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LaLaLakeShow
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Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 5:44 pm Post subject:

PICKnPOP wrote:

I’d still take AD over Giannis .

Giannis is special for sure, but I’m not really sure how he fits in with another star player.

AD can kinda fit in with anyone because he’s so versatile.

Both great players but in different ways and I can’t wait to see them match up

Although that is one teams I’m afraid to play in the finals if we get there.

That 5 out spacing could kill us

That’s really the only team out East that concerns me

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Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 5:48 pm Post subject:

LaLaLakeShow wrote:

PICKnPOP wrote:

That’s really the only team out East that concerns me

In my mind its a three team league, the rest are just practice teams

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Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 6:19 pm Post subject:

Lucky_Shot wrote:

LaLaLakeShow wrote:

PICKnPOP wrote:

That’s really the only team out East that concerns me

In my mind its a three team league, the rest are just practice teams

I feel that way, but I wanna see how we do against Houston. James Harden is ridiculous.

LaLaLakeShow
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Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 6:23 pm Post subject:

ringfinger wrote:

Lucky_Shot wrote:

LaLaLakeShow wrote:

PICKnPOP wrote:

That’s really the only team out East that concerns me

In my mind its a three team league, the rest are just practice teams

I feel that way, but I wanna see how we do against Houston. James Harden is ridiculous.

I have to agree. They might be a wild card

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Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 6:29 pm Post subject:

ringfinger wrote:

Lucky_Shot wrote:

LaLaLakeShow wrote:

PICKnPOP wrote:

That’s really the only team out East that concerns me

In my mind its a three team league, the rest are just practice teams

I feel that way, but I wanna see how we do against Houston. James Harden is ridiculous.

And Philly.
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Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 6:29 pm Post subject:

LaLaLakeShow wrote:

ringfinger wrote:

Lucky_Shot wrote:

LaLaLakeShow wrote:

PICKnPOP wrote:

That’s really the only team out East that concerns me

In my mind its a three team league, the rest are just practice teams

I feel that way, but I wanna see how we do against Houston. James Harden is ridiculous.

I have to agree. They might be a wild card

Honestly, i'm not too scared of Playoff Harden once they stop calling so much fouls he comes back down to earth yearly in the Playoffs. Still obviously a great player just not at that same level. Him and Westbrook are dangerous where they will probably take a game or 2 from just about anyone but I don't see them winning a 7 game series against us or the Clips.

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Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 6:56 pm Post subject:

venturalakersfan wrote:

ringfinger wrote:

Lucky_Shot wrote:

LaLaLakeShow wrote:

PICKnPOP wrote:

That’s really the only team out East that concerns me

In my mind its a three team league, the rest are just practice teams

I feel that way, but I wanna see how we do against Houston. James Harden is ridiculous.

And Philly.

Good call. So many teams we haven’t played yet.

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Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 6:58 pm Post subject:

hype wrote:

LaLaLakeShow wrote:

ringfinger wrote:

Lucky_Shot wrote:

LaLaLakeShow wrote:

PICKnPOP wrote:

That’s really the only team out East that concerns me

In my mind its a three team league, the rest are just practice teams

I feel that way, but I wanna see how we do against Houston. James Harden is ridiculous.

I have to agree. They might be a wild card

He just scored 55 on only 5 FT attempts, a feat that has only happened once in NBA history and that was over 40 years ago.

Honestly, I’m not nervous about it. But before I disregard them, I want to see how we play them because their record is better than it should be.

J.C. Smith
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Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 9:21 pm Post subject:

Harden is a great player. But his playoff drop in numbers is real. 15-16 Season Stats: 29 points (43.9% fg, 35.9% 3p), 7.5 assists, 6.1 rebounds 15-16 Playoff Stats: 26.6 points (41% fg, 31% 3p),7.6 assists, 5.2 rebounds 16-17 Season Stats: 29.1 points (44% fg, 34.7% 3p), 11.2 assists, 8.1 rebounds 16-17 playoff Stats: 28.5 points (41.3% fg, 27.8% 3p), 8.5 assists, 5.5 rebounds 17-18 Season Stats: 30.4 points (44.9% fg, 36.7% 3p), 8.8 assists, 5.4 rebounds 17-18 Playoff Stats: 28.6 points (41% fg, 29.9% 3p), 6.8 assists, 5.2 rebounds 18-19 Season Stats: 36.1 points (44.2% fg, 36.8% 3p), 7.5 assists, 6.6 rebounds 18-19 Playoff Stats: 31.6 points (41.3%/35%), 6.6 assists, 6.9 rebounds His field goal percentages, assists, and points drop substantially in the playoffs. If that happens here and there then it could just be a bad matchup. But in Harden's case we've seen this year after year.

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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:14 am Post subject:

J.C. Smith wrote:

Harden is a great player. But his playoff drop in numbers is real.

15-16 Season Stats: 29 points (43.9% fg, 35.9% 3p), 7.5 assists, 6.1 rebounds
15-16 Playoff Stats: 26.6 points (41% fg, 31% 3p),7.6 assists, 5.2 rebounds

16-17 Season Stats: 29.1 points (44% fg, 34.7% 3p), 11.2 assists, 8.1 rebounds
16-17 playoff Stats: 28.5 points (41.3% fg, 27.8% 3p), 8.5 assists, 5.5 rebounds

17-18 Season Stats: 30.4 points (44.9% fg, 36.7% 3p), 8.8 assists, 5.4 rebounds
17-18 Playoff Stats: 28.6 points (41% fg, 29.9% 3p), 6.8 assists, 5.2 rebounds

18-19 Season Stats: 36.1 points (44.2% fg, 36.8% 3p), 7.5 assists, 6.6 rebounds
18-19 Playoff Stats: 31.6 points (41.3%/35%), 6.6 assists, 6.9 rebounds

His field goal percentages, assists, and points drop substantially in the playoffs. If that happens here and there then it could just be a bad matchup. But in Harden's case we've seen this year after year.

The refs let guys play a little more defense in the playoffs, which means guys aren't afraid to play defense on him without getting a foul call for breathing on him.

LaLaLakeShow
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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:38 am Post subject:

SocalDevin wrote:

J.C. Smith wrote:

The refs let guys play a little more defense in the playoffs, which means guys aren't afraid to play defense on him without getting a foul call for breathing on him.

It’s so stupid that there are different standards for rules that are supposed to be unchanging. That lack of consistency is bull
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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 1:30 am Post subject:

J.C. Smith wrote:

Thanks for the info. I wonder if any other current/recent MVP-level players have this kind of drop in production in the postseason.
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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:28 am Post subject:

LaLaLakeShow wrote:

SocalDevin wrote:

J.C. Smith wrote:

The refs let guys play a little more defense in the playoffs, which means guys aren't afraid to play defense on him without getting a foul call for breathing on him.

It’s so stupid that there are different standards for rules that are supposed to be unchanging. That lack of consistency is bull

Standards for rules? The NBA game is vague at best.

Contact rules are at least worthy of discussion. The area of “standards of rules” that is most abused is dribbling. An entire generation of players and the trickle down to college, HS and playgrounds completely ignore them.

All the cross overs, ankle breakers and change of directions are entertaining as hell. But the vast majority are discontinued or palming the ball. If the refs started calling using the actual rules the players would likely not be able to adjust. Their entire playing careers have been based on non calls.

Yue_Fei
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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:05 am Post subject:

Giannis will be a Laker. The next big 3.

venturalakersfan
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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:08 am Post subject:

Yue_Fei wrote:

Giannis will be a Laker. The next big 3.

Who is giving charity to the organization?
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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 9:08 am Post subject:

J.C. Smith wrote:

Yup! He doesn't raise his game in the post season like other greats. Harden doesn't get those same BS flopping calls in the playoffs. One of the main reasons why I don't think he will ever win a ring.

LandsbergerRules
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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 9:34 am Post subject:

FrankUnderwood wrote:

J.C. Smith wrote:

I cannot wait for that. Tired of his antics.
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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 9:55 am Post subject:

FrankUnderwood wrote:

J.C. Smith wrote:

I don't think it's as much about the referees as it is about playoff teams just playing better defense. He can pad his stats against garbage teams in the regular season. I'd like to see his stats against playoff teams specifically, in the regular season vs. the playoffs.

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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 10:24 am Post subject:

SocalDevin wrote:

J.C. Smith wrote:

The refs let guys play a little more defense in the playoffs, which means guys aren't afraid to play defense on him without getting a foul call for breathing on him.

He's also playing against good teams that have time to scheme against him. That's one of the dangers of having an offense that's completely dependent on one guy.

LaLaLakeShow
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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 11:50 am Post subject:

Four Decade Bandwagon wrote:

LaLaLakeShow wrote:

SocalDevin wrote:

J.C. Smith wrote:

The refs let guys play a little more defense in the playoffs, which means guys aren't afraid to play defense on him without getting a foul call for breathing on him.

It’s so stupid that there are different standards for rules that are supposed to be unchanging. That lack of consistency is bull

And that’s bull.
We all know playoff basketball is called differently than regular season basketball. And that’s bull too. I see no defense for this inconsistency other than our willingness to shoulder shrug it off.
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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:43 pm Post subject:

I don't think anyone should ever question AD's rebounding prowess again. If there's a live ball and he's anywhere near the vicinity, bet the house he's coming down with it. _________________ KOBE

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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:45 pm Post subject:

WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLE PLAYER AND HE'S OURS!

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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:46 pm Post subject:

Beast! _________________ Nobody in the NBA can touch the Laker brand, which, like the uniform color, is pure gold.

Brawn13
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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:47 pm Post subject:

Pelicans must’ve really been horrible to suck with someone as great as Davis on the team

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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:47 pm Post subject:

AD > Jokic/Embiid

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