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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 6:26 am
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 9:01 am
"In order for the Lakers to make the playoffs they'll need to win 9 of ther final 14 on the road and win most of their home games"
Kobe threw a realistic number out there before the Celts game calculating that the Lakers need to go 20-8 to make the playoffs. They won that game, so now, hypothetically they need to go 19-8 (.704). So the question is, why would a team he can't play .500 for the first 55 games suddenly be able to play .700+ for the remainder or the season? Also, the Rockets have won 2/3 so far vs the Lakers so they currently hold the tie breaker. I know the have 1 more meeting. All along I have been telling Laker fans to do the math. The numbers don't bode well for them. |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 10:25 am
Honestly turnup even if they go 19-8 I'm not sure if they make the playoffs. 45 wins doesn't guarantee you a spot which is where 19-8 get them to. All GSW have to do is go 14-14 to get 45 wins and they have a ton of home games left on the schedule while Utah just have to go 14-13 and they're a 21-6 home team with 14 home games left. As for Houston they just need to go 15-11 which should happen because they have a very easy March schedule including a stretch where they play 9 of 10 at home where they're currently 19-8 at. If the Lakers want to feel safe about making the playoffs I think they need to go 22-5 in the final 27 games. |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 10:41 am
I think they do make the 8th seed, if I said different I would be labeled as a hater
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 10:55 am
It is tough to gain ground if the other teams are not losing.
Last 10 games over a 3 week period of better play: *Jazz 7-3 Lakers 6-4 Rockets 6-4 Mavericks 6-4 Warriors 4-6 Blazers 3-7 They gained versus the Blazers and Warriors, but those are not as important as the Jazz or Rockets. The Lakers cannot simply win their way into the playoffs. They need the other teams to lose as well. And those teams are not really cooperating. |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 11:30 am
"my $ is on the Lakers and other teams will start to wilt"
Other teams? Utah looks pretty solid. Warriors are struggling, but they have enough cushion to get through it. I see Lakers only chance is passing Rockets, which on paper, I don't see happening. The Lakers MUST beat Dallas IMO on Sunday. Both to stay ahead of them and to take a little pressure off of the Nuggets game the next night. |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 11:26 am
Don't forget Dallas, they are getting heathier. Once Dirk go back to 100%, they will be fighting for a spot.
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 1:44 pm
It has happened. The Warriors team that beat Dallas in round 1 about 6 years okay closed out the season at 19-5 I believe. Something like that. It does not happen a lot but it does happen. |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?March 30, 2013 5:17 pm
They won that game, so now, hypothetically they need to go 19-8 (.704).Currently 11-7 since the Boston game. Still have tough games against SAC, MEM, LAC, SAS, POR, GSW, and HOU left on the schedule. |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 24, 2013 1:38 am
for all the kobe lovers here is something for you..
how is it gonna feel not winning a chip when kobe played with not one but 2 super teams and they always say wade is not better than him.. wade has been better than kobe for at least 5 years now and it really isn't as close as the kobe lovers like to make it seem.  oh and btw.. the Heat beat the Lakers twice this year and head to head wade outplayed kobe. and kobe guarded wade and got tourched for 16 in the 4th quarter. and wade guarded kobe as well.. check mate |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 3:48 am
Now on to GSW. All they have to do is survive this 5 game trip starting this sunday. If they go 2-3 I love their chances of making it in LA. Starting on March 4th-April 4th the Warriors will play 12 of 15 at home....Only 3 games in April for them They do have a ton of home games to close out the season for sure. Their defense has just slipped so bad over the last 7 or so games they are just scaring me. The rookies have been slipping a lot lately. I have to stick to my pre-season stance and say they have to prove it to me and make it before I am going to start saying they can make it. |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 9:49 am
As I have said since the preseason, I think it all depends on the Lakers.
They have the talent. It just depends on health and if they can find the chemistry to pull it together. So far they have had neither, though recently they have shown signs of turning it around. If they manage to play up to their potential they can sneak into the playoffs. It would take them playng very well together and having a nice run to finish the season, and if they are playing that well together the Lakers would be a team no one could take for an easy out. There are a lot if ifs, but if they put it together look out. They have a rallying point now with the unfortunate death of Dr. Buss, maybe this will focus them and get them playing together for a cause. |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 11:37 am
As I have said since the preseason, I think it all depends on the Lakers.BINGO! Couldn't have said it better myself! Logic, you've crystallized my thoughts/response to punchline's neolithic thread perfectly, thank you. |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 11:44 am
"BINGO! Couldn't have said it better myself! Logic, you've crystallized my thoughts/response to punchline's neolithic thread perfectly, thank
Jefe, you have offered more opinions, based on the continued Lakers failings then a fortune teller at a state fair. Rememeber when you said (once you realized what a disaster it was) that you didn't care where they finished, as long as it wasn't the 8 seed?? So now what? Let's live through your rose colored glasses and say all planets align and you sneak in. Have you been watching the Spurs? You would need to be FORTUNATE to win 1 game. |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 11:53 am
NO WAY on earth they go 22-5.Totally agree. I say between 17-19 wins in the final 27 is likely. If I had to put money on it I'll say 17-10 |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 1:47 pm
As I have said since the preseason, I think it all depends on the Lakers. It is impossible for it to ALL depend on the Lakers because they are currently out of the playoffs. Even if they go undefeated the rest of the way it doesn't guarantee them anything. It depends on them doing very good AND on at least one other team ahead of them doing bad enough to let them in. |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 6:54 pm
Yes, of course you and wildcats are right, when every other team goes undefeated the rest of the way the Lakers can not make the playoffs. How silly of me to forget that.As I have said since the preseason, I think it all depends on the Lakers. |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 6:55 pm
them doing bad enough to let them in. Yes, of course you and wildcatsSorry 'cats, meant 'baller |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 6:31 pm
I think it all depends on the Lakers.It doesn't. They're in 9th place which means they need teams to lose in order to make it. If the Lakers lose 2 less games than Houston from now til the end of the season and lose 4 games less than Utah and GSW from now until the end of the season they still would miss the playoffs so to say it all depends on the Lakers is a stupid answer. It depends on the Rockets, Jazz, and Warriors. What is their potential? They only have 27 games left. They have yet to play to their potential in the first 55 games, why should I believe they will start now? |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 6:35 pm
What is their potential? They only have 27 games left. They have yet to play to their potential in the first 55 games, why should I believe they will start now?Because they're finally getting healthy, you idiot! |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 6:43 pm
Because they're finally getting healthy, you idiot!Stop with the lame excuses. All season long the Lakers won 1 game they shouldn't have. Every other win on their schedule so far was expected and all of sudden I'm suppose to expect them to play good on the road and also beat teams who are better than them on a consistent base? |
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Will the Lakers make the playoffs?February 22, 2013 6:52 pm
Wow, talk about nitpicking.I think it all depends on the Lakers.It doesn't. They're in 9th place which means they need teams to lose in order to make it Why I think it is all up to the Lakers, which shouldn't be difficult to figure out from what I wrote, is that if they can be healthy AND play up to their potential they are the four games better than Houston it would take to make the playoffs. They have yet to do this yet this season, but they now have a cause to come together and play for that can help them focus. Is it a given that they make the playoffs--far from it. To me it is a long shot still. But really, with the talent on that squad I do still believe it is all up to the Lakers. |
