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scottpot29
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 Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: Is it time to PANIC? |
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| Runway8 wrote: | | AD23 wrote: | | anth2000 wrote: | | AD23 wrote: | | I am very worried. Discuss |
Why????? Huh?
Dude, I have been watching Lakers basketball for 45 years….this is the same preseason that the Lakers go through every year. That hasn’t changed.
Preseason is a feel out time…get players used to playing again, coaching evaluating rotations, etc.
This is what preseason is…
Do you remember the Shaq/Kobe/Phil Jackson Laker team preseasons? These games don’t mean sh*t…
Crazy if anyone panics. I actually think the team looks really good. I love what I am seeing in some players. It’s going to be great. |
Sarcasm... someone had to start this thread.
I know others are master of panic. I could care less lol |
It's "I could not care less." Someone on LG corrected me several years ago. I'm paying it forward. LOL! |
You're welcome. Might not have been me, but my guess it was.
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hydrohead
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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no panic from me...still see this as a 51-31 and a 4/5 seed. Right fam?
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lakurluv
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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| No! |
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statyin
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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There is zero reason to panic, our star players haven't really play. The issue with the two preseason game is when both team didn't really have their star players playing major minutes, the field is leveled and there is no reason we get blown out like that.
I get it, the whole point of preseason is not winning, it's meant to be testing rotations, figuring out offense and defense set. But while we are doing that, at least put up a good fight. Our team feels like still in vacation mood just coming out of a championship. It's time to wake up and put some effort to play. |
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mirak
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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Polarbear
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:25 pm Post subject: Re: Is it time to PANIC? |
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| AD23 wrote: | | I am very worried. Discuss |
It’s not that you created this sarcastic post it’s that you created this sarcastic post and people thought you were legitimately serious and agreed with you Jesus people get a (bleep) dog |
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JamaalWilkes
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Blow it up. |
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Kobetan
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| Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2021 2:27 am Post subject: |
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| JamaalWilkes wrote: | | Blow it up. |
keep Russ and Bron |
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Hanging from Rafters
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| Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2021 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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Panic would definitely be overreacting prematurely at this point but...
I think the coach said he wish they were farther along and...
So do I.
He and I have seen some things we’re not encouraged about but I’m hopefully optimistic that they will improve by time the other two stars join the party. |
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waterman40
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| Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 5:58 am Post subject: |
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Concerned to this point. Will feel better when we start winning outright some quarters and some games.
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Four Decade Bandwagon
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| Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:52 am Post subject: |
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No reason to panic. But obviously time to start getting the Big Three on the court together to build some type of chemistry together and with the other players.
Team chemistry on both ends looks like crap so far. |
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Hammett
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| Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 8:49 am Post subject: |
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Ship everyone ass out!
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Goldenwest
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| Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 8:59 am Post subject: |
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| The stars are not taking preseason seriously, this is for the rooks and journeyman who want to make the team |
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nevitt_smrek
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Yes. Fire Vogel, hire SVG. Let's all Panic! Ahhhhh
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LakersRGolden
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| Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 9:16 am Post subject: |
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| It seems like it's time to get the big 3 on the floor at the same time so they can get some game film with a few of the role players. I'm not sure we should throw away the first few real games gathering evidence for 3 or 4 competing theories of how this will work. |
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unleasHell
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| Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 9:44 am Post subject: Re: Is it time to PANIC? |
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| AD23 wrote: | | I am very worried. Discuss |
Not sure, but with 82 regular season games still left, I'm gonna hold off....
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Stumpy25
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| Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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| krisobe wrote: | I think our bread n butter closing lineup with 4-5 minutes left in the game would be.....
WB
MONK
BAZE (PERIMETER DEFENSE)
BRON
AD |
That's a no rebound lineup, that may work against the Warriors but not against most teams. AD is not a physical rebounder and LBJ and Westbrook will be asked to box out I don't see it. I eventually see Howard being in the starting lineup. |
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LakerDYnasty72
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| Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Stumpy25 wrote: | | krisobe wrote: | I think our bread n butter closing lineup with 4-5 minutes left in the game would be.....
WB
MONK
BAZE (PERIMETER DEFENSE)
BRON
AD |
That's a no rebound lineup, that may work against the Warriors but not against most teams. AD is not a physical rebounder and LBJ and Westbrook will be asked to box out I don't see it. I eventually see Howard being in the starting lineup. |
Dwight is - making his free throws at a fair clip- away from the closing lineup too. It's real enjoyable for me watching this team play when he & AD are anchoring our front line. |
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Stumpy25
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| Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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| LakerDYnasty72 wrote: | | Stumpy25 wrote: | | krisobe wrote: | I think our bread n butter closing lineup with 4-5 minutes left in the game would be.....
WB
MONK
BAZE (PERIMETER DEFENSE)
BRON
AD |
That's a no rebound lineup, that may work against the Warriors but not against most teams. AD is not a physical rebounder and LBJ and Westbrook will be asked to box out I don't see it. I eventually see Howard being in the starting lineup. |
Dwight is - making his free throws at a fair clip- away from the closing lineup too. It's real enjoyable for me watching this team play when he & AD are anchoring our front line. |
Glad we got Dwight back and I wish we could have gotten Javale too. They are both lengthy and quick running defenders. That was a magical championship lineup that should have been kept together longer. The old saying if it's working to try to fix it. |
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pjiddy
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| Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| It’ll likely be a rough 15-20 games to start the season. |
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kikanga
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| Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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We'll start somewhere around 5-5 in our first 10 games. Maybe even 10-10 in our first 20 games.
But then we'll hit our stride. And the rest of the season we'll be constantly between 7-3 and 9-1 for our last 10 games. We're a lock for a 1 seed in the West. And I don't see any playoff series in the Western Conference going past 6 games.
Only variable is health (of course).
And I wouldn't mind grabbing a rotation level 3 and D guy with size. I love Trevor. Always have. And I hope he comes back healthy. But he's a little bit long in the tooth. Melo should be used as a 20-25 minute scoring punch off the bench. What we all wished Kuz would turn in to. His defense is sporadic at best and shouldn't be relied on. Particularly late in games.
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AD23
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| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:44 am Post subject: |
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THT thumb surgery.... great. Season on the brink.
Should have kept Carushow |
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unleasHell
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| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:34 am Post subject: |
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anyone think the Lakers will win a preseason game?
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Reds622
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| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:36 am Post subject: |
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Not sure Westbrook is capable of playing off ball in a supporting role.
If Carmelo is playing a big role on this team, then they aren’t a championship contender. He’s a fringe role player at this point in his career. Great to have on the bench and in the dressing room… but I have a feeling we are going to be seeing too many shots and too much one on one play from the both of them.
And that sounds like a disaster to me. |
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RG73
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| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:36 am Post subject: |
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| Reds622 wrote: | | Not sure Westbrook is capable of playing off ball in a supporting role. |
He was not brought in to play a supporting role off ball.
| Quote: | If Carmelo is playing a big role on this team, then they aren’t a championship contender. He’s a fringe role player at this point in his career. Great to have on the bench and in the dressing room… but I have a feeling we are going to be seeing too many shots and too much one on one play from the both of them.
And that sounds like a disaster to me. |
Melo has been a solid role player for the last two seasons. Better than fringe. His usage has been well below his career averages the last couple of years, so I'm not sure where you are getting this notion that he will get too many shots. He clearly signed on for a bench role. He can clearly average 13-16ppg in a bench role shooting 40% from 3. So yeah, I think the team can use Melo's offense off the bench and his floor spreading shooting. The idea that the team will default to a 37 year old Melo playing ISO ball while Lebron, AD and Russ stand around and watch is a bit of a stretch, no? |
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