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Hayes in particular would be so much more effective with some added strength.

 

just once can we play, like, detroit on opening night at home? i'm tired of losing every single first game of the season lol.

 

I don't know what is national TV anymore with streaming and everything ,but still

 

https://x.com/Lakers/status/1824168806534746287
Before game vs San Antonio

 

So if I have just regular Amazon not prime,I can't watch games on Amazon lol .
That is why I mentioned streaming

 

I hate when we get the same opponents a bunch of times in a short span. Three games against Phoenix before the end of November but we don't play the Clippers at all until mid-January. They probably don't want to see the new fancy stadium immediately overrun.

 

https://x.com/Lakers/status/1824168...ire-hall-of-fame-spurs-showtime-magic-johnson

 

playing any single opponent back to back in the regular season is a mess, imo. i get why they've moved to it more often, but it makes an artificial balance. if you're the inferior team, you want that situation, imo.

re: clips--oh yeah, ballmer lobbied hard to keep us out of there for as long as possible. lakers fans overrun stadiums in atlanta and charlotte. right next door will be a similar situation to sharing the building.

 

i'd rather have the toughest stretches later, i guess. if we're frontloaded like we have been a lot lately, you struggle out of the gate and lose leverage in negotiations, not to mention losing the fans early.

 

schedule shmedule

playoff teams are playoff teams

Either we are or we aren't, but if we are legit contenders, we are not worried about the schedule.

We must not be legit contenders...

 

…. that last sentence above though, can’t put the usual we suck again fan fears here on the team

 

Practice? We talkin’ bout practice?? With the talent we got?

Darvin Pimple Pockets Ham

Is GONE.

 

According to BetMGM, Wembanyama has staggering -250 odds to win his first (of many) DPOTY awards next season. Rounding out the top five are Gobert (+900), Bam Adebayo (+1600), Giannis Antetokounmpo (+1600), and Jaren Jackson Jr (+1800). There's also Chet Holmgren
Ok there's no Davis we used to that ,but where is Caruso and some other players

 

lol, yes, chet holmgren and jaren jackson are substanially better defenders than AD. i just finished watching kerr have to take adebayo out because nando de colo finished right in his mug, only to watch AD just fly swat an iso attempt from three by fournier a few plays later. but yes, adebayo is more "versatile". don't get me started on gobert.