2018-2019 NBA Season Thread [Archived] Basketball • Page 707

Spurs fans are wild, the game environment is usually great.

 

Hey yeah this guy should be in prison

 

He’s been doing that for a while now too

 

I know the easy narrative for the Lakers being bad is their team chemistry being destroyed by the constant trade rumors but could it also just be as simple as not having Lonzo Ball the last few weeks? He was really started to fit in well and was playing great defense before hurting his ankle.

 

which one of the Blazers stuck on that elevator is secretly the Devil? I think it's definitely Zach Collins

 

oh wow this is brutal for LA - I didn't realize how difficult these last games were

"The Pelicans and Grizzlies losses sting so much because they were two of the last games L.A. had on their schedule that they’d be favored in. Aside from two cupcakes against Chicago and Phoenix, the Lakers face a brutal final stretch. They still have to play Boston (out for revenge), Denver, Toronto, the Clippers, Utah, and Milwaukee twice. And those games will all come before a harrowing final six games against the Pelicans (who hate them and will do everything they can to win), Thunder, Warriors, Clippers, Jazz, and Blazers."

 

Rodney Hood is a mood

 

I honestly just think they're bad and Lebron is only so good. Chemistry issues are whatever, but like, the Western Conference rules and the Lakers aren't.

 

I don't think they're bad - they were playing great ball before Lebron got injured and losing Ball while Lebron was out didn't help matters either. There have been a lot of factors to why they are 29-31 - they also have a horrible coach.

 

We're going to get all of this Lakers drama again next year but with Ben Simmons!
https://deadspin.com/ben-simmons-could-upend-the-nbas-power-structure-with-o-1832715259

 

The players the Lakers brought in to start the season were a hilariously bad fit. We all knew it. I figured LeBron would pull some pixie dust and get them to 45 wins anyway, but, yeah, that didn't happen. (They went 35-47 last year ... and the pieces are weird.)

 

And with all that, a better coach (lol if it's Kidd tho), one more great player and a couple shooters, and the Lakers will be good next year.

 

To be fair, they were in the playoffs prior to LeBron's injury. In the east, they'd still have more of a shot. There's just so little room for error (or injury) in the West.

 

The Bucks with a tough 4 game West Coast trip starting tomorrow (at Kings, at Lakers, at Jazz, at Suns)

hopefully 3-1 and Giannis probably won't play against Utah since that's the second of a back to back

 

he'll be a Laker in 2021

 

yeah I think they would have been close to 45 if Lebron doesn't miss nearly 20 games

 

I'm sure of it the only question is do they try and trade for him next year or wait it out

 

I guess a lot will have to do with what Philadelphia does this offseason regarding Harris and Butler and if Simmons goes the AD route and says he won't be signing his rookie max extension. But would the Sixers want a package revolving around BI, Ball, and Kuzma? I mean that could work with Embiid and Harris

 

This is a fascinating combination of dumb ideas and I’m here for it

 

Anybody have ESPN + wanna post this? NBA's best 25 under 25: New and next superstar rankings

I just want to be very mad online at their Jokic ranking cause he's not even mentioned in the blurb smh

 

Coach vanterpools the best