Lakers Lounge

FULL: Anthony and Harrison give their thoughts on whether the Lakers can realistically win a championship this year. From there, they try to figure out what the goal of this season is. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PART ONE: Anthony and Harrison figure out whether they believe the Lakers can realistically win a championship this year and, given that they don't think so, try to figure out what exactly the Lakers are trying to accomplish this season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PART TWO: We've seen what it takes for a stale brand to be revitalized. Other NBA owners are terrified of what would happen if Jeanie and the Buss family ever sold the Lakers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FULL: Anthony and Raj discuss the current state of the Lakers -- specifically how boring watching them has become. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PART ONE: The guys talk about the game they just watched and how ambivalent they were to yet another ass-kicking at the hands of the Clippers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PART TWO: The guys use some blackjack analogies to describe the place the Lakers now find themselves. Raj sounds pretty tired of this nonsense, in particular. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FULL: Anthony remembers Bob Uecker, not just for what he meant to sports, but as the reminder he was that we have it pretty good as Lakers fans. From there, he discusses JJ Redick's comments on going bigger more often and what they should mean for roster construction. He wraps with questions from fans skeptical about moving draft capital revive a flawed team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PART ONE: Anthony remembers Bob Uecker, then reacts to JJ Redick's quotes about going big more often, and a theory he likes about the Trey Jemison addition. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PART TWO: Anthony explains why empty "ifs" are so frustrating, as a part of a larger discussion on why holding onto draft picks is just kicking the can down the road rather than choosing a direction and sticking with it. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony quickly breaks down the Lakers' win over Miami, snapping a three-game skid. He then discusses the Lakers waiving Quincy Olivari to sign Trey Jemison III, and how he didn't love how little an opportunity Olivari got with the parent team. Finally, he has some fun talking about LeBron James' interaction with that young fan and his message about the role sports teams play in their city. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FULL: Anthony breaks down how the Lakers were able to turn things around in the second half against the Miami Heat. LeBron James was a huge part of that. The Lakers went about it with a balanced effort and actually defended in the second half. JJ Redick also coached them through Miami's zone. All around, great night, maybe headlined by a viral moment LeBron shared with a young fan. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PART ONE: Anthony thoroughly enjoyed everything that went down between LeBron James and a young fan, then enjoyed the game the Lakers played, itself. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PART TWO: Anthony takes questions from the live audience and wouldn't you know it, they're still focused on roster adjustments. He explains why the front office isn't in a hurry to add another center, responds to the Lakers waiving Quincy Olivari and discusses whatever else the audience wanted to talk about. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FULL: Anthony opens with some thoughts on JJ Redick as a head coach and the learning curve we knew would exist, then throws to the live youtube audience for topics, no matter what they wanted to talk about. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PART ONE: Anthony explains some of his concerns with JJ Redick and how some of them have been these since Redick first took over and the Lakers tried to hire his coaching staff. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PART TWO: Anthony handed the show over to the live youtube audience and they didn't disappoint. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony discusses JJ Redick's comments from before the game on Jarred Vanderbilt's varying levels of "progress." The Lakers also played last night, but didn't look all that interesting in the game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FULL: Anthony is more upset over this game than he's been in recent memory. He and Raj discuss this game, the Rams doing what the Lakers claimed they wanted to do, Jarred Vanderbilt's "progress" and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PART ONE: Anthony and Raj recap the game, which leads to a rant from Anthony about how the Lakers as an organization lack real culture and leadership. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PART TWO: Anthony is starting to get a little nervous about how teams are effectively searching out Austin Reaves on defense and the success it's leading to for them. The guys also take questions from the live audience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices