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DLaker Star Player
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Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:31 pm Post subject: Still Believe we will be champs |
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With all this negative vibes, just wanted to give hope that something special will come this year. Still believe we are winning a championship this year. Even with all the negative I can see signs and coincidence leading that way.
- We moved to Los Angeles on 1960. Same year the 1960 Lakers plane Crashed on Jan 18, 1960. Kobe died Jan 26, 2020. 8 days later and 80 years later
- We currently have 23 Div championship if we get one more this season = 24
- For Los Angeles, we currently have 23 Div title, 25 Conf title & 11 Champ title. Added up to 59, if we win our div + conf + Championship we will have 62 Mavs 3qtr pts. Reverse that equal to 24 +2.
- Best of all LBJ is 23 + AD is 3 equal 26. Winning it for Kobe 24 + Gigi 2.
Other coincidence so far
-81 in a half
-Public funeral 2 (Gigi)- 24 (Kobe) -20 (Lakers yrs)
- Strong vibes this year and it would be awesome to celebrate along with Kobe and Gigi in spirit for the city of Los Angeles |
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yinoma2001 Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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My heart will always believe.
Just trying to convince my mind. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals |
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LakerSD Franchise Player
Joined: 10 Nov 2016 Posts: 23788
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Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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epic_ Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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ringfinger Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for this!
Also, today is Feb 7. That is 2-7-2020.
Remove all zeros. Multiply first three numbers = 2 * 7 * 2 = 26.
Subtract the last number (2) = 26 - 2 = 24
Itβs a good day.
EDIT: Argh, I did the math wrong. Multiple first three numbers gets you 28. So then you square the final number and subtract that from the product of the first 3 numbers.
No matter how you slice it, ya get to 24. _________________ Clippers are our Daddy. |
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GTL Star Player
Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 9839
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Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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Just got a new phone and needed a second line, so called Verizon, activated the sim, and probably went through 17 randomly generated phone numbers until we finally agreed to the one that ended in 2408. Thanks Sheila @Verizon! _________________ I miss you Kobe. I miss you Gigi. |
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lar9149 Star Player
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Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 9:40 am Post subject: |
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Definitely, I see a championship as high likely simply because I think the Lakers chemistry is very high. Combine that with talent and that is lethal combination..the Lakers are not the most talented especially since the Clippers got Morris.
But I think chemistry is something you donβt see until playoffs or in comeback situations. Notable examples are the Lakers in 2000 against Portland and 2010 against the Celtics.
But we have seen this multiple times this season on the numerous comebacks the Lakers have mounted..more so than I have seen in a while. Even in the losses against the 76ers, Orlando, Rockets you have seen it. As they came within 1 against the Rockets but a highly contested 3 in the corner stopped that.
Against the 76ers I think they came from 18 down to 5 within minutes. In the Orlando I believe they came from like 20 down twice.
You can see in these games they hit a overdrive gear. A leader like Lebron starts to hit another level and because of the high chemistry, the players respond similarly Making the whole team hit another level. You can see their defense get fast, get more steals, anticipate better.
The problem through is this comes at subconscious level so only when itβs playoffs or a 4th quarter comeback and relying on it doesnβt mean victory because like above it takes a great shot like in the Rockets game to end the streak. And this isnβt a matter of effort..itβs more like heightened senses. Itβs like when someone is challenging your family. Your senses become heightened
On top of that the Lakers knowing they can hit this overdrive gear I think subconsciously play subpar sometimes since they know can turn it on at the end.
But overall come playoff time and in key close games in the playoffs, the chemistry will prevail. But unfortunately for us fans it will be seem frustrating because it wonβt been seen in regular season games like the Clippers. |
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Chick-N-Stew Star Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:38 am Post subject: |
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Numerology is a powerful thing. _________________ Mama, There Goes That Mamba. |
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venturalakersfan Retired Number
Joined: 14 Apr 2001 Posts: 144474 Location: The Gold Coast
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 11:19 am Post subject: |
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Iβve never thought that we would win it this year. I have circled next season, using the MLE wisely, maybe trading some of our current players after they opt in. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023. |
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deal Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 11:24 am Post subject: |
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venturalakersfan wrote: | Iβve never thought that we would win it this year. I have circled next season, using the MLE wisely, maybe trading some of our current players after they opt in. |
Yep, hard to win with what we have today.... _________________ Lakers need to build a freaking team ! |
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SGVL1 Starting Rotation
Joined: 02 Apr 2014 Posts: 845
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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Lakers can not contain wing length
Lakers are an inconsistent 3 pt shooting team
Lakers are horrific down the stretch in close games
Lakers had a horrible tragedy happen to them in the middle of a freaking season
Letβs just enjoy the ride. Guessing they will make a run in the second round and because of LBJ /Ad greatness, maybe even a WCF berth |
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defense Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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I think we have a good shot
I didn't think we would be this good this early considering its a whole new team |
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LakerLogic Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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Unless our competitors have major injuries, I don't see it. We still have a chance but we're likely behind Bucks, Clips. |
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LakerSD Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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SGVL1 wrote: | Lakers can not contain wing length
Lakers are an inconsistent 3 pt shooting team |
These 2 areas of weakness really make it difficult. Anything can happen, but if these are your areas of weakness, chances are you will need an unexpected amount of luck and everything to break right. |
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dabask11 Star Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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Teams don't historically win in their first year when they make as many changes as the lakers did this past summer, especially when coming off a lotto season.
The only team in recent memory that I could think of that won in its first year while making such changes was the 2008 celtics and even then they had major advantages compared to our squad.
The one thing I worry about is if the lakers do fail to win a championship, they use kobe's tragedy as more or less a reason to try again without making too many changes instead of going all in given the roster makeup. |
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E=MCΒ² Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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Only if another team knocks out Clippers and Bucks get bounced in the East. Then I can see it. Otherwise, no chance. |
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lar9149 Star Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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I think itβs hard to see the Lakers winning because I think we are using regular season data to determine playoff performance. Basically using traditional analytics.
Now that may work sometimes but certainly it canβt apply in all cases. The dodgers would be champions by now if that were the case
For example if a player shots 35 percent from 3 does that mean in a game 7 of the playoffs and has a game winning shot his chance of making it is 35 percent?
If that were the case guys like Horry and Fisher wouldnβt be so popular.
Shorting 35 percent from 3 mean over many many shots that are equally important the chance of a hitting a 3 in normal situations is 35 percent.
In the same way the performance of the Lakers in normal regular season games canβt as easily be applied to their playoff performance because playoffs arenβt normal situations. The 1994 rockets and 2002 Lakers are examples of teams that performed quite different season and playoffs. |
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LandsbergerRules Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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E=MCΒ² wrote: | Only if another team knocks out Clippers and Bucks get bounced in the East. Then I can see it. Otherwise, no chance. |
The specter of injuries will always be a factor, too. Kawhi wouldn't have won a ring last year if the Warriors were even reasonably healthy. _________________ "Chick lived and breathed Lakers basketballβ¦but he was also fair and objective and called every game the way it was played."
-from Chick: His Unpublished Memoirs and the Memories of Those Who Knew Him |
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J.C. Smith Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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The Lakers still have a reasonable chance. They have two of the top players in the league and a decent supporting cast.
The big question in the playoffs will be if Lebron can still elevate his game to the level he did a couple of seasons ago. If he can then they have a good shot. But it does seem to me that he's lost a step. Having failed to acquire a secondary playmaker and with the Clippers and Bucks both matching up well against the Lakers they don't have an easy path to a chip. |
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Brawn13 Star Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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Injuries/choking from the Clippers and Bucks are the only scenario I see us winning.
Their rosters are made to beat us. |
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DLaker Star Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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Playoff has not yet started and we already lost. We have as much a chance as any team out there, Kobe feel we have the pieces even without any changes. With his spirit, I feel we will win the championship. Currently we are on a 16 road win streak against western team. That is a damn good NBA record to have. In Kobeβs spirit I trust and something magical will happen this June. |
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Roger O. Thornhill Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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1960 was 60 years ago, not 80. |
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lakersfever714 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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My heart always believes but my head doesn't. _________________ Playoffs is good enough. - Jeanie Buss 2024 |
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DLaker Star Player
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Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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17 in a row on the road against western conference team. NBA RECORD CURRENTLY and still growing.
Canβt believe we still have tons of doubters of our good shot of winning it all this year. This team is making there own history and mark their own way this season. The West is no push over and you know playing against the Lakers we always get the other teams best efforts. |
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Dr. Laker Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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DLaker wrote: | 17 in a row on the road against western conference team. NBA RECORD CURRENTLY and still growing.
Canβt believe we still have tons of doubters of our good shot of winning it all this year. This team is making there own history and mark their own way this season. The West is no push over and you know playing against the Lakers we always get the other teams best efforts. |
+1 _________________ On Lakersground, a concern troll is someone who is a fan of another team, but pretends to be a Lakers fan with "concerns". |
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