Started By
Message

re: Lakers are now the best team in the NBA

Posted on 7/6/19 at 8:29 am to
Posted by TigerBait2008
Boulder,CO
Member since Jun 2008
32393 posts
Posted on 7/6/19 at 8:29 am to
quote:

Rockets



oh boom
Posted by Deuce McWin
Canal Street
Member since Aug 2004
1052 posts
Posted on 7/6/19 at 8:31 am to
quote:

The Lakers will make the playoffs and they're not a team, when healthy, that anyone will want to face

What healthy team do Western Conference teams want to face? A healthy Warriors? Rockets? Mavs? Jazz? Blazers? What about the presumptive favorites, the Clippers? What about solid teams that keep building on their well-laid foundations like the Spurs or Nuggets?

Health isn't a guarantee in the NBA. Did you even watch the Finals? Injuries are going to land where they may. But I wouldn't put my money on a team with an injury prone player and a 35 year old who is starting to show signs of slowing down.

By all means, have faith in your squad. But if history has shown you anything it is that no team is going to have an easy go of this. The Western Conference is a warzone.
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
84752 posts
Posted on 7/6/19 at 8:33 am to
quote:

Health isn't a guarantee in the NBA.


I know, but discussing teams with the assumption they stay healthy is the best way to do it. More often than not, it happens.
Posted by Bow to Auburn
Member since Aug 2010
1830 posts
Posted on 7/6/19 at 8:35 am to
If by 84%, you mean 45%...

Lakers aren’t done. Look for that potent Cousins pickup and the role playing vets that’ll take the league minimum. Should be an interesting roster again....
Posted by Legion of Doom
Old Metry
Member since Jan 2018
4976 posts
Posted on 7/6/19 at 8:54 am to
Too bad AD will miss 20 games per season when he sprains his mangina. Without a bench Paw Paw Bron gonna have to play 44 minutes a night to keep things competitive.
Posted by CelticDog
Member since Apr 2015
42867 posts
Posted on 7/6/19 at 9:11 am to
quote:

Top two: 

Rockets 
Jazz 


Next two: 

Clips 
Lakers 






my guess

1. Los Angeles Clippers
2. Salt lake
3. Portland
4. Denver
5. Houston
6. Los Angeles Lakers
7. San Francisco "The City"
8. Sacramento

Posted by ulsaint
Member since Oct 2007
2460 posts
Posted on 7/6/19 at 9:13 am to
Can you imagine a team with McGee and Cousins?

Might be the lowest IQ pair ever on one team at the same position.
Posted by rintintin
Life is Life
Member since Nov 2008
16166 posts
Posted on 7/6/19 at 10:31 am to
Sure it's a great starting lineup, but you're completely ignoring depth.

If LeBron was 26 and AD was actually known to play a full season I'd be with you, but you have an aging LeBron who finally looked mortal last season, and a proven non-leader in AD who has never played a full season.

How fresh do you expect that team to be come playoff time?
first pageprev pagePage 3 of 3Next pagelast page
refresh

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookTwitterInstagram