Lakers (Delmar) 2035-36 Preseason Press Conference
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 1:57 pm
Another trip to the finals for greeple and another loss. Embarrassing this time, too. Though my dreams of an LA vs LA final were realized, I did not want to get swept. But I did. Congrats again to you and your Clippers, Mamba. Whereas the Clippers have a few pieces in place for their rebuild, in Sterner, Nnaji and Harris, I have a superstar who's ready to step to make his leap.
Named most improved player last season, Delmar Lopez might earn that award again. While my team may not have a top notch squad, greeple has assembled a team that will finally give Delmar his platform to do his thing. And boy is he ready! Having arguably the best TC in the league, Delmar is still a ways away from hitting his full potential, but he is fully starting to realize it. Fully developed, Delmar's skillset would allow him to swing anywhere from the 2-5 spots (1 if you nasty), but he will most likely remain the most effective at the 3, which I expect he'll fill most of this year. PBSL saw a lot of great wing players move from the 3 to 2 or 4 last season, like Cobb to PF and Quintin Kidd to SG, not to mention the Bucks rearranging of Schumann and Rodriquez. That could be in Delmar's future, too, but we'll see how things play out.
Seeing how I'm building this season more around Delmar's success more than the team's, getting out of the tax man's gaze, there isn't much else to discuss. I expect Delmar to threaten everywhere offensively, and he may come up with a few steals and blocks now that he's getting a better (helping and expensive) handle on his tendency to foul out of games. We're happy to have Richard Kowalczyk around, protecting the rim and possibly hitting some 3's (whaaat?), Darwin Novotny passing to Delmar or hit the 3 himself, and Pete holding down other SG's defensively. Not sure how I'll fill the 2 as Bender died more than I would have liked during TC, so I'll be experimenting here the most this year. Radke could be good; Vidal did great for us last season and looks even better this year... we'll see.
Now who's got the first question?
Named most improved player last season, Delmar Lopez might earn that award again. While my team may not have a top notch squad, greeple has assembled a team that will finally give Delmar his platform to do his thing. And boy is he ready! Having arguably the best TC in the league, Delmar is still a ways away from hitting his full potential, but he is fully starting to realize it. Fully developed, Delmar's skillset would allow him to swing anywhere from the 2-5 spots (1 if you nasty), but he will most likely remain the most effective at the 3, which I expect he'll fill most of this year. PBSL saw a lot of great wing players move from the 3 to 2 or 4 last season, like Cobb to PF and Quintin Kidd to SG, not to mention the Bucks rearranging of Schumann and Rodriquez. That could be in Delmar's future, too, but we'll see how things play out.
Seeing how I'm building this season more around Delmar's success more than the team's, getting out of the tax man's gaze, there isn't much else to discuss. I expect Delmar to threaten everywhere offensively, and he may come up with a few steals and blocks now that he's getting a better (helping and expensive) handle on his tendency to foul out of games. We're happy to have Richard Kowalczyk around, protecting the rim and possibly hitting some 3's (whaaat?), Darwin Novotny passing to Delmar or hit the 3 himself, and Pete holding down other SG's defensively. Not sure how I'll fill the 2 as Bender died more than I would have liked during TC, so I'll be experimenting here the most this year. Radke could be good; Vidal did great for us last season and looks even better this year... we'll see.
Now who's got the first question?
