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How many games will the 2019 - 2020 Los Angeles Lakers win?
70+ games
4%
 4%  [ 6 ]
60 - 69 games
12%
 12%  [ 15 ]
55 - 59 games
47%
 47%  [ 59 ]
48 - 54 games
32%
 32%  [ 40 ]
42 - 47 games
2%
 2%  [ 3 ]
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:53 pm    Post subject:

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48-54


Yep, same. We won’t approach 60 without a closer IMO. Close games might be tough.

We’ll either need a closer to emerge, or just obliterate teams which I don’t see happening every night.

lols. whos better than bron at taking over games late? game winners included?
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 3:53 pm    Post subject:



Get hyped!!!
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 4:03 pm    Post subject:

46 wins
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 4:07 pm    Post subject:

Halflife wrote:
ringfinger wrote:
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Yep, same. We won’t approach 60 without a closer IMO. Close games might be tough.

We’ll either need a closer to emerge, or just obliterate teams which I don’t see happening every night.

lols. whos better than bron at taking over games late? game winners included?


Damian Lillard, for one.

That hasn't really been a big part of Lebron's legacy.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 5:02 pm    Post subject:

MickMgl wrote:
Halflife wrote:
ringfinger wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
48-54


Yep, same. We won’t approach 60 without a closer IMO. Close games might be tough.

We’ll either need a closer to emerge, or just obliterate teams which I don’t see happening every night.

lols. whos better than bron at taking over games late? game winners included?


Damian Lillard, for one.

That hasn't really been a big part of Lebron's legacy.


If Lillard was so good at late game situations the Blazers would have been in the Finals by now, LeBron has the proven track record.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 8:59 pm    Post subject:

MickMgl wrote:
Halflife wrote:
ringfinger wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
48-54


Yep, same. We won’t approach 60 without a closer IMO. Close games might be tough.

We’ll either need a closer to emerge, or just obliterate teams which I don’t see happening every night.

lols. whos better than bron at taking over games late? game winners included?


Damian Lillard, for one.

That hasn't really been a big part of Lebron's legacy.

Bron has a nice legacy of game winners
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 4:27 am    Post subject:

lakersfever714 wrote:
69 and the ring


It will be interesting to see what are adjusted predicted record will be when they replace Cousins

I have a good feeling that if we sign Noah, that our regular season record may actually improve by 1 or 2 games
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 9:13 am    Post subject:

Revenge LeBron and a motivated Anthony Davis are getting this team at least 55 wins.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 3:13 pm    Post subject:

ReaListik wrote:
Revenge LeBron and a motivated Anthony Davis are getting this team at least 55 wins.


Let's hope those are the roles fulfilled, rather than those they staged last season: Gimp LeBron (37 games missed, no playoffs) and Wimp Davis (26 games missed, no playoffs.) One can only hope.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 3:21 pm    Post subject:

Inspector Gadget wrote:
MickMgl wrote:
Halflife wrote:
ringfinger wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
48-54


Yep, same. We won’t approach 60 without a closer IMO. Close games might be tough.

We’ll either need a closer to emerge, or just obliterate teams which I don’t see happening every night.

lols. whos better than bron at taking over games late? game winners included?


Damian Lillard, for one.

That hasn't really been a big part of Lebron's legacy.


If Lillard was so good at late game situations the Blazers would have been in the Finals by now, LeBron has the proven track record.


Dame is that good in the clutch. His teammates haven’t been up to the task most of his career. Let’s be real
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 25, 2019 10:40 pm    Post subject:

dcarter4kobe wrote:
Current west PR

1/2. Lakers
1/2. Clippers
3. Jazz
4. Denver
5. Rockets
6. Warriors
7. Blazers
8. Spurs

9. Pelicans
10.Kings
11. OKC
12. Dallas
13. TWolves
14. Memphis
15. Suns

Pretty loaded.


I agree with your 8 playoff teams if none of those teams have season ending injuries for their star players.

But I think HOU will grab the 1 seed. MDA knows how to win regular season games. Westbrook in a 7 seconds or less offense is like putting a fish in water. And the paint is gonna be WIDE OPEN . They are gonna blow out alot of teams this year. Especially the ones in the bottom half of the league.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 12:44 am    Post subject:

Is it possible that a reformed Dwight Howard, is better than a rehabbing Demarcus Cousins right now?
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:33 am    Post subject:

I honestly see us going 54 to 56 games, with us going 24-17 or 25-16 in the 1st half of the season, and then turning on the jets during the last 5-10 games of the year going into the playoffs.

Expecting a good amount of load-management DNPs on LeBron during January and February dog days and back to backs, with a lot of 2-man center rotations going into the ASB as they feel out Howard and test McGee's endurance. Bu March, though, if Howard survives the All_Star break, I figure we'll have a rotation of this:

Starters - McGee, AD, LBJ, Green, Bradley
Rotation - Kuz, Caruso, Howard, Dudley, then Cook or KCP

Thinking/ hoping Caruso gets his foot in the door and keeps it there for steady rotation minutes as the first guard off the bench. Don't know if he's ready to be starting PG with this lineup yet, but if he gets it, I'll be rooting for him to keep it. If they ride with LBJ as main initiator and then want solid players with defensive reps and shooting starting alongside, then Bradley and Green could get it, and Caruso can sub for either guard depending on matchups, as he's got good size at 6-5.

What's funny to me is that I'm used to old-school lineup where the multi-position types would come of the bench as swing men and fill in where needed. Now, with AD (PF-C), LBJ (F-G), and Green (SG/SF) as our most likely starters, we're starting 3 guys who themselves are multi-position guys already, so it's hard to predict a regular rotation at this point.

That's another reason why I figure we'll show marked improvement in 2nd half of season (like a 4 to 6 win increase from 1st half) and end in the mid-50s.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 12:19 pm    Post subject:

I'd be surprised if we make the playoffs. Health is going to be a major issue for this team. AD, cousins, howard, Bradley, rondo, green, are all injury prone players. Lebron is also getting to that delicate bball age. I wouldnt be surprised if we have a year of injuries and whiff on the playoffs
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 1:38 pm    Post subject:

Halflife wrote:
ringfinger wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
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Yep, same. We won’t approach 60 without a closer IMO. Close games might be tough.

We’ll either need a closer to emerge, or just obliterate teams which I don’t see happening every night.

lols. whos better than bron at taking over games late? game winners included?


Realize this was a month ago, but thread got bumped.

Players who can dribble, pull it up and knock it down.

We don’t really have that guy on the roster now.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 1:43 pm    Post subject:

62-20.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 1:46 pm    Post subject:

Dr. Laker wrote:
62-20.


All Lakers fans should reduce their guesses by about 15%.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 2:21 pm    Post subject:

ringfinger wrote:
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62-20.


All Lakers fans should reduce their guesses by about 15%.


Why?
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 1:20 am    Post subject:

Lebron/Bosh/Wade won 58 games in their first year together.

Lebron/Kyrie/Love won 53 games in their first year together.

This was in the Eastern Conference where on paper they were clearly the most talented team at the time. Lebron was also in/close to his prime during those stints as well.

Now some people expect a team with an older Lebron plus a ton of mileage and AD to win 60 games in the Western Conference in the first year after just losing one of their top 5 players?

Lol I think those individuals might need a reality check. That's not even factoring load management or further injuries.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:20 am    Post subject:

I reckon that folks should wipe the mist off their purple-n-gold glasses and notice how old LeBron is and how few playoff games Anthony Davis has ever won for his team. The odds stack up terrible for us.

The nearest team from history who won a championship with a starting point guard of LeBron's age was the '11 Mavs (Kidd was 38.) Let's compare them to us. I think that talent-wise Kidd and LeBron is a push at this age. Dallas needed a distributor and LeBron could be that, if healthy. The gamble is whether LeBron can avoid injury. Even.

They had a scoring demon in Dirk who stayed healthy his whole career through that point. They had a pair of still fast wings in Shawn Marion and Caron Butler who could guard wings and forwards inside and out. AD can score but his history is to disappear at big moments. We have no defensive answers around the horn. Advantage: Dallas.

They had a starting center at the peak of his game in Tyson Chandler, a defensive specialist who could also score and rebound. We have McGee and Dwight. Huge advantage: Dallas.

They had a sixth man of the year contender in Jason Terry, still able to score in huge bunches and at will break down his man off the dribble against most teams. We have, ummm, no one remotely similar; Kuzma shows promise. Advantage: Dallas.

I'm scratching my head to see how LeBron and AD make this thing work.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 11:08 am    Post subject:

Dr. Laker wrote:
ringfinger wrote:
Dr. Laker wrote:
62-20.


All Lakers fans should reduce their guesses by about 15%.


Why?


Because it is based on optimism (hope), not an actual projection which bakes in injuries, etc.

We havent even seen this team play yet.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:12 pm    Post subject:

Baby Steps.....

Making the playoffs will be difficult next season.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:33 pm    Post subject:

Kobesystem wrote:
Baby Steps.....

Making the playoffs will be difficult next season.


Unfortunately baby steps isn't an option given AD's impending FA. Playoffs have to be a minimum even if it will be difficult.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:37 am    Post subject:

I love these old threads.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:41 am    Post subject:

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I love these old threads.


Lol looks like I'm way off and I couldn't be happier. What are we on pace for right now?
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