Series Thread: 1st Round: 2) Nuggets vs 7) Lakers

[Wamu]

I think it goes

Jokic
AD
Lebron
…
…
Murray

What stops Murray from being In that upper elite category is he’s just so inconsistent. Playoff Murray can get to that level but he’s gotta stop being so hit and miss all game.

Is Murray dealing with any type of nagging injury? These first three games he's not been himself.

 

[Retroram52]

DLo can't be traded if he opts out, that makes him an FA and you'll get your wish he will probably not be re-signed in LA

The big question is does LeBron move to get one more title (and/or play with Bronny), or is he too old and entrenched in LA to leave?

Reaves and Hacimura can be traded but does what you get back help you (and LeBron) win now?

For Reaves and Hachimura, ya get back draft picks if Pelinka is smart enough to do so. Ya get young players who want to win and play for a championship.

 

[dtgold88]

Ham may be gone, too. It's pretty clear at this point he's starting to lose some of the players imo...

Likely....though of course that helps take the onus off themselves.

 

[msgkings322]

For Reaves and Hachimura, ya get back draft picks if Pelinka is smart enough to do so. Ya get young players who want to win and play for a championship.

Picks and young players are for rebuilds and I doubt LeBron stays around for that. Might be time to part ways and start over.

 

[Duffman]

Is Murray dealing with any type of nagging injury? These first three games he's not been himself.

He missed about two weeks back at the end of March/early April with a sprained knee so he could still be having some issues with that.

 

[Wamu]

He missed about two weeks back at the end of March/early April with a sprained knee so he could still be having some issues with that.

Thanks for the info. You ever listen to Nuggets games on the radio? Play by play guy Jason Kosmicki is funny. Every game I listened to this season he always rates the refs and goes on throughout games about how awful they are.

 

[Black Adam]

Picks and young players are for rebuilds and I doubt LeBron stays around for that. Might be time to part ways and start over.

Yup. The Lakers typically don't rebuild, they reload. Worked well back when a good deal of the top players wanted to play here in L.A....

Good times...

 

[Duffman]

Yup. The Lakers typically don't rebuild, they reload. Worked well back when a good deal of the top players wanted to play here in L.A....

Good times...

The universe will allow the Lakers to be really good again if you accept that it will also make the Broncos good again. It’s a package deal. Don't ask me how that’s just how the universe works

 

[Black Adam]

The universe will allow the Lakers to be really good again if you accept that it will also make the Broncos good again. It’s a package deal. Don't ask me how that’s just how the universe works

Sorry. As much shit as Donks fans used to give me back in the 90's I simply can't allow it. Now I'll be honest here and admit the Cowboys fans were actually MORE arrogant and vexing, but y'all were a close second...

 

[Wamu]

Sorry. As much shit as Donks fans used to give me back in the 90's I simply can't allow it. Now I'll be honest here and admit the Cowboys fans were actually MORE arrogant and vexing, but y'all were a close second...

Haven't the Chiefs been knocking around the Broncos like a tetherball the last several seasons?

 

[thunderc]

For Reaves and Hachimura, ya get back draft picks if Pelinka is smart enough to do so. Ya get young players who want to win and play for a championship.

They are not trading Reaves, will never happen

 

[Black Adam]

Haven't the Chiefs been knocking around the Broncos like a tetherball the last several seasons?

Yup, though they managed a split last season. But yeah, all time it's pretty much been Chiefs...

In fact, they're better head to head against everyone in the AFC west...

 

[trojanfan12]

The cat is out of the bag. DRuss is def trade material and he has already decided to opt out of his contract this summer. He has proven, two-years-in-a-row, that he is unreliable in the post-season. Reaves and Hachimura are close behind. All three simply forget how to play basketball in the second half of games. The Lakers may have to move all three this summer and start fresh for next year.

It's not as much being unreliable in the post season, he was fine most of the post season last year. He's allergic to Denver. He's had 7 playoff games against them and played well in a little over half of one of them (game 2). Reaves hasn't been as good as last year, but he's been fine as well.

The problem has been anyone not named Lebron, AD or Reaves. Until last night, the only bench player who had scored a point was Prince and apparently, only AD is able to get a rebound. Even Rui has been a no show this series.

Not beating the defending champs like that.

 

[Retroram52]

I agree with all of it TJF12. There are a bunch of Laker roster players that just aren't doing much of anything. Just showing-up, basically for a paycheck and that is about it.

Contrarily, the Denver bench is lightyears ahead in scoring. Can't win games when two or three of the Lakers starters show-up and play while the rest are looking in their phones or whatever on the bench during a time-out like RDuss last evening. Just bush league bullshit!

 

[trojanfan12]

I agree with all of it TJF12. There are a bunch of Laker roster players that just aren't doing much of anything. Just showing-up, basically for a paycheck and that is about it.

Contrarily, the Denver bench is lightyears ahead in scoring. Can't win games when two or three of the Lakers starters show-up and play while the rest are looking in their phones or whatever on the bench during a time-out like RDuss last evening. Just bush league bullshit!

Yeah, D-Lo may have Nick Van Exel'd himself right out of LA. If I'm Ham, unless he has a legit explanation (or an apology to the team), his ass would be so far down the depth chart, he'd be sitting under the bench tomorrow.

 

[Retroram52]

Damn Straight, dude!! DRuss just quit on everyone this go-around.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[thunderc]

Sorry Draymond stfu

 

[bksballer89]

 

[trojanfan12]

That's okay...as soon as the league approves the Lakers petition to have the remaining games shortened to 2 quarters...they're gonna win 4 straight.