Shannon Sharpe & Gilbert Arenas react to the Los Angeles Lakers 124-108 loss to DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls. They explain how swirling trade rumors and fatigue from the NBA In-Season Tournament are beginning to affect LeBron and the Lakers.
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Bulls beat the Lakers 124 108 the Bulls shoot 54.5% so we’ll go ahead and say 55% from the floor eight players scoring double figures LeBron had 25 10 and nine ad19 and 14 the Lakers have dropped four or five since winning the n Season tournament what what’s going
On I know what’s going on they know they ass is about to be traded that’s what’s going on them bags is packed that’s what’s going on huh hey when them rumbles start to the you start hearing the ministry yeah we about to make a trade for Zack LaVine or
We about to make a trade you you start losing your passion you know for for for for playing hard right when I look at D’Angelo Russell right before the n Season tournament oh he was oh he was DLo yeah now he D’Angelo Russell right now yeah yeah we gonna ahead get rid of
You my man I mean I mean the way he played tonight I thought it was D’Angelo the singer BR hey that yeah that B I’m like come on DLo just hit one shot I mean it he he didn’t get it going Derek fiser said he just thinks the tour the uh the
Tournament in SE uh season for the Lakers taking their foot off the gas I think there’s a reason why they wait till the end of the year um uh he said he thinks the tournament is the reason the Lakers taking their foot off the gas I think there’s a reason why you wait
Until the end of the year to celebrate a championship so he feels like they exhale they won the inseason tournament they see the B like no bro you got 55 games to play what you mean you exhaling that’s that’s that’s easy to say but it’s human nature man right we
Win an n Season tournament and we still talking about trading January 15th right it’s the last day we’re still talking about trading and when you’re talking about Russell ruy right maybe right as as a player you start looking around like man we we just hey we just po
Champag we just put the goggles on I just po the champagne with y’all and now y’all still talking about trading us yeah that hurts inside like when trade deadline come around oh you can see in oh you can see in people’s phases when they coming on the bus right it’s hard
To recover when your name is being thrown out trading because your players your teammates are starting to look like oh you still here we got R you my man wow that no Ser serious but let me ask you quick I think there should probably be three players that’s Untouchable I think
Austin Reeds is an Untouchable agree or disagree facts right now he’s I mean since since the end season tournament the man’s been on fire been crazy he’s been crazy now he been crazy now why is he still like my thing is why is he still coming off the bench I’m I’m sorry
But it’s hard as a player to earn your game earn your minutes and you still not allowing me to get my name called at the beginning of the game I got family here too I got Bill bis I’m Li and daddy right so let me ask you a question so
Who who do you start him in front of because you got DLo Prince and and ready Prince okay I don’t need him and cam they both they both gonna give me what they both gonna give me S nah but since Prince has been playing well cam you can
Bring It Off the Bench right you ain’t earning your minutes that that that hurts a locker room right that hurts a locker room where I’m I’m sitting here giving you 20 Off the Bench and you starting a dude who giving you seven Mak sense and and the thing is is
That I understand that cam is supposed to be this defensive stopper but I don’t see enough stops on that end because the guys are still getting their numbers to Warrant him playing now if you going to give me seven and the guy supposed to
Get 25 and you holding him to 17 18 okay but if a guy’s supposed to get 20 you know he’s averaging 25 and he’s getting 25 your said that doesn’t that doesn’t you know your seven points don’t justify you continuously get those type of minutes and that’s how we judge it in
The locker room that’s how we judge it in the locker room like you’re supposed to be a defensive stopper if scores his numbers or more and you’re not offsetting it why are you on the court correct your def your defense ain’t worth you being on the court when I can
Offset him on my scoring yeah I might not be able to you know stop you know water from running but he scored 30 I got 22 that’s only an eight-o difference versus his 306 correct that’s 24 you’re absolutely right so let me ask you a question so
What what do the Lakers need how how do they make this team better if if obviously LeBron ad are UNT really really really Untouchable uh Austin Reed is Untouchable what’s the kind of what’s the package that they could package and possibly get someone that can help them because clearly I think they want
Scoring like if they if if you can with Zack if if if Zack LaVine is the one that’s on the on the on the um on the radar box over there right you know the perfect the perfect three it would be uh ruy DLo and um Prince they money match up to
40 million right so you you you can make that without any losing without losing any draft picks um you know uh we have I call him the YMCA player you know from Miami he just came back today I think oh Vincent Vincent yeah yeah yeah that YMCA
Vincent yeah yeah yeah we can we can start him and keep Austin as our sixthman but Austin can play the point I mean today yes the point guard ain’t the point guard like that anymore no you know what I mean so we we have we have
Pieces where we can give up and still be dynamic yeah nobody the old the old point guard the Jason kid the Magic Johnson do John Stockton no these guys are mostly of them are two guards masquerading his points did you like the lineup how he started because it looked
Like Chicago started big and he started small um I’m I’m starting to question I’m starting to question bumpy a little bit I’m not even going to lie right I’m sorry but you know like we are championship teams are are huge no no matter what winning teams are doing
During a regular season the the the teams that pull in them championships are tall they’re playing Bully basketball that that small ball that small ball don’t work like that right um you see what’s happening to the Warriors now yeah yeah I mean I think they just need to tweak
Some things over there um but like Denver was big um when Golden State won and I mean KD you know 611 right right he’s big um yis them were big right the teams that win are tall teams yeah but and they also had javel McGee it’s not
Like javel McGee is six foot yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah and you remember when they first started they had Fester sili they had Andrew bogot uhuh with the exception of with the exception of the last time they won when they beat the Celtics and they just had Lon cavon
Looney they they they’ve been a big team they’ve been a big team right so you know that that just that small ball I think they called it what the death squad yes you had like Iggy at the four I think people can fuse that lineup with like the championship lineup right right
Not understanding Iggy came off the bench right and they put that team in for spurts you know see if you were dumb enough to the go with yeah small go small with them yeah Yeah
25 Comments
Lakers double team def is so poor
I thought the Lakers won the offseason what happened guys?
It's not the Lakers not having focus. It's Ham getting out coached. I'm not sure why he's getting a pass. Key point in the game: AD injured his ankle, Lakers was down 3 points and momentum. The coach puts in a small lineup with no big man. He had Woods and Hayes sitting on the bench. The results Chicago went on an 11-0 run and made Drummond look like the second coming of Shaq.
Shannon Sharpe on D'Angelo Russel"D'angelo Russell was playing like D'Angelo the singer."lol
Lmao Rui, DLo and Prince for Lavine?! 😂😂😂 Gilbert Arenas is the smartest guy he knows
Bulls aint making that trade if Reeves is off the table
They need to change coach they are unmotivated – they only play good when something is on the line. That’s a coaching problem.
Austin reeves sucks on defense. Gilbert has the worst takes and speaks from the heart lol. I see why bro never won anything in the NBA he wasn’t a team player.
The excuses stream. Literally nothing but excuses.
Rui has got to be untouchable! He's pretty consistent and has a very good midrange game. But i do question Bumpy's coaching strategies at times
I got family here too lol ☠️ 😅
Why is Austin STILL COOKIN. name not in trade talks
So much knowledge from a guy that never won in the NBA 😂😂😂
I’ve never been so Bored
When will people realize coach ham is 80% of the problem
That in season championship was staged, bro.
He did not call Darvin Ham bumpy!😂😂 I’m dead
Bumpy 🤣🤣🤣
Gil is 100% right! with Dlo head in the clouds because of trade talk we are missing 16.5pg and 6ast. worst thing that could have ever happened. Lavine ain’t on the Lakers and he already killed our chemistry
How many YouTubers are out there watching Unc shows, waiting on him to say something that they can capitalize on.
Smh we always fucking our chemistry over trade talks
YMCA player!! I take that as a compliment for me. Because I ball every day at the Y. So I'm playing with nba players. That's great for my conference!!!😂😂😅
Typical lebron trade the whole roster middle of the season
The word needs to get out that Darvin Ham is a very average coach and sub-average during critical TOs and possessions
This is a good team, but definitely not a championship one.
Championship teams can defend. But in a league FILLED with elite point guards, the Lakers can’t guard any of ‘em. Can’t even sorta slow down the point of attack… And they definitely can’t stop any legit big man over 6’10”. Jokic, Giannis, Embiid, KD, Kat, etc. are all gonna do whatever they want vs. this team.
Championship teams are tenacious. But the Lakers lose all the tough and contested rebounds and give up countless second chance opportunities every single night.
Championship teams are focused. But the Lakers look half asleep at the start of every other game.
Championship teams are efficient, but the Lakers waste 20 seconds of every possession just trying to start start the pick and roll and get into the offense… Incredibly easy to game plan for and defend in the half court…