(3) Lakers vs. (6) Timberwolves First Round Playoff Series Thread

[QUOTE=StrongLurk;14996731]I love how the Lakers fans keep digging down into desperation. First it was sweep, then Lakers in 5, now Lakers in 7 lol.

Newsflash, this Lakers team has huge holes while the Wolves are a complete team and have been crushing it over the last few months.

This series was always Wolves in 6. It's not even an upset either, seeds 2-8 don't really matter out West, they are all similar level teams.[/QUOTE]


I see it a lot closer than you do. I dont think the Wolves are clearly better at all.

I would not be surprised one bit if the lakers win the next 3.

Swap out Luka for AD, and the Lakers sweep the TWolves.

[QUOTE=Full Court;14996737]Swap out Luka for AD, and the Lakers sweep the TWolves.[/QUOTE]

Yea but AD is not even healthy right now.

[QUOTE=Full Court;14996737]Swap out Luka for AD, and the Lakers sweep the TWolves.[/QUOTE]

Whilst I dont agree with this, I do agree that the Lakers would have had a better chance of beating the Wolves with AD than Luka.

[QUOTE=ArbitraryWater;14996732]I see it a lot closer than you do. I dont think the Wolves are clearly better at all.

I would not be surprised one bit if the lakers win the next 3.[/QUOTE]

:roll:

Lakers solved Minny yesterday, like how Luka solved them last year.

They're predictable if you cut off their drives. Luka couldn't guard a paper bag yesterday or hit shots, so obviously they're going to struggle.

They still got solved and I think we will see this next game. Minny and Ant are predictable. You crowd them and they are not good enough to get good looks from 3. Let Reid and McDaniels have to hit 40+ from 3, which they won't do.

[QUOTE=90sgoat;14996789]Lakers solved Minny yesterday, like how Luka solved them last year.

They're predictable if you cut off their drives. Luka couldn't guard a paper bag yesterday or hit shots, so obviously they're going to struggle.

They still got solved and I think we will see this next game. Minny and Ant are predictable. You crowd them and they are not good enough to get good looks from 3. Let Reid and McDaniels have to hit 40+ from 3, which they won't do.[/QUOTE]

Naz is 38% from 3. Mcdaniels and randle not so good

[QUOTE=ArbitraryWater;14996732]I see it a lot closer than you do. I dont think the Wolves are clearly better at all.

[B]I would not be surprised one bit if the lakers win the next 3[/B].[/QUOTE]

:lol that would be pretty surprising.

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You;14996800]Naz is 38% from 3. Mcdaniels and randle not so good[/QUOTE]

True, so then you swarm Ant and let McDaniels and Randle be open at the 3.

Problem is that Lakers have only Hayes, so when they go small, Randle takes it to the rim.

[QUOTE=90sgoat;14996835]True, so then you swarm Ant and let McDaniels and Randle be open at the 3.

Problem is that Lakers have only Hayes, so when they go small, Randle takes it to the rim.[/QUOTE]

Wolves have been going small too and that has mostly favored la

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You;14996854]Wolves have been going small too and that has mostly favored la[/QUOTE]

Yes, they failed yesterday because Luka was a traffic cone, due to fatigue. Luka is not a traffic cone anymore when not sick.

Luka's been a traffic cone for several years now. Last night he wasn't even that. He was a pot hole in the ground that can't move everyone avoided.

It was a game all the way to the end and that was with Luka having food poisoning and Hayes not playing.

I feel better going into Game 4 than I did going into Game 2.

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You;14996724]The last stretch is the only one they outplayed the lakers going small. Lakers can match up if they go small. 102 drtg for gobert. Hes needed to create mismatches[/QUOTE]

It's a small sample size but they have a 120 ORTG with him on the bench and 115 with him on the court. Overall they're better off with him with this limited sample size because of the defense but the eye test tells you that the Wolves are better off without him in the 4th quarter where they're breaking down the Lakers' defense with ease when playing 5 out.

Rudy isn't punishing the Lakers for their lack of size and the Lakers have an easier time defending Minnesota with Rudy on the court because the Wolves don't even try to get him the ball so his minutes should be limited in this series.

[QUOTE=90sgoat;14996880]Yes, they failed yesterday because Luka was a traffic cone, due to fatigue. Luka is not a traffic cone anymore when not sick.[/QUOTE]

He was a traffic cone in game 1 when they wolves werent scoring in transition while he was at the other end whininh to the refs