Optimism Discussion: The Laker's Sky Is Not Falling

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  1. ElginTheGreat

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    A couple of things on this trip:

    In the 2nd half of the Atlanta where they were making a push, Ingram took over and looked like a "star."

    In the 4th quarter of this Spurs game, Zo looked like a "star".

    We're in very good hands, guys. These guys got "it".

    And honorable mention to Julius; you're playing your way into a big time contract.
     
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    From optimist to realist.
    11-20+ at some point to just 6 under 0.500 tonight. And people say we're delusional.

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    OKC lost another game with Westbrook shooting 11/99. Could this night get any better?

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    Great great great night. My hope is somehow OKC slips out of the playoffs and we get very very close to the playoffs...wouldn't that be something?

    PG is as good as ours anyway barring the Thunder somehow cracking the WCF...(which I don't see happening)
     
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    missed most of the gm but that was an epic come back
     
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    He'll be an idiot to want to play with a ballhog the rest of his career. And PG is no idiot. Now I understand why KD had to leave.

    And yes, I agree. Right now, PG is ours to lose. What will be the terms of his contract again? A 4-yr 132M right ro something like that. He's wasting his beard and hairline in OKC.

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    yes, clev lost too lol
     
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    Which is a bad thing for people who don't want Bron coming over.

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    i was looking at it from the pick perspective ;)....could be our golden paracute to jettison Dung
     
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    Might be my favorite win of the season for this reason. I didn't get to watch most of the game, but was able to catch the end and boy was it worth it.

    Lonzo Ball. Took. Over.

    Where's the deniers at now? Where's the skeptics? This kid is effing special and I refuse to hear otherwise.
     
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    Yeah and Bron with it. Hehehe

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    10 likes from me if I could on this one, man. Took the words right out of my mouth.

    Oh, and Westbrook was 12-31 tonight from the field.

    PG is a moron if he stays...
     
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    Thinking about it, it is a good thing PG didn't arrive here too early or these kids would not have been forced to develop. We may have been right there in the mix of the riot right now for playoff positioning and would be staying there for as many years as PG is leading the team which isn't really our vision. It's Portland's, Nuggets' or Thunder's but not ours.

    Now Ingram, Ball, Kuzma, Randle & Hart are geared up very well for a great run next season. You add Paul George and a couple of great role/bench players and we're good and deep.

    EDIT: But right now, how about let's start talking about beating the odds like the 2.8% chance of winning the game tonight and make the playoffs. How dare 5-30-8 peg it at <1%.
     
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    It's hard to argue against that after games like this. I hope PG sees it our way.

    The way these guys are winning it's hard to argue that he shouldn't sign a deal with us on day one.
     
    therealdeal, Mar 3, 2018
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    Being down as much as 17 point this game last in the 2nd half and finishing like we did and as others have pointed out OKC losing and falling to 7th in the West.

    Today was a great day!
     
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    i always worried bout russ n his inflatted stats....youd think a walking triple double would be a dominate player, i dont think russ is dominate, hes a really good player with a really high usage rate
     
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