Can Lakers make to the Playoffs this year?

[Jaykoolzboy]

This team is so hard to watch, no flows, no desire, no goal. This is a serious question I am asking since western conference is as tough as ever this season. Can the Lakers make to the playoffs this season?

Playoffs picture for WC

Guarantee locks
Clippers
Grizzles
OKC
Spurs


Should be in
GSW (With the way they are playing right now, I doubt they will miss the playoffs)
Dallas (Dirk is on the edge of coming back)

So you have 2 more slot left

Lakers have to compete with
T'Wolves (very close to Should be in if Ricky Rubio is in pre-injury form)
Utah
Denver
Houston
Portland (they've been playing well lately)

for the last 2 slots, I mean those are quality teams, I wouldn't be surprised if they somehow miss the playoffs this season. However, I still voted yes they will make it this season


Some updated Stats

For the last 5 years the average win for a 8th seed in WC is 47.878, lets just assume it's 48 wins. Lakers have to win 60.36 percent of the game left to be the 8th seed.

[osamu]

I'm starting to think this is a serious question.

[Choker]

Only if they trade for Andrea Bargnani and Jose Calderon.

So what the hell are ya'll waiting for?

[MeloisMVP]

Yes, they are just missing Nash's perimeter D now.

[osamu]

Was Mike Brown really the problem?

[Aki]

Yes, they are just missing Nash's perimeter D now.

theyre missing nash's ability to make shots and not turn the ball over

[Joao Saraiva]

I voted yes. Come on now that team can't miss the POs. That goes against everything I believe in basketball. But that would be funny

[osamu]

Yes, they are just missing Nash's perimeter D now.

theyre missing nash's ability to make shots and not turn the ball over

He was still top 10 in league t/o's back in Phoenix, so don't hold ur breath

[oaklandwarriors]

Mike Brown wasn't even close to the problem.

[EvilSperm]

Poor Mike brown

[chandlerbang23]

NO MORE LAKER THREADS PLEASE

[Muggsy Bogues]

Was Mike Brown really the problem?

No, he was a problem. Age, injury, poor depth, a bad fit between various star players, Mike D'Antoni's offense being unsuited to this lineup, bad freethrow shooting and pretty bad D are other problems. They've still got enough talent to get in, but it's no sure thing... it never is in the ultracompetitive West unless you're at the very top.

[osamu]

When does the blame fall on Kobe? Or he gets a pass?

[NickAnderson]

Mike Brown is somewhere laughing

[XonezIOIzenoX]

Wow...It's something to take noticed that almost 4 months ago, the Lakers were looked to be the next and biggest contender for a nba championship. From a team that many were considereding a 60plus team win to somehow question whether or not they are playoff bound...That's NBA for you, sometimes you just don't know what could happen.