Optimism Discussion: The Laker's Sky Is Not Falling

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  1. Panko

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    Panko, Nov 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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    LTLakerFan, Nov 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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    Honestly, I don’t know if this is good or bad. I guess good winning despite it? Not really sure what needs to change, but we should definitely be better than this. I don’t think we really have shooters, but we have good enough to be like middle of the pack you’d think

     
    Weezy, Nov 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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    we're fools gold

    a few things going the other way, and we have a losing record. Our margin for error is very small
     
    sirronstuff, Nov 24, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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    we should at least be near the top of the league in generating quality looks from three.

    both luka and reaves have been cold from distance overall, and i expect that part to change. though folks need to get used to luka's three point percentage not matching the ability. he takes a lot of tough/bad ones. it's part of his game and why teams have to blitz him 35ft from the hoop, though, so you live with it.

    anyway, i'd probably take it as good news, as i don't think we'll end up this far down in three point shooting when the year's over.
     
    abeer3, Nov 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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    You cursed them sigh hopefully Ayton injury is minor
     
    Pioneer10, Nov 24, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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    Someone else getting the dreaded LB jinx boy label in scarlet? The H with them @JSM :D
     
    LTLakerFan, Nov 24, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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    probably a bit early to look at this, but while I and others have been a bit concerned about the narrow point differential, it's encouraging to see that 15+ games in, BPI has us #4 in the league, behind the three teams we all expected (okc, denver, houston) and bunched up with the top east teams. this has been done without lebron (and a few others at times). will it hold up? maybe not, but i feel like these start becoming pretty good predictors by midseason and are already not terrible.

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    https://www.espn.com/nba/bpi
     
    abeer3, Nov 25, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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    Haha

     
    Weezy, Nov 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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    :Laugh: :Adburn:
     
    LTLakerFan, Nov 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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    Aint no compliment like salty tears of enemies...
     
    ZenMaster, Nov 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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    Well, this is only partly truthful.
    Joey and Jesse had very good success running the scouting department.
     
    FrontOfJersey22, Nov 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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    I think Jerry West imparted as much of his scouting knowledge as he possibly could to Ryan, Jesse and Joey. They all grew up around that before he left and things got bitter.
     
    LTLakerFan, Nov 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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