Lakers are out of playoffs now

[Bandito]

i wouldn't blame the Lakers, they are in a down period due to things out of there control.

Could they have played better??? yes

but they have had a lot of things stacked up against them.

Poor management the last few season

1. Not fortifying the bench enough over the last 3 seasons and over paying for name recognition.

2. Egregious coaching hiring; Coach brown was a questioable hire from day 1 and the same could be said about dantoni

Injuries

yes injuries are part of the game, but when you are integrating multiple new players to a team it impacts a team more than usual.

Would rep you if I could. This is one of the main reason the Lakers are not playing good this year.

[madmax]

Utah are finally out of their funk and they will safely cruise to the playoffs me thinks Dallas will most probably pass Fakers in the standings too, especially if they win their next game in Staples. Good times to be a LAL hater

[keep-itreal]

[Xiao Yao You]

Lakers deserve to be out of 8th spot based on the way they've been playing lately. If Lakers don't make it, I wish Dallas would instead of Utah

By lately you mean the whole season right?

Utah are finally out of their funk and they will safely cruise to the playoffs me thinks

Yeah they finally changed the offense early in the game instead of force feeding Al.

Dallas will most probably pass Fakers in the standings too

Portland too hopefully. **** LA!

[Graviton]

By lately you mean the whole season right?



Yeah they finally changed the offense early in the game instead of force feeding Al.



Portland too hopefully. **** LA!

Lol you are like the evil twin of Yao Ming's Foot, I always get you 2 confused with each other. Always wondering "Is this the Lakers dickrider or the hater?".

[BlackVVaves]

They're 20th because of Dwight. Take him off the team and they might be a bottom five in defense.

Kobe's never been a two way player though. He's an all-time great offensive player but the media and his fanbase have overrated his overall game to the point that they've brainwashed many people into thinking he was an impact defender when that was NEVER the case. All the advanced stats say, even in his prime, he was only above average on defense. It's because of these exaggerations(and myths) that people have such high expectations of Kobe. They expect him to dominate on both ends of the court when he's NEVER done that. What he's doing now is what he's always done in his career - anchor the offense and play negligible defense. Kobe's a one-way player that's been advertised as a two way guy.

You might want to go watch Kobe from 2000-2003, particular the 2001 and 2002 season when he was a Top 3 and Top 5-10 perimeter defender, respectfully.

With that said, if Kobe makes another All Defensive team in his career, we as NBA fans should truly revolt.

[Sharmer]

MDA should bench his ass.......

[SacJB Shady]

The best case scenario for the Lakers would be too all get injured and that would justify their absence in the playoffs. They do not want to make the playoffs because then their legacy of their 4 star players would be ruined. They would get swept.

[willds09]

MDA should bench his ass.......

U wish u hater

[Nero Tulip]

Remaining games:

vs Dallas
vs Memphis
@ L.A. Clippers
vs New Orleans
@ Portland
vs Golden State
vs San Antonio
vs Houston

Dat tough schedule. It's over.

Utah and Dallas' schedule are pretty rough too. It's 50/50 at this point, but if the Lakers win against Dallas they'll be in a nice position. It's going to be the most important game of the season for them.

[All Net]

Things not looking good right now..

[PJR]

From pre-season title favorite odds, to missing the post-season altogether. That would be unprecedented.

[HorryIsMyMVP]

If Kobe was who people think he is they wouldn't need Nash to play a game to make the play offs.

[Don Klein]

Pre-season doesn't matter. They'll come prepared in their home opener vs Dallas.

[DMAVS41]

Mavs are playing really hard every night...and they have actually been a pretty good team since Dirk became a starter after the injury...something like 22-14 I think.

The game in LA will likely decide the Mavs / Lakers part of it. Jazz could get hot, but I still think the winner of the Lakers v. Mavs game will be the team to make it.