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Lakers95 Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:13 pm Post subject: Lakers 2015-2016 Schedule discussion |
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http://espn.go.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/lal
ESPN's listed the first month already. The rest should be coming out within the hour.
We have a 5 game road trip in November before our 8 game road trip in December...before our Grammy road trip |
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Lakers95 Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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18 back to backs next season |
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textbook Star Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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22 away games and 11 home games thru 2015.
Yikes... |
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textbook Star Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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Not bad the first month and a half...only 2-3 playoff teams. |
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textbook Star Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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Lakers95 wrote: | 18 back to backs next season |
So we know kobe will miss at least 18 games? |
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Capt.Skyhook Star Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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The beginning of the season is really manageable. If this team jells quickly, we can have a respectable record (.500 or so) heading into December. This is very encouraging. |
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Lakers95 Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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textbook wrote: | Not bad the first month and a half...only 2-3 playoff teams. |
True. The first month actually looks pretty decent. We play in Oakland once, but other than that, we don't play any other "elite" teams either. |
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textbook Star Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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Lakers95 wrote: | textbook wrote: | Not bad the first month and a half...only 2-3 playoff teams. |
True. The first month actually looks pretty decent. We play in Oakland once, but other than that, we don't play any other "elite" teams either. |
Yeah, i'm encouraged. If we gel early and are able to win a couple games at the start, we could gain some confidence and momentum. |
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Omar Little Moderator
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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Lakers95 wrote: | textbook wrote: | Not bad the first month and a half...only 2-3 playoff teams. |
True. The first month actually looks pretty decent. We play in Oakland once, but other than that, we don't play any other "elite" teams either. |
Yeah, but they loaded us up on the "winnable" road games early in the season, when we are most likely to struggle on the road. |
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10scott10 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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Good god, its like the NBA is trying to get B Scott with so many away games early in the year
Also, lol, we only have 3 away games in all of March |
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Don Draper Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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Whatever...can't wait to see the young guns in action. |
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Lakers95 Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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24 wrote: | Lakers95 wrote: | textbook wrote: | Not bad the first month and a half...only 2-3 playoff teams. |
True. The first month actually looks pretty decent. We play in Oakland once, but other than that, we don't play any other "elite" teams either. |
Yeah, but they loaded us up on the "winnable" road games early in the season, when we are most likely to struggle on the road. |
Good point. April looks brutal. And our home stand in March is made up of a bunch of upper tier teams too. At least we'll get a lot of the East traveling done early on. |
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10scott10 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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If I got a schedule like that in 2K, I would be yelling bug
This schedule is insanely unbalanced |
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RMurphy_22 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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35-47...improvement but not a playoff team _________________ Back to Back Yeah, Yeah...and you know that!
- Magic |
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textbook Star Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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Lakers95 wrote: | 24 wrote: | Lakers95 wrote: | textbook wrote: | Not bad the first month and a half...only 2-3 playoff teams. |
True. The first month actually looks pretty decent. We play in Oakland once, but other than that, we don't play any other "elite" teams either. |
Yeah, but they loaded us up on the "winnable" road games early in the season, when we are most likely to struggle on the road. |
Good point. April looks brutal. And our home stand in March is made up of a bunch of upper tier teams too. At least we'll get a lot of the East traveling done early on. |
I would much rather have it this way than a stacked beginning of the season. We all know basketball has a lot to do with confidence. If we can win some games from the start it will make for a much more interesting season. And at the very least, it will slow up tank mode for a couple months and allow us to cheer for wins. |
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LakersFanESS Starting Rotation
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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We can really gain some ground in the 1st month of the season (only Golden State is a sure loss). This is good because it is easier to steal road games early in the season so I think we come out strong. Playoffs could be in sight fellas.. |
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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Yeeesh. I will be making the trip to Portland for both games. _________________ Music is my medicine |
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10scott10 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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IMO, this is a worst case schedule and will probably cost us 7-10 wins that we could have had if it were more balanced. Young teams do not do well with early road games |
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Mini Mamba Star Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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We play OKC on the 2nd night of a B2B three times this season. Wonder if Kobe will play in any of those games or sit them out and rest? |
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The Logo Star Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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Obviously the road trips are no bueno, but at least we have an easier start than last season. We have games against Minnesota, Sacramento, Dallas, Denver, Brooklyn, New York, Miami, Orlando, Dallas again, Detroit, and Phoenix. None of those wins are guaranteed but at least out of our first 11 games we only play a tier 1/2 team once. |
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cvballa Starting Rotation
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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Pretty soft through the end of 2015. 33 Games, but 22 on the road. However if we can get 18-20 wins over that span it would give the group confidence to make a run at the playoffs. Plus road trip always help a team gel so its good that we have a lot early.
Can't really be mad about the schedule. |
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Jim99187 Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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10scott10 wrote: | IMO, this is a worst case schedule and will probably cost us 7-10 wins that we could have had if it were more balanced. Young teams do not do well with early road games |
Chill dude we have to play the same number of games against each team anyways
It balances over a period |
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Jim99187 Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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24 wrote: | Lakers95 wrote: | textbook wrote: | Not bad the first month and a half...only 2-3 playoff teams. |
True. The first month actually looks pretty decent. We play in Oakland once, but other than that, we don't play any other "elite" teams either. |
Yeah, but they loaded us up on the "winnable" road games early in the season, when we are most likely to struggle on the road. |
I actually like that. Play those games when kobe is fresh and get us some wins |
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10scott10 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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Jim99187 wrote: | 10scott10 wrote: | IMO, this is a worst case schedule and will probably cost us 7-10 wins that we could have had if it were more balanced. Young teams do not do well with early road games |
Chill dude we have to play the same number of games against each team anyways
It balances over a period |
When the games occur matters a lot, with all of those early road games, they will have a lot less time to practice and improve between games. Sure, we'll make up for it later in the season, but that will be after we have lost a lot games that we could have won with more experience |
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lukewaltonsdad Star Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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The schedule was brutal last year at the very beginning of the season. I like the first month of the season. |
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