OT: ZBo and Marc destroy soft Laker frontcourt

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  1. Shapecity

    Shapecity S2/JBB Teamster Staff Member Administrator

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    The Lakers have a lot of home games early in the season and go on long road trips this time of year because of other events scheduled at the Staple Center ie the Grammys.

    It all evens out at the end anyways. To be honest the Lakers haven't impressed me at all on the road this season. They're beating up on the weaker teams, but against the playoff caliber opponents they've struggled. Our bench has been night day for us on the road and cannot protect leads.
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    The L*kers and Clippers each have two extra home games because they share an arena. I don't want to hear any bitching about their schedule.
     
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  3. Buzz Killington

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    The L*kers have also won a lot of games they easily could have lost. Hopefully they peaked early in the season.
     
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  4. Shapecity

    Shapecity S2/JBB Teamster Staff Member Administrator

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    Haha.

    Read this article from the WSJ.
     
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  5. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    The problem with this kind of study is it always comes down to how you define "loyal". A similar study study a little over a year ago rated the Knicks fans as the most "loyal". A year before that, it was the Warriors fans. One thing all of these "studies" have in common is they reward fans who are dumb enough, err... I mean loyal enough to pay good money to watch a bad team. I'm sure the Utah Jazz fans would have been ranked much higher if they weren't "penalized" for having only one losing season in the last 27 years.

    I also wonder how many of those "loyal" Clipper fans actually go to the game because:

    a) they can't get/afford Laker tickets
    b) to watch, and maybe even cheer for, the other team

    BNM
     
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    Not to mention all the home games to open the season bullshit. People say it doesn't mean much. But I beg to differ. Many times the way a team started the season, dictate how it played for the season, and giving them home gimme's is giving them a leg up there.
     
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    i know. my point was that early in the year people were talking about how awesome the lakers were because they had a significantly better record than any other team in the league when it was in large part due to the fact they'd played mostly home games. i think it's dumb for people to point out that they are losing games because of a long road trip unless they were also willing to acknowledge(at the time) that the early success was due to them not having to go on road trips.
     
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    It wasn't his finger holding him back, it was the knee and ankle. He had no lift.
     
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  9. Mamba

    Mamba The King is Back Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Let me guess, the NBA and the Grammy awards have a conspiracy together? So does the NBA and the San Antonio circus? That is all negated by the long road trips the teams go on.
     
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    Oh dear, the anal rapist has another ouwie! :sigh:

    He's the ultimate NBA Drama Queen. :biglaugh:
     
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    Or, to remove the window dressing, they beat an aging team on its way down and then got thoroughly outplayed by a young team with more collective talent and better chemistry. :devilwink:
     
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    Read the thread. It was stated that the Blazers beating the Lakers had no impact on the Lakers' season.
     
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