Jake LaRavia

And then they did beat Atlanta, who I do think is a nice team.

So... that was a nice win but i just think the heat are really rolling right now i think on paper uh there's very few teams that are better than them i don't think one of those teams is the lakers uh although they have a nice roster they're still integrating a bunch of new role players i actually want to take a look at who the lakers started in their last game because i assume they'll start the same guys tonight so it looks like last game they went with reeves and luca of course And then I'm guessing they had Matisse probably run the three with LaRavia at the four and Kessler at the five.

And wow, we had Kessler with six for six again.

He's had a couple games this year where he didn't miss.

Obviously only four attempts, but still 48% from three.

So definitely don't want to leave him open.

But yeah, Jake LaRavia this season.

I know he didn't have a great year last year with the Lakers.

But...

The Lakers got to figure that out, though, because, again, I think that second, they went with a group that I believe it was Kessler, Mamou, Jake, Austin, Sexton.

I think that's a better core lineup among bench guys with a couple starters in there.

versus the mom who had the five plus three guards.

Giannis is going to put a ton of paint and rim pressure on their defense.

I'm really curious to see who matches up with him.

I would assume it's going to be either Jake Laravia or Zaire Williams if Zaire is able to return.

But that's a hell of a matchup to be thrown back into is arguably the best penetrator in the league and just a matchup nightmare.

Not a good enough player.

Same thing with Jake LaRavia.

The list goes on.

Ron, I had to admit this.

Matisse Thibault continues to be amazing i'm so glad that he's healthy because this is the type of matisse you get when he's healthy and i mentioned it on x last night but matisse is the only nba player right now especially only rotation player who has averages of 2.13 pointers made per game 40 plus percent from three um two steals and 0.9 blocks so he has that rare trifecta combo of literally three and d like a 40 plus percent three point shooter knocking down nearly two threes a game two steals a game and nearly a block a game he's the only nba player currently putting up that combination of stats so he's Kudos to Matisse Thibel continuing to do it on both ends and then keeping it simple when he has to attack the closeout or whatever.

What else? Jake LaRavia had another solid game filling in for Zaire Williams.

Eight rebounds, knocked down another two threes, four assists, one steal, one block.

Thought he probably should have gotten a little bit more minutes and probably taken away some minutes from Quentin Grimes.

I was pretty disappointed by Quentin Grimes.

You know, I had made a video earlier that day talking about, you know, the Lakers have a Quentin Grimes problem, problem in quotes, but I think it was more like Quentin Grimes needs a little bit of a lobotomy, a little bit of a mindset shift because it seems like he's too scared to shoot right now.

I had mentioned that it's giving off Jake LaRavia vibes.

March 2026 vibes with regards to La Ravia just forgetting how to shoot or not wanting to shoot overall and over-attacking the closeout.

Oh, yeah, y'all better.

Don't talk about Jake LaRavia like that.

That's

my guy.

They got the most intangibles on the roster than anybody.

They got Reeves, Luka, Walker Kessler, Jake LaRavia, and then they put Theibel in there just so it's not all 1950s Celtics.

Walker Kessler.

Yep.

Not what we were expecting.

And who's going to do something? LaRavia? No.

Sorry, intangibles.

The ride is over.

They got the most intangibles on the roster than anybody.

They got Reeves, Luka, Walker Kessler, Jake LaRavia, and then they put Theibel in there just so it's not all 1950s Celtics.

Walker Kessler.

Yep.