2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (27-34, 10th Slot on 3/2)

[trickybilly]

Agree with you on Doncic, although I have him at #4, followed by Bamba, Trae Young, and Colin Sexton.

This team is an elite big man away from being unstoppable for a long time, so I am drooling at the idea of adding one of Ayton or Bagley. Lol, it's almost not fair!

I know we say it every year, but this is a seriously deep Top Tier draft.

[footey]

And no one is even talking about Porter due to his injury. And he could be the best one.

[Sophomore]

And no one is even talking about Porter due to his injury. And he could be the best one.

He could be. Time for the team medical staffs to really earn their pay gazing into the crystal ball.
I would not want that job! Wonder if he stays out of the draft a year; suppose it depends on where he thinks he would go. 

[mef730]

I think #1 seed is the statistically best outcome for us. You lose 5% chance that the pick conveys but you also lose the 12.4%+ that the pick is 5th. I think the 5th pick is garbage in this draft and I'd rather want the kings 2019 in that case. I really only want 2nd or 3rd if I had to pick and first pick puts most percentage there.. Even porter looks bad. Back surgery this young is no joke.

I'd rather see them at #2 than #1. I know it's only a 5% difference, but I'd really rather the 76ers didn't have the best shot at the first pick.

Mike

[GreenEnvy]

Agree with you on Doncic, although I have him at #4, followed by Bamba, Trae Young, and Colin Sexton.

This team is an elite big man away from being unstoppable for a long time, so I am drooling at the idea of adding one of Ayton or Bagley. Lol, it's almost not fair!

I know we say it every year, but this is a seriously deep Top Tier draft.

Ha. It really does seem that way, with the exception of 2016 (considered a two-man draft), we always seem to hear “the deepest draft since 2003”...

[gouki88]

I think #1 seed is the statistically best outcome for us. You lose 5% chance that the pick conveys but you also lose the 12.4%+ that the pick is 5th. I think the 5th pick is garbage in this draft and I'd rather want the kings 2019 in that case. I really only want 2nd or 3rd if I had to pick and first pick puts most percentage there.. Even porter looks bad. Back surgery this young is no joke.

I'd rather see them at #2 than #1. I know it's only a 5% difference, but I'd really rather the 76ers didn't have the best shot at the first pick.

Mike

Yeah, this is an overlooked aspect I think. The 76ers adding Doncic or Bagley (best fit for their current roster IMO) is terrifying as a prospect

[mef730]

For those looking at strength of schedule, I did a VERY rudimentary look at who teams have played so far.

There are 13 teams who have played more teams that were .500 and above, so the Lakers are somewhat in the middle. The Lakers have played 21.

There are 16 teams that have played more teams that were below .500. Since a few had the same as the Lakers, the Lakers should see a slight benefit in the second half of the year.

Overall, it looks like the Lakers' schedule might have been slightly more difficult than average so far, but a team that was >.500 when the Lakers played them might not be any longer. In other words, minimal statistical significance.

Mike

[saltlover]

For those looking at strength of schedule, I did a VERY rudimentary look at who teams have played so far.

There are 13 teams who have played more teams that were .500 and above, so the Lakers are somewhat in the middle. The Lakers have played 21.

There are 16 teams that have played more teams that were below .500. Since a few had the same as the Lakers, the Lakers should see a slight benefit in the second half of the year.

Overall, it looks like the Lakers' schedule might have been slightly more difficult than average so far, but a team that was >.500 when the Lakers played them might not be any longer. In other words, minimal statistical significance.

Mike

I did a more detailed look last night, and the Lakers have played teams with a combined 53% winning percentage so far this season.  It was tedious, so I didn’t look to see the winning percentage of remaining opponents. 

[nickagneta]

For those looking at strength of schedule, I did a VERY rudimentary look at who teams have played so far.

There are 13 teams who have played more teams that were .500 and above, so the Lakers are somewhat in the middle. The Lakers have played 21.

There are 16 teams that have played more teams that were below .500. Since a few had the same as the Lakers, the Lakers should see a slight benefit in the second half of the year.

Overall, it looks like the Lakers' schedule might have been slightly more difficult than average so far, but a team that was >.500 when the Lakers played them might not be any longer. In other words, minimal statistical significance.

Mike

I did a more detailed look last night, and the Lakers have played teams with a combined 53% winning percentage so far this season.  It was tedious, so I didn’t look to see the winning percentage of remaining opponents.

I thought I read that before the season started, based on last year's records, that the Lakers had either the 2nd or 3rd hardest strength of schefule in the league

[rondofan1255]

tonight's win-win games:

ATL (10-26) @ PHX (14-24)
CHA (13-23) @ SAC (12-24)
MEM (12-25) @ LAC (16-19)

Clips should be out of the picture soon, so Go Hawks Kings and Grizzlies!

[MattyIce]

wow what a block by M Chriss to win the game and get the suns another win

[jpotter33]

Chriss saves the win for Phoenix! They’re now four wins up on LA, which is big given that they were a legitimate threat to finish below LA.

[CelticsElite]

suns, hornets, and clippers all got a little more seperation upward. would have preferred the grizz who could use some wins to beat the clips but at least clips are near playoff seeding now as opposed to even a month ago

[CelticsElite]

tough night for the pick tomorrow. we need:

thunder to beat lakers and
1. mavs to beat warriors
2. magic to beat rockets
3. nets to beat wolves
4. bulls to beat raptors
5. suns to beat nuggets
6. jazz to beat pelicans

[konkmv]

They are a bottom 6 team for sure...