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The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:46 am
by jpengland
I'm calling this now.

Feel free to bump in 9 months.

Lebron and AD who will miss 20 games each.

Kuzma, Danny Green.

Bunch of scrubs.

They also are now essentially capped next summer between those 4 guys, too and don't have any trade assets so this isn't getting any better next year unless they pivot.

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:46 am
by Lawyershawn
Can I also have the lottery numbers for next month.

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:48 am
by SashAlex
I took a screenshot... :)))

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:49 am
by Ballerhogger
Hot takes EVERYWHERE

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:49 am
by Magic_Johnny12
The Lakers are one LeBron injury away from being the Los Angeles Pelicans (pre trade).

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:49 am
by GregOden
:D So OP in your estimation which team will be worse next season, the Lakers or the Warriors?

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:50 am
by jpengland
Magic_Johnny12 wrote:The Lakers are one LeBron injury away from being the Los Angeles Pelicans (pre trade).


The Pels had Jrue Holiday.

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:51 am
by Mister Ze
If they don’t assemble a decent bench while Davis and/or Lebron get injured then I could see it

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:51 am
by Catchall
Don't overreact. The Thunder just bowed out.

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:52 am
by jpengland
GregOden wrote::D So OP in your estimation which team will be worse next season, the Lakers or the Warriors?



Warriors will struggle but probably do better due to durability and an established system. Also possibility Klay comes back for the last 20 games of the season if there is a playoff push.

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:52 am
by The Explorer
jpengland wrote:
Magic_Johnny12 wrote:The Lakers are one LeBron injury away from being the Los Angeles Pelicans (pre trade).


The Pels had Jrue Holiday.


And Alvin Gentry, who can coach. Vogel and Kidd are set up to clash with LeCoach.

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:52 am
by Catchall
Lakers need shooting and defense, and someone to run the point when Lebron is out.

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:52 am
by bellabiyel
thunder eliminated so theres 1 more room there

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:53 am
by SkyHook
7-10 seed.

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:53 am
by dorkestra
Catchall wrote:Don't overreact. The Thunder just bowed out.


Thunder have MUCH more talent than the Lakers right now though. Do you anticipate some big trades from the Lakers?

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:53 am
by bargnanimvp
Depends heavily on injuries but it's possible with half-man-half-a-season and an aging lebron

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:54 am
by lakerz12
Magic_Johnny12 wrote:The Lakers are one LeBron injury away from being the Los Angeles Pelicans (pre trade).


Bucks are one injury away from being a lottery team. What’s your point.

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:54 am
by zimpy27
People were saying if Kawhi joined then it'd be an unfair superteam that would wreck the league. Now they aren't making the playoffs?

Let's choose some sane middle ground people.

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:56 am
by jpengland
zimpy27 wrote:People were saying if Kawhi joined then it'd be an unfair superteam that would wreck the league. Now they aren't making the playoffs?

Let's choose some sane middle ground people.


Nope. I have been consistent with this.

With Kawhi they still lacked depth and would have been a 4-6 seed with load management/injuries.

But with no Kawhi this is a train wreck.

Re: The Lakers will miss the playoffs.

Posted: Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:57 am
by Tomazan
Dallas will waste Lukas career.