2023 NBA Playoffs
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Same deal in the LAL GSW SERIES. 7 games of blood sweat and Laker and LeBron's tears.
Certain HOF and on my short list discussion of GOAT. He’s done it all….got the most out of talent deficient rosters and managed HOF egos to a title. One of the few true difference makers on the bench.
Hoping that Jokic et al can end our worries in the next round, whoever wins LAL GSW
And could we culture some of Looney's health and transplant it into TL?
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This is the ultimate "meteor" series for me. I think I'm rooting for every team to miss every shot, which is a weird place to be.
This is a classic 3 > 2 game. The Lakers are shooting 65% on 2s and have an 11-0 free-throw edge and they're still losing because the Warriors have made 12 3s.
This is what makes the Warriors such a difficult matchup for the Lakers just as they are to us and just like we are to the Bucks. The Lakers have been using drop coverage almost exclusively all year.
This series feels like each game will be a slugfest assuming all the key dudes stay relatively healthy.
I can't figure out who I'm rooting for here, but if the Pelinka ball washing is the most annoying thing about the Lakers, the worst thing about the Warriors is how much rope the refs give Green. Any other player would get 3 technical fouls every game for his histrionics after every foul call, he is just allowed to throw his little tantrums like a child while the adults wait for him to wear himself out.
He absolutely could be the best player in this series and against Denver. This is worrisome.
He's just owned the paint on defense. If he's ever healthy and plays like this for a full year, he wins DPOY easily.
Thing is, Looney is like TL in that his range is within 1 dribble of the rim. They don't need to guard him, AD can just sit in the lane waiting for other players. Can't do that against Denver.
*edit - I'm also curious how AD does 1v1 against Jokic, that's at least a 30 pound difference.
I get the hate for the Lakers. I can’t stand the entire franchise. Years of stupid decisions and terrible roster building and they get bailed out simply because of location and franchise history….
But there’s nothing as bad as watching Draymond Green play basketball. I am physically incapable of rooting for him or wishing anything good to happen to him or his team
I think this is where I'm coming around to.
Then I think I just want to root for the away teams, so every fan that spent a fortune to go to a game goes home unhappy.
In game 7, meteor.
