Lakers have the oldest roster in the history of the NBA. Many of the players on the roster are way past their prime and are too slow to play defense and will not improve with age. Who among these old timers could improve beyond below average defenders: Ariza, Augustin, Bazemore, Ellington, Howard, Melo, LeBron, Westbrook? AD shot 18% from 3-pointers this season. As a team the Lakers were below average shooters: 20th in the NBA in 3pointer%, 20th in the NBA in rebounding, 23rd in the NBA in defensive rating and 29th in the NBA in free throw%. Lakers need younger, better shooters, rebounders, and defenders.
What makes the 2022 Lakers worse is that if the NBA had never put the play in tourney in, their season would've been over about two months ago. And you can claim injury but the Clippers are actually the 8th seed clear by 4 games minus their stars all year.
So dwight howard, carmelo, austin reaves, stanley johnson, and wenyen gabriel would make the playoffs with AD, russ, and lebron on the bench? Is that what you’re saying?
@@fucuszullanti7877 that’s not what he’s saying. He’s saying that whole injuries can be a reason a team doesn’t do what’s expected, they should still at least make the playoffs. And as far as injuries go the Lakers had it easy if Lebron and Russ were the main guys. If you’re hinging your season on AD being healthy, then that’s a really bad sign of where the organization is headed cause AD will always be a liability due to his injuries
The difference is that the Clippers' front office built a more well-rounded roster around Kawhi and PG, so the team was able to stay somewhat afloat without them.
I wasn't as bullish on the Lakers as most were. I figured they'd be a 5 or 6 seed and would be a second round exit at best. But man, I did not see this coming.
Racists like you are enjoying seeing the lakers fail. Just think about all the racists that bullied westbrook and his family and talked down on his career. Then you have the clowns that make fun of AD getting injured when its out of his control. And ofc you have the racists that said lebron was faking his ankle injury and would stat pad the last 2 games of the season for a scoring title
I thought they were a 2nd round exit who could win a lot of games in the regular season. I knew the fit between their three stars was piss poor, but man I was not expecting this
@@ayo13829 that’s just it tho Russ’s fit might be all time worst. He was literally the worst player that you could pair with lebron and somehow also the worst player that you could pair with Davis. A ball dominate player with the the range of an alright middle schooler and an motor that tho never stops doesn’t recognize when it’s just plowing into a wall and going no where.
Yeah, do you remember how they blew that 25 point lead to OKC in their second game against each other? I'm in the UK and I had my day off so I could watch the lakers play as they were always my favourite team because of Kobe. By the time lakers had a 25 point lead, i just switched the stream off because I already knew who was gonna win. I wake up to see the results and I thought I was high ong😭😭
As a Laker/Lebron hater I thought Lebron would find a way to make it happen like he always did! I was hating up until they were officially eliminated then i began to feel bad for him, russ, melo & dwight! AD is your problem!
This is EXACTLY WHY I NEVER wanted LA to go the “SuPeR TeAm” way and go all out for a star like Russ in the offseason bc I knew for sure if we did all this talking before the season and underachieved this would be one of the biggest failures in NBA history. Not only that, but also getting rid of all our role players who contributed well for us last season, and giving all of that up for a QUESTIONABLE fit in a guy like Westbrook. It just really made no sense.
It also hurt tf out of me seeing the back to back tweets of us getting ready to send Kuz and Harrell to the Kings for Buddy Hield… then seeing the tweet that they were instead giving away Kuz, Kcp, and Harrell, and the pick away for Russ after. That had me fucked up for a whole week
I have been a Russ hater for life and have always wanted him to get exposed like this, and I was absolutely sick that my dumbass team decided to bring him in Keeping KCP and having Buddy would have been incredible, or at least playoff wortht
@@jamesh7469 fr bro it made no sense. Honestly If this is how the Lakers have to had learned their lesson that chasing big names is not better than a team with chemistry, then I’m happy it happened. Now they know that continuously flipping rosters and ruining team continuity is not the way you win championships
Can't even say they underachieved being eliminated in the first round is underachieving not even making it to the playing tournament it's just a level under failing. Without Russell Westbrook I think they would have went further but who knows
Never was sold on them. Carmelo, while a future hall of famer, is at the end of his career. AD is always hurt. Russ never seemed like a good idea although I never thought he be this bad
also the core of the team was ridiculously old. Not only was the fit with Russ bad, but this team before the season reminded me of the 2018 Cavs for all of the wrong reasons. Old, no effort, and it really showed almost every night.
@@fucuszullanti7877 if he focus 80% of his defense to help the team then they'll go 6th or 7th seed at least... LBJ defensive rating and defensive win share were worst among the league..
@@ranholic5027 With that statement you just proved to me you didn’t watch a single lakers game all season, debate is over… Lebron sat out a game and the lakers gave up the most points in a half all season
In this sense, players that have achieved multiples all star accolades in the past would count as a star on paper, but ur right none of them played like a star except the King.
It just shows how dumb the media is. Every year, the media overhypes these teams because of anomaly years, and story lines. I knew the Lakers were gonna be terrible; old ass team with ball hogs and no shooting. I don't understand how anyone sensible could put them as "contenders." I think the Knicks and Hawks can go under that category too. Everyone had them in the first or second tier of Eastern Conference contenders.
Three...don't forget the Kobe, Shaq, Malone, and Payton team. I know they made the finals, but they were heavily favored against a pistons team, with nowhere near the superstars...and lost in five
@@Vnx013 Payton was not 40. He was in year 13, and went to Miami the next year, and helped them win a title. Malone was in year 18, but still an effective player. He had '99 rockets on here didn't he? They were pretty dam old. Were the Lakers heavily favored against detroit, or not?
@@PhoenixAscending of course they were heavily favored because they already won 3 rings. Malone was too old and missed significant time/games due to injuries. Also payton is not even an allstar when he joined the lakers. So to call that team a superteam?.. Nah.. bro.
6:35 To say it’s Paul George’s worst season of his prime just isn’t true. He averaged 28 a game, was 3rd in Mvp voting, 3rd in 3pm, 1st team all nba, 1st team all defense & was the steals leader. They just flamed out in the playoffs.
I love your videos, but I didn't think this was debatable...no team has ever been considered a contender before the season started and missed the playoffs...added points for missing the play in which didn't even exist prior to the bubble
The super team era is slowly coming to an end. Look at the past 3 champions the raptors had kawhi and really good surrounding pieces, the lakers had AD and lebron and no other stars, and the bucks last year carried by giannis. The league is slowly transitioning to having better role players rather than stacking your team with the best talent you can find.
Miami Heat 2010-2011. First time people were saying “82-0” and not only did they lose their very first game but lost in 6 in the finals while trying to make fun of Dirk for being sick. All after “not one, not two, not three, not four, not five…..” At least lots of people still thought these Lakers might suck. I think the shock is just missing the playoffs outright.
Why did so many ppl have their expectations so high for this team? We all knew that after Lebron and ad there was a steep drop off and Westbrook is somehow anywhere from ad level to the rest of the scrubs on the team at any given night.
I thought they were way overhyped given how bad of a fit Russ was gonna be and how old the supporting cast was. But did anyone really think they'd finish 33-49 and not even make the play-in?
@@doughbafett I thought they would finish sub .500 if anyone missed significant time especially if lebron did. AD and Westbrook both can’t individually carry a team like lebron of his first stint in Cleveland
I'm grateful for this Lakers team--they make me feel somewhat less distraught being a Jazz fan, who at least made the playoffs, despite having fallen apart after the All Star break.
Difference is the Lakers can erupt out of no where and beat the shit out of everybody in some random season and go on a title run, Jazz you lucky to make the playoffs most seasons
How about the recent Nets and Clippers squads? Both very very disappointing. Can't imagine any team trading for Russell Westbrook being called the greatest disappointment in NBA history. Lakers had the oldest roster in the league and terrible roster construction in general. Perhaps instead the Lakers were the most overrated NBA team of all time.
Any super team that made the playoffs is better than the 2022 Lakers because even with more than half of NBA teams making the playoffs and the addition of play in, they couldn't make the post season at all. The 2022 Lakers are indeed the most disappointing team in NBA history
I just find it hilarious that all the media were crowning the Lakers the favorites from the West all preseason after the Westbrook trade while actual fans knew that shit was an AWFUL fit from the get go.
The '12 Lakers, or the '20 Clippers, a whole lot of those James Harden Rockets' teams, a few Process Sixers, the Timberwolves, Wisconsin Football, the Seattle Mariners, and US Men's Soccer.
The 2018 thunder team was so confusing. Westbrook had his career year the year before, George had his career year the year after, but that year they were both disappointing. It’s so strange lmfao
Still can’t believe the Lakers with this roster couldn’t even make the Play-In Tournament much less the Playoffs… Kept thinking they would squeeze in last minute.
I'm a Laker fan and I was in the minority of fans that thought this team was gonna be disappointing. Trading away or letting our young talent walk in favor of older veteran players was never a good idea to me, especially when the Lakers were officially the oldest team in the NBA on average. I didn't want the Lakers to get Westbrook, I wanted them to go after Hield or DeRozan and they had the ability to do so but of course LeBron and Westbrook are besties so the Laker front office wanted to please LeBron more than worrying about team fit. And it was thanks to Westbrook's big contract that they can only offer veteran minimums or two-way contracts to their bench players, which is why their bench was nothing but old and slow vets & former Lakers. In the end, I expected them to at least make the play-in but they couldn't even do that. Media crowned them finals contenders, but anyone with a sniff of how roles work on a team could tell you that this experiment wasn't gonna work. Hindsight is 20/20 I guess
*KOBE sabotaged that 2013 team* - I'm not going to sugar it up because he passed away. He completely disrespected Dwight and Steve. Basically told them both that he didn't need them.....the game is both physical AND MENTAL. Imagine being a well paid 💵 All Star ✨, and Kobe treats you like a scrub? He refused to let Nash bring the ball up, and he told Dwight he was the FOURTH option! Man, Kobe. Let things play out. As the creator of the video stated....having that "I have to do it all" mentality led to that Achilles rupture.
As a Lakers fan, this year's Lakers were far worse than 2013 not only because this year's team missed the play in tournament, but also because at least the 2013 Lakers actually tried. This year's Lakers didn't look like they cared most of the time.
2019 Celtics failed because of Kyrie and the strange desire by management to get AD. Danny Ainge had too much faith in both Kyrie and his chance to get AD that it blinded him to the talent that was there. Kyrie finally has a teammate that will put up with his nonsense and even with that it may not be enough.
I’d say the 94 Supersonics and 07 Mavs were very disappointing too. Being a first seed with 63 and 67 wins each then losing to the 8th seed in the first round
I just couldn't imagine a universe where Russ could fit with Lebron and fix his issues of decision making and shooting, not to mention that giving up most of the valuable role players such Caruso, KCP and Kuzma and replacing with older players who don't play defense wasn't a great idea either.
Could have thrown another Laker team in there...the Shaq, Kobe, Malone, and Payton team. Sure they made the finals, but they were heavily favored to beat a Pistons team, with nowhere near the superstars...and they lost in 5
But that team made the Finals. And they had a bunch of injuries once they got there. Plus that was actually a really good Pistons team(who themselves underachieved with only one title in that run).
Maybe not one single season was more disappointing, but the collective seasons of the Lob City Clippers has been super extreme. They couldn't even make it out of the 2nd round. Dallas Mavs getting the 1 seed and then losing to the Baron Davis led 8th seed Warriors was pretty disappointing if you take into account that they looked like title favorites going into the first round. The Lakers were pretty much a train wreck from start to finish so I think the climax of the disappointment wasn't as great as that Mavs team, but I suppose the totality of disappointment was greater given it was an entire season's worth instead of just 1 series.
I was really disappointed when DeMarcus cousins joined any team and they didnt immediately become over powered. He was sooo good in Sacramento and then he joins up with the warriors, lakers, and pelicans with AD. All of these teams should have been so good but boogie just was never himself again after injuries and had almost no impact.
Cool video! Just a quick. Question if u have time-why do t you like bill Simmons? For me and others I’ve read-bill Simmons can be a jerk jock at times.
Men as a lakers fan who started watching Ball at 14/15 season its the season who was the most Frustrating just because I expected at Least a Playoff seat all after that u never know how the Playoff go but damn not Even Playin is just sad...
To me the sixers were the most disappointing because seeing Embiid always hurt and Ben Simmons not improving at all and the process coming so close to working but not quite getting it done… it was rough and I’m not even a sixers fan. I still think this year’s lakers might have them best though. Very close imo.
7:11 A few notes on the 1999 Rockets since I've been a big fan of the team since the early 90s. They had a rookie backcourt(Mobley, Dickerson), a weak bench, and Pippen was coming off his second back surgery. They were definitely a disappointment, no doubt. Rudy T never integrated Pippen into the offense and instead utilized him like he was Robert Horry. And they choked away Game 1 against the Lakers(thanks to an awful Pippen turnover) and never recovered. But in retrospect, they were not gonna beat the Spurs, Blazers, or Jazz had they advanced.
96 Sonics for most underrated team of all-time is certainly not a bad take at all. I personally can't say for sure who it is but 96 Sonics is definitely a good pick. Detlef Schrempf would destroy today's NBA. Check out what Grant Hill had to say about him if you haven't yet.
For my list of disappointing NBA teams the lob city clippers will always be somewhere on that list. They did so much yet so little if that makes sense.
When LA traded for Russ, brought back Howard and added Melo, I thought how would you get many egos on one team working together? Would make a fascinating reality tv show with a 2nd round exit, but clearly I had far too much faith in them as ball players. Sad for Russ he was my favorite of the bunch and he now clearly will never win a ring. Lebron Shames.
Bro whats so disappointing when everyone already saw it comming before the season even started, there no disappointment we all saw it coming with the trades they made
The 2013 Nets actually fell off, that was funny. That stint was good for Brooke Lopez. However I didn't think they were gonna go anywhere tbh because they were missing Ray Allen and Rondo. They got 1/4 of a big 3 and D. Will hadn't been good since before the Olympics, he sucked in them, I remember him being good on the Jazz. Same with Joe Johnson, after he left the Hawks he started disappearing. That was back when once a player left a team they were on a for a while, they probably were gonna fall off.
While we all knew the 2021-22 Lakers would win the title of "biggest disappointment", I believe the only factor that needed to be mentioned was that no other team in NBA history that's failed this spectacularly had a player many regard as the GOAT. As great as Kobe was no one would ever accuse of him being better than Jordan. With LeBron holding the mantle of "king", GOAT and taunting people with this "keep that same energy" tweet, it's only appropriate that this Lakers team be deemed the biggest disappointment and most embarrassing finish in NBA history.
There’s isn’t a bigger what-if than the 2012/13 Los Angles Lakers because health appeared to be the only factor stopping them from contention - unlike this year’s Lakers or the 2018/19 Celtics who were just badly built regardless of durability.
That 99 Rockets team was one of the ugliest teams I have ever watched, and I saw them a lot since I lived in Houston at the time. Just Barkley and Olajuwon taking turns running down the shot clock backing guys down in the post and it seemed like half of Pippen's shots would be him having to throw up a desperation three at the end of the shot clock when Barkley or Olajuwon couldn't get the shot they wanted on the block. I really felt bad for Pippen being made into a spot up shooter in that offense and was so glad to see him go to Portland where he could play entertaining basketball again.
I'm pretty sure I have a comment on this channel when the trade happened saying I saw two scenarios either Russ conformed his game which then would allow the team to succeed or he didn't and it fails miserably at least I was right.
Since no one thought this would work besides people who don’t watch the game , this wasn’t that disappointing. Kobe lakers super team was definitely the top of that list. And he did it twice lol
I completely forgot that 2018 Thunder team even existed! Looking back, the fact that Russ couldn't win anything of note with that team was a pretty big red flag.
funny thing is Lakers always formed this kind of super teams and came short eventually... I remember the team lost to Detroit in the finals. i remember Howard nash Lakers.
I think the NBA media played a big role in the disappointment of this Lakers team, bc they MASSIVELY overinflated their ceiling and expectations. I don't get the impression that any fan, outside of the biggest Lakers homers really saw a dominant, prohibitive title favorite in this collection of talent. This got worse and worse as so many of them just kept doubling down as the season progressed and we all could see the team falling apart. I think Lebron deserves the most blame, not as a player, but bc he defacto built this team to what it is now, but the media gets a (dis)respectful 2nd.
i honestly knew it was gonna be a disaster. lack of shooting and atrocious defensive scheming and an overreliance on lebron. the fact that he had to drop 50 points for his team to even have a shot to win is insane. especially at 37. i thought they were a solid 6-8 seed though. not a non play-in team. yeah they’re easily the most disappointing team ever.
Sure, the Nets gave up a lot back then just to totally bust, but lets not forget that the Lakers gave up a lot of young promising talent as well. Maybe not to Jayson Tatum's level, but great pieces to build a long term roster around. Unfortunately, the Lakers wanted to shortcut the process for an aging LeBron James who needed to win sooner than later.
I have to strongly disagree with the 2013 Nets being the biggest disappointment, yes they were a disappointment, but nowhere near the Lakers. The Nets were able to make it as the 6th seed and upset the 3rd seed Toronto Raptors in a 7 game series, and at least make it to the 2nd round. Also, keep in mind that Brook Lopez only played 17 games that year and missed the playoffs because of a broken foot. Deron Williams had an insane amount of ankle injuries that he was playing through during the 2013-14 season that he just played through instead of getting surgeries, eventually he got those surgeries, but it was too late. It's why Deron Williams had a huge drop off with the Nets, he played through his ankle injuries and was never the same because of it.
I don’t like the way we just concede to the thought that the Lakers were championship favorites. The fanbase was COMPLETELY torn about the Russ trade with the fit being absolutely horrible and what we gave up, and the injuries get *seriously* thrown under the cover in this situation. Injuries are the reason we’re even on this list. We would’ve at least won 40 something games
Defining what you mean specifically by disappointing would have been good. Certainly the Finals-predicted Lakers being a shitshow throughout most of the season is one valid way of looking at it, but I think the 1993-4 Supersonics, who went 63-19, got home court for the entire playoffs, and then promptly shit the bed in the first round, becoming the first #1 seed to lose to a #8, would be another valid way of looking at it. With that being the first year after Jordan retired for the first time, that was the best chance that franchise ever had to win the title and they went out like absolute chumps.
2013 Lakers, are not tiny bit less disappointing, they are less disappointing by a mile. 2013 Lakers biggest problem was coaching. They were team with no shooters, and someone appointed dantoni, to play with two centers. that was the biggest problem of all
I actually agree here first off. They could be called the most disappointing team in comparioson to general fan consensus on their potential. I said they were a second round out before the season...so.....to me they were disappointing still (after all hard to see this team at this point even making the second round)...but when I compare that to 2013, where I very much thought the Lakers were a Finals contender (I didn't have them garunteed, but a Finals contender), I'd say the 13 Lakers were more disappointing to me personally. Also, and this one is heavily biased, but as a Tracy McGrady fan in the mid 2000s lol, those Rockets teams. Like I thought T-Mac would be possibly going to a Finals...and 1st round exits repeatedly? Super disappointing. I also think there was an undersell on the late 90s Rockets. So I know the Rockets went to the conference finals in 97, but when Hakeem, Barkley, and Drexler (all guys who were like top 5 players at some point in the careers...I know Drexler's top 5 status was well past) I thought again, that they would get to the finals or win a title, and having just...one year of a conference finals appearance. Twas very disappointing. Still if I was to pick the most disappointing team where my expectation was so severely wrong, it would the be the 2013 Lakers. Thoguht they were title contenders. 2022 Lakers to me were never title contenders, so the disappointment doesn't compare. I thought people were frankly foolish to think that Westbrook and LeBron were gonna mesh well. I thought the trade was idiotic. No way I thought trading for Dwight Howard was foolish in 2013. I thought the Lakers were geniuses then.
uhhhh the 2012-2013 lakers team would like to have a word with you….Kobe, Nash, Dwight on one team back before big threes were just getting started and they didn’t even win a playoff game…yes I know kobe wasn’t there cause injury but that was by far the most disappointing team
To note at Lakers home games, many who watch on TV have noticed the stands attendance at crypto hasn't been packed like old times and this current disappointing Lakers team is at the forefront.
I'm a Mavs fan so I'm gonna add my 06-07 Mavs here. Imagine coming off a controversial finals loss that should've been a dub to win 67 wins and have your superstar win league MVP, only to lose in 6 to the 8 seed warriors.
AD was crap defensively the whole year, injured 8 times ffs, Westbrick had a horrible year as usual and the role players were mediocre at best. Melo and Monk showed promise at start but it faded out. THT didn't pan out as they hoped and injuries derailed the majority of the season. LeBron imo did his best for his age and at this moment in his career. I didn't expect him to carry a bunch of scrubs into the playoffs but missing the play in makes them one of the worst teams ever assembled.
I really feel like people got caught up in the names. If u just took a step back it was pretty clear to see this roster just couldn't work. It was really just a bunch of old guys that can't play defense mixed with a LeBron that hasn't actually carried a team on his own in a few years. Plus AD who's really good but u can't rely on to stay healthy, and of course the Russ thing which has been discussed to death. I said they were gonna miss the playoffs back in the summer, but I get it's really hard to bet against Lebron
By the time April is over that Spot may be taken by the 2022 Nets. A team that entered the season with 3 top 15 players (one of them top5) and with really heavy expectations since they were one game away from beating the champions despite injuries,will likely close this season with a first round exit. I know there's still a small chance the Nets actually have a good playoff run this year (and i really hope so because both KD and Kyrie are among my favourite players, especially Kyrie). But if that doesn't happen they have to be on that list. It's crazy that this level off failure is truly unprecedented but the Nets are a stone's throw away from achieving it, we might have the 2 most disappointing teams ever the same season
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Lakers have the oldest roster in the history of the NBA. Many of the players on the roster are way past their prime and are too slow to play defense and will not improve with age. Who among these old timers could improve beyond below average defenders: Ariza, Augustin, Bazemore, Ellington, Howard, Melo, LeBron, Westbrook?
AD shot 18% from 3-pointers this season. As a team the Lakers were below average shooters: 20th in the NBA in 3pointer%, 20th in the NBA in rebounding, 23rd in the NBA in defensive rating and 29th in the NBA in free throw%. Lakers need younger, better shooters, rebounders, and defenders.
What makes the 2022 Lakers worse is that if the NBA had never put the play in tourney in, their season would've been over about two months ago. And you can claim injury but the Clippers are actually the 8th seed clear by 4 games minus their stars all year.
So dwight howard, carmelo, austin reaves, stanley johnson, and wenyen gabriel would make the playoffs with AD, russ, and lebron on the bench? Is that what you’re saying?
@@fucuszullanti7877 that’s not what he’s saying. He’s saying that whole injuries can be a reason a team doesn’t do what’s expected, they should still at least make the playoffs. And as far as injuries go the Lakers had it easy if Lebron and Russ were the main guys. If you’re hinging your season on AD being healthy, then that’s a really bad sign of where the organization is headed cause AD will always be a liability due to his injuries
The difference is that the Clippers' front office built a more well-rounded roster around Kawhi and PG, so the team was able to stay somewhat afloat without them.
I wasn't as bullish on the Lakers as most were. I figured they'd be a 5 or 6 seed and would be a second round exit at best. But man, I did not see this coming.
Ya same. i thought theyd be like the 4th seed at best and at least make the playoffs.
Racists like you are enjoying seeing the lakers fail. Just think about all the racists that bullied westbrook and his family and talked down on his career. Then you have the clowns that make fun of AD getting injured when its out of his control. And ofc you have the racists that said lebron was faking his ankle injury and would stat pad the last 2 games of the season for a scoring title
I thought they were a 2nd round exit who could win a lot of games in the regular season. I knew the fit between their three stars was piss poor, but man I was not expecting this
Same as you man
@@ayo13829 that’s just it tho Russ’s fit might be all time worst. He was literally the worst player that you could pair with lebron and somehow also the worst player that you could pair with Davis. A ball dominate player with the the range of an alright middle schooler and an motor that tho never stops doesn’t recognize when it’s just plowing into a wall and going no where.
I remember when the lakers lost to the OKC twice on the early season, it convinced me that the highest they could place is the Play-in.
Yeah, do you remember how they blew that 25 point lead to OKC in their second game against each other? I'm in the UK and I had my day off so I could watch the lakers play as they were always my favourite team because of Kobe. By the time lakers had a 25 point lead, i just switched the stream off because I already knew who was gonna win. I wake up to see the results and I thought I was high ong😭😭
As a Lakers fan, I won't even argue with this take
As a Laker/Lebron hater I thought Lebron would find a way to make it happen like he always did! I was hating up until they were officially eliminated then i began to feel bad for him, russ, melo & dwight! AD is your problem!
@@lubo1358 Westbrook history? He lost against lakers in Houston they end up winning a chip right after. And those okc season Paul played like dog shit
@@slimhardaway8 that’s when you know it’s bad when it make lebron haters feel bad for him
@@slimhardaway8 lol you're a LeBron hater? You NBA fans are straight lames be hating on these players like they owe something, do better dude 😂
@Fries he was better the mj in 03 maybe slightly worse the kobe in 2013 But part of this season is lebron fault most definitely
“That same energy” has been kept
This is EXACTLY WHY I NEVER wanted LA to go the “SuPeR TeAm” way and go all out for a star like Russ in the offseason bc I knew for sure if we did all this talking before the season and underachieved this would be one of the biggest failures in NBA history. Not only that, but also getting rid of all our role players who contributed well for us last season, and giving all of that up for a QUESTIONABLE fit in a guy like Westbrook. It just really made no sense.
It also hurt tf out of me seeing the back to back tweets of us getting ready to send Kuz and Harrell to the Kings for Buddy Hield… then seeing the tweet that they were instead giving away Kuz, Kcp, and Harrell, and the pick away for Russ after. That had me fucked up for a whole week
I have been a Russ hater for life and have always wanted him to get exposed like this, and I was absolutely sick that my dumbass team decided to bring him in
Keeping KCP and having Buddy would have been incredible, or at least playoff wortht
@@jamesh7469 fr bro it made no sense. Honestly If this is how the Lakers have to had learned their lesson that chasing big names is not better than a team with chemistry, then I’m happy it happened. Now they know that continuously flipping rosters and ruining team continuity is not the way you win championships
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Can't even say they underachieved being eliminated in the first round is underachieving not even making it to the playing tournament it's just a level under failing. Without Russell Westbrook I think they would have went further but who knows
Never was sold on them. Carmelo, while a future hall of famer, is at the end of his career. AD is always hurt. Russ never seemed like a good idea although I never thought he be this bad
And LeBron statpadded and playing little defense.
also the core of the team was ridiculously old. Not only was the fit with Russ bad, but this team before the season reminded me of the 2018 Cavs for all of the wrong reasons. Old, no effort, and it really showed almost every night.
@@Yorkshireman5 So what did you want lebron to do? Because you realize if he scored 20 a night Lakers were going to get blown out by 30 every game
@@fucuszullanti7877 if he focus 80% of his defense to help the team then they'll go 6th or 7th seed at least... LBJ defensive rating and defensive win share were worst among the league..
@@ranholic5027 With that statement you just proved to me you didn’t watch a single lakers game all season, debate is over… Lebron sat out a game and the lakers gave up the most points in a half all season
They just didn't make the playoffs, they didn't even make the play in. MOST disappointing star studded team so far as to my knowledge.
star studded? Who played like a star other than lebron?
In this sense, players that have achieved multiples all star accolades in the past would count as a star on paper, but ur right none of them played like a star except the King.
This Lakers team is easily most disappointing, however the 1 seed 93-94 Sonics that lost in round 1 to Denvers 8th seed was super disappointing
Then you also have to throw in the 2007 mavs
@@m.robert123 I agree, they are in the convo. That was meant to be Dirks year
Those teams arent built like a superteam
@@m.robert123 I give a pass on that one because Warriors coach Don Nelson knew Dirk better than Dirk knew himself. Nightmare matchup.
They were still a number 1 seed overall. That means they performed well for the most part.
It just shows how dumb the media is. Every year, the media overhypes these teams because of anomaly years, and story lines. I knew the Lakers were gonna be terrible; old ass team with ball hogs and no shooting. I don't understand how anyone sensible could put them as "contenders." I think the Knicks and Hawks can go under that category too. Everyone had them in the first or second tier of Eastern Conference contenders.
Yup. NBA media may be even shittier than MSM, and that's really saying something!
The hawks are full of young players and shooters, they are the opposite of LAL.
The Lakers have two of the most disappointing super teams of all time now, both within the past decade too
Three...don't forget the Kobe, Shaq, Malone, and Payton team. I know they made the finals, but they were heavily favored against a pistons team, with nowhere near the superstars...and lost in five
@@PhoenixAscending it's not a superteam. malone was 40 at that time and pass his prime same with payton.
@@Vnx013 Payton was not 40. He was in year 13, and went to Miami the next year, and helped them win a title. Malone was in year 18, but still an effective player. He had '99 rockets on here didn't he? They were pretty dam old. Were the Lakers heavily favored against detroit, or not?
@@PhoenixAscending of course they were heavily favored because they already won 3 rings. Malone was too old and missed significant time/games due to injuries. Also payton is not even an allstar when he joined the lakers. So to call that team a superteam?.. Nah.. bro.
@@Vnx013 so is this team
6:35 To say it’s Paul George’s worst season of his prime just isn’t true. He averaged 28 a game, was 3rd in Mvp voting, 3rd in 3pm, 1st team all nba, 1st team all defense & was the steals leader. They just flamed out in the playoffs.
It was arguably his best statistical season
That was 2019 not 2018.
I love your videos, but I didn't think this was debatable...no team has ever been considered a contender before the season started and missed the playoffs...added points for missing the play in which didn't even exist prior to the bubble
I’m just glad this overtook last years nets
Why would that count? It was completely destroyed by injuries
If anything the PP, KG Nets would be more disappointing
@@drasconboy6349 I agree. 100%. But a lot of people clowned them after not winning it all last year. I still think they would’ve.
Rusty always has the best backdrops 😂
The super team era is slowly coming to an end. Look at the past 3 champions the raptors had kawhi and really good surrounding pieces, the lakers had AD and lebron and no other stars, and the bucks last year carried by giannis. The league is slowly transitioning to having better role players rather than stacking your team with the best talent you can find.
its not even close, this years Lakers is by far the biggest flop of all time by a long shot
Yeah the nets with 2 mvps and an all star in their prime wasn’t more disappointing or anything
I can’t believe he tried to make a case for Kobe’s lakers. Like Is he crazy?
@@bigcookie2588 yes he is that insane. The 2013 Lakers were too old or had playoff mileage on their bodies.
Miami Heat 2010-2011. First time people were saying “82-0” and not only did they lose their very first game but lost in 6 in the finals while trying to make fun of Dirk for being sick. All after “not one, not two, not three, not four, not five…..”
At least lots of people still thought these Lakers might suck. I think the shock is just missing the playoffs outright.
Yea was right about not three
How is 58-24 and finals appearance disappointing compared to 33-49.
2006 mavericks lost in first round to warriors yet won 67 games
2007*
@@winter9242 2006-07 if u wanna be specific I’ll add that team lost to the heat in the finals the previous year with basically the same team
Why did so many ppl have their expectations so high for this team? We all knew that after Lebron and ad there was a steep drop off and Westbrook is somehow anywhere from ad level to the rest of the scrubs on the team at any given night.
I thought they were way overhyped given how bad of a fit Russ was gonna be and how old the supporting cast was. But did anyone really think they'd finish 33-49 and not even make the play-in?
@@doughbafett I thought they would finish sub .500 if anyone missed significant time especially if lebron did. AD and Westbrook both can’t individually carry a team like lebron of his first stint in Cleveland
Because on paper lakers were better than everyone else
Man that 2013 lakers team was unstoppable on 2k.
I'm grateful for this Lakers team--they make me feel somewhat less distraught being a Jazz fan, who at least made the playoffs, despite having fallen apart after the All Star break.
Difference is the Lakers can erupt out of no where and beat the shit out of everybody in some random season and go on a title run, Jazz you lucky to make the playoffs most seasons
@@splashnskillz37 this comment is so factual
How about the recent Nets and Clippers squads? Both very very disappointing. Can't imagine any team trading for Russell Westbrook being called the greatest disappointment in NBA history. Lakers had the oldest roster in the league and terrible roster construction in general. Perhaps instead the Lakers were the most overrated NBA team of all time.
“Shoutout to the lakers for finding a competition they can win”
Hello? Police? I’d like to report a murder.
Don't bother, the murdered resurrect itself in vengeance
Any super team that made the playoffs is better than the 2022 Lakers because even with more than half of NBA teams making the playoffs and the addition of play in, they couldn't make the post season at all.
The 2022 Lakers are indeed the most disappointing team in NBA history
Really? Alot of people call them old before the start of the season.
I personally dropped LeBron a spot on my all time list he back at #6 behind Larry Bird and the second best SF
I just find it hilarious that all the media were crowning the Lakers the favorites from the West all preseason after the Westbrook trade while actual fans knew that shit was an AWFUL fit from the get go.
The '12 Lakers, or the '20 Clippers, a whole lot of those James Harden Rockets' teams, a few Process Sixers, the Timberwolves, Wisconsin Football, the Seattle Mariners, and US Men's Soccer.
The 2018 thunder team was so confusing. Westbrook had his career year the year before, George had his career year the year after, but that year they were both disappointing. It’s so strange lmfao
Not even disappointed. On the contrary, I’m so happy the lakers had such a shitty season lol
Still can’t believe the Lakers with this roster couldn’t even make the Play-In Tournament much less the Playoffs… Kept thinking they would squeeze in last minute.
This gonna be good🍿
Right? I got my popcorn frfr
I'm shocked the 2020 Clippers are not on the list, considering all the hype that was around them, all the bragging and how they got smacked.
I'm a Laker fan and I was in the minority of fans that thought this team was gonna be disappointing. Trading away or letting our young talent walk in favor of older veteran players was never a good idea to me, especially when the Lakers were officially the oldest team in the NBA on average. I didn't want the Lakers to get Westbrook, I wanted them to go after Hield or DeRozan and they had the ability to do so but of course LeBron and Westbrook are besties so the Laker front office wanted to please LeBron more than worrying about team fit. And it was thanks to Westbrook's big contract that they can only offer veteran minimums or two-way contracts to their bench players, which is why their bench was nothing but old and slow vets & former Lakers. In the end, I expected them to at least make the play-in but they couldn't even do that. Media crowned them finals contenders, but anyone with a sniff of how roles work on a team could tell you that this experiment wasn't gonna work. Hindsight is 20/20 I guess
2007 Mavericks not here? 67 wins in the regular season and they lose in 6 to the 8 seed Warriors?
*KOBE sabotaged that 2013 team* - I'm not going to sugar it up because he passed away. He completely disrespected Dwight and Steve. Basically told them both that he didn't need them.....the game is both physical AND MENTAL. Imagine being a well paid 💵 All Star ✨, and Kobe treats you like a scrub? He refused to let Nash bring the ball up, and he told Dwight he was the FOURTH option! Man, Kobe. Let things play out. As the creator of the video stated....having that "I have to do it all" mentality led to that Achilles rupture.
As a Lakers fan, this year's Lakers were far worse than 2013 not only because this year's team missed the play in tournament, but also because at least the 2013 Lakers actually tried. This year's Lakers didn't look like they cared most of the time.
2019 Celtics failed because of Kyrie and the strange desire by management to get AD. Danny Ainge had too much faith in both Kyrie and his chance to get AD that it blinded him to the talent that was there.
Kyrie finally has a teammate that will put up with his nonsense and even with that it may not be enough.
People acting like ad being in and out of the line up didn’t hurt that’s the main reason why they sucked
I’d say the 94 Supersonics and 07 Mavs were very disappointing too. Being a first seed with 63 and 67 wins each then losing to the 8th seed in the first round
This ain't even a debate.
2013 lakers because it ended Jones career
Rustys the NBA YT goat
He's top 3-5 but Nah jxmyhighroller is the goat. No one puts as much effort and makes his videos as high quality as him..
Jimmy the 🐐
I just couldn't imagine a universe where Russ could fit with Lebron and fix his issues of decision making and shooting, not to mention that giving up most of the valuable role players such Caruso, KCP and Kuzma and replacing with older players who don't play defense wasn't a great idea either.
2003-04 Lakers. 2006-07 Mavericks. 1983-84 Sixers. 1989-90 Lakers. The Suns of 89, 90, 91 wasting KJ and Chambers' prime. The Jazz in 93, 95 and 99.
Could have thrown another Laker team in there...the Shaq, Kobe, Malone, and Payton team. Sure they made the finals, but they were heavily favored to beat a Pistons team, with nowhere near the superstars...and they lost in 5
But that team made the Finals. And they had a bunch of injuries once they got there. Plus that was actually a really good Pistons team(who themselves underachieved with only one title in that run).
BL in retrospect has had a great career and changed his game so much in that time.
Every 9 years the Lakers have a disappointment for a team. 03-04 12-13 21-22
Maybe not one single season was more disappointing, but the collective seasons of the Lob City Clippers has been super extreme. They couldn't even make it out of the 2nd round.
Dallas Mavs getting the 1 seed and then losing to the Baron Davis led 8th seed Warriors was pretty disappointing if you take into account that they looked like title favorites going into the first round. The Lakers were pretty much a train wreck from start to finish so I think the climax of the disappointment wasn't as great as that Mavs team, but I suppose the totality of disappointment was greater given it was an entire season's worth instead of just 1 series.
I was really disappointed when DeMarcus cousins joined any team and they didnt immediately become over powered. He was sooo good in Sacramento and then he joins up with the warriors, lakers, and pelicans with AD. All of these teams should have been so good but boogie just was never himself again after injuries and had almost no impact.
If nba contracts we’re structured like nfl contracts Westbrick would be out of a job
School is winding down the weather is warming up playoffs are starting and Rusty is uploading daily for a few months life is good
I never thought they’d get a ring but to completely miss the PLAYIN was not something I would’ve guessed.
To be fair a lot of ppl saw what was coming when the Lakers traded for Russ. We knew the fit was extremely bad from the start.
What we didn't know was the Russ was gonna play this bad.
The HYPERBOLE is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣
Cool video! Just a quick. Question if u have time-why do t you like bill Simmons? For me and others I’ve read-bill Simmons can be a jerk jock at times.
Men as a lakers fan who started watching Ball at 14/15 season its the season who was the most Frustrating just because I expected at Least a Playoff seat all after that u never know how the Playoff go but damn not Even Playin is just sad...
This is the only season where I saw Bron on his laziest form - he wasn't even trying on defense.
Not 2019 because I he got pushed by Kuzma to contest a shot
To me the sixers were the most disappointing because seeing Embiid always hurt and Ben Simmons not improving at all and the process coming so close to working but not quite getting it done… it was rough and I’m not even a sixers fan. I still think this year’s lakers might have them best though. Very close imo.
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7:11 A few notes on the 1999 Rockets since I've been a big fan of the team since the early 90s. They had a rookie backcourt(Mobley, Dickerson), a weak bench, and Pippen was coming off his second back surgery. They were definitely a disappointment, no doubt. Rudy T never integrated Pippen into the offense and instead utilized him like he was Robert Horry. And they choked away Game 1 against the Lakers(thanks to an awful Pippen turnover) and never recovered. But in retrospect, they were not gonna beat the Spurs, Blazers, or Jazz had they advanced.
The lakers didn’t even make the play in. enough said with all those championships expectations.
Babe wake up rusty buckets just posted
96 Sonics for most underrated team of all-time is certainly not a bad take at all. I personally can't say for sure who it is but 96 Sonics is definitely a good pick. Detlef Schrempf would destroy today's NBA. Check out what Grant Hill had to say about him if you haven't yet.
For my list of disappointing NBA teams the lob city clippers will always be somewhere on that list. They did so much yet so little if that makes sense.
On Behalf of All of Los Angeles. Ima Need Yo Fade Bruh. Cant Be Talkin bout tha Lakers Like that
Didn't expect anything, not disappointed by their season.
When LA traded for Russ, brought back Howard and added Melo, I thought how would you get many egos on one team working together? Would make a fascinating reality tv show with a 2nd round exit, but clearly I had far too much faith in them as ball players. Sad for Russ he was my favorite of the bunch and he now clearly will never win a ring. Lebron Shames.
Bro whats so disappointing when everyone already saw it comming before the season even started, there no disappointment we all saw it coming with the trades they made
What are you talking people said that we should just skip to the finals, bc it’ll be the lakers and nets
The 2013 Nets actually fell off, that was funny. That stint was good for Brooke Lopez. However I didn't think they were gonna go anywhere tbh because they were missing Ray Allen and Rondo. They got 1/4 of a big 3 and D. Will hadn't been good since before the Olympics, he sucked in them, I remember him being good on the Jazz. Same with Joe Johnson, after he left the Hawks he started disappearing. That was back when once a player left a team they were on a for a while, they probably were gonna fall off.
While we all knew the 2021-22 Lakers would win the title of "biggest disappointment", I believe the only factor that needed to be mentioned was that no other team in NBA history that's failed this spectacularly had a player many regard as the GOAT. As great as Kobe was no one would ever accuse of him being better than Jordan.
With LeBron holding the mantle of "king", GOAT and taunting people with this "keep that same energy" tweet, it's only appropriate that this Lakers team be deemed the biggest disappointment and most embarrassing finish in NBA history.
People are cracking me up. At the start of the season everyone said the roster was too old. Only a fool expected a successful season!
There’s isn’t a bigger what-if than the 2012/13 Los Angles Lakers because health appeared to be the only factor stopping them from contention - unlike this year’s Lakers or the 2018/19 Celtics who were just badly built regardless of durability.
That 99 Rockets team was one of the ugliest teams I have ever watched, and I saw them a lot since I lived in Houston at the time. Just Barkley and Olajuwon taking turns running down the shot clock backing guys down in the post and it seemed like half of Pippen's shots would be him having to throw up a desperation three at the end of the shot clock when Barkley or Olajuwon couldn't get the shot they wanted on the block. I really felt bad for Pippen being made into a spot up shooter in that offense and was so glad to see him go to Portland where he could play entertaining basketball again.
I'm pretty sure I have a comment on this channel when the trade happened saying I saw two scenarios either Russ conformed his game which then would allow the team to succeed or he didn't and it fails miserably at least I was right.
This style of video is great
Since no one thought this would work besides people who don’t watch the game , this wasn’t that disappointing. Kobe lakers super team was definitely the top of that list. And he did it twice lol
I completely forgot that 2018 Thunder team even existed! Looking back, the fact that Russ couldn't win anything of note with that team was a pretty big red flag.
funny thing is Lakers always formed this kind of super teams and came short eventually... I remember the team lost to Detroit in the finals. i remember Howard nash Lakers.
I think the NBA media played a big role in the disappointment of this Lakers team, bc they MASSIVELY overinflated their ceiling and expectations. I don't get the impression that any fan, outside of the biggest Lakers homers really saw a dominant, prohibitive title favorite in this collection of talent. This got worse and worse as so many of them just kept doubling down as the season progressed and we all could see the team falling apart. I think Lebron deserves the most blame, not as a player, but bc he defacto built this team to what it is now, but the media gets a (dis)respectful 2nd.
i honestly knew it was gonna be a disaster. lack of shooting and atrocious defensive scheming and an overreliance on lebron. the fact that he had to drop 50 points for his team to even have a shot to win is insane. especially at 37. i thought they were a solid 6-8 seed though. not a non play-in team. yeah they’re easily the most disappointing team ever.
WHEN KOBE TORE HIS ACHILLES HE WAS ALREADY 35 LIKE THATS THE END FOR MOST GUYS
96 sonics made me fall in love with them and met prime Shawn rain man Kemp in elementary school
Really dude. “Everyone but Kobe FELL OFF A CLIFF” couldn’t of picked a better phrase for a dude who basically fell to his death in a sense
Sure, the Nets gave up a lot back then just to totally bust, but lets not forget that the Lakers gave up a lot of young promising talent as well. Maybe not to Jayson Tatum's level, but great pieces to build a long term roster around. Unfortunately, the Lakers wanted to shortcut the process for an aging LeBron James who needed to win sooner than later.
I have to strongly disagree with the 2013 Nets being the biggest disappointment, yes they were a disappointment, but nowhere near the Lakers. The Nets were able to make it as the 6th seed and upset the 3rd seed Toronto Raptors in a 7 game series, and at least make it to the 2nd round. Also, keep in mind that Brook Lopez only played 17 games that year and missed the playoffs because of a broken foot. Deron Williams had an insane amount of ankle injuries that he was playing through during the 2013-14 season that he just played through instead of getting surgeries, eventually he got those surgeries, but it was too late. It's why Deron Williams had a huge drop off with the Nets, he played through his ankle injuries and was never the same because of it.
I don’t like the way we just concede to the thought that the Lakers were championship favorites. The fanbase was COMPLETELY torn about the Russ trade with the fit being absolutely horrible and what we gave up, and the injuries get *seriously* thrown under the cover in this situation. Injuries are the reason we’re even on this list. We would’ve at least won 40 something games
Defining what you mean specifically by disappointing would have been good. Certainly the Finals-predicted Lakers being a shitshow throughout most of the season is one valid way of looking at it, but I think the 1993-4 Supersonics, who went 63-19, got home court for the entire playoffs, and then promptly shit the bed in the first round, becoming the first #1 seed to lose to a #8, would be another valid way of looking at it. With that being the first year after Jordan retired for the first time, that was the best chance that franchise ever had to win the title and they went out like absolute chumps.
2013 Lakers, are not tiny bit less disappointing, they are less disappointing by a mile. 2013 Lakers biggest problem was coaching. They were team with no shooters, and someone appointed dantoni, to play with two centers. that was the biggest problem of all
I actually agree here first off. They could be called the most disappointing team in comparioson to general fan consensus on their potential. I said they were a second round out before the season...so.....to me they were disappointing still (after all hard to see this team at this point even making the second round)...but when I compare that to 2013, where I very much thought the Lakers were a Finals contender (I didn't have them garunteed, but a Finals contender), I'd say the 13 Lakers were more disappointing to me personally. Also, and this one is heavily biased, but as a Tracy McGrady fan in the mid 2000s lol, those Rockets teams. Like I thought T-Mac would be possibly going to a Finals...and 1st round exits repeatedly? Super disappointing. I also think there was an undersell on the late 90s Rockets. So I know the Rockets went to the conference finals in 97, but when Hakeem, Barkley, and Drexler (all guys who were like top 5 players at some point in the careers...I know Drexler's top 5 status was well past) I thought again, that they would get to the finals or win a title, and having just...one year of a conference finals appearance. Twas very disappointing. Still if I was to pick the most disappointing team where my expectation was so severely wrong, it would the be the 2013 Lakers. Thoguht they were title contenders. 2022 Lakers to me were never title contenders, so the disappointment doesn't compare. I thought people were frankly foolish to think that Westbrook and LeBron were gonna mesh well. I thought the trade was idiotic. No way I thought trading for Dwight Howard was foolish in 2013. I thought the Lakers were geniuses then.
Good now i can sleep again watching another one of your vids
Ahh, the good ol' 2021-2022 Los Angeles Losers 😂
uhhhh the 2012-2013 lakers team would like to have a word with you….Kobe, Nash, Dwight on one team back before big threes were just getting started and they didn’t even win a playoff game…yes I know kobe wasn’t there cause injury but that was by far the most disappointing team
To note at Lakers home games, many who watch on TV have noticed the stands attendance at crypto hasn't been packed like old times and this current disappointing Lakers team is at the forefront.
Hello rust bucket I anticipate a good video
I'm a Mavs fan so I'm gonna add my 06-07 Mavs here. Imagine coming off a controversial finals loss that should've been a dub to win 67 wins and have your superstar win league MVP, only to lose in 6 to the 8 seed warriors.
AD was crap defensively the whole year, injured 8 times ffs, Westbrick had a horrible year as usual and the role players were mediocre at best. Melo and Monk showed promise at start but it faded out. THT didn't pan out as they hoped and injuries derailed the majority of the season. LeBron imo did his best for his age and at this moment in his career. I didn't expect him to carry a bunch of scrubs into the playoffs but missing the play in makes them one of the worst teams ever assembled.
This dude looks like a young santa claus
I really feel like people got caught up in the names. If u just took a step back it was pretty clear to see this roster just couldn't work. It was really just a bunch of old guys that can't play defense mixed with a LeBron that hasn't actually carried a team on his own in a few years. Plus AD who's really good but u can't rely on to stay healthy, and of course the Russ thing which has been discussed to death. I said they were gonna miss the playoffs back in the summer, but I get it's really hard to bet against Lebron
By the time April is over that Spot may be taken by the 2022 Nets.
A team that entered the season with 3 top 15 players (one of them top5) and with really heavy expectations since they were one game away from beating the champions despite injuries,will likely close this season with a first round exit. I know there's still a small chance the Nets actually have a good playoff run this year (and i really hope so because both KD and Kyrie are among my favourite players, especially Kyrie). But if that doesn't happen they have to be on that list.
It's crazy that this level off failure is truly unprecedented but the Nets are a stone's throw away from achieving it, we might have the 2 most disappointing teams ever the same season