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Can the Lakers be the 8th seed this year? |
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Inspector Gadget Retired Number
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Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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Right now we are likely gonna end up better then Sac and Dallas and a few EC teams.. after that it's a toss up. |
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trablos Star Player
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Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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ITS ALIIIIIVEEEEEE
(our playoff chances, that is) |
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Treble Clef Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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epak wrote: | Quote: | Basketball Reference Verified account @bball_ref
The #Lakers have faced the most difficult schedule to date. The #Celtics have had the easiest |
Who still believes? |
Lol at this being the toughest schedule. Most of the games have been at home and they haven't played any of the top teams yet. |
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epak Retired Number
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Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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Tied for 11th at 4-5. |
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Runway8 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Brook doesn't need to play like last night every game. He just needs to be that efficient 20 pt scorer that was advertised in Brooklyn. And if Lonzo would continue to be aggressive like last night, his shots will fall. But it's all about reps. He will not improve if he becomes shy after every bad shooting game. So lets see what he does tomorrow after going 3-15. I don't mind if he goes 3-15 again, and again, and again until he gets it. I just don't want to see 2-7, 1-6, 0-2.
The playoffs is essentially on the shoulders of these two. |
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MJST Retired Number
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Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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Treble Clef wrote: | epak wrote: | Quote: | Basketball Reference Verified account @bball_ref
The #Lakers have faced the most difficult schedule to date. The #Celtics have had the easiest |
Who still believes? |
Lol at this being the toughest schedule. Most of the games have been at home and they haven't played any of the top teams yet. |
No when teams are 3-1 they are considered the toughest schedule.
The Celtics have faced the Cavs and the Thunder. They've had the toughest schedule by people that actually understand where teams will be at the end of the season. _________________ How NBA 2K18 failed the All-Time Lakers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxMBYm3wwxk |
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epak Retired Number
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Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, most don't believe. |
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MJST Retired Number
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Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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epak wrote: | Yep, most don't believe. |
Most are realistic.
Here's the teams above us
Rockets
Grizzlies
Warriors
T'Wolves
Clippers
Jazz
Spurs
Trail Blazers
Nuggets
Thunder
Pelicans
Are we better than any of those 11 teams? _________________ How NBA 2K18 failed the All-Time Lakers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxMBYm3wwxk |
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epak Retired Number
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Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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MJST wrote: | epak wrote: | Yep, most don't believe. |
Most are realistic. |
Yep and don't believe. |
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PHILosophize Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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still no chance but we're at least watchable _________________ one dog goes that way the other dog goes the other way |
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epak Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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5-5 tied for 8th. Optimists baby. |
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PRLakeShow Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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West is so tough. 13 teams playing over or close to .500 ball. |
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€H£M£$TR¥ Star Player
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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We have been competitive in every game this season. We got fighters that do not give up. We got something amazing here. _________________ DEAR BASKETBALL |
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epak Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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€H£M£$TR¥ wrote: | We have been competitive in every game this season. We got fighters that do not give up. We got something amazing here. |
Only game we weren't in was the clippers game.
And we let 3 games slip away which is expected to the young'ns.
We haven't played the big dogs yet though |
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PRLakeShow Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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epak wrote: | €H£M£$TR¥ wrote: | We have been competitive in every game this season. We got fighters that do not give up. We got something amazing here. |
Only game we weren't in was the clippers game.
And we let 3 games slip away which is expected to the young'ns.
We haven't played the big dogs yet though |
We haven't played the big dogs but we haven't played slouches either. LAC, Utah, Memphis, Blazers, Pelicans, Wizards, Raptors are all playoff teams or playoff caliber. We have beaten every team we should have beaten in Suns, Detroit, Nets. That's good. |
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epak Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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PRLakeShow wrote: | epak wrote: | €H£M£$TR¥ wrote: | We have been competitive in every game this season. We got fighters that do not give up. We got something amazing here. |
Only game we weren't in was the clippers game.
And we let 3 games slip away which is expected to the young'ns.
We haven't played the big dogs yet though |
We haven't played the big dogs but we haven't played slouches either. LAC, Utah, Memphis, Blazers, Pelicans, Wizards, Raptors are all playoff teams or playoff caliber. We have beaten every team we should have beaten in Suns, Detroit, Nets. That's good. |
Yep. If we beat the 6 teams were supposed to and go 60/40 on the playoff caliber teams and go 35/65 against the big dogs, we should be in good shape |
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LakerSanity Moderator
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Ultimately, Rockets, Spurs, Warriors, Clippers, Thunder and T'Wolves are all better than us. Mavericks, Phoenix and Kings are worse than us. That leaves us, Pelicans, Jazz, Grizzlies and Nuggets all fighting for the 7th and 8th spots.
Making the playoffs is not as far fetched as it seemed a month ago. _________________ LakersGround's Terms of Service
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dont_be_a_wuss Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Tied for the 8th seed and this team is only getting better. |
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PHILosophize Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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LakerSanity wrote: | Ultimately, Rockets, Spurs, Warriors, Clippers, Thunder and T'Wolves are all better than us. Mavericks, Phoenix and Kings are worse than us. That leaves us, Pelicans, Jazz, Grizzlies and Nuggets all fighting for the 7th and 8th spots.
Making the playoffs is not as far fetched as it seemed a month ago. |
True but we still won't make it tbh. _________________ one dog goes that way the other dog goes the other way |
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Megaton Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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LakerSanity wrote: | Ultimately, Rockets, Spurs, Warriors, Clippers, Thunder and T'Wolves are all better than us. Mavericks, Phoenix and Kings are worse than us. That leaves us, Pelicans, Jazz, Grizzlies and Nuggets all fighting for the 7th and 8th spots.
Making the playoffs is not as far fetched as it seemed a month ago. |
Playoffs were never far fetched from day 1. I had the Lakers being a 7th seed team before the season started.
Luke's incompetent rotations costed this team two games (Pelicans, Raptors). Which means we should be 7-3 right now. If not for Lillard heart breaker and the refs in that Blazers game, 8-2.
We look very good and our offense hasn't even really clicked yet. Along with Lonzo's shot at the moment. When that all comes together, playoffs we go.
And we have been dealing with a ridiculously hard schedule too. _________________ Darvin Scam: https://media.tenor.com/images/3c15249955860a4b16b59e8ae035fb75/tenor.gif |
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Inspector Gadget Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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Memphis is gonna be tough for any team to deal with in the playoffs, they are gonna be dangerous. |
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Inspector Gadget Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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PHILosophize wrote: | LakerSanity wrote: | Ultimately, Rockets, Spurs, Warriors, Clippers, Thunder and T'Wolves are all better than us. Mavericks, Phoenix and Kings are worse than us. That leaves us, Pelicans, Jazz, Grizzlies and Nuggets all fighting for the 7th and 8th spots.
Making the playoffs is not as far fetched as it seemed a month ago. |
True but we still won't make it tbh. |
Only if the dog goes the other way right? |
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PHILosophize Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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Warriors
Rockets
Spurs
Thunder
Wolves
Are locks.
Blazers
Jazz
Pelicans
Grizzlies
Nuggets
Two of those five will make the playoffs, if I had to pick right now I would say Jazz and Pelicans. I think our best case scenario is we finish 10th or so, which is really not bad considering we'd be ahead of some of those teams. _________________ one dog goes that way the other dog goes the other way
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epak Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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PHILosophize wrote: | Warriors
Rockets
Spurs
Thunder
Wolves
Are locks.
Blazers
Jazz
Pelicans
Grizzlies
Nuggets
Two of those five will make the playoffs. I think our best case scenario is we finish 10th or so, which is really not bad considering we'd be ahead of some of those teams. |
We get it Phil! |
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TooMuchMajicBuss Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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Real tough road trip coming up. I'd love to see us still debating our .500 record in another week or so. |
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