I wouldn't take for granted beating Denver tomorrow from what I saw tonight. All of you who are going to the Garden tomorrow night better bring your "A" game and get some energy in the building. If we do beat Denver, I predict we'll go 10-0 to start the season.
I project we will go 81-1 (we are going to forfeit the Christmas game as an act of charity because our guys are just THAT nice). I don't actually think that is very impressive. I mean we have all this talent and it's only natural. Anything less than 80 wins can be taken as obvious evidence that Nate should be fired and Pritchard doesn't know how to get an in-season trade done to improve our team's weaknesses. Thank goodness no one has unrealistic expectations around here!
After watching the way the Nuggs beat the shit out of Utah in their own crib tonight I'll be happy if we can just start the season 2-0 ... the only upside I see is that they played HARD and will be on the second of a traveling back to back. All this 18-0 mess though ... yikes!? What has anybody seen that I'm apparently missing, in the past couple of weeks and the first game of the season that even comes close to suggesting this team is ready to run the table for the first quarter of the season?
I'm far from impressed with your level of homerism. It's quite clear (from my learnings and the season sample) that we will remain undefeated forever.
Look at the Lakers first 21 games...only 4 road games IMO the away game against the Nuggets has the biggest chance to lose but now I dont even think that after the Nuggets got the Lakers attention with a little preseason scuffle. I would say their game against the Mavs this friday (which I am going to ) will be the game with the second most chance to lose....but the Lakers own the Mavs like a ho! And in case you are wondering the Lakers schedule is like this it because the Grammy take over the Staples Center for a week in February.
One minor thing that helps us to start the season is that we play the T-Wolves 3 times in November and they'll be without Kevin Love. I know he's not a major factor, but it should help us a little.
I thought that would make a difference last year, when the Lakers had something like 22 out of 25 games on the road (or whatever it was), but it didn't matter. I don't think it will matter for the Lakers that they'll have a stretch where they make up road games. It is pretty daunting though, that for the last 61 games, the Lakers have 37 road games and 24 home games.
I'm just thinking about tonight - anybody know if the snow in Denver delayed the Nugs getting here last night? Any advantage we can get from this early season back-to-back helps us.
the lakers definitely are the most likely team to be the last undefeated. their schedule is the easiest of the teams who realistically have a shot.
It's not that easy. @ Houston @Atlanta @ Utah @NO Home games against some teams that look very good too Denver, SA etc.
A team you called "NBADL" quality. I don't actually think that they are, but you're pretty inconsistent in how you regard Houston depending on what you're arguing.
it's a pretty easy opening schedule. there is no "etc". there is another home game against atlanta. over 18 games they play 3 tough road games and 3 tough home games. that's easy. portland has no tough games on the end of back to backs and have some of their games line up favorably with other good teams being on the back end of them. it's going to suck for you i guess it portland jumps out to a good record(18-0 is unlikely, but possible) and makes you look bad but oh well.
