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Will we make the playoffs in 15-16 season?
Without a doubt (55+ games, Seed 1-6)
12%
 12%  [ 21 ]
Yes, but barely (46-54 games, Seed 7-8)
35%
 35%  [ 59 ]
Close, but no cigar (38-45 games)
52%
 52%  [ 87 ]
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:14 pm    Post subject: Will the Lakers make the playoffs in 15-16?

It's a tough Western Conference as it's been now for several years. Can this year's team pull it off?
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:15 pm    Post subject:

Without a doubt. Okafor will go for 25 ppg 12 rpg on 65% shooting. MVP. #1 seed. Championship.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:19 pm    Post subject:

dmorans1 wrote:
Without a doubt. Okafor will go for 25 ppg 12 rpg on 65% shooting. MVP. #1 seed. Championship.
Love your enthusiasm.

It'll all depend on what FA we can sign. We'll have a clearer picture after the draft and free agency.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:20 pm    Post subject:

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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:21 pm    Post subject:

If we draft Okafor I think we can win 50 games next year.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:22 pm    Post subject:

I think that 35-40 wins is possible, it depends on how we spend our FA money
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:25 pm    Post subject:

venturalakersfan wrote:
I think that 35-40 wins is possible, it depends on how we spend our FA money


C: Okafor
PF: Love
SF: Harrison Barnes
SG: Kobe
PG: Rondo

I think that is the line-up vision the team has for next year.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:27 pm    Post subject:

K0BEE 2.0 wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
I think that 35-40 wins is possible, it depends on how we spend our FA money


C: Okafor
PF: Love
SF: Harrison Barnes
SG: Kobe
PG: Rondo

I think that is the line-up vision the team has for next year.


Harrison Barnes? Where did that come from? How the hell do you expect we get him?
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:27 pm    Post subject:

Barnes isn't a FA, so he will be a Warrior next season.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:29 pm    Post subject:

Depends upon if a big name free agent is picked up.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:30 pm    Post subject:

Draft Okafor. Feed the big dog the rock, save Kobe legs for the playoffs, Lakers are back
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:35 pm    Post subject:

Highly unlikely to me.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:45 pm    Post subject:

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Harrison Barnes? Where did that come from? How the hell do you expect we get him?


The Warriors save a lot of money if they get the Lakers 27th / 34th pick..... they need to pay Green his max money.... I think it's a possible scenario.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:52 pm    Post subject:

depends on who we get in FA.

our team "as is" with the #2 pick (towns/Okafor/russel) is not playoff ready
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 3:06 pm    Post subject:

audioaxes wrote:
depends on who we get in FA.

our team "as is" with the #2 pick (towns/Okafor/russel) is not playoff ready


Which is why the poll is an ongoing one; we'll be able to track it throughout the upcoming season.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 3:10 pm    Post subject:

K0BEE 2.0 wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
I think that 35-40 wins is possible, it depends on how we spend our FA money


C: Okafor
PF: Love
SF: Harrison Barnes
SG: Kobe
PG: Rondo

I think that is the line-up vision the team has for next year.


No thanks on Love. I'd rather roll w/ Randle and go after Jimmy Butler
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 3:13 pm    Post subject:

Ask this again after the summer is over
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 3:15 pm    Post subject:

Any chance there's a falling-out between Kawhi Leonard and Popovich and we somehow get him with the max?
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 3:17 pm    Post subject:

K0BEE 2.0 wrote:
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Harrison Barnes? Where did that come from? How the hell do you expect we get him?


The Warriors save a lot of money if they get the Lakers 27th / 34th pick..... they need to pay Green his max money.... I think it's a possible scenario.


Sure it's a possible scenario. A possible scenario is also we signing Anthony Davis next summer and the Pelicans refusing to match. Heck another possible scenario is LeBron opting out and signing with us this summer. Want me to go on with super pipe dreams?
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 3:18 pm    Post subject:

We don't know what will happen during free agency. Anything big is probably a pipe dream especially with restricted FA's.

I don't see us making the playoffs. Look at the teams this year. OKC actually didn't make it in. If OKC was healthy all 8 teams would have won 50+ games. The Pelicans who are a good team and will only get better are lucky to have made it with 45 wins. Pelicans had their share of injuries as well they could have won 50 games.

Its too bad we have this East/West system were horrible teams make the playoffs in the East only to get swept like the Celtics. While OKC sat at home.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 3:21 pm    Post subject:

K0BEE 2.0 wrote:
dmorans1 wrote:
Harrison Barnes? Where did that come from? How the hell do you expect we get him?


The Warriors save a lot of money if they get the Lakers 27th / 34th pick..... they need to pay Green his max money.... I think it's a possible scenario.


Barnes is having another really good postseason. he's looking like an integral part.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 3:22 pm    Post subject:

It is way too early to ask this question. There are so many moves to be made. We are definitely on the right track though.

There are 2 teams to keep an eye on out West. If LMA leaves Portland, and Wes Mathews is not the same player after his injury, Portland surely becomes vulnerable of missing the playoffs. The next team would be the Mavericks. They're just an old team, and Dirk looks finished. So can the Lakers squeak in? well its too early to tell. But if they happen to draft Okafor, who is more NBA ready IMO than Towns, and are able to steal a player like Jimmy Butler, then I don't see why they can't squeak in at that 8th seed.

PG: Clarkson/J. Lin
SG: Kobe/Ellington
SF: Butler/Nick Young
PF: Randle/Boozer
C: Okafor/Davis

That team right there can definitely compete for that 8th seed. Jimmy Butler now is the biggest pipe, but is still in the realm of possibility. I can't wait for this offseason to get underway. I think the Lakers just became a much more attractive destination. We should be atop the Western Conference again by 2017.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 7:04 pm    Post subject:

no playoffs, but close.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 7:17 pm    Post subject:

As of now? No. Not a chance.

That could change based on FA.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 7:18 pm    Post subject:

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Harrison Barnes? Where did that come from? How the hell do you expect we get him?


The Warriors save a lot of money if they get the Lakers 27th / 34th pick..... they need to pay Green his max money.... I think it's a possible scenario.


Barnes is having another really good postseason. he's looking like an integral part.


Yeah, if GS doesn't screw that up they are going to have a nice 5-6 year window.
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