They just got figured out by teams. It always happens in a compe ive league.
pretty much spot on.
Also, Artest wants out, he is pissed at his teamates and Jackson for ridiculing him.
and Odom, is beasting but how long can he go for? he's exherting himself since the FIBA worlds. if he keeps it up until playoffs he gets my repects
having said that. The lakers will be fine until they face the mavs. It will take some heroic effort on their part and some old fashioned choking from mavs to get them past that series. (both pretty likely)
but they will be dead tired when they have to face the Spurs on the road.
Mavs look pretty fierce. I'm curious to see how the Spurs-Heat and remaining Spurs-Lakers games go.
But the OKC-Utah-Phoenix run to the Finals for the Lakers last year looks nothing like it will look this year. If they have to face both Dallas and San Antonio, I don't see any possible way they'll make it through.
Come on, you can't be that stupid. Or can you? He was not talking about the franchise but about "Post-Gasol-gift"-Team.ya, to consider the lakers as an "all-time great team" after winning just 16 championships would be crazy.
are you legally re ed, or do you just bootleg it under the radar?
When you look at it, it is like last year. Losing to teams they should stomp, half-assing and pretty much disrespecting the league with their play. I do think they can't flip the switch like last year because contrary to some Laker fans saying they stomped the Celtics, they basically won in the last five minutes of the game and outscored them by four.
It is mental with these guys and the fact that they are a year older and probably not as hungry with the exception of Bean, it could spell disaster. I can't explain why they don't take these lesser games more serious. That's really the difference between the Lakers and the Spurs. The Spurs will play the Kings and think they're playing the Celtics. The Lakers will play the Kings and think, ho hum .... then get worked at home. Lakers win those games against the lesser opponents, they're probably sitting there with eleven losses. Hopefully, they can get their heads out of their asses in these last two months.
Lakers will be fine. They are still winning the west. This road to a 3 peat is going to be the most brutal run for them, but IMO they still have what it takes to get the job done.
Mavs don't have anyone outside of Dirk that can consistently score in a 7 game series against the Lakers.
Spurs frontcourt will have to crash/control the boards and win the rebounding battle consistently if they want to have their most realistic shot at beating LA 4 times.
Lakers just suck. Ive been saying this for months tbh.
These guys are just tired and not that hungry anymore. Every great team has to come to grips with that fact.
One year ago, I already pointed out that the mileage and wear and tear will eventually catch up with the Lakers.
Three straight Finals appearances will eventually bust out even the best athletes out there. Add to that Kobe's appearance in the Olympics and Odom/Gasol's participation in the Worlds and you've got yourself a very, very tired core.
The lakers are going to be fine when it matters. It sucks to be a spurs fan knowing that you guys will win 60 plus games but at the end of the day it won't matter once you guys play the lakers in the playoffs. I'm going to enjoy seeing the meltdown in this forum after the lakers crush the spurs in the playoffs. I hope the spurs get to 70 wins it would be nice to see them go down as the first team to win 70 games not to win a le.
Yep! They just never learn. I am glad they are getting the HCA. Gonna be all that more precious listening to the excuses then.
Sorry but the Spurs are not winning 70. Smarten up.
Steve Blake is demonstrably and objectively one of the worst players in the NBA. Blake's estimated wins added = -1.9, good for 2nd worst in the NBA
Derek Fisher is demonstrably and objectively one of the worst players in the NBA. Fisher's estimated wins added = -1.4 (that's negative 1.4), good for 7th worst in the NBA
Ron Artest is an offensive liability and doesn't appear to care given that he's financially set and he's already won a ring
You are a SPURS fan and you hope they make a blockbuster trade? Are you serious? LOL I want them to stay put and fail, what the you want them to get better?They will not win 70 games this year, and you LA fans etc. thought the same thing in 03 when they got dethroned, I heard this all year long as well.
Both Lakers and Spurs dethroned one another.You are a SPURS fan and you hope they make a blockbuster trade? Are you serious? LOL I want them to stay put and fail, what the you want them to get better?
They will not win 70 games this year, and you LA fans etc. thought the same thing in 03 when they got dethroned, I heard this all year long as well.
I hope the Lakers start winning some games that way they can be seeded either number 2 or 3. If they fall to 4 then , the Spurs have a whiplash date awaiting for them.
Yeah, LA then Dallas back-to-back would suck. I hate to write LA off; I have picked them as huge favorites these last couple of years, but they just look a lot like that 03 team that was out of gas this time around. Plenty of time for them to correct it, but the West looks like it's going to be a dogfight; especially after Dallas gets something for Butler's expiring.
here we go, I might be giving Lakaluva and Koolaid a rise in their pants, but its the truth....
There is not much wrong with the Lakers IMHO....
The media is just panicking because of the success of the Spurs and you fools are falling for it, its just the same as when any other troll falls into the same trap that the "spurs are done".... Im not joking or trolling either.... hear me out.
Lakers are 38-18 for the top spot in the Pacific devision.
They have a respectable 68% win ratio.... They are pretty much winning 2 out of every 3 games. That puts them around 55-56 wins for the season.
Now, does that put them in "elite" status?
No, of course not.
I just think that the decline of the Lakers is extremely over-rated. they are in decline, sure, but no more than the Spurs where in recent years.
Still though................... LOL LAKERS!!!
What's funny is people act like this is somehow abnomal for this Laker team. Look back to last season and you'll see some eerie parallels.
For whatever reason, this team only shows up when absolutely needed to. I don't like it, but it's how it is and how it will be as long as PJax is coaching. I can't argue with the man either, he's got 11 ing rings.
Let me repeat that Spur fan. 11 ing Rings. Put that into perspective before you create your little jackoff troll threads.
I see they were playing at a pace 4 games ahead of the current squad last year even though their strength of schedule is still in the bottom 5 so far.
I guess people are just not accustomed seeing the Lakers not on top of the West at this point of the season.
For the past three years, the West has been a cakewalk for the Lakers and then all of a sudden, they're staring at an 8.5-game advantage by the Spurs in the standings.
No need to get so butthurt. The OP wanted to debate what is wrong with the Lakers. Their not playing like the Lakers of last year, close, but they do have some issues that need addressing.
This isn't a troll thread. I have already stated before that there is no reason to troll the Lakers. They are doing a damn good job of owning themselves without anyone elses help.
You can however decide to contribute to the thread with some actual basketball talk and none of this "Lakers will be fine" talk. What will they need to be fine in the post season? That is the question being asked.
Because they're so bad whoever plays them has an easy go pass to the next round?
BTW, will bump this thread with that quote when the Lakers are bumped out of the playoffs.
Future me will be smiling, won't you future me?
Spurs have won both games this season without controlling the boards. The boards won't be too much an issue with the Spurs shooting percentage being so good.
, when the Spurs need to crash the boards they do, just ask Dice.
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