The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor and Chris Vernon discuss the Round 1 playoff matchup between the Lakers and the Grizzlies.
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31 Comments
Lakers have the far superior cast.. It's a joke
Lakers could beat the grizzlies because of all of the injuries to Memphis but this lakers team is not good. No way they go past the second round
verno always reasonable until it gets personal – then he gets a short view and stupid arguments
The absence of Adams and Clarke gives the Lakers a great chance. AD has to show up though.
Wow chris is really worried lol He sounds like a psycho trying to deny the lakers have been good after the trade deadline.
Kevin O’SKIP FORWARD. How does he have a show? ANY shows??? Oh wait I forgot he’s Kevin O’Simmons and every Ringer KNOWS IT
This Lakers team has been pretty good but look like a “next year” team to me. But you have King James and I don’t care if he’s 58, he can still dominate a couple of games in a series. I still give the Kings and the Nets a better chance than the Lakers of advancing to the next round.
Coming back to this video when we beat the Grizzlies
Kevin O’InAggregate
Grizzlies in 6. They are a good team.
The Lakers are not, they could barely beat a putrid Timberwolves at home the other night.
Vernon is pure emotion lol
CV call he out… lets see after the series where Sharpe and all the media go. This will be a difficult series, but the Grizzlies are the better team, even without Adams and Clarke.
Deep cut: Chris is wearing a Javon Carter "JC Treadmill Mentality" Tshirt 👕
Love you guys but damn, get some upgraded cameras man you in the big times
Wow, O'Connor REALLY eat Vernon alive on this one right from the start. The stumped look on Chris' face when Kevin told him the stats about how the Lakers were post deadline KILLED ME, Vernon really didnt watch a single Lakers nor Grizzlies game
Lakers in 6
Man, if Lakers fans think fucking D'lo is going to come through in the playoffs, they are in for a RUDE awakening.
People act like JJJ is the Grizzlies only post player now. Tillman can play. AD’s advantage on the block won’t come close to negating the Grizzlies firepower on the other end. Grizzlies in 6.
Chris is the most annoyingly biased and homeristic personality in all of sports media. Particularly on the topic of the Lakers, he is so much of a hater, that is has no impartiality or objectivity.
I really like that even though KOC is fully rooted on the Celtics, he’s still fair to the Lakers unlike those m0r0ns Michael Pina and Bill Simmons!
When you’ve got a worse hair line than the dude wearing a hat indoors.
Kevin O’Comeback Hairline
Kevin O’Combover
Vernon mentions the Nets missing Durant and Simmons, but not Irving. I wonder why…
Grizzlies in 4
I've never rooted for LeBron in his career, but Vernon is making me want to.
KOC a laker apologist lol
Gotta say, man. After Dillon brooks broke Gary Payton’s arm, I’ve pretty much stopped listening to Vernon stuff. Adapting the grizzlies as a personality isn’t a good look. “Jordan Poole broke ja’s knee”.
Y’all need a serious reboot in memphis, man.
I get what you're saying Chris but I also understand what he's saying. But here's the fact that you mention Chris, regardless of the games are closed or not the Lakers usually edge close games out based on that one veteran presence. We always play them usually to the end within a two to four point spread vand again they usually win those. So it's gonna be tough bro
Chris Vernon-Simmons
This is a completely different team. It's not so much an issue of what the Lakers showed throughout the season as it is forecasting for what they can be considering all the changes made