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Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #615 on: December 03, 2017, 12:43:37 AM »

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Now begins the month of death for the Lakers.

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

They could very easily be 8-27 by New Years Day.
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Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #616 on: December 03, 2017, 02:19:32 AM »

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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.
however, ball did manage to get another triple single tonight.  ;D

but what is interesting is that he averages only 1.4 free throws per game so far. and only had 4 in his last 7 games....and is shooting 47% for the season.
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Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #617 on: December 03, 2017, 02:31:44 AM »

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The Lakers are a strange team to me.   Lopez seems under utilized for being a top scoring center, and a guy picked the end of the first round in Kuzma is averaging 16 a game.

Side note I wanted to sign Bogut in the off-season.  So glad we didn’t.  He looks like he might be cooked.

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #618 on: December 03, 2017, 02:45:29 AM »

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I have a lot of friends who are Lakers fans since I do live in LA. They really love Kyle Kuzma more than Lonzo Ball. And they wish Lonzo Ball was gone, along with his loudmouth dad.  ;D 8)

And yes, they are jealous of Jayson Tatum. And they are also mostly Team Kyrie more than Team LeBron, because in their minds, Kyrie got that #MambaMentality lol!


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Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #619 on: December 03, 2017, 02:57:53 AM »

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Lakers are back to 7th worst team. Looking much better as the bad teams with records worse than lakers  got some wins. If they can continue, then the lakers are in trouble

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #620 on: December 03, 2017, 08:09:51 AM »

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Lakers are back to 7th worst team. Looking much better as the bad teams with records worse than lakers  got some wins. If they can continue, then the lakers are in trouble
Why are the Lakers in trouble?  They were never going to make the playoffs.  Pretty much everyone had them 10th or 11th worst in the West which is where they are likely to finish.  With the Clippers and Grizzlies injuries, they may end up doing a bit better. 

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #621 on: December 03, 2017, 08:23:14 AM »

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Lakers are back to 7th worst team. Looking much better as the bad teams with records worse than lakers  got some wins. If they can continue, then the lakers are in trouble
Why are the Lakers in trouble?  They were never going to make the playoffs.  Pretty much everyone had them 10th or 11th worst in the West which is where they are likely to finish.  With the Clippers and Grizzlies injuries, they may end up doing a bit better.

They are in trouble because, barring a huge FA splash (yes Lebron and PG would make a difference), this is really it for them. They have young players that they hope continue to improve, but they don't have their pick this year and probably won't have another high pick for years to come. They have basically been on the same trajectory as the Cs with their draft pick selections, but don't have Kyrie, Horford, and Hayward.

Also, having the Lakers finish at 10th or 11th is a pretty optimistic view of their situation (apparently you think 12th/13th is a possibility with the Clips and Grizz faltering). They should get pummeled in December and hopefully fall back into the bottom 5 range. If not, it's not the end of the world; Cs fans just want to see the Lakers do poorly - with or without the pick conveying.

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #622 on: December 03, 2017, 08:59:58 AM »

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Lakers are back to 7th worst team. Looking much better as the bad teams with records worse than lakers  got some wins. If they can continue, then the lakers are in trouble
Why are the Lakers in trouble?  They were never going to make the playoffs.  Pretty much everyone had them 10th or 11th worst in the West which is where they are likely to finish.  With the Clippers and Grizzlies injuries, they may end up doing a bit better.

They are in trouble because, barring a huge FA splash (yes Lebron and PG would make a difference), this is really it for them. They have young players that they hope continue to improve, but they don't have their pick this year and probably won't have another high pick for years to come. They have basically been on the same trajectory as the Cs with their draft pick selections, but don't have Kyrie, Horford, and Hayward.

Also, having the Lakers finish at 10th or 11th is a pretty optimistic view of their situation (apparently you think 12th/13th is a possibility with the Clips and Grizz faltering). They should get pummeled in December and hopefully fall back into the bottom 5 range. If not, it's not the end of the world; Cs fans just want to see the Lakers do poorly - with or without the pick conveying.
Actually I bungled that.  Kings and Suns should finish below them in the West.  Good chance the Mavs and Clips will as well.  Possibly the Grizz depending on Conley's situation. 

Don't know why people focus on Lakers having a tough December.  Schedules balance out.  Where the Lakers finish is predominantly going to be determined by how they play against the other bad teams. 

The Lakers last 4 picks have been 7th, 2nd, 2nd and 2nd.  2nd again this year would be really nice for us.  If the Lakers don't sign a couple big time free agents in the offseason, they're most likely going to be a bottom 10 team again in 2018/19 and the new lottery odds will be in affect for the 2019 draft. 
   

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #623 on: December 03, 2017, 09:16:48 AM »

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just have to keep our fingers crossed we get a pick between 2-5. the lakers havent even played the tough teams out west yet.

if not, the kings look absolutely abysmal...so we should get a high pick in the following years draft if not this one

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #624 on: December 03, 2017, 09:29:25 AM »

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Lakers are back to 7th worst team. Looking much better as the bad teams with records worse than lakers  got some wins. If they can continue, then the lakers are in trouble
Why are the Lakers in trouble?  They were never going to make the playoffs.  Pretty much everyone had them 10th or 11th worst in the West which is where they are likely to finish.  With the Clippers and Grizzlies injuries, they may end up doing a bit better.

They are in trouble because, barring a huge FA splash (yes Lebron and PG would make a difference), this is really it for them. They have young players that they hope continue to improve, but they don't have their pick this year and probably won't have another high pick for years to come. They have basically been on the same trajectory as the Cs with their draft pick selections, but don't have Kyrie, Horford, and Hayward.

Also, having the Lakers finish at 10th or 11th is a pretty optimistic view of their situation (apparently you think 12th/13th is a possibility with the Clips and Grizz faltering). They should get pummeled in December and hopefully fall back into the bottom 5 range. If not, it's not the end of the world; Cs fans just want to see the Lakers do poorly - with or without the pick conveying.
Actually I bungled that.  Kings and Suns should finish below them in the West.  Good chance the Mavs and Clips will as well.  Possibly the Grizz depending on Conley's situation. 

Don't know why people focus on Lakers having a tough December.  Schedules balance out.  Where the Lakers finish is predominantly going to be determined by how they play against the other bad teams. 

The Lakers last 4 picks have been 7th, 2nd, 2nd and 2nd.  2nd again this year would be really nice for us.  If the Lakers don't sign a couple big time free agents in the offseason, they're most likely going to be a bottom 10 team again in 2018/19 and the new lottery odds will be in affect for the 2019 draft.   

Actually, my bad - I thought you said they would be the 10th-13th worst team overall (meaning pick would be 10th-13th), not their actual ranking in the WC.

Either way, I think we all want the Lakers to be horrible for many years to come - it doesn't matter how they go about doing it  ;)

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #625 on: December 03, 2017, 08:34:07 PM »

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Magic win, Thunder up on the Spurs, and Clippers in a close one with the T-Wolves.

Hopefully Thunder and Clippers can win tonight.

Then hope the Rockets spank the Lakers tonight!  :laugh:
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Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #626 on: December 03, 2017, 08:55:34 PM »

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Good Job to the magic for pulling off the win. These scrappy teams hopefully surprise us with more wins

Can't wait to see the rockets do damage

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #627 on: December 03, 2017, 09:41:02 PM »

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Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #628 on: December 03, 2017, 09:49:47 PM »

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Lakers are back to 7th worst team. Looking much better as the bad teams with records worse than lakers  got some wins. If they can continue, then the lakers are in trouble
Why are the Lakers in trouble?  They were never going to make the playoffs.  Pretty much everyone had them 10th or 11th worst in the West which is where they are likely to finish.  With the Clippers and Grizzlies injuries, they may end up doing a bit better.

They are in trouble because, barring a huge FA splash (yes Lebron and PG would make a difference), this is really it for them. They have young players that they hope continue to improve, but they don't have their pick this year and probably won't have another high pick for years to come. They have basically been on the same trajectory as the Cs with their draft pick selections, but don't have Kyrie, Horford, and Hayward.

Also, having the Lakers finish at 10th or 11th is a pretty optimistic view of their situation (apparently you think 12th/13th is a possibility with the Clips and Grizz faltering). They should get pummeled in December and hopefully fall back into the bottom 5 range. If not, it's not the end of the world; Cs fans just want to see the Lakers do poorly - with or without the pick conveying.
Actually I bungled that.  Kings and Suns should finish below them in the West.  Good chance the Mavs and Clips will as well.  Possibly the Grizz depending on Conley's situation. 

Don't know why people focus on Lakers having a tough December.  Schedules balance out.  Where the Lakers finish is predominantly going to be determined by how they play against the other bad teams. 

The Lakers last 4 picks have been 7th, 2nd, 2nd and 2nd.  2nd again this year would be really nice for us.  If the Lakers don't sign a couple big time free agents in the offseason, they're most likely going to be a bottom 10 team again in 2018/19 and the new lottery odds will be in affect for the 2019 draft. 
 
also Lakers are In trouble because they cashed in Russell and thought brook "lottery team" Lopez was Getting them to the playoffs. Here's the kicker- nets have a better record right now than the Lakers. Nets are winning with addition by subtraction

Re: 2017-2018 LA Lakers Season Watch Thread
« Reply #629 on: December 03, 2017, 10:17:35 PM »

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Lakers are back to 7th worst team. Looking much better as the bad teams with records worse than lakers  got some wins. If they can continue, then the lakers are in trouble
Why are the Lakers in trouble?  They were never going to make the playoffs.  Pretty much everyone had them 10th or 11th worst in the West which is where they are likely to finish.  With the Clippers and Grizzlies injuries, they may end up doing a bit better.

They are in trouble because, barring a huge FA splash (yes Lebron and PG would make a difference), this is really it for them. They have young players that they hope continue to improve, but they don't have their pick this year and probably won't have another high pick for years to come. They have basically been on the same trajectory as the Cs with their draft pick selections, but don't have Kyrie, Horford, and Hayward.

Also, having the Lakers finish at 10th or 11th is a pretty optimistic view of their situation (apparently you think 12th/13th is a possibility with the Clips and Grizz faltering). They should get pummeled in December and hopefully fall back into the bottom 5 range. If not, it's not the end of the world; Cs fans just want to see the Lakers do poorly - with or without the pick conveying.
Actually I bungled that.  Kings and Suns should finish below them in the West.  Good chance the Mavs and Clips will as well.  Possibly the Grizz depending on Conley's situation. 

Don't know why people focus on Lakers having a tough December.  Schedules balance out.  Where the Lakers finish is predominantly going to be determined by how they play against the other bad teams. 

The Lakers last 4 picks have been 7th, 2nd, 2nd and 2nd.  2nd again this year would be really nice for us.  If the Lakers don't sign a couple big time free agents in the offseason, they're most likely going to be a bottom 10 team again in 2018/19 and the new lottery odds will be in affect for the 2019 draft. 
 
also Lakers are In trouble because they cashed in Russell and thought brook "lottery team" Lopez was Getting them to the playoffs. Here's the kicker- nets have a better record right now than the Lakers. Nets are winning with addition by subtraction

I believe that the trade was a salary dump. Lopez is not in the Lakers plans. They did get lucky with Kuzma who looks like a keeper.