will the lakers make the 2019 playoffs?

sigh

mod take: lebron missing the playoffs is bad for ratings but EXTREMELY good for messy offseason drama

lebron missing the playoffs will be fascinating because somebody with power is going to massively overreact.

that person will be...lebron james

or magic johnson, or jeanie buss, or your favorite free agent

all of the above

here's hoping

lebron running a long game of destroying the lakers from within then leaving for the spurs like he was supposed to all along

i missed this poll... i think i still would vote yes in deference to lebron but i'm closer to no than i ever thought i would be

bro they just lost to the hawks and grizzlies and have to finish the season with a .700 win % vs one of the hardest schedules in the league. theyre done

is bron gonna go social media silent when they don’t make it or is he gonna be sloppy in public

he's gonna be filming space jam 2 so I assume he'll be on social media haha

man the grizzles are so, so bad. and they pulled out that win without a ton of stress.

lakers remaining games

vs pelicans
vs bucks
@ suns
vs clippers
vs nuggets
vs celtics
@ bulls
@ raptors
@ pistons
@ knicks
@ bucks
vs nets
vs kings
vs wizards
@ jazz
vs hornets
@ pelicans
@ thunder
vs warriors
@ clippers
vs jazz
vs blazers

seems like they'll have to go 14-8 over this stretch to have any chance. let's give them wins against the pelicans (x2), suns, bulls, pistons, knicks, wizards, and hornets. that means they'll have to find 6 wins in 14 games against playoff teams

oh damn I gotta make the @Bucks one, I gotta witness this firsthand

Ladies and gentlemen, your 2018-2019 Los Angeles Lakers pic.twitter.com/vFsx0dJ6tD

— Steven (@SPURSWlN) February 26, 2019

sound on, i'm crying here guys

love to give them wins against the pelicans (x2), suns, bulls, pistons, knicks, wizards, and hornets when they just lost to the hawks and grizzlies

I thought that was Kevin's point, even if you factor in the games they *should* win it's an uphill climb

im gonna try to watch every single lakers game this should be great drama. worth noting that the wolves are now tied w the lakers and are also in the playoff hunt mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcOrz8jKzsQ

brb changing my vote to no

the Suns are the only NBA team already eliminated from the playoffs. they just beat LA.

Yeah I’d like a mulligan too pls

more likely they get Zion than a trip to the playoffs

will def tip my hat to silver if bron lands the number one pick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWz-RU3OtmA

I know it's silly to speculate, but how much overlap would there be between bron's and zion's games atm? seems like zion could be on the floor with bron, but they'd be a rather poor fit together.

unless zion's projected to be an all star from day 1 i dunno why bron would have more patience for him than for e.g. ingram

down 13 to the clippers with 4 minutes to play...

loooool celebrity row melting down

Dear @lakers why do you do this to me? Do you realize there are fans out here that really care? This is seven years of this shit. Are you just gonna get more one year contracts in pursuit of a Star? I don’t give a shit about a star, build a team that loves and plays together.

— Flea (@flea333) March 5, 2019

folks are really going through it

as The Hoops Mod i declare this to be Very Good

try slap bassin' your way out of this sports anguish, big guy

Bontemps nailed this in October
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/10/04/even-with-lebron-james-lakers-will-miss-nba-playoffs-this-season-heres-why/

Well, almost...

Last year’s Lakers won 35 games. This year’s team, simply by adding James, should be in the neighborhood of 45.

tbf lakers prob wldve made the offs if they didnt have so many injuries

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26335718/how-lakers-wasted-year-1-lebron

Lakers statement: “After consulting with our team doctors and medical staff, we have decided to hold LeBron out of games for the remainder of the season. This decision will allow his groin to fully heal, and is best for the future success of both LeBron and the Lakers.”

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) March 30, 2019

🙃

does lebron make an all-NBA team?

i think so, despite missing so many games there probably aren't enough obvious forwards to keep him off.

praying for lebrons groin to fully heal

Lebron will make all nba I’m sure but I wouldn’t give it to him

try slap bassin' your way out of this sports anguish, big guy

― you know who deserves sitewide mod privileges? (m bison), Tuesday, March 5, 2019 5:57 AM (three weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

one of the best sentences i have ever written on this or any other Website

https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2019/3/30/18288298/lakers-rumors-players-only-meeting-lebron-james-body-language-rajon-rondo-espn-report-news-video

😬😬😬😬

That whole McMenamin piece is great I posted above

https://www.fivereasonssports.com/news/windhorst-space-jam-is-lebrons-championship/

lol and then the follow up from Windy

LeBron has been unable to close deals with "top players" that he wants for Space Jam 2, per @WindhorstESPN pic.twitter.com/8RS6X2ut0v

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 4, 2019

honestly I love lebron but he deserves all the shit that’s gone down this year, karmas a u know what

Yeah and I just don’t see any of the big FAs making a choice to go there based on how this all went down. They may get AD via trade but the rest of the roster will be so trash if they do. And I’m not really sold on a Bron Brow pairing anyway.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4d8D_RfaCY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4d8D_RfaCY

The Lakers season is officially ending with Adam Levine celebrating his 40th birthday with a basketball game at Staples Center. pic.twitter.com/rNSJgpG4JD

— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) April 10, 2019

Gentry said the fallout from the Davis trade discussions for the both the Lakers and the Pelicans was the most ‘toxic’ situation he’s seen in 31 years in the league.

— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) April 10, 2019

palinka to stay haha
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26487398/sources-magic-exit-stuns-lebron-pelinka-stay

Does Johnson's resignation change the way he feels about the Lakers?

"No," Davis said. "A great organization. Just like 29 other organizations. I have nothing to do with that."

AD is smooth. He lies much better than Trump does.

haha these clowns in washington right

Just citing a contrasting example. You must admit "Just like 29 other organizations" was a sm-o-o-o-th bit of double talk.

I have very little respect for AD

i've changed my mind, i now think the lakers will make the playoffs

they should def be grandfathered in like wade and dirk in the all star game

they should stealthily knock out the clippers and steal their uniforms