WMC 24-25: Seasonal Highs And Lows!

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  1. FrontOfJersey22

    FrontOfJersey22 - Lakers All Star -

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    It was over the second Rob decided that Russ would be better than creating an actual balanced team.
     
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    lakerjones Moderator Staff Member

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    It just might have.
     
  3. abeer3

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    hawks do that to just about everyone. maybe not to the tune of 38-20 quarter, but the young/collins and young/capela pick and roll are quite effective.

    anyway, it's the wmc thread, but i can't muster the energy. i was upset 15 games ago and realized it was over then. the main goal now is no stupid trades and don't get AD injured please.
     
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    Clippers are 9-11 since PG went down. lol 9-11 without PG and Kawhi. Last year, the Lakers went 8-9 without Lebron and AD.

    No one will ever be able to make sense of this last offseason.
     
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  5. abeer3

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    it's almost like...the clippers didn't change their team identity and their players are familiar with each other?

    oh, and i will be checking out of this place when we lose to them twice in the coming weeks. just fair warning.
     
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    That and I think it's safe to say that their floor spacers are also more impactful on the defensive end.
     
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  7. KareemtheGreat33

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    Clippers without their stars are better than the Lakers with theirs
     
  8. FrontOfJersey22

    FrontOfJersey22 - Lakers All Star -

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    Obvious- since they didn’t cut themselves off at the knees by trading away nearly half of their rotational players for one.
     
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  9. abeer3

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    i often wonder what would have happened had we not chased kawhi that summer and instead tried to build a roster on our own terms. obviously we won a title, so maybe who cares at all, but...we might have won a title and been better set up for the future.

    or we might have fumbled those assets just like we did the others.
     
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  10. Weezy

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    We’re so screwed haha

     
  11. Savory Griddles

    Savory Griddles Moderator Staff Member

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    Do we have our pick this season? It might end up being pretty high.
     
  12. FrontOfJersey22

    FrontOfJersey22 - Lakers All Star -

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    Nope- Pellys have it. We do have a second, though.
     
  13. abeer3

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    do we? i think ours is headed to SA.

    https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/future_drafts/detailed

    anyway, we've had success both buying in and working under the table to get UDFAs, so i'm not super worried about it.

    i'm worried that we might move a 2027 1st for no good reason, though.
     
  14. FrontOfJersey22

    FrontOfJersey22 - Lakers All Star -

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    Oh, my bad. I agree that our scouting department has been excellent.
     
  15. Savory Griddles

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    It's interesting. We all laughed and were happy we dodged the Dennis Schroder bullet when he didn't accept our deal. Kind of wish he had now.
     
  16. KareemtheGreat33

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    I’m sure we’re blaming him now why we are only 3rd in the WC standings
     
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    eh, just as bad or worse maybe, depending on what other moves happen. dennis is a MLE or less level player now, i think. and we would have been on the hook for three more years at 20+.
     
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  18. FrontOfJersey22

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    Well, we weren’t expecting an even worse deal was just around the bend! I honestly don’t know which one was dumber: Mozgov/Deng signings or the Westbrook trade.
     
  19. Savory Griddles

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    But if he was making 20, we might still have Kuz, KCP and Caruso, or at least a couple of them. That's sort of the point I'm making. Dennis is about as effective as Westbrook (on this team), and we'd still have our depth...in theory.
     
  20. Azndude2190

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    I sorta agree in the sense that our we would have more tradable assets via our depth, but I'm not entirely sure I would want to be on the hook for 80 mil/4 yrs vs 90 mil /2 yrs, since with WB, our cap flexibility comes sooner.

    Idk, might be a wash in the end.
     

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