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Post by sfvega on Oct 7, 2020 2:34:50 GMT -5
LeBron is just that dude. Weird to see KCP coming up big in a big game. Could you imagine if they were able to keep Ingram instead of Kuzma in that deal? I would have been the biggest cakewalk since 2017.
Herro continues to play well. It's basically impossible for Miami to move him or Bam at this point. Wonder what they do now. They don't have pieces to acquire Beal or CP3 anymore if those guys are off the table. But they still seem to be missing something.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 7, 2020 2:40:24 GMT -5
LeBron is just that dude. Weird to see KCP coming up big in a big game. Could you imagine if they were able to keep Ingram instead of Kuzma in that deal? I would have been the biggest cakewalk since 2017. Herro continues to play well. It's basically impossible for Miami to move him or Bam at this point. Wonder what they do now. They don't have pieces to acquire Beal or CP3 anymore if those guys are off the table. But they still seem to be missing something. I think they try to bring back this team and bide their time until next year where they will go full force at Giannis Maybe they can try to go back to the drawing board with the CP3 deal but too many moving pieces for that as in theory you wouldn't have to include Herro or Bam but it would cost you more picks then it is worth Either way, they need someone or some people that can get to the basket at will besides Dragic and Butler because Lakers is just guarding the perimeter |
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Post by sfvega on Oct 7, 2020 3:49:49 GMT -5
LeBron is just that dude. Weird to see KCP coming up big in a big game. Could you imagine if they were able to keep Ingram instead of Kuzma in that deal? I would have been the biggest cakewalk since 2017. Herro continues to play well. It's basically impossible for Miami to move him or Bam at this point. Wonder what they do now. They don't have pieces to acquire Beal or CP3 anymore if those guys are off the table. But they still seem to be missing something. I think they try to bring back this team and bide their time until next year where they will go full force at Giannis Maybe they can try to go back to the drawing board with the CP3 deal but too many moving pieces for that as in theory you wouldn't have to include Herro or Bam but it would cost you more picks then it is worth Either way, they need someone or some people that can get to the basket at will besides Dragic and Butler because Lakers is just guarding the perimeter Maybe add Gallo and have him play 4 instead of Crowder, and just play wide open. But that takes them a step back defensively. Jerami Grant would be a much more Heat-esque add. |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 7, 2020 11:15:01 GMT -5
I think they try to bring back this team and bide their time until next year where they will go full force at Giannis Maybe they can try to go back to the drawing board with the CP3 deal but too many moving pieces for that as in theory you wouldn't have to include Herro or Bam but it would cost you more picks then it is worth Either way, they need someone or some people that can get to the basket at will besides Dragic and Butler because Lakers is just guarding the perimeter Maybe add Gallo and have him play 4 instead of Crowder, and just play wide open. But that takes them a step back defensively. Jerami Grant would be a much more Heat-esque add. The FA class is a little weak this year and add on uncertainty about the gap, I think they may be priced out on Grant Gallo would be a good fit and I think at this point in his career, you can get him on a one year $7-$8 mill deal or spend the mid level exception on him over a 3 year contract If it comes down to Crowder and Gallo, I think they lean Gallo. |
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Post by sfvega on Oct 7, 2020 13:25:13 GMT -5
This is the weirdest fact I've seen in a while. It seems like Nurk has been in the league like 7 years and Nunn just finished 2nd in ROY.
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Post by BRV on Oct 7, 2020 15:52:55 GMT -5
Ratings sunk to record lows, unfortunate, because that was a really good game Something's up with this series, because TV ratings have absolutely plummeted, to the tune of a 60 percent decline from the 2019 NBA Finals (which featured a team from Canada, not exactly a ratings goldmine in America), according to Yahoo Sports. The Stanley Cup Finals were down more than 60 percent this year as well, but this year's Finals matchup featured teams from Florida and Texas, not exactly hockey hotbeds, while last season was Boston versus St. Louis (a team vying for its first Cup in franchise history). NFL ratings are down just 5 percent this season compared to 2019, but the NBA Finals are drawing all-time lows at a time when, frankly, everyone's home and in front of our televisions. It's not like it's an unappealing matchup either, it's Los Angeles and Miami, two marquee franchises in two major markets. |
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Oct 7, 2020 16:00:53 GMT -5
With Dwight Howard getting his ring and leaving he elusive 15+ year veterans without a ring club.
If you have to root for one of them next year, who gets the ring?
Chris Paul
Carmelo Anthony
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Post by The Foreigner™: #NBACup Season on Oct 7, 2020 21:37:17 GMT -5
If you have to root for one of them next year, who gets the ring? Chris Paul Carmelo Anthony I'd prefer to see CP get his, but it seems nigh impossible on paper for him to get into a winning situation with his contract. Carmelo has a better shot since he can go to any team. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2020 12:49:46 GMT -5
Former WNBA player Cappie Pondexter has gone missing. She last played in the league back in 2018 for Indiana, but had most of her success with the Connecticut Sun. They found her phone and stuff at home, so she's been labeled as a missing person.
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Post by Shark on Oct 8, 2020 17:38:05 GMT -5
Lawrence Frank, president of Basketball operations for the Clippers won the Executive of the Year award with 10 first place votes. Rob Pelinka of the Lakers, the team that is 3-1 in the Finals finished 7th with 1 first place vote. Votes only counted through March 11 and that that point, the Lakers were 5.5 games up on the Clippers.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 8, 2020 17:41:50 GMT -5
Lawrence Frank, president of Basketball operations for the Clippers won the Executive of the Year award with 10 first place votes. Rob Pelinka of the Lakers, the team that is 3-1 in the Finals finished 7th with 1 first place vote. Votes only counted through March 11 and that that point, the Lakers were 5.5 games up on the Clippers. Pelinka should have won that What Lakers did with that roster is underestimated and he got exact right pieces that was needed and got vets like Rondo and Howard to play their best ball and buy into the program |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 8, 2020 18:13:19 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2020 18:38:35 GMT -5
We Lakers will always be the villans to the rest of league because the narrative will always change.
Portland was suppose to be the best 8th seed of all time. Lakers beat them and oh it was just Portland
Houston was suppose to shoot us out of the gym with their 2 all stars. Beat them and oh it was just The Rockets small ball accomplishes nothing yet Lakers went small and beat them at their own game.
Lakers make it to the finals...oh it means nothing they dodged The Clippers as if we had any hand in The Clippers completely being the failure turtles they have always been.
This season has been mared in disrespect towards Lakers even though we were laughed at by everyone since Kawhi basically held them up and then slapdashed to Clippers in the offseason leaving the Lakers to piece together a team which they did....a team which is now on the verge of their 17th NBA title.
The sweetest revenge to all of it will be when we win 17 regardless of the narrative once again changing to the very likely...oh the bubble season has a total asterisk so this title does not mean anything.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 8, 2020 18:41:04 GMT -5
Disrespect towards the Lakers?
Give me a break. The worst thing is when favorites complain about their teams and I know that because i'm a Yankee fan and complain about them
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Post by Shark on Oct 8, 2020 18:54:20 GMT -5
Lawrence Frank, president of Basketball operations for the Clippers won the Executive of the Year award with 10 first place votes. Rob Pelinka of the Lakers, the team that is 3-1 in the Finals finished 7th with 1 first place vote. Votes only counted through March 11 and that that point, the Lakers were 5.5 games up on the Clippers. Pelinka should have won that What Lakers did with that roster is underestimated and he got exact right pieces that was needed and got vets like Rondo and Howard to play their best ball and buy into the program And no disrespect to Frank, but he totally mortgaged the Clippers' future with the trade for PG13. Pelinka and Frank Vogel have not gotten nearly the credit they deserve this season and especially this post season in Vogel's case. |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 8, 2020 18:56:18 GMT -5
Pelinka should have won that What Lakers did with that roster is underestimated and he got exact right pieces that was needed and got vets like Rondo and Howard to play their best ball and buy into the program And no disrespect to Frank, but he totally mortgaged the Clippers' future with the trade for PG13. Pelinka and Frank Vogel have not gotten nearly the credit they deserve this season and especially this post season in Vogel's case. Lakers mortgaged their future as well but it is working out because they are one win away from a chip Vogel and Pelinka did real good work getting this team together because he wasn't their first coaching choice and Magic Johnson left them high and dry |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2020 18:59:24 GMT -5
Disrespect towards the Lakers? Give me a break. The worst thing is when favorites complain about their teams and I know that because i'm a Yankee fan and complain about them You really gonna try and say through this entire season that we have not been disrespected since the offseason? That the narrative about us specificially in the media about us has not changed game to game? especially in these playoffs. This isn't a complaint I am simply pointing it out is all. |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 8, 2020 19:10:08 GMT -5
Disrespect towards the Lakers? Give me a break. The worst thing is when favorites complain about their teams and I know that because i'm a Yankee fan and complain about them You really gonna try and say through this entire season that we have not been disrespected since the offseason? That the narrative about us specificially in the media about us has not changed game to game? especially in these playoffs. This isn't a complaint I am simply pointing it out is all. That narrative changed months ago when they were clearly one of the better teams in the league coming into Jan an Feb All Star break The Lakers were criticized in the offseason because they made that trade for AD and then waited weeks into FA for Kawhi decision. They waited on the last min to make roster moves, and it has worked out but that roster was bare after trading major assets To tackle that offseason narrative: bleacherreport.com/articles/2846910-nba-offseason-report-cards-for-every-teamThey were given an A- for their offseason moves only behind the Clippers A+ for getting two stars. That's not disrespect www.businessinsider.com/nba-power-rankings-free-agency-offseason-2019-7#4-houston-rockets-275th in Power Rankings behind Clippers, Bucks, 76ers and Rockets. That's not disrespect even with the two questionable teams in front of them No one said the Lakers were washed. They just weren't the top pick coming out the West. So no, that's not disrespect, they were still at worst the number 2 or 3 seed coming out the West but no one was ranking them number 10 team in the NBA |
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Post by Push R Truth on Oct 9, 2020 6:38:48 GMT -5
Laker fans trying to create fake drama about how nobody thought the favorite would win is always hilarious. Hasn't changed since they left Minnesota. Same lines, different faces.
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Post by sfvega on Oct 9, 2020 8:12:38 GMT -5
We Lakers will always be the villans to the rest of league because the narrative will always change. Portland was suppose to be the best 8th seed of all time. Lakers beat them and oh it was just Portland Houston was suppose to shoot us out of the gym with their 2 all stars. Beat them and oh it was just The Rockets small ball accomplishes nothing yet Lakers went small and beat them at their own game. Literally no one expected those teams to come anywhere near beating the Lakers. Who was the favorites in Vegas? Who picked Portland in here? Whichever LA team came out of the West was the favorite to win the title. From before day 1 of the season through the bubble. I would venture to guess that even 95% of those playoff pick 'ems had Lakers going to WCF. You've gone full Patriots fan. "No one expected us to win." Nobody wanting you to win and nobody expecting you to win are two entirely different things. This is the worst Houston team in probably 5 years, and they were perennial playoff chokers and oh yeah they are the biggest mismatch for AD in the league. You can celebrate all you want, it is entirely earned. But don't spread absolute grade A BS. Nobody expected a below-average Houston team who ran was running Covington at the 5 to run the Lakers off the court. That's just a bad dream you had about Skip Bayless. |
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