Lakers Ranking/Win Total Next Season (Vegas Sets Line @ 48.5; ESPN Predicts 41 Wins/Miss Playoffs)

Inspector Gadget · Retired Number Joined: 18 Apr 2016 Posts: 46674

ESPN showing there Laker hating agenda

yinoma2001 · Retired Number Joined: 19 Jun 2010 Posts: 119487

This will be a fun receipt to keep.
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Don Draper · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:48 pm Post subject:

This just makes anyone affiliated with ESPN look bad. Not sure that's worth the momentary surge in clicks.

anth2000 · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:48 pm Post subject:

Stupid ESPN...

I mean, come on....name 8 teams better than the Lakers in the West? In fact, name 5....or perhaps 3 or 4? I think beyond the Warriors and Rockets, no one is a slam dunk better than the Lakers.

GTL · Star Player Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 9839

BSPN
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PengShow · Starting Rotation Joined: 01 Jul 2018 Posts: 743

We'll be closer to 50 than we are to 40 wins, considering all the missed opportunities last season to win when we were close in the 4th.
Lonzo and BI missing games, playing G League level players major minutes because of all the injuries piling up towards the end of the year.

Adding LeBron to any team should be a +10 in the win column at the very least, 6 wins seems stupidly low.

PRLakeShow · Franchise Player Joined: 07 Oct 2016 Posts: 10460

Just click bait like always. I have no clue why people still watch and pay attention to ESPN.

Jordan-esque · Franchise Player Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 10265

9 OKC players including their starting 5 are already working out and playing team basketball scrimmages together this week in UCLA.

https://twitter.com/okcthundernews_/status/1024853876988624896?s=21
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greenfrog · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:57 pm Post subject:

Laying the case for another Lebron MVP...

SD2Hollyweird · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:59 pm Post subject:

Well then, that means the Lakeshow is definitely making the playoffs.... The less espn in your life, the healthier and wiser you'll be.

GTL · Star Player Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 9839

Shannon Sharpe is going to have a heart attack with this BSPN prediction. Skip Bayless is going to say, "This is what I've been saying, the West has gotten much better!"

I mean, I'm probably the biggest Spurs hater in the world, but even they got better this season and won close to 50 games last season, but according to this list, they're going to miss the playoffs...what ass.
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LakerSD · Franchise Player Joined: 10 Nov 2016 Posts: 23786

I saw Pelton predicted 41 wins. Usually he is pretty good but I disagree with this particular prediction.

41 wins seems very unlike him especially when he predicted 33+ the past 2 seasons with way less.

Man does the national media ever sleep on the Lakers young core. 41 wins would make sense if there were a ton of injuries and Stephenson and Beasley were playing heavy minutes due to injuries to core guys.

yinoma2001 · Retired Number Joined: 19 Jun 2010 Posts: 119487

So according to Pelton, the addition of LBJ (and other FA moves) is only worth 6 more wins?

How about the natural growth of the young core?

Yikes.
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venturalakersfan · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:09 pm Post subject:

I think we are a 6 seed at worst
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Wolverine · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:15 pm Post subject:

ESPN picked the Vegas Golden Knights to be the worst NHL team in 2018.

http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/20904996/nhl-2017-18-power-rankings-pittsburgh-penguins-edmonton-oilers-early-favorites

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Jesusdelonla · Franchise Player Joined: 24 Jan 2018 Posts: 15430

look at this BS:

Nuggets @4
Twolves @5
Pelicans @7

Jazz @2
Blazers @8
Thunder @6

jazz @2 spot in west? cause of D Mitchell? who else did they add?

Vin · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:18 pm Post subject:

There is some scenarios where we don't make it but that would surprise me.

venturalakersfan · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:19 pm Post subject:

SocalDevin · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:20 pm Post subject:

So their hate for the Lakers overrides their love for Bron.. Not even he can get in the way of their lack of objectivity.