHS will show he is a steal at 17.  

[Demo 19,382]

https://pr.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/2023/06/NBA-2K24-Summer-League-2023-TV-Schedule.pdf
 

Summer League schedule. Fino and Trayce play on 7/7.

[lillurk 3,738]

Had not seen a Chauncey Billups comp but I really like it — good size in height but also length and strength, yet still not really a get-to-the-rim and finish guy. Good enough everywhere else to be good for a long time.

Even the Eric Snow comp…he was a more limited player but spent 13 years in the league.

I like Hollinger in general but find it interesting that he’s not seeing “good midrange shooter with perfectly fine 3 and FT %s, plus size and D” as the kind of player who gets good enough at at least some thing(s) to carve out a role for a long while.

Just thinking of the last two rounds of the playoffs: aren’t there developmental paths where he ends up as any of the following types of player? Bruce Brown, Derrick White, Marcus Smart, Austin Reeves, D’Angelo Russell, “Grant Williams but he’s a guard,” someone better than Peyton Pritchard??

[lillurk 3,738]

Just now, lillurk said:

Bruce Brown, Derrick White, Marcus Smart, Austin Reeves, D’Angelo Russell, “Grant Williams but he’s a guard,” someone better than Peyton Pritchard??

Forgot KCP, though JHS may never be the 3 point shooter he is.

Anyway, if you’re like most of the way to one of these archetypes and you’re a dependable person on and off the court, you can make a ton of money. I don’t think any of these are like everything-breaks-right star-level outcomes either. Think he could’ve played actual minutes for the Suns or Cavs THIS PLAYOFFS

[iu-dl 1,440]

Late to the game here due to a family vacation, but what a punishment to end up on LeBron's team. That narcissist squeezes coaches and players out of organizations on the regular. No one is as superior as the self proclaimed king, let it be known. No way JHS finds a way to shine in LA as long as LeBron is there. Who wants to guess my opinion and feelins on LeBron James?

[Hoosierfan2017 20,670]

4 hours ago, IU-DL said:

Late to the game here due to a family vacation, but what a punishment to end up on LeBron's team. That narcissist squeezes coaches and players out of organizations on the regular. No one is as superior as the self proclaimed king, let it be known. No way JHS finds a way to shine in LA as long as LeBron is there. Who wants to guess my opinion and feelins on LeBron James?

Yes, young players never shine when playing with LeBron. Just look at a guy like Austin Reaves. Guy was looking at a $50+ million contract but once he played with LeBron he was on his way out of the league…

 

oh wait.

If JHS doesn’t “shine in LA” it will be because he’s not good enough yet. 

[Stuhoo 79,257]

4 hours ago, IU-DL said:

Late to the game here due to a family vacation, but what a punishment to end up on LeBron's team. That narcissist squeezes coaches and players out of organizations on the regular. No one is as superior as the self proclaimed king, let it be known. No way JHS finds a way to shine in LA as long as LeBron is there. Who wants to guess my opinion and feelins on LeBron James?

Another way of looking at it:

He's a top ten player of all time, has players all across the league dying to team up with him, and has won many world championships.

[DoctorP 872]

4 hours ago, IU-DL said:

Late to the game here due to a family vacation, but what a punishment to end up on LeBron's team. That narcissist squeezes coaches and players out of organizations on the regular. No one is as superior as the self proclaimed king, let it be known. No way JHS finds a way to shine in LA as long as LeBron is there. Who wants to guess my opinion and feelins on LeBron James?

lazy take

[lillurk 3,738]

All those negative perspectives on LBJ are also true of lots of greats, not least of which MJ, as on example 

[iu-dl 1,440]

42 minutes ago, DoctorP said:

lazy take

Very true as I am lazy. 

[Hovadipo 54,645]

Kirkwood will be an endless human mass of yellow, purple, and white #11 jerseys come mid-August. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,576]

8 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Kirkwood will be an endless human mass of yellow, purple, and white #11 jerseys come mid-August. 

This is good. 32 for TJD and 11 for JHS... No stupid numbers.

[Stuhoo 79,257]

11 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

This is good. 32 for TJD and 11 for JHS... No stupid numbers.

Okay... this is too good not to ask...

What would be a "stupid number?"

I'm thinking something like "m" or "#" would be a stupid number.  :)

[HoosierHoopster 6,680]

14 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Okay... this is too good not to ask...

What would be a "stupid number?"

I'm thinking something like "m" or "#" would be a stupid number.  :)

Think he's talking about random high numbers, e.g., 97. 

[Stuhoo 79,257]

7 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

Think he's talking about random high numbers, e.g., 97. 

Oh? 

So you gots a beef with "97" now?

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,478]

15 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Okay... this is too good not to ask...

What would be a "stupid number?"

I'm thinking something like "m" or "#" would be a stupid number.  :)

Don't know that it's necessarily a "stupid number" but 69 would certainly attract a lot of attention and comment. 

[Stuhoo 79,257]

29 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Don't know that it's necessarily a "stupid number" but 69 would certainly attract a lot of attention and comment. 

You dirty Old Fart you.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,576]

21 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Okay... this is too good not to ask...

What would be a "stupid number?"

I'm thinking something like "m" or "#" would be a stupid number.  :)

I consider anything outside the normal 1-5, 10-15, 20-25 etc. Only others I am fine with are 6-9. 16-19, 26-29 etc just look dumb to me. I absolutely can't stand the Celtics because they retire every freaking number because some dude farted in 1965.