The Lakers have to go like 15-3 or better the rest of the way just to have a shot at the playoffs. They’re done.The Clippers schedule is really tough the rest of the year. The Lakers will make the playoffs unless you think they will continue to play like trash for the rest of the year.
The Lakers have to go like 15-3 or better the rest of the way just to have a shot at the playoffs. They’re done.
It's funny, but he was going for the 2-for-1.
Have to assume at this point that Lebron suffers a season-ending "injury" in the Celtics game this weekend so he can shut it down before the Lakers 5-game road trip.
And this is just another nail in the coffin for tanking and The Process. Purposefully lose, get a bunch of "assets" consisting of extremely high picks who turn into mediocre players, create a bunch of cap space to sign the best player in the world, unsuccessfully threaten to trade and thus alienate said mediocre players, and inexplicably manage to miss the playoffs despite having the "young core" to go along with the best player in the world. Trust it, bitches.
3 more losses Bron Bron and you can go hang out with your pal Kap, and help honor his amazing "sacrifice" with a huge contribution to his foundation and organize protests in front of police stations tainted by over-aggressive police tactics and racism. At least the world will be a better place.
Have to assume at this point that Lebron suffers a season-ending "injury" in the Celtics game this weekend so he can shut it down before the Lakers 5-game road trip.
And this is just another nail in the coffin for tanking and The Process. Purposefully lose, get a bunch of "assets" consisting of extremely high picks who turn into mediocre players, create a bunch of cap space to sign the best player in the world, unsuccessfully threaten to trade and thus alienate said mediocre players, and inexplicably manage to miss the playoffs despite having the "young core" to go along with the best player in the world. Trust it, bitches.
I expect the Kings to get in at the 8th spot and the Spurs to be fighting Utah for the 6th spot rather than the Kings/Clippers for the 8th. Derrick White has been a quiet anchor for the spurs at point. When the Spurs went into the tank on their rodeo trip, White was out with plantar fasciatis. It is more the rest of the rotations that work better, I think - than specific to White, but before his injury White was essentially doing a PG version of Kyle Anderson and eating 25 minutes. If he's out then Forbes has to run point and you have to start Belinelli or Mills.
Anyway, it is not like I watch a ton of Spurs this season, but just looking at boxscores and lineups, he's proven to be pretty good in the 40 or so games he has played (he was injured for the first 15 games when Derozan essentially carried them.
Poeltl has played a lot more the last 10 games. He took a step back last night against Denver, but the Spurs system historically has taken about 50 games for Spurs role players to figure it out. Hopefully, that is true of Poeltl. It was true for Gay, Gasol, Belinelli the first time, Mills, etc... I think the Spurs could beat Denver in a series. They won't beat the Thunder or Warriors. Denver could put it all back together, but they have hit a fork as they work out their guard rotation - Murray and Harris have missed a lot of games over the last 6 weeks, or at least Harris has, and they are trying to work in Isaiah even though Monte Morris had been a steady and surprising really good backup PG/SG. Milsap has been out for a long stretch - I just don't think they have a ton of minutes all playing together and that could cause some problems in the playoffs against a team that comes in with momentum. Add to that a team with very little playoff experience outside Milsap and Thomas and you have a potential upset.
I agree with this somewhat. A lot would need to come together quickly for the Spurs to clinch the 7 spot and play well enough to beat the Nuggets. I'm fairly optimistic about a Spurs future starting lineup of Dejounte/DeRozen/Gay/LMA/Poelti with White as the 6th man, but they need to add a rim protector (or hope Metu can become one), wing defender, and get rid of Mills to challenge for the top 4 in the West.
I’m not sure the Spurs can afford bigger needs while carrying Mills salary. They already have White as a sixth man. Forbes is coming up and makes $10M less. Lonnie Walker will emerge at some point. I don’t think they need Mills and Forbes in that rotation.
I’m for bringing back Green for cheap.
A blast from the past:
God Shammgod is dribbling/ball handling coach for the Dallas Mavericks.
link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...-could-be-even-bigger/?utm_term=.840d7dd6e57d
Wake recruited him heavily in the mid 90's. He would have been the post Randolph Childress point guard at Wake. He ended up at Providence.
I expect the Kings to get in at the 8th spot .
I haven't watched a lick of the Kings this year, but I do know Bagley went down and that might hurt their chances.
Giles is pretty terrible. He fouls and turns the ball over way too much, can't defend, can't shoot past 3 feet, and his on/off numbers are very telling. That injury ruined him. He's not even 21 yet though, so maybe he could get more efficient, bulk up some, learn to shoot?