Game Thread: Kings @ Lakers, 01/20/2016

[Retroram52]

Hibbert sets an illegal screen and he now has four fouls.

 

[Retroram52]

CLARKSON!!

 

[Retroram52]

Nice pass from Kobe to Clarkson for the little floater.

 

[Retroram52]

The lead is now down to three.

 

[Retroram52]

Lakers are within 2.

 

[Retroram52]

Not anymore. The Lakers just can't get over the hump.

 

[Retroram52]

Well. I'd love to watch the rest of this one but work beckons tomorrow. Good luck Lakers. Maybe we will see our tenth win. Maybe.

 

[Retroram52]

Turns out we lost anyways. Don't look now but Philadelphia is winning games and is just three games ahead of us. Could it be we end up with the number one position for ping-pong balls?

 

[Black Adam]

Turns out we lost anyways. Don't look now but Philadelphia is winning games and is just three games ahead of us. Could it be we end up with the number one position for ping-pong balls?

guess you never know...

saw the first half and fell asleep on the rest...

 

[wildturkey]

Turns out we lost anyways. Don't look now but Philadelphia is winning games and is just three games ahead of us. Could it be we end up with the number one position for ping-pong balls?

Not if Phoenix has anything to say about it. Just finished watching that Spurs game. I can smell their stench through my television.

 

[tomodach10]

I just hope next year we won't be thinking about the draft position. I am tired of this.

 

[trojanfan12]

I just hope next year we won't be thinking about the draft position. I am tired of this.

Depending on how FA goes, we could be looking at 1 more season like this. Maybe not as bad because the young guys should be better and we'd hopefully add another top pick, but still no playoffs.

We know the Lakers are going to go after KD. There's a theory out there that he could choose to sign a 1 year deal with OKC and then become a free agent again next year (setting him up for a supermax) and then he and Westbrook both come to the Lakers.

That one seems a little far fetched to me, but then I never thought we'd see what Lebron, Wade and Bosh did to team up. So who knows?

 

[tomodach10]

Depending on how FA goes, we could be looking at 1 more season like this. Maybe not as bad because the young guys should be better and we'd hopefully add another top pick, but still no playoffs.

We know the Lakers are going to go after KD. There's a theory out there that he could choose to sign a 1 year deal with OKC and then become a free agent again next year (setting him up for a supermax) and then he and Westbrook both come to the Lakers.

That one seems a little far fetched to me, but then I never thought we'd see what Lebron, Wade and Bosh did to team up. So who knows?

I agree the young players should be better. The offseason free agency with players no longer having to have that "can they play with Kobe" media driven nonsense gone, should help with the recruiting of top free agents. We will see. Are we out of the first round pick mess after this year?

 

[trojanfan12]

I agree the young players should be better. The offseason free agency with players no longer having to have that "can they play with Kobe" media driven nonsense gone, should help with the recruiting of top free agents. We will see. Are we out of the first round pick mess after this year?

I'm not sure. I know that the pick for this year is top 3 protected. If we finish out of the top 3 this year, the pick goes to the Sixers and we're finally done with it.

If we keep the pick, then I believe the Sixers get our 1st rounder next season (don't believe there are any protections) and then it's finally over. Gotta love that Dwightmare deal. It's the gift that keeps on giving.

Agree about the "can't play with Kobe" media driven nonsense. I think Kobe was part of what was keeping FA's away. But it was because Kobe is 37 and coming off of some serious injuries over the past 3 seasons, not the nonsense the media was tossing out there.

 

[lakersrule]

I'm not sure. I know that the pick for this year is top 3 protected. If we finish out of the top 3 this year, the pick goes to the Sixers and we're finally done with it.

If we keep the pick, then I believe the Sixers get our 1st rounder next season (don't believe there are any protections) and then it's finally over. Gotta love that Dwightmare deal. It's the gift that keeps on giving.

Agree about the "can't play with Kobe" media driven nonsense. I think Kobe was part of what was keeping FA's away. But it was because Kobe is 37 and coming off of some serious injuries over the past 3 seasons, not the nonsense the media was tossing out there.

Pick Swaps

• 2016 — Owe first-rounder (top-three protected through 2017, unprotected in 2018) to Philadelphia 76ers (Steve Nash, Brandon Knight).
• 2018 — Owe first-rounder (top-five protected, unprotected in 2019) to Orlando Magic (Dwight Howard). If a first-rounder not sent to Philadelphia by 2017, pick to Orlando converts to 2017 and 2018 second-rounders.
• 2019 — Owe second-rounder to Indiana Pacers (Roy Hibbert).

 

[tomodach10]

Pick Swaps

• 2016 — Owe first-rounder (top-three protected through 2017, unprotected in 2018) to Philadelphia 76ers (Steve Nash, Brandon Knight).
• 2018 — Owe first-rounder (top-five protected, unprotected in 2019) to Orlando Magic (Dwight Howard). If a first-rounder not sent to Philadelphia by 2017, pick to Orlando converts to 2017 and 2018 second-rounders.
• 2019 — Owe second-rounder to Indiana Pacers (Roy Hibbert).

Thanks the info man whst a mess. I guess 2020 looks clean lol

 

[trojanfan12]

Thanks the info man whst a mess. I guess 2020 looks clean lol

I was thinking the same thing when I saw rules post. Boy was I off.

 

[Retroram52]

Looks we are not done with the Dwightmare/Nash mess until 2018 and the Hibbert deal until 2019. Hopefully, we will get to 2018 and that draft put us over the top in 2019 when it will not matter then if we lose a second rounder to Indiana.

 

[tomodach10]

Looks we are not done with the Dwightmare/Nash mess until 2018 and the Hibbert deal until 2019. Hopefully, we will get to 2018 and that draft put us over the top in 2019 when it will not matter then if we lose a second rounder to Indiana.

Damn, AARP will be knocking on my door then lol

 

[Retroram52]

AARP is already knocking at mine Tomodach and they are a pain in the ass. Mailings and emails to clutter-up everything!