• Clippers are 9-10 and clinging to the play-in right now
  • Golden State is 9-11 and a lottery team right now
  • Phoenix is half a game ahead of us
  • Denver is two games ahead of us
  • We have a better record than Miami and the same amount of wins as Philly.
  • We are 2 games out of the 2 seed.
  • Rui has missed 9 games
  • Gabe has missed 17 games
  • Vanderbilt has missed 20 games

(but, but but the Clippers are a mess, Golden State is injured, Phoenix hasn’t had Beal forever, Denver had Murray missing - lol, i don’t give a fuck)

  • EvilGeniusGLBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    “Clinging to the play-in” “lottery team”

    I get what point you’re trying to make, but is ANYBODY clinging to the play-in right now? Lol…

    What month we in???

  • Dirty_QuesadillaBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Idk if GSW is more injured, than imploding. Hell every other night Draymond looks like he’s auditioning for WWE.
    The wheels will eventually fall off the Clips’ wagon -PG or Kawaii, likely both, will go out with an injury.
    Idk if Beal will play over his 52 game average of the last four seasons. Imo idt he’s around for the playoffs. KD will have to drag this team to the finish.
    Memphis at this point is, well, shooting for the lottery (oops, too soon?).
    Jokic is our biggest roadblock. The question comes down to: did we better ourselves enough to get through Denver?

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  • flowermoon24BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    GSW a lottery team? Tf u sayin, they also dealin with injuries of their own.

  • thesonicvisionBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    It’s not just about wins and losses; it’s about how you win/lose and whether or not you’re developing championship habits.

    Real contenders have traits that include a clear identity, team camaraderie, commitment to defense, a fluid offensive strategy, and so on.

    If the Lakers had precisely the same record, but the “story of the season so far” were more positive, then I (for one) would be much more optimistic and satisfied.

    Right now, we have a lot of bad habits and weaknesses that get exposed by every cohesive team we face-- and in embarrassing fashion.

    Let me remind you of the lowlights:

    – 10/24. Spanked by Denver 119-107. Became immediately obvious that the D-lo/AR pairing is a major defensive liability.

    – 11/4. Crushed by Orlando 120-101.

    – 11/8. Blown out by Houston 128-94.

    – Then we get hot and won 6/7, feasting on bad teams.

    – But Sac reminds us we can’t beat good teams with a 15-pt win on 11/15.

    – Philly then adds insult to injury on 11/27, winning 138-94.

    – And most recently, on 11/30, OKC crushed us 133-110.

    We get absolutely manhandled and exposed by every good, cohesive team that isn’t riddled with injuries.