Optimism Discussion: The Laker's Sky Is Not Falling

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  1. lakerjones

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    I agree Alcindor. It sucks to miss the playoffs yet again and this season was a failure in that regard. The whole thing ended poorly and the AD trade thing killed our locker room. But none of that matters nearly as much as BI's DVT. That is scary stuff, potentially career and life threatening if it keeps happening. You just don't ever want to see something like that for such a young player. Definitely with you hoping he will be ok for the future. I'd like to see him have a nice long playing career, regardless of whether it's on the Lakers or not.
     
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    For me, it’s hard to watch Lebron get so much hate.

    I mean, don’t get me wrong, he deserves all if it, but I hope he’s ok. I think it’s affecting his free throw shooting.
     
    sirronstuff, Mar 19, 2019
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    The lone bright spot has been our scouting department. They've nailed every draft since 2014. Take me to the timeline where we keep all our young guys.

    2014:
    - 7th Julius Randle
    - 46th Jordan Clarkson
    2015:
    - 2nd D'Angelo Russell
    - 27th Larry Nance Jr
    - 34th Anthony Brown*
    2016:
    - 2nd Brandon Ingram
    - 32nd Ivica Zubac
    2017:
    - 2nd Lonzo Ball
    - 27th Kyle Kuzma
    - 30th Josh Hart
    - 42nd Thomas Bryant
    2018:
    - 25th Moritz Wagner
    - 39th Isaac Bonga
    - 47th Sviatoslov Mykhailiuk

    Lonzo Ball / Jordan Clarkson / Isaac Bonga
    D'Angelo Russell / Josh Hart / Anthony Brown
    Brandon Ingram / Sviatoslov Mykhailiuk
    Julius Randle / Kyle Kuzma / Moritz Wagner
    Ivica Zubac / Larry Nance / Thomas Bryant
     
    alam1108, Mar 22, 2019
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    I’d enjoy that team, probably move Kuz to SF and have Nance PF WITH Bryant C.
     
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    I wouldn’t want Clarkson or Anthony Brown, and we don’t have Hart if we keep Russell, but yeah I’ll take the rest of that, super solid.
     
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    He was clanking free throws way before all the shenanigans started.
     
    OX1947, Mar 22, 2019
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    I thought this was funny. I know it’s not exactly Laker related, but it’s ex-Laker related and I didn’t know where else to put it





     
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    Continued




     
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    Easy to root for those guys. Insert Sad face.
     
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    I know a lot of folks don't enjoy the TNT players only crew but they are actually bringing up good points. Laker culture change (playing hard every night), LeBron exploring the post game more on offense, missing Randle's presence.
     
    SilkWilkes52, Mar 26, 2019
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    Candace Parker ruined it on the post-game show, Lance stepped on Green’s foot.

    :Semicrazylance:
     
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    That reaction was hilarious. I didn’t even know there was a game.

    ***sigh***

    Goes to look at box score...
     
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    The 8th seed in the West is going to end up with 47-48 wins so we should have gone 20-5/19-6 after the ASG break to make it to the postseason .

    Our March disaster didn't matter looking at it this way
     
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    well, i'm sure some of those wins were against us, though, right?
     
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    in March only one for the Clips , overall SAS won 3 against us , Clips 2 and Utah one so far .

    Given Bron injury , a second star was needed to make the playoffs this season .

    Doesn't excuse the FO incompetency but small comfort I guess
     
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    Not when the Clippers with way less talent are going to win 48 maybe 50 games.

    Sorry, nobody gets a pass when the team across the hall is getting it done even after trading away their best player at the trade deadline.
     
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    the fact that the clippers traded away their best player and have still managed to keep winning shows the importance of coaching and chemistry

    as much as we all hate rivers, there's no denying he's a great coach. and even with harris gone the clips have glue guys like lou, danilo, harrell, beverly, etc who just click whenever they're on the court
     
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    Having Lou and Bev’s dgaf attitude helps. Its contagious. Plus Zu gave them a post player they needed, oops.
     
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    I actually thought the other night was alright. Jim Jackson and Greg Anthony I enjoy and can tolerate. Anyone else of the players Only I can't stand.
     
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