2018-2019 NBA Regular Season Thread

[shopson67]

He's never lived in Cleveland

Ohio in general then.

 

[shopson67]

in my case id be just going back to the early 80's anyways, and dropping every dollar I have into Microsoft...

I might drop mine on Apple, or split them into both...

 

[shopson67]

If the Lakers don't add major assets this summer, the signing of James will turn into huge mistake/miscalculation IMO.

It's never a mistake. When you have an opportunity like that, you take it and see if you can make it work. I don't have any pie-in-the-sky expectations beyond improvement and hopefully luring the NEXT max asset into LA to take over as Lebron fades with age. Maybe that combo gets them into finals contention, but not before.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

LeBron is still averaging 28 9 and 8 guys

It's a matter of the pieces working or not. At this point in his career he obviously has no patience for a learning curve. I get it but at the same time he went to the wrong situation then.

 

[dtgold88]

Ohio in general then.

yeah,.....pretty ugly

In all seriousness, downtown Cleveland, though nicer, a dump compared to most major cities. But I've the nicer suburbs here look similar to others I've been to.

 

[dtgold88]

It's never a mistake. When you have an opportunity like that, you take it and see if you can make it work. I don't have any pie-in-the-sky expectations beyond improvement and hopefully luring the NEXT max asset into LA to take over as Lebron fades with age. Maybe that combo gets them into finals contention, but not before.

Agree not a mistake to give it a go, but it's a failure if they don't become at least a title contender.

 

[shopson67]

Hahaha none of that matters if he is winning. Had the worst season of his career record-wise and it was bc of the Lakers, lack of FO, lack of coaching. One of the worst team makeups and offseason that I have ever seen surrounded a top player. You couldn't do worse if you tried.
Everyone in the past always talked about how the Cavs didn't do enough to keep Lebron, didn't get the players at one time, etc....that isn't even close to how bad the FO has been for the Lakers. The Cavs spent for Lebron and actually got a FA. YOU ARE THE LAKERS and your recent drafts have been so bad you can't trade young players and picks for a top player. What a joke, really a joke of a franchise presently. I would be embarrassed to be a Laker fan right now

I'll never be embarrassed for being a Laker fan. That's reserved for the typical bottom dwellers of the league, those teams without multiple trophies.

Drafts have been so bad? Coming from a Cavs fan, lol? Is your memory that short?

Russell was an all star this year, Randle is excelling in NO, Ingram is averaging 27.8 ppg since the all-star break, Kuzma was a late 1st round steal, trading Kuzma suddenly is being called a mistake, and even Bryant is emerging with the Wiz. Wagner finally got some run last night and looked pretty good. That seems like they've hit on just about all of their picks, even if some have been moved in trades or due to cap concerns (that's where the mistakes lie).

 

[shopson67]

Heat without Dragic?

8th seed.

Ummm, Heat have essentially the same record as the Lakers. Not sure that helps your argument.

 

[dtgold88]

Ummm, Heat have essentially the same record as the Lakers. Not sure that helps your argument.

But LA has that Lebron guy.

 

[Black Adam]

But LA has that Lebron guy.

yeah, there's that...

 

[Bolts]

You have the Pads now

2020 WS Champs

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

It's never a mistake. When you have an opportunity like that, you take it and see if you can make it work. I don't have any pie-in-the-sky expectations beyond improvement and hopefully luring the NEXT max asset into LA to take over as Lebron fades with age. Maybe that combo gets them into finals contention, but not before.

I wasn't suggesting you don't take the risk. 1000% you do.
That doesn't mean it can't equate into a mistake.

 

[dtgold88]

I wasn't suggesting you don't take the risk. 1000% you do.
That doesn't mean it can't equate into a mistake.

I think signing him is not a mistake....the mistakes were the moves that followed.

 

[Wamu]

I'll never be embarrassed for being a Laker fan. That's reserved for the typical bottom dwellers of the league, those teams without multiple trophies.

Drafts have been so bad? Coming from a Cavs fan, lol? Is your memory that short?

Russell was an all star this year, Randle is excelling in NO, Ingram is averaging 27.8 ppg since the all-star break, Kuzma was a late 1st round steal, trading Kuzma suddenly is being called a mistake, and even Bryant is emerging with the Wiz. Wagner finally got some run last night and looked pretty good. That seems like they've hit on just about all of their picks, even if some have been moved in trades or due to cap concerns (that's where the mistakes lie).

You'll never be embarrassed to be a Lakers fan? Well you should be. I mean how's your day going?


go celtics!

 

[dtgold88]

I'll never be embarrassed for being a Laker fan. That's reserved for the typical bottom dwellers of the league, those teams without multiple trophies.

.

Weird retort after you said this in a previous post - "Can we borrow your time machine"

When was the last of those multple trophies?

 

[ericd7633]

I'll never be embarrassed for being a Laker fan. That's reserved for the typical bottom dwellers of the league, those teams without multiple trophies.

Drafts have been so bad? Coming from a Cavs fan, lol? Is your memory that short?

Russell was an all star this year, Randle is excelling in NO, Ingram is averaging 27.8 ppg since the all-star break, Kuzma was a late 1st round steal, trading Kuzma suddenly is being called a mistake, and even Bryant is emerging with the Wiz. Wagner finally got some run last night and looked pretty good. That seems like they've hit on just about all of their picks, even if some have been moved in trades or due to cap concerns (that's where the mistakes lie).

I think he's coming from the point that the Lakers haven't drafted good enough, because they don't have the assets to do anything. Russell, and Randle have been great, and Bryant has been good, but that's not doing the Lakers any good. Plus drafting Lonzo where they did was a huge mistake. If they have Tatum or Fox a deal with NO probably gets done for AD.

 

[lebron23james]

Ohio in general then.

He still lives in Bath, Ohio in the offseason

 

[lebron23james]

The lakers messed up with the lebron signing...Did the cavs a huge favor tbh

 

[bksballer89]

Div. II player Hinton declares for NBA draft

 

[dtgold88]

He still lives in Bath, Ohio in the offseason

Pretty sure as a Cav he spent much of his offseasons in LA. Stands to reason now that he's a Laker he'd do the same.

Doesn't make the area a bad place, though, like some claim it is.