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ThePageDude
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| defense wrote: | We beat the Warriors and the vote goes to 90% "will make the playoffs"
That's how we roll at LG
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LOL, I call it feast or famine, depression or ecstasy, there's never any middle ground |
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Treble Clef
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 8:31 am Post subject: |
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| Four Decade Bandwagon wrote: | | Treble Clef wrote: | | I have zero doubt that they’re making it. The league keeps adding more lakers games to the national schedule, they NEED the Lakers there. I can’t imagine the drama if the Lakers missed it by a game and people could point to those late non calls against Dallas or Boston and whatever. |
If they do miss the playoffs I really do not want to hear the narrative of how the “refs screwed them out of the playoffs” in those select games.
Yes, those bad calls lost them games. But this team has squandered way too many leads, played uninspired, and lost games all on their own all season long.
Up to the players on the court now. No more excuses or posturing in the media.
Just win games! |
I think it’ll be a moot point because if the Lakers start looking like they’re at risk not to make it, the refs will make up for those calls and then some. I don’t think it’ll have to come to that though. |
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Halflife
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 8:47 am Post subject: |
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Jorge sedano had a refs report and it said the lakers have benefitted more than any team in the league from the refs in the final 2minutes.
They will certainly have our back down the stretch.
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epic_
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 9:35 am Post subject: |
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| Halflife wrote: | Jorge sedano had a refs report and it said the lakers have benefitted more than any team in the league from the refs in the final 2minutes.
They will certainly have our back down the stretch. |
Great. Hey Jorge, can you get us the report for the final 10 seconds of games?
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Treble Clef
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 10:32 am Post subject: |
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| Halflife wrote: | Jorge sedano had a refs report and it said the lakers have benefitted more than any team in the league from the refs in the final 2minutes.
They will certainly have our back down the stretch. |
Exactly and it will be easy to do because the perception out there is that the Lakers have been harmed most by the missed calls since the ones that went against them garnered a ton of attention. |
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Four Decade Bandwagon
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 10:48 am Post subject: |
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Lakers do not have the luxury to linger on past “ what could have been’s” or rely on “ getting calls” this next 23 games. They have dug too deep a hole.
Every game needs to be played with ruthless professionalism from the tip off.
Put teams away early and often and keep their foot on their throats.
They will lose games. Players will miss games. Teams will get hot like Portland. A few are simply better teams. Most of their opponents are likely considering their Laker matchup a “W”.
Laker players need to change that and start putting pressure on the multiple teams in front of them. Start winning games consistently.
We shall see if they are up to it. Starts against GS. A game they “ should” win. |
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defense
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| Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2023 5:50 am Post subject: |
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"Fa Sho we makin it!" |
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ArminNBA
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| Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:32 am Post subject: |
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Last 23 Games Schedule (Updated as of February 24):
Golden State - W
@Dallas
@Memphis
@OKC
Minnesota
Golden State
Memphis
Toronto
New York
@New Orleans
@Houston
Dallas
Orlando
Phoenix
OKC
Chicago
@Chicago
@Minnesota
@Houston
@Utah
@Clippers
Phoenix
Utah
Additional Info on the Remaining Schedule - 22 Games (Updated as of February 24):
— 12 Home/10 Road
— 1 Back-to-Back
— 3 Two-Day Breaks (opportunities to practice)
— A 3-game road trip, 2-game road trip, and 5-game road trip |
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HBLaker
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| Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2023 11:14 am Post subject: |
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| Just a little 5 game winning streak and we are right in the mix. Y’all are negative nancies! |
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BILBJH
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| Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2023 11:18 am Post subject: |
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| HBLaker wrote: | | Just a little 5 game winning streak and we are right in the mix. Y’all are negative nancies! |
Might have to wait two games before the winning streak.
Would feel better if Dlo didn't turn his ankle.
I still think we can win if LBJ and AD get back to normal, but we will need more against Dallas and Memphis. |
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Hanging from Rafters
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| Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2023 11:24 am Post subject: |
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| ArminNBA wrote: | Last 23 Games Schedule (Updated as of February 24):
Golden State - W
@Dallas
@Memphis
@OKC
Minnesota
Golden State
Memphis
Toronto
New York
@New Orleans
@Houston
Dallas
Orlando
Phoenix
OKC
Chicago
@Chicago
@Minnesota
@Houston
@Utah
@Clippers
Phoenix
Utah
Additional Info on the Remaining Schedule - 22 Games (Updated as of February 24):
— 12 Home/10 Road
— 1 Back-to-Back
— 3 Two-Day Breaks (opportunities to practice)
— A 3-game road trip, 2-game road trip, and 5-game road trip |
Plus a road game against the Clips in LA so 13 games in LA and 9 away.
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ArminNBA
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2023 10:00 am Post subject: |
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Last 23 Games Schedule (Updated as of February 27):
Golden State - W
@Dallas - W
@Memphis
@OKC
Minnesota
Golden State
Memphis
Toronto
New York
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@Houston
Dallas
Orlando
Phoenix
OKC
Chicago
@Chicago
@Minnesota
@Houston
@Utah
@Clippers
Phoenix
Utah
Additional Info on the Remaining Schedule - 21 Games (Updated as of February 27):
— 12 Home/9 Road
— 3 Back-to-Back
— 3 Two-Day Breaks (opportunities to practice)
— A 3-game road trip, 2-game road trip, and 5-game road trip
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LakerSD
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ArminNBA
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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Looking at the remaining 21 games, and how well the Lakers have been playing since the trade (4-1), the only guaranteed loss in my view is one of the two games against the Suns (I can't see the Lakers sweeping the KD-Suns).
Every other game is absolutely winnable. I think the Lakers can go on multiple big winning streaks. Could they feasibly finish 16-5 in the last 21 games? A 45-37 record would almost certainly put the Lakers in the 6th seed. |
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LakerSD
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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| ArminNBA wrote: | Looking at the remaining 21 games, and how well the Lakers have been playing since the trade (4-1), the only guaranteed loss in my view is one of the two games against the Suns (I can't see the Lakers sweeping the KD-Suns).
Every other game is absolutely winnable. I think the Lakers can go on multiple big winning streaks. Could they feasibly finish 16-5 in the last 21 games? A 45-37 record would almost certainly put the Lakers in the 6th seed. |
This is heavily assuming LeAnkle and Day to Davis don’t miss a game.
I’m already thinking LeAnkle is out one of these next 2 games. |
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Halflife
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epic_
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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Maverick Carter rocking a Lakers sweater? I don't see it.
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Mamba Mentality
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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| epic_ wrote: |
Maverick Carter rocking a Lakers sweater? I don't see it. |
Yeah definitely not him.
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ArminNBA
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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| LakerSD wrote: | | ArminNBA wrote: | Looking at the remaining 21 games, and how well the Lakers have been playing since the trade (4-1), the only guaranteed loss in my view is one of the two games against the Suns (I can't see the Lakers sweeping the KD-Suns).
Every other game is absolutely winnable. I think the Lakers can go on multiple big winning streaks. Could they feasibly finish 16-5 in the last 21 games? A 45-37 record would almost certainly put the Lakers in the 6th seed. |
This is heavily assuming LeAnkle and Day to Davis don’t miss a game.
I’m already thinking LeAnkle is out one of these next 2 games. |
Yes, you’re right that I’m assuming general health. But I have no idea which games LeBron and AD will miss.
So I’ll amend my previous statement by saying that the Lakers may also assume 4 games missed by LeBron and AD each. Let’s presume 2 overlap and those can be pencilled in as guaranteed losses. Then, the Lakers would have 4 games in the last 21 in which only one of LeBron or AD will play, but I believe those games would still be considered winnable.
If the Lakers have three guaranteed losses in the last 21, that means a 16-5 record to finish is still quite plausible. |
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ArminNBA
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Last 23 Games Schedule (Updated as of March 1):
Golden State - W
@Dallas - W
@Memphis - L
@OKC
Minnesota
Golden State
Memphis
Toronto
New York
@New Orleans
@Houston
Dallas
Orlando
Phoenix
OKC
Chicago
@Chicago
@Minnesota
@Houston
@Utah
@Clippers
Phoenix
Utah
Additional Info on the Remaining Schedule - 20 Games (Updated as of March 1):
— 12 Home/8 Road
— 3 Back-to-Back
— 2 Two-Day Breaks (opportunities to practice)
— A 3-game road trip (concludes tonight), 2-game road trip, and 5-game road trip
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ArminNBA
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Unfortunately, in seemingly typical Lakers fashion, the Lakers are down their best three players in LeBron, AD, and DLo at the most critical juncture of the season.
Would truly love some deep reporting on the Lakers' investment in their medical department... |
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LakerSD
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| Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2023 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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Not going to make it.
The 2 max players don’t play enough for this team to make it. The 2 stars are all talk. |
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lakersken80
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| LakerSD wrote: | Not going to make it.
The 2 max players don’t play enough for this team to make it. The 2 stars are all talk. |
Yep, 3/4 of the season done and their down their 2 best players. Lebron said he would try to play the rest of the games and he's out a minimum of 2 weeks. Lakers are done. |
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ArminNBA
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| Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:45 am Post subject: |
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Last 23 Games Schedule (Updated as of March 2):
Golden State - W
@Dallas - W
@Memphis - L
@OKC - W
Minnesota
Golden State
Memphis
Toronto
New York
@New Orleans
@Houston
Dallas
Orlando
Phoenix
OKC
Chicago
@Chicago
@Minnesota
@Houston
@Utah
@Clippers
Phoenix
Utah
Additional Info on the Remaining Schedule - 19 Games (Updated as of March 2):
— 12 Home/7 Road
— 2 Back-to-Back
— 2 Two-Day Breaks (opportunities to practice)
— 2-game road trip and 5-game road trip |
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wolfpaclaker
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| Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:36 am Post subject: |
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As I said after the Lebron news, I don't see any reason this team can't get to at least 39 wins, it's almost a lock. The other teams have been miserable. Portland can't buy a win, and OKC is floundering. We're right there. We have a new team and a lot of energy and purpose. The trade came just at the right time.
Lebron injury sucks, but they'll be able to get to 39-40, and with the way OKC, Portland, New Orleans are playing, I see us being able to get to at least 10th. Most likely 9th. |
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