[O’Connor] “Time for Darvin Ham to give Mo Bamba a chance. Bamba provides spacing and rim protection, two things those non-AD lineups lack. The Lakers front office added Bamba for this exact purpose.“
It’s time for Darvin Ham to give Mo Bamba a chance. Bamba provides spacing and rim protection, two things those non-AD lineups lack. The Lakers front office added Bamba for this exact purpose. https://t.co/9aXFd8NQny
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) April 27, 2023
by JanuaryCarl
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Everyone sees it…well, everyone except the one person who has control over player minutes smdh
You know it’s bad when KOC of the Ringer/Celtics media says it.
(Actually. Maybe he’s trying to sabotage, taking it with grain of salt coming from him)
Not now. Not when mo haven’t played a single minute this series. Let’s close this and try Mo in the next
If Kerr and Mike Brown will bring un tested players into the playoffs why cant Ham do it..
Literally makes no sense why he and Tristan don’t play
Missed opportunity not giving bamba some minutes during garbage time
More Wenyen. I don’t see any need to play Bamba in this series.
Bamba didn’t even get minutes this game so he is not going to play this playoff
Ham is remedial as fuck. He sees something working then thinks to experiment.
Didn’t either the LFR or Irwin’s podcast mention that Bamba has been extensively icing? It really sounds like he’s still injured.
really wondering if there is something wrong with Bamba, he is not even getting minutes in garbage time, which concern me a bit that he might still not recovered
So just wondering what’s going on with Tristan Thompson as well.
If we can’t close this out in game 6, then I have no hope we’ll go to Memphis and win.
7’9″ wingspan and 9’6″ standing reach might be helpful!
Eh not in a game 6. Maybe if we somehow get passed this , we can try him out next series
Why play Bamba when you can give all his minutes to Beasley?
Literally what’s the harm in trying in games like these where we’re already getting blown out anyway
Bamba, Tristan, I mean cmon Ham.
Been an obvious move since the end of the season. Sure big brain Ham will catch on during game 7…
Bamba really is an underwhelming rim protector for his size and he can’t guard the pick and roll for shit. Probably why he doesn’t play.
Bamba is a 7 foot paperweight. Rather have Beasley brick 20 threes a game. /s
I’m not sure if Bamba is the answer but it is definitely worth a look considering the game went to ashes when AD sat
He has no damn choice. That small lineup with lebron at center has gotten absolutely demolished. What am I thinking of course Ham is stupid enough to keep playing it.
Ham is a fucking idiot.
Everyone has been calling for this since game 2. Wtf HAM!!
Ham does the same fucking rotations every time and I know coaching is hard but come on man.
You can find minutes for Beasley and Troy, you can find it for mo or wenyen.
Mo is still in clown college. Three more years.
Small ball lineup to end the 1st: Memphis goes on a 13-4 run.
Small ball lineup to end the 3rd: Memphis goes on a 7-0 run. After the team battled all quarter long to bring it back by 1.
Wenyen showed he was at least capable of preventing Memphis from going on another run with AD on the bench during the 2nd quarter. He did it again to start the 4th.
20-4 margin created in less than 5 minutes of game time. But is anybody actually surprised at the guy that kept Reaves on the bench as the Westbrook/Pat Bev duo lost a bunch of games during the regular season?
Darvin Ham is a fraud. This team isn’t winning shit unless he’s either fired or pulls his head out of his ass.
Rob needs to get Ham’s ass in line. He lined up these pieces and he’s not utilizing. That’s ao fucking disrespectful to him and the fans.
If not bamba at least TT who has playoff and championship experience. We need some fucking size on defence and on the glass. Anything as long as bron ain’t running the 5
Mo Bamba fucked Darvin Ham’s wife. It’s the only explanation.
HE ONLY FUCKING NEEDS 5mins when AD sits. We do not need LeBron /RUI at the 5 for an extended period of time.
Ham prob hates Pelinka and doesn’t play Bamba just to fuck with him. Plus he doesn’t know what he is doing
That really is the point. Why bring in Bamba and TT if you are never going to play them? Ham’s rotations are terrible! Rui’s minutes and the lack of Lonnie are baffling. Beasley and Wenyen should be glued to the bench.
all 2020 playoffs vogel was switching lineups like a madman. Ham too afraid to try anything new