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Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (15-27, 6th Slot on 1/15)
« Reply #1365 on: January 15, 2018, 07:09:19 PM »

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Griz starting to blow their lead. If the Griz decides to tank, they should buyout one of Gasol and Tyreke.

Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (15-27, 6th Slot on 1/15)
« Reply #1366 on: January 15, 2018, 07:12:43 PM »

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I think at this point, our best case scenario is the Lakers finishing 4th worst in the league.

In an ideal scenario, the Grizzlies and Mavericks figure it out a bit, and get past the Lakers in the standings. Unfortunately, I'm not seeing Orlando or Sacramento passing the Lakers in the standings, BUT maybe Atlanta (who have played a lot better than their record states) could go on a run and get past the Lakers.

Still, we also need to hope Brooklyn and Phoenix stay ahead of LAL, which is far from a given as well.

Obviously though, a long season to go, and Lakers will trade some guys to clear up cap space, hopefully making them a bit worse as well.
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Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (15-27, 6th Slot on 1/15)
« Reply #1367 on: January 15, 2018, 07:15:48 PM »

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I think at this point, our best case scenario is the Lakers finishing 4th worst in the league.

In an ideal scenario, the Grizzlies and Mavericks figure it out a bit, and get past the Lakers in the standings. Unfortunately, I'm not seeing Orlando or Sacramento passing the Lakers in the standings, BUT maybe Atlanta (who have played a lot better than their record states) could go on a run and get past the Lakers.

Still, we also need to hope Brooklyn and Phoenix stay ahead of LAL, which is far from a given as well.

Obviously though, a long season to go, and Lakers will trade some guys to clear up cap space, hopefully making them a bit worse as well.

I think Orlando has a better chance of leapfrogging LAL than Atlanta, especially once Vucevic gets back. You're probably right about Sacramento, though. They're just too young as a team with their few vets being too old to make that much of a difference.

I have no worries about Memphis figuring it out once Conley finally gets back. They should do enough to not be a threat. Dallas is a bit more difficult to project. They "seem" like they should be better than they are, and hopefully their current fifth most difficult strength of schedule will balance out a bit and help them in the second half of the year.

I also think Phoenix and Brooklyn should stay ahead of LA, though I'm a bit more worried about Phoenix (who has incentive to tank the end of the year) than Brooklyn.
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Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (15-27, 6th Slot on 1/15)
« Reply #1368 on: January 15, 2018, 07:18:54 PM »

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Marc Gasol is solid. Wish he had at least one ring.
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Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (15-27, 6th Slot on 1/15)
« Reply #1369 on: January 15, 2018, 07:19:41 PM »

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I think at this point, our best case scenario is the Lakers finishing 4th worst in the league.

In an ideal scenario, the Grizzlies and Mavericks figure it out a bit, and get past the Lakers in the standings. Unfortunately, I'm not seeing Orlando or Sacramento passing the Lakers in the standings, BUT maybe Atlanta (who have played a lot better than their record states) could go on a run and get past the Lakers.

Still, we also need to hope Brooklyn and Phoenix stay ahead of LAL, which is far from a given as well.

Obviously though, a long season to go, and Lakers will trade some guys to clear up cap space, hopefully making them a bit worse as well.

I think Orlando has a better chance of leapfrogging LAL than Atlanta, especially once Vucevic gets back.

Fair enough, but weren't they doing bad even when Vucevic was there before he got injured?

Idk what happened with Orlando. I didn't expect they'd keep up with the "Top-5 in the East" pace they were playing with earlier in the season, but man, they went from a possible playoff sleeper to a team with the worst record in the league now...  :o
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Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (15-27, 6th Slot on 1/15)
« Reply #1370 on: January 15, 2018, 07:23:27 PM »

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Marc Gasol is solid. Wish he had at least one ring.

If only his contract wasn't as huge right now, we could absorb him and win a ring together!  ;D
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Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (15-27, 6th Slot on 1/15)
« Reply #1371 on: January 15, 2018, 07:33:19 PM »

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Grizzlies up 89-72. Two minutes left in the 3rd. Please don't blow this MEM!
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Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (15-27, 6th Slot on 1/15)
« Reply #1372 on: January 15, 2018, 07:36:31 PM »

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Grizzlies doing alright even when Marc is resting on the bench.
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Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (15-27, 6th Slot on 1/15)
« Reply #1373 on: January 15, 2018, 08:04:24 PM »

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Lakers making a run with two minutes left...[Update: Couldn't sustain it...Lakers add an L, Memphis adds a W to the totals]
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Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (15-27, 6th Slot on 1/15)
« Reply #1374 on: January 15, 2018, 08:12:35 PM »

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That was close but we'll take it.

Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (15-27, 6th Slot on 1/15)
« Reply #1375 on: January 15, 2018, 08:29:44 PM »

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So Grizzlies 0.5 games back of Lakers, with a game against the Knicks on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Lakers play OKC on the road Wednesday, so hey, maybe things work out then and MEM jumps past LAL on Wednesday.  ;D
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Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (15-27, 6th Slot on 1/15)
« Reply #1376 on: January 15, 2018, 08:37:54 PM »

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So Grizzlies 0.5 games back of Lakers, with a game against the Knicks on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Lakers play OKC on the road Wednesday, so hey, maybe things work out then and MEM jumps past LAL on Wednesday.  ;D

Who will the MEM face on wednesday? Just curious.

Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (15-27, 6th Slot on 1/15)
« Reply #1377 on: January 15, 2018, 08:38:24 PM »

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So Grizzlies 0.5 games back of Lakers, with a game against the Knicks on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Lakers play OKC on the road Wednesday, so hey, maybe things work out then and MEM jumps past LAL on Wednesday.  ;D

Who will the MEM face on wednesday? Just curious.

As I said, they play the Knicks on Wednesday.

Not a guaranteed win, but it's winnable IMO, at home.
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Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (15-27, 6th Slot on 1/15)
« Reply #1378 on: January 15, 2018, 08:39:21 PM »

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But who do the Grizz face on Wednesday?

Re: 2017-18 Lakers Season Watch Thread (13-27, 5th Slot on 1/10)
« Reply #1379 on: January 15, 2018, 08:41:06 PM »

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You guys are giving up hope too soon. Its a lottery. Even if the Lakers don't finish bottom 5 there is still a chance. Honestly, this win streak means little. Horrible opponents, mostly at home. I think they still finish bottom 5.

I'm not too stressed about it since the worst case scenario we'll get Sacramento's pick next year which is very likely to be in the high lottery - although admittedly I know nothing about the 2019 draft class.  That's still a pretty darn good worst case scenario.

The only downside is that this year has a lot of bigs at the top, while next year's draft doesn't. Things could, of course, change between now and then.

Mike
I wonder about this scenario: The Lakers pick does not convey. A team that already has a young big (like Orlando or Sacramento) winds up with a top draft position but Doncic and Young are off the board. The next bunch of picks are the bigs. If they could turn one high, but redundant, pick into multiple assets, would they (some combination of the Kings pick/Memphis pick/players)?

How much does Ainge want a big? What does Ainge think of next year's draft prospects compared to this year's? What would he be willing to give up to get Ayton or Bamba or Bagley? What are the salary implications or could salary actually be moved as an asset in the deal?

Obviously that's a lot of questions and the liklihood of a team dealing a high pick to Ainge seems like it might be slimmer than it was a few months ago but I'm still interested in what the team might do in that situation.

You get a TP because I had the same thought, and great minds really think alike. my only question is how much Orl/Sac/etc. will require in addition to next year's pick, since it can't be #1 and they'd be giving up a guaranteed top-3/4/5 pick this year for the Sacramento pick next year, which could end up anywhere.

Mike