**LA LAKERS THREAD** Sitting on 17! 2023-2024 offseason begins

[MIKE LOWERY]

I'm thinking 3-2 but it really doesn't matter since NOP/DAL/PHX/SAC ain't losing. If there's no chance of moving up, Bron/AD probably rest at least one of the last two.



It's crazy these dudes are 11 games over .500 after everything from the Rust trade to post IST of this season. They've been struggling to stay above water for over 2 years now and it's looking like they finally turned a corner, only for the West to be stacked up again.



With that being said, I still think they can beat everyone, sans a completely healthy DEN squad. ****, I think they could beat them too, but AD is the key, and he doesn't get Jokic in foul trouble and put pressure on the rim like he does 99% of other bigs.



The IST champ should get the benefit of an extra win. TF is the point of making an extra game they've played, not count? Give them that one advantage.

 

[essential1]

The IST champ should get the benefit of an extra win. TF is the point of making an extra game they've played, not count? Give them that one advantage.

Especially when every other IST game counted.

Hell even if it just gave the winning IST team an automatic tie breaker. That’s fair enough.

Otherwise why make guys play in a game that could derail an entire season if there’s an injury.

 

[lovehateself]

I'm thinking 3-2 but it really doesn't matter since NOP/DAL/PHX/SAC ain't losing. If there's no chance of moving up, Bron/AD probably rest at least one of the last two.

the team had chances to rest them earlier in the season and had them split rest days , some which didnt make any damn sense.

they know whats at stake and they dont want to be in a win or go home situation.

one of PHX (no heart and they could very well go 1-5 to end the season) / SAC (no monk and tough stretch of games aswell ) will slide, shieet NO has had a bad stretch missing BI

 

[moonman818]

Phoenix is gonna drop at least two games.

The Pelicans probably won't do better than 3-3 over their last six games.

Kings have the Knicks, Thunder, Suns, Celtics, and the Pelicans h2h.


If we go 4-1, I think we slide into the 7th seed. If we go 5-0, we'll be 6th.

 

[mrdieselfuel09]

Hawks
Knicks
Rockets
Nuggets

Teams to root for tonight

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

At this point late in the season, if we worried about seeding and who other teams are playing against this week just to matchup better with certain opponents come playoff time, then we ain’t ready to battle for the chip.

A real championship caliber team should be equipped to match up with and beat any contender in any given 7 game series and should never be concerned with how other teams will finish the season in hopes they can move up 2-3 spots just to avoid Denver or Minnesota.

Ham reaps what he sows and if the Lakers ain’t ready to compete with any of the top 2-3 seeds in round 1, then they ain’t ready to win it all like the 6 seed injury riddled Rockets did in ‘95

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Definitely putting money on the Lakers +2000. Easy 20k

 

[MVP]

Definitely putting money on the Lakers +2000. Easy 20k

If you just throwing away bread...

 

[Korofi]

The winning team forumla is the same it always should be.

 

[grittyman]

 

[Dhizzle]

Need HOU NYK and ATL to give a bit more fight than this

 

[CP1708]

Michael Cooper bout to get his jersey retired?

 

[pmatic]

Thank you Knicks.

.5 game back and the Kings play the Celtics on the second night of a back to back in Boston.

 

[tupac003]

Michael Cooper bout to get his jersey retired?

He made the HOF....time to hang it up!

 

[tupac003]

 

[pmatic]

It's almost like...

 

[tupac003]

Thank you Knicks.

.5 game back and the Kings play the Celtics on the second night of a back to back in Boston.

If only we could have held on to that 20 point lead vs them...

 

[Lizakers]

Wow coop jersey going up. Never thought it would happen. That’s dope

 

[grittyman]

I might be the only guy here who doesn't care much about any of that earlier season stuff... or any of this daily standing watch going on now.

The team is playing well now, that's mostly all that matters to me.

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Definitely putting money on the Lakers +2000. Easy 20k

Post your 20K winnings when the season is over

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Looks like me and LeBron are on that same mindset

At this point late in the season, if we worried about seeding and who other teams are playing against this week just to matchup better with certain opponents come playoff time, then we ain’t ready to battle for the chip.

A real championship caliber team should be equipped to match up with and beat any contender in any given 7 game series and should never be concerned with how other teams will finish the season in hopes they can move up 2-3 spots just to avoid Denver or Minnesota.

Ham reaps what he sows and if the Lakers ain’t ready to compete with any of the top 2-3 seeds in round 1, then they ain’t ready to win it all like the 6 seed injury riddled Rockets did in ‘95

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Coop’s jersey shoulda been retired decades ago, even if he never gets elected to the HOF

HOF is just the icing on the cake.

Without Coop, Bird and the Celtics likely beat the Lakers two times in the Finals instead of the other way around

 

[Lizakers]

Coop’s jersey shoulda been retired decades ago, even if he never gets elected to the HOF

HOF is just the icing on the cake.

Without Coop, Bird and the Celtics likely beat the Lakers two times in the Finals instead of the other way around

But it’s the Laker way. They only retire jerseys of HOF Laker greats

 

[MVP]

Lawd a Cam Reddish bar, I've heard it all

 

[noblekane]

they made the game early on saturday so we can watch wrestlemania