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aticusCL
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 Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:13 pm Post subject: Re: Las Vegas projects the Lakers at only 31 wins this year... :( |
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If we win 25 games I will be surprised. I just hope Kobe doesn't get seriously hurt fooling around with this team. What a disgrace.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:14 pm Post subject: Re: Las Vegas projects the Lakers at only 31 wins this year... :( |
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Thats not a prediction. It is where they set the number to induce equal bets on both sides. When the Lakers are good, the number is often high because so many fans bet the over. Conversely, when they are down, the same fans tend to get very pessimistic, and the haters pile on with their emotional bets.
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Omar Little
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:16 pm Post subject: Re: Las Vegas projects the Lakers at only 31 wins this year... :( |
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| Darth Los Angeles wrote: |
If we win 25 games I will be surprised. I just hope Kobe doesn't get seriously hurt fooling around with this team. What a disgrace. |
They won 27 in a season mostly without Kobe or Nash, with Gasol on autopilot, with the most injuries in the league, and with them throwing in the towel and trading or sitting guys down down the stretch.
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| 31 is generous. we lost pau |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Nobody is giving this team much of a chance, if that doesn't light a fire in them, then I don't know what does. |
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Omar Little
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| NYClakerguy wrote: | | 31 is generous. we lost pau |
I hate to tell you this, but last year, the Lakers did better with Pau off the floor than on. Thats objective, statistical fact.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:35 pm Post subject: Re: Las Vegas projects the Lakers at only 31 wins this year... :( |
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| 24 wrote: |
Thats not a prediction. It is where they set the number to induce equal bets on both sides. When the Lakers are good, the number is often high because so many fans bet the over. Conversely, when they are down, the same fans tend to get very pessimistic, and the haters pile on with their emotional bets. |
That's true but money talks. That should be a bit of an awakening for those thinking a 50-win season. |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:38 pm Post subject: Re: Las Vegas projects the Lakers at only 31 wins this year... :( |
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| ringfinger wrote: | | 24 wrote: |
Thats not a prediction. It is where they set the number to induce equal bets on both sides. When the Lakers are good, the number is often high because so many fans bet the over. Conversely, when they are down, the same fans tend to get very pessimistic, and the haters pile on with their emotional bets. |
That's true but money talks. That should be a bit of an awakening for those thinking a 50-win season. |
aint nobody in their right mind thinkin that.. key phrase: right mind |
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Omar Little
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: Las Vegas projects the Lakers at only 31 wins this year... :( |
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| KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | ringfinger wrote: | | 24 wrote: |
Thats not a prediction. It is where they set the number to induce equal bets on both sides. When the Lakers are good, the number is often high because so many fans bet the over. Conversely, when they are down, the same fans tend to get very pessimistic, and the haters pile on with their emotional bets. |
That's true but money talks. That should be a bit of an awakening for those thinking a 50-win season. |
aint nobody in their right mind thinkin that.. key phrase: right mind |
The lakers have a very wide range of outcomes imo. Everything breaking right and they could get 50. Not very probable.
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Sounds pretty optimistic.
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| 24 wrote: | | NYClakerguy wrote: | | 31 is generous. we lost pau |
I hate to tell you this, but last year, the Lakers did better with Pau off the floor than on. Thats objective, statistical fact. |
For those who want it, the Lakers gave up 9.02 points per 48 minutes more than they scored when Pau was on the floor, vs. 3.78 per 48 fewer without him. On a per minute basis, they were 2.4 times better at point differential without him. Thats a shockingly high difference. It demonstrates the difference between raw statistics and actual value.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:55 pm Post subject: Re: Las Vegas projects the Lakers at only 31 wins this year... :( |
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| 24 wrote: |
Thats not a prediction. It is where they set the number to induce equal bets on both sides. When the Lakers are good, the number is often high because so many fans bet the over. Conversely, when they are down, the same fans tend to get very pessimistic, and the haters pile on with their emotional bets. |
duh! Well stated. |
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aticusCL
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Assuming ALL this comes true: Kobe comes back at 100%; Nash is healthy and can play meaningful minutes; and Randle plays well enough to get on the All-Rookie Team, I predict we will win at least 40 games... 
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| Absolutely over on this. I might have to lay $500 on this. |
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I am getting the sense that a lot of so-called fans on here will be disappointed if the Lakers win more than 31.
As a matter of fact looks like most of you just want to throw in the towel now and just get right to the off season without even seeing one game. Yay fans!
Lakers will be better than last year. That I have zero doubt.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:12 pm Post subject: Re: Las Vegas projects the Lakers at only 31 wins this year... :( |
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| KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | ringfinger wrote: | | 24 wrote: |
Thats not a prediction. It is where they set the number to induce equal bets on both sides. When the Lakers are good, the number is often high because so many fans bet the over. Conversely, when they are down, the same fans tend to get very pessimistic, and the haters pile on with their emotional bets. |
That's true but money talks. That should be a bit of an awakening for those thinking a 50-win season. |
aint nobody in their right mind thinkin that.. key phrase: right mind |
Have you seen all the people in here who think we're playoff bound? We'd essentially need to be a team that can win 50 games just to sneak in. |
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| BruceLeroy1985 wrote: | I am getting the sense that a lot of so-called fans on here will be disappointed if the Lakers win more than 31.
Lakers will be better than last year. That I have zero doubt. |
They had their worst season in years, that will not be hard to accomplish. Now the degree of how much better is up for debate. |
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| At least they are predicting more wins for the Lakers than the Celtics. |
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Man. Should I place a bet? Sounds tempting.  |
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| BruceLeroy1985 wrote: | I am getting the sense that a lot of so-called fans on here will be disappointed if the Lakers win more than 31.
As a matter of fact looks like most of you just want to throw in the towel now and just get right to the off season without even seeing one game. Yay fans!
Lakers will be better than last year. That I have zero doubt. |
Maybe since your sense is only 45 posts, it's still getting warmed up, but not a lit of people would be upset if we win over 31. |
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Omar Little
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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| ringfinger wrote: | | BruceLeroy1985 wrote: | I am getting the sense that a lot of so-called fans on here will be disappointed if the Lakers win more than 31.
As a matter of fact looks like most of you just want to throw in the towel now and just get right to the off season without even seeing one game. Yay fans!
Lakers will be better than last year. That I have zero doubt. |
Maybe since your sense is only 45 posts, it's still getting warmed up, but not a lit of people would be upset if we win over 31. |
No offense, but some folks make his sense pretty hard to quibble with...
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GonzagaAlum
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Dang another bet I love is the under on the nuggets at 40.5.
I might have to parlay... Lakers and Nuggets. |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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| What did vegas have for the Lakers at the beginning of last year? 34 wins? |
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| GonzagaAlum wrote: | Dang another bet I love is the under on the nuggets at 40.5.
I might have to parlay... Lakers and Nuggets. |
The under on the Warriors at 50.5 wins should be popular in here too. A lot of people here are expecting them to miss the playoffs this year because they fired Jackson. |
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