Luka time _________________ “The main goal for the Lakers is to win a championship. All I care about, all we care about, is to raise another banner in the rafters.“
I bet on the lakers to win. I have a crazy slip right now with a bunch of underdogs in football that won. Lakers are probably the biggest hurdle right now.
But we played so (bleep) ass against brooklyn i am expecting Luka and Austin to have major performances.
Well we were supposed to win against a tanking nets team but we crapped our pants.
Will Luka play? Bucks aren't all that good tbh.
But this is a big fat L unless luka performs.
Uh... Bucks are a top 3 east team when Giannis is healthy. Is he playing? If so, this will be a tough game.
They won the NBA Cup. They aren’t a top tier contender but I would put them in the top seven.
I mean they are currently the 4 seed and he has had issues all season.
Top 7??? You mean in the league? If so, then yea.
I would say, in this order:
Thunder
Cavaliers
Celtics
*Gap*
Nuggets
Lakers
Bucks
*Gap*
Warriors
Knicks
Grizzlies
ok, we are on the same page. I more or less agree. I still think Boston is the best team when healthy.
I know it’s much more than just records but the “gap” between Cleveland and Boston records is twice as big as the “gap” between the records of Boston vs LAL/Den so I see Clev/OKC in a tier above Boston with Boston possibly being in a 2nd tier alone.
With that solo Boston 2nd tier, it then makes NYK/Mem/Hou form a new 3rd tier with LAL/Den. The former were higher but fell due to injuries and have been winning lately with VanFleet/Randle returning. The GSW are surging but their only win against the top seeds in the last 10+ games was against a short handed NYK so they have more to prove in order to be placed in that 2nd tier (the new 3rd tier with Boston solo 2nd). Also, no way the Bucks are in the 2nd tier, (new 3rd). Lopez/Giannis/Dame have been relatively healthy and they were already where they are before Portis’s suspension. We have to see more evidence of movement to tell if the Kuzma/Middleton swap makes them more competitive.
1st tier - Clev/OKC
*Gap* = 8 games
2nd tier - Boston
*Gap* = 4 games
3rd tier - Den/NYK/Mem/LAL/Hou
4th tier - Milw/Indy/Det/GSW/Minny _________________ When it’s a reasonable possibility, I expect the Lakers to go after a ship like it can’t be denied. I haven’t seen a respectable effort by the Front Office for the last two off seasons nor the last trade deadline. What is going on?
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