The impact of Lakers winning a championship this year

GeneralNash · Post #1 » by **GeneralNash** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 5:49 am

I think there couldn't be a better stage set for the Lakers to win it all if you think about it. Imagine the impact of basketball history, Lakers franchise, and on each individual player if the Lakers won it all this year.

1. It would be the greatest comeback in professional sports history...considering the coach changes, injuries, drama, and passing of the greatest owner jerry buss.

2. Depending on seeding Lakers could have the record for lowest seeded team to win a championship. I believe currently it was the rockets at 6th seed who were able to win it all.

3. Kobe would tie Jordan in rings, assumingly would get his 3rd finals mvp without shaq, and would win a championship at 34 years of age in an era of a prime Lebron with a young super team... and a Durant/westbrook okc team at their peak. An argument that could elevate Kobe above Jordan, and forever cement Lebron below Kobe.

4. Dwight would win his 1st ring...and do it in his 1st year as a Laker, probably cementing his decision to stay a Laker for life. Fans would be onboard with Dwight and on his side as he eventually takes over the Lakers as Kobe retires.

5. Nash would get his 1st ring and he would do it as a critical piece and starter on a championship team at 39 years of age. Adding one ring to his two mvp titles may very well cement him as #2 all time PG behind Magic.

6. Lakers would tie Boston with 17 championships..this would mean kobe could break that tie next season....and the start of kobe's last dynasty..

7. Coach Dantoni redeems himself for the New York flop and proves he is a great coach...getting revenge on melo.

So as you can see a ring this year would be an incredible feat in sports history elevating players careers, coaches, and the franchise.

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Beethoven · Post #2 » by **Beethoven** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 6:08 am

It would be great to see them win the championship. I still believe deep inside that we can bring home the trophy. The la kings did it in almost the same scenario with a lot of former stars on a team that got into the playoffs afte some turmoil and steamrolled to the championship. We can do it to anything is possible.

Doormatt · Post #3 » by **Doormatt** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 6:54 am

we have like almost zero chance at winning a title. you know how many teams have won a championship with a low-like 1.6 SRS (which is 10th btw)? only one team, the 95 rockets (2.3 SRS, 11th).

and the lakers dont have '95 Hakeem.

so 1 in something like 65 championships have come from a team as bad as the lakers.

AcecardZ · Post #4 » by **AcecardZ** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 6:59 am

The major impact of the Lakers winning a championship this year? Simple!

The game board would implode!!!

NCHeels2008 · Post #5 » by **NCHeels2008** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:00 am

it would be incredible

Post #6 » by **Jakay** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:10 am

GeneralNash wrote:I think there couldn't be a better stage set for the Lakers to win it all if you think about it. Imagine the impact of basketball history, Lakers franchise, and on each individual player if the Lakers won it all this year.

1. It would be the greatest comeback in professional sports history...considering the coach changes, injuries, drama, and passing of the greatest owner jerry buss.

2. Depending on seeding Lakers could have the record for lowest seeded team to win a championship. I believe currently it was the rockets at 6th seed who were able to win it all.

3. Kobe would tie Jordan in rings, assumingly would get his 3rd finals mvp without shaq, and would win a championship at 34 years of age in an era of a prime Lebron with a young super team... and a Durant/westbrook okc team at their peak. An argument that could elevate Kobe above Jordan, and forever cement Lebron below Kobe.

4. Dwight would win his 1st ring...and do it in his 1st year as a Laker, probably cementing his decision to stay a Laker for life. Fans would be onboard with Dwight and on his side as he eventually takes over the Lakers as Kobe retires.

5. Nash would get his 1st ring and he would do it as a critical piece and starter on a championship team at 39 years of age. Adding one ring to his two mvp titles may very well cement him as #2 all time PG behind Magic.

6. Lakers would tie Boston with 17 championships..this would mean kobe could break that tie next season....and the start of kobe's last dynasty..

7. Coach Dantoni redeems himself for the New York flop and proves he is a great coach...getting revenge on melo.

So as you can see a ring this year would be an incredible feat in sports history elevating players careers, coaches, and the franchise.

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1.

2. A third of a season left and they're already in the playoff picture. Maybe if the playoffs started today, which they don't.

3. Jordan: not likely. LeBron: good God he's just getting started, who knows.

4. I'll give you that. Probably true. Fans will turn on whoever they chose whenever, however.

5. Not likely.

6. Kobe is not immortal, but a last run would be sweet. Tying Boston would be sweet too.

7. And Pau would go down as the greatest Laker PF ever. This argument works in a lot of ways.

8. I'm stoked too, let's not get too ahead of ourselves.

Kobe System · Post #7 » by **Kobe System** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:29 am

Doormatt wrote:we have like almost zero chance at winning a title. you know how many teams have won a championship with a low-like 1.6 SRS (which is 10th btw)? only one team, the 95 rockets (2.3 SRS, 11th).

and the lakers dont have '95 Hakeem.

so 1 in something like 65 championships have come from a team as bad as the lakers.

LA's season is just getting started. You can call me too optimistic or even delusional. Injuries and chemistry killed us. We are starting to build a little bit of chemistry now. We are also starting to be healthy. Kobe is killing it. Dwight is starting to return to his old form. Nash is Nash. Pau is coming back. Give me a healthy, motivated Lakers and I don't care who we face in the playoffs.

GeneralNash · Post #8 » by **GeneralNash** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:32 am

Doormatt wrote:we have like almost zero chance at winning a title. you know how many teams have won a championship with a low-like 1.6 SRS (which is 10th btw)? only one team, the 95 rockets (2.3 SRS, 11th).

and the lakers dont have '95 Hakeem.

so 1 in something like 65 championships have come from a team as bad as the lakers.

What would the Lakers SRS be for their last 22 games? Can you calculate that?

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Tee212 · Post #9 » by **Tee212** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:45 am

one of your better threads at least.

Doormatt · Post #10 » by **Doormatt** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:01 am

yeah i could calculate it. SRS is fairly simple to calculate, its MOV (margin of victory) - SOS (strength of schedule). its tedious so im not going to do it right now.

on the other hand this website shows the lakers SAR (which is basically SRS) in the last 5 days.

http://www.nbastuffer.com/2012-2013_NBA

just go to last 5 days and sort by SAR, lakers are at 1.63 which is still 16th.

AcecardZ · Post #11 » by **AcecardZ** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:42 am

Doormatt wrote:we have like almost zero chance at winning a title. you know how many teams have won a championship with a low-like 1.6 SRS (which is 10th btw)? only one team, the 95 rockets (2.3 SRS, 11th).

and the lakers dont have '95 Hakeem.

so 1 in something like 65 championships have come from a team as bad as the lakers.

We have zero chance to win a title if we're not healthy but we definitely have some sort of chance if Dwight continues to improve and Pau returns. Most of the year, heck all year, we've been battling injuries. Dwight is starting to come around and play decent ball for the first time all year. To say we have "zero" shot when there are so few incidences historically of teams as talented ours getting healthy right before the start of the playoffs doesn't give our team enough credit IMHO.

Let's not engrave the tombstone before the corpse has cooled.

KOBEbenBRYANT · Post #12 » by **KOBEbenBRYANT** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:56 am

anything is possible but to a big key is to have jordan hill back too

swag2011 · Post #13 » by **swag2011** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:01 am

Anything is possible, but i've been thinking about this the last few days as well. The lakers winning a title this year would be the best playoff run in history easily, considering all the drama and up and downs. The lakers should be thinking about the chance to have to make history this season. Maybe i'm being optimistic, but for some reason i can see this happening.

LascelleL · Post #14 » by **LascelleL** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:25 pm

It's possible...the more Dwight gets away from the Surgery the stronger and better he looks. Its the bench Im worried about. And whether or not Pau's return is going to disrupt the chemistry Nash and Kobe has with Dwight...if he's willing to come off the bench we'll be in a good position. And the return of Hill should strength the bench immensely

hermes · Post #15 » by **hermes** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:41 pm

Doormatt wrote:we have like almost zero chance at winning a title.

i like those odds

go lakers :clap:

AcecardZ · Post #16 » by **AcecardZ** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:45 pm

hermes wrote:
Doormatt wrote:we have like almost zero chance at winning a title.

i like those odds

go lakers

Yep! Nowhere to go but up!

LApwnd · Post #17 » by **LApwnd** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:51 pm

AcecardZ wrote:The major impact of the Lakers winning a championship this year? Simple!

The game board would implode!!!

would thorougly enjoy this but I'm sure there be plenty of "refs" this "stern" that, PED Kobe, Steriod Dwight etc. :lol:

IamBBAnalysis · Post #18 » by **IamBBAnalysis** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:57 pm

I'm an optimist and the team does have potential. However, they are still not playing well. The defense isn't good enough to win a title right now. Howard would need to dominate more and guys like Kobe, Artest, and Clark would need to step it up as well (as they are the players that can).

And unfortunately the offense isn't good enough either...although its closer. Turnovers and missed ft's are an issue. Inconsistent 3 pt shooting another. However, not having a true identity/strength may be the biggest issue. The Lakers are not really a post up/inside team or a pick and roll team. What they are currently doing is not quite right. They are not getting the easy looks consistently as they should. And few fast break points.

However, they do draw fouls well, and Kobe/Nash have been getting good looks overall out of 1/2 court sets. Good but not always great. Its a reason you do not see the Lakers pull away. That and defense.

Dwight has been getting on the offensive boards, which has made up for some of the offensive issues. Anyway, the Lakers are a very good offensive team. But they are not the best. With Nash/Kobe/Dwight they should be the best. But they are not right now.

anarchy24 · Post #19 » by **anarchy24** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 4:04 pm

I like to see improvement in their defense first. They have done that yes, but it's not elite or championship level D yet. Even if they come close to that I think we have a shot. Other keys is to get Pau back and to reintegrate him without affecting this chemistry they seem to have made post all star break.

b shaw20 · Post #20 » by **b shaw20** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 5:51 pm

How about we beat a top tiered team before we get a little ahead of ourselves? Outside our home win vs OKC, I struggle to recall a signature win. How about a big win on the road??

Maybe it's just me and I have a bad memory.

I get that people want to look at "what if" scenarios like this one but we have yet to prove we are legit. We are still great on paper but that's it. Lets not get too far ahead of ourselves.

Lets get into the playoffs and give ourselves a punchers' chance. Given how good OKC and MIA are at the top of their game, that's all we can ask for. Clearly we have not been where we need to be to compete for a championship. Find momentum going in and chemistry with sound gameplay on both sides and if we can execute, who the f knows what can happen.

But the ring is earned.