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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 12:52 pm    Post subject:

You can name a number of years when the Lakers lost, it was due to injuries.

Worthy, Magic, Pau, etc.

This is the way of the NBA and why ultimately you either have to have invincible players like Kobe or a really deep team.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 7:29 pm    Post subject:

Almost lost to the LaVineless Wolves tonight. Still might.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 7:37 pm    Post subject:

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Almost lost to the LaVineless Wolves tonight. Still might.


They actually lost. Wow.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:16 pm    Post subject:

They gave up their depth for Durant....
Nevertheless the losses don't mean much in the regular season. I think they finally figured out that the regular season doesn't mean anything pertaining to winning a championship other than jockeying for position. They learned that hard lesson last year. I bet they would trade that one extra win in the regular season for the one win they couldn't get in the Finals....
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:21 pm    Post subject:

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They gave up their depth for Durant....
Nevertheless the losses don't mean much in the regular season. I think they finally figured out that the regular season doesn't mean anything pertaining to winning a championship other than jockeying for position. They learned that hard lesson last year. I bet they would trade that one extra win in the regular season for the one win they couldn't get in the Finals....


Aside from depth, Curry has also fallen off a cliff. Went from being back-to-back MVP to a lower end top 10 player.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 11:58 pm    Post subject:

Wino wrote:
You can name a number of years when the Lakers lost, it was due to injuries.

Worthy, Magic, Pau, etc.

This is the way of the NBA and why ultimately you either have to have invincible players like Kobe or a really deep team.


You can't have a team deep enough to sustain key injuries through the playoffs, regular season sure, but not the playoffs. Talent differential is just never large enough for it to be plausible, so you have to just live with it.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 7:53 am    Post subject:

CandyCanes wrote:
lakersken80 wrote:
They gave up their depth for Durant....
Nevertheless the losses don't mean much in the regular season. I think they finally figured out that the regular season doesn't mean anything pertaining to winning a championship other than jockeying for position. They learned that hard lesson last year. I bet they would trade that one extra win in the regular season for the one win they couldn't get in the Finals....


Aside from depth, Curry has also fallen off a cliff. Went from being back-to-back MVP to a lower end top 10 player.


The two are connected. Opposing teams can defend Curry more effectively when there is no inside threat and no Durant.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 2:41 pm    Post subject:

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CandyCanes wrote:
lakersken80 wrote:
They gave up their depth for Durant....
Nevertheless the losses don't mean much in the regular season. I think they finally figured out that the regular season doesn't mean anything pertaining to winning a championship other than jockeying for position. They learned that hard lesson last year. I bet they would trade that one extra win in the regular season for the one win they couldn't get in the Finals....


Aside from depth, Curry has also fallen off a cliff. Went from being back-to-back MVP to a lower end top 10 player.


The two are connected. Opposing teams can defend Curry more effectively when there is no inside threat and no Durant.


Even with Durant, his percentages were down. I think he's less effective off-ball.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 2:57 pm    Post subject:

(bleep) the warriors
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 9:38 pm    Post subject:

It was fun to root for them for a while. It was kind of a shock to see them blow that 3-1 lead, but hey, even superteams implode.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 9:51 pm    Post subject:

As usual team a low key team from San Antonio will probably spoil the party....
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:05 pm    Post subject:

Down 6 in the third to the 76ers at home right now...
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 9:49 pm    Post subject:

Aeneas Hunter wrote:
CandyCanes wrote:
lakersken80 wrote:
They gave up their depth for Durant....
Nevertheless the losses don't mean much in the regular season. I think they finally figured out that the regular season doesn't mean anything pertaining to winning a championship other than jockeying for position. They learned that hard lesson last year. I bet they would trade that one extra win in the regular season for the one win they couldn't get in the Finals....


Aside from depth, Curry has also fallen off a cliff. Went from being back-to-back MVP to a lower end top 10 player.


The two are connected. Opposing teams can defend Curry more effectively when there is no inside threat and no Durant.


He still has more help than most though.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:59 am    Post subject:

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Almost lost to the LaVineless Wolves tonight. Still might.


They actually lost. Wow.


They might be better without Lavine. Dude is a talented athlete but has no idea how to play the game.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:04 am    Post subject:

BigGameHames wrote:
CandyCanes wrote:
CandyCanes wrote:
Almost lost to the LaVineless Wolves tonight. Still might.


They actually lost. Wow.


They might be better without Lavine. Dude is a talented athlete but has no idea how to play the game.


Really? How so?

It's strange to me that the Wolves had three 20+ PPG scorers at one point (LaVine has since dipped to 18.9) in Lavine, Wiggins, and Towns yet are still so bad. I've heard similar things about Wiggins also being an empty stats player, which is weird given all the hype he was given in high school and college.
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