Optimism Discussion: The Laker's Sky Is Not Falling

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  1. Barnstable

    Barnstable Supreme Fuzzler of Lakersball.com Staff Member

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    The effort especially has been huge.

    We're doing a great job of chasing players, applying pressure from behind and funneling them to the bigs.

    I love how Lonzo has been great at this aspect of defense.
     
    Barnstable, Oct 31, 2017
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    Most convincing win in years. Both our offense and defense were clicking. If we can keep this up we are heading to the playoffs.
     
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    Great game on both ends ...

    Nice to see we were less Lonzo centric when it comes to taking offensive decisions ... Randle , Ingram , KCP can make plays too and our offense will look better this way
     
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    Hell yeah. Smashed these fools out and they just beat GS not too long ago.
     
    SFGOLDRUSHER, Nov 1, 2017
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    Still don't like Lonzo not being featured in the half-court "offense", where Ingram initiates and Zo goes to stand on the wing. He cut multiple times and they missed him, I thought.
     
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    that's about the best game i could have expected from this team. hopefully, it's not the last.
     
    abeer3, Nov 1, 2017
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    Great game. Good effort on both ends of the floor for the entire game.
     
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    Lakers have the same record as the Cavaliers. :ShaqOh2:
     
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    Classic trap game with the Pistons playing 3 games in 4 nights (one of which was against the reigning champs and the other against a streaking Clips team). That being said, we smacked 'em in the mouth and they never were really in it.

    If you look at the season as a whole so far, the Clipper opener was the only outlier of the bunch. Whether it was nerves or too much pressure, our youngns were not competitive in just that one game. Otherwise win or lose, we have been competitive or clawed ourselves back into games that were potential routes in every single contest this season.
     
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    Portland went into OT vs Utah and lost. They should be tired tomorrow if we can run, run, and run. Talent-wise, they are below average, minus their all star backcourt that can beat us by themselves.
     
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    f*** Portland.
     
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    Looking at the standings, there is much more parity early on than I think anyone expected. We're 1 game out of a playoff spot, and improving our play.

    Nice to feel hopeful again.

    I had quit tracking when the next game was. That might be changing pretty quickly.
     
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    I hate it when we dont play on my days off lol.
     
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    Ball movement...no pun intended.
     
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    [​IMG]
     
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    Album cover for LSC ?
     
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    This was once our team, good god...

     
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    :Laugh:
     
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    Damn, can you imagine what was going through Pau's head? He played with Fish/Kobe/Ariza-Artest/Odom/Bynum before that.
     
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    (At least for me they are
    ...And until a star becomes available)
     
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