Is it too early to brag that the Lakers have zero chance this year?

[3ba11]

They have no shot but 38/39 James is still better than 38/39 MJ or Kobe so you will still have to take your meds.

It's a fact that 38-year old Lebron isn't as good as 38 year old Jordan because before Jordan's 39th birthday (when he got hurt), the 38-year old Jordan was 1 of 3 guys averaging 25/5/5 (Kobe, Tmac, MJ) and he had 3 game-winners with a bunch of 40 or 50 point games - he was a top 10 player for sure, while Lebron isn't that right now, nor could he hang with prime Kobe or Tmac like MJ did.. Bron is' a turnover machine that can't hit the broadside of a barn outside of 5 feet in the no-defense era.. He isn't as good as 38-year old Jordan.. Maybe you need to go watch 01' and 02' Jordan drop game-winners on Shawn Marion or hit for 40 and 50 in back-to-back nights in the toughest defensive era - Lebron isn't that good right now or last year.. .. but carry on the delusion infused into your brain by the mainstream media that 38-year old Lebron can hang with 38-year old MJ

[Real Men Wear Green]

Oh look. Excuses. Fascinating.

[3ba11]

Nah, man. Waaaaaaayyyy to early. I'm hoping they end up a lottery team, but they have a very real chance at the title.

Bruh, relax.. there's no need to worry.. The Lakers cannot with Lebron as the best player and obviously not AD..

Can you see these Lakers winning with AD as the best player?.. it's impossible - he simply isn't good enough.. Tatum, Joker, Giannis, and numerous others are superior players with better casts (i think lebron is a big negative right now)

this idea that AD on the level of a Joker, Giannis or even Embiid is a joke because he's NEVER been anywhere near as consistent as those guys and his peak play is actually a distinct level below Joker or Giannis..

[3ba11]

Oh look. Excuses. Fascinating.

I'm just looking at their play specifically at 38 years old.. MJ's was superior because he was hanging with the best perimeter players like Kobe and Tmac, while Lebron isn't as good as SGA, Tatum or Luka..

Lebron is pretty bad when you consider the defensive era and yet his efficiency outside of 5 feet doesn't exist and completely hamstrings the coach into inferior strategy.. People just have no idea how weak his play actually is - it's losing basketball on both ends of the court.. Only an excellent supporting cast makes the Lakers viable otherwise they would be lottery like 19' or 22'.

And MJ's peak play at 38 was obviously superior to Lebron's... He could actually hit game-winners and completely take over games to a level that Lebron never did quite frankly.. MJ could still do that at 38 and Lebron has never dominated on that level

[Real Men Wear Green]

I'm just looking at excuses.

[3ba11]

I'm just looking at excuses.

I'm just looking at their play specifically at 38 years old (before 39) - MJ's was superior

Meanwhile, all I hear from you is a deflection from the fact that 38-year Lebron can't hit game-winners, jumpers, ball-control, play defense, or execute goat-level domination like MJ could

[StrongLurk]

It's hard to see Lebron and AD as top ten players this year. They seem very fringe top ten, mostly due to the fact that they can't stay healthy and Lebron is just too damn old. Lakers absolutely need big contributions from the "others".

I don't see how the Lakers could beat Denver or even the Suns. Depending on health and potential playoff seeding, Lakers could miss the playoffs or push to the WCF again. But they aren't winning shit unless AD/Lebron magically get back to their Bubble level of play.

[Full Court]

Bruh, relax.. there's no need to worry.. The Lakers cannot with Lebron as the best player and obviously not AD..

Can you see these Lakers winning with AD as the best player?.. it's impossible - he simply isn't good enough.. Tatum, Joker, Giannis, and numerous others are superior players with better casts (i think lebron is a big negative right now)

this idea that AD on the level of a Joker, Giannis or even Embiid is a joke because he's NEVER been anywhere near as consistent as those guys and his peak play is actually a distinct level below Joker or Giannis..

What worries me though is that Lebron is getting old. There's increased chance he gets injured every year. If he ends up being out for an extended period of time, the Lakers will flourish.

If you remember, last year the Lakers didn't even hit .500 until Lebron sat out for six weeks with a "sore" foot. Then all of a sudden they started winning and rocketed from 12th seed to 7th seed. That's what I'm worried about. They're actually a really good team without LeDeadWeight.

[3ba11]

What worries me though is that Lebron is getting old. There's increased chance he gets injured every year. If he ends up being out for an extended period of time, the Lakers will flourish.

If you remember, last year the Lakers didn't even hit .500 until Lebron sat out for six weeks with a "sore" foot. Then all of a sudden they started winning and rocketed from 12th seed to 7th seed. That's what I'm worried about. They're actually a really good team without LeDeadWeight.

When Lebron eventually sits out with another "injury", the team will take off again but an AD-led team can only be so good - not better than Giannis or Joker obviously.. And when Lebron comes back, he makes the team worse, so that's not a recipe for the title either.. They simply can't win.. Not good enough.. Other teams have better top guys and also better chemistry and therefore cast

[Jasper]

bron no look defense

AD wounded fake knee

Equals Ham looking for help

[red1]

they're 1-2 right now


that means they're coming out of the west.

[red1]

Oh look. Excuses. Fascinating.

[coin24]

They look like shit..

I still can’t believe they brought DSlow back he’s horrendous.
Most of their off-season signings are pathetic, and bran and AD are old / washed beta.

It was hilarious everyone hyping them in the off-season they’ll be lucky to make the play in.

They can’t defend or hit a 3 to save their lives.. gabe vincent ? wtf were they smoking

[sdot_thadon]

They have no shot but 38/39 James is still better than 38/39 MJ or Kobe so you will still have to take your meds.

Why you go and do that? He doesn't handle reality well, now they'll have to double his dosage just to get him to calm down lol. I bet he suffered hard when they told him about Santa Claus.

[Airupthere]

It's still too early to tell whether Bron will need to fake another timely and convenient "injury".