We did get better and we’re not at all full strength either with Vando and Rui out but given that

  • Clippers now have Russ - Harden - Kawhi - PG
  • Nuggets are nuggets and look like they haven’t really lost anything with Bruce brown and Green leaving
  • Celtics are looking scary defensively with White - Jrue - JB - JT - Porzingis
  • Bucks have Giannis - Lillard - Middleton - Lopez - Portis

Of course AR will get his groove going, and Dlo is contributing nicely, but does anyone honestly think we can hang with the depth of these roosters?

Our two main guys Lebron and AD can hang with anyone, and are potentially a top 2 duo when everything’s clicking. However, the rest of the starting lineup for these other teams beats our starting lineup on talent and experience alone.

Maybe the work is not done, Pelinka.

  • yaboidombyBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I agree with your sentiments OP. I think we need more time to really judge our team. I think we need Vando back so we can see our team gain even more chemistry at full strength. I will never count our squad out though.

  • MiopTopBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Depth ? Bro Boston and Milwaukee have ZERO depth.

    Boston has a killer top-6, sure, but after that they don’t have a single genuine playoff rotation calibre player. Their players other than the top-6 are averaging a combined 10 PPG so far. That’s just horrendous. Horford or Porzingis goes down and they’re ass.

    Milwaukee is starting Beasley who we were DNP-ing last year on a less deep team than we have this year. Their defense has been bottom-5 in the league. They have no perimeter defense whatsoever.

    Clippers are completely unproven.

    Only Denver is genuinely scary right now but they’ll go through a slump at some point I’m sure. They’re relying on guys in their rotation that are not proven rotation players.

  • thesonicvisionBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    The Lakers are definitely not the favorite.

    They are a contender, but a 2nd tier one.(However, as this sub is for Lakers/Bron fans, we’ll certainly support them win or lose).

    Deeper and deadlier teams include Phoenix, Milwaukee, Boston, Denver, LAC, and even GSW.

    I think OP is right by claiming that we might be missing that one final move to become an even more serious contender.

  • Eric_T_MerakiBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    The roster is deeper than most teams who are top heavy, but Ham has no clue to how to utilize the players he has. I would be more confident if Ham actually knew how to run proper rotations. I’m hoping he’s not going to wait until mid season to realize the starters are not working out together.