Which LA team wins more games next year?

Startrout · Star Player Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Posts: 2144

There's another team in LA?

jodeke · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2017 8:53 am Post subject:

If Chris is chasing a ring he went to the wrong team. Huston won't win the Larry O'Brien anytime soon.
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Chronicle · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2017 8:56 am Post subject:

sonic the laker · Star Player Joined: 06 Oct 2013 Posts: 2071

First off, I'd like to agree that the depth charts need to be cleaned up a bit, as far as players actually on the roster, and positioning.

That aside, I believe there are some who are seriously underestimating what the departure of Chris Paul really means, for the Clippers.

With Chris Paul, the Clippers were heavily reliant on his set-up ability, as a point guard, to position the team offensively in half court sets. CP3 brought excellent passing, court vision, and navigated PnR opportunities brilliantly. As the Clippers roster currently stands, it will fall to Blake Griffin to take over the bulk of responsibilities, left vacant from CP3's departure. Despite being a "good" passer for a big man, with "good" court vision, that won't cut it, imo.

To add to that, the Clippers now will have to learn to play an entirely new style of ball. Unless Blake is going to initiate PnR offense from the perimeter, ala CP3, then it seems that the Clippers will have to go to a more high/low post, read and react type of offense, centered around Blake.

Also, do the players they have fit together? I like Patrick Beverly as a defensive guard, with decent spot-up shooting ability. Lou is an offensive firebrand, and Danilo Gallinari is definitely a very solid pickup. But, a lot of these guys are playing together for the first time, so chemistry could play an issue.

Having said all that, the Lakers have their own concerns. Mostly those that usually surround a young team, such as questions about player growth, and such.

How the Clippers downward turn of fortunes (and it is downward), matches up with the Lakers potential upswing...I honestly don't know. But, it'll be exciting to see, and one thing I do know is that the Lakers organization IS moving upward, while the Clippers have stalled, at best. Fallen off, at worst.

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krisobe · Star Player Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 3309

One word. BALL.

ROY.

35-40 wins.

tom · Star Player Joined: 24 Jun 2009 Posts: 7251

Clippers. They still have some very good players to all stars. We have a team full of 1 and 2 year players.

loosinsux · Rookie Joined: 04 Jul 2017 Posts: 13

Clippers by a large margin. They even win more if they somehow lose Griffin.

Our team just flat out stinks. We must face the fact, we are one of the worst teams in the NBA. We are one of the teams we used to fleece for young decent players. We are one of the teams everyone laughs at and points to as a reason the NBA should contract.

Jellojigglin · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:54 am Post subject:

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Trojans football may win more than us. J/k

unleasHell · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:18 am Post subject:

ch3_young · Sixth Man Joined: 08 Jun 2017 Posts: 30

Every team improves except Lakers, especially, some think new face and leader Ball will turn Lakers around and the 19 years old Ball can attach to 2 max players are dream

Anyway, we will be bottom in West. Clippers has West.. and will be better than Lakers for as long as West stays with Clippers.

The Logo · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2017 8:50 pm Post subject:

We're most likely a bottom three team in the West

lordtrapula · Starting Rotation Joined: 01 Jul 2015 Posts: 731

Clippers, if healthy I can see them getting the 6th-7th seed. But judging from their pieces and injury history, it wouldn't surprised me by the end of the season Lou and DJ are what's left of their starters. Gallinari and Griffin are ticking time bombs when it comes to getting hurt.

LakerLogic · Franchise Player Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Posts: 17886

We lost a lot of scoring. As it looks we are probably a bottom 3 team.

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deal · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:58 am Post subject:

Unfortunately the Clippers will win more games than the Lakers, yet again. The Lakers will continue to suck big time for yet another season.
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epak · Retired Number Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 34147

It's this loser type mentality that lost us World War 2!

pmacla · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2017 7:43 am Post subject:

Flippers signed 2 player who missed 238 games combined the last 4 years for $238 mil lol

Brilliant Doc, lets see them stay on the floor first and remember Blake wont even see teh floor until sometime in December the earliest

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venturalakersfan · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2017 8:27 am Post subject:

The Clippers end up with the 6th seed and we end up with the 15th seed in the West.
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numero-ocho · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:13 am Post subject:

The Clippers should still be better even without CP3 just due to experience and continuity.

However, the Lakers future is much brighter in my eyes. The Clippers have taken over as the LA team mortgaging their future away.
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