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Inspector Gadget Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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CervantesRises wrote: | NBA won't let us go 0-3 at home...I expect Jokic to be in early foul trouble and for us to have a FT parade to make up for that nonsense against Houston and SA. |
I’m not worried about Jokic as much as I’m worried about there great 3pt shooters in Harris and Murray also it’s guaranteed 1 of there under the radar guys like Trey Lyles or Hernangomez or Plumlee are gonna play like a all star unless we really play good defense... so it will be interesting to see if the Lakers are ready to show the Nuggets that they aren’t on the same level like us. |
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VicXLakers Franchise Player
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diando wrote: | LKA wrote: | Isn’t Mudiay on the Knicks? |
He is |
OOPS! .... For some reason CBS sports.com had him listed w/ Denver. |
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mhan00 Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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I’d be pretty shocked if we win this one. Denver is riding high right now and it’s a back to back for us, albeit one where our starters got some nice rest last night. Hopefully McGee doesn’t get into major foul trouble and can contain Jokic a bit, but it’ll be tough since he relies mostly on his athleticism to block shots and isn’t great at position defense, and Jokic seems like the kind of guy who can exploit that to draw fouls. |
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Baron Von Humongous Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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Denver is giving up a ton of corner 3s so far this season that teams just haven't been hitting. Getting Kuz in the corners in early offense and having Bron find him on skip passes could yield a lot of points. Hopefully Kuz is feeling good tonight. _________________ Under New Management |
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Baron Von Humongous Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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Inspector Gadget wrote: | CervantesRises wrote: | NBA won't let us go 0-3 at home...I expect Jokic to be in early foul trouble and for us to have a FT parade to make up for that nonsense against Houston and SA. |
I’m not worried about Jokic as much as I’m worried about there great 3pt shooters in Harris and Murray also it’s guaranteed 1 of there under the radar guys like Trey Lyles or Hernangomez or Plumlee are gonna play like a all star unless we really play good defense... so it will be interesting to see if the Lakers are ready to show the Nuggets that they aren’t on the same level like us. |
I hope they've continued to cut down on the miscommunication on help D. There are going to be backcuts galore, and over-helping is going to lead to a lot of threes. Twos don't hurt as much as threes. _________________ Under New Management |
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LKA Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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I think a win tonight would say a lot about this team |
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Inspector Gadget Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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Baron Von Humongous wrote: | Inspector Gadget wrote: | CervantesRises wrote: | NBA won't let us go 0-3 at home...I expect Jokic to be in early foul trouble and for us to have a FT parade to make up for that nonsense against Houston and SA. |
I’m not worried about Jokic as much as I’m worried about there great 3pt shooters in Harris and Murray also it’s guaranteed 1 of there under the radar guys like Trey Lyles or Hernangomez or Plumlee are gonna play like a all star unless we really play good defense... so it will be interesting to see if the Lakers are ready to show the Nuggets that they aren’t on the same level like us. |
I hope they've continued to cut down on the miscommunication on help D. There are going to be backcuts galore, and over-helping is going to lead to a lot of threes. Twos don't hurt as much as threes. |
We are gonna need to display 3pt shooting in this game if the Nuggets go all bonkers on us with the 3pters. |
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BlackStarMamba Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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i initially had us losing this one, but this is winnable especially after starters got rest, playing at home
denver has been 4-0; but really a cakewalk schedule
3 home games
with games against clips, suns, kings
they beat GS, in denver, by only 2
i say we have a solid chance |
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PhiberOptik Star Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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I really want this game not because of Denver but for us to have a 2 game winning streak. But beating that punk Murray will be fun.
Beat them!! _________________ Let's Go Lakers!!! |
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Inspector Gadget Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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BlackStarMamba wrote: | i initially had us losing this one, but this is winnable especially after starters got rest, playing at home
denver has been 4-0; but really a cakewalk schedule
3 home games
with games against clips, suns, kings
they beat GS, in denver, by only 2
i say we have a solid chance |
Yeah I don’t think anyone is convinced that Denver is ready to be apart of the elite WC company even if they are a good team.. they can be like Minny from last year, make the playoffs and get bounced in the 1st round, we need to see more of them to see if they are ready this year. |
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dont_be_a_wuss Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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How the heck are these guys 4-0? We need to end that fluke. |
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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dont_be_a_wuss wrote: | How the heck are these guys 4-0? We need to end that fluke. |
The same reason why we are 1-3 when we should be better... Denver is basically in the same tier like Portland/Pelicans unless they really convince us that they are really good. |
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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Inspector Gadget wrote: | dont_be_a_wuss wrote: | How the heck are these guys 4-0? We need to end that fluke. |
The same reason why we are 1-3 when we should be better... Denver is basically in the same tier like Portland/Pelicans unless they really convince us that they are really good. |
looking at their schedule, their record is probably inflated, they beat
the warriors, kings, suns, and clippers
they undoubtedly are playing well, but at the same time they played three non-playoff teams. moreover 3/4 of the nuggets game were played at home, which probably helped
the lakers have only faced one non-playoff team (suns)
edit: whoops, looks like BlackStarMamba beat me to it |
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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Bron-.167 from 3
Kuzma-.250 from 3
those two have to be better shooters and better on D
Win by 2o or bust |
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lakersfever714 Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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OKC is complete garbage. Outside of PG13 and Westbrick, they literally have no one else who's a consistent scoring threat. I'd be very surprised if they made the playoffs this year. _________________ LeGoat! LeMazing! LeGend! |
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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lakersfever714 wrote: | OKC is complete garbage. Outside of PG13 and Westbrick, they literally have no one else who's a consistent scoring threat. I'd be very surprised if they made the playoffs this year. |
I’m surprised Celtics aren’t taking it to them, but Celtics haven’t looked invincible since the preseason. |
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lakersfever714 Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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Inspector Gadget wrote: | lakersfever714 wrote: | OKC is complete garbage. Outside of PG13 and Westbrick, they literally have no one else who's a consistent scoring threat. I'd be very surprised if they made the playoffs this year. |
I’m surprised Celtics aren’t taking it to them, but Celtics haven’t looked invincible since the preseason. |
Celtics just aren't making their jumpshots like us. They have plenty of talents up and down their roster. Like the Lakers, they'll be elite once they start shooting their normal percentages. _________________ LeGoat! LeMazing! LeGend! |
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Inspector Gadget Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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lakersfever714 wrote: | Inspector Gadget wrote: | lakersfever714 wrote: | OKC is complete garbage. Outside of PG13 and Westbrick, they literally have no one else who's a consistent scoring threat. I'd be very surprised if they made the playoffs this year. |
I’m surprised Celtics aren’t taking it to them, but Celtics haven’t looked invincible since the preseason. |
Celtics just aren't making their jumpshots like us. They have plenty of talents up and down their roster. Like the Lakers, they'll be elite once they start shooting their normal percentages. |
Agreed, they will get there act together like the Lakers will. |
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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Kyrie Irving has been really bad this season so far |
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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Vucevic averaging 19-10-5
83% 3s |
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chantruong Star Player
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defense wrote: | Vucevic averaging 19-10-5
83% 3s |
Dam, might require 4 1st picks to get now |
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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defense wrote: | Kyrie Irving has been really bad this season so far |
His injuries might have ruined his career |
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leor_77 Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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Nuggets are 4-0, but the only quality team they beat was the Warriors (which they deserve credit for). Definitely a tough game, but not impossible. |
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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We owe 'em a streak-breaking. |
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