Optimism Discussion: The Laker's Sky Is Not Falling

Utah was missing Bogdanovic'. He is a key piece for them...

 

High altitude back to back is a big concern. If we win those you can start thinking of this team as something special. If we split them... that's probably what you'd expect... if we lose them, we might be exposed and come down to earth a little. Utah looked terrible against us but that's a good point about Bogdanovic.

 

I don't think that Denver is going to win.Last season we had Lonzo and Lakers were very emotional when Murray was playing ,this Lakers team does't care about him at all and Jokic was playing much better close to MVP level last season.

 

Yeah. I’m definitely pulling for us to win a few more but I think 10 wins with this schedule is nothing to sneeze at.

I expect everyone to be ready for the Clippers too.

 

Right. We’re showing a lot very early. I like us in most of the matchupS but know we will drop a few. I think we’re playing well and will be able to ride that momentum for awhile.

 

This is the worst case scenario to me. I wouldn’t panic though.

I think we’ve shown we can win on the road though and look for wins against Dallas and Utah. I also think LeBron is on a mission and won’t go down easily against the Clippers, Nuggets, and Bucks. I expect us to pull out wins in those tougher games.

I’d also be surprised if we drop 3 games in a row. Can’t see LeBron and AD letting that happen.

 

And if you want to talk about scheduling...

 

BTW Sacramento just beat Denver in OT

 

in sac. since their terrible start, sac has been very competitive. and denver is way tougher to beat in denver.

 

Disagree, he is way better on D and much more mobile than Pau ever was. I would take AD in a heartbeat.

 

Am usually pretty appreciative of your takes but disagree with you on this one. AD is much tougher than you are giving him credit for. Dude is in play for defensive player of the year. He is no pansy. Problem is, he is much more suited to play PF than Center. That is NOT because he is not capable of being a great center, it's because he is more mobile and doesn't want to get the crap beat out of him. On top of that, he is playing with a shoulder problem that is ongoing and has been a slight problem for a few years. He is smart, he wants to play the position that gives him less trouble physically over the long haul. But he can play solid defense from many positions on the court and I don't see any center in the league that can make him look easy to exploit.

We want that solid big man to help keep the thugs from fouling AD and exploiting his existing injuries. When Kobe played through injuries we respected him as one tough hombre. Now AD is playing through injuries and YOU gonna diss him?? Come on bro, he's a man and taking one for a ring!!!

 

This is why we need a solid win on Christmas. Wow .....slurp slurp. Ballmer's media dollars at work. That was disgusting. Bulletin board material. I hope Lebron and AD saw this.

 

That lady is biggest C Bags hommer
Who cares what she is saying

 

Dallas has been playing well, and also some other teams coming up in December. This is a great chance for us to measure ourselves vs our early season capabilities against teams with solid winning records. Looking forward to seeing how we handle Dallas. They have an impressive turnaround going on.