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Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (19-30, 9th Slot on 1/30)
« Reply #1500 on: February 01, 2018, 02:10:20 AM »

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So if they have a crappy February, that will do a lot for the current standings, and hopefully we see them back at 2nd or 3rd worst come March when their schedule becomes more difficult.

Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (19-30, 9th Slot on 1/30)
« Reply #1501 on: February 01, 2018, 02:49:19 PM »

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At this point, it's unlikely that the Lakers end up in the bottom (top?) five without some big deadline trades or some other exogenous event (e.g., injury).

There are 30-32 games left. Two teams trail in the win column by three games, two trail by four. It may not sound like a lot but, given how few games are left, that's a heck of a hurdle. Even if the Lakers play only .300 basketball from now on (unlikely, given their schedule), they'd still need one of the four behind them to play .400+. Sacramento? No. Dallas? Maybe. Orlando? No. Atlanta? No. Every game that goes by matters more than the previous one.

Meanwhile, there are five teams with either 18 or 19 wins (The Lakers are one of them, with 19.). Memphis has 18, Conley is gone for the year and it looks like Evans is on the way out. Chicago, also at 18, just lost Mirotic. I can't believe Brooklyn is still at 19 (I was sure that they would be bottom-3.), but they are. And I have no idea what to make of Phoenix.

The bottom line is that, in order for the Lakers to end up at the bottom, we're gonna need some pretty significant help at this point.

We had several years of bad luck with the ping pong balls. The past few, though, have been good. Let's hope that the streak keeps up.

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Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (19-30, 9th Slot on 1/30)
« Reply #1502 on: February 01, 2018, 03:25:13 PM »

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I agree that at this point only the pingpong balls will make that pick to convey.
Lets say they are 6th or 7th worst, how many of those in history have leapedfrogged their way to the top 3 in history?. Too lazy to look up.

Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (19-30, 9th Slot on 1/30)
« Reply #1503 on: February 01, 2018, 03:33:46 PM »

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I agree that at this point only the pingpong balls will make that pick to convey.
Lets say they are 6th or 7th worst, how many of those in history have leapedfrogged their way to the top 3 in history?. Too lazy to look up.
Quite a bit more than you would think. Out of the 32 draft lotteries 9 winners of the #1 pick came from 6th worst or worse. That doesn't include the number of low finishes(6th or worse) that ended up with pick 2 or 3

Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (19-30, 9th Slot on 1/30)
« Reply #1504 on: February 01, 2018, 06:05:19 PM »

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I agree that at this point only the pingpong balls will make that pick to convey.
Lets say they are 6th or 7th worst, how many of those in history have leapedfrogged their way to the top 3 in history?. Too lazy to look up.
Quite a bit more than you would think. Out of the 32 draft lotteries 9 winners of the #1 pick came from 6th worst or worse. That doesn't include the number of low finishes(6th or worse) that ended up with pick 2 or 3

Not bad.

And let's not forget that the Lakers are only 2 games better than the 5th worst team (Suns). If they make a salary dump trade before the deadline, they could still easily wind up with the 5th worst record. I'm still willing to be patient.
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Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (19-30, 9th Slot on 1/30)
« Reply #1505 on: February 02, 2018, 09:21:55 PM »

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Come on Brooklyn... take this game.

Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (19-30, 9th Slot on 1/30)
« Reply #1506 on: February 02, 2018, 09:28:00 PM »

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Nets may be letting it slip away... down by 6.  Plenty of time left but trending wrong.

Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (19-30, 9th Slot on 1/30)
« Reply #1507 on: February 02, 2018, 09:44:18 PM »

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Tight in Brooklyn.  LAL by 2 with 2:34 left.  Come on Nets.

Nets chance to tie -- last play.

Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (19-30, 9th Slot on 1/30)
« Reply #1508 on: February 02, 2018, 09:47:07 PM »

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Tight in Brooklyn.  LAL by 2 with 2:34 left.  Come on Nets.

TP for updates!

Now bring on home some good news!

Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (19-30, 9th Slot on 1/30)
« Reply #1509 on: February 02, 2018, 09:49:05 PM »

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Tight in Brooklyn.  LAL by 2 with 2:34 left.  Come on Nets.

TP for updates!

Now bring on home some good news!

9 seconds left -- Nets ball down 3.

Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (19-30, 9th Slot on 1/30)
« Reply #1510 on: February 02, 2018, 09:51:08 PM »

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Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (19-30, 9th Slot on 1/30)
« Reply #1511 on: February 02, 2018, 10:21:58 PM »

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WTH....aren't they going to dump any of their guys for the deadline?

Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (19-30, 9th Slot on 1/30)
« Reply #1512 on: February 02, 2018, 10:30:16 PM »

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WTH....aren't they going to dump any of their guys for the deadline?

Magic is still the GM right? Don't expect any logical moves.

Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (19-30, 9th Slot on 1/30)
« Reply #1513 on: February 02, 2018, 10:34:35 PM »

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WTH....aren't they going to dump any of their guys for the deadline?

Magic is still the GM right? Don't expect any logical moves.

TP.....what was I thinking?....or not thinking. ;D

Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (19-30, 9th Slot on 1/30)
« Reply #1514 on: February 02, 2018, 10:47:20 PM »

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WTH....aren't they going to dump any of their guys for the deadline?
Who do you expect them to dump and how are they going to do it?  I doubt anyone will take Clarkson without getting some asset and they are going to have to give up the farm to dump Deng.  They already gave up Russell to dump Mozgov.  They don't have their 2018 pick so the 1st pick they can trade is 2020.