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Kurant · 10-29-2004, 07:07 PM

I personally think the Lakers make the playoffs, be actully be competitve, and have a chance at making a run.. very unlikely. They don't have enough size, and if they can play as a team with the speed and ability to run, they could actully be quite good. But, again, I don't think Kobe can push his ego aside long enough to give this team that kind of chance.

With that said, the Lakers will probably be a 6 or 7. Spurs, Wolves, Rockets, Kings, Memphis, Denver, Lakers, Phoenix.

Hal, preseason games are a complete joke, they mean absolutley nothing, even more considering in 7 games, they played 6 games against teams there were sub .500 last season. Two of those were against two of the least competitive teams in the NBA for about, oh, the last 2 decades. I would hope the Lakers have enough talent with Kobe and the Miami stars to overcome those kinds of teams.

We'll see what happens after 82 games that count, and the stars are playing 35+ minutes a game. But, I do think the Lakers make the postseason.

10-29-2004, 07:07 PM	#54 (permalink)
Kurant Junkie Location: Don't worry about it.	I personally think the Lakers make the playoffs, be actully be competitve, and have a chance at making a run.. very unlikely. They don't have enough size, and if they can play as a team with the speed and ability to run, they could actully be quite good. But, again, I don't think Kobe can push his ego aside long enough to give this team that kind of chance. With that said, the Lakers will probably be a 6 or 7. Spurs, Wolves, Rockets, Kings, Memphis, Denver, Lakers, Phoenix. Hal, preseason games are a complete joke, they mean absolutley nothing, even more considering in 7 games, they played 6 games against teams there were sub .500 last season. Two of those were against two of the least competitive teams in the NBA for about, oh, the last 2 decades. I would hope the Lakers have enough talent with Kobe and the Miami stars to overcome those kinds of teams. We'll see what happens after 82 games that count, and the stars are playing 35+ minutes a game. But, I do think the Lakers make the postseason. Last edited by Kurant; 10-29-2004 at 07:25 PM..