Prediction Thread: The Lakers WILL lose to the Cavaliers

That Nicka · Post #141 » by **That Nicka** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:24 am

Pass the ball wrote:They wil have to win 3 series without HCA at this point.

When was the last team to do that?

Maybe hakeems' rockets?

Lakers are a good road team though... and havent had a problem winning in any building in the playoffs in the last 3 years (except Boston in 08)... Winning 3 series without HCA would be tough, but if any team could do it, I would say the Lakers (followed by the Celtics)

Imadogg · Post #142 » by **Imadogg** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:32 am

GregOden wrote:I'm gonna guess the Lakers forums are going to be overloaded with crybabies saying Kobe shoulda got 20 FTs tonight and if the refs called things fairly Lakers would never lose.

You know, the usual

Siem · Post #143 » by **Siem** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:34 am

OP was on the $. I bet you predicted that Giants Patriot, Superbowl as well. And the Rams vs. Pats...Now im tryina make some extra cash during Allstar weekend, let me know who's gonna win the dunk contest,the 3point contest, The All-star Game MVP and the Camelo Sweepstakes. lmao.

GreenHat · Post #144 » by **GreenHat** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:36 am

Jase wrote:OP had a 50/50 chance. I'm not impressed.

That said, I'm not impressed with the Lakers, either.

If you really think the chance was 50/50 then you either don't understand odds or you made a killing taking the Cavs at 7-1 tonight

Canomad · Post #145 » by **Canomad** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:42 am

best thread going right now

Donald Kaufman · Post #146 » by **Donald Kaufman** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:13 am

Two things:

1. What the C's did last year - ie. mailing it in for the regular season and making the Finals from the 4 seed - will not be replicated anytime soon, and definitely not by these Lakers.

2. The west is improved from 2009 and 10. The Lakers will need to get by the Mavs and us, all things being equal, without homecourt. I don't think they've got the stones to do it.

That Nicka · Post #147 » by **That Nicka** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:14 am

Donald Kaufman wrote:Two things:

1. What the C's did last year - ie. mailing it in for the regular season and making the Finals from the 4 seed - will not be replicated anytime soon, and definitely not by these Lakers.

2. The west is improved from 2009 and 10. The Lakers will need to get by the Mavs and us, all things being equal, without homecourt. I don't think they've got the stones to do it.

Thanks Nostradamus, I dont even have to watch the playoffs now

Donald Kaufman · Post #148 » by **Donald Kaufman** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:33 am

That Nicka wrote:
Donald Kaufman wrote:Two things:

1. What the C's did last year - ie. mailing it in for the regular season and making the Finals from the 4 seed - will not be replicated anytime soon, and definitely not by these Lakers.

2. The west is improved from 2009 and 10. The Lakers will need to get by the Mavs and us, all things being equal, without homecourt. I don't think they've got the stones to do it.

Thanks Nostradamus, I dont even have to watch the playoffs now

No problem. Happy to help where I can.

RookieStar · Post #149 » by **RookieStar** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:18 am

dAmn!!!! OP is a god.

How? Why? Are laker fans hunting you right now cuz you predicted this? better hide dude.

Oh and props to you

Flash Falcon X · Post #150 » by **Flash Falcon X** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:43 am

**** biff tannen from back to the future.

Don Draper · Post #151 » by **Don Draper** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:03 am

Jase wrote:OP had a 50/50 chance. I'm not impressed.

That said, I'm not impressed with the Lakers, either.

Please go sit down somewhere. The probability of the Lakers winning was not 50%.

LeDouche · Post #152 » by **LeDouche** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:38 am

Don Draper wrote:
Jase wrote:OP had a 50/50 chance. I'm not impressed.

That said, I'm not impressed with the Lakers, either.

Please go sit down somewhere. The probability of the Lakers winning was not 50%.

Well actually if you're gonna be a smart ass about it, what he said was the OP had a 50/50 chance which is true because there's only two options. One option is the Lakers win and the second option is that they lose, therefore a 50/50 chance. Anybody can make such a prediction thread on any team and have a 50 percent chance of being right. Probability is a complete different thing so maybe you should be the one to go sit down somewhere...

Flash Falcon X · Post #153 » by **Flash Falcon X** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:41 am

LeDouche wrote:
Don Draper wrote:
Jase wrote:OP had a 50/50 chance. I'm not impressed.

That said, I'm not impressed with the Lakers, either.

Please go sit down somewhere. The probability of the Lakers winning was not 50%.

Well actually if you're gonna be a smart ass about it, what he said was the OP had a 50/50 chance which is true because there's only two options. One option is the Lakers win and the second option is that they lose, therefore a 50/50 chance. Anybody can make such a prediction thread on any team and have a 50 percent chance of being right. Probability is a complete different thing so maybe you should be the one to go sit down somewhere...

Alex Trevelyan · Post #154 » by **Alex Trevelyan** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:47 am

That Nicka wrote:Just to put things in perspective a bit;

Last year the Celtics went to the Finals after going .500 over the 2nd half of the season, and finished the season only 50-32.

Last year the Lakers won the Championship after finishing the season 4-7 over the last 11 games.

The Lakers have looked bad (relatively) this season and have been inconsistent. But they are virtually the same team that has won it 2 years in a row, and can arguably be better considering Bynum has not been injured (yet).. The Lakers are a veteran team that knows how to win in the playoffs. So while they have looked troublesome and do have problems, it is over-dramatic and blowing things out of proportion to say their season is over and they have no chance at winning it all.

This sort of reasoning is inane. Past performance is no indicator of future outcomes. The Lakers are an aging team. They're a year older then they were last year. At some point an aging team becomes an old team. Their ability to just "turn it on" decreases with each passing year. Every year this core stays together they become less likely to win in the playoffs. Being the same team they were 2 years in a row isn't a good thing for the Lakers. And while the Lakers might be the same team they've been for the past couple of years, the other teams in the league aren't the same, they've gotten better. They've made improvements.

That Nicka · Post #155 » by **That Nicka** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:58 am

Alex Trevelyan wrote:This sort of reasoning is inane. Past performance is no indicator of future outcomes. The Lakers are an aging team. They're a year older then they were last year. At some point an aging team becomes an old team. Their ability to just "turn it on" decreases with each passing year. Every year this core stays together they become less likely to win in the playoffs. Being the same team they were 2 years in a row isn't a good thing for the Lakers. And while the Lakers might be the same team they've been for the past couple of years, the other teams in the league aren't the same, they've gotten better. They've made improvements.

Except Andrew Bynum has been out, or literally playing on one leg for the last 3 post seasons, for one. That alone gives us an extra dimension that we did not have on the previous teams if he remains healthy.

Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom are exactly what they have been, they have literally lost nothing. We will see what Kobe is able to give during the playoffs, but I suspect it wont be much of a dropoff from last year, considering he is only playing 33 min a game this season, and you get at least a day between each game in the playoffs. We also now have Matt Barnes with is a wing dynamic that we didnt have last year (Luke, Morrison).

Remember the talk about the Celtics last year was that they were older and slowed down and the Cavs and Magic were much improved from 08. We saw in the playoffs that their problems were overblown.

The Lakers are on pace for 55 wins. Last year they won 57.

Devilzsidewalk · Post #156 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:25 pm

Truly bad ass thread. This is your moment to shine. Don't make anymore prediction threads, I want to keep you on top, believe in you, and purchase your religion manual.

xRapHeadx wrote:Would it be a bit cheesy for the fans to storm the court?

no, it'd be 100% appropriate. And full of greatness. I'm actually surprised the Cavs didn't have more wins this year, I figured they at least had some former all star veterans on the team and they'd have a handful of your savvy vet wins.

LascelleL · Post #157 » by **LascelleL** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:36 pm

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I remember when Lakers fans were making fun of me for saying they won't get by the Spurs in the playoffs.........

PippenAintEasy · Post #158 » by **PippenAintEasy** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:08 pm

There's more to gain than there is to lose here with the prediction. Someone already said it, but the Cavs win and he's a genius. If the Lakers win he was just wrong. I don't recall him wagering anything, so not much to lose. Either way, good call. Cavs must have had a chip on their shoulder after the 50 point loss earlier this year.

Johnny Firpo · Post #159 » by **Johnny Firpo** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:18 pm

Alto20 wrote:I have a question:

Is Gasol the first ever european player in NBA history to have a 30-20 game?

Dirk did it at least twice, if i'm not mistaken.

mysticbb · Post #160 » by **mysticbb** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:27 pm

Johnny Firpo wrote:
Alto20 wrote:I have a question:

Is Gasol the first ever european player in NBA history to have a 30-20 game?

Dirk did it at least twice, if i'm not mistaken.

You are right, he done it twice in 2002. One of the games was against the Celtics with 33/23/8.

http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=220221006