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Yeah 8-31 was a massive hole, and I knew of all the injuries, Quickley just got back and is on limited minutes, I think this is the first time the last 2 games with their full rotation, all of a sudde

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Cool - that's reasonable enough.  However, after seeing the G-League lineup they played last night, I think I better wait until the start of the next season to go...

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It might be the most shocking trade I've ever seen. Superstar for superstar and it came out of absolutely nowhere.

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Things I did not know: Ibaka has a cooking channel on YouTube...

 

 

It's pretty funny, there's one with Demar, I think that was the last one he released.

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I love the chip Demar has on his shoulder. He seems hell bent on shoving this deal down Ujiri's throat. It's really a no win for him. If he's the same old Demar then he really has nothing to complain about as the narrative about him was 100% accurate. If he is able to crank it up and take it to another level then the question is, where was this play when we needed it in Toronto? He needs to get over it, shut up, and go be a good player and teammate in San Antonio.
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I love the chip Demar has on his shoulder. He seems hell bent on shoving this deal down Ujiri's throat. It's really a no win for him. If he's the same old Demar then he really has nothing to complain about as the narrative about him was 100% accurate. If he is able to crank it up and take it to another level then the question is, where was this play when we needed it in Toronto? He needs to get over it, shut up, and go be a good player and teammate in San Antonio.

 

 

will he give up his soul and mind to fit into the cult of personality of Pop?

 

it's no fun being there when they aren't winning titles....

 

wish him well, will watch the Spurs way more than the Raptors this year

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The Raptors won 134-119 over the Pelicans tonight with Kawhi, Lowry, JV, Ibaka, VanVleet, Wright and Green not playing. And NOLA were pretty much playing their full squad with relatively high minutes. Davis played 31 minutes and the rest of the starters and Randle were 25+.

 

Doesn't mean much of anything in the preseason but it's noteworthy.

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I am so excited for this season. It's business time.

 

The East is going to be really interesting this season. Seeing if the 76ers and Bucks can challenge the Raptors and Celtics will be fun!

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So are the Lakers going to make the playoffs? Or is this the start of LeBron’s retirement tour?

 

Lol retirement tour, he's still arguably the best player in the league. I don't know if the Lakers are good enough yet to make the playoffs, but LeBron's career is far from over as things stand.

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Lol retirement tour, he's still arguably the best player in the league. I don't know if the Lakers are good enough yet to make the playoffs, but LeBron's career is far from over as things stand.

 

LeBron is still godly but he’s got to start to wind down at some point. IMO the Lakers are worse than either version of the 2017/18 Cavs (i.e. pre and post the Thomas trade), and the move seems to be more about positioning his post NBA career than trying to win another ring.

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LeBron is still godly but he’s got to start to wind down at some point. IMO the Lakers are worse than either version of the 2017/18 Cavs (i.e. pre and post the Thomas trade), and the move seems to be more about positioning his post NBA career than trying to win another ring.

 

The Lakers with LeBron are probably the most attractive free agent destination in the league, the only reason why I wouldn't bank on this team making the playoffs this year is that the Western conference is much tougher than the East. This Lakers team isn't really much worse than the 2018 Cavs and has a much higher ceiling with younger players. Yes LeBron will eventually start declining, but barring any major injury (which is possible due to his incredibly high mileage) he's far from not playing at an elite level. Dirk Nowitzki was only a year younger than LeBron currently is when he beat the Heat in 2011 and he wasn't the athletic freak that the latter is. This move to LA may have had a lot of PR and personal reasons attached to it beyond his own playing career, but it certainly does not signify the beginning of the end for him.

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The Lakers with LeBron are probably the most attractive free agent destination in the league, the only reason why I wouldn't bank on this team making the playoffs this year is that the Western conference is much tougher than the East. This Lakers team isn't really much worse than the 2018 Cavs and has a much higher ceiling with younger players. Yes LeBron will eventually start declining, but barring any major injury (which is possible due to his incredibly high mileage) he's far from not playing at an elite level. Dirk Nowitzki was only a year younger than LeBron currently is when he beat the Heat in 2011 and he wasn't the athletic freak that the latter is. This move to LA may have had a lot of PR and personal reasons attached to it beyond his own playing career, but it certainly does not signify the beginning of the end for him.

 

Agree with some of these points, and also that if the Lakers were in the East they’d definitely make the playoffs.

 

I don’t think it’s at all certain that playing with a 35 year old LeBron in 2019/2020 is that enticing if the Lakers miss the playoffs this year. IMO LeBron is too old to waste a year now, but you never know maybe he believes he can do to the West what he’s been doing to the East for years and drag an average team into contention this year.

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LOL at the debate if the Lakers are going to make the playoffs.

 

Let's put this into perspective, the Lakers are 8 to 1 to win the Western Conference, behind the Warriors at -1,000,000,000 and the Rockets at 5 to 1. Next up is OKC at 25 to 1. So yeah, the expectation is that the Lakers will make the playoffs. The Western Conference isn't THAT good, in that it's so deep that teams like DeRozan's Spurs, T-Wolves and Blazers are going to keep the Lakers out of a top 8 seed.

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Just want to post here to say I am super stoked for the Raps opening game tonight. Now that Lebron is out of the East this team is going to make a finals appearance no problem!

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