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lar9149 Star Player
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Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2024 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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Hammett wrote: | We gotta stay healthy, we'll see how we hold up in the long run. |
Interesting that the Lakers aren’t fully healthy right now, still no Vando or Woods
So they still maybe another gear that we haven’t seen |
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TMG Star Player
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Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2024 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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Dude way too early and the West is stacked.
Im honestly just happy we look like an actual NBA team and not a team reliant on AD and Lebron to save our asses 24/7
JJ Reddick thing is a project. I dont see us winning a title or contending. What i'd want is for this team to finally build a foundation ffs.
I'd gladly eat crow but thats the way i look at it. We are missing pieces to be real contenders. |
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1995Lakers Star Player
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Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2024 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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^ Lets say hypothetically Bron can play at last years level. I think if that were the case, I really do think we are contenders especially if Vanderbilt eventually finds the rhythm that he had right before he got reinjured. |
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MJST Retired Number
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Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2024 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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JeezyXVII wrote: | Cutheon wrote: | Treble Clef wrote: | It’s early but there’s no team out there right now that I’d place ahead of them. |
Boston is pretty, pretty good |
GSW are playing very well to start the season as well. |
Deepest bench in the league, and Buddy Hield going to be 6MOTY if this keeps up by a landslide.
Running a 12 man rotation, old school Spurs style. _________________ How NBA 2K18 failed the All-Time Lakers:
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jonnybravo Retired Number
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Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2024 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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98-0 season. _________________ KOBE |
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ducasse Star Player
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 12:47 am Post subject: |
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Perimeter defense is not good enough to contend. They need to make a move or two to be contenders. |
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Kobetan Star Player
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 12:57 am Post subject: |
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I just want us to be a legit playoff team and skip the play ins |
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mhan00 Retired Number
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MJST wrote: | Need to have a winning road trip record. |
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BILBJH Star Player
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 2:30 am Post subject: |
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The Lakers played like sh*t half the game and still beat a good Sacramento team that gave us fits last year.
One thing I like about the way JJ coaches is if someone is stinking up the floor he pulls them quickly, then inserts them back in the game when things calm down. He doesn't seem to worry about hurt feelings in the moment.
The bench contributed nothing except for Knecht and we still scored 131 points.
A lot of room for growth and we beat three good teams.
If the bench starts scoring and we get back Vando and Wood, I don't see why we wouldn't be contenders.
Reaves played atrociously in the first half.
All these problems and we still won. |
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ducasse Star Player
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 3:17 am Post subject: |
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BILBJH wrote: | The Lakers played like sh*t half the game and still beat a good Sacramento team that gave us fits last year.
One thing I like about the way JJ coaches is if someone is stinking up the floor he pulls them quickly, then inserts them back in the game when things calm down. He doesn't seem to worry about hurt feelings in the moment.
The bench contributed nothing except for Knecht and we still scored 131 points.
A lot of room for growth and we beat three good teams.
If the bench starts scoring and we get back Vando and Wood, I don't see why we wouldn't be contenders.
Reaves played atrociously in the first half.
All these problems and we still won. |
It was a good win but AD and Bron didn't miss a shot in the 4th and there was a 21-0 run. Those three things will probably not happen again in the season. |
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lar9149 Star Player
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 5:19 am Post subject: |
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jonnybravo wrote: | 98-0 season. |
cosign..finally someome make sense! |
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Kobetan Star Player
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 6:27 am Post subject: |
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jonnybravo wrote: | 98-0 season. |
Do we win the IST? |
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Denny_Russo Star Player
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 6:37 am Post subject: |
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Kobetan wrote: | jonnybravo wrote: | 98-0 season. |
Do we win the IST? |
I hope they don't care about it. _________________ Yi Jianlian Fanboy. Respect The Chair.
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kikanga Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 7:11 am Post subject: |
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If we stay healthy, we are on our way to contender status.
I do want to see more though, against other matchups. _________________ When the world grows. Grow with it. |
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lakersfever714 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 7:17 am Post subject: |
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lar9149 wrote: | Hammett wrote: | We gotta stay healthy, we'll see how we hold up in the long run. |
Interesting that the Lakers aren’t fully healthy right now, still no Vando or Woods
So they still maybe another gear that we haven’t seen |
JJ has just done a great job with what's given to him instead of complaining about the lack of personnel. Jax has been playing great under JJ. _________________ Los Angeles Lakers 2025 NBA Champions!! Go JJ! |
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gng930 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 7:32 am Post subject: |
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Way too early to tell, we will need to wait for some regression to the mean for the team and overall league. Recall that Utah just a few seasons ago was the West #1 after the first 10ish games. It was the first after the Mitchell/Gobert purge IIRC.
They have also not yet played on the road and we need more from the bench amongst other things already mentioned here. I am encouraged though by JJ's coaching.
Overall though, I think they can be in position to become contenders with some mid-season deals. Thing is...are they (or anybody) on Boston's level? _________________ Luxury Tax/FA Spreadsheet (Save to your Google Drive to edit) |
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lar9149 Star Player
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 10:14 am Post subject: |
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Denny_Russo wrote: | Kobetan wrote: | jonnybravo wrote: | 98-0 season. |
Do we win the IST? |
I hope they don't care about it. |
I think it depends on the brackets and who they play..last year they had a very easy path |
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Ksig Star Player
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 10:22 am Post subject: |
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Still think we'll need to make a trade to shore up our perimeter defense.
Its just the reality. One of AR or DLO needs to go and I want to keep AR. You cant have 60+ minutes a night of bad guard defense between both of them and expect to compete with Boston (who is the measuring stick this season) |
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LakerFan1987 Star Player
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 10:26 am Post subject: |
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Contenders if we can add Kessler or Jonas (something of that type) to shore up the 5 spot.
This team has the talent and right mix, just mixing missing that 5.
All Star leaders - LBJ & AD
Shooting talent - AR, DLO, Knecht
Scrappy Role players - Rui, Gabe, Vando, Christie, Jaxson |
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BILBJH Star Player
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 10:34 am Post subject: |
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Ksig wrote: | Still think we'll need to make a trade to shore up our perimeter defense.
Its just the reality. One of AR or DLO needs to go and I want to keep AR. You cant have 60+ minutes a night of bad guard defense between both of them and expect to compete with Boston (who is the measuring stick this season) |
DLo and Reaves beat Boston last year without AD or Bron.
Those two are friends and have good chemistry.
If we keep winning, why would we blow this up?
I think the team defense is much improved and I would not trade either as long as we keep winning. |
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SGVL1 Starting Rotation
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 10:38 am Post subject: |
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It’d be “too early “ if they were 0-3 so the correct answer for the 3-0 start is too early. Step in the right direction for sure tho |
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BILBJH Star Player
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 10:45 am Post subject: |
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SGVL1 wrote: | It’d be “too early “ if they were 0-3 so the correct answer for the 3-0 start is too early. Step in the right direction for sure tho |
I was cursing under my breath when we lost two 15 point leads.
Difference is we came back and won.
I get the point that Bron had that fluky three minute hot streak where he became Steph, but we overcame some really sloppy play that should have never happened either.
JJ did subtle things like pull Reaves when he was a turnover machine. He pulls DLo when he sees him contributing nothing. He left Knecht in when Max wasn't doing much.
Ham would just let some of this sh*t ride without making adjustments.
I don't feel as helpless watching this team so far. I feel like someone is in charge and will try to fix the problems immediately instead of waiting until the game is lost. |
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Hanging from Rafters Star Player
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 10:48 am Post subject: |
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BILBJH wrote: | Ksig wrote: | Still think we'll need to make a trade to shore up our perimeter defense.
Its just the reality. One of AR or DLO needs to go and I want to keep AR. You cant have 60+ minutes a night of bad guard defense between both of them and expect to compete with Boston (who is the measuring stick this season) |
DLo and Reaves beat Boston last year without AD or Bron.
Those two are friends and have good chemistry.
If we keep winning, why would we blow this up?
I think the team defense is much improved and I would not trade either as long as we keep winning. |
This is my stance too since watching team performance after the Westbrook trade. I can’t specifically identify why…as imo it doesn’t show up on paper…but the starters Dlo/AR/LBJ/Rui/AD have won an impressive amount of games with impressive wins against quality teams. Perhaps the Lakers can see what Vando/Wood can do if they come back, and Knecht/Hayes seem useful, but I’d attempt to ship out any of the useless looking rest of them…Vincent/MaxChris/JHS/CamRed/MaxLew with picks…before moving any of the starters.
I do see those starters as contenders but unfortunately don’t consider them to have a good enough chance to win it all. I think an addition capable of being a 3rd option at times with Dlo/AR/Rui, defense in the backcourt and a bruiser C is needed to actually win a title. _________________ “When it looks as if it is a realistic possibility, I want to focus on winning a ship like it’s a goal that can’t be denied. I didn’t see that this off season.”
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BILBJH Star Player
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 10:55 am Post subject: |
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Hanging from Rafters wrote: | BILBJH wrote: | Ksig wrote: | Still think we'll need to make a trade to shore up our perimeter defense.
Its just the reality. One of AR or DLO needs to go and I want to keep AR. You cant have 60+ minutes a night of bad guard defense between both of them and expect to compete with Boston (who is the measuring stick this season) |
DLo and Reaves beat Boston last year without AD or Bron.
Those two are friends and have good chemistry.
If we keep winning, why would we blow this up?
I think the team defense is much improved and I would not trade either as long as we keep winning. |
This is my stance too since watching team performance after the Westbrook trade. I can’t specifically identify why…as imo it doesn’t show up on paper…but the starters Dlo/AR/LBJ/Rui/AD have won an impressive amount of games with impressive wins against quality teams. Perhaps the Lakers can see what Vando/Wood can do if they come back, and Knecht/Hayes seem useful, but I’d attempt to ship out any of the useless looking rest of them…Vincent/MaxChris/JHS/CamRed/MaxLew with picks…before moving any of the starters. |
Gabe is reminding me a lot of Dinwiddie. A scrappy, likeable player but you are almost shocked when he hits a three.
I'm good with getting rid of anyone on your list.
Everyone else I'm keeping right now. |
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 12:03 pm Post subject: |
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Let's not start sucking each other's dicks just yet. |
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