2019-20 WORLD CHAMPION Los Angeles Lakers Thread | Page 30

Jul 5, 2019 at 11:58 PM

StOnEy333
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Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Originally posted by StOnEy333:
Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Originally posted by InconvenientTruth21:
Originally posted by ninerfan4life:
AD and Lebron = 2nd round exit

Lol @ people laughing at the lakers for "only" having 2 of the top 5 players in the league

Solid signing already

Free agent Danny Green plans to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. The Dallas Mavericks were also pursuing Green.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 6, 2019

AD ain't a top 5 player in the league

You might be right. Definitely top 10, though. Who are the teams that have 2 top 10 players?

Agree. I put him right around 10.

So who else has 2 top 10s? The warriors used to. Now?

Jul 5, 2019 at 11:59 PM

#437

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Originally posted by sacniner:
Literally everyone knows its 100% done. Everyone. Also, a 100% guarantee that your team will win a ring. Congrats in advance. No need for me to talk too much trash this year, besides the usual "this is a bought ring," "doesn't mean anything," "bandwagon," etc. This team is going to be one of the best ever, they'll be no competition in the NBA and there is no point to really have a playoffs this year. It's a continuation of KD on the Dubs dominance, except a different team. We haven't had real competition since the Cavs beat the Dubs in seven.

Personally, I like watching competition a lot but I understand Laker fans are pumped up right now. No one else in the NBA is though lol

Sac going around low key jinxing every other NBA team with a thread on this forum.

Jul 6, 2019 at 12:00 AM

#438

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Originally posted by StOnEy333:
Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Originally posted by StOnEy333:
Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Originally posted by InconvenientTruth21:
Originally posted by ninerfan4life:
AD and Lebron = 2nd round exit

Lol @ people laughing at the lakers for "only" having 2 of the top 5 players in the league

Solid signing already

Free agent Danny Green plans to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. The Dallas Mavericks were also pursuing Green.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 6, 2019

AD ain't a top 5 player in the league

You might be right. Definitely top 10, though. Who are the teams that have 2 top 10 players?

Agree. I put him right around 10.

So who else has 2 top 10s? The warriors used to. Now?

The clippers do along with a better supporting cast

Jul 6, 2019 at 12:00 AM

#439

Hoovtrain
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Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Originally posted by sacniner:
Literally everyone knows its 100% done. Everyone. Also, a 100% guarantee that your team will win a ring. Congrats in advance. No need for me to talk too much trash this year, besides the usual "this is a bought ring," "doesn't mean anything," "bandwagon," etc. This team is going to be one of the best ever, they'll be no competition in the NBA and there is no point to really have a playoffs this year. It's a continuation of KD on the Dubs dominance, except a different team. We haven't had real competition since the Cavs beat the Dubs in seven.

Personally, I like watching competition a lot but I understand Laker fans are pumped up right now. No one else in the NBA is though lol

Sac going around low key jinxing every other NBA team with a thread on this forum.

It's f**king awesome

Jul 6, 2019 at 12:01 AM

#440

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Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
AD ain't a top 5 player in the league

If he's healthy he is

Giannis and Kawhi (and a healthy KD) are the only guys I'm taking over 81 games of AD.

Jul 6, 2019 at 12:02 AM

#441

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Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Originally posted by StOnEy333:
Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Originally posted by StOnEy333:
Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Originally posted by InconvenientTruth21:
Originally posted by ninerfan4life:
AD and Lebron = 2nd round exit

Lol @ people laughing at the lakers for "only" having 2 of the top 5 players in the league

Solid signing already

Free agent Danny Green plans to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. The Dallas Mavericks were also pursuing Green.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 6, 2019

AD ain't a top 5 player in the league

You might be right. Definitely top 10, though. Who are the teams that have 2 top 10 players?

Agree. I put him right around 10.

So who else has 2 top 10s? The warriors used to. Now?

The clippers do along with a better supporting cast

I have to disagree with you on PG. He's more in the 11-20 range, IMO.

Jul 6, 2019 at 12:04 AM

#442

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Originally posted by InconvenientTruth21:
Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
AD ain't a top 5 player in the league

If he's healthy he is

Giannis and Kawhi (and a healthy KD) are the only guys I'm taking over 81 games of AD.

He's in the same vein as guys like Lilliard, Westbrook, Jokic etc imo.

Jul 6, 2019 at 12:04 AM

#443

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The Lakers are expected to bring back Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on a two year, $16 million deal, per league sources.
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) July 6, 2019

The Lakers cap space is now down to a projected $11.5M after the Kentavious Caldwell-Pope two-year $16M contract. LAL still has the $4.8M room ML available once room is extinguished.
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) July 6, 2019

Jul 6, 2019 at 12:06 AM

#444

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I just feel like they're gonna go after Cousins.

Jul 6, 2019 at 12:06 AM

#445

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Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Originally posted by InconvenientTruth21:
Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
AD ain't a top 5 player in the league

If he's healthy he is

Giannis and Kawhi (and a healthy KD) are the only guys I'm taking over 81 games of AD.

He's in the same vein as guys like Lilliard, Westbrook, Jokic etc imo.

Definitely not lmao. Anthony Davis is a unicorn. He's a once in a generation talent. Those guys are just very good/great players. AD is different. There's no one in the league with his combination of talent and athleticism, it's all about staying healthy for him

Jul 6, 2019 at 12:08 AM

#446

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Originally posted by StOnEy333:
So who else has 2 top 10s? The warriors used to. Now?

Nobody. The only question when it comes to the Lakers is depth. Even without Kawhi they have plenty of star power. Add Cousins and Marcus Morris to Danny Green and suddenly they are looking a lot better. West is still going to be a dogfight. Even the lower teams can knock off a top team on a given night.

Jul 6, 2019 at 12:09 AM

#447

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Originally posted by StOnEy333:
Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Originally posted by StOnEy333:
Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Originally posted by StOnEy333:
Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Originally posted by InconvenientTruth21:
Originally posted by ninerfan4life:
AD and Lebron = 2nd round exit

Lol @ people laughing at the lakers for "only" having 2 of the top 5 players in the league

Solid signing already

Free agent Danny Green plans to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. The Dallas Mavericks were also pursuing Green.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 6, 2019

AD ain't a top 5 player in the league

You might be right. Definitely top 10, though. Who are the teams that have 2 top 10 players?

Agree. I put him right around 10.

So who else has 2 top 10s? The warriors used to. Now?

The clippers do along with a better supporting cast

I have to disagree with you on PG. He's more in the 11-20 range, IMO.

Can't say I totally disagree. I think after Leonard, Curry, Giannis, KD, Embiid (kind of on the fence here) Harden, Lebron, there is a glut of guys that are fairly even that can fill out the next 8

Jul 6, 2019 at 12:10 AM

#448

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Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Originally posted by StOnEy333:
So who else has 2 top 10s? The warriors used to. Now?

Nobody. The only question when it comes to the Lakers is depth. Even without Kawhi they have plenty of star power. Add Cousins and Marcus Morris to Danny Green and suddenly they are looking a lot better. West is still going to be a dogfight. Even the lower teams can knock off a top team on a given night.

Agreed.

But they're gonna need somebody to play PG on this team. Can't sign all big men. lol

Jul 6, 2019 at 12:10 AM

#449

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If Kawhi picked the Lakers that would have been too much for me. At least now the talent is spread around in the conference.

Jul 6, 2019 at 12:12 AM

#450

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Originally posted by InconvenientTruth21:
Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Originally posted by InconvenientTruth21:
Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
AD ain't a top 5 player in the league

If he's healthy he is

Giannis and Kawhi (and a healthy KD) are the only guys I'm taking over 81 games of AD.

He's in the same vein as guys like Lilliard, Westbrook, Jokic etc imo.

Definitely not lmao. Anthony Davis is a unicorn. He's a once in a generation talent. Those guys are just very good/great players. AD is different. There's no one in the league with his combination of talent and athleticism, it's all about staying healthy for him

Don't get me wrong, he's awesome. I just don't see it translating to anything other than great stats and accolades, but with very few playoff games . It's similar to how I felt about Cousins.