Shaqdaddy11
MVP
i think just about anyone would lol......besides a hard-core lakers fan. 40 games in the West is no joke.
Then how come you pussied out when I suggested 30 wins at the start of this season?
i think just about anyone would lol......besides a hard-core lakers fan. 40 games in the West is no joke.
I don't even think they'll get to 35. Lmao.
i am not aware of thatThen how come you pussied out when I suggested 30 wins at the start of this season?
You have nothing to worry about then.
especially in the West.I'm not really worried about the Lakers getting to 40 wins next year. I'm not really sure what makes you think they will either? Hell the Timberwolves might struggle to get to that and their roster is absurdly better than the Lakers.
Well we are 45 to 50 games into the season and we know who is in the bottom 10 teams. At this point, and with the 2017 draft being so deep, which organization starts the annual tanking process ?
The Celts spot looks pretty secure (thank you Nets). The Nets are not tanking. But I think these teams are going to tank:
1. LA. Its pretty obvious they are in a bad place. At this point, with arguably Ingram as the prized piece 3 to 5 years from now when he gets some meat on him they have a tough challenge; win enough to get to 25 games and get a little better?, or lose enough to get and keep a coveted top three pick. Great arguments each way.
2. Kings. Hey you got Boogie but you need some firepower behind him, especially a floor general. Injuries have already hit you recently, and your just not going anywhere....what is the long term plan? I am thinking if your keeping Cousins you need some talent, and a top 5 draft pick might be ready to impact right away.
3. Sixers. Now this is a very very difficult situation. Embid is a beast, and he is instilling a defensive attitude and winning way.....your 7-3 in your last 10.....why tank now? Well the answer is: ITS ONE OF THE BEST DRAFTS FOR GUARDS IN YEARS. Your not getting a guard for Noel so this is your best avenue.
4. Dallas. Yeah, no need to even discuss. You need to get bad, and quickly. You will tank for sure.
5. Phoenix. Man the team has talent on paper, but you remain in purgatory. Probably you look at the sixers and think, hey, they finally are getting a payoff for years in the bottom, maybe we can too. I dont know alot about the Suns so what do you think.
Which team will start the tank first?
1 Boston(from Brooklyn) 9-35 .205 L2 1-9 64.3% 25.0%
2 Miami 15-30 .333 W4 5-5 55.8% 19.9%
3 Los Angeles 16-32 .333 L1 3-7 46.9% 15.6%
4 Dallas 15-29 .341 W1 5-5 37.8% 11.9%
5 Phoenix 15-29 .341 W2 5-5 29.2% 8.8%
6 Philadelphia 15-27 .357 L1 7-3 21.5% 6.3%
7 Minnesota 16-28 .364 W2 5-5 15.0% 4.3%
8 Sacramento 17-27 .386 W1 2-8 10.0% 2.8%
9 Orlando 18-28 .391 L1 2-8 6.1% 1.7%
10 New Orleans 18-27 .400 W1 4-6 4.0% 1.1%
11 Portland 19-27 .413 W1 4-6 2.9% 0.8%
12 New York 20-26 .435 W1 3-7 2.5% 0.7%
13 Detroit 21-25 .457 L1 5-5 2.2% 0.6%
14 Milwaukee 21-23 .477 W1 3-7 1.8% 0.5%
especially in the West.
its not like they are likely to hit a home run in free agency- and even if they did- that doesnt mean you are gonna win 40 games.
If they get to 28 wins this season- and then 35-38 next season that would be pretty good for them all considering i would say---- it would greatly surprise me if the Lakers are in position to be basically .500 next year.
as you said- teams like the Twolves and Sixers who have a lot more young talent arent yet close to getting to 40 wins.
i am not aware of that
This is from September to DJ---
1 month avatar bet....you think 32-34 wins? in the west???
you WIN if the Lakers just get to 29. I win if its 28 or under. If the Lakers get to .500 you can ban me for amo nth. if they win 20 games or less I get to ban you for a month.
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i offered DJ - 29 wins and he never accepted- you NEVER offered 30 wins at the start of the season. unless i never saw it
obviously if i was offering DJ 29- i would hvae taken 30
Pretty obvious the Lakers have tanked. Pretty funny that it directly coincdided with Magic being in charge.
Lakers have been tanking and its for good reason. You have a very good draft and you dont have assets and Cap space to attract free agents.
So if the Lakers win 40 or more games you'll win the bet then? Lmao. I'll gladly take that action.
What's the problem?
I can change your Avi .
Sure. So what's the problem?