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Quote from: rhomelmabini on March 21, 2021, 05:38:19 PM

Quote from: Yamifoud on March 21, 2021, 08:35:13 AM

The main reason why Lakers became a champion last season, particularly in the Bubble is because of Davis and Lebron James. These two will be missing in action for a while so definitely it's expected that Lakers will struggle, on the other hand, it will also give a chance for the other players to step up their game and try to win games while their 2 superstars are out.

Time to show some of other players what they got but I think Lakers is still competitive without these two and they shouldn't be treated as if they are not a threat. Though we may see they'll struggle I think it will not be that huge feat I think they got some role players out there like KCP, THT (might be the one that got LBJ role), Schroder, Gasol and much more or even Kuzma might take LBJ role.

They lose against the Suns in a big margin, that it not the right definition of competitiveness. For sure they'll continue to struggle but when they start winning, I guess that's where they were able to adjust but I still can't eliminate in my mind that they don't have Lebron their best play, so who would step up during crucial times and bring a win? We will only know that once they win a game, counting has started 0-1 without James.

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Quote from: gagux123 on March 21, 2021, 05:35:16 PM

Guys...do you think the Los Angeles Lakers are below strength without LeBron James and Anthony Davis injured, can make it to the playoffs without their star players? It is possible???

They are weak without LBJ.
Had a difficult time finding their offense without someone handling the ball against the Suns.
They need some back up playmaker. Trade deadline ain't over yet, there is still a chance.
It's a bad thing that Lebron was injured but there's a good part about it too by realizing their weakness.
Lakers had been keeping track on big men to fill their roster, perhaps they should look for a small guy too.

Obviously they really need LBJ in the line up as he is their leader. And Suns take advantage of it, and although Lakers did try their best to get closer and even win the game, it's a tall task for them. As I have laid down their next 4 opponents, in my previous posts, chances are they are going to end up with 1/4 win maybe against Cleveland only.

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Quote from: danherbias07 on March 22, 2021, 05:26:33 AM

Quote from: gagux123 on March 21, 2021, 05:35:16 PM

Guys...do you think the Los Angeles Lakers are below strength without LeBron James and Anthony Davis injured, can make it to the playoffs without their star players? It is possible???

They are weak without LBJ.
Had a difficult time finding their offense without someone handling the ball against the Suns.
They need some back up playmaker. Trade deadline ain't over yet, there is still a chance.
It's a bad thing that Lebron was injured but there's a good part about it too by realizing their weakness.
Lakers had been keeping track on big men to fill their roster, perhaps they should look for a small guy too.

It's expected because its the first game without Lebron, eventually they'll adjust and hopefully that would result to a win. The competition in the West is also tough, so they can't just accept loses easily, instead they need to find a way to improve and win some games while Lebron is out.

This team is not a shitty team, they can play and they can win without Lebron.
Next game is against the Pelicans, I think this one is also hard as they will travel to play on the road.

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Quote from: gagux123 on March 21, 2021, 05:35:16 PM

Guys...do you think the Los Angeles Lakers are below strength without LeBron James and Anthony Davis injured, can make it to the playoffs without their star players? It is possible???

They are weak without LBJ.
Had a difficult time finding their offense without someone handling the ball against the Suns.
They need some back up playmaker. Trade deadline ain't over yet, there is still a chance.
It's a bad thing that Lebron was injured but there's a good part about it too by realizing their weakness.
Lakers had been keeping track on big men to fill their roster, perhaps they should look for a small guy too.

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Quote from: OgNasty on March 21, 2021, 10:46:08 PM

How ridiculous is it that Blake Griffin hasn’t dunked the ball in over a year, but as soon as his contract gets bought out and he signs with the Nets, his first basket is a driving dunk? It’s like something you’d see scripted in a comedy movie. The players have truly taken control of the NBA.

Probably he is just trying to show that he doesn't like his old team and he is happy to be playing with the Nets. Everyone was so happy with that first dump being a Nets player and though he only scored 2 points, but the impact is already big, the crowd just went crazy.

Blake Griffin Amazes James Harden&Entire Crowd With His First Dunk As A Net!
First dunk and first points as a nets.

That is only a tactic so that the other team would release him pretends to be a burden, once he is hated the team will dispatch him and the nets will sign him, I feel that he cheated on his former team and they don't deserve that because he is being paid, I feel bad for them, I hope he gets the championship because if they don't get it this year I'm pretty sure he will be release after.

I'm impressed with the dunk but not his overall performance because he only scored 2 points and I think that's very uncharacteristic of him. Not sure also if he really cheated his old team but I think he is showing the real him, why would he underperform when he is still looking for a good salary?

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Quote from: stadus on March 22, 2021, 03:37:57 AM

Quote from: OgNasty on March 21, 2021, 10:46:08 PM

How ridiculous is it that Blake Griffin hasn’t dunked the ball in over a year, but as soon as his contract gets bought out and he signs with the Nets, his first basket is a driving dunk? It’s like something you’d see scripted in a comedy movie. The players have truly taken control of the NBA.

Probably he is just trying to show that he doesn't like his old team and he is happy to be playing with the Nets. Everyone was so happy with that first dump being a Nets player and though he only scored 2 points, but the impact is already big, the crowd just went crazy.

Blake Griffin Amazes James Harden&Entire Crowd With His First Dunk As A Net!
First dunk and first points as a nets.

That is only a tactic so that the other team would release him pretends to be a burden, once he is hated the team will dispatch him and the nets will sign him, I feel that he cheated on his former team and they don't deserve that because he is being paid, I feel bad for them, I hope he gets the championship because if they don't get it this year I'm pretty sure he will be release after.

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Quote from: OgNasty on March 21, 2021, 10:46:08 PM

How ridiculous is it that Blake Griffin hasn’t dunked the ball in over a year, but as soon as his contract gets bought out and he signs with the Nets, his first basket is a driving dunk? It’s like something you’d see scripted in a comedy movie. The players have truly taken control of the NBA.

Probably he is just trying to show that he doesn't like his old team and he is happy to be playing with the Nets. Everyone was so happy with that first dump being a Nets player and though he only scored 2 points, but the impact is already big, the crowd just went crazy.

Blake Griffin Amazes James Harden&Entire Crowd With His First Dunk As A Net!
First dunk and first points as a nets.

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Quote from: OgNasty on March 21, 2021, 10:46:08 PM

How ridiculous is it that Blake Griffin hasn’t dunked the ball in over a year, but as soon as his contract gets bought out and he signs with the Nets, his first basket is a driving dunk? It’s like something you’d see scripted in a comedy movie. The players have truly taken control of the NBA.

Haha, so true. It's like everything he does the last few years was just to play the game and never with his full power.
Now he suddenly gained his confidence back to dunk the ball?
NBA is truly amazing. Grin

Quote from: gagux123 on March 21, 2021, 05:35:16 PM

Guys...do you think the Los Angeles Lakers are below strength without LeBron James and Anthony Davis injured, can make it to the playoffs without their star players? It is possible???

Let's worry about that when they posted a long losing streak.
They gave the strong Suns a good fight until the 3rd quarter. They might still be able to defeat teams in the lower seeds.
I just don't like it when Schroder is making the play. They better hand it over with someone else.
Caruso had been good at making decisions, I'll put my vote on him as point.

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How ridiculous is it that Blake Griffin hasn’t dunked the ball in over a year, but as soon as his contract gets bought out and he signs with the Nets, his first basket is a driving dunk? It’s like something you’d see scripted in a comedy movie. The players have truly taken control of the NBA.

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thanks for your opinion guys!
I think the Lakers have a chance of making it to the playoffs without Lebrom James and Davis.
But I think the team needs to be in tune without their star players

Anyway, I hope that the recovery of these players will be quick, because they make a lot of difference in the Lakers

As I always say, basketball is a box of surprises, you never know what will really happen

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Quote from: rhomelmabini on March 21, 2021, 05:38:19 PM

Quote from: Yamifoud on March 21, 2021, 08:35:13 AM

The main reason why Lakers became a champion last season, particularly in the Bubble is because of Davis and Lebron James. These two will be missing in action for a while so definitely it's expected that Lakers will struggle, on the other hand, it will also give a chance for the other players to step up their game and try to win games while their 2 superstars are out.

Time to show some of other players what they got but I think Lakers is still competitive without these two and they shouldn't be treated as if they are not a threat. Though we may see they'll struggle I think it will not be that huge feat I think they got some role players out there like KCP, THT (might be the one that got LBJ role), Schroder, Gasol and much more or even Kuzma might take LBJ role.

Quote from: gagux123 on March 21, 2021, 05:35:16 PM

Guys...do you think the Los Angeles Lakers are below strength without LeBron James and Anthony Davis injured, can make it to the playoffs without their star players? It is possible???

They are but as I said they will still be a threat and for sure they'll do what they can even just to get that spot in the playoffs.

Man if those guys will get some winning streaks without their 2-star players, that would be huge for both the players and the Lakers. They should know how hard it is without those two especially in the last 2019 season where they didn't get to the playoff when Lebron got hurt and they didn't manage to preserve or get a spot on top 8. Now if they won't gonna get some wins without them, their spot will be taken and that would be hard to get once the playoff is close.

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Quote from: OgNasty on March 21, 2021, 05:49:06 PM

Quote from: gagux123 on March 21, 2021, 05:35:16 PM

Guys...do you think the Los Angeles Lakers are below strength without LeBron James and Anthony Davis injured, can make it to the playoffs without their star players? It is possible???

You’re kidding right? There’s no way they don’t make the playoffs and it’s doubtful LeBron will be out for very long. They’d have to lose their next 7 games in a row to be in danger of falling out of a playoff spot. I think it’s unlikely LeBron will be out that long and even if he was I don’t think they would lose every game without him while the Warriors win every game. They could probably play .400 ball the rest of the season and wind up with a good seed.

There's no timetable of his return yet but as per report, there was no fracture but only a high sprain ankle, so that means he will be back soon and for sure it will be this season.

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LeBron James has been diagnosed with a high right ankle sprain, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
X-rays performed on the ankle Saturday afternoon did not reveal a fracture, but the subsequent MRI did reveal a high-ankle sprain. As a result, James is considered to be out indefinitely per the report. How much time he misses will depend upon the grade of the sprain. A Grade 1 sprain could keep LeBron out for up to two weeks, with the time out increasing with the severity.

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Quote from: gagux123 on March 21, 2021, 05:35:16 PM

Guys...do you think the Los Angeles Lakers are below strength without LeBron James and Anthony Davis injured, can make it to the playoffs without their star players? It is possible???

You’re kidding right? There’s no way they don’t make the playoffs and it’s doubtful LeBron will be out for very long. They’d have to lose their next 7 games in a row to be in danger of falling out of a playoff spot. I think it’s unlikely LeBron will be out that long and even if he was I don’t think they would lose every game without him while the Warriors win every game. They could probably play .400 ball the rest of the season and wind up with a good seed.

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Quote from: gagux123 on March 21, 2021, 05:35:16 PM

Guys...do you think the Los Angeles Lakers are below strength without LeBron James and Anthony Davis injured, can make it to the playoffs without their star players? It is possible???

They will certain struggle, but they still have a chance of making it to the playoffs as long as they will not follow the path of the Houston Rockets.

30 games remaining for them as per my manual count of the schedules, if they can at least win 50% of that, I guess they'll still be in the playoffs, considering Lebron is still not going back in the regular season but it's unlikely as the injury is just a sprain.

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Quote from: Yamifoud on March 21, 2021, 08:35:13 AM

The main reason why Lakers became a champion last season, particularly in the Bubble is because of Davis and Lebron James. These two will be missing in action for a while so definitely it's expected that Lakers will struggle, on the other hand, it will also give a chance for the other players to step up their game and try to win games while their 2 superstars are out.

Time to show some of other players what they got but I think Lakers is still competitive without these two and they shouldn't be treated as if they are not a threat. Though we may see they'll struggle I think it will not be that huge feat I think they got some role players out there like KCP, THT (might be the one that got LBJ role), Schroder, Gasol and much more or even Kuzma might take LBJ role.

Quote from: gagux123 on March 21, 2021, 05:35:16 PM

Guys...do you think the Los Angeles Lakers are below strength without LeBron James and Anthony Davis injured, can make it to the playoffs without their star players? It is possible???

They are but as I said they will still be a threat and for sure they'll do what they can even just to get that spot in the playoffs.

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Guys...do you think the Los Angeles Lakers are below strength without LeBron James and Anthony Davis injured, can make it to the playoffs without their star players? It is possible???

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Quote from: mirakal on March 21, 2021, 05:02:08 PM

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The Rockets were so close to breaking the losing streak, but they lost again, and it's already 20 defeats in a row. They will play two games against the Timberwolves in the coming days, and it probably will be a battle for the last place in the league. Grin

I hope the Rockets will be able to win them.

I would not bet on the Rockets until they win, the struggle might continue and they might be able to break the all time longest losing streak, they just need a 29 losing streak, lol... They had their chance but they wasted it. Anyway, finally the Boston Celtics able to break their losing streak with a win against the Magic, 96-112, that was a good win. Brown finally explode in this game with 34 points with 83% of its shot attempt are in 3 points.

Good for the Celtics, hopefully they will start winning again.

Their ranking is going down at rank number 7 now with 21-21 (w-l), I'm not use to seeing them in the rank, they are suppose to be in the top 4 but they really struggle. I'm hoping Smart to be more consistent too, if this team will remain healthy, they still have a good chance of improving their ranking and earn the home court advantage in the Playoffs.

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Quote from: dwyane36 on March 21, 2021, 04:50:12 PM

The Rockets were so close to breaking the losing streak, but they lost again, and it's already 20 defeats in a row. They will play two games against the Timberwolves in the coming days, and it probably will be a battle for the last place in the league. Grin

I hope the Rockets will be able to win them.

I would not bet on the Rockets until they win, the struggle might continue and they might be able to break the all time longest losing streak, they just need a 29 losing streak, lol... They had their chance but they wasted it. Anyway, finally the Boston Celtics able to break their losing streak with a win against the Magic, 96-112, that was a good win. Brown finally explode in this game with 34 points with 83% of its shot attempt are in 3 points.

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The Rockets were so close to breaking the losing streak, but they lost again, and it's already 20 defeats in a row. They will play two games against the Timberwolves in the coming days, and it probably will be a battle for the last place in the league. Grin

I hope the Rockets will be able to win them.

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Quote from: justdimin on March 21, 2021, 02:08:50 PM

Quote from: boyptc on March 20, 2021, 11:08:46 PM

Remember when he's not able to get into the playoffs for the first time?

That is why he is always giving his best every regular season and every single game.

He don't want that to happen again.

But I agree that he should be more serious and careful.

I do not think that would happen this year, he shouldn't force himself because even without him the team is definitely good enough to make it to playoffs. Now they are missing both AD and Lebron together and we see how they will do, I think they will not become bad enough to miss the playoffs, they will still be a playoff level team with the current lineup. Obviously not as good as when those two plays but still enough to make it to playoffs.

When the playoff time comes Lebron will be healed and doing better, and AD hopefully will be better as well, so we are going to see both of them play better because they got a rest during their injury period as well, that should help with such a fatigue filled season with little break. Obviously it is not going to be easy for them, but it is not going to be that difficult neither so I do not think that it should be a problem for them.

Time well tell but having those 2 wont play on the court would really be a big problem, not to say that they are fully dependent on the main players but these guys do have a big role.
We have seen the lack of something when AD wasnt there and its really noticeable.Try to look their losing streak which you can say that they can really handle it out
and now that Lebron is off the court then it would really be making more the situation even harder but somehow i do agree into your point though.

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