kingfish Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Would this be the greatest offensive team of all time? You would not be able to double team anybody. And Kobe/Pau/Drew all command double teams. And if you do then Korver would light it up. Plus Fisher who is also capable of hitting big shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted February 13, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Paul Pierce and LeBron James would score 50 on us. And Fisher does hit big shots, but misses everything else, which hurts more than helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicbalala245 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Just like RD said. We would be screwed on the defensive end. You don't win championships with offense. You win with defense. And if Pierce and LeBron score 30 points already and that with Artest on them then imagine how big there eyes would be when they see Korver. They will be licking their chops every time they would play us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Bynum commands a double team? Pau sure proved he commands one today as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regime Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Maybe a Shannon for Korver type deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted February 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Artest sucks at defense now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicbalala245 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Artest sucks at defense now though. He better then Korver at defense and that is a fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N/A Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Artest sucks at defense now though. Artest doesn't suck at defense, he just doesn't care to play defense. He's gone into Ron-Ron mode where he looks like a deer in the headlights until the playoffs where he turns it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 This isn't 2k -_- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Korver would rape with the Lakers tbh. Dude shoots like 50% from 3 point range and would likely get 5-6 3 point shots a game, I wouldn't do it though unless Lakers have a legit backup but Matt Barnes is done so might as well keep Artest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Why are people talking about defense in this thread? Would this be the greatest offensive team of all time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Thank you Poe. I bet you Korvers impact on offense would cancel out whatever defensive weaknesses he may have. Having a shooter of his caliber playing with Kobe, and two dominant post players, is huge. I wish we would have signed him in the offseason. Fisher shoots 40 % from 3 also, so you cant double off anyone Of course we can never get him, the Bulls would never give him to us, and hes so much better then Artest. But makes you think how awesome this team would be with a good shooter like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Make It Naaaashty Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 I know you're asking how much it would help offensively, but think if you guys would have got someone like Reddick who can shoot lights out and would play solid defense if that's the issue everyone would have with Korver. Although, I think you guys would benefit a lot offensively with a shooter like Korver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 (edited) I don't think Korver alone would make the Lakers the greatest offensive team in history, though Korver would be a tremendous upgrade over Artest. With Bryant's lack of trust in the team offense, Artest's inability to understand the triangle hurts the Lakers even more (as well as his awfully low shooting percentages and overall tendency to take random, terribly inefficient shots early in the shotclock)... so before even bringing up the substantial difference in shooting ability, Korver's offensive IQ alone would not only provide another weapon within the offense, but his spacing and offball movement would certainly increase the scoring efficiency of the players around him. Korver also provides a type of scoring that the Lakers don't have a lot of, and that's a player that scores primarily coming off screens. While Korver provides a much needed strong outside and off-ball presence for the Lakers, it isn't quite enough to make them a complete offensive team. For one, they have a player shooting a very low 48% true shooting percentage wasting 6 shot attempts per game (Derek Fisher). Plus he isn't able to create for others very well, and he's definitely not a factor for anything else that benefits an offense that doesn't involve scoring or creating (like offensive rebounds). Simply put, Derek Fisher is a negative asset to the team's offense. Some other things the Lakers would need improving on is range coming from their big men. Neither Gasol or Bynum are very affective outside the painted area. Only Odom is able to stretch the floor. Another area the Lakers are missing is a player in the starting line up that consistently attacks the basket, though Shannon Brown provides this off the bench. Another area that is an issue (and is more of a current issue and would be less of one replacing Artest with Korver) are bench players that differ from their starters. Some players do on this team, though. Odom differs from Gasol with his versatility, ball handling, and range, and Brown differs from Bryant with his youth and quickness. However, Blake is almost an identical player to Fisher, except younger and more efficient, and Barnes is a smarter, but less big and strong version of Ron Artest. And Gasol is basically Bynum's back up, and he doesn't provide much a different look either other than having a higher basketball IQ. So overall, Korver's offensive abilities greatly exceed Artest's, and would give the Lakers some much needed range at the wing position, but there are still some holes to fill. Edited February 14, 2011 by Poe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Penny Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Some other things the Lakers would need improving on is range coming from their big men. Neither Gasol or Bynum are very affective outside the painted area. Only Odom is able to stretch the floor. Good post untill I got to this bit. 2 Post-up Real Bigmen >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 7-foot Guards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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