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Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #600 on: December 02, 2017, 01:11:40 AM »

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Grizz, magic, and hornets lost and failed us


The thunder did well though

Hornets will be fine. That game is a push for the pick.

Grizz need to start winning ASAP though. Moreso for the 20119 Memphis pick, as Memphis will look to trade both guys at the deadline if they are still struggling.
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Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #601 on: December 02, 2017, 04:35:48 AM »

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Grizz, magic, and hornets lost and failed us


The thunder did well though

Hornets will be fine. That game is a push for the pick.

Grizz need to start winning ASAP though. Moreso for the 20119 Memphis pick, as Memphis will look to trade both guys at the deadline if they are still struggling.
They "might" look to trade those guys and blow it up.  They also might not.  They haven't really blown a team up since they traded Pau to the Lakers.

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #602 on: December 02, 2017, 04:37:03 AM »

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Grizz, magic, and hornets lost and failed us


The thunder did well though

Hornets will be fine. That game is a push for the pick.

Grizz need to start winning ASAP though. Moreso for the 20119 Memphis pick, as Memphis will look to trade both guys at the deadline if they are still struggling.
Who is going to / is able to take Conley and that contract without ripping off Memphis.

Also no way in hell do they look to trade their best ever player. Not unless they get blown away
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Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #603 on: December 02, 2017, 06:38:28 PM »

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Not looking good tonight with Jokic, Millsap, and Chandler out for the Nuggets.  Good day so far though with the Mavs winning, and I guess the Hawks beating the Nets (not too worried as I think the Nets will finish ahead of the Lakers).   

There are several teams (9 total) bunched up in the 7 to 9 win category with hopefully the Mavs and maybe Hawks closing in.  That will make it harder for teams to outright tank. 

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #604 on: December 02, 2017, 06:43:37 PM »

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Grizz, magic, and hornets lost and failed us


The thunder did well though

Hornets will be fine. That game is a push for the pick.

Grizz need to start winning ASAP though. Moreso for the 20119 Memphis pick, as Memphis will look to trade both guys at the deadline if they are still struggling.
Who is going to / is able to take Conley and that contract without ripping off Memphis.

Also no way in hell do they look to trade their best ever player. Not unless they get blown away

Who knows with Chris Wallace :D

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #605 on: December 02, 2017, 08:05:19 PM »

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Hawks beat the Nets, push their win total to 5.

Mavericks also win (beating the Clippers), and their win total is up to 6.

Grizzlies right now up on the Cavs, hopefully they can miraculously pull that off.

I think the Hawks and Suns are actually not extremely horrible teams, just been a bit unlucky some games and haven't been able to close out some games. They are bad, but not super bad IMHO.

Either way, would be nice if DAL and ATL could start pulling out some more wins in the coming month. LAL are in the midst of a brutal schedule and the other teams (like Suns, Nets, Mavericks, Clippers, Hawks, Grizzlies, Magic) can take advantage.

Though honestly, I've given up on the Bulls. They are clearly destined for the #1 pick/worse record in league (which is fine, since we wouldn't get #1 anyways if LAL were the worst in the league - would convey to PHI). Bulls just look historically awful.
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Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #606 on: December 02, 2017, 08:41:16 PM »

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The Fakers will never be the worst in the league...they have a bunch of upcoming players so id expect them yo lose a lot of close ones and will be in that 4th to 8th worst when all is said and done...their only hope is then the luck of the pingpong balls to grab the top...im hoping they luck out on a top 3 pick...not including 1st ofcourse.

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #607 on: December 02, 2017, 10:08:48 PM »

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The Fakers will never be the worst in the league...they have a bunch of upcoming players so id expect them yo lose a lot of close ones and will be in that 4th to 8th worst when all is said and done...their only hope is then the luck of the pingpong balls to grab the top...im hoping they luck out on a top 3 pick...not including 1st ofcourse.
Don't know why you are talking about the Lakers only hope.  The Lakers pick either goes to us or the Sixers.  We get it if it ends up 2-5 and the Sixers get it if it is 1 or 6-30.   

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #608 on: December 02, 2017, 11:24:38 PM »

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Tuned in just in time for a Lonzo airball. Now an offensive foul and personal foul on consecutive possessions.  :)

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #609 on: December 02, 2017, 11:27:06 PM »

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Man, Lakers really blew this at the end. With three starters out, including their two best players, we dodged a bullet on this one!

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #610 on: December 02, 2017, 11:35:15 PM »

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Tuned in just in time for a Lonzo airball. Now an offensive foul and personal foul on consecutive possessions.  :)

Yeah I tuned in towards the end too, just in time to watch the Lakers collapse and end up losing by double digits after being tied in the later minutes of the 4th.

Pretty classless move by Jamal Murray to showboat dribble around Lonzo as the game ended. 

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #611 on: December 02, 2017, 11:36:09 PM »

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Man, Lakers really blew this at the end. With three starters out, including their two best players, we dodged a bullet on this one!

Nuggets closed on a 21-2 run, with the Lakers scoring two points over nearly the last 6 minutes of the game.  And as noted, no Jokic or Millsap for the Nuggets.  Games like this are why multiple times in this thread I've called the Lakers a 25-win team.  I don't know if 25 wins will be as bad as we need them to be to get their pick, but we should have a good chance.

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #612 on: December 02, 2017, 11:36:39 PM »

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Tuned in just in time for a Lonzo airball. Now an offensive foul and personal foul on consecutive possessions.  :)

Yeah I tuned in towards the end too, just in time to watch the Lakers collapse and end up losing by double digits after being tied in the later minutes of the 4th.

Pretty classless move by Jamal Murray to showboat dribble around Lonzo as the game ended.


Lavar and the Lakers media generated so much hype for Lonzo, the hate around the league is to be expected.

Plus, I find some of the newfound sincere conflicts around the league refreshing in an era where rivalries were almost extinct due to everyone caring about their brand and wanting to be friends.

I love Embiid taunting Drummond tonight when he got him to foul out.

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #613 on: December 02, 2017, 11:45:36 PM »

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Now begins the month of death for the Lakers.

Strap in boys, this thread is about to get legit.


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Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #614 on: December 03, 2017, 12:32:57 AM »

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The Fakers will never be the worst in the league...they have a bunch of upcoming players so id expect them yo lose a lot of close ones and will be in that 4th to 8th worst when all is said and done...their only hope is then the luck of the pingpong balls to grab the top...im hoping they luck out on a top 3 pick...not including 1st ofcourse.
Don't know why you are talking about the Lakers only hope.  The Lakers pick either goes to us or the Sixers.  We get it if it ends up 2-5 and the Sixers get it if it is 1 or 6-30.   

Someone in the media misunderstood that aswell the other day. Seems like a common misconception
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