Anyone rooting for a 6th or 7th seed to avoid facing the Warriors until WCF?

BigBallerBrand · Star Player Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 5790 Location: LA

Realistically we will not get a 2nd or 3rd seed....so we should avoid the 4/5th seeds to avoid GSW in the 2nd round and obviously avoid 8th seed to face them in the 1st round.

Better to coast into a 6/7th seed and keep Lebron fresh and everyone else healthy rather than run everyone to the ground just to end up with a 4/5th seed and get bounced earlier
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Sentient Meat · Franchise Player Joined: 04 Jul 2014 Posts: 12978

Too early to worry about this... we don't know who will be the strongest by the end of the season.

If Boogie plays well and gives them an all star quality center then you don't want to face them... but you will have to play them at some point anyway.

If Boogie isn't the same then I think we have as good a chance as any team to upset them.

We should just try to win as many games as possible.

Considering we beat Portland and Denver already, I don't see any reason we can't compete for a top four seed.

PHILosophize · Franchise Player Joined: 05 Nov 2012 Posts: 10758

let's just make the playoffs first

I agree with you though it'd be a hell of a lot nicer to end up at 7th than 8th.
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The Juggernaut · Star Player Joined: 24 Aug 2017 Posts: 4572

Hell no. We need homecourt advantage for this young squad. I am rooting for 2nd or 3rd seed.

governator · Retired Number Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 25086

Nah, gotta take the belt from the champ. We don’t duck

Dr. Laker · Franchise Player Joined: 12 Apr 2002 Posts: 17105

Best chance for an upset is in the early rounds.
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pio2u · Retired Number Joined: 26 Dec 2012 Posts: 54573

I'm pulling for us to win every game.

lakersfever714 · Franchise Player Joined: 05 Jan 2016 Posts: 11759

6th or 7th? Why such low expectation? especially after landing TC? I was thinking 2nd seed because Lebron likes to be in that position. He doesn't want to give it his all in the regular season so he could save energy for the playoffs.
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Aeneas Hunter · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 31763

I don't think that the two or three seed is out of reach. Picking up Chandler bumped up my assessment of the team a notch. I like the roster construction a lot better, plus Chandler has a longstanding reputation as a good locker room guy. It all depends on injuries and the like, but we can hang with Denver, Portland, and San Antonio if we stay reasonably healthy and keep playing defense.

Megaton · Retired Number Joined: 18 Feb 2015 Posts: 25636

I like winning. So I’d rather pull for the number 1 seed and meet the Warriors in the WCF with home court advantage.

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dont_be_a_wuss · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Mar 2012 Posts: 21458

Yes I would.

2/3/6/7 > 4/5/8

saetarubia · Star Player Joined: 06 Jul 2014 Posts: 6208

Nope. I want the 2nd seed. Think it will be between us and the Nuggets. Blazers aren't better than us and I hope Rockets continue to struggle defensively due to the players they lost last summer even though they got their defensive coordinator back.
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LakerDynasty6.0 · Star Player Joined: 12 Jan 2009 Posts: 4656

I'm rooting for #1 seed.. Let the dubs avoid us
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markjay · Star Player Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 3922 Location: O.C.

What? We have one 4 of our last 5 games. Even if we win only 2 out of 3 from here on out, that may be enough for second seed. Second or third seed are perfectly doable.

ringfinger · Retired Number Joined: 08 Oct 2013 Posts: 29418

Not until we have clinched a playoff berth.

venturalakersfan · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 6:08 pm Post subject:

I am hoping for a playoff spot.
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slavavov · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 6:11 pm Post subject:

If we can do better than a 6th or 7th seed, then settling for a lower seed just to avoid GSW in the 2nd round would be cowardly. Not exactly the right way to build a championship culture.
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Steve007 · Franchise Player Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Posts: 13223

I would definitely prefer a 4 or 5 seed with a better chance to win the first round. 6 and 7 seeds lose in the first round a lot more often. 7 seeds almost never get past the first round. You need to get past the first round first before facing the Warriors later.

And this team has too many young players that have never been in the playoffs. I don’t trust them to overcome the odds and get it done with a lower seed. They need the 4th seed and the home court advantage.

ringfinger · Retired Number Joined: 08 Oct 2013 Posts: 29418