Lakers needed that bad start to the season...

[ImKobe]

They hit rock bottom and got exposed in every way imaginable. They had the worst start to a season in franchise history. They had a historically bad defensive rating.

Now, they have seen the light.
Now, they have the recipe for success.

Kobe will take them to another Playoff appearance in his 19th NBA season. I'm predicting a 50-32 record now that the toughest part of the schedule is over.

It's sort of like the Patriots situation in the NFL. Team has a relatively bad start to their season and they get embarrassed in KC, media says Brady is done and they should start rebuilding, trade him & blow it up. Month and a half later, Brady is a top 2 MVP candidate and the Patriots are favored to come out of the AFC.

Now, Kobe does not have his Bill Belichick (Phil) alongside him to run the whole thing, but he might not need to. See, Kobe's basketball genius goes beyond our imagination. You see 20 missed shots in the box score, I see 20 assist attempts. His teammates are now figuring out how to make use of "the Kobe assist", and they're only going to get better, as Young learns to use the Kobe system ™ on a consistent basis.

Thanks for listening.

[Fudge]

If Kobe carries this piece of shit team to the playoffs, that'll validate his Top 5 all-time status. There's no way around it anymore.

GAWD....be.

[SouBeachTalents]

[QUOTE=ImKobe]They hit rock bottom and got exposed in every way imaginable. They had the worst start to a season in franchise history. They had a historically bad defensive rating.

Now, they have seen the light.
Now, they have the recipe for success.

Kobe will take them to another Playoff appearance in his 19th NBA season. I'm predicting a 50-32 record now that the toughest part of the schedule is over.

It's sort of like the Patriots situation in the NFL. Team has a relatively bad start to their season and they get embarrassed in KC, media says Brady is done and they should start rebuilding, trade him & blow it up. Month and a half later, Brady is a top 2 MVP candidate and the Patriots are favored to come out of the AFC.

Now, Kobe does not have his Bill Belichick (Phil) alongside him to run the whole thing, but he might not need to. See, Kobe's basketball genius goes beyond our imagination. You see 20 missed shots in the box score, I see 20 assist attempts. His teammates are now figuring out how to make use of "the Kobe assist", and they're only going to get better, as Young learns to use the Kobe system

[IncarceratedBob]

They're easily a playoff team, they're simply too talented to be as bad as they looked at first. They just weren't healthy, now they got most of their pieces back and they're rolling...

[R.I.P.]

This thread. :roll: :roll:

[BlackWhiteGreen]

This thread. :roll: :roll:

This

[AKADS]

Win 2 games in a row = lakers win 50

Love the logic

[T_L_P]

I'd pray for you if I were religious.

Stay strong, man. We've had our battles, but there are bigger issues at hand. :cheers:

[Heavincent]

I know the OP is joking (I think), but I don't get why everyone's talking about the Lakers so much. Hell, I'm surprised they've already won 3 games with the schedule they've had. They were literally built to tank. Look at the roster...nothing but castoffs on one year deals.

Mitch Kupchak obviously didn't build this roster with the intention of making the postseason.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Beat a Rockets team without it's best player and this is the reaction smdh

[coin24]

If Kobe leads this piece of shit squad to the playoffs he is top 3 GOAT.:bowdown:

[I<3NBA]

If Kobe leads this piece of shit squad to the playoffs he is top 3 GOAT.:bowdown:
Following your logic, Lebron is better than Kobe having dragged a similar shit team not just to the playoffs, but to the Finals.

[HOoopCityJones]

Following your logic, Lebron is better than Kobe having dragged a similar shit team not just to the playoffs, but to the Finals.

Nope.

That Dog wont Hunt.

Making it to the Finals in a garbage, barf bag ass conference < Making it in the stacked Top to Bottom West.

LBJ knows he can't hang with the Greats. Timmy is 2-1 against him, and Dirk is 1-0. He definitely doesn't wanna ever see Kobe in a Finals. Nor will Kobe see him. :oldlol:

[coin24]

Following your logic, Lebron is better than Kobe having dragged a similar shit team not just to the playoffs, but to the Finals.


Wrong. East is a fkn embarrassment.

Kobe is his 19th season still dominating the league:bowdown:

[Eric Cartman]

So this thread is were all the lunatics gather around.

[ImKobe]

Following your logic, Lebron is better than Kobe having dragged a similar shit team not just to the playoffs, but to the Finals.

Lebron was how old
What Conference did he play in
who were his opponents
Thanks to who did they win Game 7 of the ECF? (31 points, 174 ORTG)

[3peated]

lol. i'd love to see kobe take this team to the playoffs, honestly I would.

[HomieWeMajor]

Is this gonna be like the 2012-2013 season where Lakers were pretending the season restarted after every time they lost ?

[ImKobe]

Is this gonna be like the 2012-2013 season where Lakers were pretending the season restarted after every time they lost ?

And after a slow start, Kobe willed them back into Playoff position?

Kobe in February: 24/7/7 on 49% shooting
Kobe in March: 30/6/7 on 45/38/82 shooting, sprains his ankle badly @DET
Kobe in March post-ankle injury: 27/5/8 on 42% shooting
Kobe in April: 31/7/8/2/1 on 44% shooting

Kobe had b2b 40+ pt 12+ ast games in March, both were big time comeback wins.

He will do it again this season.

[hawksdreamfan44]

This is a bit of an overreaction to two games, but coming into the season I did see the Lakers fighting for an eight seed. With Young back, the odds are still against them, but they are certainly capable. I never count out Kobe, and it's not like Boozer, Young, and Lin are scrubs. The bench is really quite weak, though.

[MMM]

Lakers making the playoffs might not be a good thing but even if the Lakers play good ball the rest of the season the odds of them making the playoffs out west is slim.


In terms of rankings, shouldn't Kobe's more or less be set??? We've seen his prime, peak, and accolades. The next few years shouldn't really change much.

[dreamwarrior]

If we can make a mid season trade its very posdible as long as noone else gets injured

[Asukal]

So when does this bad start to the season end OP? :rolleyes:

:oldlol: :roll: :lol